Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Protecting You
There are several private shelters in Changxia City.
These shelters usually only deal with nearby streets. They usually give them some gifts, and the streets turn a blind eye and let them do as they please.
This was also the first time Hui Haiming knew about such a place.
She and Sang Baiyu drove to find the signal tower. When they arrived at the tower, they looked around, looking for the yard that Xia Xia mentioned.
There are six signal towers in Changxia City. When Sang Baiyu found the third one, he said as soon as he got out of the car, "This is it."
There are traces of Xia Xia's life here.
She looked up. The sky was azure blue, with light white clouds moving in the wind. The signal tower stood beneath the white clouds.
Surrounded by bungalows, Hui Haiming walked towards the alley.
Sang Baiyu said, "Big sister, over here."
Hui Haiming asked, "Can you smell it?"
Sang Baiyu nodded.
Hui Haiming looked at Sang Baiyu helplessly.
Carrying Sang Baiyu is like carrying a navigation device, which can correct the wrong route at any time.
The two walked for about ten minutes, and Sang Baiyu pulled Hui Haiming behind a tree.
Hui Haiming cooperated without saying much.
They looked ahead furtively and saw the dilapidated sign of the shelter leaning against a tree.
The old iron gate has rusted, and a young woman is playing tag with her children.
Most of the children are girls.
Sang Baiyu looked for a while, then pulled Hui Haiming away.
After returning to the car, Hui Haiming asked, "What did you find out?"
In Hui Haiming's eyes, it was just an ordinary shelter, and it could even be said that the teachers were very nice to the children.
Sang Baiyu said seriously, "This is their lair. I smell Xiao Ming's scent, very strong. She comes here often."
Hui Haiming asked, "Is there anyone else?"
"It's hard to confirm at this time. Zhu Jiang seems to have been here as well, but his stay was probably very short."
Hui Haiming whispered, "Let's go first and come back in the evening."
Sang Baiyu reminded: "There's no telling how many shelters like this there are. It would be best to ask someone to help investigate at the same time to prevent others from getting the news and running away."
Hui Haiming rubbed Sang Baiyu's face and said, "You are the only one who is thoughtful."
Sang Baiyu drove back to the hospital.
Xia Xia is in a stable mood, and with Fang Xiaoman around, there is no need to worry about her safety.
In the afternoon, Chi Zhao called Sang Baiyu.
"Tirade was involved in the trafficking of illegal drugs and had become addicted himself. He attempted to escape control and left without permission, and was subsequently silenced."
Sang Baiyu kindly reminded: "I already know this."
"But before he left, he contacted a little girl and tried to take her away, so he was silenced."
Sang Baiyu blurted out, "Xiao Ming?"
Chi Zhao was silent for a moment and asked, "How do you know?"
Sang Baiyu said vaguely, "My sixth sense is right, I guessed it, stop talking nonsense and tell me about Xiao Ming."
Xiao Ming, whose full name is Chi Ming, is 16 years old this year.
She was still a little girl when Tirad came into contact with her.
It is said that Tira has a good relationship with her and wants to take her away with him.
Sang Baiyu asked doubtfully, "Chi Ming? She's your sister?"
"I've been in the Chi family for many years and have never heard of such a person. I've managed all the businesses of the Chi family, big and small, and I can confirm that she is definitely not among their subordinates."
Sang Baiyu smirked, "It seems you're not trusted much either."
She was just joking, but Chi Zhao remained silent.
Sang Baiyu softened her heart when she heard Chi Zhao's heavy breathing.
She quickly said, "I was joking."
Chi Zhao said: "You are right about this. Chi Mingyuan has never really trusted me."
People like Chi Ming are probably related to the business that Chi Mingyuan is doing behind the scenes.
But what business would be related to children?
It's not necessarily true that Chi Mingyuan is trafficking children, right? This business isn't as lucrative as his other businesses.
Chi Zhao was silent for a moment and said, "It's your turn."
Sang Baiyu no longer concealed it, "In fact, I may have found this Xiao Ming."
*
The night in Changxia City is particularly quiet.
The area around the signal tower is rather desolate, especially when the cold wind blows.
Hui Haiming monitored near the shelter for half a day, but did not see Xiao Ming show up.
