It was unfortunate, as one might expect, that such a significant matter could not be easily resolved by ordinary individuals like Nie Chongyang and his special action team.
However, due to their special status, Nie Chongyang and his team possessed many advantages that ordinary people lacked. Nie Chongyang was indeed able to uncover some clues and steadily track the whereabouts of Fatty and his group, pursuing them without pause.
Even if they couldn't apprehend them, determining Fatty's exact location was not an entirely impossible task for Nie Chongyang and his team.
Ultimately, after confirming that he could not handle such a major incident alone, Nie Chongyang decided it was time to confess.
He estimated Ye Tiancheng's condition and finally found a suitable opportunity. Seeing that Ye Tiancheng seemed much better, he approached Long Miaomiao to indirectly inquire about Ye Tiancheng's recovery.
Before visiting Ye Tiancheng again, Nie Chongyang found Long Miaomiao.
He said to Long Miaomiao, "Ye Tiancheng has been recuperating here all this time, and his injuries are too severe for him to move freely. He also cannot handle overly stimulating news, so there are some things I have been hesitant to tell him."
"However, this matter is not something we can conceal. He will have to be told sooner or later, so I wanted to ask how Ye Tiancheng's recovery is progressing?"
Long Miaomiao considered Nie Chongyang's question, tilted her head, and replied, "He is much better now. As long as his reaction isn't too extreme, there shouldn't be any major issues. I'll go with you to tell him. That way, I can observe from the side and take care of him if anything goes wrong. Hmm..."
She paused slightly as she spoke and hesitantly asked Nie Chongyang, "Can I listen in on what you need to say?"
Nie Chongyang thought about it. It wasn't a secret matter, and if Long Miaomiao was interested in listening, she would likely find out anyway.
So, Nie Chongyang told Long Miaomiao, "That's fine."
"This is truly a headache. If Ye Tiancheng finds out, he will undoubtedly be extremely worried, and it's hard to say what he might do," Nie Chongyang rubbed his temples, clearly troubled. "As you know, Ye Tiancheng was severely injured and subsequently rescued and treated by you here. After that, the person who betrayed him left. But after leaving, while we were not outside and the people outside did not know of his betrayal, he used the trust others had in him to abduct Ye Tiancheng's wife and daughter."
"Ye Tiancheng deeply values his wife and daughter. If he learns they are in trouble, he will likely disregard his severe injuries and risk his life to save them."
Long Miaomiao nodded. "That's right. Are you implying that the companion who betrayed him has done something major again?"
Nie Chongyang then told Long Miaomiao, "Precisely. After Ye Tiancheng was stabbed, you rescued us and brought us here, while he left. But after leaving, he took advantage of the fact that we hadn't gone out yet and that the outside world didn't know he had betrayed Ye Tiancheng. He used the trust others had in him to abduct Ye Tiancheng's wife and daughter."
"Ye Tiancheng deeply values his wife and daughter. If he learns they are in trouble, he will likely disregard his severe injuries and risk his life to save them."
Long Miaomiao was slightly taken aback by Nie Chongyang's words and felt a strange sensation in her heart, unsure of what was happening to her.
She asked blankly, "...His wife and daughter?"
At the same moment, another voice sounded not far from Long Miaomiao and Nie Chongyang.
"What did you say? What happened to Mingzhu and Qingcheng?!"
Long Miaomiao and Nie Chongyang looked in the direction of the voice in astonishment. They saw Ye Tiancheng and the little fox nearby. The little fox was originally supporting Ye Tiancheng. As Nie Chongyang and the others looked towards Ye Tiancheng, he could no longer stand and immediately rushed towards Nie Chongyang.
He was shocked and angry, worried and fearful.
"What happened to them?"
Ye Tiancheng hadn't heard everything, only the last part of what Nie Chongyang said. However, that part alone was enough.
Because Nie Chongyang's last sentence stated that if Ye Tiancheng learned of Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng's incident, he would go to save them regardless of the consequences, the implication was clear.
Nie Chongyang hadn't expected Ye Tiancheng to overhear them. He opened his mouth, realizing that the matter would have to be disclosed to Ye Tiancheng, and could only reluctantly confess.
He said to Ye Tiancheng, "I apologize. Your injuries were too severe at the time, and you were unable to leave this place. Otherwise, there would have been a risk to your life, so I dared not tell you these things and handled them in secret."
"After Fatty betrayed you that day, he left here first. Then, before people outside knew about these matters, he went to see Hou Mingzhu and your daughter Ye Qingcheng. He claimed that you were pursuing something and that the situation was urgent, so you had to leave first, and he was sent to bring Hou Mingzhu and the others along."
"Hou Mingzhu was not on guard against Fatty and believed him, leaving with Fatty. They left in great haste. By the time I arrived, Hou Mingzhu had already taken Ye Qingcheng away, leaving only some subordinates to clean up. I managed to extract information from those subordinates, which is how I learned of this."
Ye Tiancheng was struck as if by lightning.
He truly hadn't expected that Fatty would not only betray him but also target Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng. How could Fatty hate him to such an extent?
Even if he had wronged Fatty, wasn't stabbing him enough to settle the score? Hou Mingzhu had done nothing to wrong Fatty. Because of him, she had trusted Fatty implicitly and treated him very well. How could Fatty bring himself to do this?
And if it weren't for him, Hou Mingzhu wouldn't have fallen for Fatty's deception and been tricked away.
Nie Chongyang could see that Ye Tiancheng's condition was extremely poor, and his complexion had become exceptionally grim. However, he was clearly not as fragile now, and the situation wouldn't cause any major issues.
He seized the opportunity and revealed everything in one go.
Nie Chongyang continued, "Your injuries were truly too severe at the time. Hearing this news might have caused your heart meridian wound to reopen due to emotional agitation, so I dared not tell you. I could only take people to secretly track Fatty's whereabouts and even received a threatening letter from Fatty, which I have brought. You can take a look."
He handed the letter to Ye Tiancheng and also said, "Fortunately, our special status allows us to uncover clues that others cannot. Fatty and his group are unaware of our capabilities, so they are not sufficiently cautious."
"Therefore, even if we are unable to rescue Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng at this moment, we are fully aware of their whereabouts and have been tracking them, holding onto their clues. You can rest assured that when your condition improves and you wish to rescue them, we can provide assistance at any time."
When Ye Tiancheng first heard the news of Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng's incident, he was indeed filled with shock and anger, even feeling a slight urge to vent his frustration on Nie Chongyang.
However, Ye Tiancheng also understood very clearly in his heart.
These matters were actually not Nie Chongyang's fault. Nie Chongyang had been helping him out of their friendship and, out of concern for his injuries, had refrained from telling him. Given his physical condition a while ago, if he had suddenly heard such news, it was uncertain how he would have reacted.
Even now, after hearing this news, Ye Tiancheng's condition was not much better. His chest ached faintly, and it was only thanks to the little fox supporting him.
These matters were indeed not Nie Chongyang's fault. By the time Nie Chongyang went out, Hou Mingzhu and the others had already met with misfortune.
Fortunately, Ye Tiancheng's rationality remained, and he could still understand these principles.