Spy-x-War Showdown-Chapter 28 - 27 Beautiful

28: Chapter 27 Beautiful

28 -27 Beautiful

Yang Yi clung to a sliver of hope, hoping that his direct report of his identity might make the person on the other end of the phone change their mind.

Of course, if the person answering the phone really wasn’t who he was looking for, then that hope would inevitably turn into disappointment.

“Mr.

Felice?

I’ve already said this is my phone, I don’t know any Mr.

Felice, stop calling here!”

The call was hung up, and the woman speaking sounded pretty angry.

Yang Yi was, naturally, very disappointed, but he still had two more calls he could make.

However, the response from the second call was the same as before: the person he was looking for was already dead.

He didn’t bother with the disconnected number and made his last call to Xiang Gang.

Even if he could get in touch with the person in Xiang Gang, Yang Yi hadn’t really thought about whether they could help him in his current situation; he was simply seeking help out of desperation.

“Hello, who is this?”

On picking up the phone, Yang Yi once again felt at a loss, pausing for a moment before saying in English, “Hello, I’m looking for David.”

“Hello, what are you saying?

I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

Yang Yi was completely baffled, and the conversation had once again reached a standstill, but since this was the only person who hadn’t definitively been ruled out, he decided to make another attempt.

Yang Yi switched to Mandarin and then spoke in a low voice, “I am Yang Sheng’s son, I’m looking for David, I need help.”

There was a moment of silence on the line, then the man with a heavy accent in Mandarin said, “You should’ve spoken Mandarin from the start.

I can’t understand what foreigners are saying.

Did you just say you’re Yang Sheng’s son, which Yang Sheng?”

“Not Yang Sheng, it’s Yang Sheng!

The Sheng for victory.

He left me this number to contact someone named David.

Are you David?”

There was another pause on the line before a low voice said, “I am David.”

Yang Yi harbored some silent criticism for a man who couldn’t speak English yet took a foreign name, but at this moment, his heart started to race.

“I need help, I’m in London, can you help me?”

After a pause, David replied gravely, “Your father has been dead for many years.”

“Yes, for eleven years.”

David let out a breath, his voice full of reluctant acceptance, “How can you prove you’re Yang Sheng’s son?”

“I can’t prove it right now, or maybe, is being able to make this call proof enough?”

“Alright, it will do.

Since your father left you my number, I suppose I have to do something to help.

What kind of trouble have you run into?”

“I’m in London and being pursued by someone, I need…”

“Wow, that really is big trouble.”

“Yes, can you help me?”

Yang Yi was filled with hope, although he felt it was unlikely that someone in Xiang Gang could help him.

Even if David were willing, it would take time, right?

After waiting a moment longer, David quickly said, “Given the urgency, I won’t say much.

Where are you in London?

Here’s what you do: go to a Chinese restaurant near Paddington Station called ‘Beautiful,’ and find the manager, Danny.

Tell him I sent you, and he will take care of you.

Danny owes your father a favor and he should help you.”

It was a choice of desperation, and unexpectedly, a chance for salvation had arrived.

Yang Yi’s heart pounded as he urgently said, “Paddington Station?

I’m nearby, I’ll go right now.

Do you have his phone number?”

“No, go directly to the restaurant and find someone.

Remember, Beautiful restaurant, that’s all I can do to help right now.

Good luck, bye.”

David hung up the phone, and Yang Yi abruptly put down his mobile, turning to Kate, who hung on him, and urgently said, “We have hope!

We have hope now, we’re going to the Beautiful restaurant!”

David spoke in imperfect Mandarin, but Yang Yi would definitely not mishear the word ‘beautiful,’ so when he spoke it to Kate, he naturally translated ‘beautiful’ into English.

Kate weakly said, “The Beautiful restaurant, how are we going to get there?”

“A taxi, it has to be a taxi, once we get to the Beautiful restaurant someone will help us.

We just need to rush over there, hang in there!”

Kate lifted her head and then whispered, “I’m so cold.”

“Keep it together, I can’t carry you into the taxi.

You need to hold on, we’ll be safe soon.”

While comforting Kate, Yang Yi looked for signs of a taxi.

It always seemed like there were taxis everywhere when you didn’t need one, but as soon as you did, they were nowhere to be found.

Finally, Yang Yi spotted an empty taxi driving by.

He immediately stretched out his hand and as the taxi slowed to a stop beside him, he felt a rush of salvation.

“To Beautiful Restaurant, please hurry as much as possible, thank you.”

The driver turned his head, looking at the two people who had gotten into the car but were still unwilling to part, and with a puzzled face, he said, “Beautiful Restaurant, which one?

Where is it?”

“It’s near Paddington train station.”

