Chapter 19: The Old Dao Catches Up

  In the afternoon, Ye Nan, who had nothing to do, wandered around the ward and returned to the office. Sitting there was really boring, so he greeted Hong Chi, who was on duty, and went downstairs to the lobby and casually strolled around several clinics.

  When he walked into the hall, there was an old man sitting in the corner for a long time, with his eyes closed and meditating. When Ye Nan walked by, his eyes suddenly opened, and a sharp light burst out of his eyes.

  This old man was Hu Lao Dao, who had lost the sandalwood box. After Yang Jun sent people to search everywhere for several days, they really couldn't find any clues.

  As the wind outside grew tighter, except for a few leaders who had already fled, some of the small vendors on the periphery had been caught by the police, and there was still no news about the account book, guessing that it had long been handed over to the police.

  Yang Jun, feeling a sense of crisis all around him, pulled Lao Dao and was about to make a run for it. But Lao Dao wasn't willing to let the treasure that had just fallen into his hands fly away like this - after all, he had only managed to snatch this box from an antique dealer with great difficulty.

  At that time, he felt that the jade pendant was a good thing and should be a kind of magic treasure. However, after studying it for several days, he didn't find anything special. Later, due to an urgent matter, he had to go out to meet some fellow Taoists, so he hid the thing in Yang Jun's place, just in case, and left a spirit to guard it, but who knew it was still lost.

  He felt that this jade pendant might be of great help in his cultivation, and perhaps could even help him advance further, so he was reluctant to give it back.

  He wasn't afraid of the police, insisting on continuing to investigate. Yang Jun had no choice but to leave a few underlings with no record to continue the pursuit with Lao Dao, while he took his trusted subordinates and snuck into Indonesia at night.

  He has been disguising himself and personally investigating the places where people gather nearby in the past few days. He had studied the jade pendant for several days before, so he was very familiar with a certain subtle spiritual fluctuation of the jade pendant, and could feel it at close range.

  So after searching around several places nearby, he finally found this place. He planned to guard the outpatient hall for a day. If that person was here, as long as that person passed by him from nearby, he would be able to sense it.

  Kung fu doesn't pay off for those who don't put in the effort, but he finally found him. He was hunched over, hanging far behind Ye Nan's back. He didn't dare to startle the snake by hitting the grass, because he felt that Ye Nan's spiritual power wasn't weak either. Before figuring out the situation, he didn't dare to make a move rashly.

  The old man saw Ye Nan enter the office on the second floor from a distance, and didn't come out again. He had an idea in his mind, looked at the time, it was almost five o'clock, so he sat down on a row of chairs on the second floor to wait slowly until Ye Nan got off work. Then, he used his mobile phone to inform the two subordinates who were waiting outside the gate to follow Ye Nan and keep an eye on him.

  She took advantage of the empty office to sneak in, rummaged through a few white coats behind the door, and found Ye Nan's work uniform based on the name tag. She carefully picked it up, her triangular eyes shining brightly as she searched the clothes meticulously, finally finding two stray hairs on the collar.

  The old man picked it up like a treasure, excitedly put it in a small box and secretly gloated: "You dare to touch my things, and even killed the spirit I cultivated with great effort. Now see where you can escape, you'll have to spit out both principal and interest."

  Lao Dao's face was filled with excitement as he sat in the car waiting downstairs, and he waved his hand to the driver: "Go back to the hotel, rest well for a few hours, and recharge your energy to deal with me!"

  Back at the hotel, the two followers of Ye Nan made a phone call back and had already figured out the target's residence. They asked for instructions on what to do next. The old man told them to keep watch from outside and instructed them to guard the person tightly, absolutely not allowing him to escape. The two followers replied with a yes, sir.

  The two hid in a corner, nibbling on bread while secretly monitoring the villa's gate. Suddenly, the garage door at the bottom of the villa opened, and a Mercedes-Benz SUV rushed out, with that little guy sitting in the front passenger seat. All that could be heard were two "roars" of the accelerator, and the car quickly turned out of the community gate.

