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

"don't want"

Xia Yichu was awakened by a nightmare. She sat up abruptly in bed, her back soaked with cold sweat.

She just dreamt that Xia Guoan was killed by secret agents. He died a terrible death, tortured to death, and there wasn't a single good spot on his body.

Xia Yichu wiped the sweat from her forehead, turned on the light, picked up her watch from the bedside table, and glanced at it. It was 3:45 a.m. She dared not sleep, afraid that she would have another nightmare.

She got up, put on her clothes, and sat in a chair in the room, frowning as she thought.

"Why was Xia Guoan kidnapped in this life when he was never kidnapped in his past life?"

Could it be because he resigned early and went home in his past life? No, no, when I faked being kidnapped in my past life, those spies were targeting Xing Guoan. I understand.

Suddenly, Xia Yichu seemed to remember something. She stood up and paced back and forth anxiously.

It wasn't that Xia Guoan hadn't been kidnapped in his past life, but rather that Xia Yichu didn't care about him. In his past life, Xia Guoan returned to Kyoto for about six months, during which time he disappeared for a period of time.

It was probably a month or half a month, Xia Yichu couldn't remember. It seemed that he went to the hospital for treatment at that time and stayed in the hospital for quite a long time.

However, Xia Yichu didn't care about him and hadn't visited Xia Guoan in the hospital, so she had no idea what the specifics of his condition were. Thinking of this, Xia Yichu collapsed onto the bed like a deflated balloon.

"Xia Yichu, if you had just visited Xia Guoan at the hospital in your past life, you wouldn't be completely unaware of his kidnapping now."

"Forget it, there's no point in saying all this now. Xia Guoan escaped danger in his past life, so he should be able to do it again in this one!"

Xia Yichu muttered uncertainly to herself, trying to comfort herself, but her heart was still pounding. She decided she couldn't be as indifferent as she had been in her previous life; she had to take the initiative to understand the situation. She wanted to know more.

She got up and called Pei Shizhou just as dawn was breaking. She knew Pei Shizhou always got up early, and if she was any later, Xia Yichu probably wouldn't be able to find him.

The phone rang several times before it was answered, and Pei Shizhou's deep voice came from the other end.

"Hey, Xiao Chu, is that you?"

Pei Shizhou had just stepped out of his house when the phone rang. Thinking it might be Xia Yichu calling, he quickly walked back. He hadn't gotten home until after midnight the night before, so he hadn't called Xia Yichu.

Moreover, there were no clues or news about Xia Guoan's disappearance, and he didn't know how to tell Xia Yichu.

"It's me, Shi Zhou. Have you heard anything about him?"

"No, they're still investigating. Xiao Chu, please don't worry."

After extensive investigation, it can be basically confirmed that Xia Shujia has been missing for six days.

"Shizhou, I dreamt about him last night. He died so tragically. I..."

When Pei Shizhou heard Xia Yichu's tearful voice on the other end of the phone, his heart clenched.

"Xiao Chu, don't scare yourself. Dreams are often the opposite of reality. Uncle Xia will surely be blessed. Calm down first, and I'll speed up the investigation."

Pei Shizhou gently comforted her. Xia Yichu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

"Yes, Shi Zhou, you must tell me if there is any news."

"Okay, I will definitely tell you. Xiao Chu, listen to me, from now on you don't have to think about anything."

Go do what you need to do, I'll call you as soon as I have any news. Take care of yourself, don't worry me, okay?

"Okay, don't worry about me, I'm fine, I'm hanging up."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yichu knew she couldn't keep letting her mind wander like this. It was Sunday, and she needed to find something to do.

With school tomorrow, she wouldn't have time to overthink. Xia Yichu washed up and went out to the market to see if anyone sold loquats. She planned to buy some and make loquat syrup; having something to do would keep her from thinking too much.

Pei Shizhou hung up the phone and immediately went out to buy breakfast for Lin Xingyuan and the others. When he arrived at the apartment he had rented for them, he gently knocked on the door.