The taxi driver, still with a puzzled face, said, “Near Paddington train station? fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

As far as I know, there isn’t a Beautiful Restaurant there, even if it’s a newly opened one.

Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”

Yang Yi froze for a moment, then said with great concern, “Was there one before?”

“There wasn’t one before, either.”

Yang Yi was somewhat stunned, then immediately said, “Perhaps it’s called something else, but the meaning is similar to ‘beautiful’.”

The driver thought for a moment and shook his head, “No.”

Yang Yi started to panic, urgently saying, “Start driving, head towards Paddington train station.

Are there any famous restaurants around the train station?”

“Lots.”

The taxi driver began listing restaurant names like treasures from his memory, then carelessly said, “If you want to eat Chinese food, then Pearl Liang restaurant is very good.

It’s expensive, but it has no other flaws.

It’s a high-end Chinese restaurant, and then there’s… ”

“Wait, what restaurant did you just say?”

“Pearl Liang Restaurant, why?”

After murmuring it to himself a few times, Yang Yi finally said urgently, “That’s the place, please go faster!”

Yang Yi had figured it out.

Pearl Liang Restaurant was the Beautiful Restaurant; Beautiful Restaurant was Pearl Liang Restaurant.

The word ‘Pearl’ also means pearl, but when pronounced quickly, it sounds like ‘Piao’, and with the addition of ‘liang,’ it’s easy to be misunderstood, just like using Chinese Pinyin to mark English pronunciation.

The restaurant had simply used English to mark the pronunciation.

A minor mix-up with the name had given Yang Yi quite the scare; now, he finally felt a surge of great hope.

The taxi stopped in front of Beautiful Restaurant’s entrance, Yang Yi paid the fare, then assisted Kate out of the car.

From the outside, it really looked like a very beautiful restaurant, high-end and classy, but the restaurant was about to close as it was already ten o’clock at night.

As Yang Yi helped Kate into the entrance of the restaurant, a very pretty receptionist said with a face full of apologies, “I’m extremely sorry, we are about to close soon, and we can no longer accommodate the two of you, sorry.”

Yang Yi sighed, then urgently said to the hostess greeting them, “No, I’m looking for your manager, Danny, I’m looking for Danny.”

The hostess looked a bit puzzled, but she immediately nodded, “Okay, please wait a moment.”

Soon, a Chinese person followed the hostess and walked over.

The newcomer was not very tall, dressed in a fitting suit, appearing to be in his forties.

Though slightly overweight, he couldn’t hide his sharp and efficient aura.

From a distance, the manager frowned as he approached Yang Yi and Kate, and after sniffing slightly, the manager immediately said, “Sorry, the restaurant is closed, please leave.”

After speaking, the manager turned to leave, as if he couldn’t wait to escape from there.

Yang Yi raised his voice and said urgently in Mandarin, “David sent me, and also, I’m Yang Sheng’s son!”

The manager immediately stopped in his tracks, lowered his head to think for a moment, then turned around and frowned, “You are… Yang Sheng’s… son?

David… sent you… here?”

Yang Yi immediately nodded, urgently saying, “Yes!

May I ask, are you Danny?”

The manager grimaced and nodded, then spoke for a while in Cantonese with a bitter face, saying, “I came to London… a long time ago; my Mandarin…

isn’t very good.

When you speak… Mandarin, could you go slower?

And I am… Danny.”

Yang Yi immediately switched to English, urgently saying, “Please help me, my companion is injured, she’s very seriously hurt.”

Danny let out a long sigh and smiled, “We could have just used English, right?

What trouble have you run into?

She’s been shot in the stomach, who did it?

The police?”

“Not the police, but I don’t know who did it,” Yang Yi replied.

Danny looked at Yang Yi and smiled, “Young man, you need to be more honest when you speak.

If you want my help, you must tell me what happened; otherwise, how can I make a decision so easily, right?

Now tell me, who wants to kill you?”

Looking at Kate, who was barely able to stand, Yang Yi said with great reluctance, “Can you please save her first?

I promise to tell you everything, but she can’t hold on much longer; please, save her!”

Daniel shrugged his shoulders, his face indifferent, “Young man, you shouldn’t beg so easily; it’s useless.

Those who want to save you will do so without your asking, and those who don’t want to save you won’t help no matter how much you beg.”

Yang Yi’s heart grew colder because he felt that if he told the truth, a normal person’s reaction would be to turn a blind eye, as it would be wise to avoid enemies like the Masser Group and the Cicero Family.

But just as Yang Yi began to despair again, Danny said with a helpless face, “I am the person willing to help you.

When you’re out in this world, you have to have loyalty.

And I owe your father a big favor.

Alright, we’ll save her first, and then we can talk about your situation slowly.”