《Once Upon a Time in a Foreign Land》Chapter 160 : Nangong Yiren
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Yiren glanced at Qiuzhen. That kid was very smart. Maybe his thinking ability was equal, or perhaps even higher than Shanquan. All this time, Qiuzhen had always been obedient to Shanquan. Yiren hoped that even this time Qiuzhen could restrain himself. In a situation like the one they were currently facing, cohesiveness was the main thing. It was the glue they needed most at that time.
Yiren was grateful that so far Qiuzhen had not displayed a disappointing attitude or behavior. Just like Yiren, Qiuzhen also sat in his chair and listened intently to Yixiong's words. Even so, it seemed that he was also thinking about something. Of course, that's just Yiren's estimation. But at least, Yiren was ninety-five percent sure of the estimate he made.
"After that, on the way home, you guys stopped by the mall." Yixiong continued his speech. "There happened an event that has not been explained until now. A mysterious event that is the second time that happened in that place. Dage disappeared. Not only Dage, Miss Lüqiu, who most likely went to the mall to meet Dage, also disappeared. Although I don't have any evidence, I suspect that Miss Lüqiu disappeared along with Dage."
"Can I say something?" Zhengyi interrupted Yixiong's words while raising his right hand. Yiren turned to Zhengyi. It was possible that Zhengyi would report his findings today regarding the victims of the incident.
"Later," said Yixiong. "I'll finish what I said first. First, I want to describe the things that happened today chronologically. The development of those things you can report later."
Zhengyi nodded. He let Yixiong continue his words.
"Meanwhile, we Jingkang and I managed to trick the criminals by presenting the fake Duanmu Shanquan. At least that's what I thought this afternoon. Right now, I'm not so sure anymore. It was possible that the thugs actually knew that the person they were talking to wasn't Dage, but they didn't really mind that. As long as the one talking to them sounded like Dage, that was enough for them. There was even a possibility that they were just messengers. The person who hired them was the one who instructed them to speak directly to Dage."
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Yiren raised his hand. "Excuse me, does Xiongge have any evidence of that?"
Yixiong was silent for a moment. Yiren didn't know if Yixiong had any objections that he had cut off Yixiong's words, or if something else was on his mind.
"Nothing. It's just my intuition."
"Oh." Yiren answered briefly.
Yixiong took a deep breath. "After that, Caihong's driver, namely Mr. Zhuge, his health condition suddenly deteriorated drastically. He had to be rushed to the hospital. Because his condition deteriorated when he was here, so, in a way, we were involved too. I hope Caihong is willing to provide further information , as well as the latest news regarding Mr. Zhuge's condition."
Caihong nodded. "Of course, Uncle."
Yixiong continued his words. After that, something shocking happened. Jingkang witnessed an accident that happened in front of the grocery store in front of our housing complex. At the scene, Jingkang found the pen that Shinnshiow had brought from home when he was kidnapped. Although we suspect the pen has something to do with the people involved in the accident, but I think we should still consider other possibilities. It could have fallen off when Shinnshiow walked past that place."
Yixiong paused for a moment once more. His style was similar to that of Shanquan. Yiren realized that Shanquan's style had rubbed off on all of them. It's possible that in one year they would all become clones of Shanquan. Yiren tried not to laugh when the thought crossed his mind.
"On the evening, Yiren, Jingkang,and I went to hand over the ransom items to the kidnappers. Once again, thank you very much to Caihong for lending us the car and driver."
Caihong nodded. "You're welcome, Uncle."
On the way, Mr. Gongshi, Caihong's driver, realized that someone was following us. According to Jingkang, the car that was following us was exactly the same as the car that was involved in the accident in front of the grocery store in front of our housing complex. The one who brought the car at the time of the accident was a neighbor who lived in the house to the right of our house. Jingkang wasn't sure that it was the same car. But we must consider the possibility that our neighbor is indeed very curious about our business."
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Zhengyi raised his hand. "I think our neighbor is suspicious. It's not the only time or twice that we've caught him looking so curious about what we're doing."
Yiren looked around. Jingkang and Caihong didn't know their neighbors, so it was only natural that their faces didn't show any expression. But Qiuzhen, who also didn't know the person, showed a different reaction. Among them, Qiuzhen was the one who rarely showed his emotions. So, Yiren already understood that Qiuzhen's strange facial expression like that, he usually showed when there were things that really bothered his mind.
"We know little about our neighbor's background. I wish we could know more about him," Yixiong said.
Caihong raised his hand.
"What's wrong, Caihong?" Yixiong asked.
"What if I ask someone to help investigate Uncle's neighbors?"
Zhengyi looked at Caihong. "You mean hiring a detective or something?"
"No, Uncle," said Caihong. "Maybe it works like that, but they're not detectives. I don't have to pay them, anyway."
"No need to pay? Then what do they get in return?" Yiren asked.
"Regarding that, all I can say is that they are indebted to my family," replied Caihong.
"But their investigation will take time. Meanwhile, we must receive information as soon as possible," said Zhengyi.
"What do you think Xiongge?" Yiren asked.
"In my opinion, if this really doesn't incriminate Caihong, what's the harm in trying? Even if the investigation can't immediately obtain the information we need, we also have nothing to lose. Wouldn't it be that if there wasn't an investigation, then we wouldn't get any information?" Yixiong said.
"Okay, Uncle! Later, when I get home from here, I will contact them immediately."
"Isn't it too late? Wouldn't they be mad if you just showed up at a time when everyone was supposed to be resting?" Zhengyi's voice was full of astonishment.
"I don't know," said Caihong. "But this is an emergency. After I explain, I hope they will understand."
"Are you going to tell them everything?" Yiren asked.
"Of course not," said Caihong. "I know that there are things we shouldn't tell the other party. Don't worry about it."
"Thank you." Yixiong bowed respectfully. "Now let's move on to the next thing."
Yiren raised his hand again.
"What else?" Yixiong asked.
"I'm thirsty. I'm going to the kitchen first to get a drink."
"Okay. I think our other friends are also thirsty. So please bring some drinks for our friends," said Yixiong.
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