Chapter 293: Prelude (Part 3)

Tang Ying opened the door and walked into the interrogation room; the sound woke Chen Che, who looked up and revealed a warm smile.

"You're here."

Chen Che's smile was sincere as he carefully looked at Tang Ying, who was walking slowly toward him, his brows slightly furrowed. "You seem to have lost weight. Have you been alright during this time?"

Tang Ying arrived in front of Chen Che and lowered her head to meet his eyes; she was not wearing her uniform and was still in a state of suspension.

Seeing that Tang Ying did not speak, Chen Che's expression changed slightly: "Still can't talk?"

Tang Ying stared at him blankly. This period of time was neither long nor short. She had originally resented Chen Che for not coming to see her, but later, after meeting Cheng Kexin, she learned that Xue Zhangming had used her to threaten Chen Che, and her heart felt complicated for a moment—there was both self-reproach for being a burden to Chen Che and the joy of knowing that Chen Che cared about her.

Seeing him at this moment, the longing buried deep in her heart was finally released, and seeing his worried appearance made her feel warm to the extreme.

"Pfft!"

Tang Ying laughed: "I'm fine now. I could talk a long time ago, and I've been out of the hospital for a few days."

Chen Che set his mind at ease and smiled: "That's good."

"You asked me to come..." Tang Ying glanced at the surveillance camera on the wall, her expression dimming. "I probably can't help with anything right now."

Chen Che shook his head: "I missed you. Can't I just want to see you?"

Tang Ying was startled, and then two blushes appeared on her face. Thinking about it carefully, this was the first time Chen Che had said such a thing since they had known each other for so long. Although she guessed it was likely a pretext to cover something up, she still couldn't help but feel happy in her heart.

"Tch, what were you doing earlier? Now you know my worth!"

Tang Ying smiled, her tone becoming playful.

"Come here for a second."

Chen Che beckoned to Tang Ying, who rolled her eyes at him, leaned in, and slowly bent down.

Chen Che tilted his head up and caught Tang Ying's lips; Tang Ying's body shuddered, and she froze in place.

Glancing at the camera from the corner of his eye, Chen Che slowly moved his body, his mouth sliding across Tang Ying's burning cheek until he reached her ear, where he whispered slowly.

Xue Zhangming stared at the screen, his eyes narrowing. Even though it looked like Chen Che and Tang Ying were kissing from the angle on the screen, he completely did not believe that Chen Che had called Tang Ying over just to do that.

The facts were as he expected; after three minutes passed, Tang Ying finally stood up straight, the blush on her face faded, and after smiling at Chen Che, she left the interrogation room.

Xue Zhangming immediately sent people to keep watch, but Tang Ying did not leave the Justice Department; instead, she went to find Cheng Kexin.

Ever since arriving in Jinling, Cheng Kexin had been conducting academic exchanges at the Equipment Department of the Justice Department.

Even though the deadline for the academic exchange had passed several days ago, this young lady had no intention of leaving, and Xue Zhangming, hindered by Cheng Kexin's status, found it difficult to urge her to leave; after all, she could not affect him.

But what Xue Zhangming did not expect was that Cheng Kexin and Tang Ying actually knew each other and were good friends!

Fortunately, Cheng Kexin did not ask too much about Tang Ying biting her tongue, but because of this, Xue Zhangming no longer had a reason to use Tang Ying to threaten Chen Che, which led to the situation later where he was forced to be led by the nose by Chen Che.

However, Xue Zhangming breathed a sigh of relief that Tang Ying had come to find Cheng Kexin at this moment.

In his mind, Cheng Kexin and Chen Che had no connection, and Tang Ying coming to find Cheng Kexin was likely the same as before—good friends meeting up to do something.

But out of caution, Xue Zhangming still sent people to follow them.

It was just that these two young ladies, from the moment Cheng Kexin left the Equipment Department, went shopping together, and even after half the night had passed, there was no sign of them finishing.

The power of girls shopping is something boys cannot understand or endure, and the people tailing them gradually became lax and found a place to eat a late-night snack.

And just when they weren't paying attention, Cheng Kexin's figure disappeared, leaving only Tang Ying playing video games.

At the same time, inside Tianxie Manor.

Taking advantage of the night, several groups of people arrived from different directions and gathered at Villa No. 1.

