Chapter 664: Doing a Righteous Deed Without Leaving a Name!

When the train police arrived at the scene, they saw that the two thieves had already been subdued.

A few minutes later, the train arrived at the station.

Tang Ye followed them to the Station Police Station to give a statement.

Walking out of the police station, Tang Ye discovered that the woman who had been sitting opposite him earlier was waiting for him.

The woman stepped forward to meet him, her face full of gratitude: "Thank you for your righteous act."

Tang Ye smiled and waved his hand: "You are too kind."

The woman asked softly: "Did you notice I was being targeted early on, which is why you deliberately started a conversation with me?"

Tang Ye explained patiently: "I was just a bit suspicious; I didn't expect them to be so bold. It's good the money wasn't lost. You should be more careful when you go out next time; don't carry so much cash on you."

The woman hesitated for a moment, then told him frankly: "This money isn't mine; it's public funds for the school. I went to the Provincial Capital this time specifically to collect this money. If this money had been stolen, I truly wouldn't know what to do. Comrade, judging by your accent, you aren't a local. Could you leave me your contact information? I would like to send you a letter of appreciation in the name of the school."

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself: He was about to take office as the Executive Deputy County Magistrate of Dayu County; if he were to receive such a letter of appreciation, wouldn't it seem like he was putting on a show?

So he said modestly: "I am indeed not a local; I came here to see an old friend. There is no need for a letter of appreciation. Seeing an injustice and drawing one's sword to help is just a matter of duty; it's not worth mentioning as any kind of merit."

Seeing that Tang Ye refused to leave his contact information, the woman looked helpless, bit her lip, and said: "In that case, I can only contact the comrades at the police station."

Tang Ye thought for a moment, took a business card out of his wallet, and handed it to her: "There is no need for that much trouble. This is my business card."

The woman took the business card and glanced at it; printed on it was "Sun Hai, General Manager of Hanzhou Haichen Transportation Engineering Co., Ltd."

"Are you from Hanzhou? My name is Huang Sitian, and I am a teacher at Dayu Girls' High School."

Tang Ye felt a bit ashamed inside.

The other party was so sincere, yet he had presented himself with a fake name.

"Actually, I guessed you were a teacher a long time ago," Tang Ye said with a smile.

"How did you figure that out?" Huang Sitian was a bit puzzled.

Tang Ye replied: "When you were on the phone, I inadvertently overheard some information."

Huang Sitian nodded slightly: "You are truly observant."

"Manager Sun, if there is an opportunity, I would like to invite you to a meal to properly thank you for your help today," Huang Sitian extended the invitation sincerely.

"Alright, let's talk about it when there is an opportunity," Tang Ye felt this was merely a polite remark, so he responded out of courtesy.

"Where are you going next?" Huang Sitian asked again.

Tang Ye said with a smile: "To find a hotel to stay in."

Huang Sitian nodded slightly: "I suggest you don't stay at the hotels near the train station; the public security there isn't very good, and the prices are high. Why don't you come with me? There is a small hotel near where I live; it's thirty or forty yuan a night, the landlady is a very good person, and the rooms are clean."

Tang Ye knew nothing about this place at the moment, so he readily agreed: "Alright, then I'll trouble you to lead the way."

Seeing Tang Ye agree to go together, shallow dimples appeared at the corners of Huang Sitian's mouth.

Tang Ye thought to himself: Although Huang Sitian had a sweet appearance, deep down she possessed the forthright hospitality of a Northwest woman and was very warm toward others.

"If you don't mind, shall we take the bus?" Huang Sitian asked.

"Of course I don't mind." Tang Ye knew Huang Sitian thought he was a company manager, so he explained: "Actually, that business card is a bluff. To put it nicely, I'm a company manager, but in reality, I only have one dump truck under my name."

Huang Sitian covered her mouth and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Is that so? I don't believe it. Looking at your refined appearance, fair skin, and long, slender fingers, you don't look like someone who drives a dump truck at all."