Their knowledge of Xiao Ming only exists from Xia Xia's words. Xia Xia said that Xiao Ming has long hair, likes to tie it into a ponytail, has a rough voice, always likes to raise her eyebrows when speaking, and the other brothers and sisters all listen to her very much.
She is the "boss" here.
Although Hui Haiming didn't know what Chi Ming looked like, she could roughly imagine it based on Xia Xia's description.
A person's temperament is difficult to change. Hui Haiming confirmed that there is absolutely no person like Chi Ming in the shelter.
Fang Xiaoman and Sang Baiyu changed their clothes and covered their faces with masks, leaving only their eyes exposed, as if they were going to rob a bank.
Hui Haiming was a little worried. "Are you two okay? Really? I'll go."
Fang Xiaoman said with a smile: "Sister, you are old and your movements are not as flexible as before. If you go, we will have to rescue you. Forget it. You are still suitable to be the commander-in-chief, and our communication work will be handed over to you."
Fang Xiaoman handed Sang Baiyu a walkie-talkie.
Hui Haiming was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman got out of the car and approached the shelter.
Hui Haiming looked at their backs and sighed softly. His little sister had grown up.
If they knew why she adopted so many children... they would probably hate her, right?
Hui Haiming leaned over the steering wheel and looked around.
As soon as Sang Baiyu and the other person left, Hui Haiming heard the sound of an engine. Hui Haiming looked vigilantly in the direction of the car lights. A man and a woman got out of the car. The girl had a high ponytail and childish features, but her expression was arrogant.
The man was in his thirties and followed the girl, nodding and bowing.
Hui Haiming immediately lowered himself, picked up the intercom and said, "Chi Ming is back!"
The two people who received the message immediately turned off the walkie-talkie.
They had already reached the wall of the shelter. Sang Baiyu took Fang Xiaoman to hide behind some abandoned shelves, and sure enough, they saw a man and a woman walking towards them.
Chi Ming stopped at the door of the shelter.
She looked solemn, looked around, and said a few words to the man.
The man quickly became nervous, pulled a folding knife from his pocket, and looked around with the knife in his hand.
Fang Xiaoman asked curiously, "What are they looking for?"
Sang Baiyu: "...Maybe he's looking for us."
"You must be kidding! We hid it so well, leaving no traces. How could they possibly know?"
This is their full-time job. They have studied for many years. Even if they lose themselves, their skills will not be lost.
Sang Baiyu could clearly see that Chi Ming and the other man's expressions were becoming increasingly serious. The man even took out his pager and asked, "Hey, was anyone home today? No? Not a single person?"
Sang Baiyu was sure that they were indeed looking for someone, and they were the ones he was looking for.
Sang Baiyu quickly reviewed her and Fang Xiaoman's actions and confirmed that no traces were left.
There are no traces, how did they know?
And it was clear that Chi Ming only noticed someone after he walked to the door.
Sang Baiyu gestured to Fang Xiaoman to retreat.
As she retreated, she observed the reactions of Chi Ming and the other man.
The moment they left, Chi Ming seemed to be alert and walked towards them.
Sang Baiyu was shocked. She suddenly remembered what Hui Haiming had said and immediately signaled Fang Xiaoman to leave as quickly as possible.
In the darkness, the car lights came on and several people retreated.
After leaving the shelter, Fang Xiaoman said with lingering fear: "What's going on? How did she know we were here?"
Hui Haiming said thoughtfully: "Could it be that Chi Mingyuan really..."
Sang Baiyu asked: "Sister, I remember you told me before that there are people like me."
Hui Haiming nodded slowly, "I haven't seen it, I just heard about it."
Sang Baiyu asked, "Is anyone still watching them? If so, tell them to move away, or they'll be discovered."
"What do you think Chi Ming..."
Sang Baiyu said decisively: "I don't think so. I can be sure that she looks for me. I am too familiar with her. She relies on the smell to distinguish me."
"Wait," Fang Xiaoman said, "Why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen? Are you saying that Chi Ming could smell it? Does she have the same ability as Xiaoyu?!"
Hui Haiming quickly stopped the car, made a call using his pager, then got out of the car and walked into the store to make a pay phone call.
Fang Xiaoman shook Sang Baiyu's arm, "Tell me quickly, is she the same as you?"
Sang Baiyu nodded gently, "I think so."
