Chapter 87 I Am Not A Hero

  Two loud and piercing gunshots suddenly rang out, causing the police who were about to rush over to momentarily freeze in place, thinking, "Who gave the order to fire?" When they saw the person who fired the shots, they understood that it was a military officer wearing a colonel's uniform, still holding his gun with both hands and maintaining his shooting stance, standing behind a vehicle in front of the hijacked military truck. Needless to say, that person was Wu Chen.

  Wu Chen, who had been searching for Cong Ye in vain all the way, received a call from Qi Lao on his way back and immediately rushed to Nanjing Road. Due to traffic congestion, he stopped the car there and instructed Zhi Xiao Hui to stay in the car without moving, while he himself brought a gun and quietly approached the military vehicle where Cong Ye and another person were being held hostage. When he arrived at the front of the car, using another vehicle as cover, he saw clearly what was happening inside the car.

  He was not only moved by Cong Ye's actions, but also filled with hatred for the old man who had taken Yan Qingcheng hostage. Qi Lao repeatedly warned him not to harm the safety of the two people, and did not expect Cong Ye to cut off his own arms to save them. So, when he saw the old man being knocked out of the car by Cong Ye and trying to get up, he immediately stood up and pulled the trigger.

  It was seen that the troops shot and killed the suspect, but the police who didn't understand the inside story of the hijacking couldn't say anything. They could only handle the scene first and verify the identity of the deceased suspect. Since Zhang Cheng had no identification on him, his true identity couldn't be found for the time being.

  Wu Chen voluntarily told the officer in charge:

  "If necessary, I can go with you to the police station to assist in the investigation."

  "Alright, then show me your ID and hand over your firearm for now."

  Wu Chen then told the police:

  "I need to report to the leader of the dry goods store."

  "You're welcome."

  Wu Chen immediately called Qi Lao and briefly introduced the situation on the scene. Qi Lao also agreed to let him go to the police station for investigation, but arranged someone to drive Wu Chen's car back to Ganxiu Village from Nanjing Road.

  At this time, Zhixiaohui, who also heard the gunshot, had already walked out of the car and ran over to the scene, but was blocked by the police's warning line.

  Seeing the sister-in-law holding Cong Ye, who was crying uncontrollably, Zhi Xiao Hui still didn't quite understand what had happened. Cong Ye's two arms hung limply at his sides, she had noticed, but couldn't have imagined that Cong Ye's arms were already broken, and it was to save his own sister-in-law that he had broken them himself.

  When Cong Ye was helped into the ambulance by Yan Qing Cheng, Zhi Xiao Hui also tried to squeeze in but was blocked by the people inside.

  "Sister-in-law, Cong Ye, I'm going too."

  "Xiao Hui, your body hasn't recovered yet, so just go back to the dormitory and wait for us, we'll be back soon."

  Yan Qingcheng was still sobbing and couldn't say a word, so Cong Ye had to instruct Zhi Xiao Hui. In the end, he didn't forget that he needed to go to the airport to pick someone up.

  "Xiao Hui, call Perwie and tell her that something unexpected came up, ask her to go back to her grandparents' place first."

  "Got it."

  At this time, a large crowd of onlookers had already gathered at the scene, including many TV stations and reporters from various newspapers. They wanted to interview the parties involved, but one person was injured and another was crying uncontrollably, so they could only surround the driver and ask him questions.

  As a soldier, the driver would definitely not say anything without his superior's order. No way, a large group of journalists, only a few stayed to interview the police at the scene, most of them followed the ambulance and ran towards the hospital.

  When Cong Ye arrived at the hospital, after examination, both of his forearms were broken, and the knife wound on his thigh was not serious. The doctor first treated Cong Ye's leg wound, and then wanted to set his bones and put a cast on him, but Cong Ye refused. He just let the hospital simply set the position, and then used two plastic boards to tie it up, and hung it around his neck with two strips of gauze, and left the hospital like that. Yan Qingcheng followed closely behind, knowing that Cong Ye must have other plans, so he didn't persuade him.

  As soon as the two walked out of the hospital, they were surrounded by a large number of reporters.

  "Sir, tell us about how you heroically saved the beauty?"

  Cong Ye was stunned upon hearing this, how did he become a hero saving a beauty?

  "I'm sorry, I am not a hero."

  While talking, he was squeezed outwards with Yan Qingcheng's support.

  "Sir, who is this beautiful lady? Is she your girlfriend or lover?"

  Cong Ye looked at Yan Qingcheng, whose eyes were red from crying, and didn't respond. Because his two arms were both suspended in front of his chest, he couldn't exert force to squeeze outwards, and could only rely on Yan Qingcheng. But where did Yan Qingcheng have such great strength? As the crowd of onlookers grew larger, Cong Ye could only stand rooted to the spot.

  Congye Gege, Qingcheng Jie.

  Suddenly heard Perwie's shout, looked up and saw that Perwie was standing outside the crowd, waving her hand at the two of them with force. In the other hand, she was also pulling a suitcase.

