Chapter 132 My Sister is Here

Jiang Zhizhi looked at the white sneakers on the riverbank, with bloodstains still on them, and confirmed that they were Shang Xingzhou's shoes.

The bloodstains on the shoes were from when he was killing a chicken for her. He tried to wash them off but couldn't. Later, he found some white chalk and painted them on the shoes. The bloodstains are still faintly visible.

Li Zhuo looked around: "The shoes are still there, the person should be nearby."

Jiang Zhizhi pointed to the shoes: "Shang Xingzhou is very particular about his clothes. If there is even a little mud on the edge of his shoes, he will wipe it clean immediately. He puts his shoes on dry stones, which means he is going into the water, not leaving this area barefoot."

The surrounding area was full of mud and pebbles, and based on her understanding of Shangxingzhou, she would never walk barefoot.

Besides, I didn't see any footprints.

As darkness fell, Jiang Zhizhi and Li Zhuo discovered some more footprints on the riverbank that hadn't yet been washed away by the river.

Li Zhuo squatted down, reached out to measure the footprints, and looked up at Jiang Zhizhi: "This barefoot one should have been left by Shang Xingzhou. There are also two adult men's footprints here, probably between size 42 and 43."

Jiang Zhizhi stared at the somewhat messy footprints. Shang Xingzhou was standing facing the river, but his footprints became a bit messy later. Could it be that he was pushed into the river while standing on the bank?

The thought sent a chill down his spine: "Someone pushed him into the river. Li Zhuo, go and call the police. I'll go back and find Zhou Xiye and ask him what to do."

Looking at the messy footprints, Li Zhuo felt that Shang Xingzhou was standing here and being pushed into the river from behind: "Okay, I'll go now."

If they were really pushed into the river, it would be a waste of their time to go looking for them.

Li Zhuo ran to call the police.

Jiang Zhizhi ran back, rushed into the ward, caught her breath, and recounted what she had found at the riverbank: "Shang Xingzhou, I don't know if he can swim, was pushed into the river..."

Zhou Xiye was somewhat surprised: "The water is only a few tens of centimeters deep at the riverbank, about two meters inwards, and the water can reach more than one meter deep. In the middle of the river, the water is three to four meters deep. If he was pushed into the river, he is 1.83 meters tall and could easily stand up after struggling for a while."

Jiang Zhizhi was stunned: "Then... what if they were pushed into the river and a fight broke out in the river?"

Zhou Xiye frowned. He was quite familiar with the place Jiang Zhizhi mentioned. He used to train in that area frequently. If he was pushed into the river while conscious, he could climb out on his own.

It's unlikely that a fight would break out in the river, as there are always passersby in that area before dark.

Since Shang Xingzhou knew some martial arts, it was impossible for him to leave no trace on the riverbank.

Unless someone hits you on the head, knocks you unconscious in the river, and then pushes you into the middle of the river to be swept away by the current.

If that's the case, how could Shangxingzhou possibly have survived?

Seeing Zhou Xiye's serious expression, Jiang Zhizhi's face paled: "No way? Then I'll go find Li Zhuo again, ask the police for help, and we'll split up to search downstream."

...

Sun Xiaoyue watched with some excitement as Jiang Donghua pulled Shang Xingzhou out of the river.

Together with Jiang Donghua, she struggled to carry the unconscious Shang Xingzhou to a nearby melon shed.

Jiang Donghua was somewhat dissatisfied: "Are you sick? You finally made it to the city, and you insist on taking a walk by the river and saving this person."

Sun Xiaoyue checked Shang Xingzhou's breathing: "He's still breathing. Don't talk nonsense. Look at his clothes, he doesn't look like an ordinary person. Maybe he's the son of an important person?"

Only after hearing this did Jiang Donghua become interested, and he pressed on Shang Xingzhou's stomach to make him vomit up the water he had drunk.

After all that commotion, it got dark, and Shang Xingzhou slowly woke up, turning his slightly sore neck as he looked at the two people surrounding him.

