Free Web NovelChapter 451: Chapter 451: Xu Ancheng Arrives
"Are you telling the truth?" Yi Roujing’s firm words unsettled the kidnappers present, and one of them directly asked, "You said you could help us make money, how exactly?"
"State policies are advancing, and it should be slowly reflected in daily life. Setting up stalls at fixed locations is being gradually promoted, and as long as you’re willing to work hard, you can earn money—a secure kind of money," Yi Roujing said seriously.
"My husband has his own expertise in doing business. He’ll handle the specifics."
"Don’t listen to her just because it sounds good. You never know what’s true or false. Even relatives can stab you in the back, let alone strangers," the second-in-command was utterly disbelieving. "If we really wait for her family to come, will we still be able to escape?"
"What if it’s true? My old mom can’t sleep well knowing about my dirty deeds."
"That’s how my wife divorced me."
"I don’t want my child to know his dad is doing this either."
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In the courtyard, the kidnappers were divided. Yi Roujing noticed that the gang leader Smiling Tiger couldn’t smile anymore.
"Mom—"
In the noisy courtyard, a loud, childlike cry suddenly silenced everyone, and all eyes turned toward the sound’s origin.
At the place where a large door had been kicked open, a sturdy man stood holding a toddler. He was soaked and dripping with sweat but showed no signs of labored breathing.
"Big brother—" Ding Anmin, seeing Xu Ancheng enter, immediately burst into tears, collapsing to the ground completely relieved.
Yi Roujing saw Xu Ancheng and showed a grievance expression, which looked exactly like Baozi’s when he was upset.
"Are you hurt?" Amidst the crowd of kidnappers, Xu Ancheng and Yi Roujing met each other’s gaze, his eyes filled with tenderness and relief, finally found.
"I’m fine." Yi Roujing shook her head.
Xu Ancheng nodded, and his demeanor instantly changed. If earlier he was a gentle man, the aura he now exuded made those present feel like they were facing a deadly Asura.
"Speak up, how do you want to die?" Xu Ancheng’s eyes were cold, directly addressing the gang leader Smiling Tiger, "I know you."
"Chen Guangzhi, from Guangdong Province, a nationwide wanted human trafficker. Didn’t expect you’d be hiding in Dai City." Xu Ancheng directly called out the gang leader Smiling Tiger’s name.
Chen Guangzhi’s face immediately turned gloomy. It was an unpleasant feeling and the first time he’d encountered it; the other seemed very familiar with him, yet he didn’t know at all who the person opposite him was.
"Who are you?"
"Everyone else here, as long as you provide evidence and details of Chen Guangzhi’s crimes today and turn over a new leaf, I’ll take care of all of your livelihoods in the future," Xu Ancheng declared firmly.
Chen Guangzhi’s face turned completely dark.
"Really, really?"
"Boom—" The courtyard exploded. If Yi Roujing’s words earlier only stirred their hearts, now without any prior communication, the couple said the same thing, and now those present believed sixty to seventy percent of it.
"Don’t easily trust this guy; it’s your first time seeing him. You don’t know who he is." Chen Guangzhi shouted loudly, "Are you stupid? He obviously looks like a cop."
"Police!" Criminals instinctively resist the police.
"Oh, you’ve misunderstood." Xu Ancheng looked straight at Chen Guangzhi and smiled, but the smile carried no warmth. "I’m not a cop; I’m a teacher."
"A teacher?" Chen Guangzhi was a bit incredulous at Xu Ancheng’s self-introduction, then burst into laughter. "What can a teacher do? And you say you’ll take care of their livelihoods? No one boasts like you."
"An ordinary teacher can’t." Xu Ancheng was unfazed. "But I’m not an ordinary person, or how could I dare guarantee everyone else, except you, Chen Guangzhi, a chance to start anew?"
"Ancheng." Ni Yanqing arrived, not alone; Jiang Bomeng, Zhou Zeyuan, Ding Anguo, Huang Xiaobao, Hua Yiran also came along, including soldiers who leapt over the walls instantly, followed by Wu Guofang with a group of uniformed policemen.
The people in the courtyard panicked.
"Police, the police are here, it’s over, it’s over."
"Brother Wu, don’t let them in." Xu Ancheng didn’t turn around.
"Yes." Wu Guofang propped up the kicked-open door, sealing the gap, and stayed outside the main gate.
Chen Guangzhi’s face turned pale. If it were only the police arriving, he wouldn’t have reacted so strongly, but even the entire unit was mobilized; these people had a big background, and this time he was really going down.
"Have you made up your minds? The conditions I offered earlier are still valid, but if you don’t act in thirty seconds, the offer is void." Xu Ancheng raised his hand to look at the watch on his wrist. "Twenty-five seconds left..."
"I, I, I, I know..." All the kidnappers present, except for Chen Guangzhi and the second-in-command, put down their weapons and moved behind Xu Ancheng’s group.
"Liu Xudong, aren’t you putting down your weapon?" Xu Ancheng looked pointedly at the second-in-command.
The second-in-command’s eyes widened, "You know me?"
"You turned bandit after military defeat. Your dad was much stronger than you," Xu Ancheng said with a frown.
Liu Xudong immediately threw away the stick in his hand with a smile, "How could I possibly go against our country? Criminals should receive their due punishment."
"Make a list of everyone present today, Liu Xudong, you make the list yourself. Later you’ll come with me, and he’ll tell you how you’ll make a living in the future," Xu Ancheng gave Liu Xudong a look, and he immediately got to work.
Afterward, Xu Ancheng left Wu Guofang in charge and finally made his way to Yi Roujing. Ignoring the surrounding people, he directly hugged her, with Baozi in between, turning into a sandwich well-cuddled in Yi Roujing’s arms.
"Mom, we were so worried. Dad ran with me for a long, long time," Baozi recounted his thoughts, not forgetting to give his father some credit.
Ding Anmin was crying loudly in Huang Xiaobao’s arms, "I was scared to death. I thought I wouldn’t see the sun tomorrow."
"It’s okay now, it’s okay now. Are you hurt? Let me see." Huang Xiaobao checked himself, gently comforting her, and on closer inspection, his own eyes were red, too.
"Sister." Mancao, already free, cried and collapsed in the arms of a girl with a broken leg. The other girls and children wept with joy, not expecting to be rescued so quickly.
"Jingyuan, why are you here too?" Hua Yiran noticed Ning Jingyuan, looking a bit shocked.
"I just got off the train for some fresh air and got caught," Ning Jingyuan shrugged helplessly. "I thought I was done for. Luckily, but don’t tell my aunt; she’ll definitely be mad."
