The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

"Let's go. Since we can't contact the organizers, we might as well walk back directly." Someone realized something was off and immediately suggested.

The group had no choice; without electric cars, they could only rely on their own two legs. Riding the electric car didn't make it seem as if the back mountain was far from the villa cluster, but walking would take at least over forty minutes. Fortunately, everyone practiced martial arts, possessing exceptional skills and physical strength. For ordinary people, it might take an hour and a half to cover the distance.

As they got closer to the villa cluster, everyone quickened their pace, arriving one after the other at the entrance of the villa cluster. Upon arrival, Ling Chen discovered that all the entrances and exits of the villa cluster were sealed, the gates locked, and there was not a single security guard in the security room.

Ling Chen clearly remembered that when they left, at least three security guards were responsible for watching this entrance and exit, but at this moment there was no one, not even the gate was left unsealed.

Could something really have happened?

Thinking of this, the uneasiness in Ling Chen's heart grew stronger.

Watching the others climb over the gate, Ling Chen couldn't help but remind, "Everyone, be careful, there's something strange going on."

"What are you afraid of," Heavenly Mechanism Jijiang replied indifferently, "We have so many experts here, even if something happens, we're not afraid." After saying that, he disregarded Ling Chen's warning and walked straight in.

Seeing the group heading towards the villa cluster, Ling Chen sighed helplessly. He was just kindly reminding everyone to avoid danger later, but they took his good intentions for granted.

Trailing behind the group, Ling Chen walked step by step to the villa where he stayed.

At the villa entrance, Ling Chen looked at the closed door, knocked, but there was no response from inside.

An empty room?

Ling Chen frowned slightly, looking at the other villas. The situation was the same; it seemed as if all the villas had been emptied, not a single person in sight.

Apart from the guests staying in the villas, each villa was equipped with two attendants and a chef, who were supposed to be present at all times. It was impossible for them all to vanish.

After more than ten minutes, the scattered group gathered together again.

"I searched everywhere on my side, not a single person."

"Same here, seems like we've seen everything, not even a shadow."

"It's really bizarre. In just a few days, where did everyone run off to?"

"Something's wrong!" Heavenly Mechanism Jijiang looked at the group and said solemnly, "Something must have happened. I instructed my disciples to stay obediently in the villa and wait for my return. My disciples have never disobeyed my words, but when I went to the villa just now, there wasn't a single person. Also, it seems our phone signals are jammed. Except for the villa cluster's phones, we can't get through to any other calls."

Hearing this, Ling Chen immediately took out his phone and tried to call Hu Fei's number. But, just as Heavenly Mechanism Jijiang mentioned, the system prompted that the call could not be connected. However, when he dialed He Ziyun's number, the call went through, but no one answered.

Gong Xiong said coldly, "Can anyone tell me what exactly is happening here?"

"Old Gong, isn't that just nonsense? If we knew, it would be better. Right now, everyone is in the dark, not knowing what's happening."

"Everyone," Ling Chen glanced at the people present and spoke, "What Master Tian said just now is correct. Something certainly happened to the organizers and our people. However, their phones can be reached, which means they are still in the villa cluster, just temporarily we are unaware of their whereabouts."

Hearing this, Gong Xiong asked, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Whether there are any grudges in our hearts or not, it's best for us to work together now, not to panic. Whoever the opponent is, if they could quietly control the entire villa area, it means they are formidable. If I'm not wrong, our every move should be under their surveillance right now."

"You mean someone is monitoring us? Where!"

Ling Chen pointed to the surveillance cameras around them and said, "Since those people have controlled the villa area, they must have also taken over the entire security system. If we want to take action, it's best to first blind their eyes, so they can't see us. I suggest..."

"Enough!" At this moment, Wang Hao, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted and said, "Everyone, the situation is very clear now. We have been invaded by unknown enemies, and our friends and others have fallen into their hands. Only by uniting our strength and joining forces do we have a chance to rescue them. Currently, we have eleven people in total. Listen to my plan: two people form a group and try to destroy the monitoring in the villa area. In fifteen minutes, gather back here. Any objections?"

"No problem. There's no time to lose; let's act swiftly."

As they spoke, the group quickly divided into teams, two people per team. However, since there were only eleven people, someone was bound to be left out. Unfortunately, that person was Ling Chen.

Watching everyone disperse without anyone paying attention to him, Ling Chen touched his nose and laughed indifferently.

It seemed they thought he was too young and weak, so no one wanted to team up with him.

However, Ling Chen wasn't angry about this, but rather about Wang Hao. He was speaking just fine, but that guy forcibly took over his speech, acting like he was the leader here. Such rude behavior annoyed Ling Chen.

Fine!

Since no one wanted to collaborate with him, he wasn't going to bother doing the hard work either.

Looking around, Ling Chen's gaze immediately locked on a villa not far away. That villa was next to his, the residence of the mysterious old man. Ling Chen had previously found it strange that the old man's capabilities had reached the state of Unity of Heaven and Man. If an external enemy invaded, the old man should be able to handle it with his skills.

Thinking of this, Ling Chen quickened his pace and headed straight for that villa.

Arriving at the villa's entrance, Ling Chen knocked on the door and found it ajar, not locked from the inside.

Pushing the door open, Ling Chen cautiously stepped in, eyes vigilant, listening for any movements around. Entering the living room, Ling Chen's face suddenly changed.

The spacious and bright living room was in complete disarray, a scene of devastation, with tables and chairs smashed, wood fragments scattered all over.

Seeing this, Ling Chen immediately retreated to the kitchen adjacent to the living room, picking up two knives on the fly. From the traces on the scene, it was clear that there had been a fight here. Not only that, but both sides were very strong, resulting in cracks all over the walls and doors.

After checking the first floor of the villa, Ling Chen found no suspicious characters. So, he continued up the stairs to the second floor.

Thud!

Just at that moment, a light noise suddenly came from a bedroom on the second floor.

Ling Chen's gaze narrowed slightly, gripping the knives tighter, then quickly stepped to the bedroom's door.