CHAPTER 705: CHAPTER 383: CASE WITHIN A CASE

Chen Feng received a call from Zhong Mingjie, his former middle school class monitor, and found out that something happened to Yu Xiaohui and Lou Xiaojiao.

By the time he drove to the police station, the two women still hadn’t completely calmed down.

The incident they encountered today was truly terrifying for them. They witnessed three people being murdered on the spot, a scene so brutal and horrifying that it would haunt them for a lifetime.

Seeing Chen Feng arrive, they relaxed slightly, but were also a bit embarrassed.

After all, under the threat of those three men earlier, they sent ambiguous texts and voice messages to Chen Feng and even tried to seduce him over the phone to lure him there. If Chen Feng really had fallen for their trick, he might have been in grave danger.

In this respect, they truly felt a bit guilty and unfair towards Chen Feng.

"Chen Feng, we’re sorry."

The two women apologized to Chen Feng almost simultaneously.

Chen Feng waved his hand with a bit of helplessness and said, "I’ve heard the rough details from our class monitor; what exactly happened?"

Zhong Mingjie had mentioned over the phone that they were kidnapped, then coincidentally ran into armed criminals, resulting in deaths, and were eventually saved by the police and brought to the station.

The two of them were scared out of their wits, and as they had no acquaintances in Xiu Zhou, they could only call Chen Feng, their old classmate, for support and someone to rely on.

Of course, Zhong Mingjie’s request was reasonable. Chen Feng not only knew them, as they were classmates for three years during middle school, but just the fact that an old friend asked for help would be reason enough for him to come.

Therefore, emotionally and logically, Chen Feng had to come after knowing about it.

The two women didn’t hide anything from Chen Feng, and recounted everything to him.

They still didn’t know the details of the incident, including the driver Ning Xiaorong, Ma, who had already died; Yu Xiaohui didn’t even know.

Back then, Ma was face down dead at the warehouse door. How would these two women dare to take a closer look at his corpse and appearance? After the police arrived, they immediately reported that they were kidnapped here by Jin and Wang.

At the time, both Jin and Wang were already injured and couldn’t refute it, especially since they were caught red-handed by the police. Moreover, out of loyalty and professional ethics, they didn’t reveal Ning Xiaorong’s involvement at the scene.

And now, with Jin and Wang still undergoing surgery in the hospital, the police hadn’t questioned them yet.

So, the two women only recounted the incident they faced today and shared the excuse those men gave: Chen Feng owed them five million. Then there was their misfortune of running into two armed criminals who were surrounded by the police at the time. According to the police, these two were extremely dangerous drug dealers, the kind who could be executed multiple times.

After hearing this, Chen Feng frowned deeply and denied right away, saying, "I’ve never owed anyone money, let alone five million. Even if I truly owed money, they should contact me directly or even capture me. Why kidnap you two? It doesn’t make sense. If they kidnapped you to extort me, that would make sense. It’s probably because they misunderstood your close relationship with me. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense."

The two women thought about it and it seemed to be so.

"So it seems they kidnapped us to extort you, or perhaps they have a grudge against you," Lou Xiaojiao analyzed.

Yu Xiaohui also nodded and said, "It seems that’s the case. They must have a grudge against you; otherwise, they wouldn’t target you like this. Have you offended anyone recently?"

Chen Feng thought for a moment, then looked at Yu Xiaohui and said, "If I were to offend someone recently, who also has the ability and means like this, it must be your husband."

"Ah, my husband? How is that possible?" Yu Xiaohui widened her eyes in disbelief.

Chen Feng sneered and said, "Why not? I heard your husband is worth billions now, and you’re filing for divorce over that involves splitting billions in assets. Do you think he would willingly give half of his wealth to you?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaohui’s face changed slightly, but she still shook her head gently and said, "It shouldn’t be. I never intended to take half of his assets from the beginning because I know he would never agree. I just want a house and at most two to thirty million as living expenses for me and one child, which will be enough. We have two children, and after the divorce, I plan to let my daughter live with me."

Lou Xiaojiao sighed and said, "I never thought of it before, but hearing Chen Feng say that, it really is possible. I’ve always said Ning Xiaorong is very insidious; you’re his wife, how could you not know? How he acquired the general agency back in the day was through such low means. I heard he found a pretty woman to seduce the then-agency and then videoed it to threaten him to transfer the agency rights to him — possibly with other dirty tricks we aren’t aware of. Anyway, he succeeded in the end. Tell me, isn’t that true? Maybe he’s pulling the same trick again. Trying to get a video of you and Chen Feng, then threatening you with it."

Lou Xiaojiao’s guess turned out to be quite accurate. A frowning Yu Xiaohui remained silent.

Chen Feng said, "I hope it’s not Ning Xiaorong playing tricks. Otherwise, hehe, those two kidnappers are caught, and once we get their statements, it’ll be clear."

Lou Xiaojiao said with a bit of frustration, "We’re just waiting for their statements. After they’re done, we’ll need to give ours too. But who knows how long that will take."

Chen Feng suggested, "If you can’t wait, you can go back to the hotel and rest for a bit, and let the police notify you later."

Lou Xiaojiao shook her head and said, "We don’t feel like staying at the hotel anymore. We were kidnapped near the hotel entrance. Can we stay at your place for a bit? We’ll figure it out once this case is settled."

Yu Xiaohui also said, still shaken, "This incident was really terrifying; I’m even scared to leave the police station now. I’m just afraid of being kidnapped again. We were lucky this time, but we might not be so lucky next time."

"You’re impossible. Now you’ve scared me," Lou Xiaojiao glared at her helplessly.

Chen Feng was speechless. They definitely couldn’t stay at his place.

But given what they went through, wanting to refuse, he found it hard to say no.

"Chen Feng, you’re not going to deny us a place to stay, are you?"

Seeing Chen Feng not responding, Lou Xiaojiao looked at him angrily, while Yu Xiaohui also appeared disappointed.

Seeing this, Chen Feng sighed and said, "I have a small villa by East Lake where I occasionally stay. If you guys are willing, you can stay there for a few days."

"You have a villa by East Lake?"

Lou Xiaojiao’s eyes widened in disbelief, and Yu Xiaohui also looked at him, equally surprised.