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

"Zhiheng, what do you think? Is it Yang Yunxia's handwriting?"

Pei Shizhou saw Xia Zhiheng staring at the letter without saying a word. Before he came, his superiors had asked experts to compare the letter with Yang Yunxia's handwriting. He called Xia Zhiheng over just to make a more certain decision.

Xia Zhiheng, his eyes red-rimmed, repeatedly read the contents of the letter. In fact, the letter contained only two short sentences: It said that if they wanted Xia Guoan to live, they should immediately cease the search.

Everyone was certain that Yang Yunxia couldn't have gone far, so they decided to conduct a large-scale search of the surrounding area. Only a day later, Yang Yunxia panicked and sent a child to deliver a message.

"It's hers"

Xia Zhiheng's voice trembled slightly, and each word was spoken with great difficulty.

Pei Shizhou patted Xia Zhiheng on the shoulder to comfort him, then took the letter from his hand and gestured for someone to take him away. He had to go to a meeting, and Xia Zhiheng had to avoid him.

"Shizhou, my uncle will be alright, right?"

When Xia Zhiheng reached the door, he asked Pei Shizhou anxiously.

"Go and rest for a bit. We will definitely rescue Uncle Xia."

Xia Zhiheng was taken away in a daze, and Pei Shizhou was actually unsure of what to do. If they wanted Xia Guoan to live, they couldn't openly search for Yang Yunxia.

The investigation can only be conducted secretly; otherwise, if she discovers it, the consequences are unpredictable. The situation is very tricky, given that Yang Yunxia might be a spy.

After discussion, to ensure Xia Guoan's safety, it was decided to suspend the search for Yang Yunxia publicly. Several experienced comrades were assigned to secretly investigate Yang Yunxia's whereabouts. Pei Shizhou also participated, fully aware of the urgency and danger of the matter.

Just as he arrived home, the phone rang again. Pei Shizhou walked to the phone, hesitating to answer. Calling at this hour likely meant it was Xia Yichu; he hadn't yet figured out what to say to her.

"Brother Pei, what are you spacing out for? Why aren't you answering your phone?"

When Yu Rongbing returned from getting food, he heard the phone ringing at the door. He thought Pei Shizhou had gone out! He ran in to check and saw that Pei Shizhou wasn't answering the phone, but just staring at the incessantly ringing phone.

By the time Pei Shizhou realized what was happening and tried to answer the phone, it stopped ringing as soon as his hand touched it. He had misunderstood; if he hadn't answered, Xia Yichu would have been even more anxious.

Yu Rongbing joked, "Brother Pei, it wasn't your wife calling, was it?"

Pei Shizhou wasn't in the mood for jokes; he was feeling a bit irritated. He didn't know if the call was from Xia Yichu, and if so, how he should tell her about Yang Yunxia.

Just then, the phone rang again. Pei Shizhou took a deep breath and quickly answered it; an anxious voice came from the other end.

"Shizhou, is there any news about him?"

Perhaps because she was worried about Xia Guoan, Xia Yichu had dreams all night, and her dreams were full of Xia Guoan. The dreams were mixed, many of them were things that happened in her past life, and at the end, she dreamed that Xia Guoan died tragically.

She attended class absentmindedly all day. Xia Yichu wondered how Xia Guoan had been rescued in his past life, and whether he could escape danger again in this one.

"Xiao Chu, have you eaten?"

Pei Shizhou was worried about her, but he also knew he could no longer hide it from Xia Yichu.

"not yet"

"Xiao Chu, listen to me, go eat first. I'll talk to you after you eat, I need to eat too."

After hearing Pei Shizhou's first sentence, Xia Yichu wanted to say that she wasn't hungry, but after hearing the second sentence, she couldn't bring herself to refuse to eat.

She wasn't hungry, but Pei Shizhou must be starving after a long day. Besides, if she didn't eat, Pei Shizhou would be worried about her.

