The hotel lobby is decorated with carved dragons and painted buildings, and a crystal chandelier hangs overhead, shining brightly. People walk through the hall from time to time, and some people drag their luggage to the front desk to check in.
Qiao Nian lowered his head and walked out quickly.
It seems that we are only one step away from leaving here.
Suddenly someone called her from behind.
“Hey, you!”
"Yes, it's you!"
"The man in front, stop."
Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps approaching from behind, Qiao Nian's heart beat faster and faster, and the thought of forcing his way through flashed through his mind.
However, reason overcame impulse, she slowly stopped, pursed her lips, turned around, and touched the pistol hidden at her waist with her right hand hanging by her side inconspicuously.
The man quickly took two steps and grabbed her hand: "Why are you running? I've been calling you from behind for a long time."
Qiao Nian lowered his voice calmly: "You called me?"
"Who else should I call if I don't call you?"
The man who came was a burly man wearing a black suit and all black. One could tell his occupation at a glance.
"Is there anyone else here?"
He looked around.
Qiao Nian's brows furrowed suddenly, and he lowered his head and looked submissive: "What do you want me to do?"
The man seemed to mistake him for someone else: "Why are you here alone? Where's Brother Seven?"
Qiao Nian heard the name "Seventh Brother" in the headset, and she guessed that the other person was the one she bumped into in the stable and was knocked down by her with ether.
"I'm asking you a question!" The sturdy man pulled her. Qiao Nian came back to her senses: "Seventh Brother is upstairs, let me come down to buy him a pack of cigarettes."
"Oh." The strong man said disapprovingly: "I asked you to run errands."
Qiao Nian broke away from his hand, distanced herself from him, and asked casually, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Huh!" The sturdy man scratched his head, a little embarrassed to hand over a cigarette, and changed his previous aggressive attitude and said, "You have to run errands anyway, so help me move the car."
"Move the car?"
"Seventh Brother's car." He handed over a car key and said, "Someone at the hotel reported that his car was blocking the exit, so they asked us to move it."
Without waiting for Qiao Nian to refuse, the sturdy man covered his mouth with his hand, leaned over and said in a low voice: "You also know that the boss behind this hotel is Mr. Mu. He has spoken, so we, the little guys, have to move the car to avoid unnecessary trouble for ourselves."
Qiao Nian's eyes flickered.
He stood up straight after he finished speaking, coughed and said seriously, "I originally said I would move it myself, but Brother Qi is busy now. If I go up to give him the car keys, he will definitely scold me. You can just take his car keys and the cigarettes he bought with you."
"Please, brother~"
"Give it to me."
The other party couldn't wait to stuff the car keys into her hands.
Qiao Nian took the car key from him and recognized it as a motorcycle key. He played with it for a while, raised his lips and said to him, "Don't worry, I will help you take the car key up."
"Thanks, brother." The sturdy man was very happy. He forced another cigarette into her's pocket and complained to her about how he and his gang were unlucky to be left behind to look after the bodyguard brought by a mixed-race Asian man... After complaining for a few words, he patted Qiao Nian on the shoulder twice, saying that he didn't want to waste her time. Having achieved his goal, he left with a clear conscience.
Qiao Nian watched him walk away, turned the key ring on her index finger, held it in her hand, turned around and left the hotel.
She left very smoothly this time and no one called her again.