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Chapter 456 - 405 Akagi Yoshiko (Seeking monthly passes! Thanks for the reward!)

Chapter 456: 405 Akagi Yoshiko (Seeking monthly passes! Thanks for the reward!)

"Qian Qian, I’ve notified everyone; they’re all waiting for you."

Having disembarked from the plane, it was approaching six in the evening.

But Shi Qianxi definitely couldn’t afford to rest.

Right now, Golden Sea was in total chaos, and as the acting chairman, she needed to stabilize morale.

"I know."

Shi Qianxi nodded calmly, displaying the determination and resilience expected of a powerful businesswoman.

Then.

She turned to Jiang Chen, who had returned to East Sea with her, and said, "You should attend one as well."

Meng Jiye was taken aback, hesitant to speak.

Before he could utter a word, Jiang Chen declined, "I’d better not, this is Golden Sea’s internal meeting, I’m an outsider, it wouldn’t be appropriate."

"Right, Qian Qian, Jiang has been working hard these days as well, let him rest."

Meng Jiye chimed in hastily.

Shi Qianxi didn’t insist any further.

"I’ll have someone take you back."

Upon exiting the airport, there were already people waiting.

Faced with a crisis, Shi Qianxi was about to return to the company to preside over an emergency senior meeting. She didn’t linger with Jiang Chen, left a car for him, and they went their separate ways.

It’s not time that develops a person.

But hardship.

Jiang Chen watched the motorcade disappear before he got into a car himself.

"To Spring and Autumn Plaza."

Ding-dong.

A WeChat message came through.

It was Pei Yunxi.

"I heard, did Chairman Shi have an accident?"

You can’t wrap fire with paper.

With time, more and more people would come to know about it.

"Mm."

The other side fell into the dilemma of "typing".

After a while, a message popped up.

"Chairman Shi isn’t in any trouble, is she?"

Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment.

But given Pei Yunxi’s personality, she wasn’t someone who would go around spreading news.

"The situation isn’t very optimistic; she hasn’t woken up yet."

There was silence on the other end.

Indeed.

Given the relationship between Shi Zhenhua and her, this actress revered as a dream goddess by countless people, must have been feeling quite complex at this time.

"Modern medical technology is very advanced, I believe Chairman Shi will definitely turn misfortune into a blessing, don’t worry too much," Jiang Chen sent another message.

"Mm, you take care as well, pay attention to safety."

This might have been just a polite platitude in light of Shi Zhenhua’s incident.

But to Jiang Chen, it was more than welcome.

It seems the trip to Yun Gui had not been in vain.

Just as he was planning to strike while the iron was hot and deepen their relationship further, a "ding" sounded.

A text message appeared at the top of the screen.

With just a glance, Jiang Chen’s relaxed mood instantly vanished; after looking closely, his brows furrowed deeply.

By the time he put down the phone, his expression was stern.

"Forget Spring and Autumn Plaza, go to Zhongtai Plaza."

"Dong, dong, dong..."

As the Mercedes stopped in front of Zhongtai Plaza, the building’s clock chimed just then.

Jiang Chen got out of the car and looked up.

The towering hour hand pointed exactly at seven.

The darkness of night was starting to spread.

Because of the integrated round clock on the rooftop, Zhongtai Plaza was well-known in Changning District, and less than two hundred meters across was the Changning District Government Building.

"Mr. Jiang, do you need me to wait for you?"

"No need."

"Alright."

The driver, in charge of driving, nodded without any fuss and got back in the car.

The Mercedes drove off.

Jiang Chen entered the building alone.

The rooftop.

A gentle evening breeze was blowing.

The sunset was about to sink below the horizon.

Looking at the rooftop door gaping open above, Jiang Chen took a deep breath, and without hesitation, ascended the stairs.

Unexpectedly, upon entering the rooftop, he saw only a woman with her back to him.

She stood at the edge of the rooftop, next to the protruding clock, as if gazing at the scenery.

The wind lifted her smooth, long hair.

Not far away.

Li Shuru was tied to a chair, her head drooping.

"Don’t worry, I just let her take a little rest," said the woman, who seemed to have a sharp hearing.

"Who are you?"

Jiang Chen stopped in his tracks.

The two were about twenty meters apart.

"Mr. Jiang, don’t you recognize me?"

