Chapter 45: Unexpected Wealth

  With Zhixiaohui on his back, he arrived at the foot of the mountain. At this time, Baiwei had already come to meet him. Seeing Zhixiaohui's smooth shoulders exposed outside Congye's back, Baiwei vaguely guessed something. He and Yan Qingcheng supported Zhixiaohui on either side as she slid down from Congye's back, quickly wrapped her in a quilt, and helped her into the car driven by Baican.

  Cong Ye also felt his legs aching unbearably, just about to sit down on the ground, when Bai Can reached out and pulled him over to the taxi, opening the door with one hand and letting Cong Ye get in to rest. As soon as Cong Ye sat down, he saw Bai Wei walking over with that coat she had snatched from the old man's body. Seeing Cong Ye sitting in the back seat, she opened the rear door herself and got in, casually tossing the coat onto Cong Ye's knees and saying with a half-joking tone:

  "Brother Congye's spoils of war."

  Just now, Yan Qingcheng helped Zhi Xiaohui into her father's car and then tidied up Zhi Xiaohui again. Perhaps Zhi Xiaohui was disgusted that the clothes came from the old man who had kidnapped her, and she angrily threw them out of the car. As Yan Qingcheng was helping Zhi Xiaohui wrap herself tightly in a blanket, Bai Wei came to the taxi where Cong Ye was sitting and picked up the clothes that Zhi Xiaohui had thrown out on the ground.

  Congye smiled and casually put the clothes beside her, then closed her eyes to rest, waiting for the police chasing the kidnappers to return.

  At this time, Zhixiaohui in Bai Cang's car was sobbing in Yan Qingcheng's arms. Earlier on the mountain top, when she was rescued by Congye, she didn't immediately realize her embarrassing situation of being naked, or else she wouldn't have rushed into Congye's arms without caring. It wasn't until Congye put her on his back that she reacted and realized that her body had been completely seen by Congye. Not only that, but first she was crying in his arms, then she was carried on his back, and her naked body was stuck to Congye's back. Especially when they came down the mountain, the quilt wrapped around her couldn't help but leak wind everywhere, which formed a sharp contrast with the warmth coming from Congye's back. Although Zhixiaohui had a bad temper, she was a very self-disciplined girl. Growing up like this, not to mention being naked and in contact with some boy, even wearing clothes, she had never been so close to any man before.

  So, Zhixiaohui is now crying in Yan Qingcheng's arms, half because the situation was too sudden and she got a shock, her heart couldn't help but feel wronged. The other half was to cover up her shyness. Thinking of the intimate scene with Congye earlier, Zhixiaohui's face, which was usually cold and proud, had already turned bright red.

  No matter how Yan Qingcheng comforted her, Zhi Xiaohui couldn't stop the tears from flowing freely. She really didn't know whether to hate Cong Ye or be grateful to him. From being dragged out of bed in the middle of the night until now, Zhi Xiaohui had no idea why this was happening. Because Zhang Cheng only left a message for Cong Ye on the mirror after wrapping Zhi Xiaohui in a blanket and carrying her on his shoulder. So, Zhi Xiaohui didn't see it at all. Naturally, she couldn't guess what caused this disaster either.

  The police who went to search for the suspect in the mountains have returned one after another. As expected by Cong Ye, there was no harvest. When the police asked Cong Ye about what happened when he first arrived at the top of the mountain, Cong Ye had intended to hand over that piece of clothing to the police, but after thinking about it, he concealed it instead. Bai Wei saw Cong Ye's hesitation, but since Cong Ye didn't mention it, she also didn't mention that piece of clothing.

  Cong Ye didn't mention that piece of clothing because he didn't want the police to get too involved, which would lead to the previous incident where Yan Qingcheng was also kidnapped being exposed. Zhi Xiaohui's naked kidnapping had already been covered up, and Cong Ye didn't want Yan Qingcheng to be humiliated in front of everyone again. If there was any identification on that person's clothes, it would inevitably lead to an investigation into Sifang City, which would mean that the previous incident where Yan Qingcheng was kidnapped at dawn could no longer be kept under wraps.

  Out of such consideration, Cong Ye didn't mention that piece of clothing and secretly made up his mind to go to Sifang City after a while to settle accounts with Di Rong for Yan Qingcheng and Zhi Xiaohui. Although he knew that the mastermind behind all this was Yu Xiao Peng, Cong Ye couldn't do anything about him for the time being, so he could only take out his anger on Di Rong first. Cong Ye was really furious at what Di Rong's gang had done, causing trouble for himself and directly using the women around him as leverage. How could they use his own women twice? Last time, after crushing Rong Yu's ankle, Cong Ye still had a bit of regret, thinking that he might have been too heavy-handed. Now it seemed that dealing with them in such a way was still too light.

  No more news was obtained from Cong Ye, and Yan Qingcheng naturally wouldn't mention it again since Cong Ye didn't bring it up. So the kidnapping case that occurred at dawn became an unsolved mystery. After the police took statements from Zhi Xiao Hui, Cong Ye, and Yan Qingcheng, they instructed them to report to the authorities immediately if the other party came again, then left in their car to return to the city.

  Cong Ye and Bai Wei got into the taxi they came in, with Bo Chen pulling Zhi Xiao Hui and Yan Qing Cheng. The two cars returned to Ri Zhuo Xiang together. After sending away the taxi, it turned out that neither Bai Wei nor Cong Ye had any money on them, so Bo Chen ended up paying the fare. Of course, Cong Ye didn't forget to take down the clothes either, holding them in his hand.

  Wrapped in a quilt, Zhi Xiao Hui was carried from the carriage to the bed in the room by Cong Ye. As soon as she lay down on the bed, Zhi Xiao Hui saw a line of words on the mirror:

  The small hill southwest of the train station, no alarm allowed.

