Chu Yuying's eyes were practically glowing green...
It was like a wolf that had been starving for three days suddenly encountering a flock of stray sheep.
If this is not stopped and left unchecked, what will happen next...?
Even a child could guess it.
I wonder where Chu Yuying learned her money-grubbing personality from, since the original work didn't really depict this aspect much.
"The flight is at 11 o'clock, so we have to leave around 9 o'clock."
Feng Yang thought for a moment and then answered.
"Okay, see you when it's time. We're off now."
Xia Che nodded, then chatted with Feng Yang for a few more minutes before grabbing Chu Yuying's wrist and forcibly dragging her away from there.
After watching Xia Che and the other person leave, Feng Yang stood silently in place and glanced back at the police car.
The kidnapping was over, and the law enforcement officers began to orderly get into their police cars and head back. Old Dog was in one of them.
At this point, he knew the situation was hopeless. He had been cursing for a long time and was tired of it, so he quieted down considerably.
"The commotion we've caused is too great. Staying in Jiang City is risky. We need to leave as soon as possible."
Feng Yang remained expressionless, glanced down at the bank card in his hand, then stuffed it back into his pocket. He looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he lowered his head and quickly walked towards a certain place.
Their steps were hurried, as if every step they took was a race against time.
His stern expression and furrowed brows showed no trace of joy in Feng Yang's apparent resolution of the problem.
Instead, there's a feeling that things have gotten worse, like facing a formidable enemy...
...
Night falls, and a day passes in the blink of an eye.
"Ah! It feels so good to take a nice, fragrant bath..."
Chu Yuying came out wearing pajamas and drying her hair with a towel. The happiest thing in the world is to take a nice bath after finishing everything.
Looking at the time, Chu Yuying realized it was still early before bedtime, so she went to the living room to watch TV for a while before going to sleep. But as soon as she arrived, she saw Xia Che sitting cross-legged on the sofa with his hands clasped together and his brows furrowed so deeply they looked like they could wring water out of them.
A dark cloud seemed to hang over Xia Che's head, pressing down on his heart and making it hard to breathe.
"What's wrong with you? You look so bitter and resentful... Did a gay guy give you a hard time?"
Chu Yuying put her hair up in a bun and then used a towel as a hair tie to secure it.
This is one of her little habits.
Her hair is so smooth that she can't blow-dry it directly after washing it. Letting it air dry slightly before blow-drying helps with styling the next day and prevents it from being messy when she wakes up.
It can also prevent the hair from sticking too close to the scalp, making the head look big.
"without……"
Xia Che slowly let out a long breath, raised his eyes to look at Chu Yuying, his eyes heavy: "I just feel that things were resolved a little too smoothly?"
He didn't realize it during the day, but when Xia Che reviewed the situation that night, he suddenly felt that something seemed off.
There was something strange about it that I couldn't quite put my finger on.
The appearance of the old dog, its process of gathering information about him, and finally, its desperate act of kidnapping Feng Yang...
All of these things together made Xia Che wonder if it was all too coincidental?
Moreover, it always gives people the illusion that they are in a hurry.
It's as if the old dog wasn't caught because of his own plan, but because he needed to catch him, so the old dog appeared.
This idea is a bit of a mouthful, and it has a kind of beauty in the interplay between the left and right hemispheres.
But this was Xia Che's true feeling at that moment.
Old Dog was like a scapegoat, hastily thrown out to fulfill his duty, and then it was all over.
Jiang City Police Department was overjoyed because they had caught Old Dog, a fraudster who had committed multiple crimes without anyone knowing his true identity. Jiang City Police Department could now close the case file.
The Feng family was overjoyed; they had recovered the money they had been swindled out of and suffered no loss.
But Xia Che couldn't be happy.
Because he always felt that after reviewing the whole thing from beginning to end, it was strange in every way.
"You're such a jerk. Isn't it good enough if things go smoothly? Do you have to go through all sorts of twists and turns, exhausting everyone, only to have the person escape in the end before you're satisfied?"
Chu Yuying rolled her eyes at Xia Che, then took two bottles of iced cola from the refrigerator and handed one to Xia Che.
She still minds it.
A full 800,000 yuan was forcibly extracted from his own mouth.
Although it was something that had been agreed upon long ago, a day had passed and Chu Yuying was still somewhat bothered by it.
That's a lot of money...
"That's true, maybe I'm overthinking it."
Xia Che shook his head and gave a self-deprecating smile.
Since I can't figure it out, I'll just leave it at that.
Since no one is unhappy, then the problem is solved.
Your concerns are not unfounded.
Suddenly, just as Xia Che opened the cola, intending to finish it and go to sleep to stop worrying, Wen Chenlu walked over expressionlessly, took the cola from Xia Che's lips, and drank it herself.
"Still not asleep, sis?"
Xia Che was both amused and exasperated. If you want a Coke, just go get one yourself. There are plenty in the fridge. Why do you have to drink your own?
"I just took a shower and can't fall asleep right now."
Wen Chenlu shook her half-dry hair, sat down next to Chu Yuying, and faced Xia Che.
Wen Chenlu was also present when the kidnapping occurred.
If it weren't for her, Feng Yang might have suffered some hardship even if he hadn't been injured.
And even the old dog might not be caught.
However, Wen Chenlu's identity was too sensitive, so after stopping the old dog from taking Feng Yang hostage, she quietly left.
“The incident happened so suddenly that I didn’t have time to ask, but I did get a brief understanding of the situation… I think your concerns are not unfounded.”
Holding a can of cola, Wen Chenlu said calmly, "You're involved, so it's normal to feel confused. But I'm different. I'm an observer. I haven't participated in this from beginning to end, so I see things much more clearly than you do."
"Your progress in this matter is going very smoothly. There are only two possibilities for this situation: one... your plan is indeed effective, and everything is going according to your expectations; two..."
Wen Chenlu raised her beautiful eyes to look at Xia Che and met his gaze: "You two have been led by the nose by each other from beginning to end."
"The old dog we caught was deliberately thrown out by the person in the shadows to give you an excuse. Only by drawing all our attention to the old dog can the real fraudster... take the opportunity to escape."
"Remember? You overlooked the most crucial thing."
Wen Chenlu rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes devoid of any emotion, yet Xia Che saw a sharp glint in them.
"According to your description, the other party is a seasoned fraudster who is proficient in disguise and never leaves any trace when committing crimes... But the old dog you caught has never used disguise."
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