Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 552 - 548: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 83 [Mass Release 77]

Chapter 552: Chapter 548: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 83 [Mass Release 77]

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Three hours later, Xie Jingchen’s speedboat finally caught up to the ferry, but to his dismay, Wu Xuming, the mastermind, was nowhere to be found on the vessel!

As for Yan Jinsu, her shadow was even less in evidence! There was not a trace of her presence on the ferry!

That is to say, Yan Jinsu had been moved in transit!

Earlier, just as Xie Jingchen was about to rescue Liu Dongzhu, he learned from her boastful words that she had discovered something special about Yan Jinsu, and she detailed her proud act after being kidnapped with great relish.

Xie Jingchen’s face showed no expression, but in his heart, he had immediately calculated her soon-to-be future—Liu Dongzhu had no reason to exist any longer!

In Xie Jingchen’s eyes, Liu Dongzhu was not worth saving at all!

But he would not kill her by his own hand. His duty was to ’rescue’ people, yet this fool had the audacity to act foolish upon seeing Xie Jingchen, and in enemy territory no less, she dared to brag loudly about her so-called ’triumph’!

With such foolishness, no wonder she’s been repeatedly played as a pawn!

Xie Jingchen couldn’t even be bothered to do more; as long as the enemies ’accidentally’ injure her during her rescue, that would be enough for Liu Dongzhu to endure!

As for the extent of the injury, Xie Jingchen would ensure she would be bedridden ’for life’, unable to care for herself!

You dare to harm his little wife and still expect to live a prosperous future?

Do you really think Xie Jingchen is soft clay?!

Xie Jingchen’s multiple survival stories from the battlefield rely on his extreme perseverance and strategic intelligence.

A hostage still held by the enemy, Liu Dongzhu had the gall to be so arrogant in front of Xie Jingchen?

Where does she get her confidence?

It could only be that her actions causing the downfall of the Wu family had inflated her arrogance to no end! In her eyes, what did it matter if Xie Jingchen was Yan Jinsu’s husband? As long as he serves the country, he must ensure her personal safety!

She never considered that ’personal safety’ also has its hierarchy!

However, just as Xie Jingchen had learned from Liu Dongzhu that Dr. Xiong of the Shantian Organization, under Liu’s instigation, went to ’capture’ his own little wife, he immediately felt a spiritual distress from his little wife’s soul!

Xie Jingchen was greatly alarmed. He could no longer care about Liu Dongzhu’s life or death. Amidst the gunfire, after rescuing Liu Dongzhu, he handed her over to the local military and called Hu Zhengjie and others over via an internal phone.

Two would be responsible for taking the ’severely injured’ Liu Dongzhu back to debrief, while two followed the leads to Xie Jingchen’s location.

Xie Jingchen deployed speedboats to continue the search along the water tributaries, only managing to find two speedboats driven by the lackeys.

Dr. Xiong and his little wife had simultaneously vanished without a trace!

Staring at the turbulent river before him, Xie Jingchen’s tiger eyes widened, and beneath those deep and dark orbs surged a towering rage!

After a fruitless search night and day, Xie Jingchen was summoned back home by Zhou Xiuhua.

His mother had not seen him in two days, and there was a profound mother-son connection with Yan Jinsu; Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi had done nothing but cry for the past two days!

Seeing his two adorable treasures, whom he hadn’t seen in nearly a month, weakened instantly. Xie Jingchen, despite being consumed with urgency and murderous aura, tenderly consoled them amidst the children’s crying:

"Xiaojiu, Xiao Shi, be good. Daddy will definitely find Mommy. Your mommy is very strong and powerful; she will be fine for sure! You must be good, eat when it’s time to eat, sleep when it’s time to sleep; otherwise, when mommy comes back and sees you looking frail, she will definitely feel very guilty!"

"Dad!" Xiaojiu was even more perceptive; he was only just over six months old and could already understand the basic meaning of what adults said. Hearing Xie Jingchen’s words, he clung tightly to Xie Jingchen’s neck, his voice hoarse from crying as he whispered one word and then clearly called out "Mom"——

Xie Tiesheng had just heard his beloved grandson speak, which normally would have been a joyful event, but with Yan Jinsu’s disappearance, he was in no mood to celebrate.