"it is good"

After saying that, Xia Yichu hung up the phone. She wasn't in the mood to cook, so she went to a restaurant for a quick bite.

Pei Shizhou was lost in thought while eating, pondering how to tell Xia Yichu in a way that would ease her worries.

He prayed that Xia Guoan could be rescued successfully, and he was also worried about Xia Yichu's reaction after she found out that Yang Yunxia might be a spy.

Pei Shizhou quickly finished his meal and then dialed Xia Yichu's number again.

The call connected, and he took a deep breath before slowly saying, "Xiao Chu, Uncle Xia has been kidnapped by Yang Yunxia. We now suspect that Yang Yunxia is a spy, and to ensure Uncle Xia's safety, the leadership has suspended the search."

But we've already arranged for comrades to secretly investigate her whereabouts, and we'll definitely rescue Uncle Xia. Don't worry, take care of yourself.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before Xia Yichu's voice came through with a slight tremor: "I understand, Shi Zhou, you must be careful."

By the way, how did you discover that Yang Yunxia was a spy?

Pei Shizhou had no choice but to keep the conversation brief, explaining how they discovered Yang Yunxia might be a spy. He then comforted Xia Yichu for a few moments before hanging up.

Hearing that Yang Yunxia might be a spy, Xia Yichu felt surprisingly calm. If Yang Yunxia really was a spy, then many things could be explained.

But she's too heartless; she doesn't even care about her own son. What is she after? If it's to get revenge on Xia Guohua, that doesn't make sense either. He's been dead for so many years; any anger she might have should have subsided by now.

Yang Yunxia has two successful sons and a decent job herself, so why would she want to destroy all of that with her own hands? Xia Yichu couldn't understand it, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

Xia Guoan's safety is the most important thing right now; everything else will probably come to light once Yang Yunxia is caught.

Xia Yichu didn't want to do anything. She sat on the sofa and tried hard to think about her past life, hoping to find some useful clues.

After dark, Pei Shizhou and the others continued their search for Yang Yunxia's whereabouts with their men.

The night passed quickly, and nothing was found. This was to be expected; Kyoto was so large, and a straightforward search was impossible, so finding Yang Yunxia was no easy task.

Two more days passed, and there were still no clues. Although people were stationed at every intersection to prevent Yang Yunxia from escaping, everyone's mood was particularly heavy.

Strangely, Xia Yichu hasn't called to inquire about Xia Guoan's situation in the past two days, and Pei Shizhou is worried about her.

Pei Shizhou had just arrived home when he saw the time and realized Xia Yichu was about to start class. Not knowing if she was home, he tried calling her, and to his surprise, she answered immediately.

"Shizhou, listen to me, Yang Yunxia might be on Feixia Road. You should take some people there to check right away."

Pei Shizhou was overjoyed and quickly asked, "Xiao Chu, how did you know?"

"Never mind how I know, go and see if Yang Yunxia is there."

"Do you know the exact location of Feixia Road?"

Knowing the exact location would make the search much faster; the area was too broad, and Pei Shizhou was afraid of alarming Yang Yunxia.

"have no idea"

Xia Yichu, with her hair disheveled and wearing pajamas, was on the phone. Over the past two days, she had been repeatedly and carefully thinking about her relationship with Xia Guoan in her past life.

She only remembered it when she dreamed about it again last night. Once, not long after Xia Guoan was discharged from the hospital, Xia Zhiqian chatted with him.

Although she saw her go home and didn't say anything more, Xia Yichu vaguely heard them talking about discovering a lot of things at their hideout on Feixia Road while she was at the door.

In this situation, we have no choice but to try anything, even the slightest clue. We should investigate and verify it. What if we're right?

"Okay," Pei Shizhou said, no longer asking Xia Yichu; finding the person was the priority.

"Shizhou, you must be careful."

"Okay, don't worry! I will. I'm hanging up now. I'll call you again if I hear anything."

Xia Peishizhou didn't dare to delay and immediately reported to his superiors.