Chapter 147: The Sky Hotel

""I'm fine.""

Zhao Pengfei wiped his eyes, gritted his teeth, and said with determination:

""Even if it costs me my life today, I will find my son!""

""You will, Zhao,"" Ye Qing comforted him from the side.

""My stomach doesn't feel too well. I'm going upstairs for a bit."" Jiang Yan didn't join the conversation. Instead, she looked a bit uncomfortable and pointed to the upper floor.

Sun Jingtao and Zhao Pengfei both nodded. ""Alright, be careful.""

""Is it serious?"" Ye Qing asked with concern, then immediately realized and blushed.

Nature calls.

And since the other party was a girl, some things were naturally inconvenient to say.

Besides, this place was in the middle of nowhere, so there shouldn't be any danger.

Even if they ran into some thugs, odds are, the ones in danger would be the thugs.

""I'm fine.""

Jiang Yan smiled, then seemed to remember something. She opened her backpack. ""I forgot to give you this last night. If it's not convenient, just wait for a better time to put it on.""

As she spoke, she took out a black cylindrical tube, about the length of a hand.

""Alright.""

Zhao Pengfei leaned over. ""Xiao Ye, what's that?""

""A pistol suppressor,"" Ye Qing said, taking it from her.

Zhao Pengfei looked shocked: ""......""

This girl really does have a treasure chest on her!

Jiang Yan had already stood up, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and walked briskly up the ramp.

There were clearly more cars parked upstairs.

At this point, to ordinary people, these cars were nothing but scrap metal.

No gas, no electricity—they wouldn't go more than a few kilometers.

But to Jiang Yan, they were all treasures.

After all, she had so much space—why not take them?

Most importantly, she wasn't short on fuel or charging stations.

""Jie jie jie?! Mom, are we going to look for gold and jewels?!"" The man-eating flower that had been following her finally couldn't hold back its excitement.

Seeing Jiang Yan taking it along alone, Flower Bao licked its lips eagerly.

Although it spoke, their communication was still telepathic as usual.

With Sun Jingtao and the others around earlier, it only dared to relay ""navigation"" or exchange a few thoughts with Jiang Yan, not daring to say much.

Other people couldn't hear it, but it was still afraid of distracting Jiang Yan.

""No,"" Jiang Yan replied, already pulling a long, thin telescopic rod from her space with a thought.

Using the rod as a medium, she started collecting the suspended cars one by one into her space.

She continued quickly and quietly upwards.

In less than twenty minutes, Jiang Yan had collected all the cars from over ten floors into her space.

She did a quick count—about a hundred vehicles.

Most were vans, the rest were sedans and business vehicles, plus a few high-end sports cars and three brightly colored Mercedes G-Wagons.

She also took three forklifts for moving supplies and a pile of leftover steel plates from the construction of the multi-level garage.

Jiang Yan wasn't short on money or cars, but who could say no to the joy of getting things for free?

After finishing, she took out a bottle of freshly squeezed orange juice from her space and drank it.

She was about to head back down when she heard Ye Qing's worried voice from below: ""Jiang Yan, are you alright?""

She quickly replied, ""Ah, I'm fine. I'm coming down now.""

Ye Qing could tell from her voice that she was still a bit far away.

But he didn't think much of it.

On the other side, hearing Ye Qing's call, Sun Jingtao and Zhao Pengfei, who had been resting with their eyes closed, immediately woke up.

Both instinctively reached for their weapons and looked around warily. ""Did something happen to Jiang Yan?!""

""No, she just went upstairs and hadn't come down for a while, so I thought something might've happened. But she just answered me,"" Ye Qing explained.

Zhao Pengfei immediately understood:

""Ahem, that's normal. None of us have had fresh fruits or vegetables for months. Being constipated for half an hour is nothing~""

Ye Qing: ""......""

""Xiao Ye, have you noticed anything outside lately?"" Sun Jingtao changed the subject.

""Not for now,"" Ye Qing nodded.

Seeing Jiang Yan appear on the stairs not far away, Ye Qing finally relaxed a little.

Although Jiang Yan's physique had been enhanced by her space, and she could go up and down more than ten floors without breaking a sweat, her cheeks were still a little flushed.

The three men noticed.

But thinking she might just be constipated, and since she was a girl, they didn't ask.

""By the way, Xiao Ye, give me the map,"" Sun Jingtao said, now fully awake.

He wasn't really tired, just a bit sore in the arms.

Keeping a steady rowing pace was a real test of muscle endurance.

As for Zhao Pengfei, he was exhausted, but all he could think about was finding the bandits' hideout as soon as possible.

He wished he didn't have to stop for even a second.

But he knew some things couldn't be rushed.

Ye Qing handed the map to Sun Jingtao.

""We're actually this close,"" Sun Jingtao calculated. They were less than ten minutes away from the nearest building complex.

But finding the enemy's base among the dozens of buildings wouldn't be easy.

And there was always the risk of being wrong and coming up empty.

After all, this was just their best guess.

Maybe the enemy would do something unexpected—go on a rampage and use a regular residential or office building as their base.

Fortunately, all three complexes were near the first ring road.

Prime real estate, but small—just a few buildings each.

If they were on the city outskirts, they'd go blind searching.

Sun Jingtao turned to Zhao Pengfei. ""Old Zhao, how's your rest?""

It was only ten in the morning, and they still had time, but he couldn't help feeling anxious.

He was afraid their calculations were off.

""I'm good now,"" Zhao Pengfei nodded.

Sun Jingtao looked at Ye Qing and Jiang Yan. ""How about you two?""

Ye Qing didn't answer right away, but glanced at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan understood. ""I'm fine. Why don't we head out?""

She was the only girl, and didn't want them to worry about her.

""Alright,"" everyone nodded.

Sun Jingtao had just finished packing when Ye Qing suddenly tensed up. ""Wait! Someone's coming!""

Only then did the others notice the faint sound of engines humming through the rain.

Ye Qing crouched down, carefully poked his head out, and reached back. ""Jiang Yan, hand me the binoculars.""

Jiang Yan quickly passed them over.

The other three could only hide behind the car and wait.

""Three boats coming—two assault boats in front and back, a pleasure boat in the middle. Eleven people total. Six are armed, five aren't obvious.""

""Are they official?"" someone asked.

""Probably not. No official flags, and some of the armed guys have tattoos on their hands,"" Ye Qing said, then added, ""The assault boats are marked '101 Sky Hotel.'""

""'101 Sky Hotel'?"" Jiang Yan paused for a second, a flash of excitement in her eyes.

""I think I know where Ma Longbiao and his gang are hiding!"""