Chapter 289: Search the Whole City If We Have To

Caught off guard by a sudden scolding, Manager Qiu’s head began buzzing as he had no idea what he did wrong.

Once he calmed down and regained some ability to think, his expression changed drastically as he turned to look at Feng Nanshu cowering behind Jiang Qin.

“What the hell are you still standing there for? You think the luggage will grow legs and come to you?!”

“I…I got it. I’ll go look right away.”

Beads of cold sweat formed on Manager Qiu’s forehead as his high and mighty demeanor from earlier, fiddling with his suit buttons, completely vanished.

Soon after, the Kanbona Hotel closed its doors, refusing all guests who came to stay and strictly limiting entry and exit, allowing people in but not out for at least half an hour.

At the same time, Captain Chen led officers and hotel staff to search the hotel from the first floor up, turning everything upside down to find the two missing pieces of luggage, not missing a single bathroom stall.

Actually, neither Captain Chen nor the hotel owner knew what the deal was with the two luggage pieces. They had just suddenly received calls during dinner from higher-ups and investors demanding the luggage be found by tonight.

And if they can’t find it?

Sorry, that’s not an option.

With orders from the leaders and anger from the financial backers, they damn well have to find it even if it means searching every trash can in the city!

So the entire hotel was engulfed in a tense atmosphere.

“Group 1 did not find the luggage here.”

“Group 2 also found nothing.”

“We searched the storage room top to bottom but no luggage matching the description.”

Captain Chen frowned, “Could the luggage really be gone from the hotel? That will make it hard to find. Oh right, where’s the person responsible for taking the luggage to storage?”

“Already on the way, will be here shortly. Everyone please wait a moment in the lobby.”

Manager Qiu answered honestly, trying to keep his expression from looking too panicked, but still looked very panicked.

There’s an old saying – even a fierce dragon fears the local snake. But what about the local dragon?

The Feng family was equivalent to a massive local dragon in Shanghai. Although the family’s core businesses were overseas, almost every business in Shanghai had Feng investment.

In a complex and dense web of business nepotism, no one could bypass this surname.

Your financial backer has a backer, and your backer’s backer also has a backer.

If you observe the nationwide business network from a bird’s eye view, you’ll find it’s always the same few people truly making money. Talk of dark horses and rising from nothing is all bullshit. Behind every business elite is the shadow of old money. That’s the truth.

So the psychological pressure on Manager Qiu was immense.

He deeply regretted getting involved, his heart pounding heavily and rapidly.

Three minutes later, Captain Chen took his people to the first floor as the service staff member originally responsible for receiving and transporting the luggage to storage arrived.

Seeing the hotel doors closed and all her colleagues looking extremely solemn, she was a bit dazed.

“Manager Bian, President Qiu, what happened?”

Manager Qiu asked with a dark expression, “Do you remember a guest leaving fifteen pieces of luggage at the front desk? Now two of them are missing. Do you know anything about it?”

The service staff member receiving the luggage paused for a second before breathing a sigh of relief, “Just two missing luggage? Is all this really necessary for that?”

“Answer what I ask, it’s not up to you to decide if it’s necessary!!”

The staff member was terrified, “I’m sorry President Qiu, I really don’t know anything.”

Before Manager Qiu could say more, Captain Chen came over and directly took the person aside to question her. After struggling for a while, everyone’s expressions grew worse and worse.

Because according to the staff, when she brought the luggage to the corner in front of the storage room, she realized she forgot the key and returned to the counter to get it.

If nothing else happened, the two missing suitcases likely disappeared in the time she went back for the key. After carefully checking the surveillance footage, they discovered the corner was a blind spot.

Not long after, the Kanbona Hotel owner and shareholders came over, repeatedly apologizing with Manager Qiu and Manager Bian, looking extremely flustered.

Seeing the owner act so servile, Manager Qiu thought back to his arrogance earlier and began to hang his head lower and lower.

Witnessing this, the people of Room 208 couldn’t help whispering amongst themselves.

“Did the boss’s wife use her family connections?”

“Obviously…”

“The boss’s wife’s background is terrifying. One phone call and this crappy hotel does a complete 180?”

“It’s confirmed, our boss who was Linchuan University’s first ever study star and a young Linchuan entrepreneur is actually just a gigolo living off a rich woman!”

“The boss’s wife is prettier than a fairy and has such a fearsome family background. What does she see in our boss? His ability to talk dirty?”

Jiang Qin spat disdainfully hearing their chatter, then looked at Feng Nanshu, “Little rich girl, you got a nuclear launch button or something?”

