Chapter 429: It Seems Like I Know Him
The morning sunlight streamed into the room, and Lin Xue awoke from a sweet dream to find it was already this time and hurriedly scrambled out of bed.
Her movement woke Ling Feng, who, seeing the situation, asked with a smile, "What are you doing?"
"When everyone comes back and sees us like this, oh my, I’ll die of embarrassment!" As Lin Xue hurriedly dressed, she spoke with a blushing face.
"It’s not like everyone doesn’t already know about us. Relax, no one’s going to laugh at you!" Ling Feng said, unable to hold back a laugh as he saw her as nervous as a child who had done something wrong.
However, his words were to no avail, as Lin Xue quickly got dressed and then slapped his arm, "You should get dressed quickly too, don’t stay undressed like that!"
"All right."
Ling Feng wanted to tease her, but seeing that she was truly nervous, he gave up on the idea and got out of bed to put on his clothes.
After they stepped out of the bedroom, they saw the outer room was deserted and quiet, and Lin Xue let out a sigh of relief.
At that moment, a small head peeked out from the back door, "You’re up? Hurry over and have breakfast!"
It was Li Fei’er!
The girl must have been waiting for a while. Hearing the sound of the door opening, she immediately stuck her head out to remind them.
Lin Xue’s face turned red with embarrassment, and she couldn’t help but give Ling Feng a glare.
Ling Feng wore an innocent face, clueless as to what he had done wrong.
Once in the back, everyone gathered around Lin Xue, bombarding her with questions about what had happened the night before.
Even though they had already learned the story from Xun Qianqian’s account, everyone still looked shaken, which warmed Lin Xue’s heart, and she quickly forgot her earlier embarrassment.
After some discussion, Li Shiyun turned to Ling Feng, "Could this have something to do with you?"
"I have thought about that too. Right now, I can’t be certain. It’s fifty-fifty. Once we catch that person, we’ll know," Ling Feng said.
Li Shiyun nodded, "If that person was after the treasure of Shahe Village, logically there’s no need to harm Lin Xue. Hijacking her halfway doesn’t quite add up."
"Yeah, I find it weird too, but there are too few clues!" Ling Feng said with a wry smile.
While they were talking, Chen Ping called him. After connecting, he said, "Wait in town with Lin Xue. I’ll come to find you this morning."
"Any progress?" Ling Feng quickly asked.
"Let’s talk when we meet!"
Chen Ping said just four words before hanging up, leaving Ling Feng with a rueful smile.
Meanwhile, Lin Xue’s phone also rang. After answering, she asked with a smile, "Dad, have you arrived?"
Hearing it was Lin Huaqiang, Ling Feng’s heart inexplicably skipped a beat!
Lin Xue hummed in acknowledgment, then said, "I’m at Ling Feng’s place. I’ll be back after breakfast, very soon. Mhm, okay!"
Ling Feng looked tense, not noticing that everyone was watching him. Li Fei’er and Xun Qianqian were winking and making faces at each other, clearly laughing at him in secret.
After Lin Xue finished her call, she said to the crowd, "I’m sorry, my dad has come, so I need to rush back to town."
"I need to go too. Director Chen said he’s also on his way to town," Ling Feng said with a wry smile.
"So, the town is going to be lively today, isn’t it?" asked Li Fei’er.
Ling Feng patted her head, "You’d better stay out of that excitement. Play nice at home, and I’ll come back as soon as I’m done."
Li Fei’er’s lips pouted in disappointment, "Okay then."
Having left home, Ling Feng and Lin Xue each drove their cars, heading to town together.
The military jeep in front with Lin Xue’s sedan following behind. After they passed the site of the incident from the day before, Ling Feng glanced back unintentionally and saw that Lin Xue had stopped her car, so he immediately hit the brakes!
After reversing back, he saw Lin Xue get out of her car, and Ling Feng also hurried over to ask, "What’s the matter?"
Lin Xue looked bewildered at the time, looking around at the surroundings as if sinking into deep thought.
It was a moment later that she finally looked up and said, "I think I remember something!"
"Really? What do you remember?"
Ling Feng, overjoyed at the news, quickly approached and grabbed her shoulders.
"It’s very vague, like encountering someone standing by the roadside..."
Lin Xue appeared to be racking her brains, with furrowed brows, and after closing her eyes, she continued, "He seemed to need help, so I stopped the car to get out..."
Ling Feng found it a bit odd. A girl, driving alone on a deserted country road at night, actually stopped to help a strange man?
While he was perplexed, Lin Xue showed a pained expression: "That person, I feel like, feel like I’ve seen him before!"
Seeing her like this, Ling Feng immediately enveloped her in an embrace, gently stroking her back: "Stop thinking about it, your memory is damaged, and forcing recollections can hurt your brain. Stop it, now!"
With his intervention, Lin Xue took a deep breath, and her tightly furrowed brows also relaxed.
After slowly opening her eyes, she looked up at Ling Feng and said, "I can’t remember the person’s face, but it feels somewhat familiar!"
"That’s enough, the knockout drug he used on you has the function to erase short-term memory, for fear that the incident would be exposed and you’d remember!"
Ling Feng was beginning to understand and said so, analyzing the situation.
Then, seeing that Lin Xue’s forehead was sweating, he said with a concerned face, "Stop thinking, this clue is already very good. At the very least, it narrows down the scope a lot!"
A few minutes later, Lin Xue felt a bit more settled and then smiled, "Let’s hurry on. I wonder what the police station looks like now."
Ling Feng smiled, "Who cares, as long as you’re okay!"
But they still needed to go, so the two got in their cars and set off again.
A few minutes later, they arrived in town, and even before reaching the police station, they saw about twenty or thirty cars parked, taking up all the space along the roadside!
Despite being prepared, the sight still made Ling Feng and Lin Xue’s eyes go wide.
Just that many cars, and even more people!
Hundreds of individuals were standing at the entrance of the police station, looking eagerly expectant, causing a sudden jolt of panic in Ling Feng’s heart.
However, the military jeep was too conspicuous, and as soon as it showed up, it attracted everyone’s attention. He had no choice but to drive on with a brave face.
Upon nearing the station, Ling Feng got out of the car and saw both Lin Huaqiang and Chen Ping looking at him, so he approached with a sheepish smile, "You two are here already?"
"I’ve been chatting with Old Chen for ten minutes. What took you guys so long?" Lin Huaqiang asked indifferently.
"We ran into a bit of trouble on the way, Lin Xue remembered some details from last night," Ling Feng explained.
"What!"
Upon hearing this, both Lin Huaqiang and Chen Ping were stunned for a moment.
Just then, Lin Xue got out of the car, and the two men immediately rushed over together!
Seeing this scene, Ling Feng shook his head helplessly, with both elders’ love for their daughter and their protective feelings leaving no doubt!
