Upon hearing this, Xia Che was suddenly startled.
My heart was pounding.
What's the meaning?
The heir to the Xia family?
A formidable opponent?
My identity...has been exposed?
In an instant, Xia Che's expression changed wildly.
Xia Che immediately ruled out the possibility of coincidence.
In the entire Jiang City, there is only one Xia family.
Moreover, he was the only eldest son of the Xia family.
If these are all coincidences, then the probability is far too low, almost nonexistent.
A bitter smile appeared on his face.
I never imagined that after hiding for so long and keeping a low profile every day, I would still be discovered in the end?
Can……
Where exactly did they slip up?
Xia Che frowned, and the past scenes flashed by like a slideshow, but he couldn't find any scenes in which he might expose himself.
He quickly reviewed the situation and, after confirming that it wasn't his problem, the answer became obvious.
Xia Che is smart enough, but his enemies are not to be underestimated.
Even if they didn't miss any flaws, they still have many methods that are hard for ordinary people to understand. Although it's unclear how they did it, the reality is... Xia Che has already been captured by them.
However, Xia Che still didn't know who the other party was.
The Xia family was powerful at the time, and with great influence comes great responsibility, attracting far too many enemies.
There are those who are openly involved, and those who are behind the scenes; anyone could be involved, and anyone could be a suspect.
There's simply no way to be sure.
but……
The voice sounds so familiar. If I could see the person's face clearly, I might have an answer.
Xia Che squinted and stared for a long time, but in the end, the headlights were too dazzling. Forcing himself to look would only result in blinding him, so he simply gave up.
Anyway...
You can't leave the lights on all night to talk to yourself, can you?
We'll meet eventually, and when that time comes, we'll know who the other person is at a glance.
Xia Che believed he had a very good memory; if the voice sounded familiar, he would definitely recognize the face.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Che's eyes flickered slightly. In this situation, although his chances of being rescued were slim, every second he could buy might bring about a turning point. He smiled faintly.
Those who know Xia Che well know that he's about to start lying.
"I never thought you would finally find me... That's right, I am Xia Che, the only remaining heir of the Xia family in China, the son of Xia Kehan, the head of the Xia family."
Xia Che looked completely calm.
Given the current situation, with such a large entourage and the fact that it's clearly aimed at us, the possibility of a trap is extremely low, and it's even less likely that they're trying to extract information.
If one continues to take chances, it will only lead to unfortunate consequences.
It might provoke the enemy's murderous intent, but Xia Che wasn't that stupid, so he didn't choose to pretend to be crazy and deny it in front of the other party.
—If feigning madness could really fool them, then Xia Che wouldn't have been arrested today.
Pretending to be stupid won't work.
He was gambling, gambling that the other party would find him very useful and wouldn't just kill him.
So, by openly admitting it and stalling the other party, you might still have a chance to survive.
"It really was you..."
Upon hearing this, Xing Zhicheng sighed deeply and slowly closed his eyes.
The sigh was so forceful that it nearly exhausted all his strength. If it weren't for the car leaning against him, he might have collapsed to the ground.
He completely relaxed.
This was the only time Xing Zhicheng had truly relaxed since he took on the mission and arrived in Jiang City.
Before this, Xing Zhicheng dared not relax for a moment.
On the surface, he was the third master of the Xing family, enjoying immense prestige.
Only Xing Zhicheng himself knows how difficult things were behind the scenes.
Third Master, Third Master...
No matter how prestigious the title, he's still just the Third Master.
He's the third child.
He is not the top leader.
There are plenty of powerful figures who can ride roughshod over Xing Zhicheng and do whatever they want without Xing Zhicheng being able to do anything about it.
The saying "a higher-ranking official can crush you" still applies within the Xing family.
To be honest, this mission to find the eldest son of the Xia family in Jiang City was a terrible one.
It smells bad and is very difficult.
Like a rock in a latrine, let alone accepting the task, just a glance at it from afar would be enough to make one tumble over and fall two miles away.
This is because the task is very difficult, and the reward is not very generous.
How many people live in Jiang City?
In the vast sea of people, there are countless.
Just counting them would take an average person a lifetime, let alone finding someone among so many people who doesn't even have a photo.
Even before Xing Zhicheng set off, no one in the Xing family knew whether Xia Che was still in Jiang City.
The Xia family's departure was sudden. All they knew was that the eldest son of the Xia family was left in Jiang City. They had no idea whether he was taken abroad after some time had passed.
But the most disgusting thing is that this possibility actually exists.
After all, the Xia family was the true overlord of Jiang City at the time, at the height of their power. Even if they suffered a sudden and inexplicable terror overnight, and the entire family was forced to flee overseas, they would still have a considerable amount of money left after their assets shrank by half and they had to sell them off hastily.
I wouldn't say I could buy the entire Jiang City, but I could certainly buy a small portion of it.
Everyone here comes from a powerful family. If you do a quick calculation and make a comparison, you can easily get the result regarding the Xing family's wealth and influence.
The Xia family is so wealthy...would they be short of money for a plane ticket?
That's impossible.
Xing Zhicheng had no choice but to gamble.
All the changes in the Xia family were caused by Xia Che, so everyone else can leave, but Xia Che cannot.
Like the hostages of other small ancient countries, everyone else was spared, but this person had to stay in Jiang City.
Xing Zhicheng desperately needs a chance to turn his life around.
At his level, going down is easy, but climbing up is like ascending to heaven.
The position of third-in-command is an honor, but it is also a constraint, enough to nail Xing Zhicheng to this position for life and prevent him from making any further progress.
Having reached this point, who wouldn't want to move forward?
Even if it's just one step?
There's a significant difference between being "under one person" and "under two people".
However, since it is difficult to get promoted by taking the normal path, and the second-in-command of the Xing family is at the height of his power, it is impossible to wait for him to step down and then Xing Zhicheng to take over by ordinary means.
After all, Xing Zhicheng is not young anymore, and in terms of both quality and quantity, the number of people in the Xing family who support him is no match for the second-in-command.
Taking a step forward is fraught with difficulties, while taking a step back means facing countless eyes that are eyeing Xing Zhicheng's current position with covetous intent.
It can be said that as soon as Xing Zhicheng showed the slightest sign of fatigue, he would be torn to shreds by a pack of countless jackals and tigers.
Not even a bone fragment will be left; everything will be eaten clean.
There's only one outcome to waiting: he'll die of exhaustion.
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