  After leaving the airport, Bai Wei was also blocked on Nanjing Road. When she heard about the hostage-taking incident ahead, she didn't think it was Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng. After two gunshots, the traffic started to move slowly. Soon, the taxi Bai Wei was in arrived at the scene, and she saw Zhi Xiao Hui standing beside a military vehicle on the side of the road. She immediately stopped the taxi and walked over to Zhi Xiao Hui, seeing that she looked like she had cried. After asking repeatedly, she found out that the hostages were Yan Qingcheng and Cong Ye, and was shocked. Hearing the discussions from the people around her, Zhi Xiao Hui had just heard about Cong Ye cutting off his own arms to save his sister-in-law. She had cried after hearing this news. However, Zhi Xiao Hui herself couldn't tell whether she was crying because of Cong Ye's actions or for some other reason.

  When Perilla was taking her to the hospital to see Cong Ye, Zhi Xiao Hui suddenly said a sentence:

  "You go first, I'll stay here and watch this car."

  As she watched Beibi take a taxi towards the hospital, Zhi Xiaohui's tears flowed again, and they became increasingly uncontrollable. In the end, she squatted down by the side of the road, burying her face in her hands and sobbing loudly. Zhi Xiaohui's crying not only attracted the attention of many passersby but also startled a soldier from the nearby barracks who had come to drive his car.

  Because before coming, the leader had told her that there was another girl in the car, named Zhi Xiao Hui. The soldier took a look around and almost confirmed that the one who was crying should be the person the leader mentioned. Walking up to her, he asked tentatively:

  "Excuse me, are you Zhi Xiaohui?"

  Zhi Xiao Hui completely ignored the soldier's questioning, crying loudly to herself as if she had a lot of grievances in her heart. The more she cried, the sadder she became, with tears streaming down her face, leaving the soldier at a loss for what to do next.

  Bai Wei looked at Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng, who were surrounded by reporters and onlookers, and immediately pulled her luggage, directing the heat flow in her body to her legs and one empty arm, and squeezed in smoothly, coming to stand before Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng. She knew this wasn't the time for talking, so she just said:

  "Qing Cheng Jie, you protect Cong Ye Ge Ge from behind, I'll clear the way in front."

  With Bertha's help, they managed to squeeze out of the crowd and quickly hailed a taxi back to their dorm.

  It wasn't until the three of them arrived at the dormitory that they didn't see Zhi Xiaohui's figure. Baiwei said in confusion:

  "At that time I saw Little Hui sister, she said she would watch that car there, logically we should have returned earlier than outsiders."

  At this time, Qi Lao and others all came up, one was to ask about Cong Ye's injury, and the other also wanted to hear what had happened.

  "What's going on with Cong Ye?"

  "Uncle Qi, still under Di Rong's command in Sifang City, I didn't expect you to chase me all the way here."

  "Damn thing!"

  Zi Lao was furious as soon as he heard the news that Di Rong had been sentenced to one year in prison, which he already knew. However, he couldn't have imagined that even though Di Rong was in prison, he could still command his subordinates and pursue them all the way to the capital, not even putting the authorities in their sights. This made him suspect that Yu Xiao Peng, who had already been released, was involved. He secretly decided that this matter must be thoroughly investigated to see who was backing Yu Xiao Peng.

  Little did they know, including Cong Ye, that they had all misunderstood Di Rong. Zhang Cheng's arrival had almost nothing to do with Di Rong.

  Three people mentioned Zhi Xiao Hui, and Qi Lao suddenly remembered that the soldier who drove Wu Chen's car out seemed to have not returned yet. He instructed Zheng Jun Yi beside him:

  "Go and see what's going on."

  "Yes."

  When they learned that Cong Ye had cut off his own arms to exchange hostages with the suspect in order to save Yan Qing Cheng, these old generals who had been fighting on the battlefield for half their lives all gave Cong Ye a thumbs up. Bai Wei also just found out how Cong Ye's arm was broken, and while admiring her brother, she seemed to have an uncontrollable sense of grievance in her heart. Looking at Yan Qing Cheng whose eyes were still red and swollen, Bai Wei quickly turned around and faced away from the crowd, holding back tears that had been welling up in her eyes.

  Knowing that Cong Ye needs to rest, Qi Lao led the crowd to disperse, and Yan Qingcheng supported Cong Ye, calling out to Bai Wei at the same time, and they all came to Cong Ye's room. It was Bai Wei's first time coming to Ganxiu Temple, and when she saw where Cong Ye lived, it was actually a suite with a separate room, and she immediately said to Cong Ye and Yan Qingcheng:

  "I'll be staying here for a few days, serving Brother Congye."

  Bo Wei spoke in a tone that left no room for negotiation, making Cong Ye feel embarrassed and look up at Yan Qing Cheng. Yan Qing Cheng had originally planned to sleep on the sofa outside, but was preempted by Bo Wei and didn't know how to persuade her either. Watching Bo Wei quickly put away her luggage, pour water for Cong Ye and Yan Qing Cheng, and start cleaning with a rag, she seemed to be in charge.

  "Xiao Wei, what did grandpa and grandma say?"

  Cong Ye asked tentatively.

  "Oh, I'll just give you a call later."

  He looked at Yan Qingcheng again with a pleading gaze, but saw Yan Qingcheng smiling at him with deep meaning. Although he knew that Yan Qingcheng would not help persuade Baiwei, however, after seeing the first smile from Yan Qingcheng after the incident, Congye also smiled back slightly, despite the smile still having some other emotions in it.

  "Xiao Wei, why don't you stay too? We can take turns keeping watch. Otherwise, one person won't have a chance to sleep."

  "Alright, Jing Cheng's sister."

  Seeing that both of them had made up their minds, Cong Ye could only shut his mouth and focus on watching TV.