Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 340 - 339: Hot Tourist Spot

Chapter 340: Chapter 339: Hot Tourist Spot

"Hello, I’m looking for Su Yuncheng, my name is Lin Nianhe."

Lin Nianhe did what she told Wang Shumei; she really made the call.

"Sister Lin?" came Feng Wei’s voice over the phone, "Brother Cheng has gone to Uncle Liu’s place. When he returns, I’ll ask him to call you back."

Lin Nianhe frowned and said crisply, "No need, just tell him that several people from the provincial city kidnapped Zheng Shan and Niuwa. One of them is a bald fat man named Zhang Changjiang, the exact number is unclear, but about half an hour ago Zhang Changjiang was spotted in our Ten Miles Team. The whereabouts of others are uncertain. Tell him to arrange people to watch the train station, and I will look for them around the team. If found, we’ll inform each other by phone."

Feng Wei: "...!"

"Did you hear me clearly? Do you need me to repeat?"

"I heard, heard clearly."

As Feng Wei came back to his senses, Lin Nianhe had already hung up the phone.

He rubbed his face and ran to Liu Jianjun’s office.

He didn’t even knock, just pushed the door and said to Su Yuncheng, "Brother Cheng! Your brother-in-law’s people got kidnapped!"

...

Lin Nianhe was somewhat panicked, but not overly.

She believed in Niuwa’s cleverness to keep himself safe for the time being and also believed in the importance of the two children to Zhang Changjiang; he wouldn’t tear up the ticket.

She didn’t dare to let the villagers search together, to avoid causing too much commotion that might provoke Zhang Changjiang and lead the situation to a worse direction.

Lin Nianhe first went to Uncle Guan’s house.

Since Zhao Zhuangshi twisted his ankle today, Uncle Guan had to take care of the cows and chickens in the cowshed, and no one was at home. The stove was cold with a piece of pork belly left on it, the house seemed somewhat desolate.

She went to the cabin where Zheng Shan lived, the ground scattered with messy footprints, unsure whether they belonged to Zhang Changjiang’s underlings or were left by people Cao Shijian had been looking for.

A pencil lay dropped on the ground, its lead already broken. There were also two open workbooks on the kang table, with a Chinese textbook as well. The two children must have been doing their homework at home.

Lin Nianhe suddenly walked over and picked up one of the workbooks.

In the tiny squares at the end, a faint ’4’ was scrawled.

4?

Four people?

Seeing Niuwa’s familiar handwriting, Lin Nianhe almost crushed her teeth.

No matter how clever he was, he was still a seven-year-old child; faced with this situation, he must be terrified...

"Don’t be afraid, Sister Hehe will definitely find you."

Lin Nianhe murmured to herself, clutching Niuwa’s workbook.

She didn’t delay any longer and quickly left Uncle Guan’s house.

She unhesitatingly chose a trail, heading towards the mountain direction while searching around, trying to find any trace or clue.

She didn’t hold out much hope, as too many people passed by the foot of the mountain every day; those collecting firewood, cutting grass for pigs, or gathering wild goods... countless messy traces made it extremely difficult to discern from which spot they went up the mountain.

But Lin Nianhe still found it, and was certain that Niuwa and the others were brought up the mountain from there.

Because the piece of unique dark blue plaid cloth hanging on the branch was bought by her.

Back then, when Niuwa had just been taken in by her at Ten Miles Team, he hardly had a single intact piece of clothing. She bought the cloth, Wen Lan made clothes, and Wang Shumei ironed them before Niuwa wore them.

Lin Nianhe clenched the cloth strip, and resolute, went up the mountain.

...

In the Educated Youth Corps, Wang Shumei walked around several times, but still couldn’t help but knock on Wen Lan’s door.

Wen Lan was cheerfully working on the sewing machine. Hearing the knock, she said without raising her head, "Come in," and when Wang Shumei entered, she rolled her eyes, "Always so picky every day."

Wang Shumei furrowed her brows and said to her, "Xiao Lan, stop for a moment. I need to tell you something."

"You say," Wen Lan continued to pedal the sewing machine, "even if the sky falls, it ain’t stopping me from working."

Wang Shumei could only say, "I saw that fat man who came looking for Nianhe before... Nianhe just went out, said she was going to make a phone call, but she hasn’t returned for such a long time now, I really can’t set my mind at ease."

Wen Lan’s hand trembled, drawing a semicircle on the woolen cloth.

She stopped her work and suddenly stood up, "You silly girl, why didn’t you say such important things earlier! With her small arms and legs, what if someone beats her to death!"

Saying this, Wen Lan strode towards the door.

Wang Shumei hurriedly grabbed her arm, "Where are you going?"

"I’m going to find her!" said Wen Lan, "You said she hasn’t been back for so long, she must have been taken away! I’m going to find the Team Leader, let the villagers help and search."

Wang Shumei tugged at her forcefully, sweating nervously, "Are you crazy! What are we involved in? Won’t letting others know get us thrown behind bars?"

Wen Lan shyly retracted her foot and furrowed her eyebrows, "Then what do you suggest? What if something happens to her?"

Now Wang Shumei also felt she had been too abrupt; she should have thought of a plan before directly confronting Wen Lan.

The urgency forced Wang Shumei to be decisive, and she said, "I saw that fat man heading up the mountain, so let’s search the village, if we can’t find her, let’s take the sickles and go check the mountain."

"Agreed!"

...

Lin Nianhe felt increasingly familiar with the path as she walked.

Midway, she was almost certain of her destination.

"It’s good I dug that vegetable cellar...indeed, hidden places eventually become hot spots..."

Lin Nianhe looked at the cave, already hearing the sounds of chatting and laughter.

She tiptoed a few more steps forward and hid behind a tree.

She took a deep breath, held still her breath, and closed her eyes to carefully discern the sounds coming from inside the cave.

One, two, three, four... five...

At least five people, probably all men.

But she didn’t need to deal with all five.

Lin Nianhe opened her eyes, waited no further, and walked boldly towards the cave on the fallen leaves.

"...Tonight, I’ll take Little Liu with me, you guys bring these two kids deeper into the mountains, and after two days, finish them off. After that, follow the vehicle back to the provincial city, stay at home, and don’t come out."

"Alright, big brother, we all know what to do, just like going to pick up the cargo!"

"Yes, just keep it clean, don’t mess up."

"Don’t worry, there are wolves, tigers, and even blind bears on this mountain, they’ll chew up even the bones."

"Yes...hahaha..."

Zhang Changjiang looked at his four subordinates, laughed contentedly, he blew a puff of smoke, the smoke clouding his eyes, he blinked a few times, and suddenly saw a slender figure appear at the entrance of the cave.

Lin Nianhe stood with her arms crossed, staring coldly at Zhang Changjiang, and spoke lightly, "Chatting away."

Zhang Changjiang never expected to see Lin Nianhe here, a puff of smoke caught in his throat, choking him as tears fell from his coughing.

"Cough cough cough..."

After a while, he patted his chest and finally caught his breath, his voice hoarse with suspicion he asked, "How did you find this place?"

Lin Nianhe responded with a question, "You’re doing things right under my nose and didn’t even say hello, isn’t that inappropriate?"

Saying this, she stepped into the cave.