Chapter 179 Let Me Guard You
Zhong Min was terribly anxious, especially when she realized Xi'er didn't even know any martial arts. Given the situation, their residence was most likely already exposed, and Xi'er might run into something if she were there alone. Qin Ke was about to speak when he saw Xiaowu and Xiaoliu rushing over.
"I deserve to die for frightening you, sir!" Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu knelt down to apologize to Zhong Min, and then said to Qin Ke who was standing beside them, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your timely help!"
They saw signs of a struggle from afar, and Chu'er's severe injuries were the clearest evidence. Fortunately, Zhong Min was still fine, presumably saved by Qin Ke's sudden appearance. Fortunately, nothing serious had happened this time; otherwise, even if they died as an apology, they would have been unable to answer to the prince.
"That's not necessary." Qin Ke responded quickly. To him, Zhong Min's safety was naturally the most important thing, even at the cost of his life, so he didn't need anyone to thank him.
Seeing this, Zhong Min naturally didn't want to pursue any responsibility. Coming to the capital, encountering such incidents was inevitable. She quickly stepped forward to help them up and said, "Don't be like this. You're not to blame for this. Get up first and we'll talk later. I think you've fallen for those people's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, right?"
After thanking Zhong Min, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu finally stood up. Xiaowu nodded and replied, "Young Master, you're right. They deliberately lured Xiaoliu and me to follow them. Later, we realized it might be a trick and wanted to return to protect you, but they held us captive and we couldn't escape for a while. I was extremely anxious, thinking something must have happened to you. Fortunately, Hero Qin came to our aid immediately."
Zhong Min nodded. It seemed she would need to strengthen Xiaowu and Xiaoliu's security knowledge in the future. This time, she had neglected it. "We'll talk about other things later. You're back just in time. Brother Qin, Xiang'erli, and I will take Chu'er to recuperate immediately. Brother Qin is here, so you don't have to worry. Xi'er is home alone now. Her place over there is no longer safe, so you two should go back and find her. Once you find her, go with her to the spare courtyard and rejoin us."
Upon hearing this, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu immediately followed the order and left. Now that Qin Ke was by the young master's side, they didn't have to worry about anything for the time being.
Soon, Zhong Min led Qin Ke and the others to the new residence they had prepared earlier. The reason they didn't go directly to Qin Ke's place was that it was closer, and secondly, Qin Ke's place could be used as a third emergency residence, which should not be used unless it was absolutely necessary.
After arriving at the new location, they hurriedly treated Chu'er's injuries. Qin Ke explained that Chu'er's injuries were internal, requiring her to rely on her own Qi to heal, in addition to medical treatment. Zhong Min didn't know much about this, so she left the care of Chu'er to Xiang'er. She was relieved to know Chu'er was not in danger.
After packing up, she and Qin Ke left the house first and went to stay in the small living room. Xiaowu and Xiaoliu had been gone for a while and had not returned yet, which made Zhong Min increasingly worried about Xier's safety.
"Don't worry so much. I think Xi'er should be fine. Their target is you." Qin Ke poured a glass of water for Zhong Min and handed it to her: "Drink some water. You must be in a lot of trouble after all this commotion. Have a good rest. Maybe they will be back soon."
Zhong Min knew that Qin Ke was afraid that she would worry too much, so she didn't say much. She nodded, took the water and started drinking.
"The situation isn't optimistic right now. Given their habits, if they fail this time, they'll definitely come back again. So I figured I'd stay with you for the time being. With me around, they'll be wary. Even if they aren't, I won't let them hurt you in the slightest."
"Brother Qin, thank you!" Zhong Min knew the current situation, so she naturally would not refuse Qin Ke's timely help. The most important thing was that with Qin Ke's personality, he would definitely not sit idly by if he knew she was in danger. Not to mention the trouble of running around, sometimes it was difficult to prevent loopholes. Even if she didn't consider her own safety, she still had to consider other people's.
"Min'er, do you know it's not just the secret organization that wants you dead?" Qin Ke started calling her Min'er instead of Jin'er. "I was tipped off by a brother from my former organization today, which is why I was able to arrive in time. He told me they didn't know your whereabouts originally, but someone told them."
"Could it be him?" Zhong Min immediately thought of Ning Zhiyuan when he heard this, but the thought was only a flash and passed away: "No, it can't be him. If it really was him, there would be no need to go through all this trouble."
She muttered to herself, and another possibility immediately flashed through her mind. Perhaps it was the group of people who were waiting outside the Ning Xiang Mansion to deal with her that time who did it. It was obvious that those people wanted her life, but because Ning Zhiyuan didn't allow it, they didn't dare to take action openly. That's why they came up with this trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
But who are those people? If we figure it out, then Ning Zhiyuan's identity will also be revealed.
