Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Beat to Death
The moment the call connected, Chen Wenxiong’s anxious voice came through.
"Mr. Qin, is Manni with you?"
Qin Tuo immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly answered.
"She’s not here. What happened?"
Chen Wenxiong said, his voice verging on tears:
"Something’s happened! Manni isn’t answering her phone, and her car is missing!"
Alarmed, Qin Tuo quickly hung up.
He then immediately got in his car and sped toward the Chen Family Villa.
On the way, Qin Tuo tried calling Chen Man Ni several times, but each call went unanswered.
A deep sense of urgency began to gnaw at Qin Tuo.
He had a sinking feeling that something terrible had happened!
After a moment’s thought, he pulled out his phone and called Long Wu.
"Hello? Celestial King, what’s the matter?"
Long Wu sounded puzzled.
He knew Qin Tuo was supposed to be secluded and focused on his Alchemy, unconcerned with worldly affairs.
Qin Tuo’s voice was grim as he spoke:
"Long Wu, mobilize everyone from Huaiyi Hall and the Cyan Fire Gang immediately. Scour the entirety of Ming City. You will not stop until you find Chen Man Ni. Understood?"
Hearing the tone in Qin Tuo’s voice, Long Wu knew instantly that this was a matter of utmost importance.
"Yes, Celestial King! I understand!"
With that, Long Wu immediately launched a massive search operation.
After arriving at the Chen Family Villa, Qin Tuo found Chen Wenxiong sitting on the sofa, looking utterly lost.
Qin Tuo quickly walked over and said reassuringly,
"Mr. Chen, don’t worry. We will find Manni."
Chen Wenxiong just shook his head with a bitter smile.
He knew that under normal circumstances, Chen Man Ni would never just disappear without answering her phone. Something bad must have happened.
A short while later, Qin Tuo received another call from Long Wu.
"Celestial King, my men found Miss Chen’s car. It’s parked on the roadside at 78 Yanjiang Avenue. The rear of the car is damaged, and there’s no one inside."
Qin Tuo’s heart dropped. ’So something did happen!’
He immediately pressed,
"Are there any other clues?"
Long Wu’s voice turned grave.
"Yes, Celestial King... We asked around the area. An eyewitness said they saw someone take Miss Chen away!"
Instantly, Qin Tuo’s eyes turned bloodred as he flew into a towering rage.
Chen Wenxiong asked anxiously,
"What happened?"
His voice trembled, clearly sensing the terrible news.
After Qin Tuo recounted what Long Wu had reported, the color drained from Chen Wenxiong’s face, his eyes rolled back, and he almost fainted.
Seeing this, Qin Tuo quickly steadied him, secretly transferring a wisp of Spiritual Power into his body, which helped him recover slightly.
Qin Tuo advised,
"Mr. Chen, you need to calm down. Panicking won’t help. I promise you, I will find a way to bring Manni back."
’Chen Man Ni wouldn’t have gone to that place for no reason,’ Qin Tuo thought. ’Someone must have called her out there.’
Thinking of this, Qin Tuo immediately had Long Wu send someone to the phone company to check Chen Man Ni’s call history.
Soon, a screenshot appeared on Qin Tuo’s phone. It showed a familiar phone number—the one that had called Chen Man Ni right before she left.
Relying on his memory, Qin Tuo recognized the number in a single glance. It belonged to Xu Min!
Overcome with fury, Qin Tuo stormed out of the Chen Family Villa.
The moment he stepped out the main gate, Qin Tuo made another call.
"Celestial King, your orders!"
Long Wu knew Qin Tuo must have something important for him, and he didn’t dare show the slightest neglect.
Qin Tuo’s voice was laced with a terrifying, murderous aura.
"Long Wu, wait for me on the road. You’re coming with me to take care of something!"
Long Wu agreed and quickly made his way to the designated meeting point.
This time, Qin Tuo’s destination was Xu Min’s home!
Before he even arrived at Xu Min’s place, Long Wu called him.
"Celestial King, I’m here waiting for you!"
Long Wu coordinated with Qin Tuo over the phone, and the two soon met up.
Long Wu understood perfectly well that since Qin Tuo had summoned him personally, something big was about to go down.
And he was already prepared to risk his life for Qin Tuo!
With Long Wu in tow, Qin Tuo went directly to Xu Min’s home and pounded heavily on the door.
The door opened to reveal Zhang Yinhuan, her face a mask of vigilance.
But when she saw it was Qin Tuo, Zhang Yinhuan instinctively began to taunt him.
"Well now, I was wondering who it was. Isn’t this the jailbird? You actually dare to show your face at our home? Haven’t you caused enough shame..."
But before she could finish, Qin Tuo slapped her squarely across the face.
SLAP!
The force of the blow left Zhang Yinhuan completely stunned.
She had still thought of Qin Tuo as the same old pushover she could freely bully!
Once the shock wore off, Zhang Yinhuan’s face flushed with shame and rage. She couldn’t believe this worthless loser in her eyes actually dared to hit her.
Screeching, Zhang Yinhuan lunged forward like a wildcat, her hands like claws aiming to tear at Qin Tuo’s face.
But Long Wu merely snorted in contempt and sent her sprawling with a single, heavy kick.
Zhang Yinhuan was instantly terrified into a deathly pale silence, realizing that this Long Wu was not someone to be trifled with.
Just then, Xu Min came out and immediately started yelling,
"Qin Tuo, get away from my mom! Don’t think you’re so great just because you know Long Wu. I’m Young Master Jiang’s woman now! Does Long Wu dare to offend the Jiang Family of the Provincial City?"
But before she could finish her sentence, Qin Tuo stepped forward and kicked her hard in the abdomen.
Seeing this, Zhang Yinhuan went completely ballistic and tried to rush forward to avenge her daughter.
In response, Long Wu slapped her hard across the face again.
This time, the blow was so heavy that Zhang Yinhuan didn’t dare make another sound!
With a cold, hard face, Qin Tuo grabbed a handful of Xu Min’s hair, his eyes bloodshot as he demanded,
"Speak! Where is Chen Man Ni?"
Xu Min’s heart pounded, but her face remained defiant.
"Hmph! You treat me like this? Young Master Jiang will have you torn to pieces!"
SLAP!
SLAP!
SLAP!
Qin Tuo was done wasting words. He slapped her again and again, his hand a relentless blur striking her face.
Xu Min shrieked in pain, but Qin Tuo didn’t stop.
In no time, her face was swollen like a pig’s head, and she had lost several teeth!
Qin Tuo asked again in a chilling voice,
"I’ll ask you one more time. Where is Chen Man Ni?"
Seeing the crazed look in his eyes, Xu Min was finally terrified. She avoided his gaze and stammered,
"I... I really don’t know!"
Qin Tuo simply waved a hand and ordered Long Wu,
"Beat the hell out of her!"
Long Wu nodded grimly, charged forward with a vicious look on his face, and began pummeling Xu Min with a flurry of kicks and punches.
Qin Tuo stood aside with his hands clasped behind his back, not a trace of pity in his eyes.
Seeing this, Zhang Yinhuan felt her heart bleed with panic. She threw herself to her knees before Qin Tuo, kowtowing desperately as she begged for mercy.
"Qin Tuo, I’m begging you, make him stop! Please, don’t let him hit her anymore! If this keeps up, he’s going to kill her!"
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