Chapter 49: Lending a Helping Hand

Fortunately, Wang Yu remained calm, but he knew that he couldn’t break the stalemate anytime soon.

The other side outnumbered them, and judging by their attitude, they intended to keep everyone here.

Although Wang Yu didn’t know what those cigarettes were, he understood that they were absolutely not to be touched.

“A few big brothers, come on, what’s there to be shy about? Isn’t it all about having fun?”

Under the temptation of these women, Bai Zhanchen, who had relatively little experience, was slowly losing his rationality.

Wang Yu quietly took out his phone and sent a message to Gu Bai.

“Emergency, help.”

His action wasn’t seen by Ge Wenfeng, who didn’t suspect much.

In his eyes, these were just students, easy to handle.

As long as they fell, there would be plenty of money to be made.

“Brother Ge Wenfeng, this kind of thing is a bit indecent, and… there isn’t even a bed here, right?”

Wang Yu tried to stall for time, but shortly after he sent the message, Gu Bai’s reply came. It read,

“I’ve already called the police. The patrol car is on its way.”

However, Wang Yu, busy dealing with Ge Wenfeng, didn’t see this message.

“That’s what makes it exciting. You guys are still too young.”

Ge Wenfeng laughed, then pulled Li Xue into his arms and said, “There’s a saying: ‘Shared joy is double joy.’ So what are you waiting for?”

Halfway through, Ge Wenfeng’s smile disappeared, and he spoke in a threatening tone.

“Or are you saying you won’t even accept this small kindness from me? That would be too ungrateful, wouldn’t it?”

The social youths around him let out cold laughs and rolled up their sleeves.

The scene looked extremely dangerous.

Seeing this, Wang Yu couldn’t help but feel a bit panicked.

But just then, the sound of a police siren came from somewhere.

Since the windows in the private room had been opened earlier for ventilation, and they weren’t singing karaoke anymore, the siren was particularly piercing.

Ge Wenfeng, being a seasoned veteran, had to be cautious.

So he pretended nothing was wrong and said to the three, “I still have some things to do today. Since you three are unwilling, I won’t force you. Farewell.”

As he spoke, the group of women looked somewhat regretful, but they all followed Ge Wenfeng out.

Li Xue was among them, so only Wang Yu, Bai Zhanchen, and Su Shuhao remained in the private room.

Wang Yu, having narrowly escaped, let out a sigh of relief.

He took out his phone and naturally saw the message from Gu Bai, then cursed with a laugh.

“That old Bai, he’s really quick to react, but he didn’t even call us to escape. Too disloyal.”

Bai Zhanchen saw the women leave and, with the siren still sounding, seemed to snap out of it.

He said with lingering fear, “Wait, we didn’t just run into some kind of mafia or something, did we?”

“Probably worse than the mafia,” Wang Yu said, seeing that they had taken even the cigarettes and alcohol.

He voiced his guess: “These might be… drugs.”

After hearing Wang Yu’s guess, the other two felt a chill run down their spines and said,

“Good thing Brother Bai warned us.”

“Exactly, if it weren’t for that siren, we probably wouldn’t have gotten out.”

But oddly enough, in Wang Yu’s memory, he had never heard such an arrogant police siren.

If Gu Bai had really called the police, they should have come quietly to make a successful arrest, not like this, as if parading around.

Could it be a patrol car?

Just as Wang Yu was speculating, a crisp voice rang out.

“Are you guys okay?”

Hearing the voice, the three couldn’t help but look over.

They saw a short-haired girl in neat clothes standing at the door.

She was holding a remote control.

She was the organizer of this mixer—Lai Weiyi.

“Sorry, I didn’t expect Li Xue’s private life to be so messy.”

As she spoke, she pressed the remote control, and the police siren outside stopped.

Now Wang Yu and the others understood that the siren wasn’t real police, just a sound made by Lai Weiyi.

“It’s fine,” Bai Zhanchen waved his hand repeatedly.

“You can’t blame Junior Lai Weiyi for this. If anyone’s to blame, it’s that Li Xue.”

However, due to the earlier temptation, Bai Zhanchen was in an awkward state.

He was hunched over, looking quite ridiculous.

Lai Weiyi naturally saw his state and couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Anyway, as long as you guys are okay, hurry up and leave. If they come back, we really won’t be able to get away.”

“Makes sense. Let’s go, let’s go.”

With that, the four quickly left the place.

—

The next morning, Gu Bai had just woken up when his phone on the pillow rang.

“Hello?”

He answered and asked, “Officer Chen, did you catch them?”

“Unfortunately, they seemed to have been tipped off. By the time we arrived, there was no one there.”

Officer Chen’s voice carried a hint of frustration and disappointment.

After all, cracking a drug trafficking case would be a major achievement.

But he didn’t give up.

He said to Gu Bai, “We’re gathering surveillance footage and collecting information now. If you have any useful leads, Xiao Bai, be sure to tell me immediately.”

“Got it. I won’t bother you anymore, Officer Chen.”

“Alright, Xiao Bai, remember to keep an eye on that girl’s condition. If anything happens, be sure to go to the hospital.”

After giving his instructions, Officer Chen hurriedly hung up.

He really seemed busy.

Gu Bai put his phone aside and checked the time.

8:00 AM. According to his estimate, “Su Shuhao” should be about to wake up by now.

So Gu Bai stood up and walked over to Su Wan’er.

He looked at the girl and checked her breathing and pulse.

Everything was steady.

It seemed there wasn’t any problem.

“Mmm…”

Just as Gu Bai was thinking, Su Wan’er slowly opened her eyes.

She looked around the room in a daze, then glanced at Gu Bai in front of her.

Confused, she didn’t know what had happened, and no matter how she tried, she couldn’t remember anything from last night.

“Drink some water, it’ll help you feel better.” Gu Bai handed her a cup of water and said, “You blacked out last night.”

“Oh…”

Su Wan’er took the water groggily, then suddenly snapped awake and asked, “Wait?! Gu Bai, why are you in my house?!”