524: Chapter 524: The Items are on Him 524: Chapter 524: The Items are on Him “It’s not a body search, that’s better, I can accept that.”
“Long live understanding, I can barely accept it too, the Athena suit should still be in the auction house, let’s just search then.”
This approach essentially won everyone’s understanding.
Mr.
Tang also bowed again to express his thanks, and began arranging for people to conduct checks on everyone.
Anyone who was checked would rest on the open ground to the right of the venue, waiting until all checks were completed before leaving.
The inspection began, and the guests at the scene obviously had no issues.
Tangyu quickly underwent the check and retreated to the open ground on the right to rest.
Su Yaoji and Hu Xing walked over to this side, and Su Yaoji gave Tangyu a flirtatious smile, winking, “Yo little brother, haven’t seen you in days and you’ve already hooked up with a big star, huh?
Impressive.
I thought Xinxin had you in the palm of her hand, but it seems you’re quite capable.”
“Sister Enchantress, please stop joking about me, Huangfu Jing and I are just ordinary friends,” Tangyu said.
“Is that so?
Then maybe I still have a chance.
How about I take you out tonight?” Su Yaoji said, her words somewhat unsettling Hu Xing.
Despite her flirty nature, Su Yaoji wasn’t one to casually tease men, at least Hu Xing had never seen her flirt with any man other than Tangyu.
Generally, every time they met, Su Yaoji would flirt with Tangyu, and this inevitably required Hu Xing to be extra cautious.
Hu Xing, after all, was Su Yaoji’s fiancé in name, albeit a ceremony had not yet been held.
Both families had agreed to this marriage arrangement; it was only because Su Yaoji was dragging it out that the wedding hadn’t happened sooner.
“He’s accompanying me tonight, he’s busy,” Huangfu Jing said.
Only then did Su Yaoji turn to Huangfu Jing, “Accompanying you, huh?
Aren’t you worried about stirring up some scandal as a big star?”
“I’m never afraid of any scandal,” Huangfu Jing said.
“So, you are saying that you like Tangyu?” Su Yaoji said.
Huangfu Jing suddenly found herself at a loss for words.
Did she like Tangyu?
Clearly, that was not the case.
At most, she might just feel grateful to him for saving her life and consider him a friend.
Liking him was still a far-off feeling, at least Huangfu Jing didn’t think she would easily develop such feelings for someone.
“I think I don’t need to answer your question, and besides, we aren’t even close,” Huangfu Jing said coolly.
Su Yaoji laughed, “Right, we aren’t close.
You don’t need to answer my question, but maybe someone else wants to know.
You see, Tangyu my little brother, I know what you are thinking.
Alright, you two go ahead with your little scandal; I won’t be a third wheel here.” Saying this, Su Yaoji then walked off with Hu Xing.
“…” Tangyu was speechless.
This Great Demon was just making things up; Tangyu looked at Huangfu Jing and quickly said, “Don’t listen to her, she’s just joking.
I definitely don’t have any designs on you.”
Tangyu’s response only made things worse, as Huangfu Jing’s expression grew even colder.
She turned her head away, clearly showing that she was ignoring Tangyu.
This left Tangyu scratching his head, somewhat baffled.
What had he said wrong?
“Huangfu Jing, what’s wrong?” Tangyu asked.
Huangfu Jing then turned back to him, “Am I that bad?
You don’t even think about plotting anything against me?”
“Uh—” Tangyu was instantly distressed.
The thinking of women could indeed be strange, sometimes utterly incomprehensible.
If he admitted to having designs on her, she might call him a pervert, lecherous, and shameless, or even say she hadn’t expected this from him.
But if he said he hadn’t thought about it, then she was asking such a question, which was just as frustrating and deeply hurting.
Dealing with women, any response seemed to be wrong.
“No, no, that’s not what I mean.
You are of course very excellent, very beautiful, and very lovely,” Tangyu said.
“Liar, you still say you haven’t thought about it.
Doesn’t that prove I’m terrible?” Huangfu Jing said, sometimes a woman’s stubbornness could be insurmountable—a hundred bulls wouldn’t be able to pull her back.
A woman’s obstinacy could definitely exceed that of a man by far.
“Alright, I admit it, I did have that thought,” Tangyu could only say.
Huangfu Jing looked at Tangyu: “Men really are no good.”
“…”
Tangyu felt like self-destructing.
He could only sulkily shut up as arguing with a woman was always so painful.
Half an hour later, the inspection was completely finished, and clearly, none of the over five hundred guests had any issues.
All guests were asked to rest on the open ground to the right, while the inspectors began a thorough search of every corner of the venue.
It took another twenty minutes to complete the inspection, and still, nothing was found.
The Athena suit had seemingly vanished into thin air.
