Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 662 651: Liu Yunpeng's Suspicion (Part 2)

Huang Yong first led Liu Yunpeng to the storage room of the Factory, the most important place in the entire facility.

"Hello, Brother Yong, hello, Young Master!" The guard immediately greeted the two respectfully as soon as he saw them.

"Hmm, let me ask you something. Did you see Ms. Li at all while on duty today?"

"No!" One of the guards was quite puzzled, thinking that Yunpeng should be well aware of Ms. Li's whereabouts. Why would he come to ask them? Sensing something was wrong, he nudged his fellow guard and asked, "Did you see her?"

"No!" The other guard shook his head with certainty. Since neither of them saw her, there was no point in further questioning here. Huang Yong immediately said to Liu Yunpeng, "Young Master, let's go check the main gate."

Liu Yunpeng, hands on his hips, replied indifferently, "Whatever, just remember what we talked about before."

Huang Yong nodded expressionlessly, "Please, Young Master."

Liu Yunpeng strutted ahead. Before long, they arrived at the main gate, where the gatekeeper, upon seeing him, immediately stood at attention and greeted, "Hello... Young Master, hello, Brother Yong!"

Huang Yong, from behind, subtly signaled to both and asked aloud, "Have you seen Ms. Li?"

"Ms. Li? Um... no... no!"

Liu Yunpeng wasn't too concerned initially, but hearing the guard's hesitant tone, he sensed something. He suddenly raised his head and stared into the guard's eyes, asking, "Did you see Huiru?"

The guard avoided Yunpeng's gaze, prompting Yunpeng to grab the guard by the collar, "Damn it, tell me, where exactly is Huiru?"

"Let me handle this, Young Master!" Huang Yong gripped Yunpeng's hand that was clutching the guard's collar, his tone brooking no opposition.

Under Huang Yong's dominance, Yunpeng reluctantly released his grip, possibly feeling embarrassed afterward, he forced composure, saying, "Fine... let you handle it, let's see how you discipline these dishonest subordinates of yours."

Huang Yong disregarded Yunpeng's remarks. In his eyes, this young man would have long been fed to the Zombies if he weren't carrying the banner of the Liu Family's Young Master.

Honestly, to Huang Yong, Yunpeng was even less than those pitiful souls cramped in the bicycle sheds.

At least those scoundrels could do some physical work. But this Young Master of the Liu Family was nothing but worthless, indulging in nothing other than eat, drink, play, and cause trouble.

If you're so eager to see how I discipline them, then I might as well put on a good show.

"Slap!" A hard slap landed on the face of the gatekeeper, followed by Huang Yong kicking him in the stomach. The guard clutched his belly, retreating several steps before he could stop himself from falling.

"Your turn to speak. Did you actually see Ms. Li or not?"

Teach one as an example. After reprimanding the stammering guard, Huang Yong's sharp gaze locked onto the other gatekeeper, finger joints cracking audibly as he flexed his fingers, sending chills down the back of the other guard.

He glanced sideways at his wheezing, belly-clutching companion, took a timid step back, and said, "Bro...Brother Yong, we di...did see Ms. Li."

"Where is she? Where?" Liu Yunpeng couldn't wait to leap forward, just as he was about to grab the man's collar again, a powerful force stopped him. He looked up to see it was none other than Huang Yong.

Having a subordinate repeatedly interfere with his actions left Yunpeng feeling quite humiliated. Displeased, he spoke to Huang Yong, "Huang Yong, what do you mean by this? I didn't realize you actually protect your subordinates, huh? What's wrong, don't I have the right to question them?"

Huang Yong tactfully lowered his blocking hand and slightly bowed, "Young Master, my actions earlier were indeed abrupt, and I apologize. In this Factory, you absolutely have the right to question anyone, including myself. Moreover, since today's matter is related to Ms. Li, I fully understand your feelings right now. However... I still hope that you can calm down and let us figure this out together."

"Figure it out? What else is there to figure out? Huiru must have been taken by these two..."

"Slap! Slap!" Huang Yong slapped the subordinate's face twice more, rudely interrupting Yunpeng, "Damn it, did you hear what the Young Master said? If you want to keep living, you'd better honestly explain Ms. Li's whereabouts."

Having been beaten, the guards spoke in a trembling voice, "We swear, Brother Yong, Ms. Li herself requested to leave."

"Damn it, did you forget the Factory's rules? No one leaves the Factory without my approval, did you report it to me?"

"Brother Yong, it's not that we didn't want to, but Ms. Li had a pass personally signed by Mr. Liu, saying Mr. Liu instructed her to go out for errands."

"Screw you, my dad could never have sent Huiru out for errands. Do you think I'm an idiot?" Yunpeng was about to leap up and attack again, only for Huang Yong to grab his arm firmly, holding him still, "Damn it, Huang Yong, what are you doing? Protecting them?"

Yunpeng jostled his restrained arm back and forth, trying to break free, but Huang Yong's grip was not something someone who spent his days indulging in pleasure, lacking exercise, could easily shake.

Huang Yong, of course, wouldn't harm Yunpeng. Everything he did was merely to complement the unfolding drama, "Young Master, please calm down. I don't think they would dare use Mr. Liu as a shield. Maybe Mr. Liu indeed had arrangements for Ms. Li to go out for something."

"Bullshit! If my dad really had errands to run, wouldn't he have asked one of you guys to do it? Why would he send Huiru, a woman? Huang Yong, stop protecting them here. Moreover, how are you disciplining your subordinates? Now these servants dare to lie using my father's name. Isn't that too brazen?"

Yunpeng's eyes bulged like donkey eggs, seemingly believing anything less wouldn't express his inner outrage.

Unmoved, Huang Yong pursued the guards, "Did you hear what the Young Master said? I'm giving you both one last chance to tell me what really happened to Ms. Li?"

"Brother Yong, even if you gave us the guts, we wouldn't dare lie about such matters. Ms. Li truly said Mr. Liu had asked her to go out, and she presented the pass with Mr. Liu's signature, which is why we dared let her through." Both guards were miserable, one clutching their face, the other their stomach. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for me at qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)