Chapter 314

Chapter 314: Chapter 313 After arriving at a small town on the Yunnan border, it was already past eight in the evening. Ye Tianchen didn’t go to the hotel with Cang Lang; instead, he walked over to a conspicuous bar called "Sleepless", as he entered, a sexy and voluptuous woman approached him, sensually exhaling a cloud of cigarette smoke toward Ye Tianchen, giving off a vibe of electrifying seduction, almost as if she wanted to lure Ye Tianchen into a one-night stand.

A stunner usually refers to a woman, and that kind of stunner is incredibly sensual and flirty, able to send a thrill down to your bones. In this remote little town, the existence of such erotic elements was hardly a surprise. However, Ye Tianchen’s visit wasn’t to seek out a girl for a fling; he knew that "Sleepless", being the most visible spot in town, would be a hub for various pieces of information. By stepping inside, he might find out about Han Jie’s whereabouts. Even if Cang Lang’s people provided intelligence, it was better for him to inquire more himself—after all, it was still early. Searᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Ye Tianchen walked toward "Sleepless", and when he got to the entrance, he saw a begging beggar. Without a second thought, he tossed a hundred-dollar bill to the pitiable beggar, who was nearly ecstatic enough to follow Ye Tianchen into the bar.

"Young man, how many are there? What drink do you need? What kind of service?" As soon as Ye Tianchen walked in, a woman dressed scantily, with an average face but a large rear, greeted him like such waitresses often do.

"Just a beer. Didn’t expect it to be so lively this early in the bar, quite a bustling scene," Ye Tianchen said with a smile as he looked around at the people seated nearby.

"It’s not that they came early; they simply never left from last night. They had so much fun they could hardly walk!" The big-bottomed waitress laughed flirtatiously at Ye Tianchen.

"Then, please go get the beer, thank you very much!" Ye Tianchen found an empty seat and settled down.

"No problem, please wait a moment."

Watching the big-bottomed waitress swaying away, Ye Tianchen observed the people around him. They looked like the local riff-raff, not much different from the town bullies. When he walked in, several punks with hair dyed in various colors gave him a peculiar look, their eyes carrying a trace of something abnormal.

Ye Tianchen was well aware that in such towns, where the emperor’s reach is weak, brazen sexual transactions, and outright robbery and murder were all too common.

"Young man, you must be from out of town, right? Is this your first time here?" The big-bottomed waitress returned with a few bottles of beer and took a seat next to Ye Tianchen as if they were old friends.

"How did you know? I just arrived here," Ye Tianchen asked with a smile.

"Heh, our town isn’t that big. Any strangers or novelties spread fast. For instance, which woman got deflowered last night or who got their back door smashed—it travels pretty fast," the big-bottomed waitress said without a hint of shyness, giggling.

"Oh? So has your ’melon’ and your ’back door’ been breached, too?" Ye Tianchen had already figured out that this big-bottomed woman was also a working girl; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so friendly, obviously aiming to do business.

"You’re joking, right? Of course, the melon’s been breached, but as for the back door, I’m saving that for a capable man," the big-bottomed woman giggled.

"A capable man, huh? So, in your opinion, what kind of man qualifies as capable?"

"Of course, a rich man is the most capable. I’m curious, do you have what it takes?" the big-bottomed waitress cooed seductively at Ye Tianchen.

At that moment, Ye Tianchen thought for a second that this big-bottomed woman must have been in this little town for quite some time, given that she was a working girl, she must know a lot. Perhaps, he could learn about Han Jie’s whereabouts from her. To get such a woman to talk, it was clear that only a stack of cash would do the trick.

Glancing around, Ye Tianchen signaled to the big-bottomed woman with a mysterious look and slowly pulled out a few hundred-dollar bills from his pocket, placing them on the table, and whispered, "I’m not going to lie to you; I’m here looking for someone. There’s something I want to ask you, and if you can answer it, this money is yours."

"Of course, I can answer. I’m known here for my big butt and big mouth—I know everything there is to know in this town. Go ahead and ask," the big-bottomed woman’s eyes lit up at the sight of the hundred-dollar bills on the table, her ample chest quivering slightly with excitement, exuding a hint of sexiness.

"Well then, I’ll ask you—some people arrived in this town yesterday, led by a woman. Where did these people go?" Ye Tianchen asked with a smile.

