Chapter 922: Chapter 922: Calling Ye Xuan

Two people are always stronger than one!

Besides, she is very frustrated now and urgently needs someone who can comfort her to avoid acting impulsively. She also needs someone she can open up to and talk about her true feelings to relieve her mood and avoid making unnecessary mistakes.

There’s another more important reason; she has now been suspended and has to be very careful about many things! And Sun Xiaomeng is a journalist, so with her around, investigating some things would be much more convenient.

Half an hour later.

After Bai Wenrou met up with the arriving Sun Xiaomeng, they headed straight to the Maple Leaf Restaurant to start a breakthrough investigation from there.

However, twenty minutes later, the two walked out of the Maple Leaf Restaurant again. Bai Wenrou had a frown on her face and looked very dejected!

As with the last time, they didn’t obtain any useful clues. The restaurant owner and the waitstaff said the same thing: after Zheng Guofeng came to the restaurant, he did nothing besides eating, encountered no unexpected situations, and left safely.

As for what happened to Zheng Guofeng after he left, they knew nothing about it.

This statement had no issues, and Bai Wenrou was left helpless by it!

There were no cameras in the shop, and she couldn’t retrieve surveillance footage. She couldn’t just beat up the owner and ask if he was lying, could she?

Not obtaining any useful clues made Bai Wenrou even more frustrated. After leaving the shop, she was momentarily at a loss, unsure of how to proceed with the investigation.

“Sister Bai, where should we go next?” asked Sun Xiaomeng beside her.

“I don’t know either…”

Bai Wenrou shook her head and sighed quietly.

Even though she has a wealth of investigative experience, at that moment, she also felt a sense of helplessness, not knowing how to start, and feeling very confused.

When she was a captain in the criminal investigation team, she had all kinds of powers; finding out clues was easy, and solving cases effortlessly!

But now that she has lost her authority, she’s like a headless chicken, completely unaccustomed. Every situation confines her, unable to investigate at will, and naturally, she doesn’t have any means of obtaining clues.

It’s as if her hands and feet are tied, and her eyes are covered! She can’t see the path clearly, nor can she move forward, completely groping in the dark!

“Sister Bai, why don’t we find someone to help? With just the two of us, our strength is too limited! Who knows how long it will take to gather evidence.” Sun Xiaomeng suggested when she saw Bai Wenrou looking distressed.

“Ah! How I want to find someone to help, but who is willing to help now? Someone who can help can’t be persuaded, and someone who can be persuaded can’t help! Finding the right person is extremely difficult…”

Bai Wenrou sighed lightly, showing a complex expression.

Actually, it all comes down to not having authority. She once firmly believed that power wasn’t as important as capability!

But now she realizes that without power, personal capability is worth nothing, even less than nothing. Because without authority, nothing can be done, just like herself at this moment, completely constrained, unable to exhibit any capability, so what if she has the ability?

Officialdom is like a battlefield, seeing her uncle in trouble, everyone wishes to cut off ties. Now, it’s a blessing if others don’t kick him when he’s down!

Who would still be willing to help?

In the end, it boils down to one sentence: Society is too realistic! In the official scene, to get a smooth sailing career, one must tread carefully, move cautiously. One wrong step, and a tall tower collapses in an instant.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter, and when the wall collapses, everyone pushes!

This is a lesson summed up by history, and at present, this lesson is happening to Zheng Guofeng.

“Sister Bai, we can find Ye Xuan. I’m sure if you ask him, he will definitely come out and help us!”

Sun Xiaomeng blinked and said, “He’s so capable, he must have a way to save Uncle Zheng.”

“Ye Xuan?”

Hearing Sun Xiaomeng’s words, Bai Wenrou felt somewhat tempted.

Indeed, given Ye Xuan’s connections and capabilities, along with his miraculous methods, he used to help her solve many difficult problems.

If Ye Xuan is willing to save Zheng Guofeng, then maybe Zheng Guofeng will really be alright!

But after pausing for a moment, she dismissed the idea. She already owes Ye Xuan enough favors; she doesn’t want to owe him more.

Otherwise, it will only accumulate, and how will she ever repay the favors in the future? By giving herself in return…

Thinking of this, her pretty face couldn’t help but blush slightly. Taking a deep breath, she calmed herself and shook her head, saying, “Forget it, I don’t want to ask him for help anymore.”

“Why not? Do you not want to save Uncle Zheng?”

Sun Xiaomeng looked at Bai Wenrou in confusion, tilting her little head, “Given our current situation, asking him for help is the most appropriate.”

Biting her lip, Bai Wenrou sighed softly, “I… mainly don’t want to owe him any more favors! Of course, I could ask him for help, but this would undoubtedly incur a huge favor, and I don’t know how to repay it in the future.”

“Sister Bai, so that’s your concern? As for repaying the favor, you can consider it later! The most urgent thing is to get Uncle Zheng rescued quickly.” Sun Xiaomeng said.

“But…”

Bai Wenrou was still somewhat conflicted, unable to make up her mind.

Reason told her that she shouldn’t owe Ye Xuan any more favors, or else she would never be able to disentangle herself from him and ultimately, escape from this wolf’s clutches!

After all, he already has a girlfriend, and what kind of unclear relationship is this between her and him? A mistress?

But on the other hand, she really wanted to save Zheng Guofeng, and she even had a faint hope in her heart, expecting something to happen with him!

This was what frightened her the most!

When did she become so depraved? How could she have such indecent thoughts, it’s simply… too disgraceful.

At this time, Sun Xiaomeng said beside her, “Oh, there’s no ‘but’. If we delay any longer, Uncle Zheng will really be beyond saving! Sister Bai, if you’re afraid to owe him favors, then let me do it. I’ll call him, that should be okay.”

Sun Xiaomeng made the decision for Bai Wenrou, and before the latter could respond, she directly took out her phone and dialed Ye Xuan’s number.

“You…”

Bai Wenrou opened her mouth, wanting to stop her, but in the end, couldn’t say a word.

After thinking about it, it was already too late to stop, so she didn’t bother saying anything more and let her make the call.

The phone rang three times before it was picked up, and Ye Xuan’s startled voice came through: “Hello, who is this?”

At that moment, he had just escaped from Lin Tong’s ‘watchful’ eyes and hadn’t returned to his office when his phone suddenly rang.

The guilty-minded person jumped in surprise and picked up the call without even looking.

“Brother Ye, it’s me! Can’t you recognize my voice?”

Sun Xiaomeng’s clear voice sounded, pouting.

Hearing this voice, Ye Xuan on the other end of the phone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was his wife calling to question him, but it was a false alarm!

“Oh, Xiaomeng, what’s up? Hehe, could it be that you miss me?”

His words regained a bit of their usual laziness, even carrying a hint of teasing.

Since after being taken home by her and treating Sun Dahai’s leg ailment, the relationship between the two had become more ambiguous. Sometimes, saying some cheeky things, Ye Xuan had no sense of shame at all.