21: Crackdown on prostitution!

Ye Chen almost slipped off his chair.

Getting a room?

Wait... isn't the progress of their relationship a bit too rapid?

Although he had faked drinking a bottle of white liquor, this jump was so wild it felt like he'd actually drunk fake liquor... Li Qin saw through his shock and let out a chuckle.

"What are you thinking?"

"My brother and Ma Ning must be watching nearby. How can we fool them if we don't actually get a room!"

Ye Chen looked up at the sky speechlessly—no, he looked up at the ceiling of the hotpot restaurant.

As a driver, he not only had to know how to treat illnesses, read Feng Shui, and appraise gems, but now he also had to work part-time as an ambiguous love interest and even play along with getting a hotel room?

What kind of mess was this?

Li Qin grabbed his arm and shook it gently, her voice soft and seductive: "Please~ Just help me out. At worst... I'll take the loss tonight and sleep in the same bed as you?"

Ye Chen was even more stunned: "What? We have to sleep together too?"

"Of course!"

Li Qin nodded vigorously. "My brother and the others will definitely watch us until midnight. How can it look real if we don't sleep over?"

Ye Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this girl's logic.

He really shouldn't have come to this meal; she had planned this from the start... Li Qin pressed her advantage, adding more chips to the table: "If this works out, I'll be your girlfriend, okay?"

"Not okay," Ye Chen refused crossly.

Li Qin's little mouth pouted, her eyes instantly reddening as if she were about to burst into tears, looking like a forsaken kitten.

Watching her rapidly shifting acting skills made Ye Chen's scalp tingle, and he compromised: "Just sleeping, and it's just acting!"

"That's more like it!"

Li Qin smiled through her tears and hugged his arm intimately. "Come, your girlfriend will personally feed you hotpot~"

As she spoke, she picked up a slice of fatty beef, dipped it in sauce, and smilingly held it to Ye Chen's lips.

Ye Chen instinctively leaned back.

"No need, I'll do it myself..."

"My brother is definitely watching from some corner outside!" Li Qin blinked. "Be professional, boyfriend~"

Ye Chen's mouth twitched as he sighed helplessly.

"What a sin..."

Before he could finish, the slice of fatty beef was already stuffed into his mouth.

And then.

For a full half-hour, the meal ended with Ye Chen feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles under Li Qin's "attentive" feeding.

But when they paid the bill and stepped out...

Ye Chen noticed that sure enough, two familiar figures were keeping watch at the street corner.

Li Qin noticed them too and intimately linked her arm with his: "See, I told you my brother hadn't left. We have to play the part all the way, boyfriend~"

Ye Chen was helpless and could only let her pull him into a nearby luxury themed hotel.

The front desk staff was well-trained and unfazed by couples in love.

Li Qin glanced at the suite list and made a shocking statement: "I want the most expensive 'Full House of Romance.' If the soundproofing isn't good, I'll complain!"

The receptionist smiled and handed over the room card.

"I wish you both a pleasant stay. Our soundproofing will surely satisfy you."

Li Qin took the room card with satisfaction and pulled Ye Chen into the elevator.

Just as the elevator doors closed, the hotel's revolving door was pushed open.

Immediately after.

Li Yao and Ma Ning rushed in, heading straight for the elevators... "Gentlemen, please stop." The receptionist blocked them in time. "Are you here to get a room?"

Ma Ning, in a fit of rage, cursed: "Two men? Get a room with your mother!"

"Sir!"

The receptionist's face darkened. "This is a couples' hotel. Protecting our customers' privacy is our primary responsibility. If you aren't getting a room, you cannot enter or leave as you please. Please leave immediately!"

Ma Ning was furious and raised a fist to strike.

Li Yao hastily held him back and explained to the receptionist, "The girl who just went in is my sister. She was brought here by a bad person to get a room. Tell us the room number, and we'll take her and leave."

Hearing this, the receptionist laughed and rolled her eyes.

"This routine again? That handsome guy is my lover then!"

"You!"

Ma Ning wanted to curse again.

