Chapter 330 Before the Encounter
"R Country Tower, passenger plane HA77322 requests entry in five minutes. Please respond upon receipt."
"Request received. Entry permitted. Welcome into R country's airspace. Safe landing."
"Received, over."
After receiving the news, Tan Shen told Fu Shenyuan.
“Mr. Fu, we have entered R country and are expected to land at the Capital International Airport in an hour.” Tan Shen hesitated for a moment before saying, “However, we have no connections in R country. We can only arrange a hotel or accommodation for you after landing, so you may have to wait a while.”
Fu Shenyuan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about it.
He only cared about one question: where in the vast country of R could he find Jiang Ranxing's whereabouts?
This place is different from other places; all his subordinates and connections are useless here.
"You handle the arrangements. Have you received any news from back home? Where exactly did Ranxing go?"
Tan Shen lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fu, but Mr. Jiang Yan is unwilling to disclose his wife's whereabouts."
With a loud slap, Fu Shenyuan slammed his hand on the table in front of him, causing the small table to wobble and teeter on the verge of collapse.
"The phone number has been changed and we can't get through. They're not revealing any information either. What exactly does Jiang Yan mean by this?!"
Tan Shen replied, "President Fu, could it be that President Jiang Yan did this because he doesn't want you and your wife to see each other again, so he used such a forceful method to separate you?"
Fu Shenyuan angrily said, "Even if he is Ranxing's brother, he shouldn't do such a thing. What right does he have to prevent me from seeing Ranxing!"
"Please calm down. Perhaps your wife has tacitly approved of this, otherwise... I'm sorry, Mr. Fu, I misspoke."
The oppressive aura surrounding Fu Shenyuan suddenly weakened, as if he were resigned to his fate.
Does Jiang Ranxing really not want to see him?
She really cared for him to this extent that she would rather leave China and come to this faraway Southern Hemisphere than be in the same country as him and have the possibility of ever seeing him again.
Fu Shenyuan closed his eyes and felt an unbearable feeling rising from the bottom of his heart—a deep sense of powerlessness.
The plane landed at the capital international airport of country R as scheduled.
As the private jet landed, the airflow swirled and rose above the ground, sweeping away the last trace of dust.
After Fu Shenyuan got off the plane, several heavily armed foreign special police officers, blond and blue-eyed, nearly two meters tall, stood at the cabin door.
"Mr. Fu, please register according to the requirements of your country's military. Thank you for your cooperation," the staff member said as he stepped forward.
Fu Shenyuan didn't say anything and followed them to the airport control tower office.
"Why did you come to R country?"
"Looking for my wife."
"Your wife's name?"
"Jiang Ranxing."
The staff investigated the system and found Jiang Ranxing's name on the recent entry list.
"But Ms. Jiang Ranxing did not say that she was married when she entered the country for investigation. Are you really her husband?"
Fu Shenyuan nodded: "We are divorced, but in my heart, she will always be my wife."
"Such a relationship has no legal effect, sir. You should know that a relationship without legal effect has no special binding force in any country or society. So, what is the real reason you came here? If the reason is not sufficient, we can let you leave the country directly now without pursuing any legal action."
Their meaning is clear: there must be a sufficiently convincing reason.
Fu Shenyuan replied, "She is my lover, the person I can never let go of in this life. Our relationship has broken down, but I must try my best to repair it."
He took out a pack of Capri cigarettes from his inside suit pocket, pulled one out, and flicked the lighter switch with his other hand: "Mind if I have a cigarette?"
"Sure, please feel free to do as you please."
Wisps of smoke rose up: "During the years my wife and I were married, I failed her. She suffered a lot of coldness and unfair treatment, but she never said anything or complained to me until she couldn't take it anymore and asked for a divorce. Even the divorce was something she silently endured alone, without saying a word. She swallowed all her grievances. I owe her too much, and I should make it up to her."
Fu Shenyuan was fully aware of their situation, and even those who heard about it were moved.
"Your story with your wife is truly touching. I hope you can find her soon and get her forgiveness."
Thank you, I hope so.
Fu Shenyuan was eventually allowed to leave the airport control tower.
When he breathed in the outside air, Fu Shenyuan could almost smell the fragrance emanating from Jiang Ranxing.
