Chapter 42: Repaying Gratitude to Xia Yiqing...

Xia Yiqing had no idea what he was thinking.

Her eyes became more determined.

Facing the kidnappers, Qi Hanmu saved her life without blinking an eye. Now that life and death are at stake, why can't she repay this favor?

Perhaps it was because the performance of this modified car was too good, or perhaps it was because the driver had an amazing desire to survive in the critical moment.

The engine was started frantically, the wheels whirred, and with a "boom", the entire car carrying people rushed into the flower bed in the middle of the turntable.

Considering that this flower bed is almost 1.5 meters above the ground, it is impossible to climb up there.

But in times of crisis, people's potential is always endless.

The modified Maybach has sufficient horsepower and strong grip.

Thanks to the driver's superb skills, it climbed more than one meter and almost two meters almost vertically with a car full of people, and jumped into the flower bed.

The flower bed covers a large area and can easily accommodate twenty or thirty cars.

Xia Yiqing was still nervous, and when she turned around, she saw the white car.

With the determination to die, it crashed into the lower part of the flower bed where Xia Yiqing and her friends' car was located.

Without any hesitation.

Even though there was an opportunity to turn the steering wheel, the person inside didn't seize it.

Or rather, they simply don't want to catch it.

It's directed at them.

Hit by external force, the seemingly ordinary white car burst into fire with a "boom".

Everyone was afraid to watch the excitement, and hurriedly evacuated in groups of three or two in an orderly manner under the evacuation of traffic police.

It was actually a matter of luck that the car was able to drive onto the flower bed just now.

Now both the driver and the car have calmed down from their tense and excited state.

The driver pulled the handbrake again and started the car, but it didn't move at all.

It seemed as if it knew that it had just done a good deed, and now it was in a bad mood and refused to run away.

Fortunately, traffic police came to help. They first asked the people in the car to get out, and then discussed how to get the car out of the flower bed.

This place is very close to Xia's.

Xia Yiqing had just breathed a sigh of relief when she suddenly saw dozens of white-collar workers with nervous faces hurried past her.

They were carrying briefcases and walking in a hurry, some of them were even jogging.

Xia Yiqing glanced at her watch quickly and her expression changed drastically.

She asked what happened.

It turns out it’s time to punch in.

She is going to be late.

"Goodbye, goodbye." The Xia Building was already within reach. Although Xia Yiqing felt that it was not very moral to abandon Qi Hanmu, she had no other choice but to point at her watch.

"I'm going to be late, sorry."

There were only two minutes left, so Xia Yiqing had no time to speak slowly. She could only shout and run at the same time.

The young police officer next to him was quite amused, "Sir, you two have a really good relationship."

Luo Miao was worried that someone might say something that would cause the Third Master, who was already sad about his wife's departure, to vent his anger on someone else.

They saw that the corner of their mouth of the originally cold Third Master twitched visibly.

Not only that, the thrifty Third Master even replied, "Hmm."

The old police officer always felt that the man in front of him looked extraordinary and was also a victim. After asking their opinions, he took the man to the police station to take a statement and prepared to send him away.

Qi Hanmu stopped in his tracks and asked, "Is this person driving the car the suspect we're chasing?"

The police officer's expression suddenly changed.

Qi Hanmu curled his lips, his eyes gentle, "Don't worry, in a society ruled by law, he's restless, you should find a few more people to keep an eye on him."

The director, sweating profusely, hurriedly wiped his sweat and replied repeatedly, "Okay, okay, take care. Please don't blame my subordinates if they are not hospitable enough. They are all new here."

But today, Mr. Qi Sanye, who is feared by everyone in Jiangcheng, seems to be in a particularly good mood.

He seemed not to care at all, his eyes were calm and cold, he chatted with the director leisurely for a few irrelevant words, and then left.

Before leaving, he only lightly said, "Keep a close eye on that prisoner, lest he cause trouble again."

"Oh, okay, don't worry."

The optimistic young police officer, who had just teased Mr. Qi not long ago, came over.

It was a good time to take a break, so he took the opportunity to gossip, "Who was that guy just now? Why did you have to lower your head to talk to him? He just looked a little handsome."

The director still hadn't wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Hearing this, he frowned and his eyes showed fear.

After a long while, the elderly director slowly uttered a word.

"That's the Third Master."

The younger generation had never heard of Master Qi Sanye's reputation. Out of curiosity, they pulled the director aside and listened to Master Sanye's many stories about following his superiors to eradicate the pests in Jiangcheng. All they had in their eyes was admiration.

"The Third Master is really amazing, yet he's so humble."

The director didn't notice it, but he was particularly tolerant of his nephew. "How did you see that?"

"I told Master San that they have a good relationship, and he agreed."

Looking at the excited young man in front of him, the director could only sigh, it’s great to be young.

Having not experienced the harshness of society, it is truly courageous of him to dare to talk to the big guys.

"By the way, the Third Master instructed us to keep an eye on the one who ran away and to arrange for more manpower."

Xia family.

As soon as she came in, Xia Yiqing immediately ran to the check-in place.

I quickly pressed my fingerprint, and time passed by minute by minute as the machine recognized it.

Fortunately, I managed to check in successfully at the last second.