The moment Zhou Xiuhua heard the two sounds from Xiaojiu, her tears never stopped.

Xiao Shi was even younger, but she was good at mimicking others, especially when she heard her brother’s cry of "Mom," which triggered her tears and prompted her to sobbingly call out: "Mom, ma!"

"Alright. Daddy promises you, I will find mommy as soon as possible, be good~"

Although Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi were still very sad, with their father by their side, they found some emotional support, and the two adorable babies clung to Xie Jingchen’s neck, one on each side, burying their heads in his chest and silently shedding tears.

Yan Jinchang and Yan Jinsi, who had come upon hearing the news, felt a deep heartache.

Chen Xiufang was the one who felt most remorseful, for it turned out those villains had used the name of her family’s driver!

Being four months pregnant, she couldn’t stay at her husband’s house, so she came to Qingfeng Village to lend the Xie Family a hand. Of course, there wasn’t much she could help with while carrying a big belly!

The actual work was done by the sister-in-law who came with her. Several people from the Chen family felt a strong sense of guilt and embarrassment, though the Xie Family, being reasonable people, knew that they, too, were innocently implicated.

Such a big incident had occurred in the Xie Family, and although the adults hadn’t talked about it outside, the children were young and loose-lipped, so gradually the whole village came to know about Yan Jinsu’s disappearance.

While Yan Jinsu had a good reputation in the village, that was mainly among the senior men.

For many old women in the village, Yan Jinsu’s excellent hunting skills were undeniable. But now the Wild Wolves were extinct! People started to overlook Yan Jinsu’s good points and brought up her bad ones.

For a woman to be so skilled in fighting and so fierce, which old village woman wouldn’t feel slightly intimidated in her heart?

When it came to something desirable yet unattainable, ordinary women couldn’t help but grasp every imperfection of Yan Jinsu to gossip about. Gradually, rumors that Yan Jinsu had been abducted for not abiding by the moral standards of a woman had begun to spread.

Fortunately, Yan Jinsu’s reputation was one of positive energy.

The gossiping women of the village didn’t speak for everyone, and anyone with a brain wouldn’t bite the hand that feeds them by slandering their benefactor just after receiving a favor.

If everyone truly had such natures, then it wasn’t worth Yan Jinsu’s effort to ’guide’ them.

Only Zhou Guohang’s mother and the few gossiping sisters-in-law were making the biggest fuss.

It was also because, other families in the village had grown more united due to the Wild Wolf attack. Only Zhou Guohang’s mother, favoring her younger son’s family, not only left him to face the pack of wolves alone but also secretly took away the iron tools!

Thanks to Zhou Guohang’s fortitude and tenacity, he had the courage to stand alone in the face of danger, which quickly made him popular in the village.

However, when Zhou Guohang woke up, his first words were to apologize to the village chief and Captain Zhou, requesting the village chief to oversee his separation from the family!

His near-death experience at the maw of the wolves was all because of his mother’s excessive favoritism. At a time when the village valued fair-mindedness, such behavior from Zhou Guohang’s mother indeed disgusted Zhou Weimin and Zhou Weirong, the two leaders of the Zhou family.

The senior members of the Zhou Family interceded, and if Zhou Guohang’s mother and her younger son’s family wanted to continue living in Qingfeng Village, they had no choice but to follow the elders’ arrangements.

Thus, Zhou Guohang was relieved; his wife and children were crying with joy and hugging each other in celebration, and even without a roof over their heads, no land under their feet, and no clothes to wear, they couldn’t stop Zhou Guohang from making this decision!

Of course, with the intervention of the Zhou elders, every branch of the Zhou Family could have a say. Originally, there were only three sons in the Zhou Family, but the middle one died young, and now there were only two brothers left.

Even if his mother wanted to claim a share, the Zhou Family had fields and lands to divide. Since Zhou Guohang didn’t want the house, it was considered as a final act of filial piety, repaying his mother for raising him.

After obtaining the deed to his fields, he and his family first settled in the ancestral home, waiting to gather materials and divide the land, then they would build their own house, choosing a location farthest from the old Zhou Family home.

It was as though having been bitten by a snake once, he was now wary of grass snakes for ten years!