章 21: Caught In The Act (3)

Just as the two young men walked to Duan Yixin's house while rubbing their sore bodies, Chi Junheng came with the village chief and the village elders.

Seeing the two of them walking while groaning in pain and hearing the commotion from inside the house, Tang Sanniu, Chi Junheng, and the village elders exchange glances. At this moment, they saw the same confused expression on each other's faces.

When Chi Junheng pushed open the low wooden gate, Chi Xiyou dragged an unconscious man out. Behind him, three of his friends grabbed two men and escorted them out. Seeing this scene, everyone fell silent out of surprise.

As soon as the two gangsters saw the crowd, they struggled desperately, but Chi Xiyou punched them in the face and said, "If you dare to move again, I don't mind changing your face to look like him."

Looking at the gangster, who was unconscious with a face that was swollen like a pig, the two gangsters shuddered and stopped struggling. Seeing that they finally become obedient, Chi Xiyou turned to look at his father and others and greeted them, "Father, village chief, elders."

Looking at the blood on his hands and the bruises on his face, Chi Junhao asked with a hint of worry in his voice, "Dalang, what happened here? Who are they?"

Chi Xiyou threw the unconscious gangster on the ground and said, "These three people are gangsters from the Chen family's village. I saw Duan Sida, and he is their leader, but it seems that he ran away when we fought with these three people."

After speaking, he looked at his other two friends and asked, "Brothers, did you see Duan Sida? He ran away from the house not long ago."

The two friends nodded, and one of them said, "We fought with him for a while, but he still managed to escape from us."

The other one nodded and said, "No wonder his voice sounds familiar to me. It turns out he is Duan Sida."

After listening to their conversation, everyone realized that Duan Sida had brought three gangsters from the Chen family's village to kidnap his niece. The reason is also very clear because it is no secret in Yunshan Village that the Duan family accepted fifty tael silver from Master Chen in exchange for a bride.

When the villagers heard about this, they could only say that Duan Yixin was unlucky to have an uncle like Duan Sida. But now, seeing with their own eyes that Duan Sida dared to kidnap Duan Yixin and wanted to send her to Master Chen like a lowly concubine, everyone was angry, especially Tan Sanniu and Chi Junheng.

Although Duan Yixin and Tang Zizheng's marriage engagement has been terminated, Tan Sanniu is Grandpa Duan's best friend. After watching Duan Yixin growing up from a baby to a young lady and having always treated her like his granddaughter, Tan Sanniu was very angry and felt that he had failed Grandpa Duan's last wish, which was to protect Duan Yixin.

Tan Sanniu was so furious that his body trembled when he said, "Take these three people to the center of the village and tie them up. We will interrogate them publicly tomorrow morning. As for Duan Sida, I will report to the Yamen tomorrow. In the meantime, I will send someone to stop his family from escaping."

Chi Xiyou's friends hear this, accept the order, and then send the three gangsters to the center of the village, while some villagers go to Duan Sida's house to guard his wife and daughter, preventing them from running away.

After the gangster was taken away, Tan Sanniu looked at Chi Xiyou and asked, "Chi Dalang, where is Xin Niang?"

Tan Sanniu used to call Duan Yixin by her nickname. But after Duan Yixin and Tan Zizheng broke off their marriage engagement, Tan Sanniu could only call her politely like everyone else.

Chi Xiyou shook his head and said, "Xin Xin was not at home when I came in. With how smart she is, I believe she had already run away when she found out someone had broken into her home."

After listening to his answer, Chi Junheng thought for a while and said, "Dalang, go see if Xin Xin has come to our house."

Chi Xiyou's eyes lit up, and he said, "I will go right away."

Seeing him rushing home, Chi Junheng looked at Tan Sanniu and the elders and said, "Village chief, elders, it's getting late now. Everyone should go home early and rest. Thank you for your help today. Otherwise, I can't imagine how Xin Xin's reputation will be affected after this matter spreads out."

Tan Sanniu sighed and said, "Xin Niang's life is very hard. This is the least we can do for her. Early tomorrow morning, I will go to the Yamen and invite the Yamen's runner to interrogate and bring the gangsters to jail."

Chi Junheng clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Village Chief."

After saying goodbye, Chi Junheng looked at the dilapidated thatched house for a while, sighed, and returned to his home. After waiting for a long time, Duan Yixin still didn't see anyone from the Chi family come back.

When she stood up and brushed off the dust from her clothes, Chi Xiyou saw her. He rushed over and asked breathlessly, "Xin Xin, are you alright?"

Duan Yixin was a little surprised when she saw the blood on Chi Xiyou's bruised face and hands. She nodded and said, "I'm fine, but you don't look fine."

Hearing her answer, Chi Xiyou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm fine. This is the gangster's blood. The bruises will disappear in a few days."

