Yan Ci had just reached the foot of the mountain when he discovered that the siblings had come down the mountain, and Cui Yu was with them as well.
Xiao Bai was very excited when he saw Yan Ci: "Dad, we killed a wild boar!"
Yan Ci frowned: "Didn't I tell you to just wander around outside?"
Chang Le replied with a smile:
"Uncle Yan, we didn't go deep inside, we just happened to run into each other outside, we should give it a try!"
Yan Ci asked the siblings, "Are you alright?"
Chang Le and Xiao Bai both shook their heads.
Chang Le said, "Uncle Yan, the wild boar is in the usual spot. Let Second Uncle go and sell it!"
Yan Ci told the three of them to go back first, while he went to find Bai Wenyi.
Bai Xiaoyue prepared a meal at home and waited for the family to come home and eat.
When she saw Cui Yu and his siblings returning together, she assumed they had run into each other outside.
After dinner, everyone went to sleep, and Chang Le quietly came to Bai Xiaoyue's room.
She said to Yan Ci, "Uncle Yan, that Cui Yu is quite good at marksmanship."
Yan Ci asked, "How do I compare to you?"
Chang Le: "Not much difference? Looks like they've practiced."
Yan Ci nodded: "I understand."
Chang Le tiptoed back to her room.
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Aci, what does Chang Le mean by this? Does she suspect Cui Yu?"
Yan Ci: "She finds it strange; being alert is a good thing."
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Aci, could there really be something wrong with Cui Yu?"
Yan Ci: "What's the problem? Someone who just follows Chang Le around all day. If there's a problem, it's that there's something wrong with their brain."
Bai Xiaoyue: "Aci, he's your cousin. How can you talk about him like that?"
Yan Ci: "If I don't acknowledge it, then he isn't."
Bai Xiaoyue: "What do you mean?"
Yan Ci embraced his wife, and the carefree wife gave birth to a carefree daughter.
Cui Yu wanted to keep his eyes glued to Chang Le, but Chang Le still suspected that there was something wrong with him.
In the middle of the night, there was a rapid knocking at the Yan family's door.
Yan Ci glanced at his watch, his brows furrowing. It was this time.
He opened the courtyard gate and saw Ye Changxing, which made him feel even more somber.
When Ye Changxing entered the house, Bai Xiaoyue was already up. She had a bad feeling about someone coming to her door in the middle of the night, and this feeling intensified when she saw Ye Changxing.
Ye Changxing looked flustered and said in a very anxious tone, "Uncle, Aunt, something has happened."
Bai Xiaoyue: "Changxing, tell me slowly, what happened?"
Ye Changxing quickly recounted the events.
Li Xinru got pregnant several times in the past year but couldn't keep the babies, which made Zeng Daming very unhappy.
She racked her brains to offer Zeng Daming advice, acting like a strategist, and came up with many ideas for him.
She then asked about Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya. Zeng Daming mentioned his injury and speculated that Xiang Zhennan had someone protecting him.
Li Xinru recalled that when she was Yan Yugang's wife, she heard from the village elders that Yan Ci was a skilled marksman and that Yan Ci was Bai Wen'an's brother-in-law, so she suspected that Yan Ci was the one who did it.
She suggested that Zeng Daming arrest and interrogate Yan Ci first.
Bai Xiaoyue was terrified when she heard this. If Yan Ci was captured by those people, how could he possibly return alive?
When Uncle Xiang and Aunt Wen were in trouble, Yan Ci saved them. Now, who will save her A Ci?
In an instant, Bai Xiaoyue's tears burst forth.
Seeing his wife's state, Yan Ci felt extremely distressed and quickly comforted her, "Don't worry."
He then asked Ye Changxing, "Do you know when Zeng Daming plans to arrest me, and what his plans are?"
Ye Changxing nodded: "It's tomorrow, which is why I'm here now. Zeng Daming is afraid of dying, so Li Xinru suggested that he send his men down."
