Comprehension against the sky, creating the Five Thunders in the real world

The manager, still wanting to suppress the matter, said, "Okay, okay, I know it's my responsibility, it's my mismanagement, it's all my fault, I'm sorry, I will definitely investigate thoroughly."

"What's the point of investigating this? Just ask now, and if you can't get the answer, call the police. It's that simple," Chen Jiale said, dissatisfied.

Seeing that there was really no other way, the manager had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Under everyone's gaze, he walked up to the man, slowly squatted down, and asked in a low voice, "Tell me, how did you get the key to this gentleman's room?"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately glanced to the side, his eyes darting away, as if he were afraid of something.

Seeing this, the manager patiently asked again.

The other person opened their mouth, wanting to say something but not daring to, stammering for several minutes, still unwilling to reveal the truth.

Lin Beichen's patience had long since run out, and he bluntly said, "Let's call the police."

The manager took a deep breath, his eyes filled with rejection.

The air seemed to freeze.

Those who had been clamoring to watch the spectacle fell silent, though a flicker of excitement shone in their eyes.

They were really curious to see how things would end when the police arrived.

The man being held tightly by Chen Jiale trembled involuntarily upon hearing the word "police."

He looked up at Lin Beichen, his eyes filled with pleading, hoping that the other party would be merciful and let him go.

But Lin Beichen simply turned his face to one side and showed no reaction.

The manager, noticing the man's thoughts, immediately seized the opportunity to press him further: "Why did you go into his room? Explain yourself! Are you really going to wait for the police to arrive before you speak?"

Seeing the man's expression just now, the manager thought he would confess honestly, but now the man was keeping his head down and not saying a word, which completely extinguished his last bit of hope.

He glanced at Lin Beichen again, who still had that cold expression.

The manager knew that if the man didn't say anything more, the police would really be coming.

He panicked completely, rushed up to the man, shook his shoulders and shouted, "Tell the truth! Do you really want to wait until the police take you into the interrogation room before you'll talk?"

The man began to waver, raising his head with some fear, seemingly not quite believing that the other person was truly a man of his word.

He hesitated and lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something.

Seeing his expression, the manager stamped his foot in frustration: "Why don't you just explain things clearly? Then the police won't come. If you refuse to talk, we'll have to call the police, which won't be good for anyone. So just tell us what you have to say now."

"Really?" The man raised his head with difficulty and asked in a weak voice.

"As long as you explain things clearly, I won't call the police and I'll let you go," Lin Beichen said.

His expression didn't seem intimidating, but his words had a strange persuasive power that made people want to believe him.

A flicker of excitement crossed the man's eyes, but when he met the scrutinizing gaze of the other person, he immediately realized that he had been somewhat reckless and had exposed his weakness, so he quickly lowered his head again.

“I can assure you that as long as you tell the truth, I won’t call the police,” Lin Beichen said again.

The man fell into a long silence, and no one else present thought he would confess so easily.

However, the man suddenly spoke up: "Okay, I'm willing to talk."

He looked up again, gazing at the dense crowd around him, and seemed somewhat hesitant.

The manager understood his meaning with just a glance, and turned to the crowd, saying, "Excuse me, everyone, please make way. We need to clarify the situation now, so please step aside for a moment."

Although the guests were curious about what he would say, they knew that getting him to speak was the most important thing right now, so they didn't stay there any longer and quickly returned to their rooms.

The once noisy second floor was now empty except for the four of them.

The man glanced at Lin Beichen before stammering, "Yes...someone made me do this. He gave me the key too. He said he'd give me several thousand yuan afterward if I went in, so..."

Before he could finish speaking, Carlos Chan let go of his hand.

"You can leave now," Lin Beichen said coldly.

The man was surprised to be released so easily, and felt a surge of relief before slipping away like a greased rag doll.

After listening to his words, Lin Beichen thought to himself: Judging from this situation, they must have been targeted.

Ignoring the bewildered manager, he pulled Chen Jiale aside and whispered, "We need to get out of here right away."

