The waiter led He Heng into the dressing room according to the plan.
However, in the instant the door was just closed, He Heng grabbed him by the collar with such force that it nearly lifted him off the ground.
In theory, this hallucinogenic drug should only induce a brief and mild hallucination before swiftly causing the person to fall into a deep sleep. Why was its effect so potent on this Alpha?
“Sir, what are you doing?”
The waiter, being pulled by He Heng like this, found it difficult to catch his breath, and his expression gradually twisted.
Could it be that the hallucinogenic drug has no effect on He Heng?
Or perhaps the other party had already seen through his scheme?
At the thought of this, he furrowed his brows, feeling a sense of unease.
Could it be…
However, the next second, he suddenly heard the other party’s deep voice resonating next to his ear.
“A quite impressive mushroom.”
The hallucinogenic drug did indeed have an effect on He Heng. At this moment, the waiter appeared to him as a vibrant and colorful giant mushroom.
He furrowed his brows, seriously examining the “mushroom person” in front of him. Why would there be such a large mushroom in the hotel?
No, he needed to uproot this mushroom to see what was going on.
“Huh?”
Upon hearing this, the waiter was momentarily stunned. Before he could react, He Heng grabbed his collar and threw him over his shoulder, slamming him forcefully onto the ground.
“Ah!”
The moment he hit the ground, he let out a miserable scream.
The hardness of the marble tiles was much greater than that of ordinary flooring.
Just as the waiter doubted whether his ribs had been broken from the fall, struggling to get up from the ground,
With a loud “bang!”
The hallucinogenic drug finally exerted the effect it was supposed to have. He Heng, now in a state of unconsciousness, fell down, completely on top of the attendant.
The waiter, crushed and struggling to breathe, almost spat out blood.
This time, at least three ribs were broken.
Damn, why is this Alpha so heavy?
On the other side, the emcee and Shi Shuang had been waiting in the wedding preparation area for half an hour, but there was still no sign of He Heng. They tried calling him, but no one answered.
Shi Shuang paced back and forth in the preparation area, and his left eyelid kept twitching.
He had a faint, uneasy feeling, especially when he recalled He Heng’s silly grin from earlier. Unable to shake off his worry, he turned to the emcee and said:
“No, I’m going to find him.”
At his words, Ji Yuan, who was beside them, glanced at the clock and also sensed that something was not right.
He Heng is taking way too long to change his clothes.
If he didn’t know He Heng’s excellent character, he might have thought that He Heng had cold feet and run away.
“No, Mr. Shi, you wait here. I’ll go find Mr. He right away.”
The next moment, Ji Yuan stopped Shi Shuang and, at the same time, activated his communicator.
“This is our responsibility, and we have more manpower for a quicker search. Besides, we still need you in the banquet hall and the planning area.”
Hearing his words, Shi Shuang had no choice but to agree, and he immediately instructed Ji Yuan on some points to report back to him as soon as there was any progress.
After leaving the preparation area, Ji Yuan immediately dispatched the bodyguards scattered on various floors to different areas to search for He Heng. At the same time, he headed to the fitting room where He Heng had been earlier.
Inside the fitting room,
The waiter, after considerable effort, finally managed to move the Alpha who had been on top of him. He held his waist in pain, drawing in a sharp breath.
After dealing with this situation, he must go to the hospital to check if his ribs are broken.
As he pulled He Heng’s arm, preparing to drag him towards the door,
“Bang!”
“He Heng? He Heng?”
Ji Yuan forcefully burst into the room, slamming the door against the wall with a resounding “bang!” trapping the waiter between the door and the wall.
The waiter, struck harshly in the face by the door, felt stars in his eyes and was just a hair’s breath away from losing consciousness.
Now, his nasal bone was likely broken too.
“He Heng!”
Upon entering the room, Ji Yuan immediately noticed He Heng lying unconscious on the floor.