Duan Yixin stared at him, knowing that he was injured because he went to her house to save her. She felt warm in her heart, smiled, and said sincerely, "Thank you. I owe your family so much that I don't know how to repay you and your family."

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章 22: Warmth

Chi Xiyou was stunned by Duan Yixin's words.

He stared at her for a long time before smiling, "We grew up together, and I have always regarded you as my younger sister. Protecting you is what I want to do and what I should do. You don't need to take it to heart. As long as you are doing well, that's enough for us. Besides, I also promised Grandpa Duan that I would protect you."

After hearing what he said, Duan Yixin thought to herself, 'It seems that the relationship between the original owner and the Chi family is not as simple as it seems. My intuition tells me that the origin of the original owner is not simple. I don't know if I can really live a peaceful life in a world where the identity of this body is shrouded in so many secrets and mysteries.'

Seeing her frowning while thinking, Chi Xiyou thought that she was worried about what to do and asked, "Xin Xin, what are your plans after this?"

After hearing his question, Duan Yixin came to her senses and said, "I don't know yet. I didn't think my house was a safe place to live, but I didn't have anywhere else to go."

Just when the two of them fell into silence, Madam Chi and Chi Xinru came back. Seeing Duan Yixin and Chi Xiyou standing in front of their home, Madam Chi and Chi Xinru hurried over.

Seeing them coming, Chi Xiyou said, "Mother, Ru'er, you are back."

Before Duan Yixin had time to greet Madam Chi, Chi Xinru had already hugged her and said in a choked voice, "Xin Xin, everything will be fine. Don't be afraid. You have me and my family."

Feeling her warm embrace, Duan Yixin's eyes turned red. After waking up in this strange world, Duan Yixin has always been cautious and on guard. There was no Captain Yu who always stayed with her and protected her in this world. Even in her sleep, she did not dare to relax.

But tonight, she discovered that even in this strange world, there were people who were worried about her and people who would protect her. Although the person they wanted to protect was the original owner, for Duan Yixin, the warmth they gave her was enough to give her the courage to live in this world. For the first time since she came to this world, she felt safe.

Duan Yixin swallowed her tears, took a deep breath, and whispered softly, "Thank you, Xinru."

Seeing the two of them hugging each other and crying, Madam Chi wiped her tears and said, "All right, don't stand outside. Let's go inside and talk."

After saying that, she walked into the house, followed by Chi Xiyou, Duan Yixin, and Chi Xinru. Just as Madam Chi went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, Chi Junheng came back.

When he walked in and saw Duan Yixin sitting in the living room, he smiled at her and said, "I'm glad that you are alright, Xin Xin."

Chi Junheng sat down next to his son, poured a glass of water, took a sip, and said, "Duan Sida ran away, but we still caught the other three people. Since we don't know if Duan Sida will come back or not, Xin Xin, you can stay here tonight, and you can sleep with Ru'er."

Duan Yixin knew that her house was in such dilapidated condition that it could not even block the cold wind, let alone guard against people with malicious intentions. Now that Chi Junheng has spoken, Duan Yixin will not refuse his offer.

She looked at him and said, "Thank you, Master Chi."

Accustomed to Duan Yixin's politeness after losing her memory, Chi Junheng just nodded and went to the kitchen to find his wife.

In the kitchen, Madam Chi saw her husband come in and said in a low voice, "Husband, I think it's better to let Xin Xin stay at our house until she repairs her house. It really made me feel uneasy to let her live alone in that house."

Chi Junheng thought about his wife's suggestion, shook his head, and said, "The children are not young anymore. Dalang is already eighteen years old, and Xin Xin is of marriageable age. If she lived in our house, people in the village would say bad things about her. If she can't get married because of this matter in the future, then I won't be able to face Uncle Duan in the Netherworld."

After hearing what her husband said, Madam Chi sighed and said, "If Dalang has feelings for Xin Xin, then I can propose marriage to Xin Xin. But he only regards her as his younger sister. She also refused to accept us as her adoptive parents."

Chi Junheng looked at Madam Chi's worried expression, patted her hand, and said, "Wife, don't worry too much. When she needs us, we can just take care of and support her. As long as we do our best, I believe we will not fail Uncle Duan's trust in us."

Seeing that they could only do this for the time being, Madam Chi nodded, and the couple quickly prepared dinner. After a while, they came out of the kitchen with five bowls of noodles.

Sitting at the wooden table, Madam Chi put a bowl of noodles in front of Duan Yixin and said, "Xin Xin, this is your favorite egg noodles. When you were young, you often came here and asked Auntie to help you make this. Try it while it's hot. See if the taste is still the same as before or not."

Looking at the bowl of plain noodles in front of her, Duan Yixin picked up her chopsticks and took a bite. As she swallowed the noodles, fragments of memories that did not belong to her appeared in her mind.

As soon as the memories came up, the liquid chip converted them into videos and images and stored them in the database before she felt a headache.