A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 296 Let’s Talk

Chapter 296: Chapter 296 Let’s Talk

Shen Yanhe glanced indifferently at Lu Wan in the corner, a flicker of realization crossing her eyes.

Lu Wan was indeed here.

She raised her hand and struck Luo Bu’s neck sharply. Luo Bu’s neck went numb, his eyes rolled back, and his entire body lost consciousness. His massive frame staggered a couple of steps forward, then toppled straight toward the green-haired young man.

The green-haired young man was still explaining how these girls had arrived when he turned his head just in time to see Luo Bu collapsing toward him. His face registering shock, he hurriedly reached out to catch him: "Brother Luo!"

The moment he caught Luo Bu, Shen Yanhe slapped the back of the green-haired young man’s head forcefully. His body stiffened abruptly, then he slumped down limply.

The two of them fell in a heap, kicking up clouds of dust. Shen Yanhe even heard the faint sound of bone fracturing from someone.

This sudden turn of events left Lu Wan staring with shock and astonishment, sitting dumbfounded on the ground, unable to recover her senses for a long time.

Shen Yanhe gave her a fleeting glance, made sure she was just a bit dusty without any actual injuries, then took out her phone to dial Qi Fang’s number: "Qi Fang, you can move in. I’ve found the missing Lu Wan."

Qi Fang responded, "Yes."

No sooner had she hung up than Fu Yanhe’s call came through.

His voice was as calm as ever, just slightly more solemn, "Resolved? Where are you?"

"Resolved." Shen Yanhe cast a glance at Luo Bu lying unconscious on the ground, her tone casual, "At the bar’s backyard. Are you coming over now?"

"Hmm," Fu Yanhe’s eyes contained a faint smile, "I’m on the way, almost there. Wait for me to pick you up."

After the call ended, Fu Yanhe’s car also stopped outside the bar. Besides his, a silver sedan slowly pulled up in front of him.

Fu Yanhe got out of his car and looked up to see Lu Yubai, who had also just gotten out of his vehicle, his eyebrows twitching slightly, "Head of the Lu Family."

Lu Yubai was somewhat surprised to encounter Fu Yanhe here, "Director Fu, what a coincidence. What brings you here?"

"My wife was playing around, coming to the bar to relax. I’m here to pick her up," Fu Yanhe said unhurriedly. "What brings the Head of the Lu Family to this place?"

"My cousin went missing. I’ve just found out that the last place she was seen was this bar, so I brought some people over to check," Lu Yubai briefly explained the situation to Fu Yanhe and then inquired, "Would you like to join us, Director Fu?"

Fu Yanhe nodded slightly, then turned to lead the way inside first: "Let’s go together."

Elsewhere.

After finishing the call, Shen Yanhe took a small bottle of pills from her pocket, pried open the mouths of Luo Bu and the green-haired young man, forced them to swallow the pills, then turned to leave.

She needed to find Shen Zhong and demand an explanation for his disappearance over the years.

And to check if there were any other girls being held captive here.

The stunned Lu Wan finally snapped back to reality. She glanced at Luo Bu and the green-haired young man lying on the ground, uncertain whether they were dead or alive, shivered, then hastily began to scramble and crawl towards Shen Yanhe, calling out, "Dr. Yanhe! Wait for me!"

Worried that Lu Wan’s cries might alert the people outside, Shen Yanhe stopped in her tracks.

Before she could even turn around, a small figure threw itself at her. Lu Wan clung to her tightly, her face a mess of tears and snot: "I was wrong about the disrespect I showed you before, don’t leave me behind, take me with you."

Shen Yanhe looked at her dirty appearance, a trace of disgust flashing in her eyes, "..."

She reached out to peel the clinging Lu Wan off of herself: "Stay here and behave yourself, the police will be here shortly."

Lu Wan clung to Shen Yanhe’s thigh, her eyes blurred with tears, as she sobbed and turned to glance at the person lying on the ground, then quickly buried her face back onto Shen Yanhe’s thigh: "I, I’m scared."

Shen Yanhe coldly prised her hands from his leg: "There’s nothing to be scared of, they won’t wake up so soon."

She picked up Lu Wan like one would a kitten and moved her to the side: "Stay here, wake up those unconscious girls, and when the police arrive, negotiate with them. Identify the crimes of these two men, while I go rescue the others."

As soon as Lu Wan heard that there were other abducted people, she forcibly suppressed her fear and quickly nodded: "Okay, then you go quickly."

Shen Yanhe hummed in response and turned to leave briskly.

Lu Wan wiped away her tears and turned to wake the other unconscious girls.

The rooms in Luo Bu’s courtyard were a distance away from the blond man’s room, closer to the bar for the convenience of Luo Bu carrying out his shameful acts under the cover of the bar’s music.

When the blond man heard noises from that direction, he thought Luo Bu was engaged in those acts again. Irritation flitted across his face as he cursed in American: "This Luo Bu really does have his mind in the gutter, always busy with that sort of thing."

The girl who was pouring water for the blond man shrank back in fright upon his incoherent mumbling.

Shen Zhong, who was half reclining on the bed with his eyes closed and resting, glanced at him with a nonchalant expression: "Bear with it, it’ll be fine once we’re back in America tomorrow."

The blond man drank a sip of water with irritation, stood up, and walked out: "I’m going to the bathroom."

However, he hadn’t taken two steps before his vision suddenly went black, and he collapsed onto the floor with a loud thud.

The girl looked on with a panic-stricken face, utterly at a loss as she turned to Shen Zhong: "Mr. Shen, he..."

"Don’t be afraid, he won’t die." Shen Zhong got up from the bed, picked up the blond man, threw him on the bed, then glanced outside the window and murmured softly: "Your rescuer has arrived, come with me."

A look of joy flashed across the girl’s eyes, and she quickly followed Shen Zhong out of the room.

Just as they stepped out the door, they bumped straight into Shen Yanhe, who was on her way to find them.

Shen Yanhe gradually slowed her steps, standing still as she looked indifferently at Shen Zhong. The two engaged in a silent confrontation, and the atmosphere became progressively colder.

The bewildered girl behind him also stood silently, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two.

"Shen Zhong," Shen Yanhe said with an indifferent tone as she glanced at the girl behind him, "shall we talk?"

Her formal address stirred a hint of bitterness in Shen Zhong’s heart, but he maintained his composure and nodded: "All right."

Shen Zhong turned to the girl and instructed: "Wait here for a few minutes, and don’t run off."

The girl nodded repeatedly: "Okay."

During the conversation, she couldn’t help but give Shen Yanhe another look.

This girl’s facial features bore a resemblance to Mr. Shen’s, who had rescued her.

Could she be the daughter Mr. Shen had mentioned?

Was she a police officer? Was she here to rescue them?

Shen Yanhe turned and took the lead, walking towards a secluded corner, while Shen Zhong followed heavily, his gaze on her filled with a mixture of pride, nostalgia, and regret.

The girl who used to follow him around, insisting on being held by him, had all grown up.

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