Seeing this, he exclaimed in shock:
“He Heng, the ceremony is about to begin. Mr. Shi has been waiting for you outside for a long time. Why are you napping here?”
Saying this, he hurriedly went over to help He Heng up.
However, in the instant that Ji Yuan bent down, a sharp pain suddenly struck the back of his head.
Immediately, his vision went black, and he too fainted.
…
With his head aching badly, He Heng blinked his eyes with effort, and his vision gradually cleared. Before him lay a pile of discarded steel bars and cement.
Only now did he realize that he was in a small storage room resembling a disused warehouse.
A stiff pain emanated from his wrists and legs. He attempted to move, only to discover that he was bound with ropes—tied to a chair, completely immobilized.
It seemed like there was another person bound behind him. Their hands were entwined with ropes, and the two chairs were probably back-to-back, explaining his inability to move earlier.
He Heng’s head was still a bit fuzzy as he began to ponder the memories before he passed out.
The scenes flashing through his mind were fragmented and hazy.
In the end, his memory froze on the scene of himself finishing a glass of red wine.
Thinking about this, He Heng’s pupils suddenly contracted. Connecting it with Shi Shaowen’s evasive gaze earlier, someone must have tampered with the red wine.
Shi Shaowen was undoubtedly involved, and the waiter couldn’t be innocent either.
So, it was definitely someone from within the hotel who was up to mischief.
As far as he knew, Shi Shaowen didn’t have the capability to mobilize such forces. As for who was behind this and their motives, He Heng couldn’t be completely certain at the moment.
The most crucial thing now was to escape from this enclosed room. The longer he stayed, the more uncertainties would arise, and it would be increasingly disadvantageous for him.
One thing He Heng could be sure of was that the person who had bound him here didn’t have mere Mahjong on their agenda.
The next moment,
He Heng raised his eyes to survey the room that resembled a storage space. At the same time, his hands fumbled behind him, and he felt the other bound person’s fingers tremble slightly.
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind, “President He?”
The voice was unmistakably familiar to him, and he recognized it instantly.
He Heng raised an eyebrow, “Ji Yuan?”
“President He!”
Ji Yuan called out excitedly, his voice trembling a bit due to the intense shock, “President He, where are we?”
He Heng turned his head to continue searching the other half of the room.
“If I knew where we were, would I be tied up here with you?”
Just then,
His gaze landed on the scattered steel bar fragments at the end of the room. Many of these fragments had sharp edges, perfect for…
“President He, we won’t die here, right?”
Ji Yuan muttered softly, abruptly bringing He Heng’s thoughts back.
He Heng turned to look at him, “Don’t jinx it.”
Little did He Heng know that Ji Yuan suddenly started to unleash his rich imagination.
“But that’s how horror movies go. The male and female leads get trapped in a closed space, and then…”
At his words, He Heng’s mouth twitched, “?”
“Who do you think looks like the ‘female lead’ between the two of us?”
He Heng’s question left Ji Yuan momentarily speechless.
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
After a few seconds of silence, He Heng heard another very soft mutter from behind.
“Then I’m still more like it.”
“…”
He Heng was momentarily speechless and choked up.
However, he needed to focus on figuring out a way to get out, and he had no interest in further distractions.
The next moment,
“Do you see those sharpened iron rods at the back?”
Saying this, He Heng tugged at the ropes binding their hands.
“We can try using those sharpened rods to cut the ropes, and then find a way to leave the room.”
“I’ll count to three, and then we both move backward. Do you understand?”
Ji Yuan immediately grasped the plan and nodded, “Understood, President He.”
Then He Heng began the countdown,
“Three,”
“Two,”
“One.”
“Damn!”
With a resounding “bang,” the back of their heads collided heavily.
He Heng furrowed his brows, his expression somewhat pained.
“Where were you trying to go?”
“Didn’t you tell me to move backward?” Ji Yuan gritted his teeth, looking even more distressed. Another collision, and he felt his head pounding even more.
