These days, Su Kangxi lived in a daze. Even though he knew Yang Sijie had deceived him, he was still unwilling to believe it. The truth was too hard for him to accept.
Returning home, he drank beer and began searching online for information about Yang Sijie. All he found were positive images of a businessman. How could he get involved in illegal activities?
At this moment, a notification popped up below his webpage: New mail.
He immediately opened the email and found it was from Deng Rui.
Deng Rui had a premonition that something would happen to him and had stored all the evidence he had in a secret location.
The email stated that if he met with an accident, Su Kangxi should find an opportunity to retrieve the evidence so his hard work would not be in vain. It also instructed Su Kangxi to permanently delete the email after reading it.
Su Kangxi memorized the important content of the email and quickly deleted it.
He looked at the blank computer screen, and a tear fell. It seemed Deng Rui was in grave danger this time. But to disappear without a trace, without any sign of life or death, was too tragic.
No one could say for sure whether he had sacrificed himself or betrayed them, nor how to restore his police status and give him the honor and commemoration he deserved.
As he was about to close the computer, feeling heartbroken, his phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, it was Yang Sijie's number from abroad.
He took several deep breaths, determined not to let Yang Sijie detect anything unusual.
"Brother Sijie, hello."
"Kangxi, have you been busy lately? You haven't contacted me," Yang Sijie asked gently from the other end of the phone.
Su Kangxi smiled and said, "A bit busy. Things at the police station are always endless."
"Congratulations on your promotion. You're Captain Su now, so you're bound to be busier than before."
"Brother Sijie, you know so much about me even when you're abroad. You're really well-informed."
Yang Sijie paused slightly and chuckled, "I just heard. By the way, have you found Su Su's whereabouts?"
Su Kangxi feigned helplessness and said, "Not yet. Are you sure Sister Su Su returned to Lancheng? Why can't I find any record of her entry? What's going on? Did you two argue, or did you bully her?"
He then laughed as if it were a joke.
He couldn't tell Yang Sijie that he had already found Sister Su Su, but he also couldn't say he hadn't found anything. Only by asking in a joking manner like this could he avoid arousing suspicion.
"This is all Huo Jin's fault," Yang Sijie said with hatred. "Do you know Huo Jin? She's a friend of Su Su's in Lancheng. After she met Su Su in Paris, she said something to her, and then brought Su Su back to Lancheng behind my back. She probably even used a fake identity for Su Su."
Su Kangxi didn't know Huo Jin before, but he had investigated the identities of those who flew with Su Su.
The Miss Huo that Yang Sijie mentioned was the daughter of the Huo family.
In reality, it was the opposite of what Yang Sijie said. Fortunately, Su Su met the Huo family's daughter, otherwise, no one would have been able to bring Sister Su Su back from abroad.
He had also looked into the background of the Huo family.
The Huo family could be described as an extremely low-key wealthy family in Lancheng, never showing off, but their underlying strength was astonishing, with high-level backing.
Neither those in the underworld nor those in legitimate society dared to offend or provoke the Huo family.
"Brother Sijie, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Su Kangxi asked, confused. "You said Su Su returned with you, no wonder I couldn't find her entry records."
Yang Sijie quickly found an excuse, "I didn't tell you because I was worried you would offend the Huo family by investigating this matter. Now, if you're going to investigate through Huo Jin, you must be careful. In Lancheng, the Huo family is absolutely not to be offended."
"Alright, then I'll have my colleagues at the station check Huo Jin's return flight and her travel companions tomorrow. By following that, it should be easier to find Sister Su Su."
"Then I'll wait for your news. I'm really worried about Su Su. It's been over three months, and I fear something might happen to her being alone outside."
Su Kangxi could tell his concern was not fake and comforted him, "Brother Sijie, don't worry too much. Sister Su Su is a grown woman; she'll know how to take care of herself and protect herself."
"You're right," Yang Sijie said, entrusting him. "Then I'll leave it to you. I'm very busy here lately and really can't get away to Lancheng."
"Okay, Brother Sijie, then you..." He wanted to ask Yang Sijie what he was busy with, but he held back. He couldn't show too much concern for his affairs all of a sudden.
Yang Sijie, however, sensed something and said, "Just say what you want to say. What's there to hesitate about between us?"
"It's nothing. Then take care, goodnight," Su Kangxi said with a smile again.
"Yes, goodnight to you too." Yang Sijie hung up the phone, and the smile on his face gradually froze. It seemed Su Kangxi was also starting to hide things from him, and he could no longer rely on Su Kangxi to help find Su Su.
Veins bulged on his forehead as he swept all the wine glasses on the small table to the ground. Everyone around him was betraying him.
One day, these people would all understand the consequences of betraying him!
As for Su Su, no matter where she hid, even to the ends of the earth, he would find her...
Su Kangxi closed the computer and put his phone aside. He decided to go abroad, not only for the evidence Deng Rui had left behind but also to figure out why Yang Sijie had become this way.
Perhaps, perhaps Yang Sijie still had a chance to pull back from the brink...
...
The business at the small stall was becoming increasingly popular. Although Su Su and Ya Nan were busy every day, they were happy and fulfilled.
Now, all the clothes sold at the stall were Su Su's own designs, and other vendors in the market could no longer find their supply channels.
Seeing their business booming every day, everyone was as envious as a rabbit.
One day, some vendors who were extremely jealous of them hired people and deliberately caused trouble in front of their stall.
"What kind of clothes are these? The quality is so poor, and there's a hole in it," a burly man said aggressively, holding up a women's long dress.
Wei Ya Nan, who was busy attending to other customers, looked over and said, "How is that possible? The quality of our clothes is very good; there won't be any holes!"
The man pulled at the sleeve of the dress, showing it to others. "Look, a new dress has such a big hole in the seam. And you say the quality is good? Who are you trying to fool?"
The customers in front of their stall all looked over. There was indeed a large hole at the sleeve seam where the thread had come loose, which confused Ya Nan.
Su Su had carefully inspected every piece of clothing before it left the factory.
Moreover, Su Su had always had high standards for quality, but she hadn't noticed such a problem.
It was clearly a newly unpacked dress, and after being shown to this customer, a hole appeared in the sleeve. This shouldn't have happened.
Gu Su Su secretly tugged at Ya Nan's sleeve and whispered, "I just saw that man deliberately tear the sleeve. It seems he's here to cause trouble..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ya Nan's face turned green with anger. She snatched the dress from the man's hand and said impolitely, "What are you, a grown man, doing looking at women's dresses, and deliberately tearing them? Pay up! Hurry up and pay!"