Sun Xiaoyue quickly put the flashlight aside so that Shang Xingzhou could see her and Jiang Donghua. She looked at Shang Xingzhou with delight and said, "You're awake? We saw you floating in the river when we were taking a walk by the river today. How did you end up in the river?"

He was inexplicably excited. The future tycoon, Shang Xingzhou! He came from a good family, was capable, and had money!

If she could get along well with Shang Xingzhou, he would definitely help her and Jiang Donghua in the future.

Jiang Donghua reached out and helped Shang Xingzhou sit up: "Are you feeling unwell anywhere? How did you end up falling into the river?"

Shang Xingzhou touched the back of his head, where there was a bump the size of an egg. Damn it, he had been knocked unconscious and pushed into the river.

Frowning, he hadn't offended anyone, so how could he have been ambushed?

Seeing that Shang Xingzhou didn't speak, Sun Xiaoyue quickly said, "My name is Sun Xiaoyue, and his name is Jiang Donghua. We are both educated youth from the neighborhood. We just happened to be passing by today and found you floating in the river, so we quickly rescued you."

He specifically emphasized his name and that they were the ones who saved him.

Shang Xingzhou glanced at the two men and politely thanked them, "Thank you, Comrade Sun and Comrade Jiang."

Sun Xiaoyue's eyes were full of joy: "You're welcome. Anyone would have helped in that situation. I see you're not very old, so just call me sister and him brother-in-law."

Shang Xingzhou rubbed the bump on the back of his head, looked at Sun Xiaoyue, then at Jiang Donghua, and finally stopped using any form of address: "Where is this? Is it far from the city? I want to go back to the city."

Sun Xiaoyue was unwilling to let Shang Xingzhou leave now: "It's a bit far, and it's dark now, so the road is difficult to travel. We'll stay with you at the melon shed for the night, and we'll take you back to the city first thing tomorrow morning."

Shang Xingzhou thought it was a good idea, but since it was dark and he couldn't even tell which way was north, south, east, or west, he figured it was better to wait until dawn.

Sun Xiaoyue took out a piece of bread from her military satchel and handed it to Shang Xingzhou: "Eat something to fill your stomach first, then rest for a while."

Shang Xingzhou wasn't in the mood to eat. It was cold at night, and he had just come up from the river. He felt the wind seeping into his bones and was shivering a little.

Feeling embarrassed to refuse Sun Xiaoyue's kindness, she reached out and took the bread, saying, "Thank you."

Sun Xiaoyue was increasingly happy as she watched. She guessed that in her previous life, Jiang Zhizhi's good relationship with Shang Xingzhou must have been due to her saving Shang Xingzhou under some circumstances.

In this life, she saved Shang Xingzhou, and from then on, Shang Xingzhou would be devoted to her and Jiang Donghua.

Thinking about it, she deliberately asked, "Your accent doesn't sound local. Where are you from, and what's your name?"

Shang Xingzhou answered honestly, "I'm from Shanghai, and my name is Shang Xingzhou."

Sun Xiaoyue exclaimed, "A person from Shanghai? That's quite far. Do you have any relatives here? If not, just think of me as your older sister. If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know."

"When you're away from home, everyone has times when they're down on their luck."

Shang Xingzhou gritted his teeth and thought Sun Xiaoyue was a really nice person. Not only did she save him, but she was also very warm and sincere. He sincerely thanked her, saying, "Thank you. If you ever go to Shanghai, you can look me up."

Sun Xiaoyue had been waiting for this very sentence, and she couldn't hide her smile.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard someone outside calling out, "Merchant Continent... Merchant Continent..."

It was late at night, and the sound was a little far away, but it was very clear.

Sun Xiaoyue felt a chill run down her spine; it was Jiang Zhizhi's voice!

Shang Xingzhou, however, became happy and instantly perked up: "It's my sister! My sister came to see me..."