He Heng felt a headache coming on. He bit his teeth, a vein throbbing on his forehead. “My backward is your forward.”
Ji Yuan: “Well… you should have said that earlier.”
“…”
“It’s okay,”
He Heng took a deep breath, calming his tone, “Let’s try again. Do you see that pile of steel bar fragments in front of you? We move in that direction. Understand?”
“Understood, President He.” Ji Yuan nodded solemnly, “This time, I promise it won’t go wrong.”
He Heng adjusted his breath, and his tone became serious again, “Three, two, one.”
The next moment, the two of them hopped and skipped, moving like wound-up frogs, making a “clink, clink” sound as they shuffled to the end of the room.
After cutting the ropes with the steel bar fragments, He Heng swiftly removed the tangled ropes from his body. Then, he stood up abruptly from the chair and walked directly to the other end of the room.
On the other side, Ji Yuan was still struggling with the ropes wrapped around him when he heard He Heng say:
“This should be a disused corner in that building.”
Saying this, He Heng nonchalantly pushed the pile of iron racks that had accumulated at the door. No matter how he pulled the door handle, it didn’t budge.
“The door won’t open for sure. We’ll have to find another way out.”
At this moment, Ji Yuan finally freed himself from the ropes and quickly walked over to He Heng.
“President He, the door won’t open, and there doesn’t seem to be any other exit. How do we get out?”
He then saw He Heng pointing to a corner.
Following his gaze, Ji Yuan discovered that He Heng was pointing to a grid-shaped ventilation iron mesh on one side of the wall.
He Heng said, “Look at this ventilation duct.”
…
The entrance to the ventilation duct was narrow, barely allowing one person to pass through, and both He Heng and Ji Yuan were not small individuals. Although one was vertically tall and the other horizontally broad, they both struggled to crawl through.
The enclosed space had thin oxygen, and the surroundings were cramped metal walls. Climbing halfway, He Heng began to feel overheated, covered in sweat. He felt a bit agitated as he tugged at his shirt collar, ready to speed up to end this inhumane torture.
However, at that moment, Ji Yuan in front suddenly stopped, completely blocking his way.
“What’s going on? Why aren’t you moving?” He Heng furrowed his brow.
At his words, Ji Yuan struggled to shift his shoulders, but he remained stuck in the duct.
He took a breath and said, “President He, I’m stuck.”
He Heng: “…”
Once again, he was rendered speechless and choked up.
Who would have thought that, in this life-threatening situation, the two of them would get stuck in this tiny ventilation duct.
He Heng sighed helplessly, “I should have let myself go first.”
After a long silence, Ji Yuan’s voice came from the front again.
“President He, I’ll be honest.”
He Heng raised an eyebrow, waiting for what he had to say.
Ji Yuan: “You’re not exactly slender either.”
The next moment, the air suddenly quieted, making the already enclosed space even more eerie.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ji Yuan regretted it.
It’s said that the fear of the unknown is the most terrifying, and if he could see He Heng’s expression and reaction now, he might not be so flustered.
But he couldn’t. The atmosphere became eerily quiet, and Ji Yuan could almost imagine his boss’s ominous expression upon hearing that remark.
Thinking about it, he felt cold sweat forming on his forehead. He quickly tried to patch things up, saying, “Uh, what I meant is…”
“You have a great physique, just not the slender type. Uh, you have a large frame. If you go first, maybe—”
“Do you still want your vacation?” He Heng’s cold voice suddenly echoed from behind.
Ji Yuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly changed his tune.
“It would definitely be a quick swoosh over.”
In the planning area’s small room, only Shi Shuang and Shi Shaowen remained.
“What?”
“Are you saying they put something in that drink earlier?”
Shi Shuang looked at Shi Shaowen in disbelief, his voice beginning to tremble.
“Yes.” Shi Shaowen nodded in silence.
