The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Before the teahouse owner could react, Ling Chen and Chen Junfeng, who were hiding on both sides of the main door, sprang into action, bursting through the entrance and pressing the teahouse owner against the wall with one hand. At the same time, Qiu Yong and the others followed closely behind, shutting the door once more.

Upon entering the teahouse, Qiu Yong and his team wasted no time, swiftly rushing to the second floor to carefully check all the private rooms. Only after confirming that no one else was present, did they return to the first floor and surround the teahouse owner.

Seeing the stance they had taken, the teahouse owner forced a slight smile and said, "Gentlemen, what are you doing? I’m just running a small business with not much money."

Ling Chen replied with a faint smile, "Do you think I’m here to rob you? Owner, you’re a smart guy, you should know our purpose."

"I... I don’t quite understand what you mean, I’ve already told you, I’m just an ordinary businessman."

"You won’t shed tears until you see the coffin." Chen Junfeng snorted coldly, picking up a box of toothpicks from the table, pulling one out and jabbing it directly into the man’s body.

The teahouse owner immediately cried out in pain, hastily pleading, "I... I really don’t know anything, please have mercy, let me go."

Chen Junfeng stated coldly, "There are at least a hundred toothpicks here. If you refuse to talk, do you believe I won’t stick them all into you?"

Upon hearing this, the teahouse owner’s face instantly turned pale.

"I... I..."

"Sixth Brother, check around, there should be a mechanism in this teahouse. So many people came out of here just now, they couldn’t have appeared out of thin air."

After listening to Ling Chen, Wei Jiahao responded and quickly got to work.

"Owner, my Sixth Brother might not be good at much else, but he’s an expert in Mechanical Techniques. If he finds it, you’ll be of no use to us. If you want to live, it’s best to cooperate, or I have a hundred ways to make you regret living in this world."

The teahouse owner hesitated for a moment and asked, "Will you really let me go?"

"Of course."

"Fine, I’ll take you there." Finished speaking, the teahouse owner led them to a private room on the first floor. The room’s floor and walls were wooden, pieced together like square planks.

In the private room, the teahouse owner walked up to a wall and gently tapped on a wooden panel. Instantly, the panel moved aside, revealing an electric mechanism inside.

As the mechanism was activated, an entrance appeared on the floor.

"I’ll go down first to take a look." With that, Xu Ming leaped down. A few minutes later, Xu Ming’s voice came up from below, "No problem here."

"Let’s go." Ling Chen nudged the teahouse owner, who unwillingly jumped into the entrance. Soon, everyone made their way to the bottom.

Down below, Ling Chen glanced around and found that they were surrounded by metal walls with no other passage, not even a door. Seeing this, he turned his gaze to the teahouse owner. The latter shrank his head and quickly said, "There’s a hidden door here, I’ll open it for you."

He then quickly walked to a metal wall, extending his hand to press his five fingers against it. Instantly, a line of data appeared on the metal wall, apparently conducting a fingerprint scan.

Beep!

With a soft sound, the bottom of the metal wall revealed a half-meter-high hidden passage. As it appeared, the teahouse owner swiftly ducked and dove into it. By the time the others reacted, he had already made it through.

Not good! Seeing this, Ling Chen immediately sensed something was amiss and rushed up. However, the metal barrier of the hidden passage suddenly dropped, sealing the entrance. Not only that, but the overhead opening also automatically closed, trapping everyone in the confined space.

"We’ve been deceived..." Chen Junfeng said with a slight frown, his voice cold, "Daring to trick us, you better hope you don’t end up in my hands."

"Forget that for now; let’s think about how to get out first." With that, Ling Chen approached the metal wall, knocking on the barrier sealing the entrance. Judging by the feel, the metal barrier was about ten centimeters thick, very sturdy, and likely difficult to break.

Following that, like the teahouse owner, he pressed his hand against the metal wall, but it showed a fingerprint recognition error.

"Sixth Brother, can you get this thing open?" Ling Chen asked.

"Let me try." Wei Jiahao replied, moving up to the metal wall to carefully study it.

"Everyone, feeling desperate?" At that moment, a voice rang out from an unknown location, reaching everyone’s ears. Upon hearing it, Ling Chen immediately recognized that it was the teahouse owner who had just escaped.

"I have to admit, you indeed had a trick, leading us into a trap," Ling Chen replied calmly.

"Ling Chen, did you really think we wouldn’t be prepared at all?" the other mocked with a laugh, "You can’t just waltz into Netherworld Snake’s territory."

While speaking, everyone noticed that gas was leaking from the top of the enclosed metal chamber.

"What is this?"

"This is our newly developed poison gas. Not only will it make you feel suffocated in a short time, but it will also slowly dissolve your bodies. Leave you inside for two days, and there won’t even be any remains to collect."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the group became visibly grim.

"Sixth Brother, how about it? Can you do it?" Qiu Yong quickly moved next to Wei Jiahao, asking anxiously.

Wei Jiahao shook his head, "I’m not very skilled with this kind of electronic lock. Even if I could crack it, it would take at least one or two hours."

"Why bother with that?" Chen Junfeng huffed, slightly flicking his wrist, causing the collapsed silver gun to extend.

"Break it for me!"

With a light shout, Chen Junfeng struck the concealed door overhead with the silver gun. Instantly, with a ’clang’ sound, sparks flew, but the hidden door remained intact, leaving only a faint mark on its surface.

Seeing this, the group furrowed their brows.

Meanwhile, the poison gas in the metal chamber grew thicker, and everyone held their breath, buying some time.

Ling Chen glanced around, then pulled out his phone, only to find that all signals were blocked. Even if he wanted to call for help, he had no way.

"Sixth Brother, what do we do now?" Qiu Yong asked in a deep voice.

"Ling Chen, give up the fight. There’s no way for you to escape from here," the teahouse owner’s voice came, tinged with mockery, "But, you could kneel and beg me, and maybe I’ll give you the mercy of leaving your bodies intact."