Chapter 137: Chapter 137 Bumping into an Astounding Secret
She carefully stored the letter away and then tore open the small parcel, revealing a small bag of candies and a piece of fabric.
Wei Hongyan had said that the candies were wedding sweets from her older brother, and she also invited her to partake in the joy. The fabric was something Wei Hongyan had exchanged for with someone and was a token of her gratitude.
Yunyi certainly understood her meaning and, with a smile, set the items aside.
Leaning back in the hot spring, she closed her eyes and savored the pleasure it brought to every cell of her body, which made her think of Huo Jingrui.
Although he had the same name, he might not necessarily be the person she was looking for; after all, she could tell that when asked about Dragon Ascend and Bei Mo, he genuinely knew nothing, and that expression was not feigned. Moreover, if he was indeed her Jingrui, he would certainly acknowledge her.
At this moment, the man she was thinking of was leading a team deep in the mountains conducting a thorough search.
Liu Chenglin also participated in this operation. "Boss, these guys are really cunning."
Huo Jingrui examined the traces on the ground. "They are all specially trained, naturally possessing a certain level of counter-surveillance capability. Having already clashed, they will be extra careful."
Another comrade-in-arms then spoke up, "Boss, the relevant personnel will mostly be here by tomorrow afternoon. Should we take them into the cave first, or continue with the roundup?"
Huo Jingrui had already made up his mind. "Why choose? I have requested support from our superiors; it’s better to attack from both ends."
The inquiring comrade-in-arms immediately gave a thumbs up. "Boss is always so wise."
"All right, enough flattery," Huo Jingrui said. "Everyone, rest on the spot for a while. Lu Ligang, on guard."
He then found a place to sit down.
The mention of those relevant experts brought Chu Zhiqing to mind, as she would need to lead the way when the time came. This then reminded him of the somewhat odd question she had asked him that day.
Though she had followed up his question with the answer that she was looking for someone, he could see through her perfunctory response. But for some reason, he always wanted to be close to her. Was it perhaps because she had saved him before, or maybe because he felt guilty for accidentally injuring her with the basketball? He also wondered if she ever regretted saving him after finding out it was he who had caused her nosebleed that time.
Lost in thought, he suddenly heard someone shout, "Boss, come check this out, it looks like there was a fight here."
Huo Jingrui stood up and hurried over, inspecting the scene before confirming, "These are indeed combat traces, and they seem recent. It’s clear someone deliberately tampered with the scene, but perhaps in their haste, they didn’t clear everything."
With a wave of his hand, he ordered, "Follow the direction of the traces, we might just stumble upon their hideout."
Yunyi stepped out of her space and changed into a dark set of clothes before heading out the door.
The village head’s reputation wasn’t good, and since he was not an upright person, there had to be some dirt on him. She planned to find some leverage to pull him from his post as village head.
She wondered if he’d still be able to bully people at will then.
What she hadn’t expected was that, before she even reached the village head’s home, she saw a shadowy figure slip out of his house.
Judging by the figure, it was certainly the village head, Xu Wenchang. Where was he sneaking off to in the dead of night?
Curious, she followed behind him.
Indeed, just as she had surmised, the village head was having an affair with Widow Qiu.
She watched as he made his way expertly into Widow Qiu’s courtyard and then tiptoed to the outermost room, pushing open the door and slipping inside.
Clearly, Widow Qiu had left the door conveniently unlatched for him, indicating that this was routine.
Yunyi jumped into the courtyard and moved swiftly to the window, planning to wait until there was some noise inside before finding a way to draw people over to catch the adulterers in the act.
However, she didn’t expect to hear Xu Wenchang say, "I was worried you’d be waiting, so I came over to tell you that I have some matters tonight. If it gets too late, I won’t come over, to prevent my wife from noticing."
Widow Qiu immediately became displeased. "Look at you! You only manage to come here a few days a month, and now you’re making excuses like this. I think you’re caring less and less about me and our two children."
She then heard Xu Wenchang quickly soothing her, "Look at what you’re saying. You know best how I feel about you, and how I treat our son and daughter. I understand you’re upset, and I’ll make it up to you properly, alright?"