What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

Lin Chang'an shook his head and tapped his wine glass with his fingertips.

The owners of these adult entertainment venues have connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.

Even if the authorities were to crack down on prostitution, they would receive advance notice and either have to close down or suspend services.

He just told the supervisor he wanted service, and she readily agreed, which means there's absolutely no chance of a surprise inspection today.

Besides, they didn't do anything, they didn't even take their pants off.

We're just sitting here having a drink. If we're unlucky enough to get caught in a surprise inspection, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Moreover, he wasn't interested in these women in the first place; he mainly brought Guo Xiaowu here to broaden his horizons.

Despite his thoughts, his curiosity got the better of him, and he got up to take a look.

He pushed open the door to the private room, and two waiters in white shirts immediately stepped forward, their faces plastered with formulaic smiles, but their tone was obstructive:

"Boss, I'm so sorry to bother you. Some guests have had too much to drink and are causing trouble. Please go back to your private room and wait a moment. The girls will be here shortly."

Lin Chang'an raised an eyebrow, nodded, and casually glanced at the messy corridor.

A few people were gathered at the door of a private room not far away, including the manager from earlier. His face had lost its composure and showed signs of panic.

A fat, pot-bellied man with a contorted face kept making excuses:

"I didn't do anything! I just made her drink two bottles of wine, who knew she could hold her liquor so easily..."

Before he could finish speaking, two burly men in black shirts stepped forward, grabbed him from both sides, and one of them covered his mouth, forcibly dragging him toward the elevator.

Immediately afterwards, a silver food cart was pushed out of the private room, covered by a thick white curtain that completely concealed the contents.

The supervisor strode to the middle of the corridor and explained with a forced smile to the few customers who were peeking out to see what was going on:

"It's alright, bosses. One of our customers has had too much to drink and is being difficult. We'll take him downstairs to rest, and you can continue having fun."

The guests were just curious, and when they heard that someone had drunk too much and was acting strangely, and nothing else, most of them laughed and retreated back to their private rooms, and no one asked any more questions.

Lin Chang'an slowed his pace by a beat, and in the brief moment the waiter turned around, his gaze inadvertently swept towards the food cart.

Just as the food cart rounded the corner, the curtain suddenly trembled, and a slender arm fell out from inside, hanging limply on the ground, motionless.

The man in black next to him glared at him, quickly shoved his arm back under the curtain, and pressed down hard on the corner of the curtain. He pushed the food cart and walked briskly toward the elevator, keeping his head down the whole time, as if afraid of being seen.

Lin Chang'an curled his lips slightly, already knowing what was going on.

It seems that the customer just now ruined the girl.

But this is ultimately a karaoke area, not a place that actually provides special services. I wonder what that fat guy was doing to get someone like this.

He had seen and heard a lot about these kinds of fancy tricks in his past life, so he wasn't really bothered by them.

There will always be some customers with unusual tastes in these kinds of establishments, and no matter how strictly the establishment is managed, some things are bound to happen.

Back in the private room, Guo Xiaowu immediately approached: "How did it go? What happened outside?"

Lin Chang'an leaned back on the sofa, picked up his wine glass and took a sip: "It's nothing, it's just that a guest got drunk and caused trouble."

Guo Xiaowu nodded upon hearing this.

The two drank for a while longer, but Guo Xiaowu couldn't contain his impatience any longer, jumping up and down: "What's going on here? Why aren't the girls here yet? Chang'an, did they refuse to serve us because you asked for a change of girls?"

Lin Chang'an glanced at him helplessly, looking at his head-turned-up look, and was about to say a few words of scolding.

At that moment, the door to the private room was pushed open, and it was the same supervisor from before.

Guo Xiaowu was immediately invigorated, but when he saw that there was no one behind the foreman, his face fell.

The foreman smiled apologetically: "Bosses, I'm really sorry, our equipment is out of order today and we can't fix it for a while."

Your meal is on the house today. I apologize for the inconvenience. Please come back another day, and I will definitely provide you with the best service.

Upon hearing this, Guo Xiaowu grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What's going on? We've been waiting for the girl for ages, are you guys even capable of this...?"

Lin Chang'an frowned, patted Guo Xiaowu on the shoulder, and gestured for him to stop shouting.

He could roughly guess that it was caused by what had just happened. The place dared not continue operating and could only use "equipment malfunction" as an excuse to send all the customers away.

The fact that a large venue like the Geely Hotel had to temporarily suspend services suggests that what happened earlier was quite serious; the girl might already be dead.

Lin Chang'an smiled bitterly to himself, thinking to himself that he was like Conan, getting into trouble wherever he went.

But then I thought, it wasn't such a loss after getting a free drink.

"Alright, since the equipment is broken, we'll be going now." Lin Chang'an stood up and pulled Guo Xiaowu, who was still complaining, out of the room.

The supervisor quickly stepped forward and saw them off, his face full of apology: "I'm so sorry to have made you two bosses come all this way for nothing. Please come again another day."

Lin Chang'an did not respond again. He walked past the private room where the incident had just occurred and glanced back at it.

As Guo Xiaowu stepped out of the Emperor Hotel, he sighed and looked utterly helpless.

"Chang'an, what's going on here? We haven't even had a chance to play with the girls yet, and we're already leaving?"

Lin Chang'an didn't want to explain too much to this guy who was now completely out of his mind.

"Let's go, let's try another one."

Upon hearing this, Guo Xiaowu's dejected spirits were lifted once again.

"Let's go for a walk."

Just as the two were about to wave down a taxi, Lin Chang'an raised an eyebrow and reluctantly lowered his hand.

The pendant on my chest was slowly heating up; a mission had arrived.

Damn it, he's getting missions wherever he goes!

[Currently available quest for karma cleansing: Infant Redemption]

[Mission Details: Technician Chen Lijuan has died suddenly, and her son will soon be sold by villains. Please, Traveler, stop this evil act and save the infant.]

[Mission Background: Chen Lijuan, a technician at Emperor Garden, had a relationship with...]

[Task Reward: 1500 Merit Points.]

Lin Chang'an squinted at the background information on the golden task panel, his eyes trembling.

He knew the industry was chaotic, but he never imagined it would be this chaotic.

It seems that the person who was secretly taken away by the food truck just now must be the one mentioned in the mission: Chen Lijuan.

My guess was right; the person did indeed die, and was essentially played to death.

The deceased female technician had no relatives or friends, and she got together with a blond-haired guy from the streets and became pregnant.

Then, because it was discovered too late, it couldn't be removed, so the baby was born.

Originally, she planned to sell the baby after it was born, but a mother's love makes her strong, and the female technician regretted it and wanted to raise the child.

Because she had no means of making a living and was being pressured by her boyfriend, she had no choice but to return to prostitution just two months after giving birth.

However, due to her postpartum recovery and poor health, she was forced to drink alcohol by a guest today, resulting in bleeding and death.

Then, with no one to care for the child, and her boyfriend being a blond guy who wouldn't take care of an infant, she decided to contact a buyer and sell the child...

Lin Chang'an frowned deeply as he looked at it.

To be honest, Lin Chang'an didn't want to take on this task.

Given the circumstances of these two people, selling the child might be the best outcome for the child.

However, his thoughts suddenly drifted to the sight of those disabled Hanakos he had seen at the train station earlier that day.

It's hard to say who this coward might sell the child to.

This mission is fucking stupid.

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