Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 568 - 415, Intent on Leaving (2 more updates)

Huangfu Huazhang closed his eyes: "Now I can completely understand what Shi Nian’s father felt back then. To save my daughter, I will also do anything."

Guan Liang knocked on the door, signaling Jia Tianzi to step outside for a moment.

Jia Tianzi asked Huangfu Huazhang to wait briefly and hurried out.

Guan Liang said that after comparing with the instruments, both pieces of evidence have been confirmed to be genuine: it is indeed Jieyou’s voice, and indeed George’s handwriting.

Jia Tianzi knitted his long eyebrows: "So it really was George who took Shi Nian and Jieyou."

Guan Liang sighed: "But this evidence also brings even more troublesome information: besides being able to deduce from the recording time on the tape, the time of George’s ink and paper fibers fusing that the recording is recent, which shows Jieyou should still be safe, all other information can only be summed up in two words: Dangerous Path."

"What do you mean?" Jia Tianzi was also somewhat surprised.

Guan Liang said: "The most important thing about the evidence itself is not actually the tape and that piece of paper, but rather the packaging material, the material of the tape itself, as well as the paper and ink George used, and even the plants and soil particles enclosed in the envelope."

"Although this evidence has no postmark, no address, we can still analyze the region it came from based on these seemingly non-core pieces of evidence."

Jia Tianzi’s heart heated up: "Where is it?"

Guan Liang stared into Jia Tianzi’s eyes: "This is why I say it’s a Dangerous Path: the plants and soil, paper made from local plant fibers, unique ink ingredients... all point to a region: a certain country in Asia amidst war."

Jia Tianzi’s face also changed upon hearing that.

This country is the same one where Huangfu Huazhang and Tang Yansheng once traveled, which was later used by George to transport little girls.

"No wonder George is like he disappeared off the face of the earth, we couldn’t find his trail, turns out he took Shi Nian and Jieyou there!"

That country is not the territory of M Country, how can this state’s police have jurisdiction? Moreover, the country is ravaged by war, all order is disrupted, requesting help from that country’s police is impossible.

In such a situation, even as the police, they are helpless!

Guan Liang frowned: "Maybe we can apply to the FBI, our state police can’t enforce laws abroad, but they have jurisdiction."

Jia Tianzi closed his eyes: "Don’t forget Shi Nian and Jieyou are not citizens of M Country, they don’t hold M Country passports, so the FBI will not get involved."

Guan Liang was also anxious: "Then what should we do, are we just going to watch Shi Nian and Jieyou trapped by George in that Asian country, and maybe even let Jieyou become a child bride?!"

No matter what, Jia Tianzi still had to inform Huangfu Huazhang of the police’s awkward position.

Huangfu Huazhang listened and then laughed: "I was wrong, I shouldn’t have come to the police today. I know by now I shouldn’t trouble the police anymore, I should rely on my own strength. At worst, I’ll give up my own life."

Having said that, Huangfu Huazhang stood up wearily and instructed Xia Zuo: "Let’s go."

Jia Tianzi, also deeply unwilling, rose to persuade him. Huangfu Huazhang looked back forlornly, shaking his head lightly: "Forget it, you police have done your best. It’s just a shame, there are still too many things in this world that you police simply cannot achieve."

After returning, Huangfu Huazhang began liquidating his assets. All properties, stocks, antiques, etc., were sold off rapidly at near-disregard loss prices, to ensure quick conversion to cash.

This move by Huangfu Huazhang immediately sparked a frenzied buying spree in the industry. Keen media analysis said: Huangfu Huazhang is exhausting his fortune to save his loved ones and daughter. With no attachment to life, he has made up his mind to leave."

And this time, his resolute intention to leave, nothing in this world could stop.

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Such a major event, reported extensively by the media, was even broadcast continuously on television in the seemingly sequestered "Deep Valley."

Xu Xinzhen was sometimes clear, sometimes confused, but after watching the news over and over again, finally understood, and wailed in Mrs. Liu’s arms.

"Is Huangfu going to save someone? Is it to save my Nian Nian, right? Has my Nian Nian disappeared again, have you been lying to me all along?"

Shi Nian has been missing for a year and a half, and naturally, Mrs. Liu and everyone at the sanatorium dared not tell Xu Xinzhen. They tried every possible way to hide it from her, only saying that Shi Nian went abroad for an interview. To make Xu Xinzhen believe it, Mrs. Liu even forcibly created the title "Borderless Reporter" by referencing the "Doctors Without Borders" organization, claiming Shi Nian joined that organization, travels around the world, and would inevitably encounter places without signals, thus unable to call back.

