Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

Chapter 1012 I'm just a messenger

"What? Who did this?" Upon hearing this, You Shichang was struck dumb, his eyes wide with fury, and he demanded an answer in a stern voice.

The maid, Aunt Gao, hurriedly shook her head: "I...I don't know them. Those people don't look like respectable people. They all look fierce and menacing."

You Shichang angrily asked, "Are you from the police department?"

"Not really"

"Is he a spy?"

"It doesn't seem like it, it looks like they're involved in a gang!" Aunt Gao quickly said.

"A gang? Could it be... that bastard Liu Changhe sent people to do it?" You Shichang was stunned for a moment, then quickly thought of Liu Changhe, who had invited him to dinner last night to try and get him to smuggle the curtain from the granary, but he had refused.

Just then, a bodyguard noticed a piece of paper on the nearby table with writing on it. He quickly picked it up, glanced at it, and walked over to You Shichang, handing it to him: "Sir, take a look!"

You Shichang took the paper and read aloud what it said: "2 PM today, Hongyun Teahouse in the French Concession. No waiting for latecomers."

"Damn it!" You Shichang gritted his teeth, wishing he could chop the kidnapper to pieces and kill him, but the thought of his concubine and only son's lives being held in the other party's hands instantly extinguished his anger.

At 9 a.m., You Shichang arrived at his office at the Grain Bureau, and he was restless all morning.

From 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., he smoked an entire pack of cigarettes. The ashtray was piled high with his cigarette butts, and the office was filled with smoke. Even the civil servants who came to his office to report to him were choked by the smoke.

There was a meeting scheduled for 9:30, which had been confirmed two days prior. You Shichang was in no mood for a meeting at this point and immediately instructed his staff to cancel it, with the new meeting time to be announced later.

"Sir, it's lunchtime, time to get off work. Where would you like to have lunch?" the bodyguard asked as he knocked on the door and entered.

You Shichang, who had been pacing back and forth in front of his desk with his hands behind his back, stopped when he heard the bodyguard's words. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Go to Hongyun Teahouse in the French Concession!"

The bodyguard asked doubtfully, "Sir, isn't the meeting time 2 PM? Are we going there now? And at the teahouse..."

You Shichang walked directly to the coat rack, took off his coat, and said, "Let's scout this out early. That teahouse not only serves tea, but also food. Let's go!"

"Yes!" the bodyguard replied, turning around and quickly walking to the door to open it.

The two walked out of the office one after the other, and the two bodyguards outside the door immediately stepped forward to clear the way.

As staff from the Grain Bureau walked down the corridor, heading out of their offices to go to lunch, they all stepped aside to greet You Shichang: "Hello, Director!"

"Is the director going to lunch?"

"Alright, go have lunch, and don't be late for work this afternoon!" You Shichang nodded, trying to appear easygoing.

Upon arriving at Hongyun Teahouse, the group got out of the car one after another. One of the bodyguards went in first to observe the teahouse, then returned to report to You Shichang: "Sir, it's lunchtime now, so it's quite crowded. But I asked, and there are still private rooms available on the second floor!"

"Go in!" You Shichang said as he walked toward the teahouse, with two bodyguards immediately clearing the way for him.

A waitress led the group to a private room on the second floor.

"Sir, what would you like to order?" the waiter asked, placing the menu on the table.

You Shichang had no appetite, but he still ordered a table full of dishes, and his bodyguards also needed to eat.

He had been to this teahouse several times before and noticed that there seemed to be many more staff members today. So after ordering, he asked, "Why are there so many more staff members in your teahouse than before?"

The waitress replied, "These are all service staff here for training. Maybe the boss is opening a branch!"

"Oh, I see. Go ahead and get busy. Tell the kitchen to serve the food as soon as possible!" You Shichang said.

"Okay, please wait a moment!" The waitress said and left the private room.

After everyone left, You Shichang beckoned to one of his bodyguards and, once the man returned, instructed him, "Go and wander around, observe the area, and see if any gang members are here!"

"Yes, sir!"

You Shichang thought through everything he had done and experienced over this period of time, and realized that only a gang member like Liu Changhe from the Green Gang could have possibly harmed his concubine and son.

If it were the Blue Shirts Society or the underground Communist Party, they could only target him personally, not his family.

After the waiter served all the dishes, the bodyguard who had gone to observe the surroundings returned and reported to You Shichang: "Sir, no gang members were found in the teahouse!"

After hearing this, You Shichang waved his hand and said, "Let's eat together. Invite the two outside to come in and eat with us!"

"Yes!"

Yu Shichang ate lunch with a gusto, but the bodyguards, who had never tasted such delicious food and drinks before, ate with gusto, their mouths greasy and carefree.

It was lunchtime, and it wasn't even 1 p.m. yet. However, there was only a little over an hour left before their meeting. You Shichang didn't plan to leave and come back later, so he directly asked the waiter to bring tea. He drank the tea while waiting for the meeting time to arrive.

After several refills of their cups, it finally reached two o'clock. At this moment, a man wearing a short-sleeved jacket swaggered into the teahouse. Without waiting for the waitress to greet him, he went straight up to the second floor and arrived at the private room where You Shichang was.

"What are you doing here?" The two bodyguards standing at the door immediately stopped the person.

The man said expressionlessly, "To see You Shichang, didn't he see our letter and come here to meet us?"

One of the bodyguards looked the man up and down and said, "You can't bring weapons into my master's house. Hand over your weapons and we'll search you first!"

The man raised his hands: "I don't have a gun on me, search me as you like!"

Another bodyguard immediately stepped forward and walked behind the man, searching him inch by inch. After checking him thoroughly and finding no weapon, he nodded to his companion.

His companion turned around, knocked on the door, and went inside to report, "Sir, the person has arrived!"

"Bring him in!"

"Yes!"

The man was led into a private room by his bodyguard.

You Shichang sized up the man and asked, "So, you're the one who kidnapped my family?"

"I'm just a messenger! Director You, this isn't the place to talk. Please come with me. Our boss wants to see you somewhere else!" the man said bluntly.

You Shichang stood up, stared at the man, and asked, "Is your boss Liu Changhe?"

The man remained expressionless: "Director You will know when he gets there. I'm just a messenger; I know nothing, and what I say doesn't count!"

Yu Shichang gritted his teeth: "Lead the way!"