  Because Zhang Cheng always thought that Cong Ye was lying on the west side, he didn't write a message for anyone. Now, even though Zhi Xiao Hui sees this line of words, she still can't judge what happened. When Zhi Xiao Hui looked at her sister-in-law Yan Qing Cheng with doubt, Yan Qing Cheng understood the meaning in Zhi Xiao Hui's eyes and didn't explain anything. Instead, she turned her head to look at Cong Ye who was standing in the bright room.

  "Sister-in-law, since Xiao Hui is back, I'll be off."

  As she spoke, Cong Ye didn't wait for Yan Qingcheng to respond and walked into the west wing to pack up her own luggage. Bai Wei also followed in to help Cong Ye clean up together.

  Yan Qingcheng was in a dilemma, knowing that Zhi Xiaohui didn't like Cong Ye staying behind, and also knowing that Cong Ye would never go back to Bai Wei's house again. Was she really going to let Cong Ye spend the New Year's Eve in a hotel? Even if it was open for business, how about food? On the way to rescue Zhi Xiaohui today, Yan Qingcheng had carefully observed the restaurants on both sides of the street, and didn't seem to see any that were open.

  Seeing Cong Ye embracing the package she brought when she first arrived, as well as the clothes that were torn off from her captor's body, Yan Qing Cheng hastily said:

  "Congye, if you don't mind, why don't you stay at the medical institute for two days? There aren't many people there these two days, it's relatively quiet."

  "Qing Cheng Jie, Cong Ye Ge Ge is staying at my place, no need to go to the clinic."

  "Little Wei, I won't go to your home after all. Thank you for taking care of me these two days, I'll just stay at the clinic instead."

  "No way, you must come to my home to stay. During the Chinese New Year, being alone in the hospital is so boring."

  At this time, Zhi Xiao Hui on the east bed was silent as if she hadn't heard the conversation between the three people in the bright room. In fact, she had already regretted chasing Cong Ye away on the 30th, but her long-standing proud personality made it impossible for her to change her mind immediately and agree to let Cong Ye stay in the small courtyard.

  Cong Ye lifted her foot and walked into the courtyard, Bai Wei followed closely behind, step by step, and Yan Qing Cheng also came out.

  "Cong Ye, Bai Wei, it's still early in the morning, and even Uncle Bo outside hasn't eaten yet. Why don't we not leave for now, wait until I pack some breakfast, and then we can go after eating?"

  "Qing Cheng Jie, isn't this enough? I'm just wearing an outer garment, and inside I still have pajamas on."

  Bai Wei had been wanting to go home and change her clothes for a long time, but she was worried that if she left first, Cong Ye would really go to the hospital, so she endured the cold and followed behind Cong Ye.

  Cong Ye didn't want to stay for dinner either, thinking that Zhi Xiao Hui had just returned and was still waiting for Yan Qing Cheng to comfort her. Yan Qing Cheng hadn't washed up yet, so she naturally didn't want to stay and cause trouble. Cong Ye and Bo Wei went ahead, with Yan Qing Cheng following behind, until they reached the gate, where they saw Bai Can standing beside the carriage, waiting for them.

  "Uncle Bo, thank you for rushing over so early. You and Xiao Wei can head back now, I'll stay at the medical hall."

  "Cong Ye, it's almost New Year's, even if you go to the hospital to stay, how will you eat?"

  "Uncle Bai, let's just have a simple meal, all the shops are open now."

  Although he didn't know Cong Ye well, Bai Can still saw the persistence in Cong Ye's expression on her face. Looking at his pouting daughter, Bai Can instead advised Bai Wei:

  "Xiao Wei, it's better for Cong Ye Ge Ge to stay in the hospital. As for meals, anyway, the hospital is not far from our community, just do well and Xiao Wei can send them over."

  Bai Wei heard her father say so, and her pretty face relaxed a bit. She turned her head to look at Cong Ye:

  "Since Brother Congye is going to live in the hospital, he should listen to my dad's words. At mealtime, he must wait for me at the hospital."

  Actually, Yan Qingcheng had also thought of this just now, but didn't expect that Bai Cang had said it out first. Hearing Bai Wei say so to Cong Ye, she also chimed in with a word of advice:

  "Just listen to Uncle Bo."

  "Alright, then let's trouble Uncle Bo and Xiao Wei."

  After sending off Pei Wei and her daughter, Yan Qingcheng instructed Cong Ye again:

  "Congye, Xiaohui doesn't understand things, don't blame her. Also, it's clear that the person is still with the same goal as last time, you need to be more careful."

  "Sister-in-law, I won't blame Xiaohui for this. As for that person, I think he won't be coming back for a while."

  "Then go ahead."

  Congye nodded at Yan Qingcheng and turned to walk towards the hospital. After a while, Congye looked at the jacket he had been holding in his hand all along, intending to throw it into the trash can, but changed his mind for the time being. He reached into each pocket of the clothes and found a train ticket from Sifang City to Guanhai, a bank card, and a piece of paper with a string of numbers written on it, which was together with the bank card. There were also over 300 yuan in cash. Apart from these, no identification or other personal belongings were found.

  Cong Ye picked up the things she had searched for and held them in her hand, casually throwing the jacket into a nearby trash can.

  As he walked past the ATM at a bank entrance, Cong Ye glanced at the bank card still clutched in his hand and the note. Curious, he walked over to the ATM. After inserting the bank card and entering the password according to the numbers on the note, the long string of zeros displayed on the bank card's screen gave Cong Ye quite a fright. With a conditioned reflex, he looked around cautiously before carefully counting again, and was astonished to find that there were six zeros.

  "One million?!"