After waiting for a while, Lin Xingyuan's hushed voice finally came from inside.

"who"

"It's me, open the door."

The door opened a crack, and Lin Xingyuan stepped aside to let Pei Shizhou in. After he entered, Lin Xingyuan immediately closed the door.

"Why are you here so early? What happened?"

Pei Shizhou waved the breakfast in his hand, walked into the house and said, "It's nothing, I bought breakfast for you. Rongbing hasn't gotten up yet?"

"Company commander, I'm here."

Yu Rongbing came out of the room; he was about to go out to buy breakfast.

"I already told you I'm not in the military anymore, so don't call me company commander, just call me by my name."

Yu Rongbing scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I'm used to it, Company Commander."

Yu Rongbing realized what was happening and chuckled, "Brother Pei, you're here so early, is there any progress on Uncle Xia's matter?"

"No, come and have breakfast first, we can talk while we eat."

The three sat around the table, and Pei Shizhou explained the current situation of the investigation.

"We now know that Uncle Xia has been missing for six days, but nothing else is known. By the way, has Yang Yunxia discovered anything?"

"No, Yang Yunxia is the same as always."

Yu Rongbing shook his head and said that he had been guarding this place for several days after Xia Guoan's incident. Yang Yunxia was going to and from get off work as usual, and he even suspected that the company commander was being paranoid.

What time does Yang Yunxia usually leave home?

Around 7:40

Lin Xingyuan was new and didn't know the details, so Yu Rongbing answered Pei Shizhou's questions.

"When Yang Yunxia goes out in a bit, I want to search her house to see if there are any clues. Rongbing, you stay with Yang Yunxia. Big brother, you keep watch for me."

Xia Yichu mentioned Yang Yunxia several times, and now that there were no leads elsewhere, Pei Shizhou decided to start with Yang Yunxia. After all, Yang Yunxia wasn't without suspicion, and many things that happened around her were hard to explain.

Lin Xingyuan and Yu Rongbing had no objections; Yu Rongbing was used to following Pei Shizhou's orders. Lin Xingyuan, knowing that Xia Yichu suspected Yang Yunxia, ​​was also happy to help investigate her. After finishing breakfast, they each made their preparations.

At 7:40, Yang Yunxia left home on time, and Yu Rongbing quietly followed her. After more than ten minutes, once he was sure Yang Yunxia was far away, Pei Shizhou climbed through the window and entered Yang Yunxia's house, while Lin Xingyuan hid nearby to keep watch.

Pei Shizhou carefully searched every corner, finding nothing wrong with the living room. Just as he was about to open the door to Yang Yunxia's room, he realized something was amiss.

There was a hair on Yang Yunxia's door frame. If Pei Shizhou hadn't been tall and looked closely, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.

Pei Shizhou glanced at it, then erased all traces of his presence. He checked one last time, and only after confirming everything was alright did he climb out the window and leave. After exiting, Pei Shizhou walked over to Lin Xingyuan.

"Shizhou"

Lin Xingyuan saw Pei Shizhou's serious expression and called out to him.

"Hurry up, let's go to my house."

Neither of them spoke on the way back, and they quickly returned to Pei Shizhou's house.

"Shizhou, what did you find at Yang Yunxia's house?"

Lin Xingyuan asked curiously, "Could Yang Yunxia really be related to Xia Guoan's disappearance?"

Pei Shizhou didn't hide anything and told Lin Xingyuan about finding the hair at Yang Yunxia's house.

"No way! Could it be a coincidence?"

"It shouldn't be. No matter how coincidental it is, that hair couldn't possibly be stuck in the door frame. Here's what we'll do: when Yang Yunxia comes back at noon and goes to work again, I'll go to her house again. If that hair is still there, then it proves that Yang Yunxia definitely has a problem."

The problem is particularly serious; only spies and secret agents would do this, and ordinary people wouldn't think of using hair as a mark.

If Pei Shizhou hadn't found that hair and gone inside today, Yang Yunxia would have known someone had been to her house and her room when she got home from get off work.