I long to find her and tell her how much I miss her.
Meanwhile, in the same city, Jiang Ranxing was preparing for a field trip to the suburbs.
"Miss, I've arranged a car for you. Would you like me to send a driver over?"
"I can drive myself."
"Here are the car keys and a local paper map. If you can't find them, you can use the local system map in the car."
Jiang Ranxing: "Thank you, I'll contact you again if I need anything."
On the day of his field trip, Jiang Ranxing didn't have a destination in mind. He drove himself and went wherever he wanted.
She stopped her car at a spot in a lush forest, got out, and took out her sketchbook. Before she knew it, she had been drawing for a long time, until it was getting dark.
Country R is a region with extremely unique and extreme weather. For half the year, the nights are exceptionally long. Despite this depressing climate, the local residents seem to enjoy it.
Long nights don't really make people feel uncomfortable.
But when she returned, the accident still happened.
On the way back, due to a nighttime detour, Jiang Ranxing took a wrong turn and ended up in a red-light district.
As the name suggests, red-light districts are places that ordinary people should not enter.
Jiang Ranxing, who had stumbled into this place, was like a little white rabbit that had wandered into a pack of wolves. From the moment he stepped into the red-light district, he was targeted by a blond-haired, green-eyed thug on the street.
Jiang Ranxing gradually sensed that something was wrong. The surrounding street scene seemed to be getting more and more strange, and the shop signs were becoming more and more exaggerated and unconventional.
Suddenly, the car drove into a dead end, where a high wall covered in graffiti blocked all the way.
When she tried to turn around, several thugs carrying baseball bats blocked her way behind her car.
"Beautiful lady, there's no road ahead. How about we get out of the car and chat, or have a drink together? We'd love to be your friend, beautiful Chinese lady!"
No matter what, she could understand that wanting to be friends was a pretense; the real reason was that a woman alone might face danger.
Jiang Ranxing shook his head in refusal and tried to restart the vehicle to leave, but the people behind him didn't move either.
Oh no, Jiang Ranxing thought to himself, "Is this the kind of trouble I'm going to run into today?"
Just as she was wondering, a person appeared next to the car.
The man also appeared to be of Chinese descent, with chestnut hair and pupils. He exuded a powerful and intimidating aura of thuggery. Jiang Ranxing thought he seemed even more frightening than the other thugs.
"I've said it many times: R country is a society governed by the rule of law, and illegal and criminal activities are not allowed. Are you all deaf?"
"I'm sorry, Brother Qi, it was my fault. Please don't be angry. We were just greeting this woman, we didn't mean anything by it."
"You'd better get out of here and don't let me see you doing this again!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry! We'll go now... let's go, let's go, let's go quickly!"
Those thugs disappeared in an instant.
The chestnut-haired man came over and knocked on Jiang Ranxing's car door.
While struggling with his inner conflict, Jiang Ranxing rolled down the car window.
Upon seeing this, the people outside leaned on the windowsill with both hands.
"Open the car door, and I'll take you away from here. Otherwise, you'll encounter the same situation again."
Seeing Jiang Ranxing hesitate, the chestnut-haired man took out an ID from the inside of his pocket.
“Officer He Qi from the R country police station, a Chinese military officer, I can escort you to safety.”
"Now you can trust me, right? Open the car door, and I'll take you away from this area."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ranxing unlocked the car door and let He Qi get in.
"Officer He, thank you for your help. Otherwise, I might have really been in danger." Jiang Ranxing said, turning his head to look at He Qi beside him.
He Qi stared at her as well: "There's no need to be so polite, but your sense of danger isn't very strong. What are you doing in R country? Hiding from debts or enemies?"
Jiang Ranxing asked, "Is there nothing wrong with coming here?"
"No, people who are perfectly fine don't come to this closed-off country easily. Didn't you do any research before you came?"
Jiang Ranxing shook her head. Jiang Yan had sent her, and she wouldn't have such suspicions about her brother.
"Okay, she really is an innocent little rabbit."
When He Qi said this, he looked Jiang Ranxing up and down several times. His conclusion was that she was a typical Eastern beauty, very beautiful, with a non-threatening beauty.
Jiang Ranxing had no objection to this, or rather, she didn't care what he said.
