Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 471 - 470: Zeng Xiaoxiao Didn’t Come to School

Chapter 471: Chapter 470: Zeng Xiaoxiao Didn’t Come to School

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What’s going on?

As Xiao Yi frowned involuntarily, he leapt from his bed and walked to the window, where he drew the curtains.

Hmm?

No sooner had Xiao Yi opened the curtains than he saw a silver domestic BMW slowly driving into the villa.

Looking at the BMW that was driving into the villa, Xiao Yi was initially startled, but then he quickly realized that this was the car of the man who had extorted Li Xiaomei. That day, he had directly written a check for one million and given it to him, then told him that the car was now his. He later had Chen Jianguo ask someone to pick it up, fix it up, and use it as their company vehicle. However, Chen Jianguo had said he would send it over once it was fixed.

At the time, Xiao Yi had not thought much about it, not expecting that Chen Jianguo would actually have it fixed and sent over.

This Uncle Chen was being too polite, Xiao Yi shook his head speechlessly for a moment, then quickly rushed downstairs.

In the villa’s underground garage, Liu Yuan carefully parked the BMW next to the Maserati, then carefully locked the car and checked it over before walking out of the garage’s entrance, intending to find Xiao Yi in the villa.

"Young Master Xiao?"

But as he looked up, not yet having the chance to knock, he saw a lean figure walking out from the entrance of the villa, seemingly heading towards him. His face registered surprise, and then he said a bit apologetically, "Young Master Xiao, why did you come downstairs? Did my opening of the door disturb you?"

"Uncle Liu?"

Xiao Yi, seeing Liu Yuan, also showed a slight surprise. He had thought that the person driving the car over would be just a normal driver, not expecting it to be Liu Yuan himself.

"It’s me, Young Master Xiao. You came down just in time. This is the car you had Director Chen fix up for you. It’s all fixed now, and I’ve brought it to you. It’s parked in the garage downstairs. Director Chen originally wanted to come himself, but he’s been extremely busy lately and couldn’t make it."

Liu Yuan smiled, handing the car keys to Xiao Yi as he spoke.

"Uncle Liu, you could have just sent any driver over; there was no need for you to come all this way."

Xiao Yi, noticing a hint of tiredness on Liu Yuan’s face, said somewhat embarrassedly.

"They’re not familiar, and I was worried they might disturb you. I felt more secure coming myself. By the way, Young Master Xiao, you take the keys first."

Liu Yuan said nonchalantly.

"Don’t rush, Uncle Liu. I was just about to talk to you about this. I told Uncle Chen last time that you could keep this car as a company vehicle. I really don’t need it. You should take it back."

Xiao Yi did not reach for the keys, instead pushing them back toward Liu Yuan.

"This..."

A troubled expression appeared on Liu Yuan’s face.

"Uncle Liu, we’re all family here, no need to be so formal. This car isn’t of any use to me. If I wanted to drive a luxury car, I already have a Maserati here. In terms of brand and performance, it’s far superior. What need do I have for this one? How about this, you ask Uncle Chen if the company has some more generic company cars, something more common like Volkswagen or Toyota, and borrow one of those for me to use, an older one that still works will do."

Xiao Yi looked sincerely at Liu Yuan as he spoke.

"Well... okay, Young Master Xiao, don’t worry, I’ll arrange it as soon as I can."

Hearing Xiao Yi say this, Liu Yuan gave up, took back the keys, and nodded seriously at Xiao Yi.

"No worries, whenever you are available is fine."

Xiao Yi smiled, then suddenly remembered something and said to Liu Yuan, "By the way, Uncle Liu, that friend’s relative of mine started at the company today, right? How is it going, what do you think of my suggestion from last time?"

"You mean Wang Dawei?"

After a brief contemplation, Liu Yuan remembered immediately and showed a grateful smile to Xiao Yi, "Speaking of that, I really have to thank you, Young Master Xiao. I met him today, there should be no problem. He’s quite steady, a very honest person, and his driving is fine too. Having him share some of the workload will make things much easier for me."

Liu Yuan was sincerely grateful to Xiao Yi.

