"Boss, I think we should take him back to report," suggested someone nearby.
The burly man leading them nodded and said, "Stuff his mouth, put a hood on him, and let's go."
Chang Qingchuan knew something was wrong. He struggled with all his might and shouted, "Help! Someone, someone broke in..."
Before he could finish, his mouth was gagged.
The commotion had alerted the neighbors, but they were all afraid of getting into trouble.
Chang Qingchuan's shout prompted a brave neighbor to come out of his house and peek into the room. "What's going on?" he asked.
The burly man immediately shouted back, "Nothing, just the police. Go back inside!"
Hearing this, the neighbor quickly retreated into his house, not daring to get involved. kanδん
With his head covered, Chang Qingchuan could no longer shout. He was helpless. Just as they were about to drag him away, he suddenly heard Huo Jin's voice.
"Let him go, quickly, let him go!"
Huo Jin had stopped her car and rushed over. She saw that Yang Sijie's men had gotten to Chang Qingchuan before her, holding him, covering his head, and she didn't know what they intended to do.
The burly man quickly pulled up a photo on his phone and looked at Huo Jin. He realized she wasn't the person Yang Sijie was looking for. He said fiercely, "Don't interfere with my business, get lost!"
Huo Jin rushed to Chang Qingchuan's side, grabbing him and refusing to let go. She said to the group, "I know who you're looking for, but she's really not here anymore. We don't know where she went. Taking my boyfriend won't do you any good!"
"Beautiful lady, talking to me won't help," the burly man said, seeing that the woman had some spirit. "We have to report to Mr. Yang. Why don't you come with us and explain to Mr. Yang?"
When Chang Qingchuan heard they intended to take Huo Jin as well, he instantly struggled harder, unwilling to let Huo Jin be harmed.
Huo Jin squeezed his hand and calmly said to the leader, "The person you're looking for left a note. Take the note back to Yang Sijie, and he won't blame you."
The leader looked skeptical and asked, "A note? What note?"
Huo Jin immediately started searching the table and floor inside the room. Chang Qingchuan, with his mouth gagged, made muffled sounds.
She realized the note was on Chang Qingchuan. She said to the group, "Let him go. He knows where the note is."
Without waiting for them to release Chang Qingchuan, she removed the black hood from his head and took the sock out of his mouth.
The leader saw that this woman seemed to know everything and what Mr. Yang wanted. He didn't want the hassle of tying someone up, as long as he could report back. He signaled his subordinates to release Chang Qingchuan.
Although Chang Qingchuan was released, his arms felt too painful to move.
"Qingchuan, where's the note you mentioned? Take it out and give it to them," Huo Jin said, her heart aching for him.
Chang Qingchuan glared at the group and said, "It's in my jacket pocket. There's also a letter."
Huo Jin immediately took out the note and the letter from his pocket. The envelope was addressed to Yang Sijie, written by Gu Susu herself.
She handed both to the leader and said, "Here, give this to Yang Sijie. He'll see this and definitely won't blame you."
The leader glanced at the note and the letter, still somewhat suspicious. He pointed at Huo Jin and said, "You damn woman, don't lie to me. If we find out you've deceived us, you'll regret it."
Hearing his threatening tone, Chang Qingchuan was enraged and stepped in front of Huo Jin, ready to fight them again.
Huo Jin held him firmly and replied to the leader, "Don't worry."
The other man roared at his subordinates, "Let's go."
The group quickly retreated.
Huo Jin was still very shaken. Fortunately, she had arrived. Otherwise, Chang Qingchuan would have suffered greatly if they had taken him.
Chang Qingchuan watched the group leave, his face full of anger. He took out his phone to call the police. They were too lawless, breaking in and smashing doors in broad daylight, and even impersonating police officers!
Huo Jin snatched his phone. "Qingchuan, a wise man knows when to retreat. If you call the police now, they might catch these people, but what about Yang Sijie? He's untouchable. He can always hire more people to deal with us with his money. We can't guard against everything."
She then pulled him along and asked, "How are your arms? If they don't hurt too much, help me prop the door up first. We can call someone to fix it later."
With the door wide open, it was inconvenient to talk. Huo Jin tried to lift the door that had been knocked down by the group.
Chang Qingchuan could only help her close the slightly deformed door. Then he asked her what had happened.
After closing the door, Huo Jin took a breath and said, "Susu understands Yang Sijie better than we do. She didn't want to implicate us."
Chang Qingchuan frowned and asked, "Are you saying Yang Sijie has already found us?"
Huo Jin nodded. "He's in Lancheng. I met him before coming here."
Chang Qingchuan immediately looked her over, asking worriedly, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. After all, Lancheng is not Yang Sijie's territory. He wouldn't dare provoke our Huo family casually."
Chang Qingchuan breathed a sigh of relief and held Huo Jin's hand, saying guiltily, "This is my fault for implicating you. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have helped Susu..."
"No, even without you, I would have helped Susu. Yang Sijie's actions are too excessive. For his own selfish desires, he wanted to turn Susu into an idiot and confine her for life."
Chang Qingchuan clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead. "He's a pervert!"
"His kind of love is terrifying."
"Did Susu know he would come looking for her, which is why she left the day before yesterday?" Chang Qingchuan couldn't figure this out. They had taken Susu for a consultation two days ago, and she hadn't shown any unusual signs.
Huo Jin gazed at him, guessing, "Susu... she must have recovered her memory. Do you remember what she said on the way back after the consultation that day?"
"She said she didn't want surgery," Chang Qingchuan remembered, of course.
Huo Jin shook her head. "Not that. I said I used to bully her a lot. What did she say then?"
"She said... she said..." Chang Qingchuan couldn't recall the minor details clearly, only that they had been discussing whether to have surgery.
"She said it was because I cared about you too much," Huo Jin analyzed. "If she had amnesia, how would she know I bullied her because I cared about you?"
Chang Qingchuan suddenly understood. "That's right! She gave a reason for not wanting surgery, saying her memory would eventually return. She's recovered her memory, that's great!"
Huo Jin smiled happily, feeling it was worth helping her return to Lancheng. However, she said worriedly, "With her memory recovered, she suddenly left without a word. She doesn't know when Yang Sijie would come looking for her, but she probably understands Yang Sijie better than we do and knows he would eventually come. She didn't want to implicate us. But where would she go alone? The Ai family is gone. Who else can she turn to for help here besides us?"
"Qin Tianyi! Could she have gone to Qin Tianyi?" Chang Qingchuan picked up his phone again. "I'll call Qin Tianyi right now."