The manager, who was standing to the side, was displeased and immediately stepped forward to stop the two, saying sternly, "You can't leave now, the matter hasn't been clarified yet!"

"How do you think it's clear? Or we'll call the police!" Chan Ka-lok yelled at him.

Not to be outdone, the manager, as if afraid they would actually escape, immediately dialed the police.

The police were more efficient than they had imagined.

From the time the manager made the call to the arrival of the police, the entire process took only five minutes.

Seeing the three people locked in a stalemate, the police officer asked, "Who called the police?"

Upon seeing this, the manager quickly ran over and said respectfully, "Officer, I called the police. Here's what happened..."

The manager explained the whole story again.

He even said that so many things had happened at the hotel since Lin Beichen and his group appeared, so he felt that they must be involved in this matter.

After listening to his words, the police officer looked at Lin Beichen and Chen Jiale with a probing gaze and asked doubtfully, "Is what he said true? Please show us your identification documents."

"Okay," they both replied at the same time.

Just as Chen Jiale was about to take out his ID card, Lin Beichen grabbed his hand.

The other person looked up in confusion, but before he could ask, "What's wrong with the instructor?", Lin Beichen had already handed his identification to the police officer.

The police officer took it with some skepticism.

Upon seeing the instructor's certificate, their attitude towards Lin Beichen immediately improved significantly.

A slight smile appeared on that perpetually serious face, and even his tone of voice softened considerably: "So you are..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Beichen immediately made a "shh" gesture, signaling him not to reveal his identity.

The police officer immediately understood, checked his identification as usual, and then handed it back to him, saying, "Alright, it's all settled, you can go now." He hadn't expected the police to resolve the matter so quickly.

The manager, who was standing nearby, was unhappy and quickly walked up to the police officer to question him: "Officer, isn't this inspection a bit too fast? Are you just letting them go like that? Shouldn't you investigate this matter more thoroughly?"

Upon hearing this, the police officer frowned: "Are you handling the case or am I? If I say they're innocent, then they're innocent. Alright, call it a day!"

Hearing what the other party said, the manager didn't dare to say anything more and could only suppress his anger.

In the end, the two left the hotel.

Chen Jiale, still sullen after leaving the hotel, questioned Lin Beichen: "Instructor, why do you think we have to change locations? We didn't do anything wrong, are we supposed to keep hiding?"

Chen Jiale felt increasingly uneasy, as if they had done something underhanded or shameful.

But Lin Beichen was only focused on finding a place to stay and had no time to pay attention to him.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Chen Jiale didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only follow him silently.

Having just found a hotel, Lin Beichen only stood at the door for a few moments before turning around and leaving.

Chen Jiale could no longer contain his questions. He walked up to Lin Beichen and blocked his way, insisting, "Instructor, what exactly happened? You at least need to explain it to me clearly."

"Do you think we shouldn't leave yet?" Lin Beichen asked rhetorically.

Chen Jiale thought about it seriously, shook his head, and still didn't understand why they left in such a hurry.

“We’re being watched; we have to leave,” Lin Beichen said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiale suddenly understood, but upon further reflection, he still felt aggrieved—the enemy was in the shadows, while they were in the open, so even if he felt aggrieved, there was nothing he could do.

And so, the two went from one guesthouse to another, until finally arriving at a guesthouse.

Because it's family-run, it's a small business. The owner, who was in his early forties, always had a smile on his face, his eyes narrowed into slits. He was particularly hospitable to Lin Beichen and Chen Jiale: "Young man, this is just a small shop we run ourselves. It certainly can't compare to those chain hotels, but the environment is alright. If you don't mind, just make do here."

"Boss, what are you saying? It's great here, really great," Chen Jiale replied with a smile.

They entered the room and looked at the rather old-fashioned furniture; indeed, as the owner had said, the conditions weren't very good.

But as soon as you look up, you can see all kinds of flowers that the owner has grown in the courtyard, vying for beauty and creating a unique atmosphere that allows you to temporarily forget about the simplicity of the room's facilities.

After the boss finished speaking, he left the room.

Only Lin Beichen and Chen Jiale remained in the room.