  The two of them stood there with their mouths agape, looking at each other in dismay, unable to catch up, and finally had to hang their heads in shame and make a phone call back to Lao Dao.

  The old Taoist, upon hearing this, jumped up and scolded loudly on that side, frightening the two of them so much that they trembled with fear, their hearts filled with cold air. The person was gone, and the old Taoist could do nothing about it, so he instructed the two to continue guarding the entrance, telling them to report immediately if the person returned.

  Then Fang Wei drove the car at high speed, bringing Ye Nan to a remote highway, got out of the car and opened the passenger door for Ye Nan. Ye Nan rubbed his head, puzzled: "What are we running here for?"

  Fang Wei looked at this dim-witted guy and couldn't help but say, "Didn't I tell you this morning that I'd take you driving tonight?"

  "Ah……" Ye Nan was clearly overjoyed today, and had actually forgotten the thing he had been thinking about for the entire morning.

  Ye Nan excitedly rubbed his hands, feeling very pleased with himself as he moved into the driver's seat, fastened his seatbelt, and under Fang Wei's guidance, familiarized himself with the gears, brakes, accelerator, and so on.

  Under Fang Wei's guidance, Ye Nan started the car, stepped on the clutch, shifted gears, and released the handbrake. Fang Wei concentrated his mind and said, "Step on the accelerator lightly, then slowly release the clutch..."

  After a while, Ye Nan refused to release the clutch, and only sneaked a glance at Fang Wei.

  Fang Wei was somewhat inexplicably angry, and shouted: "Nan Zi, what did you do? Step on the gas pedal, release the clutch!" Ye Nan looked at Fang Wei again, then hesitantly asked: "Fang Wei, are you so confident in letting me drive your precious car? What if I accidentally damage it?"

  Fang Wei was so angry that he had nothing to say, his mouth corners twitching involuntarily. Finally, he took a deep breath and slowly exhaled before speaking: "I'm not worried, what are you worried about? Hurry up!" A loud shout made Ye Nan slowly release the clutch, and the car began to move forward slowly.

  Fang Wei instructed from the side: "Don't be nervous, take it slow..." Just as he finished speaking, the car suddenly stuttered and made two loud "boom" sounds before stalling.

  Ye Nan innocently blinked her eyes, looking at Fang Wei: "What's going on with this car? It doesn't seem to be listening to orders. I added oil and let it run, but it still stalled."

  Fang Wei was completely speechless, staring at Ye Nan for a while before sighing: "You released the clutch too quickly and stepped on the accelerator too heavily, try again."

  Ye Nan chuckled and rubbed his head, casting a Clear Mind Spell on himself. His slightly dazed brain cleared up significantly. He shifted gears properly this time and restarted the car. Under Fang Wei's guidance, it started smoothly and began to move slowly along the road.

  Fang Wei looked at Ye Nan, who was sweating profusely and gripping the steering wheel tightly, staring intently at the vast expanse of kilometers ahead, his expression tense. He secretly smiled to himself, but forgot that when he first learned to drive, he wasn't much better either.

  After driving around in circles several times and stalling the engine a few times, Ye Nan was still able to start the car smoothly each time. This achievement made Fang Wei quite satisfied.

  Look at the time, it's already past 8 o'clock in the evening. He pushed Ye Nan, who was still reluctant to leave, into the passenger seat and took back control of the steering wheel. "We'll continue driving practice tomorrow," he said. "You have other tasks today."

  Upon hearing this, Ye Nan, who had just been excitedly playing with his new toy, let out a "huh?" and immediately stopped.

  Two poor devils lurking outside the door, with eyes fixed on something in the distance, finally saw their target return, and hastily reported to their master, struggling to maintain their spirits as they continued to keep watch.