Fortunately, Xu Xinzhen was sometimes clear and sometimes muddled. Moreover, ever since the incident, Xiang Jingsheng simply ignored Guo Zhengmei’s obstruction and accompanied her every now and then. Later, even Tang Yanqing moved into the hospital, so everyone together joked around, helping Xu Xinzhen pass through these 17 months peacefully.

Unexpectedly, the paper couldn’t contain the fire in the end, and she understood.

Xinzhen suddenly fell into confusion, reaching out to tug Xiang Jingsheng’s sleeve: "Haoran, Haoran, Nian Nian is gone, our Nian Nian is gone! You must save our Nian Nian, you must..."

As she said this, she collapsed to the ground and knelt before Xiang Jingsheng.

Xiang Jingsheng froze.

What did she just call him? Did she actually mistake him for Shi Haoran?

Shi Haoran was the only person she ever loved in her life, the person she trusted the most. At this moment, she mistook him for Shi Haoran; does it mean that she feels the same trust and reliance towards him now?

Xiang Jingsheng’s heart was filled with mixed emotions, a multitude of thoughts.

Xu Xinzhen clung to his legs, crying loudly: "Haoran, why aren’t you speaking? Haoran, promise me, promise me, alright?"

Xiang Jingsheng closed his eyes involuntarily, and two lines of tears suddenly fell. He reached out to hold Xu Xinzhen’s arm, softly replying: "Alright, I will definitely bring Nian Nian back, rest assured."

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The disposal of Huangfu Huazhang’s relevant properties was still carried out through Xiang Jingsheng’s secretly operated subsidiary. Just like how the Ford Group was handed over to Lin Qi, Huangfu Huazhang also effectively used this method, allowing Xiang Jingsheng to earn a considerable sum.

Huangfu Huazhang’s intentions were naturally not unclear to Xiang Jingsheng. From a position of interest, he was quite thankful to Huangfu Huazhang.

However, he also understood that by transferring such substantial profits to him, Huangfu Huazhang also silently imposed an arrangement on him. The age-old rule of accepting someone’s money to do their bidding was present; in accepting those profits, he agreed by default to complete the task for Huangfu Huazhang.

Yet, Xu Xinzhen’s request suddenly became a weight that caused a tilt in the balance within his heart.

After much hesitation, he decided to meet Huangfu Huazhang personally.

Although the castle remained clean as ever, many changes had already occurred: many of the expensive antiques, paintings, and porcelain used for decoration in the past were no longer present. Some of them had even entered Xiang Jingsheng’s private pocket, providing at least ten times the profit.

Faced with Huangfu Huazhang in this environment, Xiang Jingsheng inevitably felt somewhat guilty and short-winded.

Huangfu Huazhang was indifferent and merely inquired about Tang Yanqing’s condition that Xiang Jingsheng had witnessed in "Deep Valley."

"Deep Valley" was funded through Huangfu Huazhang’s insistence on weathering the storm, and Huangfu Huazhang was nearly the dominator behind "Deep Valley." Thus, the treatment plan and medication for Tang Yanqing were well known in his heart. He had already manipulated what he needed, but he was still not reassured, so he needed to keep an additional pair of eyes around Tang Yanqing. Since Xiang Jingsheng was also uneasy about Xu Xinzhen, he naturally became the best candidate for this pair of eyes.

Xiang Jingsheng answered cautiously, sighed, and said: "Xinzhen sometimes falls into confusion, no one can understand what she says, but Tang Yanqing can chat with her. It can only be said they belong to the same world, thus having a common language."

This showed that Tang Yanqing was truly confused. Huangfu Huazhang slightly raised an eyebrow, seemingly satisfied.

Only then did Xiang Jingsheng respectfully ask: "...Sir, I just want to know if Shi Nian is okay? Also, when everything settles down in the future, will you bring Shi Nian back to see Xinzhen?"

Huangfu Huazhang squinted his eyes, staring at Xiang Jingsheng: "Who are you asking for? For your aunt, or for your son?"

Xiang Jingsheng was frightened. He knew too well how strong Huangfu Huazhang’s possessiveness towards Shi Nian was, and he worried the gentleman wouldn’t spare Xiang Yuan either. For his son, he could only give a more thorough submission to Huangfu Huazhang to exchange for his son’s safety.

"Sir misunderstood, Xiang Yuan and Shi Nian have long been a thing of the past." Xiang Jingsheng cautiously inhaled: "Besides, the origin of my son’s relationship with Shi Nian was nothing more than Shi Haoran randomly matchmaking before his death, not Xiang Yuan deliberately provoking Shi Nian."

Huangfu Huazhang snorted: "It’s a good thing, so I was willing to use you father and son later. Xiang Yuan is talented, his future is limitless."

Xiang Jingsheng wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Therefore... Sir’s entrustment from back then, I have followed through. In the four years of marriage, A Yuan has been trapped in his Heart Demon, never truly being together with Shi Nian."