Hello, Welcome to Merit Supermarket (SUPERMARKET)
After arriving in Ancheng, Jiang Chenyi could clearly feel the Golden Abacus in his chest heating up.
This meant he was getting closer to the client's location.
After getting off the high-speed train, Jiang Chenyi sprinted to the exit and quickly hailed a taxi: "Driver, to Wangjiang Garden."
Upon hearing the destination, the driver exclaimed, "That's a famous high-end residential area in Ancheng! Why are you in such a hurry to get there?"
He glanced in the rearview mirror; the young man looked handsome but didn't seem particularly wealthy.
Jiang Chenyi made up a reason on the spot: "My sister is being abused at home! I need to go and confront him!"
"Wow! Your brother-in-law is such a coward to hit a woman!" The driver's face immediately showed disdain and disgust.
Jiang Chenyi pursed his lips and remained silent. Seeing this, the driver assumed he was embarrassed about airing family matters (even though it seemed he already had) and didn't press further.
However, upon hearing the word "abuse," the driver silently stepped on the accelerator to increase the car's speed to the maximum.
At this moment, Jiang Chenyi tightly gripped his phone.
Earlier on the train, he had looked up the client's name, and when the Baidu Encyclopedia entry popped up, he was stunned.
In the car, he looked at the daily greetings sent by Luo Qiuming and his wife and, for the first time, proactively sent a message:
"Do you know Zhao Jiamin?"
However, there was no reply for a long time.
Jiang Chenyi put away his phone and quietly felt the warmth of the Golden Abacus.
After arriving in Ancheng, his sense of foreboding grew stronger. This premonition wasn't about himself but about the client—it seemed like the situation there might really be bad.
He needed to act faster!
Jiang Chenyi glanced in the rearview mirror, and seeing the driver focused on the road, he tapped the Golden Abacus on his chest and silently thought: Supermarket, help me conceal my presence.
Such a high-end residential area would surely have security guards. To enter, he would likely need to notify the homeowner but he wasn't sure if the guard would contact the right client.
If not, he might not be able to get in.
[Okay] A metallic voice echoed in his mind.
As soon as he got out of the car, Jiang Chenyi rushed through the gate, and the security guard didn't react at all.
To the driver, it seemed like the guard recognized the young man and let him pass directly.
The residential area was large but fortunately, the address provided by the supermarket had detailed house numbers.
It took Jiang Chenyi five minutes to finally reach the destination.
From receiving the commission at the supermarket to arriving at the destination, two and a half hours had passed.
When Jiang Chenyi reached the client's doorstep, he saw the door slightly ajar, and there was no sound from inside.
He pushed open the door and saw a woman curled up on the floor near the entrance.
From her posture, it seemed she had been trying to open the door and escape, but for some reason, she had collapsed just before making it out.
Jiang Chenyi helped her up and immediately understood the "some reason" behind her collapse.
The woman's face was covered in bruises, swollen and discolored from being beaten, with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.
"Supermarket, Mountain Spring Water!"
As soon as he spoke, a bottle of Mountain Spring Water appeared in his hand.
After carefully feeding her a few sips, the woman finally regained consciousness.
However, as soon as she woke up, she struggled to run outside, shouting, "Xiao Rui! My Xiao Rui! Don't take Xiao Rui away!" Her strength at that moment was surprisingly strong, and her grip on Jiang Chenyi's arm was painful.
At that moment, Jiang Chenyi finally heard the client's inner voice: ["Take my daughter and leave Zhou Wei forever!"]
Jiang Chenyi looked at the woman.
In her disheveled and battered state, it was hard to believe that she was Zhao Jiamin, the actress who had just won the Best Actress award at the Zhengming Awards and was once hailed as one of the top three Qingyi actresses.
The Mountain Spring Water quickly restored her senses, and soon she remembered what had happened to her.
"Who are you?" she demanded while gripping Jiang Chenyi's arm tightly.
Her amber eyes were filled with both wariness and a deep, murderous intent.
Perhaps she thought he was one of the accomplices who had taken her daughter.
Jiang Chenyi remained calm.
He held her hand in return and faced Zhao Jiamin's murderous gaze directly. "I saw your request and heard your wish. You don’t have to trust me, but the most urgent thing right now is to find your daughter."
The golden liquid in his eyes flowed slowly, and against those strange yet beautiful eyes, Zhao Jiamin unexpectedly let her guard down.
"He... he took my daughter and said he was going to... offer her to a big boss..."
As she spoke these words, Zhao Jiamin clenched her teeth with her hatred for the man who had taken her daughter burning fiercely.
Jiang Chenyi didn’t ask who this person was. He snapped his fingers, and a compass-like object suddenly appeared in his hand.
Zhao Jiamin was stunned by this sight, but then she felt a sharp pain on her face and realized the young man was using the compass to collect the blood from her wound.
"Your daughter shares your bloodline. With this, we can find her location." Seeing the despair in Zhao Jiamin's eyes, he knew she had no idea where her daughter was.
