It was a little after five in the evening.
In the Main Hall of the reception courtyard, Ren Ye sat in a chair and said gravely, "Wang Lili's position is that what Adjutant Zhou came over and said can't serve as evidence, and it isn't enough for her to fall out with Zhou Congcong. But she'll send plenty of people to search for Liu Tang inside and outside the village. She doesn't know exactly when they'll find him, though."
Jiang Qin looked worried at this response. "She's done us the courtesy, but it doesn't solve the actual problem. If she takes three days to find him, the birthday banquet will already be over. Once time runs out and the mission is judged a failure, we're finished. Besides, with her searching so openly, Zhou Congcong might kill Liu Tang to silence him. Then... with our guide gone, we'd still fail."
"Right." Old Qu agreed. "We definitely can't keep waiting. We don't have the time."
Just then, Ren Ye suddenly looked up and asked, "Old Jiang, in your judgment, will Zhou Congcong attend the private performance today?"
Jiang Qin thought for a moment. "He definitely knows you went to the mansion to see Wang Lili. With Liu Tang missing, appearing in public would spare him a lot of gossip. He doesn't have to guard the man himself anyway. I think he'll probably go."
Ren Ye slowly rose and walked around the room before looking at everyone. "Then let's flip the table. It'll be faster and more efficient."
"How?!" Mad Dog immediately perked up.
"Take on the Zhou Family head-on." Ren Ye's gaze was sharp, his tone calm. "Put everything on the line. Either we're eliminated, or they get out of Greed Village."
"I agree!" Mad Dog raised both hands excitedly. "I've always