Accompanied by light laughter, the woman gazing into the distance slowly turned around, the last glimmer of twilight serving as her natural backdrop.

Looking at that bare, unpainted face, Jiang Chen’s eyes hardened.

"Miss Meiko?"

The woman, looking drastically different from her usual attire, paused as if in a daze before her pupils returned to calm.

"I’m very sorry to meet Mr. Jiang in this way."

It really was her.

The izakaya waitress who had once saved Shi Qianxi.

Instead of running away, she had captured Li Shuru.

Jiang Chen said to her, "I’m also very sorry."

Meiko started to smile.

"I didn’t expect that Mr. Jiang would actually dare to come alone. Is it worth it for a female student?"

Jiang Chen gave no definite answer, displaying no anger, no cursing, just a commendable calmness.

"As you know, she’s just an ordinary student, she’s innocent."

"In this world, there are far too many innocent people, aren’t there?"

It had to be admitted that at this moment, Meiko seemed like a different person—not at all unsettling as she appeared in the izakaya, nor did she seem like a spy. Under the increasingly rich night, she even gave the illusion of fragility.

"But Mr. Jiang, rest assured, you kept your word by coming alone, and I won’t break mine."

Perhaps because of the aid she had once provided, even knowing that this woman was a long-hidden Dongying spy, Jiang Chen truly didn’t dislike her that much.

"Surrender yourself. You’ve been exposed, you can’t run away. You once saved Shi Qianxi..."

Meiko shook her head, cutting him off.

"Mr. Jiang, for people like us, the end has been predetermined from the start."

"How do you know there’s no chance if you don’t try? At least if you surrender now, you could live on like Qiu Zhaobin."

It was evident that Jiang Chen was genuinely intent, not just feigning concern.

Meiko laughed softly.

"Mr. Jiang, thank you for your kindness, but I invited you here today just to say goodbye."

Goodbye?

"Jiang Chen..."

Before Jiang Chen could think further, Li Shuru awoke. Meiko hadn’t lied; she was indeed unharmed. After a moment of brief confusion, Li Shuru instinctively began to struggle.

Meiko looked at her.

"Don’t worry, it’s okay."

Jiang Chen reassured her with his eyes.

Li Shuru stopped wasting her strength after seeing the ropes wound around her body. She didn’t understand why she was kidnapped or who the woman was, but luckily, she didn’t panic and scream. Instead, she quickly pressed her lips together and quieted down.

"Do you want me to help you leave East Sea?"

Jiang Chen guessed.

He could sense that she didn’t seem to have much ill will.

"Would Mr. Jiang be willing?"

Meiko shifted her gaze from Li Shuru, replying evasively with a question of her own.

"I can help you to the best of my abilities, but you have to let her go."

Meiko smiled.

Jiang Chen frowned.

"You don’t trust me?"

"No. I know you’re a good person."

This "good person" was probably not meant sarcastically.

"But what’s the point of leaving East Sea? It’s just moving from one cage to another. Qiu Zhaobin wanted to break free, but he forgot that this is the fate of people like us. We can’t escape it."

Jiang Chen, of course, couldn’t quite understand.

The suffering Meiko, who had been humiliated, beaten, and tortured until covered with wounds, gazed at Jiang Chen and revealed a pure smile.

"Mr. Jiang, no one has ever called me Miss Meiko before."

Jiang Chen fell silent.

"Thank you,"

Meiko murmured softly, slowly closing her eyes.

Her brief life flickered through her mind like a cursory glance.

Filth, pain, numbness...

It seemed there was not a single memory worth recalling.

Then.

There was the scene Li Shuru would never forget.

She widened her eyes, only to see that the woman who had drugged her raised her arms horizontally to her sides and then fell backward, looking serene as if returning to her mother’s embrace.

But behind her...

Was a vast drop to the ground!

Jiang Chen, startled, couldn’t think and instinctively rushed forward.

"Miss Meiko!"

He tried to catch Meiko, but he was too far away. By the time he reached the edge of the rooftop, it was already too late.

Meiko, like a withering butterfly, drifted downward in the wind, her hair fluttering. Jiang Chen could even see the relieved smile in her eyes.

"Mr. Jiang, my name is Akagi Yoshiko."

Jiang Chen could only watch as she became a blur.

"Bang!"

There was an uproar below.