A flash of surprise crossed Tang Ye's eyes, and he braced himself to spout nonsense: "Then you've misjudged; I really am a dump truck driver. I just don't know why I never get tanned no matter how much sun I get."

Huang Sitian was simple-minded and didn't press him further. After all, Tang Ye had saved her, and subconsciously, she trusted him deeply.

Tang Ye followed Huang Sitian onto the bus, and Huang Sitian took out coins and paid for his fare as well. This made the sense of guilt in Tang Ye's heart even stronger. However, the lie had already been told, so he could only wait for a suitable opportunity to explain it to her later.

Huang Sitian led Tang Ye to that affordable and high-quality hotel. The landlady was very familiar with Huang Sitian; she looked Tang Ye up and down and joked with a smile: "Teacher Huang, is this your boyfriend? He looks so handsome, he really is a perfect match for you."

Huang Sitian's fair cheeks turned bright red instantly, and for a moment, she didn't know how to respond.

Tang Ye hurriedly helped her smooth things over: "Landlady, please don't misunderstand; we are just ordinary friends."

The landlady patted her forehead and said with a smile: "Look at my mouth, I've really made a fool of myself."

Seeing that she had already delivered Tang Ye to the hotel, Huang Sitian said her goodbyes: "Then I'll be heading back first."

Tang Ye waved at her: "Goodbye."

The landlady led Tang Ye to a room on the third floor.

The room's decor was old and simple, but it was cleaned very thoroughly.

Tang Ye wasn't that particular; he took out his ID card to register his information at the front desk, prepaid for two days of room charges, and then dialed Du Xi's number.

"Wife, I have already arrived at Dayu County."

"I saw the message you sent. Have you checked in?" Du Xi asked.

"I've checked in. I found a nice big hotel with a Simmons mattress, and there's even a buffet every morning," Tang Ye started bragging.

Du Xi knew his true situation and teased: "Dayu County has such a nice hotel? Then I can rest easy. When I have a vacation, I'll go experience it too."

Recalling the rush of the journey, Tang Ye was truly exhausted from the travel, so he said with a smile: "I was delayed too long on the road, and there's nothing fun to do here, so you'd better not come. When I have time, I'll go back to see you."

On the other end of the line, Du Xi's eyes turned red: "Husband, I miss you."

Tang Ye said with a smile: "The hotel I'm staying at doesn't have internet. Once I get settled with my work, we can video chat then."

In 2008, video chatting was already quite common, and many people went online just to have video calls with others.

Du Xi said 'mm': "Alright, I'll wait for your notification."

Tang Ye took a shower and lay on the bed; perhaps because he was too exhausted, he fell asleep very quickly.

On the other side, Huang Sitian returned to the school, handed the money over to the school's finance department, and then returned to her dormitory.

For some reason, she suddenly thought of Tang Ye, took out that business card, pondered for a long time, and finally gathered the courage to dial the number.

Not long after, a man's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

Huang Sitian frowned, wondering to herself: Why isn't it Tang Ye's voice? Could she have dialed the wrong number? She hurriedly hung up the phone.

Afterward, Huang Sitian carefully checked the number, and after confirming that the input was correct, she dialed it again.

This time, the same man's voice was on the other end of the phone again: "Hello, who is it?"

"May I ask, are you Sun Hai?" Huang Sitian asked.

"Yeah, who are you?" Sun Hai was completely bewildered.

Liu Fang, sitting to the side, heard Sun Hai talking on the phone with a woman and immediately glared with murderous intent.

"I am Huang Sitian!"

"What Huang Sitian? I don't know you!"

Listening to the busy signal coming from the phone, Huang Sitian stared blankly for a long time. She found it very hard to accept one fact: she seemed to have run into a scammer!

Meanwhile, on the other end of the line, Sun Hai was having his ear tugged by someone.

"Confess honestly, who was that vixen who just called you? Sun Hai, you've got some nerve! I'm still in the nursing period, and you dare to flirt with women outside? Do you have any conscience?"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! I'm innocent! I really don't know any Huang Sitian!"