Xianggu and Fu Yu straightened their posture and heard Ji Nanshu say, "Protect someone for me. His name is Jian Yuanjia, and he's an entertainer."
For Xia Hong, the easiest target was actually Jian Yuanjia, an artist who was constantly on the go and had a simple-minded personality. It would be too easy for him to lure people out by taking advantage of the chaos in the crowd or by using some excuse from staff!
"If he gets taken away, just follow him and come back to tell me his location. If you run into a dark-skinned, buzz-cut guy named Jin Shi, tell him I sent you."
Xianggu readily agreed, "No problem!"
"Would Xia Hong target him?" Fu Yu asked, puzzled.
Ji Nanshu smiled and said, "There's a high probability he will, after all, as far as he knows, Jian Yuanjia and I have a good relationship."
Ji Nanshu's probability is high, or even certain.
So two days later, Ji Nanshu received the location from Fu Yu.
Ji Nanshu put his phone away. " A-Mo, I'm going to meet that guy surnamed Xia. You... wait for me outside with some people, okay?"
Chu Mo nodded in agreement.
Half an hour.
Okay~
At this time, Xia Hong was hiding in a farmhouse in the suburbs of the Imperial Capital, and Jian Yuanjia had also been tied up there.
With his hands and feet bound, Jian Yuanjia was filled with questions. "Who are you?"
Having been kidnapped more than a dozen times since childhood, Jian Yuanjia said these are all minor matters! In the end, it's always the kidnappers who suffer.
Besides, he still has the amulet Nanshu gave him! He has nothing to be afraid of!
Xia Hong raised his pistol and slapped Jian Yuanjia's face hard several times. "Kid, behave yourself, or you'll suffer less."
Jian Yuanjia blinked. "Oh. Then get me something to eat, okay? I haven't eaten all day. If you starve me to death, you won't get anything."
Xia Hong gave Jian Yuanjia a cold look for a few seconds, then said, "Jin Shi, go get your little lover something to eat."
A-Shi?! What's A-Shi doing here?!
When Jian Yuanjia saw Jin Shi appear, his eyes widened in shock and questioning.
"What a nuisance!" Jin Shi clicked his tongue coldly. "What do you want to eat?"
Jian Yuanjia was now angry. "You actually said I'm troublesome?!"
Jin Shi: "..."
That's good; his wife knows how to focus on the important things.
Jin Shi glanced at Xia Hong, who had come down from the second floor, and said helplessly, "Sweetie, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Jian Yuanjia pouted, "Whatever." What he was more curious about now was why he had been tied up here and why his boyfriend seemed to be an accomplice!
Jin Shi leaned close to Jian Yuanjia's lips and gave him a light peck on the corner, whispering, "Take care of yourself."
Then he turned around and went downstairs.
After a while, Jin Shi brought over a bowl of noodles, with Xia Hong following behind him.
Xia Hong's gaze turned sinister. "Why aren't you eating?"
"Are you mentally challenged? You've tied my hands, how am I supposed to eat?"
Jian Yuanjia was completely unaware that he had been kidnapped.
With Jin Shi standing nearby, Xia Hong merely glared at Jian Yuanjia before leaving, leaving Jian Yuanjia completely bewildered.
Jian Yuanjia: "Is he crazy? Wait, explain to me what's going on!!"
Jin Shi patted Jian Yuanjia's head. "I'll tell you when it's over. For now, you just need to stay here quietly."
If he wasn't mistaken, Ji Nanshu should be arriving soon.
The moment he saw Jian Yuanjia after being summoned here, he knew that Xia Hong was desperate and had resorted to any means necessary. He had originally intended to notify Ji Nanshu, but Xia Hong had set up some kind of formation here, preventing him from leaving and even cutting off his cell phone signal.
Jian Yuanjia lowered his head for only a second before immediately raising it again. "Ah Shi! You... you won't help him, right?"
"This is none of your business." Jin Shi resumed his cold and ruthless demeanor. "You stay here."
After saying that, he turned and left the room.
Jian Yuanjia stared blankly at the door, biting his lip hard. That damn Jin Shi! If he dared to lie to him, he'd kick him out as soon as he got out! He'd find someone else! What kind of person couldn't Jian Yuanjia find!
He's so angry!! (▼皿▼#)
It took Ji Nanshu less than an hour to get to Xia Hong's farmhouse.
Looking at the small courtyard in front of him, Ji Nanshu gently curled the corners of his mouth. "Oh, they even set up an array."
Nonsense! Trying to pull this on him? Ha! It's like trying to teach a master swordsman to use his axe in front of Guan Yu—completely overestimating your abilities!
He lightly raised his arm, gathered his spiritual power in his palm, and slapped the door. With a loud crash, the door collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Xia Hong, who had just noticed someone coming in and was about to come out to take a look, thought, "...?"
Where are they?!
"Ji! Nan! Shu!"
Xia Hong was practically gritting her teeth.
Ji Nanshu waved his hand in front of his nose. "Ah, is this your door? Sorry, I did it on purpose."
" Ji Nanshu, now that you're here, you're not leaving!"
Then the scene before Ji Nanshu's eyes suddenly changed.
"Master? What are you doing here?" Ji Nanshu asked in confusion.
The old imperial advisor smacked Ji Nanshu on the head. "This is my house, where else would I be? Are you out of your mind? Get up and do a horse stance! You're not allowed to get down until at least an hour!"
Ji Nanshu pouted, his eyes darted around, and he grinned mischievously. "Master's wife--!! Master hit me again!!"
The next second, a beautiful woman rushed out wielding a spatula. "Ji Heng!! You're bullying Xiao Nanshu again! You want to sleep in the study tonight, don't you?!"
"Wife! Wife! I didn't hit him!!" Ji Heng jumped three feet high, only to be hit by the spatula and run away with his head in his hands.
Ji Nanshu stood to the side, clutching his stomach and laughing uncontrollably.
" Nanshu, do you still remember me?" Chu Mo looked quietly at Ji Nanshu, whose hair was dyed in various colors and who was wearing heavy makeup, with a sorrowful look in his eyes.
With her hair styled like a feather duster, Ji Nanshu shoved Chu Mo away abruptly, her face full of disgust, as if she had been infected with some kind of virus.
"I've already told you I don't know you! Can you please leave me alone! I already have someone I like! So what if you're a movie star? Just because you're a movie star doesn't mean I have to like you! Can you please stay away from me?!"
With that, Ji Nanshu ran off into the distance.
Is this guy crazy?! Every time I see him, he acts like he abandoned him, even though he doesn't even know him!
Thankfully, he didn't miss Xiaoyu's engagement party! Otherwise, his parents would have scolded him again, and his older brother might have even beaten him up.
It's so annoying. Ever since Bai Nanyu came back, he hasn't had a single good day. He didn't want to go, but his mother said that if he didn't go, he shouldn't come back to the Bai Family anymore, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and go.
I get annoyed just seeing Bai Nanyu!
The engagement party lounge.
"Second brother! Third brother definitely didn't do it on purpose, he must... he must just like Brother Jingyi too much, please don't blame second brother."
Ji Nanshu, still dazed, wanted to retort, but for some reason couldn't utter a sound.
What a joke! Why would he like someone as scum as He Jingyi?!