“I’ve got your fingers.” Feng Nanshu was clutching his right index finger, looking dazed and aloof.

In the next ten plus minutes, another group of people rushed in, cursing out the Kanbona owner, then stood in the hotel lobby making all sorts of phone calls, alternating between extreme servility and fiery rage.

This continued until 8 PM when a black van pulled up to the door. Seven or eight people exited carrying two suitcases and walked in.

“That suitcase is mine!”

Su Nai locked onto her target at a glance and immediately ran over to hug her innocence. Lu Xuemei also successfully retrieved her luggage and began checking if anything inside was missing.

Seeing this, the Kanbona owner instantly breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he realize the shirt on his back was soaked with sweat.

“How were the suitcases found?”

“The cleaning staff loaded them onto a cart and secretly took them out of the hotel, hiding them in the warehouse behind the hotel…”

Jiang Qin grinned, “Didn’t Manager Bian say we only checked thirteen? He made me doubt myself.”

Manager Bian’s expression changed in an instant, “…”

“Oh right, didn’t Manager Qiu say we were being unreasonable? Scared us into silence.”

Manager Qiu also gulped, not daring to make a sound for a long time.

The Kanbona owner immediately stepped forward, “Um…I’m truly sorry. This was due to poor management on our hotel’s part. Please rest in your rooms for now. We’ll formally treat you to an apologetic meal tomorrow night.”

Jiang Qin’s mouth twitched, “No can do. We stayed one night and our luggage was lost. Stay another night and we might go missing too? Forget it, we didn’t plan to stay longer anyways. Please call us a car to the Bund.”

“The Bund? What a coincidence, I invested in a star hotel there. If you all don’t mind, please stay there.”

Lu Feiyu gritted his teeth in angry shouts, “We won’t stay anywhere charging over 300 per night!”

The Kanbona owner couldn’t help wiping his cold sweat, “It’s a star hotel. Even discounted rooms start at 500.”

“…”

Lu Feiyu fell silent for a moment before turning to Jiang Qin, “Boss, I don’t think he’s realized his mistake.”

Jiang Qin signaled to Dong Wenhao with his eyes. Seeing this, Old Dong immediately covered Lu Feiyu’s mouth and dragged him away from the rest area to avoid further embarrassment.

“Forget the hotel, just call a few crappy taxis for us. We’ll find our own place to stay. Wouldn’t want to trouble you.”

“Mr. Jiang, no need to worry about transportation. I’ll have the hotel’s VIP car take you right away.”

Jiang Qin flatly refused, “Better not. The VIP car is too luxurious. If we experience that, we’ll feel let down taking regular taxis out sightseeing tomorrow.”

The Kanbona owner immediately responded, “Not a problem. We’ll have all the VIP cars on call to take you anywhere you want to visit tomorrow. We’ll also arrange a tour guide to show you around Shanghai, all expenses paid by our hotel.”

“What kind of cars are the VIP cars?”

“Mercedes-Benz, even the license plates are in sequence. Looks very impressive.” Manager Qiu strongly recommended.

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Qin shook his head again, “We’re all students who can only afford budget hotels. If people see us arriving in a Mercedes, they might try to scam us.”

“That’s why I said, Mr. Jiang should just stay at my other hotel. Then you can take the VIP car directly wherever you want to go.”

“Alright then, the fifteen of us will squeeze in. Let’s just get eight double rooms.”

“Mr. Jiang, don’t joke. A suite for each person is a must.”

After hearing this, Jiang Qin pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket and counted it, “We haven’t eaten dinner and it’s already dark out. We’ll definitely need to eat when we arrive, but I only have a bit over 200 on me. Yours is a star hotel, we can’t even afford a single dish.”

The Kanbona owner was sweating buckets from the passive-aggressive remarks, “How could we let you pay for the meal? I’ll arrange a banquet!”

“…”

Jiang Qin fell silent for a while, couldn’t help muttering about the hospitality being hard to refuse – it really was hard to refuse – then picked up his luggage and walked out the door.

Damn, I’m really riding on her coattails!

The people of Room 208 were stunned for a long time before exchanging glances, wondering what just happened.

The boss seemed to ask for nothing, like a righteous gentleman, yet somehow got everything.

Originally that Manager Qiu just wanted to arrange a hotel for them, right? But with the boss’s stern refusal on grounds of principle, they now also got Mercedes transportation, a dinner, and even a tour guide.

Why?

Why was the Chinese language so magical?

The art of language! They witnessed the boss’s otherworldly language arts again.