Chapter 373 Explosion 10
Xi Jiu's heart was almost melted by the little girl's shouting.
He held the ice cream in one hand and held the little girl's waist with the other hand, picking her up.
"Baby."
Xi Jiu held Ruan Qi, put her on the dining table, then bent down and kissed her on the lips.
"The ice cream is melting. Can you eat it?"
The little girl sitting at the dining table nodded.
Xi Jiu curled his lower lip and picked up the ice cream and spoon again.
The two of them just like that, 'you feed one bite, I eat one bite', and finished both boxes of ice cream in a sticky mess.
After eating the ice cream, Ruan Qi felt much better. She touched her belly and licked her lips with satisfaction.
Xi Jiu pinched her cheek amusedly.
"Baby, go play in the living room first. I'll wash the spoon."
Ruan Qi kissed him on the face affectionately, then jumped off the dining table and ran away happily.
Xi Jiu looked at her leaving back, and the smile on his face gradually turned solemn.
He tossed the ice cream carton into the trash, put the spoon in the sink, and headed straight for the basement.
In the basement.
Nie Beilou was preparing medicine, and the rich aroma of medicine filled the entire room.
Xi Jiu pushed open the door, stepped over the pharmaceutical tools on the ground, and walked over.
"Mr. Beilou," he said in a deep voice, "Xiao Qi's health..."
"She's fine."
Nie Beilou grabbed a handful of Bupleurum and put it on the scale. "Xiao Qi's illness is in her heart. You should have noticed that she's hiding something from us."
Xi Jiu pursed his thin lips into a straight line.
"What happened to her recently and who did she meet?" Nie Beilou asked again.
Xi Jiu shook his head solemnly.
"Xiao Qi has been competing for the past month. I haven't been with her, so I don't know much about her situation."
Nie Beilou: "What about the assistants around her?"
"They're all in the imperial capital," Xi Jiu replied. "Xiao Qi needed to conceal his identity during the competition, so they didn't go with him. It's just..."
Nie Beilou: "Just what?"
"A few days ago, Xiao Qi asked Yu Jinxiu to go to Shanghu City," Xi Jiu said. "Xiao Qi said that the Daxian store was going to open a branch and asked Yu Jinxiu to go to Shanghu City to do market research."
When Nie Beilou heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He looked at Xi Jiu and said meaningfully, "Do you believe her nonsense?"
“…”
Xi Jiu remained silent and did not reply.
Obviously, he didn't believe it.
"Yu Jinxiu went to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, most likely for Ruan Xiaoqi's personal matter. Oh, and there's something I forgot to tell you." Nie Beilou poured the weighed Bupleurum into a bowl and slammed the small scale onto the table. "Qiu Peng, Jiang Chunian's assistant from ten years ago, has been released from prison."
"And he now lives in Shanghu City."
The air pressure around Xi Jiu dropped to zero in an instant.
He looked at Nie Beilou with a serious expression and said in a cold voice, "Mr. Beilou, are you saying that Xiaoqi might have met Qiu Peng?"
"Very likely."
Nie Beilou wiped the medicine residue from his hands and said indifferently, "Last time, Xiaoqi was in a coma in the hospital for several days. Although she said she didn't remember anything after waking up, I still feel that she is hiding something. This girl has so many tricks up her sleeve. Who knows what she is thinking. She stayed in Shanghai for a month by herself. Maybe she really met Qiu Peng."
Xi Jiu felt a little heavy in his heart when he heard this.
He didn't know Qiu Peng at first. Ten years ago, he was drowned in the river while trying to save Ruan Qi, and Qiu Peng hadn't shown up yet.
It was not until some time ago that he learned from Nie Beilou that Jiang Shi was Jiang Chunian, and then he began to investigate the relevant personnel of the Jiang Group.
It was also at that time that he learned about Qiu Peng's role in the August 20th Incident - an accomplice who helped the evil.
Qiu Peng was Jiang Chunian's right-hand man, and Ruan Qi had probably met him ten years ago.
Although the little girl has lost that memory now, if she meets Qiu Peng in Shanghai City, will she be stimulated again?
Xi Jiu's heart couldn't help but tighten when he thought that Ruan Qi might have a mental breakdown.
"I'm going to check on Qiu Peng," he said, "and see Yu Jin Xiu while I'm at it."
"Yu Jin Xiu is very tight-lipped. You might not be able to pry him open. Go check his and Xiao Qi's itinerary in Shanghai. Maybe there will be some clues."
After Nie Beilou finished speaking, he packed up the divided medicine and handed it to Xi Jiu.
"Drink one dose a day for a week. By the way, is Xiao Qi going to Country Y in a few days?"
"Yes." Xi Jiu took the medicine bag, "She is going to Country Y to receive the award."
Upon hearing this, Nie Beilou couldn't help but frown.
"Have you found out what I asked you to investigate last time?"
"We've found some," Xi Jiu's voice deepened, and he spoke in a serious tone. "Ten years ago, after Jiang Shi fled abroad, he temporarily lived in a small town in Country Y, but someone quickly helped him erase his tracks. In the years since then, Jiang Shi has been in hiding, and his whereabouts are still unclear. However, based on the clues provided by Mr. Beilou, my people have followed the bank accounts that Jiang Chunian left behind in China and found some information."
"Some time ago, Jiang Chunian's domestic bank account did transfer a large sum of money to Country Y. The bank account that received the remittance was in City L, Country Y. The account holder was named 'Si Jiang'. This was his handwritten signature at the bank at the time."
Xi Jiu opened his cell phone, found a photo and handed it to Nie Beilou.
Nie Beilou took a look. Although the signature on the photo was a bit sloppy and in a foreign language, the strength of the pen and the little habits of writing were indeed somewhat similar to Jiang's back then.
"What else did you find out?"
"We also got a surveillance video of Si Jiang doing business at the bank." Xi Jiu clicked on the video and said, "This guy was very cautious and didn't show his face the whole time. But I asked someone to compare his body shape and gait, and he's 70% similar to Jiang."
Nie Beilou lowered his eyes and watched the entire surveillance video.
Although Xi Jiu said that this person's figure and gait were 70% similar to Jiang Chunian's, Nie Beilou, who was familiar with the human skeleton, could tell at a glance that this person was 100% Jiang Chunian.
Because a person's pace can change and his body shape can be adjusted, but the bones in his body can never change.
"This man is Jiang Chunian." Nie Beilou's tone was a little cold. "It's been ten years, and I didn't expect he would dare to come out. What else have your people found? Where does this beast live now?"
“I haven’t found it yet.”
Xi Jiu shook his head. "Jiang Chunian has other forces behind him. Every step he takes, someone helps him conceal his whereabouts. I am now asking the Eagle Division to investigate the source of the power behind him. As long as we control this source, Jiang Chunian will not be able to escape our grasp."
Nie Beilou's icy expression softened upon hearing this.
"Thank you for your concern for this matter." He looked at Xi Jiu and said slowly, "I have no power in Country Y. I have to rely on your Eagle Tribe for everything. This Jiang Chunian is the root of Xiao Qi's misfortune. No matter what the cost, he must be found!"
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