Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

"Xiao Chu, don't worry, Uncle Xia will be alright."

Pei Shizhou took the phone and began to comfort Xia Yichu. He had only learned of Xia Guoan's disappearance yesterday.

Previously, Pei Shizhou had captured several spies in the army. Because he had captured spies in Pengcheng last time, he was quite familiar with spies. The leader specifically asked him to help investigate Xia Guoan's disappearance.

Yesterday, he discussed it with his boss, and the boss agreed to let him tell Xia Yichu. Pei Shizhou called her, wanting to tell her about it. Unfortunately, Xia Yichu had just left and missed Pei Shizhou's call.

Lin Xingyuan answered the phone. Pei Shizhou told Lin Xingyuan about Xia Guoan's matter, and he firmly opposed telling Xia Yichu. Moreover, Xia's grandfather also disagreed, so Pei Shizhou couldn't say much.

He planned to call Xia Yichu again in a couple of days if there was still no news from Xia Guoan, and tell her that he did not agree with them keeping it from Xia Yichu.

"Shizhou, what's the situation now? Tell me about it."

"Xiao Chu, it's not convenient for us to talk right now at the airport because there are too many people around. Can I call you when we get home?"

The circumstances surrounding Xia Guoan's disappearance are quite complicated and may involve spies, so it's not convenient to discuss it publicly.

"OK"

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yichu sat next to it and waited.

"Big brother, didn't you say you wouldn't tell Xiao Chu?"

Lin Xingyuan felt uncomfortable every time he heard Pei Shizhou call him "big brother." He really didn't know how Pei Shizhou could say that, since he was two years younger than Pei Shizhou.

"She went to the Wu family this morning; she must have found out from them. Hurry up and drive, don't keep Xiao Chu waiting."

"it is good"

Pei Shizhou and Lin Xingyuan sped home. Without even taking a break, Pei Shizhou immediately picked up the phone and called Xia Yichu.

As soon as the call connected, Xia Yichu's anxious voice came through: "Shizhou, tell me what's going on quickly."

Pei Shizhou took a deep breath and said, "Xiao Chu, our preliminary assessment is that Uncle Xia's disappearance may be related to spies. He left Grandpa Xia's house five days ago, and no one has seen him since."

Although Xia Guoan is still in Kyoto because of Grandma Xia's passing, he is quite busy. People often ask him for help with problems that the lab can't solve.

Before the incident, he had told Grandpa Xia that he was going to help out at a laboratory for two days. If Grandpa Xia hadn't contacted Xia Guoan two days earlier, no one would have known about his disappearance.

The lab staff waited a long time for Xia Guoan to arrive, but he didn't dare to urge him. After all, his mother had just passed away, and he was bound to be upset. They figured they could wait until he had calmed down before going.

"You mean he might not have been missing for two days, but for five?"

Xia Yichu's tone was not good. Two days and five days are different concepts. The longer Xia Guoan is missing, the more dangerous he is.

"right"

Pei Shizhou has been busy with matters concerning the Pei family recently. If his superiors hadn't asked him for help, he wouldn't have known about Xia Guoan's disappearance.

"Wasn't someone always following him? How could this happen?"

"No, Uncle Xia didn't allow anyone to come with me this time."

Xia Guoan said he wanted to stay home and spend time with his family and didn't want anyone to come with him. That night, he wanted to stay home with his grandfather, but for some reason, he went out and never came back.

Grandpa Xia assumed that he had been taken to the laboratory and didn't take the matter to heart.

"It's not certain yet, but we'll find Uncle Xia as soon as possible. Don't worry too much, just stay home and wait for news," Pei Shizhou comforted him.

"Shizhou, what has Yang Yunxia been up to lately?"

Xia Yichu had a gut feeling that this matter was related to Yang Yunxia. She was erratic and unpredictable, and who knew what she might do next.

"Nothing much? I just go to work and then go home, and I don't linger outside after get off work, I go straight home."

He hadn't been in contact with any strangers, seemed perfectly normal, and nothing seemed amiss.

