The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Chapter 1562 - 1867: Li Haibin (1)

"I ask you, were the families of those people brutally tortured?" Ling Chen continued to ask.

"That’s right!" The man nodded and said, "All of this was done by the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."

"You’ve been deceived." Du Kang sighed softly and said, "The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion only ordered the elimination of a little more than twenty evildoers. There’s no way it’s as many as you claim."

"Elder Du is correct." Ling Chen chimed in, "Think about it yourself. If your father committed crimes and he died, it would be his own fault. I think even if you’re grieving inside, you wouldn’t think of revenge. Because you know in your heart, your father brought it upon himself, to blame no one. But if your father was not only killed but his body was cruelly abused, any person with filial piety would be incredibly angry and thus fuel the hatred in their heart. Indeed, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion may have acted improperly, but I believe the people of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion wouldn’t be so idle to kill someone and then torture their bodies. Besides, if they really wanted to cover up, they could have burned the body, leaving you nothing to see. So, I think someone deliberately did this and persuaded you to seek revenge."

"For years, your eyes have been clouded by hatred. If you think carefully, you should find many flaws."

After listening to Ling Chen’s words, everyone nodded. Looking at the man again, his eyes flickered as if he was lost in thought.

Ling Chen observed the man’s expression, then walked behind him and untied the ropes on his body.

"You can go."

The man looked up, his gaze complex as he looked at Ling Chen and asked, "You want me to leave?"

"That’s right! You’re also a pitiful person, just misled by others, so I won’t kill you. If possible, I’d like to know more about the people behind you. Of course, that’s up to you. If you still choose to trust them, you can continue to assist your father’s murderers. But if you have even a shred of reason left, I hope you can make a different choice."

The man hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing and walked straight to the door. As he was about to reach the door, Du Kang suddenly said, "If I’m not mistaken, Li Chongqing had a son back then, named Li Haibin, should be you."

The man’s footsteps paused slightly, then he left without looking back.

With Li Haibin’s departure, everyone’s faces were not very good. They had intended for Li Haibin to talk about those people, and after all, it was like drawing water with a bamboo basket, getting no useful information.

Seeing the disappointed expressions on everyone’s faces, Ling Chen smiled slightly and said, "Don’t get discouraged, folks. Although we got no other information, we can at least confirm there is indeed a powerful force in the shadows. I believe this force will surface sooner or later."

"Alright, this matter can’t be solved in a short time. Everyone stop thinking about it and go back to rest early." After speaking, Tong Zhentian stood up and walked out with Ling Chen and He Ziyun.

In the car, Tong Zhentian looked at Ling Chen and asked, "Did you send someone to follow him?"

Ling Chen replied with a smile, "Elder Tong, the way you say it, do I still need you to worry about such things? I’ve already arranged it." Earlier, he let Li Haibin leave specifically to send someone to follow him and see where Li Haibin would go. Since Li Haibin’s task failed, he will definitely have a contact person. As long as we follow the clues, it’s only a matter of time before we find those hidden people.

"That’s good." Tong Zhentian nodded and said, "Although I don’t know what purpose this force has, it’s very terrifying. Being able to hide for decades without exposing themselves is not something anyone can do."

Returning to the Dragon Tiger Hall’s branch, Ling Chen hadn’t yet had dinner when he received a call from Jiang Yunkai.

"Hello! Chen, that person just entered a hotel, I’m watching from outside."

"Send me the hotel address, I’m coming over right now." With that, Ling Chen hung up the phone and called Chen Junfeng and Zhu Qing. The three of them headed straight to Jiang Yunkai’s location.

Not long after, Ling Chen met Jiang Yunkai outside a five-star hotel. Looking at the dozen-or-so-story hotel in front of him, Ling Chen asked, "Do you know what floor that person went to?"

"Eleventh floor, room number 1108. Chen, should we go up and watch?"

"Have you prepared everything?"

Jiang Yunkai pointed to the two large bags in his hand and nodded, "Everything is ready."

"Then let’s go." Immediately, the four walked into the hotel, planning to book a room next to Li Haibin’s room. However, the lady at the front desk informed them that all rooms were fully booked. Because of the Martial Arts Tournament, all rooms were completely filled, with no vacancy at all.

Ling Chen scratched his head and said, "Looks like we need to think of another plan. Kai, go talk to the owner of that room and see if he’ll let us have the room."

"Okay."

A little over ten minutes later, Jiang Yunkai called from upstairs, saying it was settled. Upon reaching the eleventh floor, Ling Chen brought Chen Junfeng and Zhu Qing into the guest room. The room was a mess, as though it hadn’t been tidied yet.

"The owner of this room is reasonable. Gave him a few thousand bucks, and he moved out right away." While speaking, Jiang Yunkai took out the equipment from his backpack and set it on the table in the guest room.

Ling Chen was well-versed in this, having dealt with it often when he was with the Phantom. He installed the bug on the wall, adjusted the equipment, and then put on the headphones. Soon, the sound from the next room appeared in the headphones.

At this moment, Li Haibin seemed to be on a phone call, shouting hysterically. Even without eavesdropping, his voice could be heard. After a few minutes, the room next door fell into silence, with no sound coming for a long time.

Ling Chen sat in the guest room patiently waiting. He was confident that sooner or later someone would come to find Li Haibin.

"Chen, the hotel’s surveillance system is connected," Jiang Yunkai said.

Ling Chen looked at the notebook on the table, which displayed the surveillance footage of the corridor on the eleventh floor. "Kai, order some takeout, haven’t had dinner yet, stomach’s starving."

Unknowingly, three hours had passed, and the room next door remained silent. At this point, Jiang Yunkai, who had been watching the surveillance footage, shouted: "Chen, someone’s coming."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen and the others urgently gathered around the computer screen. At this moment, a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit emerged from the elevator and headed directly to Li Haibin’s guest room. Upon reaching the door, the middle-aged man gently knocked on it. Soon, the door opened, and without pause, the middle-aged man walked straight in.

Seeing both of them enter the room, Ling Chen immediately put on his headphones to monitor the commotion next door.