"This is so sad," Fang Xiaoman was even more devastated than Sang Baiyu. "I thought I could live a happy life relying on my sisters, but I didn't expect there would be more than one weird person like you?!"
Sang Baiyu: "..."
Fang Xiaoman felt hopeless.
Why is she born ordinary?!
After wailing, they still have to solve practical problems. They must go to the shelter as soon as possible.
But since Chi Ming is here, they probably can't get in.
Chi Ming can detect any movement.
If time drags on for too long, and if the previous action has alerted them and they run away overnight, they may not be able to find evidence.
After a while, Hui Haiming returned to the car. "The Chinese side is unaware of this matter. The people monitoring them are very far away. Chi Ming should not be able to smell it. There is no movement in the shelter right now."
Sang Baiyu felt relieved and said, "I have to go again."
"No," Hui Haiming flatly refused, "Absolutely not. You don't know how long Chi Mingyuan's reach is. This matter has already alarmed him. We can't take any more risks."
Sang Baiyu asked curiously, "Alarmed?"
Hui Haiming was silent for a moment, thinking that continuing to conceal the truth might cause them to let down their guard, so he said, "After Xia Xia was rescued, several people kept hanging around the store in Longxinggang. I arrested one of them. He was Mande's henchman."
Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman were confused. "Who is Mander?"
"He's from the Ninglan military and has close ties with Chi Mingyuan. The two can be said to be in cahoots. Mande relies on Chi Mingyuan's money, and Chi Mingyuan relies on his influence."
Sang Baiyu and the others had just rescued Xia Xia and the others when Long Xinggang took action. It seemed that this matter was very important to the Chi family.
"Lan Yi urgently transferred a batch of evidence. Don't go back to Long Xinggang for the time being."
Sang Baiyu thought for a moment and said, "Are all these evidences related to Chi Mingyuan?"
Hui Haiming nodded coldly, "It's all related to his business. He's been involved in many deaths. When he was selling contraband, he would beat people severely if they didn't obey, and it was very likely that they would die."
Hui Haiming has not yet made the evidence public. I think these cases happened within the territory of Ninglan.
Ninglan Country’s Police Station…
Only Wu Yuanqing was working seriously.
Sang Baiyu asked: "The situation is different now. Xia Xia had the accident in Changxia, and the three children also died in Changxia. It is related to our country."
Hui Haiming said helplessly: "Even if there is a connection, even if there is evidence, Chi Mingyuan has to come to Changxia to arrest him."
Sang Baiyu said: "I may have a private number for Chi Mingyuan."
*
Chi Xilai had been in Chi Zhao's room for more than ten minutes.
This is Chi Zhao's home in Longxinggang, a villa decorated in a European and American style. Chi Xi once went to Europe with Chi Mingyuan, and the buildings there were all like this.
Compared with the magnificent living room, Chi Zhao's room is very simple.
Aside from two hanging suit jackets, there was no sign of anyone living there.
Chi Xi looked at the deserted room, not daring to say anything, and sat straighter than he did in elementary school.
In fact, Chi Mingyuan had tried hard to train him, but Chi Xi didn't like doing business. He preferred to ask his family for money directly.
No need to worry, just focus on spending money, how great.
Moreover, Chi Xi had accidentally seen an underground gambling house in Chi Mingyuan's business. Chi Xi did not dare to think too much and subconsciously avoided it.
He also has an older brother, Chi Zhao, who is very capable, and having him is enough.
It's a pity that Chi Zhao is not close to him.
Chi Xi waited for a while before Chi Zhao walked in. He had just washed his face and was not wearing sunglasses.
Chi Xi rarely saw him without sunglasses. The two brothers were only slightly similar, especially in their eyes, which were very different.
It’s no wonder that Sang Baiyu took a few more glances at Chi Zhao when she first saw him. If it were Chi Xi, he couldn’t help but take a few more glances.
Chi Xi begged, "Brother, please let me go. I have to go to Changxia."
Chi Zhao put on his coat and sunglasses again, "Go find her?"
Chi Xi nodded and said, "I haven't been there for several days. My sisters must be worried about me."
Chi Zhao said: "Aren't you afraid that your father will worry about you?"
"...Isn't that your dad too?" Chi Xi muttered, "Why do you always pick on him? Actually, Dad cares about you a lot. On your birthday, he even wanted to give you a birthday present. He just..."
