Eleven o’clock at night.
The van that was originally parked at the entrance of the Huang Feng Hotel was now parked at the entrance of the Home Inn.
He Laosan and a small host named Luo Qi got out of the car and quietly entered room 302.
Luo Qi moved quickly, first placing surveillance cameras in inconspicuous places in the room, then spiking the wine glasses and water glasses on the table with drugs.
"Brother He, shall I leave first?" Luo Qi licked his lips, looking reluctant. "Hehe, after you’ve had your fun, can I have a taste too?"
Chu Tiange is a top-tier celebrity, after all, not something an average person could experience.
If he could get a shot at her, it would be enough to boast about for a lifetime.
He Laosan shot Luo Qi a glance. "Alright, after we get the photos done, you can do whatever you want. But let me warn you, don’t mess it up."
"Got it, Brother He, don’t worry about it." With He Laosan’s assurance, Luo Qi nodded quickly, turned, and left, then got back into the van.
Everything seemed to be going as planned.
But neither Zhu Neng nor Feng Zhu had anticipated that Chu Tiange and Ye Guichen, the people involved, were completely unaware of all this.
Imperial Medical Restaurant.
After barely lasting thirty seconds, Zhu Neng lay on the bed with a satisfied grin, while the young college student in his arms pursed her lips with resentment. "Old Zhu, you’re getting shorter and shorter, can you do it or not?"
"Of course I can, hehe, how could I not?" Zhu Neng replied awkwardly. "Alright, sweetie, sleep early. I have something to do tonight. Once it’s done, I’ll buy you a car."
"Really?" The college student’s eyes sparkled, and she snuggled into Zhu Neng’s arms sweetly. "Old Zhu, you’re amazing. Hmm, I want a car worth at least three hundred thousand."
"Alright, alright, whatever you want!" After placating the college student, Zhu Neng got up, went to the living room, took out his phone, and called He Laosan. "Chief He, how’s it going?"
He Laosan lowered his voice. "Boss Zhu, don’t worry, everything will be taken care of tonight."
"Good, I’ll be waiting for your news then." Zhu Neng hung up the phone and whistled happily.
This was precisely Zhu Neng’s scheme.
As a mere cook, he naturally wouldn’t dare engage in murder or arson, but after the bespectacled man Azhong’s reminder, doing some shadier things seemed manageable.
Zhu Neng had already made up his mind. Once he got the compromising photos, he would use them to threaten Ye Guichen into handing over the Qiqiao Linglong Noodles recipe, shut down their business, and then blackmail Chu Tiange into endorsing him. It was a win-win situation.
Zhu Neng even congratulated himself several times for his cleverness.
He had no worries that Ye Guichen and Chu Tiange would refuse.
After all, for a top-tier star like Chu Tiange, if compromising photos were leaked, her career would be ruined instantly.
Close to midnight, a woman wearing sunglasses and a mask arrived at the guest room.
He Laosan didn’t recognize her due to her heavy disguise and ogled her greedily.
Of course, to prevent being recognized, He Laosan also wore a mask.
When the woman came in, He Laosan immediately grabbed a glass of wine. "Chu Chu, here, have a drink first."
The woman glanced at He Laosan and raised her hand.
She held two cups of milk tea. "Let’s drink milk tea first."
"Uh." He Laosan was stunned. "How about we have the wine first?"
"Let’s drink the milk tea first." The woman coquettishly insisted. "If you don’t drink the milk tea, I won’t drink the wine."
"Fine, let’s drink together." He Laosan didn’t think much of it, took a sip of the milk tea, and the woman happily raised her glass of wine and drank it.
Soon, they both felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground.
A few minutes later, Feng Zhu and You Wencheng broke in.
Seeing that the woman had also passed out, Feng Zhu gave You Wencheng a strange look. "Boss You, what’s going on? How did the person you hired knock herself out?"
You Wencheng was equally puzzled but still replied. "Hehe, Sister Feng, maybe she got too into it to make it realistic?"
No one paid further attention to the woman.
Feng Zhu walked up and took off He Laosan’s mask. Looking down, her face instantly turned grim. "Who’s this?"
"It’s Ye..." You Wencheng didn’t understand why Feng Zhu was making a fuss. They had done their work in secret; no third party knew. Speaking loudly would attract attention, wouldn’t it?
As he looked at He Laosan’s face, You Wencheng’s expression also changed. "Who the hell is this?"
"How should I know!" Feng Zhu was furious. "Alright, let’s get out of here. It’s hard enough to get you to do something, and you mess it up."
The two left in a hurry.
However, being late at night, Luo Qi, who was monitoring the surveillance in the van, had dozed off. When he awoke, he found that He Laosan and the woman were both asleep.
"What the hell is this He guy doing?" Seeing that they were both still clothed, Luo Qi was baffled, but looking at the woman sprawled on the ground, he couldn’t contain his excitement.
This was Chu Tiange. Would anyone know what he was up to now?
Then, Luo Qi rushed in, not daring to turn on the lights, performed his operations, and, ignoring He Laosan, packed up the cameras and hurried out, satisfied.
"What, something like that happened?" Shang Shufang almost couldn’t believe his ears. "You’re saying that the owner of the Imperial Medical Restaurant found someone to frame current top-tier celebrity Chu Tiange?"
As a live-streaming mogul, Shang Shufang received a call before dawn.
The caller said, "Yes, we have a host named Luo Qi on our platform. He’s been bragging about it in our live chat and even sent a few photos. It turns out a private detective named He Laosan hired him. My god, this is big news. Should we do something with it?"
"Do something, hell yes!" Shang Shufang was excited. "Get Luo Qi to send me the video right away, and keep this matter under wraps. If it leaks, you’ll be held accountable."
"What? Mr. Shang, what do you mean?"
"Just do as I say. No more questions!" Shang Shufang hung up the phone, hurriedly got dressed, and rushed out the door.
In this business, the bolder the claims, the more they attract attention.
Though He Laosan warned Luo Qi to keep it secret, Luo Qi couldn’t hold it back and let it slip.
Now things were getting interesting.
Shang Shufang was eager to take over the Imperial Medical Restaurant, and now he had a chance he wouldn’t miss.
On his way to the restaurant, Shang Shufang also received the video. Though the video was dark and blurry, he could tell what was happening.
Moreover, Luo Qi had the foresight to record his conversation with He Laosan.
Shang Shufang wasted no time. He quickly got the evidence from Luo Qi and sealed the information.
Arriving at the Imperial Medical Restaurant, Shang Shufang was not polite. After finding out Zhu Neng’s room, he barged in without knocking.