Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God Chapter 1418 - 1417
Previously on Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God...
As the Earth Wolf Gang was being alerted, Lin Fan and Li Zixia returned to the city of Barcelona. They found a small restaurant still open late at night and filled their stomachs casually.
Li Zixia hadn’t eaten properly for several days. A meal devoured with wolfish hunger filled her belly and her racing heart gradually calmed down.
"Mr. Lin, can I borrow your phone? I want to contact Master Liu to let her know I’m safe." Li Zixia made a request to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan handed his phone to Li Zixia.
Li Zixia made a call, but no one answered.
She switched to another number and called Master Xiao Ye.
Master Xiao Ye was already asleep and was a bit confused when the call woke him up: "Hello, who is this?"
Beside him, his wife was also woken up, grumpily muttering, "Who is it, are they crazy, calling so late at night!"
Li Zixia heard this as well, but pretended not to, and said, "Master Ye, it’s me."
Upon hearing Li Zixia’s voice, Master Xiao Ye instantly perked up, delighted: "Miss Li, it’s you, where are you, are you okay?"
Beside him, his wife paused, seeing her husband’s delighted smile, and immediately became angry again, muttering curses about a "vixen" or something.
She was puzzled—wasn’t that vixen missing? Had she been found by her mother-in-law? She honestly hoped that vixen was never found!
Li Zixia said, "I’m okay now, Master Ye. I just wanted to ask if Master Liu returned home. I can’t reach her phone."
Master Xiao Ye paused and said, "No, I thought you were together. She went to find you after getting your call that day. I can’t reach her either."
Hearing this, Li Zixia frowned slightly, feeling anxious about where Master Liu could have gone.
Master Xiao Ye said, "Miss Li, where have you been these past days?"
Li Zixia said, "It’s a long story. I’ll explain everything when I return to London. Don’t worry, go back to sleep for now."
Li Zixia hurriedly hung up, unable to bear listening to Master Xiao Ye’s wife utter more unkind words.
"Mr. Lin, Master Liu has gone missing." Li Zixia returned the phone to Lin Fan, her tone laced with anxiety.
Lin Fan said, "When you were abducted, you left a clue for Master Liu. What was it?"
Li Zixia said, "I made a recording at the time. If she got the recording, she should be able to find the thugs who kidnapped me."
Lin Fan said, "Could it be that Master Liu has also fallen into those thugs’ hands?"
Li Zixia said, "Yes, if that’s the case, Master Liu must have gotten into trouble to save me. I have to rescue her."
Lin Fan consoled, "It’s been so many days. If those thugs wanted to kill Master Liu, she might already be gone. If Master Liu is still alive, it indicates that the thugs won’t kill her for the time being. Once we return to London, we will rescue her."
That’s the best they could do for now.
The two then found a hotel, intending to stay overnight.
"Welcome, you two," the hotel receptionist smiled sweetly.
Lin Fan said, "We would like a room."
The receptionist asked, "Do you have a reservation?"
Lin Fan shook his head, "No."
The receptionist showed a regretful expression, "I’m very sorry, we have no available rooms. There’s an important soccer match tomorrow, and all the rooms have been pre-booked."
In Barcelona, this was a common occurrence. Every day, fans from all over the world visit, and during significant events, hotel rooms become scarce.
Lin Fan exhaled, saying, "Do you know anywhere else where we might find a room?"
The receptionist said, "I’m not too sure. You two must be tourists, right? Why didn’t you make a reservation?"
The receptionist was a bit curious.
Lin Fan smiled, "Thank you."
He then left the hotel with Li Zixia.
Next, they began wandering the midnight streets of Barcelona, searching for a hotel. However, every place they checked was already full.
Li Zixia was already exhausted and became even more so without patience for this situation. Lin Fan felt similarly helpless, given it was his first visit to Barcelona, and everything was unfamiliar.
Fortunately, a kind hotel receptionist suggested they try the suburbs.
Thus, the two of them went to the roadside to flag a taxi and try their luck in the suburbs for a place to stay.
"What if we can’t find a room even in the suburbs?" Li Zixia asked Lin Fan, a bit worried.
Lin Fan smiled, "No worries, we can spend the night in a taxi."
Li Zixia was taken aback, then couldn’t help but laugh. Spending the night in a taxi seemed not too bad after all. Compared to being captured by thugs, this kind of hardship was nothing.
Before long, they hailed a taxi and got in.
Meanwhile, not far off, two men appeared from the shadows, covertly scrutinizing Lin Fan and Li Zixia while whispering to each other.
Their movements were subtle, but Lin Fan noticed. His heart sank, though he maintained a calm exterior.
"Where to, you two?" The taxi driver, a friendly black man, inquired warmly.
Lin Fan said, "We’re looking for a hotel. Do you know where we might still find a room at this hour?"
The black driver smiled, "You’ve asked the right person. At this hour, hotels in the city are mostly full, especially with Barça playing Manchester United tomorrow. Basically, it would be difficult to find a room anywhere, but I know of a place, though it’s a bit far."
Lin Fan said, "That’s fine, please take us there."
"Sure thing!" The black driver started the car.
Lin Fan told Li Zixia, "You can rest if you’re sleepy; I’ll wake you when we arrive."
Li Zixia nodded and indeed quickly fell asleep, as she was terribly tired.
Lin Fan was also somewhat sleepy, but he couldn’t afford to doze off. He merely closed his eyes for brief rests. There was no way around it; getting a good night’s sleep tonight was an extravagant wish.
With few cars on the road at night, the taxi rode smoothly. After more than half an hour, they arrived in the suburbs of Barcelona. There by the roadside stood a motor inn, indeed very secluded, with almost no other lights visible around.
"Here we are," the black driver informed Lin Fan.
Lin Fan woke Li Zixia, paid the fare, and they got out of the car.
This motor inn was different from the city hotels. There was a large empty lot at the front for guests to park, and two rows of bungalows stood side by side, divided into individual rooms.
It was already midnight, and the place was quiet, with most of the rooms darkened.
The two approached the motel reception, where a very fat, middle-aged white woman was dozing off, snoring thunderously.
Lin Fan felt a bit embarrassed to wake her, but just then, a white man emerged from inside, gave them a once-over, and asked, "Looking to stay?"
Lin Fan smiled, "Yes, do you have any rooms available?"
The man said, "We do, you each can have a room, haha, just kidding."
Lin Fan glanced at Li Zixia and said, "We only need one room."
Hearing they needed just one room, were they going to share a room with Lin Fan tonight? Li Zixia’s cheeks immediately turned red, but after thinking about it, she said nothing. Sharing a room was the right decision, upon consideration, she dared not stay alone.
Meanwhile.
On the darkened Barcelona highway, inside a sedan, a stubbled middle-aged man wore a grim expression.
"Boss, do you need to personally take care of killing one Asian?" A subordinate next to him chuckled.
Johnson snorted, "What do you know? I must personally deliver this Asian’s head to the Big Boss as an explanation!"