In the end, he chose to tell Shi Shuang about the plan he had with Huo Jia before.
During the time when He Heng was missing, he could see just how anxious Shi Shuang was. In that instant, Shi Shaowen clearly realized that some mistakes, once made, could never be rectified. So, this time, he chose to tell everything to his son.
He shouldn’t and didn’t have the right to choose someone else’s life for them.
At that moment, a person in black entered, reporting to Shi Shuang that Ji Yuan’s whereabouts were also unknown.
Upon hearing this, Shi Shuang took a deep breath, ready to speak.
However, Shi Shaowen interrupted him, saying, “I know where he is. I can take you to find him.”
In a neighboring building to the hotel, Huo Jia was lifting binoculars, closely observing every movement in the banquet hall.
At that moment,
“Mr. Huo!”
One of his subordinates boldly entered his room and whispered to Huo Jia:
“He Heng’s Omega seems to have sensed something wrong. Just now, they rushed to the abandoned area in the hotel building despite all obstacles.”
This person was named Song Qi, responsible for coordinating with the hotel from inside this building.
Upon hearing this, Huo Jia’s expression turned extremely unpleasant. Then, he listened to Song Qi stammer:
“We sent someone there to intercept them just now, but there seems to be some unexpected issues with the plan. He Heng has disappeared, and we couldn’t find him in the room. It seems like—”
“Useless!”
Before Song Qi could finish, Huo Jia erupted in anger, smashing the binoculars in his hand onto the ground.
“Bang!” The binoculars made a loud noise as they flew several meters away.
“One person under the influence of hallucinogens, and you let him escape? Are you even worse than a vegetable?”
Huo Jia’s anger had Song Qi staggering backward several steps. With lowered eyes, Song Qi explained, “He seemed to have cut the rope and escaped through the ventilation duct.”
“Then why the hell haven’t you gone to find him yet?” Huo Jia grabbed him by the collar, appearing quite frustrated.
“Forget about everything in the banquet hall now. Everyone, drop whatever you’re doing and find He Heng before someone else does!”
“Yes, Mr. Huo.” Song Qi nodded vigorously and quickly walked out of the room, rallying the people standing at the door to head towards the hotel’s banquet hall.
Upon entering the hotel, he patrolled the banquet hall, dispatching every visible person to search for He Heng.
However, at that moment, Song Qi suddenly spotted a figure dressed in a waiter’s evening attire near a particular table.
He saw that person rummaging under the tablecloth like a headless fly, which infuriated Song Qi.
Seeing this, he quickly approached, pulling the person to the side and sternly said,
“Haven’t you heard? Mr. Huo ordered us to find someone. What are you doing here?”
“Damn it,” the person looked anxious, with his eyebrows furrowed, “I lost my gun. I don’t know where it went, probably around this table.”
With that, he pointed to the banquet table where he had been incessantly rummaging just moments ago.
Really, Mr. Huo brought in people who would make such basic mistakes.
Hearing this, Song Qi furrowed his brows and looked in the direction he pointed, showing impatience.
At the same time, on that banquet table, a nanny took a toy gun from a child’s hand and with a swift move, tucked it under the chair, saying, “Alright, it’s time for dinner later. We must have manners during meals, and toys are not allowed on the table.”
And the moment the nanny’s words fell, Song Qi’s eyes happened to notice the black gun barrel peeking out from under the chair’s corner curtain.
Well, he, a professionally trained operative, was indeed incomparable to the random bunch Mr. Huo brought in, right?
“It’s right there, isn’t it? What’s with that look?”
With this thought, Song Qi scolded his companion for a bit, then quickly walked over and discreetly stashed the handgun in his sleeve without anyone noticing.
“There, take it. Don’t make such elementary mistakes next time.”
Saying that, he slipped the gun into the other person’s arms.
Author’s Note:
“BE”? Those two words are not in my dictionary (hands on hips).
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