For a long time, he had been the sole person serving as both Chen Jianguo’s driver and secretary, extremely busy with work every day and also having to rise very early to pick up and later drop off Chen Jianguo. Although many people saw his role as highly enviable and glamorous, in reality, he was physically and mentally exhausted, a burden known only to himself.

But previously, as a subordinate, he couldn’t bring himself to discuss this with Chen Jianguo, feeling somewhat difficult to broach the subject, almost like betraying his trust...

Now that Xiao Yi had found someone to share the burden, it was as if he had been freed. And Liu Yuan was not the type to be petty...

"That’s good. Uncle Wang is not used to working in big companies. Being new there, he probably isn’t familiar with a lot of things. I’ll trouble you to guide him a bit, Uncle Liu."

Xiao Yi, upon hearing Liu Yuan’s words, felt a weight lift from his heart and nodded at him with a smile.

"Young Master Xiao, don’t worry. I will handle these matters well. Now, since you won’t be using this car, I’ll take it back first. Rest assured, the car you need, I will bring it over to you as soon as possible," Liu Yuan said, nodding hastily at Xiao Yi.

"Alright," Xiao Yi nodded, wanting to tell Liu Yuan there was no rush, but after thinking it over, he didn’t say it, knowing that with the personalities of Liu Yuan and Chen Jianguo, it would be pointless regardless.

After watching Liu Yuan drive off in the BMW, Xiao Yi returned upstairs and once again closed his eyes to contemplate the secret he had been pondering.

......

"This girl, she still hasn’t come to school?"

Sitting in a corner of the classroom, Xiao Yi looked at the somewhat empty spot beside him, his eyebrows narrowing slightly with a flicker of unease. It had been three days since their return from the outing, and Zeng Xiaoxiao had yet to attend class.

This was really too abnormal.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally decided to make a phone call to ask this girl what was going on.

Even if she had been tired that day, several days had passed and she should have rested enough by now.

"Sorry, the phone number you dialed is out of service."

A cold voice came from the phone.

"Out of service? What does that mean?"

Xiao Yi’s eyebrows tightly knitted together, and he became somewhat restless.

Could this girl have gone abroad on a trip? But that shouldn’t be possible either. Why would she be out of the service area? Her number is globally connected, even if she had gone abroad, she shouldn’t be out of the service area.

What in the world was going on?

Sitting in the chair, Xiao Yi thought nervously for a while before finally gritting his teeth, standing up, and grabbing his phone to head straight for the classroom door.

"Boss, I..."

"Fatty Tang, wait a moment. I am a bit occupied right now," Xiao Yi had just risen when he saw an anxious Fatty Tang rushing towards him, his face marked with worry. But Xiao Yi had no intention of dealing with Fatty Tang at the moment and merely said a few words before rushing out of the classroom door.

"Beep..."

Standing in the corner of the balcony, listening to the long ring waiting for an answer on the phone, Xiao Yi’s face involuntarily showed a tense expression.

This wasn’t the first time he’d called Zeng Xiaomei. He had called her before when they struck against the child trafficking gang, but this was the first time he’d used his real identity to call Zeng Xiaomei since she had given him her number.

Last time, he had called anonymously.

In the meeting room of the city’s criminal investigation unit.

Zeng Xiaomei’s demeanor was extremely heavy as she sat in the chairman’s position in the meeting room, scanning the faces of her subordinates below. She slowly stated, "Regarding the current situation, does anyone have any thoughts? Please share your thoughts."

After speaking, she quietly waited for her equally somber-looking subordinates to express their opinions.

It was her habit to be calm and collected despite being young enough to lead the team; she was never autocratic. Instead, she listened to the experienced detectives below analyze and strategize before summarizing a perfect plan.

Her impulsiveness that day had stemmed from her intense hatred of those inhumane human traffickers.

"Ring..."

Just then, a ringtone sounded abruptly and incredibly out of place.

Who?

Zeng Xiaomei looked surprised for a moment, her gaze sweeping coldly across her subordinates. She disliked the presence of phones during meetings, especially when they rang.

However, as her gaze swept across the crowd, she suddenly noticed something off in the way they looked at her. That was when she abruptly remembered—the familiar ringtone was hers!(To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)