Chapter 58: Anger, Be Careful for Your Family
058. The routine: No one can survive without her.
Gu Mingxia spoke nonchalantly, puffing out her chest as she spoke. Although she couldn't see, a meaningful smile lingered on her lips.
Judging from the voices, there were three people here, clearly all desperate criminals. Gu Mingxia could tell from their tone and the content of their speech that these people valued their lives more than anyone else.
Having finally gained freedom after being released from prison, only to lose his life for sleeping with a woman, Gu Mingxia felt that she herself would not be willing to make such a losing deal!
"Why did you stop? Come on, I've endured so much for so many years, brother. You should understand my pain after all the suffering you've endured in prison. Come on, don't hesitate!"
Sometimes, the best way to deal with a hooligan is to be even more of a hooligan! Sure enough, after hearing Gu Mingxia's words, Lao Bi immediately withdrew his hand, pulled up his pants, and kicked Gu Mingxia.
"Damn, such a hot woman has AIDS, what a disappointment!"
As Lao Bi said this, he didn't forget to grope Gu Mingxia's legs a few times.
"Old Bi, forget it! If you get AIDS, you're dead! Once we get the money, you'll be sure to find some pretty women. Just bear with it a little longer. After we pull off this job, I'll find you a few hot and sexy women from Northeast China. I guarantee you'll have a blast!"
Xiao Liu patted Lao Bi on the shoulder, but his eyes kept glancing at Gu Mingxia's white chest. Luckily, Gu Mingxia couldn't see it. If she could, she probably would have gouged out all those people's eyes and used them as footballs!
"Exactly, this woman looks like she's got money. If we arrest her, are we worried her family won't pay us? Old Bi, if we lose our lives for a woman, this deal will be a huge loss!"
Stone echoed Xiao Liu's words, saying that the three of them had met in prison and now that they had finally gotten out, they didn't want to go back in.
"Fine, I won't touch her! But when is the guy who hired us going to pay us?"
"No rush, just wait!"
Having overheard the conversation between the three, Gu Mingxia had a better understanding of the situation. These three people had clearly been bribed to arrest her, but she couldn't figure out why they wanted to arrest her.
But what Lao Bi said put Gu Mingxia's mind at ease. From their conversation, it was clear that Lao Bi was a lecherous man. As long as he said he wouldn't touch her anymore, she wouldn't have to worry about being raped for the time being.
While Gu Mingxia was struggling for her safety in the basement, Xiao Yan had already arrived in Nanjing after a frantic run and arrived at Jingfuyuan Community according to the address given by Zhang Yunyi.
Since there was no specific address, Xiao Yan decided to search one by one by building. Since she was working as a postpartum nanny in someone else's home, she would definitely be taking care of the child at home every day.
With that in mind, Xiao Yan put his plan into action. Standing at the entrance of the building, he pressed the door number of the first-floor resident, but no one answered.
"Does Aunt Liu work as a postpartum nanny for you?"
Finally, when they reached the fifth floor, they found a place with video calling. Xiao Yan immediately asked politely.
“I don’t even have children, so where did this Aunt Liu come from? You salespeople are always finding excuses to get us homeowners to open the door for you! You’re so annoying!”
Not only did he not get the door to the stairwell opened, but he was also called an annoying salesman. Xiao Yan took a breath, undeterred, and continued to ring the doorbell.
"Sir, are you looking for someone?"
Just as Xiao Yan was about to kick down the door in frustration, a gentle voice came from behind him. Turning around, he saw a middle-aged woman pushing a stroller, smiling at him.
Three neatly arranged beauty marks under the corner of her eye! When Xiao Yan saw this feature, he immediately thought of Aunt Liu, who took care of Nan Lan in the hospital back then. He has always had an amazing memory, and he will never forget anyone he has seen even after twenty years!
"Aunt Liu, I've finally found you!"
Aunt Liu was startled. After carefully observing Xiao Yan for a while, she suddenly lowered her head and pulled her hat down.
"Sir, you've mistaken me for someone else! My surname is Liu, but I'm not the Aunt Liu from Xiangcheng you're looking for!"
"Aunt Liu, if you're not, how do you know the Aunt Liu I'm looking for is from Xiangcheng?"
Xiao Yan retorted sharply. He was extremely anxious whenever he thought about the dangers Xia Xia might encounter, so his words carried a bit of a stern tone.
"I...I was just guessing!"
Startled by Xiao Yan's question, Aunt Liu became flustered, and her speech lost its previous clarity. Xiao Yan, however, didn't care about any of that; his greatest wish was to find Gu Mingxia, and nothing else mattered to him.
“Aunt Liu, I don’t care if you are or not, I’m not here to force you to admit that you are the Aunt Liu from Xiangcheng back then!” Xiao Yan said quickly, wanting to take a few steps, but he saw the deep wariness in Aunt Liu’s eyes.