As it turned out... the receptionist continued: "Furthermore, that young lady just now was perfectly sober. She chose the room and she paid the bill. If you really are her relatives, either call her to come down or wait outside."

The hotel received many customers every day and was immune to this kind of cliché excuse!

Li Yao's face turned ashen.

He never expected his sister to be so proactive???

Ma Ning was so angry he wanted to pull out his credentials, but the receptionist was already impatiently waving for security to come and remove them.

"Please leave immediately!"

"If you don't leave, we're calling the police!"

Seeing that they were in the wrong for trying to force their way in, Li Yao grabbed Ma Ning, who still wanted to argue with his fists, and dragged him out of the hotel.

Standing outside the hotel, Ma Ning said unhappily, "Brother Yao, are we just going to let them get a room like that?"

"Let them? How is that possible!"

Li Yao strode toward the car parked by the road. "You stay here and watch. I'm going back to the bureau!"

Ma Ning was stunned: "Huh? Why go back so late?"

"To get a search warrant..."

Li Yao started the car, his eyes sharp. "Raid against Pornography!"

Ma Ning stood under the sign of the themed hotel, watching the car speed away in a daze.

As the night wind blew, he felt a bit green on his head and a bit cold in his heart... A Raid against Pornography?

To break up his sister and that charlatan driver, Brother Yao was actually going to get serious?

This is... too ruthless!

...Li Yao sped all the way, images of his sister being taken advantage of constantly flashing in his mind, fueling his rage.

He had wanted to set up Ma Ning and his sister, but who knew things would spiral completely out of control.

Since his sister wasn't playing by the rules, he wouldn't care about ethics either!

Just as his car was about to burst into the police station courtyard... a truck in the opposite lane suddenly blew a tire, lost control, and tilted with a piercing screech of friction!

"Boom!!!"

Amidst the loud crash, the truck overturned, and countless thick bamboo poles shot toward Li Yao's car like javelins!

Li Yao's pupils shrank as he jerked the steering wheel and slammed on the brakes!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Bamboo poles smashed into the car one after another. One pierced the front windshield, grazed his ear, and stabbed through the rear window.

Li Yao froze in his seat, his cheek stinging and cold sweat soaking his shirt.

His mind went blank, and his heart hammered wildly.

Just a little bit more!

That bamboo would have skewered his head!

After a long while.

His nerves slightly settled, he instinctively reached to loosen his tie to catch his breath, only to feel the empty red string.

Looking down, the jade pendant was shattered!

The words Ye Chen had spoken in the hotpot restaurant immediately echoed in his mind... A bloody disaster!

Didn't that soul-stirring scene just now fulfill the prophecy?

Could it be... that kid wasn't just talking nonsense, but actually had some skill??

Li Yao shook his head vigorously, not daring to think further... Suddenly!

"Captain Li, are you okay?!"

Colleagues on duty rushed over at the sound.

"I'm fine!"

Li Yao snapped out of it and pushed the door open to get out.

"Xiao Zhang, take some people to secure the scene and handle the accident!"

"The rest of you, get a search warrant and follow me!"

"Captain Li, where are we going?" someone asked, straightening their police cap.

Li Yao pulled open the door of a police car and sat in the driver's seat.

"Lanshao Themed Hotel..."

"Raid against Pornography!"

... "Beep!"

Li Qin swiped the room card open.

Ye Chen followed her in. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the sight inside the room.

The room was filled with ambiguous pink and purple lighting.

In the center of the room stood a round bed covered in rose petals, with pink gauze curtains hanging above it.

The worst part was the bathroom... semi-transparent frosted glass, making the interior dimly visible.

Once someone took a shower, wouldn't they be seen clearly by the person outside?

"Wow! This room..."

Li Qin's cheeks flushed slightly as she feigned composure, picking up the three Durex boxes on the nightstand and commenting, "It's quite unique!"

Ye Chen rubbed his temples: "What now, Director Li?"

Li Qin tossed her bag onto the sofa, kicked off her high heels, and stepped onto the soft carpet with her bare feet.

"Since we're here, we might as well make the best of it~"

"How about taking a shower first to relax?"

"And then... sleep!"