However, she began to observe the man out of the corner of her eye. Although he seemed a bit nonchalant, the people on the roadside who saw him sitting in the passenger seat all withdrew their greedy gazes. It was clear that they were all thieves who had seen the police and were now avoiding eye contact.
Sure enough, with He Qi around, Jiang Ranxing was no longer troubled along the way.
After leaving the red-light district, Jiang Ranxing parked his car on the nearest roadside.
He Qi smiled and said, "So heartless. You used someone and then kicked them to the curb. That's pretty scummy."
"Stop teasing me, Officer He. I just don't want to delay you from doing your job. If you'd like, I can drive you wherever you want to go."
He Qi didn't get out of the car, but leaned against the passenger seat. After a while, he took out a business card from his pocket and stuffed it into Jiang Ranxing's hand.
"If you encounter any trouble, you can come to me, so you won't be at a loss next time you run into trouble."
Jiang Ranxing was somewhat puzzled: "Officer He, what do you mean by this..."
"I've got my eye on you, and I want to flirt with you, is that okay?"
Jiang Ranxing didn't say anything.
He Qi was just joking, of course, but he didn't expect Jiang Ranxing to actually take it seriously.
"Just kidding, don't take it so seriously." He Qi shoved the business card into her hand. "If you encounter any trouble here, you can contact me. I'll take extra care of my fellow countrymen. The military here has a lot of influence, so be careful not to get targeted."
He Qi pushed open the car door and got out without looking back.
Jiang Ranxing looked at the handsome face in the photo on the business card in his hand.
After thinking for a moment, she put the business card in the storage compartment inside the car.
Upon arriving at this point, Jiang Ranxing followed the navigation instructions back home, where the Chinese-American housekeeper was waiting at the door.
"Miss, you're finally back! Where have you been? Why did it take you so long to come back?" The butler was frantic. He hadn't heard from Jiang Ranxing since it got dark, and he was so worried that he almost called the police.
Jiang Ranxing didn't want the housekeeper to worry, so he kept the fact that he had accidentally entered the red-light district a secret.
"I wandered around outside for a while and didn't realize it was already this late. I'm sorry to have worried you."
The butler breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I thought you were in some danger, Miss. I'm glad you're alright."
Jiang Ranxing handed the car keys to the housekeeper, and before getting out of the car, she took off the business card.
He Qi.
This person gives off a very special impression.
Just when Jiang Ranxing thought she would never see He Qi again, his handsome face appeared before her the next day.
However, this time it's not Officer He.
"Miss, this is Manager He, the administrator of our community."
"Manager He?" Jiang Ranxing pondered the title. "What are you doing here?"
He Qiliang showed his work ID: "Community housing administrator, this house is occupied. According to regulations, I need to confirm the information with the homeowner."
Jiang Ranxing felt uneasy, sensing that something was amiss.
"Your name?"
"Jiang Ranxing."
When did you move in here?
"A week ago."
"Why... Oh, I asked that last time, let me ask another question."
Jiang Ranxing frowned slightly.
He Qi then asked, "Age, occupation, marital status, and whether you have a partner?"
"Manager He, aren't these questions a bit off...?" the butler asked.
He Qi raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone flippant and nonchalant: "That's none of your business, I'm asking her."
Jiang Ranxing didn't really like his frivolous manner.
"Manager He, Officer He, I'm not your prisoner, so I don't have to answer your questions, right?"
He Qi laughed again, looking just like a dissolute young master.
"Okay, if you don't want to answer any of those questions, just answer one: can I pursue you? If you have a husband, I wouldn't mind being a mistress."
Jiang Ranxing's face immediately darkened.
"Officer He, is this how a police officer should speak? This shouldn't be how a society governed by the rule of law operates."
As Jiang Ranxing said, He Qi was indeed joking.
But it is true that he is interested in Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing didn't answer He Qi's inappropriate questions. After answering the necessary ones, He Qi left, feeling that things were getting boring.
He then went on to finish his work.
He needs to investigate all the new residents who have moved into the B1 district.
The last new occupant was a young man.
He Qi asked, "Name?"
"Fu Shenyuan."
He Qi met the man in front of him, who was about the same height as him, and felt a strange hostility.
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