Seeing him like this, Cao Yajun breathed a sigh of relief and patted him on the shoulder.
"Comrade Xu, it seems you're in big trouble." His tone was sympathetic.
Who wouldn't feel sorry for them? This has caused a lot of trouble.
Xu Xiangyang felt a sense of absurdity; this was even more dramatic than a TV series!
The mayor's daughter fell in love with me?
He said somewhat helplessly, "Secretary Cao, I knew nothing about these things. If it weren't for what happened today, I would never have imagined that Gu Panyun had feelings for me."
Looking back at the situation, it's not impossible that Gu Panyun had feelings for him.
After all, she's a young girl living far from home, and she's sick with no one to take care of her. Now that someone is taking care of her, this kind of feeling might actually develop.
Unfortunately, Xu Xiangyang didn't think that way. He only saw Gu Panyun as a little sister and never expected this to happen.
Cao Yajun also felt quite helpless. "Why don't you go and help look for her? No matter what, she has a good impression of you. I guess she left this time because of you."
There's no need to guess. Gu Chaoyun came all the way here to look for his sister, it must be because of Xu Xiangyang, otherwise why would he come all this way?
Xu Xiangyang felt he should indeed help, so he nodded. "I'll go help find someone first. Secretary Cao, I won't see you off."
After the two finished speaking, he first went to say goodbye to his family before putting on his clothes and going out to look for someone.
Even if we don't know where he is, we should still look for him. If something happens to the young girl because of him, I'll feel really guilty.
After he got out, Xu Xiangyang didn't know where to start looking. In this heavy snow, where could a person have gone?
He looked around, randomly chose a direction and started walking, regardless of whether he could find it or not, he had to try first.
...
Inside an abandoned house, three people, wrapped tightly in thick cotton-padded coats, shivered as they started a fire.
In the corner of the house, a petite figure lay curled up on the ground, unconscious, her disheveled hair stained with blood.
"Boss, it's definitely this woman! I saw her getting into the car that day."
"That's her? Heh, she's quite pretty." The man sneered.
If Xu Xiangyang were here, he would definitely recognize these three people as the ones who robbed him on his way back from Shanghai that day.
The leader squinted at the person on the ground. There were still scabs on his face and philtrum below his nose.
He spoke with a slight lisp, and upon closer inspection, it was discovered that he had lost one of his front teeth.
It was obvious that Xu Xiangyang had shoved him hard in the face that day, knocking out his teeth.
No wonder I fainted that day; it was all from the pain.
"Boss, how about we use her to relieve some of our fatigue?" The underling next to him could tell that the boss had this idea.
"Yeah, let that kid show off! This must be his girlfriend, right?" Another person grinned slyly, glancing at the girl in the corner every now and then.
The leader sneered, an expression that aggravated the wound on his mouth, causing him to gasp involuntarily.
"Fuck you!" The pain instantly killed his interest, and he cursed viciously.
"Why isn't that little brat coming over yet? Are you sure you've lured him here?" he asked, frowning.
The younger brother quickly nodded, "I threw that woman's scarf on the ground, and there's a shoe a little further away. I'm sure I can find my way here."
The eldest brother nodded in satisfaction and then sat down in a sheltered spot.
And what about Xu Xiangyang, whom they wanted to lure over?
He was holding a scarf and a shoe, standing not far from the dilapidated house.
Going there like that would definitely alert the enemy, and besides, he didn't know how many people were inside.
Looking around, I realized it was already getting dark.
Xu Xiangyang packed his things away and then, under the cover of darkness, crept past the side of the house.
Because it's a dilapidated house, you'll definitely spot it if you look at it from the front.
He quietly crept to the base of the house and then entered the space.
This is the safest approach; he won't be discovered while eavesdropping, nor will he be seen from a distance.
"Boss, why isn't he here?" one of the underlings asked, peering out from the broken window.
It's too dark around here, and it's going to get dark soon, then we won't be able to see anything at all.
The leader frowned, then gripped the knife in his hand. "You all take your weapons. In case someone comes, we'll be prepared."
He was utterly terrified of Xu Xiangyang, and his injuries haven't healed since he fell into a coma last time.
If they hadn't found Xu Xiangyang's car this time, they would never have found this place.
"Understood, boss!" The two obeyed and each picked up the knife they were carrying.
They came here to vent their anger, and Xu Xiangyang had to stay, otherwise they would definitely be punished by Master Lü when they returned.
After the incident that day, Master Lü heard about it and gave them all a severe scolding, telling them to bring Xu Xiangyang's hands back, or they shouldn't go back at all.
Can they not go back? They can't go back to their respective brigades now; if they go back, they'll be confined to the fence.
Xu Xiangyang was quite surprised to hear them talking; he hadn't expected these people to have found this place.
He didn't physically harm the Sha people at the time, mainly because he couldn't get over his own conscience, but he tormented them quite a bit.
Besides, the distance to the new city was quite far at the time, and we never expected them to find their way here.
At most, I'll just have to stake out him more often in the future, that's all. I'll just have to be more careful.
But unexpectedly, the person actually found this place and even captured Gu Panyun, who hadn't shown up that day.
Judging from the scarf and shoes I just picked up, they deliberately lured me here.
This would mean that they came for her, and Gu Panyun was just caught in the crossfire.
Thinking of this, Xu Xiangyang felt a little guilty.
In all this time, no matter what he does, he has never implicated anyone.
This time, they actually hurt the little girl so badly...
The most important thing now is to find a way to save people, but seeing how nervous they are, Xu Xiangyang began to think about how to get over there and save them.
Should we just rush in?
He saw it just now; they all had knives. If he got hurt, he wouldn't be able to escape.
This is indeed a problem.
Just then, in the corner of the room, that petite figure moved.
She curled up her legs, probably because she was cold, and her hands were tied behind her back, which she couldn't break free from.
"Hey, you're awake!" One of the henchmen walked over, grabbed her hair, and lifted her face up.
Gu Panyun's mouth was covered in blood, and her cheeks were bruised and purple.
Her mind was a little foggy, and the hair being pulled hurt terribly. But she didn't utter a sound; instead, she gritted her teeth and endured it.
Gu Panyun had been awake for a while, but she didn't make a sound; instead, she carefully observed the situation.
Xu Xiangyang once said that when you encounter bad people that you can't fight back against, you must stay calm and use your brain.
Never confront them head-on.
Thinking of this, she suddenly wanted to smile bitterly. Why could she still think of Xu Xiangyang even now?
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