But barely had Ye Tianchen asked his question when the big-bottomed woman pouted and said somewhat annoyed, "Listen, little brother, don’t forget the rules. Pay a deposit first."

"Hehe, my apologies, my apologies..." Ye Tianchen snapped back to reality and stuffed two Hundred Dollar Bills into the deep cleavage of the big-bottomed woman and didn’t forget to cop a feel in the process.

"That’s more like it. I did see a group of people. They arrived last night, around nine o’clock, I think. They just passed through and seemed to be heading toward Black Mist Forest, no clue what for..." The big-bottomed woman giggled as she took the deposit and spoke.

"Oh, thank you very much, goodbye!"

Now that Ye Tianchen knew Han Jie’s whereabouts, and that they had arrived last night and headed straight to Black Mist Forest, it was very possible that they vanished into Black Mist Forest today. Getting lost seemed unlikely, so the only possibility was that they walked into an ambush. The enemy must have predicted that the special forces would attempt to stop them, thus setting up the ambush.

What surprised Ye Tianchen was just who could be such formidable opponents, daring to ambush special forces and possessing enough strength to make over twenty Elite Special Soldiers vanish all at once. It was truly shocking.

This incident was quite severe, and Ye Tianchen could tell that both the top leader and Elder Yang, despite speaking lightly, were quite anxious. These issues were connected to the nation’s secrets, and sending heavy troops could create a bad international impression, which was why they thought to have Cang Lang and him handle it.

If over twenty Elite Special Soldiers, including Han Jie, had been killed, it would likely alarm the entire leadership of China. The concept of special forces stationed at the border being killed, over twenty at once, was significant. It could be speculated that someone was attempting to breach the border, or that other countries were taking the opportunity to test China’s border defenses, perhaps even plotting an invasion, which would put the entire nation on alert.

"Stop right there, did we say you could leave?"

A young punk with red-dyed hair stood in front of Ye Tianchen, and then someone shut the bar’s door. Around ten punks who were sitting around all stood up and menacingly surrounded Ye Tianchen, some picking up beer bottles and stools, seemingly ready to attack.

"Is there a problem? I’m quite busy," Ye Tianchen furrowed his brows. He was in a hurry to go help Han Jie and had no time to deal with these insignificant characters.

"Of course, there’s a problem. You look like you have money, man. Us brothers have been real broke lately, so broke we can’t even afford to spend on women. How about lending us some to spend?" The talking punk said arrogantly as he treated Ye Tianchen like easy prey.

With a thud, as soon as the red-haired punk finished speaking, Ye Tianchen kicked him into the air, slamming him against the wall. The punk struggled a few times but couldn’t get up. Ye Tianchen was in a rush to save Han Jie and had no desire to exchange words with these muggers. They were downright unlucky to think about robbing him.

The remaining ten plus punks never expected Ye Tianchen would dare to strike first all by himself. Didn’t he want to live? They all shouted and charged him with various weapons.

At that moment, the big-bottomed woman, seeing a fight break out, quickly hid to the side, took out the Hundred Dollar Bills Ye Tianchen had put into her bra, and hurriedly stuffed them into her purse behind her big fat bottom, fearful of being robbed herself.

In under five minutes, the rest of the punks were also sprawled on the ground, crying out in pain. The big-bottomed woman gaped at Ye Tianchen, unable to believe the young man who looked so frail could be so skillful. These punks were notorious local thugs that few dared to provoke, and yet they were all taken down.

"Thanks for the beer. I might stop by again when I return!" Ye Tianchen, with a beer bottle in each hand, smiled at the big-bottomed woman, then turned and walked out of the bar.

Ye Tianchen, holding two bottles of beer, stepped out of the bar and looked at the beggar sleeping on the ground. He set one bottle in front of the beggar and said with a smile, "Brother, Han Jie and the others went to Black Mist Forest, right? You’ve been waiting here for a while now. Based on your guess, what do you think happened to them?"

The beggar lifted his head to look at Ye Tianchen, surprise in his eyes. He slowly sat up, straightened his messy hair, and revealed his face, probably in his forties, scruffy with a beard, the epitome of a beggar.

"Good eyesight, may I ask how I should address you?" The middle-aged beggar also revealed a trace of a smile as he looked at Ye Tianchen and asked. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)