After Yang Yunxian's death, Pei Shizhou had people follow Yang Yunxia. They followed her during the day, and at night, he rented a house across from hers to keep watch on her.

The night Xia Zhiqian had his accident, the person who had been watching Yang Yunxia went out with her. She did go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, but when she couldn't find any, she saw Xia Zhiqian on her way back.

Yang Yunhao went to the Xia family's old house that night, and he saw it too, but he went there frequently in the following nights.

Those who were watching Yang Yunxia didn't take the matter to heart. Even when Pei Shizhou later asked him if he had seen any suspicious people at the Xia family's old house, he told Pei Shizhou no.

"Shizhou, I still think it's related to Yang Yunxia. Have someone keep a close eye on her."

"Okay, don't worry! Don't be too concerned. If it really was spies who took Uncle Xia away, they won't hurt him."

The spies arrested Xia Guoan simply for the research results he possessed. He might suffer a bit, but his life wouldn't be in immediate danger.

"Yes, I know."

That's the logic, but if Xia Guoan doesn't hand over his research findings, his situation will be very dangerous. Xia Yichu was still very worried.

"Xiao Chu, be careful and take good care of yourself."

Although the spies said that only one spy hadn't been caught yet, there might be others they just didn't know about. In short, Xia Guoan's situation wasn't good, but Pei Shizhou didn't dare tell Xia Yichu this.

"Okay, you and my brother be careful. Remember to call me if you hear anything."

Xia Yichu had just taken a week off, otherwise she would have wanted to go to Kyoto. But then she remembered that Guoan had never been kidnapped in her past life, so even if she went to Kyoto now, she wouldn't be able to help.

"Okay, I'll hang up now."

Pei Shizhou reluctantly hung up the phone. He knew that the longer Xia Guoan remained missing, the more dangerous it would be. So now was not the time for sentimentality; he had to rescue Xia Guoan immediately.

"Shizhou, what do we do next?"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xingyuan asked worriedly, explaining that his purpose in coming to Kyoto was to help.

"Big brother, you heard it yourself, Xiao Chu suspects Yang Yunxia. How about this, big brother, you go and keep an eye on Yang Yunxia."

After Xia Zhiqian's incident, Pei Shizhou replaced the person who had been following Yang Yunxia; that person was someone Gu Yunting had randomly picked from outside.

The person he was monitoring wasn't professional enough, so these past two days Pei Shizhou found a more professional one, a former comrade-in-arms from his time in the army.

Finding a professional is difficult; that comrade had just returned from military service and was called over by Pei Shizhou to help. One person might not be able to keep a close eye on Yang Yunxia if they weren't careful, but if Lin Xingyuan were to join in, they would definitely be able to keep an eye on her without any problems.

"Yes, I've met Yang Yunxia before, so she should recognize me."

"It's okay, I found a comrade-in-arms who just returned from military service. He'll keep an eye on her with you."

You two take turns keeping watch. If you're worried about Yang Yunxia finding out, you can keep watch at night, while he watches Yang Yunxia during the day.

Lin Xingyuan nodded, "Okay, take me there."

"Brother, no rush, I'll take you there tonight. You just got off the plane, go to your room and rest for a bit."

"Okay, by the way, Xiao Chu said she'd give your grandparents each a bottle of loquat syrup, which she made herself."

As Lin Xingyuan spoke, he took out two bottles of loquat syrup and gave them to Pei Shizhou. He was a little busy afterward and was afraid he would forget about it.

"Okay, I'll take it to my grandparents now. Your room is over there; I've prepared your toiletries, and the bed is freshly made."

Pei Shizhou knew that the loquat syrup Xia Yichu had was a good thing, something that money couldn't buy. He couldn't wait to send it to his grandparents.

"Shizhou, wait a minute, the remaining three bottles are for Xiaochu's two sisters-in-law and her grandfather. If you have time, please deliver them to them as well, I'm afraid I'll forget because I'm busy."

"no problem"

Pei Shizhou took the loquat syrup and went out, while Lin Xingyuan went to his room to rest.