Back then, he often accompanied Gu Mingxia to the hospital to visit Nan Lan, so he was very familiar with Aunt Liu, the caregiver who took care of her. The woman in front of him was exactly the same as Aunt Liu back then, whether in appearance, temperament, tone of voice, or eyes. There are people in the world who look alike, but there are definitely not so many people with the same characteristics!
"Aunt Liu, I just want to ask you, did a girl come looking for you yesterday? Is she the daughter of Aunt Nan Lan, whom you cared for at Xiangcheng Hospital fifteen years ago?"
"Sir, I've already told you, you've mistaken me for someone else! You've really mistaken me for someone else! I don't know anything about Xiangcheng or Nanlan or Beilan!"
Aunt Liu stared at the ground. The young man's gaze was so sharp that it made her afraid to look him in the eye.
“Aunt Liu! I don’t care why you refuse to admit that you are the Aunt Liu from back then! But I’m sure you recognize me. I am Xiao Yan. You must remember that we went to the hospital together to visit Aunt Nan Lan Mingxia back then! Do you know that she drove over to find you yesterday? But after she found you, you refused to admit that you were the person she was looking for. After that, she had an accident and disappeared. She still can’t get through to you on the phone!”
Something happened to Gu Mingxia? This was something Aunt Liu hadn't expected. She bit her lip, feeling very uneasy. That thirteen-year-old girl used to follow her around, helping her prepare soup and clean Nan Lan. She seemed like a strong-willed girl; how could something have happened to her?
"I...I'm not..."
"Aunt Liu, how good was Aunt Nanlan to you back then? Mingxia came here this time to find out the real cause of Aunt Nanlan's death, not to do anything to you. Even if you refuse to admit that you are the Aunt Liu from back then, and refuse to tell Xiaxia the real cause of Aunt Nanlan's death, can you just stand by and watch Xiaxia be in danger?"
Xiao Yan spoke earnestly. If he didn't want to know where Gu Mingxia went after leaving here, he wouldn't have said so much to such a stubborn woman.
Aunt Liu lowered her head, tears welling in her eyes. She was not a heartless woman. Nan Lan and her daughter had always been very polite and kind to her, especially Nan Lan, who was always a kind and smiling person. Although she was just a caregiver, she had never made things difficult for her. When her husband was sick and had no money for treatment, she gave her a large sum of money to solve her crisis at that time.
How could such a good person bear to watch her daughter fall into danger? Aunt Liu kept asking herself this question. After a while, she finally couldn't bear the torment of her conscience, slowly raised her head, and looked at Xiao Yan with tears in her eyes.
“Mr. Xiao, it’s not that I’m afraid to admit I’m Aunt Liu from back then, it’s just that I can’t… I promised them I wouldn’t tell them about what happened back then, and I really can’t! I know Xiaxia wants to find out the real cause of Madam Gu’s death, but I… I really can’t say! After I rejected Xiaxia yesterday, Mr. Zeng happened to come back. I couldn’t face Xiaxia, so I went upstairs when Mr. Zeng opened the door. Not long after, Xiaxia called me and told me she wouldn’t force me to tell, but if I wanted to tell her, I should go to room 808 at the Jinling Hotel. I don’t know what happened after that!”
After Aunt Liu finished speaking, she lowered her head again, not daring to look at Xiao Yan's eyes, which were practically spitting fire.
She really didn't dare to say it! What if those people did what they said back then? Her family, her husband and son, would be in danger!
"Aunt Liu, thank you!"
After hearing this, Xiao Yan turned around and ran towards the car. Aunt Liu watched his back, bit her lip, and thought about what had happened when Xiao Yan got into the car. She ran a few steps forward.
"Mr. Xiao, tell Xiaxia to be careful of the Gu family!"
Xiao Yan nodded in understanding and drove towards the Jinling Hotel.
Xiaxia, I hope you can understand Aunt Liu's good intentions. Some things can't be solved by you alone! Even for Madam Gu's sake, I can't tell you!
Aunt Liu sighed and pushed the stroller into the building.
"Xiao Yan, where are you?"
Just as I arrived at the entrance of Jinling Hotel, Liu Yan called.
"Jinling Hotel!"
As soon as he hung up the phone, he saw Zhang Yunyi and Liu Yan running over together.
"Xiao Yan, I just contacted a friend at the police station and got the surveillance footage from the Jinling Hotel. Why don't we get a room and take a good look at it?"
Xiao Yan nodded and quickly booked a room at the Jinling Hotel. After the three of them went in, Zhang Yunyi used his phone to access the copied surveillance footage.
The video shows that Gu Mingxia arrived at the hotel at 7 p.m. The surveillance footage showed her entering room 808. Then at 9 p.m., a man wearing a baseball cap and a mask knocked on the door, and then the man entered the room. After that, nothing happened!
"Look, this man has a sun symbol on his hat!"
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