Bai Xiaoyue took Yan Ci's hand and said, "Aci, let's go!"
Yan Ci gently patted his wife's hand: "It's not time yet."
Ye Changxing asked, "Uncle, what should we do now?"
Yan Ci asked, "Among those who came to arrest me, are you one of them?"
Ye Changxing shook his head: "No."
Yan Ci then asked, "Can you track Zeng Daming's movements tomorrow?"
Ye Changxing nodded: "Basically yes. When Zeng Daqing brings people here, he will have me accompany him. He never leaves his side."
Yan Ci: "Changxing, I didn't want to drag you into this, but now you're involved too. We need your help."
Ye Changxing nodded: "Uncle, give your instructions."
Yan Ci woke up Chang Le and Xiao Bai and told them about their family's current situation, saying that they would face a difficult challenge tomorrow.
Chang Le was a little excited: "Uncle Yan, why don't we just wipe out Zeng Daming and Li Xinru, so they won't keep popping up and disgusting people?"
Xiao Bai nodded in agreement: "Sister is right, let me go."
Yan Ci said, "Then we might accidentally end up on the run, but it hasn't come to that yet."
Chang Le asked, "So what do we do now?"
Seeing that Yan Ci wasn't flustered at all, Bai Xiaoyue gradually calmed down as well. At worst, they could just live in a different place, as long as the family was together.
She steadied herself and said:
"Now we need to clear your Uncle Yan of suspicion and make sure Zeng Daming never dares to come again."
The group sat down and discussed their strategy.
Holding the gift from Ye Changxing, Chang Le prepared to go to the city with Ye Changxing under the cover of night.
When the door opened, Cui Yu was standing outside. He stopped Chang Le from leaving, saying, "Let me go in your place."
He grabbed Chang Le's hand, turned to Yan Ci, and said:
"Uncle, I'll go in Chang Le's place. Trust me, I can do it."
Chang Le rolled her eyes at him: "Cui Yu, what do you know? You're the one who should go."
Cui Yu glanced at Yan Ci, then lowered his head and said, "Just do whatever I tell you to do. You don't need to know too much."
Yan Ci said, "This is very dangerous; it could cost you your life."
Choi Yu: "I know, I'll be careful."
Yan Ci pondered for a long time and nodded: "Act according to the situation. It's okay if we can't complete it. The most important thing is to protect ourselves."
Cui Yu took the box from Chang Le and followed Ye Changxing.
As soon as it was dawn, Bai Xiaoyue told her siblings to eat.
After Chang Le and Xiao Bai left, she went to find Bai Wen'an, but Yan Ci stopped her, saying, "Wife, why bother them?"
Bai Xiaoyue insisted: "I'll have Wen An accompany you. He's a cadre, after all. I can only feel at ease with him by your side."
"If Chang Le and Xiao Bai fail, you'll have to go back with them. If things don't go well, I'll figure something out; at worst, our whole family will have to go on the run."
After listening to his sister's explanation of the whole story, Bai Wen'an nodded in agreement and said he would stay by his brother-in-law's side.
As expected, a jeep arrived in the morning, accompanied by two men, who said they wanted to ask Yan Ci to investigate.
Yan Ci followed him directly, and Bai Wen'an also climbed into the car.
Zeng Daqing said, "Secretary Bai, we didn't invite you, we only invited Yan Ci."
Bai Wen'an said, "I'll go with you and take a look. Don't worry about me, I won't delay your business."
The three men who came were just Zeng Daming's subordinates. They had no choice but to agree to Bai Wenan's request.
After Yan Ci left, Bai Xiaoyue became restless, pacing back and forth at home, worrying about Yan Ci, Chang Le and Xiao Bai, and also about Cui Yu.
As the jeep approached the bend, it slowed down, and with a loud bang, it lost its balance and veered into the ditch beside it.
That location was exactly where Zeng Daming had been shot.
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