Fang Yi believed Bai Jingjing hadn’t been captured for two main reasons. First, his intuition; given Bai Jingjing’s intelligence and capabilities, she shouldn’t have been caught so easily.
The second reason was that when Fang Yi had expressed his desire to hear Bai Jingjing’s voice, Mo Hongbei had responded with Meng Wei’s screams to indicate her capture, which didn’t make sense.
Meng Wei had been with Bai Jingjing, but Meng Wei’s capture didn’t necessarily imply Bai Jingjing was also caught. If Mo Hongbei had captured Bai Jingjing, having such a valuable trump card, why wouldn’t he use it?
There was only one explanation, that Mo Hongbei was bluffing.
Thus, Fang Yi firmly believed that Bai Jingjing hadn’t been captured, she must currently be in Southern Domain City, and also looking for him.
"Liu Lang," Fang Yi spoke, "take out the money and phone you have on you."
Liu Lang hesitated for a moment but then understood Fang Yi’s intent and handed over his money and phone.
Anyone could be the mole, Fang Yi had to do this.
"Brother Yi, can I ask you for a favor?" Liu Lang said.
"If we catch Gu Zheng, can you let me handle him?" Liu Lang asked.
Fang Yi looked at him and replied, "Okay."
Liu Lang expressed his gratitude, "Thanks, Brother Yi."
Then, led by Fang Yi, the two of them left the place.
Fang Yi planned to find a place to stay, but they couldn’t go to a hotel; Fang Yi had already attacked a guard, and now in Southern Domain City, he couldn’t move around freely like an ordinary citizen.
Therefore, Fang Yi opted for a small motel.
This small motel was situated in a red-light district, which typically spanned a single street.
At the entrance of the red-light district, almost every night, one or two flamboyant women would stand, and when a man passed by, regardless of how many people were with him or whether he had a girlfriend, they’d say directly, "Handsome, come inside and play."
Such places were somewhat chaotic but also adept at hiding; as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is often the safest, and the lodging fee was not high, just over a hundred Yuan for one night. Fang Yi and Liu Lang would spend the night here.
The two didn’t split up, neither did Liu Lang suggest it, as he wanted to prove his innocence.
Once inside the room, Fang Yi looked at Liu Lang, who had a stern face and was always tense, and couldn’t help but sigh, "Liu Lang, you can’t go on , you must vent somehow."
Liu Lang, confused, asked, "How do I vent?"
Fang Yi smiled with a bit of a wicked interest, "Just wait."
Soon, Fang Yi went downstairs and started strolling casually, as if taking a walk, his ears filled with the seductive voices of those flamboyant women, each one beckoning him to have fun.
Fang Yi spotted one with a good figure, hands in his pockets, and walked over.
"Handsome, what type do you like?" This woman was clearly a madame, but only in her thirties.
"I like your type," Fang Yi said with a smile.
The madame was clearly taken aback, then smiled and said, "Handsome, you really have a way with words."
Fang Yi shook his head, took out three red bills, and said with a smile, "I’m not joking; help my friend calm down, and after, I’ll give you another five hundred."
The thought flashed through the madame’s mind, eight hundred for one night, that was the price of a hostess at a nightclub.
Under the temptation of money, the madam naturally wouldn’t refuse Fang Yi and took the three red bills from his hand, cooing, "Handsome, rest assured, I’ll make sure your friend is well taken care of, but... What about you, handsome?"
How could she refuse any business? The madam eagerly looked at Fang Yi.
Fang Yi said, "I’m not playing anymore, hurry up." He told the madam which room Liu Lang was in.
Fang Yi exhaled a long breath and lit up a cigarette.
Just then, the sound of high heels clicked from behind him, immediately catching Fang Yi’s attention. He turned around and his eyes widened in shock.
"Alliance Hierarch, you... you..." Fang Yi stammered.
Standing before him was a woman, not just any woman but Bai Jingjing herself. Yet, Bai Jingjing’s attire completely overturned Fang Yi’s previous impression of her.
Bai Jingjing wore a ponytail and a baseball cap, dressed in a white short-sleeved T-shirt and jeans, looking extremely plain. Her outfit wouldn’t cost more than a hundred yuan.
Even so, her simple attire couldn’t hide Bai Jingjing’s inherent noble aura, but this style of dress certainly gave a strong sense of contrast.
"There’s no need to say more, seeing me must have made you very happy." Bai Jingjing joked.
Fang Yi nodded like a pecking chicken, saying, "Happy to death."
See, that’s what you call charisma. No wonder she’s Bai Jingjing!
Noticing his gaze, Bai Jingjing sighed, "I had to wear this."
"Because the clothes and pants were all swiftly taken from someone in the residential area." As she spoke, a slightly embarrassed and shy expression appeared on Bai Jingjing’s pretty face.
"Uh... you don’t have money on you?" Fang Yi quickly caught the detail.
Bai Jingjing looked somewhat dejected, "I usually don’t carry money with me, Meng Wei handles that for me, but he’s been captured."
Fang Yi said, "I already know that."
Bai Jingjing was surprised, then Fang Yi told her about the conversation he had with Mo Hongbei. However, what puzzled Fang Yi was how Bai Jingjing managed to find him? It couldn’t be by mere coincidence in such a large city.
Bai Jingjing suddenly lifted her left arm, showing a watch on her wrist: "See this? It’s the latest type of tracking watch. I’ve placed tracking devices inside Liu Da and the other two. By following this watch, I can find them. I thought I could only find Liu Lang, but I ended up finding you too."
Fang Yi’s mouth twitched, wondering why Bai Jingjing also had such a watch. Suddenly, he felt that this woman would have been wasted not being a spy but leading an alliance.
However, it was indeed lucky to run into Bai Jingjing. Fang Yi had been wondering how to find her, and now that he had, the following matters would be much easier to handle.
Just as Fang Yi was about to speak, Bai Jingjing suddenly said, "Alright, I won’t disturb you anymore. Go on with what you’re doing."
Fang Yi was stunned, "What do you mean? I’m not busy."
Bai Jingjing said, "Don’t be embarrassed, I understand as a woman. You must be really upset and need to vent, so go have fun. I won’t blame you, I’ll just wait outside for you."
Fang Yi finally realized what she was implying and his mouth twitched, a look of despair on his face: "I don’t need to vent."
Bai Jingjing continued to persuade him, "Don’t hold back, I won’t laugh at you. It’s not a bad thing for a man to like mature women."
Fang Yi lamented, "I do like mature women, but that wasn’t a setup by me, I arranged it for Liu Lang."
Bai Jingjing blinked mischievously, hardly believing him, then as if realizing something, sighed, "You don’t have to use Liu Lang as a shield."
Fang Yi stood messily in the wind like a statue, screaming in his heart: Oh heavens, oh earth, this woman is so wicked, just take her away!