Chi Zhao smiled and said, "You're just afraid to go out? I don't know how many bad things you've done that you have to stay at home every day, hiding in your hard shell, and can't even see the sun?"
Chi Xi: "..."
Chi Zhao walked up to Chi Xi, leaned over and picked up his pager, "Do I need a separate number to contact you?"
Chi Xi was stunned. "You know everything? Brother, it's not that Dad doesn't want to give you this number. He said you have other ways to contact each other. There's no need. He's not biased towards me. I..."
"Whether he is partial or not has nothing to do with me. I don't care." Chi Zhao smiled contemptuously and threw the PHS to him. "Pack your things and follow me."
"Where are you going?"
Chi Zhao said: "Long Gorge."
Chi Xi jumped up and cheered.
Chi Zhao smiled and said, "She doesn't like you."
Chi Xi was stunned: "Huh?"
Chi Zhao pointed to the phone at home and said, "Look, she wants to talk to you, but she contacted me."
Chi Xi: “…, brother!!”
*
At three o'clock in the morning, a low-key black car stopped on the side of the road.
It's very windy tonight, and dark clouds are gathering, which indicates that it will rain.
Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman opened the car door and got in.
Chi Xi was sitting in the passenger seat and greeted Sang Baiyu enthusiastically. Sang Baiyu nodded and then looked at Chi Zhao.
She reached out and took off Chi Zhao's sunglasses.
Chi Xi gasped. How dare she touch his brother's sunglasses? His brother would kill, really!
However, Chi Zhao just looked at Sang Baiyu calmly.
Sang Baiyu stared into Chi Zhao's eyes for a few seconds.
Chi Xi whispered to Xiao Man, "Quickly remind Xiao Yu not to mess with my brother. He doesn't like others touching his sunglasses."
Fang Xiaoman said seriously: "You don't understand, this is a game."
Chi Xi: "?"
Fang Xiaoman argued confidently, "Look, the two of them seem to be staring at each other, but in fact, this is not an ordinary stare, this is a fight, this..."
Sang Baiyu was surprised and said, "I haven't looked closely before, but you actually have the most beautiful eyes."
Fang Xiaoman: "...It's a fight."
Chi Xi: "Is that so?"
Fang Xiaoman: “…”
"To make a long story short," Sang Baiyu threw the sunglasses to Chi Zhao and asked, "How is your eyesight today?"
Chi Zhao said: "Normal."
"That's great. Go to the shelter. Chi Xi is a hostage. If you don't exchange information, we will kill her."
Chi Xi: "..."
Chi Zhao looked at him, "Are you sure?"
Sang Baiyu: "Okay, I'm not so sure. How about changing the hostage to Bian Bin?"
Bian Bin, who was driving, asked: “???”
Chi Zhao agreed immediately, "Okay."
Chi Xi: "...Brother!! Am I your biological brother?!"
Fang Xiaoman even felt a little pity for him.
Chi Zhao said: "I told you a long time ago to stay away from Longxinggang and Changxia and go find your mother. If you don't want to, there is nothing I can do."
Chi Xi said aggrievedly: "But I, how can I be better than Bian Bin!"
Chi Zhao remained calm and said, "We grew up together."
Chi Xi: "..."
Sang Baiyu didn't quite understand the relationship between the two brothers. She urged Chi Zhao to get out of the car, "Be careful of Chi Ming, we can't get close, she will smell us."
Chi Zhao hesitated for a moment, then curled his lips and asked, "So you're looking for me?"
Sang Baiyu was about to say something when he suddenly realized, "You know?!"
She couldn't smell Chi Zhao's scent.
Chi Zhao knows all about this?
He really isn't doing business sincerely!
Bian Bin strongly objected, "No! We can't let him act alone!"
Sang Baiyu asked: "Why?"
Bian Bin blurted out, "He is weaker than me!"
As soon as the words fell, the car fell silent.
Bian Bin: “…”
If you say the boss is weak, is there any way to survive?
Chi Xi said: "How is that possible? My brother is very strong."
Bian Bin said bluntly, "Your brother is just smart and has people under him. He's weak in fighting. In this car, he's only slightly better than you."
After Bian Bin finished speaking, he felt very happy.
Life is wonderful, offending two bosses at once!
Sang Baiyu looked at Chi Zhao and patted his shoulder. "It's okay, I'll protect you."
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