Chapter 1032 - 1029: The Princess Disappears
Lin Chuan pondered for a moment and said, "Do you know anyone who's on good terms with Mark?"
Feller thought again and said, "Usually, he's on okay terms with Kedida, and they were in the same unit."
Kedida was one of the four bodyguards accompanying them, and Lin Chuan soon met Kedida.
Anyone could tell immediately that Kedida was ex-military. Upon entering the room, he stood upright, expressionless, exuding a standard military demeanor.
Lin Chuan had been watching him closely from the moment Kedida walked in. Kedida appeared indifferent, without any peculiar expressions.
"Sit," Lin Chuan said.
Kedida sat down, his eyes fixed on Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan looked at Kedida for a good dozen seconds before saying, "Kedida, as a royal bodyguard, what's your take on Princess Manler's disappearance?"
Kedida shrugged and said, "Failing to protect the princess, I admit negligence. I have conducted a thorough self-criticism to Her Majesty the Queen."
"Can you tell me something about Mark?" Lin Chuan, noticing nothing unusual in Kedida's expression, changed the topic directly to Mark.
"Mark!" Kedida slightly frowned and said, "I haven't seen him for a long while. Why, did something happen to him?"
Helen, nearby, said, "Nothing's happened to him, we're just conducting a routine investigation."
Kedida paused for a moment and said, "I met Mark ten years ago when we were both in the U.S. XX Special Forces. He's usually a quiet person and has few friends."
"The U.S. XX Special Forces? Then how did you end up as U.K. royal bodyguards?" This wasn't in the file, Lin Chuan looked at Kedida curiously.
Helen said, "Let me answer that. They were sent for training by us initially."
"Sent for training by you?" Lin Chuan grew more puzzled, looking at Helen.
Helen nodded and said, "That's right. Mark was originally a soldier in our army. After many layers of screening, he was chosen for royal bodyguard training."
"So, Mark is British then?" Lin Chuan asked.
Helen said, "Yes."
Lin Chuan continued to ask Kedida several questions about Mark, gaining a rough understanding of him.
Mark was normally silent and not very sociable, highly skilled, and diligent in his duties as a royal bodyguard. After the incident with Princess Manler, he felt he had let the royal family down and voluntarily resigned.
On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with this Mark, but Lin Chuan felt something was off. He couldn't quite put his finger on it; it was just a feeling.
After interviewing everyone, Lin Chuan said to Helen, "Looks like we'll have to make a trip to Washington to meet this Mark."
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Taozi received substantial support from the Sichuan University Group. On returning to Washington with Huang Bo, they commenced the company formation. After several days of running around, the requisite procedures for starting the company were finally completed.
That night, around seven, Taozi led Huang Bo to a street in the red-light district.
"Taozi, you promised to find me a particularly sexy and pretty American girl. I won't accept just any average one," Huang Bo said, eyes filled with desire, looking at Taozi.
Taozi patted Huang Bo's shoulder and laughed heartily, "Buddy, I keep my word. Tonight, you'll have your fill of fun."
Under the streetlights, many women, who made a living through prostitution, stood there continuously exchanging flirtatious looks with the passing men.
Taozi led Huang Bo towards a nearby bar.
Just at the bar's entrance, Huang Bo saw an Asian woman with black hair.
When Huang Bo saw this woman, he was momentarily stunned. He tugged at Taozi, pointed at the woman, and said, "Taozi, I want this one."
Taozi was taken aback, examining the Asian woman. Her long black hair, albeit not extraordinarily beautiful, was passable. She wore a black casual jacket, her long legs tightly wrapped in jeans.
"Damn, didn't you say you wanted a sexy American girl? Why are you interested in this one now?" Taozi cursed.
Huang Bo contemplated for a long time before speaking, "Taozi, this woman resembles someone I used to know."
Taozi was taken aback again and chuckled, "Buddy, did seeing this woman remind you of an old flame? Alright then, let's go have a chat."
The two walked up to the woman, who then glanced over at them.
As the woman's gaze landed on Huang Bo, a hint of surprise and panic clearly flashed in her eyes.
"Miss, which country are you from?" Taozi asked.
The woman glanced at Huang Bo twice again, squeezed out a slight smile and said, "Why do you ask this? If you want to do business, let's go. But I must say, I won't serve both of you together."
Taozi laughed, "I'm not that kind of pervert, it's my buddy who's taken a liking to you."
The woman's expression returned to calm at this moment, and she spoke to Huang Bo emotionlessly, "Where to?"
