The elderly patriarch looked at his son, both relieved and saddened by the heavy burdens he carried, and had no choice but to follow the scant clues provided to search for people.
After a week had passed, Qinghe took a ride to "Xiaoqi," settling into the same private room as before, which was reserved long-term for Cui Guangyu and his party.
Seeing that only four people arrived, Qinghe smiled faintly, her clear eyes hiding darkness, and motioned for them to sit down.
The four, keeping to their promise, brought out the remaining half of the money and handed her the check.
In fact, they were all quite baffled about the events of that day, having no recollection whatsoever, but when they saw the receipt in their pockets and checked their accounts to indeed find half the money gone, they were perplexed.