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Chapter 849 - 846: Do You Need My Help?

Chapter 849: Chapter 846: Do You Need My Help?

Yan Bo guessed she truly had something important to deal with and wasn’t really listening anymore.

"Since there’s still work to be busy with, you should go over and check on it earlier."

Tong Xiaohua thought for a moment, nodded, and called a waitress to settle the bill.

"Whenever you have time, give me a call. After all, I always eat dinner alone, which is pretty boring."

Yan Bo, as usual, escorted Tong Xiaohua to her car and, after hearing her assured reply, closed the car door for her.

The reason Tong Xiaohua was distracted was that there had been an incident at the KTV; some patrons were causing trouble and had even called the police, who took the opportunity to inspect the place and found some contraband.

To Tong Xiaohua, the word "incidental" was nothing but a euphemism for framing and sabotage.

If it had been a few years earlier, Tong Xiaohua wouldn’t have dared claim her family’s KTV branches were all that clean, but after Tong Yunxiang truly decided to drop the burden of the Tong Family’s business on her shoulders, many of the family’s practices had become much more restrained.

After getting in her car, Tong Xiaohua directly dialed Uncle Ming’s phone.

"Xiao Hua, don’t come over. I’ll handle this," he said.

Clearly, Uncle Ming didn’t want Tong Xiaohua to get too involved in the matter.

But Tong Xiaohua had been mentally prepared for such situations. When she agreed to take on this responsibility, she knew she couldn’t shrink back in the name of personal innocence, nor could she hide behind the uncles who loved and protected her for her own safety.

She didn’t want her father to return from his trip only to hear ridicule and blame, to be told that his daughter, Tong Yunxiang’s girl, was a coward, a useless weakling.

"Uncle Ming, I’m already on my way, I’ll be there in about twenty minutes."

After hanging up with Uncle Ming, she received a message. When she checked it, surprisingly, it was from Yan Bo, whom she had just parted with.

"If there is anything I can help with, just let me know," it read.

Tong Xiaohua showed a bitter smile, but deep inside, she felt a touch of warmth.

From their several interactions, she had learned a bit about him. He wasn’t a local, which explained why she hadn’t really heard of a Yan Family in L City before.

His family was in the Capital City, his father and elder brother held official posts, and his sister was a diplomat. As for the positions his father and brother held, Tong Xiaohua didn’t inquire, but whatsoever they were, they were out of reach for him in L City and couldn’t be of much help.

Besides, why should she bother him with her family’s problems?

To him, she was at most just a friend. It was already very nice just to receive his words of concern.

"It’s nothing, thank you!"

Receiving her message, Yan Bo was still somewhat worried. Sitting in his office, he thought for a bit and, in the end, decided to make a call.

"Director Qi, this is Yan Bo from Yanhuang Real Estate."

Originally, he wanted to gather some information through others, but after giving it much thought, he finally decided to directly dial the phone of the North City police station chief.

The person on the other end paused for a few seconds and then responded with great enthusiasm, "Oh! Is this Young Master Yan the Third?"

Although Yan Bo didn’t like to bully others by flaunting his status, he couldn’t deny that the title "Young Master Yan the Third" had indeed won him many conveniences.

He didn’t even need to say much; just like now, stating his name was sufficient for many seemingly troublesome issues to be resolved smoothly.

Setting aside what Yan Bo discussed with Director Qi, let’s just say that Tong Xiaohua hurried to the Tong Family’s North City KTV branch, and from a distance, she saw several police cars parked at the entrance.

Tong Xiaohua got out of the car, took a deep breath at the doorway, then lifted her head high and strode in.

"Miss..."

The manager and supervisor had probably gone to deal with the policemen, and running over to greet Tong Xiaohua, with visible panic, were two waitresses.

"What’s the matter?" Tong Xiaohua asked with a cold face as she approached the waitress.

Uncle Ming probably didn’t want her to get involved, so he only mentioned it briefly on the phone and didn’t go into detail.

The waitress led her into a private room on the side and gave her a rough account of the situation.

It turned out that a new customer brought a few friends over to sing, and after probably drinking too much, insisted on taking one of the singing waitresses out of the venue.

However, these KTV waitresses were mainly for accompanying singing, most were unwilling to leave with customers, and KTV generally respected the girls’ wishes, not intervening much. After all, the KTV only provided drinks and such, with no special services on offer.

When the singing waitress refused to leave with him, the customer became angry, called the police directly, and claimed the waitresses were selling him illegal substances.

This kind of situation was obviously a setup, but if someone was skilled in their tactics, it could be quite difficult to resolve.

After all, this KTV belonged to the Tong Family, and in the eyes of certain people at the police station, the Tong Family practically represented all kinds of shady dealings.

Tong Xiaohua was clearer about this than anyone else.

"Which private room is the customer in? Where is Uncle Ming now?" she asked, her expression grave, yet her tone still very calm.

"Uncle Ming is in Phantom, everyone’s there," the waitress replied.

Tong Xiaohua instructed the bodyguards beside her, "Yang, you and Big Brother go outside and keep watch, don’t let anyone take advantage of the situation."

After giving her instructions, she asked the waitress, "Did Uncle Ming get the surveillance footage sent over?"

Tong Xiaohua believed Uncle Ming had already taken care of it, but she wanted to confirm it anyway.

After all, it was not uncommon for details to be forgotten amidst chaos.

"Yes, the footage was pulled up immediately, but it doesn’t seem to reveal any flaws," the waitress informed her.

Tong Xiaohua was not in a hurry to go to Phantom, as Uncle Ming was there.

"Has there been any recent movement in the area?" she inquired.

The Tong Family’s KTV was dominant in L City, with branches scattered across all the prime locations of the city.

The waitress frowned and thought hard before saying with some uncertainty.

"It seems I heard that the sauna across the street is about to be acquired by someone..."

During the time when the Tong family patriarch had not stepped down, Li Lin, the supervisor in charge of the KTV sector, proposed a purchase plan to the patriarch for the sauna opposite the KTV, which had been languishing for quite some time.

However, the Tong family patriarch felt that a simple sauna had limited development prospects and, considering the high asking price, he only casually entertained the suggestion, and the matter was dropped. Since then, the sauna continued its tepid existence for another half year.

Tong Xiaohua carefully went through these matters in her mind, "Has there been any word on who is coming to acquire it? Or what will be done after the acquisition?"

The waitress scratched her head, "Miss, I’m not too clear on that."

Seeing she couldn’t get any more information, Tong Xiaohua didn’t ask further. She walked out of the private room, went upstairs, and headed straight for Phantom.

Before she got close, she could already hear a hustle and bustle of voices coming from the private room, including that of Uncle Ming.

It seemed that the customer was a rather troublesome person!

To have riled up Uncle Ming to this extent, he must have quite a background.

Moreover, this person seemed well-versed in Uncle Ming’s personality; otherwise, not many had the ability to make Uncle Ming lose his temper.