Chapter 31: Guessed Correctly

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Xiang Wan followed Huo Xiao to the village chief’s house.

“Comrade Huo is here! Come in, come in.” The village chief, Wu Feng, warmly greeted them at the door. “This must be Comrade Huo’s fiancée! She looked like a fairy! Please come in!”

Xiang Wan sensed that the village chief seemed more enthusiastic toward her than toward Huo Xiao. Why could that be?

As they entered the house, they saw a middle-aged man in a Chinese tunic suit sitting at the main seat. He was wearing a hat and his hair was neatly styled.

“This must be Miss Xiang Wan! Hello, I’m the mayor of Jin Gang District, Zheng Hui.” The person at the main seat stood up and introduced himself.

“Nice to meet you, Mayor Zheng,” she replied politely.

She glanced at Huo Xiao, her eyes conveying the message she wanted to say.

‘This is the big shot you mentioned? And he has something to do with me?’

‘You don’t know him?’ Huo Xiao looked back at her.

‘What do you think?’

Capturing her expression, Huo Xiao realized she didn’t recognize the person before them. He fell into deep thought.

He did not know this person either. He did not arrange for anyone to come.

After learning about Xiang Wan’s unfortunate incident yesterday, he immediately got someone to investigate and collected evidence to present to higher-ups.

He hadn’t received any information about who was coming, so he didn’t recognize the person in front of them. However, the information he received was related to Xiang Wan.

It was quite strange indeed…

“Miss Xiang Wan, Assistant Zhang sent me here. He also asked me to give you a letter and emphasized that I must hand it to you personally.” Zheng Hui had his assistant hand the letter to her.

Zheng Hui was quite surprised as well. When he received the message, he was preparing to head home for a drink, but an urgent call stopped him.

He thought it might be related to a mistake in his work, and he was anxious. However, the call only instructed him to quickly go to a remote village in Jin Gang District to help mediate a situation.

He almost thought he had received the wrong call. After confirming multiple times, he came here with mixed emotions.

After seeing the girl in front of him, Zheng Hui immediately explained the situation. After all, she was the niece of the person involved…

“So, it’s Uncle Zhang! Thank you for making this trip!” Xiang Wan took the letter and said with a sudden realization.

The general content of the letter stated that Yang Heng had learned about what had happened to her and immediately sent someone to pick her up and deal with that couple.

It seemed that her guess was correct. It was people sent by Uncle Yang. However, how did Uncle Yang know that she was in the Jin Gang District, and what had happened to her?

In the past couple of days, apart from that couple, only she and Huo Xiao were aware of the incident. The couple would not publicize their misdeeds, so it could only be Huo Xiao who informed Uncle Yang.

Xiang Wan looked at Huo Xiao suspiciously, and he responded with a smile without saying anything.

She knew it wasn’t the time to discuss these matters, so she averted her gaze and politely looked at Zheng Hui.

“Mayor Zheng, I believe you are aware of my situation here. I just want to retrieve my luggage.”

“Just call me Uncle Zheng. I’m around the same age as Assistant Zhang,” Zheng Hui explained, “That couple’s evil deeds should have been punished long ago. Putting them in jail is the least they deserve. You don’t need to worry about this aspect. We’ll go to their house later.”

Upon hearing his first sentence, Xiang Wan’s face showed a slight hint of surprise.

Around the same age? She really couldn’t tell at all. If she hadn’t been careful not to offend him, she might have almost called him grandfather.

It seemed that Uncle Zhang had taken good care of himself. She had to go back and learn from him when she went back.

Under Wu Feng’s lead, everyone arrived at the Chen couple’s house. From the smoke rising from the chimney, they knew that they were at home.

Perhaps it was because Zheng Hui’s secrecy was done well, or perhaps the couple felt invulnerable due to their backer.

The village chief walked into the courtyard and saw Liu Chun cooking.

“What brings you here, Village Chief? Is today a special day? Are you here to give us money since you’ve finally come to your senses?” Liu Chun mocked the village chief when he saw him enter.

When they joined forces, they tried to bribe Wu Feng to work with them. After all, having the village chief on their side would provide extra protection and convenience. However, they had been rejected, so every time they encountered Wu Feng, they would taunt him.

“Hmph! Even at death’s door, you’re still spouting nonsense!” Wu Feng knew there was a powerful figure behind him, so he remained composed.