A Chan – CH 106

Chapter 106: A Decisive Strike (3)

Li Weiyi’s heart leaped with joy. She turned and lunged towards Zhong Yi. Zhong Yi’s expression relaxed, and he reached out his hand to her…

“Bang bang.”

The sound, like firecrackers, was right beside Li Weiyi’s ears. The sound wasn’t loud, but it was very clear. She was stunned.

Some of the onlookers heard it and looked up in confusion, but no one paid any attention.

Only Zhong Yi’s body suddenly stiffened, as if he had been struck twice by an extremely fast and sharp force. He seemed frozen in place, looking down incredulously at the two bloody holes in his chest.

Finally, someone in the crowd cried out in alarm: “A gun! It’s a gunshot! He’s been shot!” In an instant, everyone panicked and fled, and the entire supermarket entrance was in chaos. Li Weiyi let out a piercing scream as she watched Zhong Yi fall backward. Just as she was about to rush over to catch him, two men rushed in from behind. One grabbed her around the waist as she struggled desperately, while the other covered her mouth with a handkerchief and simultaneously shoved a black cloth bag over her head. Li Weiyi’s vision went completely black, a wave of dizziness quickly washing over her, and she lost consciousness, her face streaked with tears.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the van sped away from the scene.

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Zhang Jingchan leaned back on the hotel bed, taking the photograph from Li Yunmo’s hand, looking at the boy’s handsome yet familiar features from years ago.

Xu Conglan.

This name hadn’t been heard for a long time, as distant as a past life. It was in that first life, when Xu Yi went abroad to study after Fuming went bankrupt. Upon returning to China, he changed his name back to “Xu Conglan.”

But in every subsequent life, Xu Yi never went abroad again, always staying by Li Weiyi’s side, and thus never changed his name.

So it was him; it really was him.

Zhang Jingchan rested one hand on his knee, a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were like frost. Seeing his brother’s expression, Li Yunmo felt a chill run down his spine.

Li Yunmo voiced his guess: “Xu Conglan… is Xu Yi, right?”

Zhang Jingchan nodded, took out his phone, but said nothing, only sending the photos and information to Li Weiyi. Then he tossed the phone aside.

After waiting a while and receiving no reply, Zhang Jingchan dialed the number directly.

No answer.

Zhang Jingchan frowned and dialed Zhong Yi’s number, but still no answer.

Zhang Jingchan was rarely flustered. Even when he shielded Li Weiyi from the crane, his mind was resolute and calm, like a do-or-die situation. But now, a restless unease rose from the depths of his heart.

It was dinnertime, and Li Weiyi and Zhong Yi could have been eating together and missed the call. But Zhang Jingchan still felt impatient and dialed Li Xiaoyi’s number.

It rang for a long time, but no one answered.

Li Yunmo had just finished showering and was about to go to bed, smelling wonderful, when he saw Zhang Jingchan get out of bed: “Back to Xiangcheng.”

Li Yunmo’s mouth dropped open: “Now?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Now!”

The night was deep. The two drove onto the highway and headed straight for Xiangcheng. This time, however, Zhang Jingchan had Li Yunmo drive while he remained on the phone.

Even calls to Mr. and Mrs. Li went unanswered.

Even Li Yunmo sensed something was wrong; his hands gripping the steering wheel were drenched in sweat.

Finally, after more than ten minutes, Li Xiaoyi answered his call.

“Hello, where’s Weiyi?” Zhang Jingchan asked.

On the other end of the line, there was only the sound of gasping breaths. Li Xiaoyi replied hoarsely, “They’re both dead. Zhong Yi and Weiyi… were murdered.”