CHAPTER 215: CHAPTER 215: NO ANSWER

Lin Ruixian never waited for Gu Ningyue to return.

The phone was unanswered, and he even started to find it painful lying in bed.

At midnight, he slowly got up, put on his coat, and stepped out of the ward step by step.

The entire hospital lost the noise of the day, leaving only fragmented voices speaking.

Faintly, he could even hear a few suppressed cries.

This place is probably the most oppressive in the world, yet also the place where hope is most easily born.

When passing by the pharmacy, after hesitating for a moment, Lin Ruixian bought some hemostatic bandages and ointment for external injuries.

Taking a cab to Cheng Yihan’s neighborhood, the driver made a sarcastic comment looking at Lin Ruixian’s condition: "Even hospitalized, you can’t forget to have some fun outside!"

Lin Ruixian didn’t speak. After getting to the place, he got out of the car slowly, but found himself in a predicament at the entrance of the neighborhood.

In his current state, trying to climb over the wall to get in was definitely impossible.

Lin Ruixian checked his phone to call Cheng Yihan, only to find a new unfamiliar number in the list.

Suddenly, Lin Ruixian recalled that when he woke up, Gu Ningyue had mentioned it was Tan E who brought his phone back.

Could this phone number be his?

He pressed the dial button. After ringing for an unknown amount of time, an extremely cold voice came from the other side: "Hello?"

— It was indeed Tan E!

"Have you seen Gu Ningyue? She still hasn’t returned!" Lin Ruixian was straightforward, not wasting any words.

Tan E didn’t answer, just asked, "Where are you now? Why is it so windy?"

Lin Ruixian stood in the dark night: "I’m at the entrance of your neighborhood."

"I’ll come down to get you." Tan E’s voice remained cold, but to Lin Ruixian, it sounded very warm: "Please wait for me by the security booth!"

Lin Ruixian responded and hung up, standing behind the security booth waiting for him to arrive.

After a while, Tan E came to him and took him into the neighborhood.

"Among those Lu Qingqing brought along, there was a traitor who took the Blood Jade. After Gu Ningyue chased after them, there was no news from her."

After explaining the course of events, Tan E finally told Lin Ruixian what he wanted to know.

"How good is that person’s skill? Do you think Gu Ningyue is a match for him?" Lin Ruixian was anxious.

Tan E recalled the scene at that time, "If it was a one-on-one fight, definitely not a match for that girl, but the Heimu Organization people, apart from reconnaissance, have you ever seen them act alone?"

"No!" Lin Ruixian replied very decisively.

Tan E sat on a chair and got up to pour him a glass of water: "Stay at my place for the night. I’ll take you back when it’s daylight."

Lin Ruixian reached out to take the cup, looking at Tan E’s face as if he was seeing a stranger: "Why are you protecting Cheng Yihan?"

Clearly, wasn’t there some kind of past between the two?

"Who would refuse money?" A rare, faint smile appeared on Tan E’s pale face: "This time, Cheng Yihan spent a lot to hire me."

Lin Ruixian took a sip of tea, the wounds on his body faintly aching: "After you left the organization, where have you been?"

"The Z country is so big, just wandering around, stopping anywhere as it goes, based on how I feel." Tan E stared into Lin Ruixian’s eyes and asked, "I thought you would have asked about back when I was expelled from the organization."

Lin Ruixian shook his head, "Not interested, I left the organization several years ago."

As he spoke, he bowed his head and tried calling Gu Ningyue again.

Watching his actions, the smile on Tan E’s lips grew more evident: "You care a lot about her? Cheng Yihan said she’s Ling Tianyou’s woman?"

The phone’s busy tone continued to ring. Lin Ruixian looked up and asked: "How did he know?"

Tan E said: "After she chased out today, Cheng Yihan went online to check her information. I must say, the girl looks pretty. It didn’t take much effort to find her details, not to mention, she’s Ling Tianyou’s fiancée."

The moment those words fell, an icy voice prompt came through the phone: "Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unreachable, please try again later..."

Lin Ruixian’s mind was in a total panic, hoping nothing bad has happened to the girl!

With that thought, Lin Ruixian stood up: "I need to find her, thanks for the tea."

Tan E was taken aback, "Where are you going to find her at this late hour? With Lu Qingqing and Cheng Yihan here, even if she doesn’t return to the hospital to see you, she will definitely come back. Wouldn’t it be better for you to stay here for the night?"

Lin Ruixian shook his head, "I may have some clues, those Heimu people are ruthless, I can’t leave her alone. Goodbye!"

Watching Lin Ruixian’s figure walk step by step towards the door, Tan E suddenly said: "The last time you said those words, it was to Gu Weiwei."

"Seems like, you’ve really decided to let go of her?"

Lin Ruixian paused with his hand on the doorknob, turned back with a faint smile, and then turned to disappear outside the door.

Tan E stood there, always feeling that Lin Ruixian’s smile just then had some profound meaning.

Gu Ningyue is Ling Tianyou’s woman, but in terms of gaze, moves, even speaking temperament, she had a similarity of about eighty to ninety percent.

Could Lin Ruixian really be treating Gu Ningyue as a substitute for Gu Weiwei?

However, Lin Ruixian was never such a person.

Thinking about it this way, what did that smile just mean?

For the first time, Tan E felt somewhat confused.

Leaving Cheng Yihan’s neighborhood, Lin Ruixian flagged down a taxi: "To the suburban outer ring road."

The driver was surprised, "ID verification is required, please show your identification."

Going to the suburbs so late indeed sounded quite unsafe.

Fortunately, Lin Ruixian was well-prepared when he went out, handing over a document to the driver for registration before driving to the suburban outer ring road.

"What’s the reason for going there so late, sir? That area hasn’t been very safe recently." The driver, with nothing to do, tried chatting with Lin Ruixian sitting in the back seat.

Lin Ruixian responded perfunctorily, and the driver continued: "Originally, the public security in Y City was pretty good, but for some reason, there were two murder cases in the suburban outer ring area, and the dead were all notable figures. It is said that none of their possessions were stolen when they were killed, no clue what the motive behind the murder was."

Lin Ruixian smiled: "Maybe... it’s revenge! Offended someone during their lifetime, and now, retribution has caught up."

"That’s what everyone says." The driver said: "Those rich and powerful, who knows what they did to get to the top? Perhaps they did many wrong things before, and someone bore a grudge."

Lin Ruixian had no interest in listening to the driver’s ramble, bowing his head to once again dial Gu Ningyue’s phone number.

"Beep... Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unreachable, please try again later..."