"Hey, who is this?"

A lazy voice came from behind Xia Yiqing.

If you listen carefully, it sounds somewhat familiar.

It was a male voice.

"Boss Xia, this is the manager Xia who was demoted and cannot be compared with you."

Xia Yiqing glanced at him with her sharp eyes.

As expected, it was Xia Lie, her cheap cousin, and a nice-looking female secretary following him.

Seeing that the other party was impolite, Xia Yiqing lost interest in greeting him.

After all, she was not scolded and had a happy personality.

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave," a greasy, hairy hand came across and blocked Xia Yiqing's way.

"Jiejie is missing. Do you know anything? She disappeared in the dimming lights. Have you also been to the dimming lights recently?"

When Xia Yiqing heard the phrase "the lights are dim", she knew that what she thought was almost right.

"Oh, so, she's gone, and it's my fault?"

"She just followed you there. Something went wrong... No, you must have seen her on the day she disappeared."

"Oh, so you asked Xia Jie to follow me, and when you found out she was missing and didn't pass on any information about me to you, you're blaming me?"

There were quite a few people checking in.

Many people have trouble being on time.

There were at least a dozen people checking in on time.

At this moment, the people who had punched in were relieved, but when they saw the gossip, they pretended to check their phones and didn't want to leave.

There are also people who come in now, cursing and are indeed late for clocking in.

They originally looked unhappy, but when they saw Xia Yiqing and Xia Lie were on the verge of a fight, their nature of watching the show overcame their sadness.

They actually pulled themselves together and listened to the gossip happily.

Xia Lie had never been stared at by so many people with such eager eyes, and he felt a little embarrassed.

He looked left and right, up and down with his small eyes, feeling uneasy, as he always felt that every time other people opened and closed their mouths, they were saying bad things about him.

The culprit is Xia Yiqing!

Xia Lie clenched his fists, breathing heavily from his nostrils, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "I was mistaken.

"We are family after all. So, come with me tonight to discuss a cooperation, and I'll introduce you to some connections, okay?"

Seeing Xia Lie's eyes rolling around, Xia Yiqing was not afraid at all and nodded calmly.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Xia."

The others were puzzled to see that the two people had been arguing fiercely just now, but now they had inexplicably "reconciled".

But they didn't show it, they just lowered their heads, held their phones, and left.

As expected, after most of the people had left, the gentleness on Xia Lie's face had faded a lot.

He forced a smile and said, "Sister Qingqing, why haven't you left yet? Is it because you were just demoted and you're not familiar with the people around you yet, so you have no work to do?"

"Not really," Xia Yiqing tilted her head, the smile on her face not seeming fake at all. Returning to the familiar planning department allowed her to breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's just that most people have left now. Aren't you tired of still acting like this?"

If Xia Yiqing's voice is not deliberately made sharp, it is actually quite heavy, making people feel more majestic.

In layman's terms, it is the voice of a mature woman.

"What are you talking about? Brother doesn't seem to understand."

"It's really amazing," Xia Yiqing didn't care about Xia Lie's increasingly stiff expression, and exposed his thoughts.

"You never intended to get along with me in the first place. Otherwise, why would you occupy that office? You're being so humble now, but you're just asking for something from me."

Xia Lie's expression tightened, and he took a step towards Xia Yiqing. There were obvious red bloodshot in his eyes, as if they could burst out at any time.

At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang, "Ding Dong".

This wasn't a big deal.

In fact, this is not a big deal.

However, Xia Lie's pupils trembled, and then his expression changed drastically.

He walked three or two steps to a deserted place, turned around, and looked in the direction of Xia Yiqing several times, alertly.

As if he was hiding something from her.

Xia Yiqing was too lazy to find out what little secrets Xia Lie had.

After all, Xia Lie was able to get back Qi's investment through Qi Hanmu, which proves that Xia Lie definitely has connections with other people.

Perhaps seeing Xia Yiqing frowning, Xiao An stepped forward and blocked Xia Lie's back.

Xiao An's face was tense, "Vice President Xia, no, Manager Xia is really scheming.

"You can't forget that he forced you to move out of the CEO's office just because of the few nice words he said."

"Don't worry," Xia Yiqing rubbed Xiao An's head and said in a gentle tone,

"Call everyone in the planning department over here. I want to see what projects they've been working on lately. Also, let them know that we're going to have a small meeting at 2:00 this afternoon."

Xiao An looked at Xia Yiqing worriedly, pouted, and walked away.

At this moment, Xia Lie slowly moved towards Xia Yiqing.

The look on his face was no longer as defiant as before, and it didn't even resemble the humiliation he had just felt.

Instead, there was a hint of obvious flattery.

"Qingqing, it was my cousin who was confused in the past, but you are really stupid. My brother-in-law is fine.

"Everyone is happy to hear this. If you don't agree to your uncle's promise to bring back funds to save the Xia family, your uncle will break up with you."

Xia Yiqing had a blank expression on her face. "So? If President Xia wants to drag me along with this meaningless nonsense, there's no need. A manager isn't as free as a president, especially a president who's been sidelined by the chairman."

Seeing Xia Lie's expression twisted several times, she curled the corners of her mouth slightly and snorted.