"Who?" Qin Ke asked hurriedly after hearing Zhong Min's words, "Who are you talking about?"
Coming back to his senses, Zhong Min looked at Qin Ke and said directly without hiding anything, "It was Ning Zhiyuan. He knew my whereabouts. However, it shouldn't have been him who revealed this. I think it must have been a group of people who had some connection with him, because when I came back from him last time, those people wanted to deal with me, but they were stopped by Ning Zhiyuan."
"What you mean is that there is a force related to Ning Zhiyuan, but Ning Zhiyuan's opinions are not consistent with those people, and those people are worried that they will get into trouble if they take action against you, so they deliberately tell the news to the secret organization in order to achieve the purpose of killing someone with a borrowed knife?" Qin Ke's reaction was naturally not slow. After all, he was a trained person and thought about things very thoroughly.
"Yeah, that should be the case." Zhong Min nodded. Ning Zhiyuan was a decent man in some ways, so he wouldn't say one thing and do another. Most importantly, if he really wanted her life, he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble.
"Why would Ning Zhiyuan help you?" Qin Ke was a little confused for a moment: "Including the last time you were poisoned, he secretly sent someone to pass a message to me. This is the second time."
Could it be that, as Zhong Min had suspected before, there was some kind of relationship between them before Zhong Min lost her memory? Thinking of this, Qin Ke couldn't help but feel empty inside. How many things did he not know?
After hearing what Qin Ke said, Zhong Min immediately understood what he meant. This man must be a little conflicted in his heart. After all, he and Li Jiner had such a deep relationship, but it seemed that many things were not clear to him.
She didn't want to hide it from him, so she briefly told him what Ning Zhiyuan had said to her when they went to Ning Xiangfu that day, and then jokingly said, "Was I so popular before, with everyone loving me and flowers blooming wherever I looked?"
Seeing this, Qin Ke couldn't help but laugh. He knew that Zhong Min couldn't possibly like Ning Zhiyuan because she only had Xiao Mingzheng in her heart. No matter what, he had at least received Jin'er's love. Now he could be by her side and protect her. That should be enough for him.
As they were talking, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the yard. The two of them hurriedly stopped, went out to observe for a while, opened the door and saw that it was Xiaowu and Xiaoliu who came back.
Zhong Min only saw Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, but did not see Xier. She was stunned at the time. Fortunately, Qin Ke was there. He quickly let Xiaowu and Xiaoliu in, closed the door, and went back to the house.
After entering the house, Zhong Min didn't dare to ask. He just stared at Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, waiting for them to speak.
"Sir, we went back to look for her, but we didn't see Xier. Then we searched the area several times, but still found nothing." Xiao Wu answered truthfully. They had been looking for a long time and really couldn't find her. They were afraid that Zhong Min would have to wait for too long, so they thought of coming back to report first and then see what to do.
"Didn't find it?" Zhong Min was immediately disappointed. Apart from this sentence, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Min'er, don't worry. Maybe Xi'er just went out and something happened." Qin Ke comforted her from the side: "Let them look for her later. She shouldn't be in trouble."
Zhong Min breathed a long sigh of relief, quickly calming himself down. He then looked at Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, are there any signs of fighting or struggling in the yard or in the house? And have the small traps we set up before been activated?"
"That's not the case." Xiaoliu said quickly upon hearing this: "The yard and the house are in perfect order, and the mechanism doesn't look like it's been touched. Maybe Xier really went out to buy groceries or something. Otherwise, why don't we look for it again?"
Hearing this, Zhong Min immediately felt that it made sense. At this time, Xier would usually go out to buy vegetables and rice or something. What's more, Ruyi had not been found yet, so maybe the girl really went out.
Thinking of this, she quickly said to Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, "You two should make another quick run. One of you should wait near where you live, and the other should go to the street where Xier usually goes to look for her. Remember, once you find her, come back here immediately. Don't go back to the original yard."
"Yes!" Xiaowu and Xiaoliu became more energetic upon hearing this. They quickly turned around and went out to continue looking according to Zhong Min's instructions.
But this time, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu hadn't returned for several hours. Zhong Min couldn't sit still again. She ate a few bites of the food Xiang'er had brought her, and she wished she could just run out and find someone. Xi'er was her first close friend in this world. If she was really implicated because of her, she would never be able to rest in peace for the rest of her life.
Qin Ke comforted her from time to time. In order not to worry others, Zhong Min had to stay calm.
When it was almost dark, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu finally came back, and this time they finally brought Xier back with them. However, before Zhong Min could be happy, she immediately discovered that Xier seemed to be in very bad condition.
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