Huang Bo looked at the woman with a somewhat dazed expression, and instead of answering her directly, he asked, "Xiao Feng, is it you?"
Upon hearing the name Xiao Feng, the woman's face visibly changed and her body trembled slightly, "You've got the wrong person, I'm not Xiao Feng. My name is Alice."
Taozi, seeing the woman's reaction from the side, had a gut feeling that this woman was the Xiao Feng Huang Bo referred to. He rolled his eyes and said, "Bozi, if you're interested, take her to get a room."
In the hotel room, Huang Bo still appeared somewhat dazed, watching Alice stand in front of him undressing.
Alice first removed her jacket and then stripped down to her underwear, walked over to the bed, lay down, and said coldly, "Come on."
But Huang Bo didn't move, his expression became pained, and he slowly said, "Xiao Feng, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you..."
"Sorry, sir, I'm not Xiao Feng, you've got the wrong person." Before Huang Bo could finish speaking, Alice interrupted, "If you're coming, hurry up, my time is very precious."
Huang Bo's face looked even more anguished, "No, you are Xiao Feng. When I saw the mole on your neck, I knew you were Xiao Feng."
Alice instinctively touched her neck, suddenly Huang Bo pulled Alice up tightly into his arms, trembling as he said, "Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, it's really you. Do you know how much I've missed you all these years?"
Alice struggled to push Huang Bo away, suddenly slapped him hard in the face, extremely angry, "I told you, I'm not Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng is dead. Are you going to do it or not, if not, I'm leaving."
Under such circumstances, Huang Bo had no mind to think about that matter anymore, he just covered his face and stared blankly at Alice.
Alice jumped off the bed, put on her clothes, and her face had already returned to being cold, reached out and said, "Sir, I can see today you're not fit to XXX with me, let's meet another day."
Having said that, she didn't look at Huang Bo, turned around, and left the room.
Taozi had been waiting outside the room, and when he saw Alice leave, he quickly ran into the room.
Huang Bo was still sitting on the side of the bed, lost in thought. Taozi walked over, pushed him playfully and said, "Bozi, all done huh? How come you're so fast."
Huang Bo glared at Taozi, suddenly stood up, fell into Taozi's arms, and began to cry desperately.
"Damn, buddy, what's going on here?" Taozi pushed Huang Bo away forcefully and said, "Buddy, I'm not into that, if there's something, speak up. What's a grown man crying for?"
Huang Bo wiped his tears while saying, "Taozi, she is Xiao Feng, I've wronged her."
Taozi chuckled, "Bozi, did you first do her and then dump her?"
Huang Bo stopped crying, kicked Taozi, and cursed, "Get lost, am I that kind of person?"
Taozi dodged Huang Bo's kick, laughed, "Then tell me what's going on?"
It turns out that there really was a story between Huang Bo and Xiao Feng, who is now Alice. Ten years ago, when Huang Bo was a worker at Changlin Factory, Xiao Feng was also an employee there.
Back then, Xiao Feng was pretty, with many admirers, including Huang Bo.
To win Xiao Feng over, Huang Bo put in a lot of effort, and finally, Xiao Feng agreed to date him.
Their relationship caused quite a stir at the time. Many couldn't believe Xiao Feng would go for Huang Bo, knowing that Huang Bo's image wasn't great in their eyes.
When Xiao Feng's parents heard about it, they were firmly against the idea, even causing a scene at the factory.
Under a lot of pressure, Huang Bo hesitated a bit. But by then, Xiao Feng truly had fallen for him and tried multiple times to persuade him not to care about other people's opinions.
Listening to Xiao Feng's advice, Huang Bo continued his relationship with her. But shortly after, Xiao Feng's parents approached him, tearfully and pleadingly, asking him to leave Xiao Feng, and eventually, Xiao Feng's mother even knelt down in front of Huang Bo.
Huang Bo finally couldn't withstand the pressure and broke up with Xiao Feng. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Xiao Feng left Jiangbei City, her whereabouts unknown, until unexpectedly meeting her again in Washington, United States.
"Taozi, I want to save Xiao Feng from this hellhole." After telling the story between him and Xiao Feng, Huang Bo said to Taozi.
Taozi patted Huang Bo's shoulder and said, "Bozi, I will definitely help you with this, but it might be a bit troublesome."
"What trouble?" Huang Bo asked.
Taozi said, "There is a force controlling the women doing this kind of thing on this street. We don't know who's controlling Xiao Feng, we need to find out before anything."
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