Yuan Jiamiao spoke softly, "You are my brother, and now you are in trouble, how can I not come down?"
As he spoke, he instructed the bodyguards behind him, "Keep searching, and tell me if you find anything."
Leng Xunze looked in the direction of the river, walked forward a few steps, and saw bloodstains on the ground. He asked, "Where does this river lead?"
Yuan Jiamiao thought for a moment and shook his head, "I'm not too sure either. This is my first time here. How about we add more manpower?"
He stopped in place, looking at the river in silence. After a few seconds, he said, "Go and find out where this river leads, and let's hurry."
Yuan Jiamiao followed his gaze, looking at the fast-flowing river. Just as he was about to tell him that the man had said Wen Yan had jumped into the river. m..oΓg
This made it even harder to find her.
However, seeing Leng Xunze's anxious look, he didn't say the words that came to his lips. "Okay, I'll have someone check immediately."
"Thanks," Leng Xunze said sincerely.
...
Wen Yan woke up in the evening. She felt a slight bloating in her stomach, then coughed lightly, "Cough!" spitting out a few mouthfuls of water.
Then, she suddenly heard a man's voice next to her, "You're finally awake. You've been unconscious for quite a while."
Wen Yan turned her head and saw a man with fair and handsome features, wearing a white shirt, sitting beside her.
As she tried to get up, she found her head throbbing with pain.
Wen Yan gritted her teeth in pain. The man saw this and told her, "Your head is seriously injured. Don't move around for now."
Hearing this, she obediently lay down and looked at the man, asking, "Did you save me?"
"It was my mother. She was out fishing and saw you floating on the sea, so she rescued you." The man's voice was very pleasant.
Wen Yan felt a sense of a friendly older brother.
She smiled and thanked him, "Thank you, Auntie, for saving me."
The man was momentarily lost in thought at Wen Yan's charming smile. "I'm Nanzhou. If you want to thank me, you can tell my mother yourself when she gets back."
"By the way, how did you end up here?"
It was almost impossible for outsiders to come here.
Wen Yan gave a wry smile and told Nanzhou her story. Then she remembered something and asked, "Nanzhou, do you know how to get out?"
Nanzhou shook his head. "We live in this sea area and have never been out. However, merchant ships do come here sometimes. If you want to leave, I can help you ask."
Wen Yan nodded, accidentally touching her wound, which made her yelp in pain.
Nanzhou leaned closer to her, his eyes full of tenderness. "Are you okay? I told you not to move. Besides your head, your legs are also injured, so you need to be careful."
As he got closer, he saw Wen Yan's beautiful face and felt that she was more beautiful than any girl in their village.
Wen Yan saw Nanzhou staring at her, her face flushed slightly, and she looked away. "Nanzhou, I want to sleep for a while."
Nanzhou then realized he had been staring a bit too long. He hastily stood up from Wen Yan's side, his face red, and said, "Okay, Wen Yan, you sleep for a while. My mother should be back soon. I'll go meet her."
He had injured his hand while fishing a couple of days ago, so his mother had told him to rest and recover before going out again.
Wen Yan said okay and closed her eyes, thinking about how to leave this place.
Just now, she noticed that Nanzhou's clothing didn't seem like that of people from big cities, and they were near the sea.
So, she had fallen into trouble again.
As she was pondering, the door to the room suddenly opened, and an older woman walked in, smiling. "Little girl, I heard Nanzhou say you're awake. We're stewing fish tonight, and we'll give you a good补补."
Wen Yan turned her head slightly and looked at the woman speaking. "Thank you, Auntie."
The woman chuckled. "There's no need to thank me. You just lie there. I'll go make the fish. Don't mind it. In our fishing village, everyone makes a living by fishing. We live off the sea."
Wen Yan smiled. "I don't mind. If it weren't for you saving me, I might still be drifting at sea."
The woman was pleased with Wen Yan's attitude. "You city girls always speak so formally, unlike us. Well, if you want to thank me, just eat more fish tonight."
Wen Yan nodded, then remembered Leng Xunze. She asked, "Auntie, can I borrow your phone? I want to call my husband."
She was in a fishing village now and didn't know when she could go back. Leng Xunze must be looking for her now that he discovered she was missing.
A hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes. "Girl, you're married?"
She thought such a beautiful young girl shouldn't be married so soon!
Although her Nanzhou had never been to the city, he was a skilled fisherman.
Wen Yan's eyes lit up when she mentioned it. "Yes, we've been married for several years. Auntie, can I use the phone? I want to tell my husband."
The woman's heart suddenly had selfish thoughts. "No, our economic conditions are a bit backward. Besides, we rarely leave home, so we don't really need phones."
Wen Yan's smile immediately faded. She asked persistently, "Auntie, how can I contact the outside world then?"
The woman smiled and turned around. "You can only contact the outside world when merchant ships come here to fish. You should rest first. I'll call you when the meal is ready."
"Okay."
Meanwhile.
In the car.
Leng Xunze looked at Yuan Jiamiao and asked, "Are you sure that river leads to a small fishing village?"
Yuan Jiamiao nodded. "Yes, I've had people check, and it's correct."
Hearing this, a slight smile appeared on his face. "How do we get to the small fishing village?"
Since the river leads to the small fishing village, perhaps Wen Yan was also washed there by the river.
Although the possibility was very small, it was not impossible.
Yuan Jiamiao heard him wanting to go and explained, "Xunze, that small fishing village is very far from the capital. You can only get there by taking a ship that goes there."
"And we're not even sure if Wen Yan is there. Don't be impulsive. I'll go and ask you when the next ship is going there, and I'll go with you."
He was afraid Leng Xunze would be impulsive, and if Ou Ziqing found out he was going out to sea, she might do something detrimental to him.
Leng Xunze said with great concern, "I won't be impulsive. I need to know as soon as possible when a ship will go there."
Yuan Jiamiao, seeing that he was not impulsive, agreed. "I'll have someone check right away."
As he said this, he was about to make a call. Leng Xunze remembered the bodyguard's incident, his eyes darkened, and he asked, "Have you found out who is behind that person?"
Yuan Jiamiao heard this and nodded. "I've found out."
Leng Xunze's eyes turned cold. "Who is it?"
"It's someone from the Song family, and it was Song Hua who did it," Yuan Jiamiao said, looking at him.
Leng Xunze's expression darkened, and his voice turned cold. "Does the Song family really think I can't do anything to them?"
How dare they touch Yan Yan! He would definitely make the Song family pay the price!
Yuan Jiamiao was afraid he would break ties with the Song family and reminded him, "Xunze, now is not the time!"
"Make him suffer first!"