They carefully inspected the room before finally sitting down on the bed with peace of mind.

"Instructor, have you noticed that they haven't contacted us since we left the hotel?" Chen Jiale said.

"Hmm." Lin Beichen nodded, clearly having noticed this as well.

Carlos Chan suddenly said, "Do you think... they might kill the hostage?"

The thought of this terrible possibility made his eyes widen, as if the tragedy would happen in the next second.

Lin Beichen glanced at him and said coldly, "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak."

Meanwhile, news of Hao Jianhua's disappearance also reached his father's ears.

At this moment, Mr. Hao was sitting in his office, smoking one cigarette after another. In just one day, he looked as if he had aged ten years.

"What exactly happened?" Mr. Hao asked worriedly.

Standing before him was his secretary, who immediately and respectfully replied, "We only recently learned of this matter ourselves. As far as I know, the young master's instructors and teammates are already looking for him, but so far there are no leads."

"I'm giving you three days. You must bring him back safely!" Mr. Hao said excitedly.

Seeing that Mr. Hao was so angry that he could hardly breathe, the secretary was worried about his health and quickly advised, "Please don't get too agitated. We'll arrange for someone to go there immediately."

Meanwhile, Lin Beichen, completely unaware that Hao's father already knew about these circumstances, was also racking his brains to use all his connections to launch an investigation.

He even used his resources in the military to ask people to track down Hao Jianhua's whereabouts.

He and Chen Jiale searched the area street by street. Although this method seemed clumsy and extremely labor-intensive, since the other party had deliberately led them here, it must be related to Hao Jianhua's disappearance. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, they had to persevere.

The two searched for a long time, sweating profusely, but still couldn't find Hao Jianhua.

Suddenly, Lin Beichen caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the crowd.

Instead of being pleased, he frowned and slowly walked towards the man.

Before he could even get close, Chen Jiale appeared out of nowhere, grabbed the man from the crowd like a chick, and brought him to Lin Beichen, asking impatiently, "Come on, explain yourself to the instructor why you're here?"

"I...I..." Xu Wei stammered for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Chen Jiale couldn't stand it any longer and said bluntly, "Didn't I tell you to wait where you are? Why didn't you listen to the instructor's instructions and act on your own? Do you know how dangerous this is?"

Before Xu Wei could even feel embarrassed after his plan was exposed, Chen Jiale's questioning made him feel utterly ashamed.

His cheeks flushed slightly. He first looked at Lin Beichen, then at Chen Jiale with pleading eyes. As he pulled away from the other man's hand, he explained, "I'm sorry, instructor... I just wanted to help out."

"What help can you be? We've been searching here for so long, what difference will your presence make?" Chen Jiale said somewhat displeased.

He had originally hoped Xu Wei would stay there, preserving a sliver of hope of finding Hao Jianhua, but who knew the other party would come without permission. What if they got news of Hao Jianhua over there? Wouldn't they miss the opportunity?
Xu Wei understood that his actions were wrong, but he really wanted to stay and search for Hao Jianhua with everyone.

He lowered his head guiltily and whispered in his defense, "I've been there for so many days and haven't received any news about Hao Jianhua, so I thought I'd come and help you look for him..."

"You?" Chen Jiale glared at him, momentarily at a loss for words.

He could only look to Lin Beichen beside him, hoping that the instructor could keep Xu Wei in check.

Lin Beichen simply said, "Go back now."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wei immediately raised his head, his eyes filled with reluctance, and said in a wronged tone, "Instructor, I don't want to go back. I want to search with you."

“You should know that I had a plan for leaving you there. Now that you’ve come, aren’t you disrupting my plans?” Lin Beichen asked with a stern face.

However, Lin Beichen was merely using this as an excuse to appease Xu Wei. Even if Xu Wei wasn't there, he could still investigate through his own channels. The main reason for keeping Xu Wei was to allow him to rest and recover properly.

Xu Wei wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the intention behind it.

Upon hearing Lin Beichen's words, he immediately retorted, "Instructor, I know you want me to recover, but I'm fine now. Please let me search with you." (End of Chapter)