Jiang Kui, who had gotten up in the night to drink water, was startled to see many people suddenly appear in the living room. He originally wanted to ask what was happening, but was dismissed by Jiang Lan and went upstairs holding the sleeping Jiang Xiaoguo.

"Everyone is here, so let's discuss what we should do now?"

Ma Zijun was the first to speak; he looked around at everyone present and asked.

"Chen Che is in the Justice Department, so we don't need to worry about his safety."

Song Jinhe leaned against the door frame, looking calm and composed. "Since he dared to kill Gu Yanran, he must have anticipated that Xue Zhangming would step in. Next, we just need to wait and see what happens and wait for his news."

"Mr. Chen is heroic and wise; he must have a meticulous plan, but I'm afraid we can't wait now."

Fang Shaoyi said, "My granddaughter Fang Yuying, as well as Miss Su Xiao, have been detained by the Gu Family. The Gu Family must have a major move to make, and it is very likely they will act ahead of schedule because of what happened tonight, so we must see Mr. Chen as soon as possible, otherwise I fear everything will be too late!"

"Judging from the reaction of the Gu Family tonight, one can guess that Chen Che must have found something, but Xue Zhangming won't give us any face; all he thinks about is whether he will be implicated. If he doesn't agree, we can't see Chen Che."

Jiang Lan said with a face full of worry.

The group fell into silence, and for a moment, no one had a good solution.

"We can see him."

Song Jinhe looked at her phone, her thumb sliding back and forth on the screen.

"What do you mean?"

Everyone else turned to look at her, all with expressions of confusion and anticipation.

"I said, we can see Chen Che, but of course, not all of us."

Song Jinhe said.

"You have a way?"

Jiang Lan asked excitedly.

Song Jinhe looked up at the others and said: "I have a way, but there is no hundred-percent certainty, so there are things I must say upfront."

"The current situation has no absolute chance of victory; Chen Che himself may not even be able to get out of the Justice Department again. No matter how much we discuss here, it's useless, and the Gu Family will settle scores sooner or later, so for you, rather than waiting for death, it's better to run away early."

Song Jinhe observed everyone with a probing gaze.

"I'm not leaving!"

Shen Qi was the first to jump out and said solemnly: "Chen Che is my master. Even without a Contract, I have decided to follow him. Even if it means death, I will follow him!"

"The Ma Family has long been tied to Chen Che, and my entire family firmly believes that Chen Che can win. Even if he loses in the end, the Ma Family will bear all the consequences with him."

Ma Zijun said.

"Chen Che is now the 【***】 of the Scorpion Society, and he is the man I love deeply. No matter what, I will never abandon him."

Jiang Lan looked at Song Jinhe with a firm expression.

"Miss Song, there is no need to test our loyalty on behalf of Mr. Chen. My granddaughter is with the Gu Family, and I have no way out either. I am willing to believe in and firmly follow Mr. Chen, so I will not turn my back on him at the last moment or become a traitor."

Fang Shaoyi said.

Song Jinhe nodded with a smile in the corners of her eyes, then looked at Lin Su.

Lin Su glanced at Ma Zijun, then looked at Jiang Lan, and said, "I am Ma Shao's assistant and Bodyguard, but I admire Mr. Chen very much, so even without Ma Shao's choice, I would choose to help Mr. Chen regardless of everything."

"Oh my, it seems my little junior brother is quite popular with both men and women. Since that's the case, I can rest easy."

A satisfied smile filled Song Jinhe's cheeks, "If you can all give everything for my little junior brother, how could we, as his senior sisters, fall behind?"

"Do not panic and do not be anxious; we are not the only ones helping."

Song Jinhe instructed: "Shen Qi, go open the door, someone is here. If I am not mistaken, she should be bringing back news from Chen Che and Chen Che's next plan."

Shen Qi immediately opened the door to welcome them, and amidst the expectant expressions of everyone, Cheng Kexin walked into the room with Shen Qi.

"Stay calm, the specific battle plan will be told to you by Chen Che himself when he returns. What we need to do now is to swap Chen Che out."

Cheng Kexin said straight to the point.

"Swap?"

Everyone said in unison, "What do you mean?"

Cheng Kexin looked at Shen Qi, then glanced at Jiang Lan, "We are still missing one person; we need to find her and bring her back as soon as possible."

Song Jinhe guessed something, and said in unison with Cheng Kexin: "Li Qingyan!"

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