Soul Patch

Chapter 101 Going to the Restroom (Seeking First Subscription)

Wenjie walked up to the young man, leaned down, and whispered in his ear:

"Tie the butterfly string again in front of me!"

The young man was a bit dumbfounded, and stammered, "No...no way!"

Wang Hui glanced at Cheng Xiaohui, who was thrown to the ground. Blood was still flowing from the spot on the back of her head where she had been hit, and it was slowly seeping onto the paving stones outside the side door of the villa.

The ivory-colored tiles were stained with bright red blood, which was quite jarring.

He took out a tissue from his pocket and squatted down next to Cheng Xiaohui, wiping her face haphazardly a few times.

The tissue was quickly soaked with blood, and his hand trembled, causing the tissue to fall into the small pool of blood.

"This...this can't go on," he said with difficulty to Wenjie.

"Let's get him to the hospital first. He's still bleeding. We can talk about the rope and stuff later."

Wenjie slowly turned his head, his cold and murderous gaze locking onto Wang Hui:

"No, the knot must be explained. I'm asking you, did Jia Nan tie the knot?"

Under Wenjie's sharp and resolute gaze, Wang Hui gave in, his eyes darting nervously to Tan Jun, who was kneeling on the ground.

Tan Jun nodded in his line of sight.

"Yes! It's a bow tie from President Jia's group. At the time, Cheng Xiaohui and President Jia had some kind of argument backstage. When it was President Jia's turn to go on stage, he was nowhere to be seen, so I ran backstage..."

When Wenjie heard the name Jia Nan, he shuddered, as if something had struck a vital spot. He pressed his hand painfully to his chest, a complex mix of emotions surging within him.

He wasn't avoiding Jia Nan because he was afraid of him. With the system's support, he could slip away right under the noses of Jia Nan's three accomplices.

If he were to deal with Jia Nan alone, he would surely defeat Jia Nan in just a few exchanges.

But he didn't want to do that; he felt that in order to save Zhao Xiaolong, he had personally killed Jia Nan's brother.

This scene was witnessed by Jia Nan, leaving an indelible psychological scar on her as a child, leading to a distorted personality and an unwavering commitment to avenging her brother over the years.

So he avoided Jia Nan, hoping to endure it silently until July 16th, when Jia Nan suffered a severe head injury that caused her to lose her memory.

He felt this was a compromise that would allow both him and Jia Nan to survive.

Listening to Wang Hui rambling on and on, his already agitated mood worsened.

He waved his hand with a dark expression, his cold gaze sweeping over Wang Hui's opening and closing mouth.

Wang Hui has been working for half a year now, so he has a good ability to read people.

He wisely kept his mouth shut.

He tentatively picked up Cheng Xiaohui from the ground, and seeing that Wenjie did not stop him, he gave Tan Jun a wink.

Tan Jun scrambled to his feet, initially keeping his eyes fixed on Wen Jie, before taking two steps away from him.

Seeing that Wenjie was still standing there pondering something, he ran frantically toward the parking lot.

His 100-meter sprint time is estimated to be under 15 seconds.

Extreme situations can always unleash a person's potential. It's a miracle that Wang Hui could run with the wind while carrying Cheng Xiaohui!

Wenjie silently watched the two running figures, as if he had made up his mind. He looked up at the bright moon hanging in the sky and prepared to step back into the villa.

Unexpectedly, at the side door, I bumped into a guy in a police uniform.

Wenjie assumed the other party was going to leave through the side door, so he leaned slightly forward and nodded to the police officer, indicating that he would let the officer go out first before he went in.

He genuinely believed that, possessing the confidence that "I'm a good person, I have nothing to hide, and I'm not afraid of the police."

Even if the police were there because of Cheng Xiaohui's injury, they would still be arresting Wang Hui and his partner... or perhaps Jia Nan.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with him.

The policeman in front of him showed no intention of leaving, but instead took out his badge and waved it in front of Wenjie.

Now that the other party had revealed their identity, Wenjie couldn't just leave, even though he desperately wanted to grab Jia Nan and get to the bottom of the butterfly rope.

"Sir, I am a police officer from the North District Police Station. My surname is Zhang. There has been an intentional assault at the villa. Please come with me to the police station!"

Upon hearing this, Wenjie looked puzzled and asked:

"You mean the woman who was just carried out? I don't know her... um, I really don't. Her injury has nothing to do with me, and I have urgent business to attend to. Could you perhaps..."

"No!" The man, who identified himself as Officer Zhang, resolutely refused Wenjie.

He pulled a voice recorder out of his pocket and waved it in front of Wenjie.

“I recorded your conversation just now. Are you sure you have nothing to do with that injured lady?” Officer Zhang raised his eyebrows, his face full of doubt.

This really left Wenjie speechless.

"And I just recorded it too." Officer Zhang said, pointing to his pocket, which was drooping slightly, presumably containing his cell phone.

"Don't worry, sir. We have investigated thoroughly. If you are not involved in this matter, we will naturally allow you to return."

Wenjie could only suppress his resentment. He kept clenching his fists tightly in the gauze on both sides of his body, and the knuckles of his fingers cracked from the excessive force.

An even more intense pain shot through his hand, and he abruptly loosened his fist.

He turned around, about to follow Officer Zhang out, when a commotion erupted behind him, a cacophony of light footsteps and the flashing of camera flashes.

The already small entrance hall by the side door instantly became a mess.

Wenjie looked up and saw that Wang Hui and the other person had also been taken into custody by the police. Fortunately, Cheng Xiaohui was missing; the police had probably taken her to the hospital.

He looked back at the noisy area, where a group of people with cameras, video cameras, and press passes were surrounding a man so tightly that he couldn't get a glimpse of him.

Even without being able to see the face of the person surrounded in the middle, Wenjie knew it was Jia Nan.

Just now, when Wang Hui was rambling on, didn't he mention that the cause of this matter was the conflict between Jia Nan and Cheng Xiaohui?

The police even need to take a random passerby like him in for questioning, so how could Jia Nan possibly escape?

Wenjie was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it when Jia Nan showed up at his doorstep. He immediately rushed towards the group of reporters.

Who knew that after running only a few steps, he was grabbed from behind and hugged around the waist. Wenjie tried his best to break free, but when he looked down, he saw the conspicuous police uniform cuff on the arm that was holding him.

It's Officer Zhang from earlier!

The moment I see Jia Nan, my blood rushes to my head, and I forget everything else!

With police officers following behind him, Officer Zhang must have assumed he was trying to help Jia Nan escape.

They might even mistakenly believe that he and Jia Nan are in cahoots!

He dared not make any rash moves. Openly breaking free from the police's control like this might lead to him being charged with assaulting a police officer!

He turned his head and smiled at Officer Zhang with a relaxed expression:

"Officer, I need to go to the restroom, why... are you hugging me?"

(End of this chapter)