Fortunately, he had the supermarket's assistance.
The compass, having absorbed the blood, spun wildly before its long needle finally stopped and pointed firmly in one direction no matter how it was turned.
"Let's go!" He pulled the woman downstairs, and under the shocked gaze of the security guard, they left the neighborhood and ran in the direction the compass indicated.
Perhaps it was the power of a mother's love, but despite her severe injuries, the woman managed to keep up with Jiang Chenyi's pace.
Once they reached the main street, they flagged down a taxi. Before the driver could refuse, Jiang Chenyi urgently said, "Driver, head east! My brother-in-law has taken his child and is planning to sell her!"
Damn! A human trafficker! And one selling his own daughter!
Who could tolerate that? Certainly not this driver.
He didn’t have time to question whether the young man’s words were true—what if they were?
The driver suddenly stepped on the accelerator and headed straight towards the east. As he drove, he asked, "Young man, do you know where your brother-in-law is headed?"
If there was a specific location, he could take a shortcut to get there.
But unfortunately, Jiang Chenyi didn't know.
Zhao Jiamin had been panting ever since she got into the car. Upon hearing the driver's question, she screamed, "Honghu Hotel! It's in the east. He likes to meet people there to discuss matters!"
She didn't care if the driver recognized her. She lunged forward to tightly grip the front seat with both hands, "Go to Honghu Hotel! Hurry! I'll pay you! Run the red lights for me!"
The driver was startled by her frantic demeanor, but it only made him believe the young man's words even more.
However, he wouldn't comply with her request...
Just as he was about to refuse, 10,000 yuan was transferred to his payment QR code.
"This is the deposit. Give me your bank account number, and I'll transfer you 200,000 yuan."
200,000 yuan in exchange for running multiple red lights...
The driver didn't need to think twice and immediately nodded in agreement.
200,000 yuan!
That was almost a year and a half of his salary!
Take a risk, and a bicycle turns into a motorcycle!
After seeing the 200,000 yuan balance appear in his bank account, he used racing skills he hadn't employed in over a decade. Without stepping on the brakes even once, he swiftly delivered the two of them to the entrance of Honghu Hotel.
After getting out of the car, Zhao Jiamin nervously looked at the compass in Jiang Chenyi's hand, wanting to know which direction to go next.
On the compass, the needle pointed directly inside Honghu Hotel.
Jiang Chenyi placed a hand on her shoulder and whispered, "From now on, follow me. Don't speak, and don't act impulsively."
The warmth from his palm seeped through her thin clothes and onto Zhao Jiamin's shoulder. In that instant, she felt she was saved.
Not just felt—she truly was saved.
Zhao Jiamin felt like a water ghost trapped in a narrow well, so small she could only stand and just repeated the act of drowning day after day.
Until one day, a rope suddenly descended from the well's opening.
She didn't know who had lowered the rope, nor what they intended to do, nor what she would experience after climbing up.
But one thing was clear: this rope could free her from the well that had trapped her.
That hand, firm and warm, led her into the elevator under the watchful eyes of countless people.
The elevator was empty.
With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Chenyi produced a Universal Card.
He pressed every floor of the guest rooms, planning to stop at each one. If they found the right floor, the compass needle would show a new change.
Starting from the 6th floor up to the 15th, the compass needle finally shifted direction.
"Left!" He strode out of the elevator. Despite his speed, his footsteps made no sound.
Like a feline on the hunt!
Following the needle's guidance, they arrived at the door of one of the rooms.
Jiang Chenyi grabbed Zhao Jiamin, who was about to knock and signal her not to act rashly. Then he placed the Universal Card on the door.
"Beep!" The door opened.
With a wave of his hand, the card vanished into thin air and was reclaimed by the supermarket.
Zhao Jiamin rushed in and saw her daughter lying on the pristine bed while being dressed in strange clothes and her eyes tightly shut.
"Xiao Rui! Xiao Rui!" The last cry was a scream from her.
She quickly threw herself onto the bed, then tightly wrapped the blanket around her daughter, and gently shook the child in her arms: "Xiao Rui! What's wrong with you! Xiao Rui, wake up!"
At that moment, the bathroom door opened, and a fat man wrapped in a towel around his lower half walked out.
He didn’t notice Jiang Chenyi still standing at the door.
But when he saw Zhao Jiamin approaching, his expression turned grim.
"You’ve interrupted my Flower Blooming Ritual." he said.
Zhao Jiamin was disgusted by his mention of the "Flower Blooming Ritual" because she quickly understood what it meant.
"Get out! Don’t touch my daughter! Get out!" At this moment, all her courage and anger were ignited, making her resemble a protective tigress.
The fat man let out a sneer and with a mocking smile on his face: "Your husband sold your daughter to me. Not just for the blooming price, but she’s mine from now on."
"Want to take her back? Sure, just return the 30 million to me."