Chapter 249 Plan
Because the owner of this voice was Zhou Wen.
After this voice, Zhou Wen led Liu Gang and more than a dozen fully armed soldiers inside.
Following them were Zhou Xin, Wen Yiyang, Feng Xue, Yanhong, and unexpectedly, Ni Yan'er showed up here.
Zhu Bufan glanced at the suddenly appeared Ni Yan'er, his heart went through a moment of speechlessness, feeling strange: Why did she come?
As soon as Ni Yan'er saw Zhu Bufan, she immediately ran over.
"Zhu Bufan, are you alright?" Ni Yan'er asked with a concerned face, and even grabbed Zhu Bufan's hands to look them over from left to right, just like a little wife who hasn't seen her husband for a long time.
This made Zhu Bufan somewhat speechless.
Originally!
Zhu Bufan and Zhou Wen had agreed that Zhou Wen would go and bring his martial brothers and sisters, while Liu Gang would return to the army to bring a truckload of soldiers, and set up a satellite phone to prevent any impending danger, while Zhu Bufan also prepared some contingency plans.
Of course, these contingency plans, for the two old monsters in black robes and the withered old man, were essentially useless, but at least they could buy a little bit of time.
Sometimes, a little bit of time doesn't seem that important, but it could be your lifesaving charm.
But ultimately, the unexpected occurrence was Long Batian pulling such a move on Zhu Bufan. This genuinely deviated from Zhu Bufan's plans.
"Zhu Bufan, you've been gone for so many days, why didn't you contact me?" Ni Yan'er said to Zhu Bufan, her eyes carrying a trace of bitterness, just like a girlfriend feeling neglected by her boyfriend.
"Ah well, I've been busy!" Zhu Bufan replied awkwardly.
"Zhou Wen, call your men back. About uncle Long's matter, let's sit down, and I'll explain it to you again."
Zhou Wen was somewhat startled, but he still did as told and had Liu Gang take those soldiers back.
After those fully armed soldiers left, Zhu Bufan called everyone to sit around the table and then explained the matter about Long Batian.
Meanwhile, Long Batian also recounted the issue, and then everyone finally understood what was going on.
Then, after discussing a viable countermeasure with Long Batian and others, Zhu Bufan directly left the Golden Splendor Hotel with Long Na.
During that period, Ni Yan'er found Long Batian quite displeasing to the eye, and likewise, Long Batian found Ni Yan'er unpleasant, mainly because of Zhu Bufan since Zhu Bufan had promised Long Batian to take care of his daughter.
And clearly, Ni Yan'er was feeling jealous.
Moreover, Zhu Bufan also found out that Ni Yan'er's arrival was arranged by the Boxing King; as for why Shangguan Qingcheng wasn't sent but Ni Yan'er was, even Zhou Xin didn't know the reason.
Zhu Bufan didn't press to find out everything, as after all, this operation was one he wouldn't be participating in.
Seeing Zhu Bufan leaving with Long Na, Ni Yan'er's face unwillingly showed traces of displeasure; if not for the mission, she would likely instantly join Zhu Bufan.
Leaving Golden Splendor Hotel, it was already around seven in the evening.
Zhu Bufan randomly found a hotel near the airport with Long Na and booked a room.
Then he booked two plane tickets to Suzhou on his mobile phone.
As for why he was going to Suzhou, it was because Zhu Bufan was looking for the Divine Needle that Monk Wan Kong had mentioned.
According to the map given by Monk Wan Kong, the Divine Needle was located inside their Wanfo Temple, which was situated at a place called Wanfo Mountain within a town called Qianfu Town in Suzhou.
Hence, Zhu Bufan had to first reach Suzhou and then take a bus to Qianfu Town.
Of course, he couldn't leave immediately now, as he had to wait for Long Na to wake up before setting off.
After careful consideration, Zhu Bufan thought that it wasn't suitable to leave Long Na anywhere, even in the apartment he bought in Rongheng District.
It wasn't about her going there and causing arguments with Xiao Lan and others; mainly, Long Batian didn't want Long Na to return to the Dragon Gang. If he really left Long Na in the Rongheng District, once she woke up, she might head back to the Dragon Gang.
According to Long Batian, it would indeed not benefit her to return. During her time in the Dragon Gang, if not for Long Batian's utmost protection, Long Na might have been demonized by now.
Thus, Long Batian was thoroughly scared, and consequently, he couldn't bring himself to entrust his daughter to Zhu Bufan for care. Honestly, a father wouldn't easily hand over his daughter to someone else, even if she liked that person, he wouldn't just let her go easily, after all, a daughter is every father's close confidant.
Long Batian was left without a choice; although he was a dark and ruthless figure in the underworld, he was extremely loving towards his own daughter.
Long Na woke up at ten o'clock in the evening.
When she woke up in a hotel room with a man, she immediately felt something was wrong and hurriedly checked her body.
After not noticing anything unusual, she finally sighed in relief.
However, when she saw that the man was Zhu Bufan, she felt a bit disappointed.
Ah! Women's minds really are strange!
"You're awake?" Zhu Bufan saw that Long Na had woken up and directly asked.
"Yes! Zhu Bufan, how come… am I here? My dad... he hasn't harmed you, has he!"
Although Zhu Bufan hadn't done anything to her, this was still the first time Long Na had booked a room with a man, and being in the same room, she was understandably a bit uncomfortable, hence her words were not very smooth.
"Nana, don't worry, your dad hasn't done anything to me. As for why you are here, it was your dad who told me to take you away; he asked me to bring you to Suzhou," Zhu Bufan explained.
Initially, Zhu Bufan had his own reasons for going to Suzhou. But he thought carefully that if he showed the letter that Long Batian entrusted to him to Long Na now, she might start insisting on going back to the Dragon Gang. To prevent Long Na from returning to the Dragon Gang now, Zhu Bufan had no choice but to lie.
"Ah… Why did my dad ask you to take me to Suzhou?" Long Na asked, somewhat surprised.
"It's like this, your dad said he never took you on a vacation, so he asked me to take you. But don't overthink it; it's also because I needed your dad to help me with some matters," Zhu Bufan said, "Don't you want to accompany me? If so, I'll send you back right away."
"Ah... no…it's not that," Long Na became slightly flustered.