Logically, considering the recent shootout, it seemed unlikely that anyone had left, and the four criminals had been killed on the spot.
How could the item have been taken out?
If the item was still in the venue, why can’t it be found?
Strange, indeed very strange.
Mr.
Tang furrowed his brow, realizing he was now faced with a major problem.
The enemy was far too clever, as if controlling everything to a tee, leaving no trace whatsoever.
Being able to stealthily take the Athena suit was truly baffling.
How did they manage it?
“It really is bigger than a blockbuster movie.
If the Athena suit isn’t at the venue, it must have been taken out already.
Maybe among those security guards just now, there were some from the other side who managed to sneak the Athena suit out during the gunfire.”
“Right, there’s definitely that possibility.”
“But it’s hard to say, even if it was taken out by security personnel, they couldn’t have gotten out of here.”
“Who knows, it’s just too inconceivable.
If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would hardly believe that such clever thieves exist.”
Huangfu Jing seemed a bit curious about this case, saying, “Tangyu, what do you think?
I don’t believe the item was taken out.”
Tangyu nodded and said, “Great minds think alike, I also don’t think the item was taken out.
I paid attention during the recent gunfire, those four individuals were clearly Dead Soldiers, a distraction, leading us to think the item might have been taken out during the gunfire, which is a misconception.
If nothing had happened, everyone would be certain the item was still here, and by just searching thoroughly, it would definitely be found.”
“So, if that’s the case, you see, we have searched thoroughly, I also noticed, they searched very diligently, every corner, even every inch, was covered, so where could the item be hidden?” Huangfu Jing said, puzzled by this.
Qingge scanned the area, then looked at the host on the podium, saying, “There’s one person who hasn’t been checked.”
“Right, the host hasn’t been checked yet.” Tangyu said.
Just then, the host walked over to Mr.
Tang and said, “Mr.
Tang, please check me too, otherwise, everyone will think I’m an exception.
Besides, everyone has been checked, if I’m not, I’d feel uncomfortable.”
Mr.
Tang nodded, waved his hand, and two inspectors came up and checked the host, clearly finding nothing wrong.
“He’s also clear, but then it becomes even more bizarre, the Athena suit has just vanished.
It’s not something small, if someone wanted to hide it, it wouldn’t escape detection,” Huangfu Jing shook her head and said.
Qingge also shook his head, indicating that he couldn’t understand it either.
Tangyu’s brow furrowed slightly, as if he was on the verge of grasping something, but it was still very vague, like a ghost of a thought.
The scene fell silent for a while, then Mr.
Tang finally spoke, “Since the item isn’t here at the venue, it must have been taken out during the fight just now.
Clearly, I still can’t figure out how they did it, but it’s certain that among our security personnel, there’s a mole.
However, I am confident that as long as the item is still here, it will be found; it is absolutely impossible to take it out.
Now, let’s open the emergency exits and escort all the guests out, in case the opponents have another move.”
Mr.
Tang’s men were all loyal employees, absolutely trustworthy.
“Hmm, that’s not right,” Tangyu’s attention was drawn to a small detail about the host, who walked up to the auction podium to take his wireless earpiece when Mr.
Tang ordered everyone to evacuate from the venue.
Normally, this behavior was quite ordinary, but it sparked like a star in Tangyu’s mind, unraveling a thread of doubt he had.
“The item is on him,” Tangyu pointed at the host and declared.
Tangyu’s voice made everyone’s steps halt, and all eyes, following Tangyu’s gesture, landed on the host, whose expression also shifted but quickly regained composure, showing remarkable poise.
“What do you mean?”
“What item?”
Many people started questioning, not understanding what Tangyu was getting at, with Mr.
Tang also turning his gaze towards Tangyu.
Tangyu said, “The Athena suit is on him, I am certain.
Mr.
Tang, if you hold him, you’ll know.”
“How could that be, didn’t we check him already?”
“What is this about, isn’t this joke a bit too much?”
Huangfu Jing also looked at Tangyu confusedly, “How could the item be on him?
Tangyu, did you make a mistake?”
Tangyu shook his head and said, “No, I didn’t make a mistake, I am very sure.” Tangyu’s expression was serious, his demeanor not joking in the slightest.
Qingge pondered for a while, then also nodded, “Yes, Tangyu is right, I believe his deduction too.”
The atmosphere, which had relaxed, suddenly tensed up again.
The host looked uneasily at Tangyu and said, “My friend, I don’t understand what you mean.
If this is just a joke, I’ll laugh it off.
But if you are serious, I hardly can comprehend it, as I have never met you before and we have no previous grievances.
I don’t understand why you are so certain that the item is on me.
I had asked Mr.
Tang to check me earlier just to avoid any rumors, yet I still can’t escape them.
However, I truly don’t understand, why are you so adamant that the item is with me?”