Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 3006: Chapter 2942: It’s Her, No Mistake

Wang Yi actually started getting nervous. There was just over half a month left before she was going to marry Chen Yin. Even though she’d been dating Chen Yin for so long, now that they were really about to get married, she still felt a bit on edge.

Jiang Xiao was affected by her and gradually began to feel that kind of bridal jitters and anticipation too.

The days passed like this, and finally, at dusk that day, Ding Haijing and Guan Tiezhu returned to the Capital City with Si Huzi, dusty and travel‑worn.

As soon as they stepped into the yard, Jiang Xiao, who was trimming flower branches, looked over, and Ding Haijing immediately gave her a hard, emphatic nod.

”It’s her. It’s the person you’re looking for.”

”Huh?” Jiang Xiao was startled; the pruning shears in her hand almost slipped and stabbed the top of her foot.

”Careful.”

Ding Haijing pointed at the shears in her hand. ”Put those down first, put them down.”

Watching what she’d just done had given him a scare.

Si Huzi had come back too. His face was covered in beard, and it really looked like the past ten‑odd days hadn’t gone well for him—too much rushing about?

Or was the situation over in Huchuan really that harsh?

Seeing Jiang Xiao look toward Si Huzi, Ding Haijing explained, ”Si Huzi was grabbed by their people and locked up for two days.”

It was precisely because of this little mishap that they’d been delayed so many days.

Jiang Xiao was shocked. ”What happened? Si Huzi, are you okay?”

”Miss Jiang, it wasn’t anything major, but they did give me a vicious beating. They beat me so badly my whole body hurts. Luckily, they didn’t touch my face,” Si Huzi said.

Jiang Xiao had been startled at first, but when she heard his last sentence she couldn’t help wanting to laugh, and only just managed to hold it in.

”Come on, let’s talk inside.”

Once they went in and sat down, she first asked about Si Huzi getting caught.

”Because your guess was right—that Red Sister is Ah Hong, and Deng Qingjiang sticks close to her. Back when Si Huzi was tailing Deng Qingjiang, he’d once run into Deng Qingjiang face‑to‑face. At the time Deng Qingjiang didn’t seem suspicious, didn’t know Si Huzi was following him, but once they bumped into each other in Huchuan, Deng Qingjiang got suspicious,” Ding Haijing said on Si Huzi’s behalf.

Jiang Xiao fell silent.

That wasn’t surprising at all.

If she were Deng Qingjiang, she would’ve been suspicious too. Someone you’ve seen in the Capital City suddenly turns up in far‑off Huchuan—who would believe that person isn’t tailing you?

Si Huzi said helplessly, ”I had no idea that guy had such a good memory. Back in the Capital City we just brushed past each other and he took one look at me. I never thought he’d actually remember me.”

”That Ah Hong Deng Qingjiang is with is really well‑connected over there in Huchuan. During the days we were tailing her, she always had a bunch of people around her—they looked like her muscle. After Deng Qingjiang recognized Si Huzi, he sent some of Ah Hong’s men to grab Si Huzi,” Ding Haijing said.

Jiang Xiao asked curiously, ”He didn’t see you guys?”

”We were tailing that Ah Hong at the time, and she and Deng Qingjiang weren’t together then. By the time we got back, he’d already been taken. It took us two days to get him out,” Ding Haijing said.

”Did you alert their people?”

”If we’d alerted them, it wouldn’t have taken so long,” Ding Haijing said.

Si Huzi looked a bit embarrassed. ”I’m the one who caused trouble for Brother Ding and the others.”

”But that Ah Hong is very vigilant. After this happened, she wanted to leave.”

”What about Boss Du? Did you see Boss Du?”