Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Return to Langor City

There were quite a few capable people among those searching for Jiang Qin.

Someone quickly tracked them to this area and clashed with the members of Fox Ear.

When they failed to find Jiang Qin by nightfall, Fox Ear knew they had lost their chance to complete the mission.

A mighty dragon can’t crush a local snake.

They couldn’t go up against the other party’s main force; otherwise, not only would they fail the mission, but they probably wouldn’t be able to escape either.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, their leader had no choice but to retreat with his men.

Jiang Qin was still in the cave, not even daring to conjure a light. She could only remain vigilant of her surroundings and force herself to stay awake.

From time to time, she sent a rat out to patrol and observe the area.

Thankfully, there was never anyone there.

She didn’t completely trust Xie An’an, either. After all, selling her out would probably fetch a high price, so she remained on guard.

But this was the wilderness, after all. She had no offensive abilities and didn’t dare to run around recklessly.

She could only stay on guard while gambling on the odds, just like a gambler.

As it turned out, her gamble paid off.

After dark, through the eyes of a rat, she finally saw Xie An’an approaching with a group of people.

There were many familiar faces in the group. Leading at the very front were Uncle You Wei and the security captain, Zhu Yongkang.

They moved quickly, reaching Jiang Qin’s hiding spot in less than two minutes.

“Miss Jiang, your boss is here!”

“Uncle You Wei!” Jiang Qin felt like crying.

Although she had endured many hardships, she had never been this filthy before.

She didn’t even dare to think about that garbage dump, or how many bacteria and germs were on that plastic pipe.

Seeing her in such a sorry state, You Wei’s heart ached for her. “How did you end up in such a mess? These Star Thieves are too much, bullying even a female.”

“Let’s hurry back to Langor City. You need to go to the hospital.”

As You Wei spoke, he quickly draped a large coat over her.

“What about the Fox Ear group?”

“They left this afternoon. The Guard Army is still searching for them. I was afraid you wouldn’t want to go with them, so I didn’t tell them you were here. Instead, I waited for your boss and the others to arrive,” Xie An’an explained.

“Thank you.”

After sincerely thanking her, Jiang Qin asked to add her as a Light Computer friend.

But Xie An’an rubbed her hands together, a little embarrassed. “I don’t have a Light Computer. Can you write down your Light Brain Number for me? I’ll use my father’s to message you.”

Hearing this, You Wei, who was standing to the side, sized her up for a good while.

He then asked, “Would you be willing to work in Langor City? Miss Jiang is in need of an assistant.”

’A Half-beastman female with Cheetah-type Beast Clan Genes could run errands for Miss Jiang and the like.’

You Wei thought that male bodyguards had their inconvenient aspects; he should probably hire two more assistants for Jiang Qin.

“Me… C-Can I?” Xie An’an was so excited she was flustered.

“Of course you can. If you’re willing, you and your family can pack your things and leave with us now. After you collect the reward money, you can help your family rent a place. As for you, you’ll have to stay by Miss Jiang’s side and live at her house.”

“I’m willing, I’m willing!”

Xie An’an agreed in a hurry, afraid You Wei would go back on his word.

“I’ll go back and pack right now!”

’This is a great opportunity. For people of their status, renting a place in Langor City would require paying a hefty fee.’

’But if they went with these people, no one would stop them.’

’They could save a ton of money!’

……

“COUGH COUGH… Thank you, Uncle You Wei.” Jiang Qin felt a tickle in her throat, a sign she was getting sick.

“What’s there to thank me for? I was already planning on finding you a Half-beastman female assistant. Since I had to find someone, it might as well be her. This female seems honest enough. Try her out for a while. If you don’t like her, we can just dismiss her and find a replacement later.”

Jiang Qin nodded. She had been thinking about how to repay her anyway.

’This is good, too. Xie An’an is certainly not weak; after all, she was able to run at top speed while carrying me.’

’If something happened, we could escape together.’

***

By the time they returned to Langor City, it was already ten o’clock at night.

Jiang Qin was rushed to the hospital’s emergency room that very night.

She had quite a few problems: a skin allergy and a viral infection.

As for external injuries, there weren’t many.

After being cleaned up, she lay in the Healing Pod, feeling as if she had been brought back to life.

The warm medicinal fluid was treating the allergies on her body.

This time, besides Xie An’an’s family, Xie Lili’s family was also brought along. As for the other three males who helped…

Two of them were Xie An’an’s and Xie Lili’s older brothers, and the last one was their friend, who ultimately decided not to come with them.

It was said that his family situation was complicated, and he didn’t have the confidence to survive in the main city, so he chose to live in a smaller city instead.

As for the reward money, it was split evenly among the five of them, with each person receiving 600,000.

Logically, the roles Xie An’an and Xie Lili played were riskier, but since the group was close, they didn’t split it so meticulously.

Their brothers, in particular, gave their share of the money directly to their mother to use for the move.

Xie An’an had originally planned to stay with her at the hospital tonight.

But Jiang Qin persuaded her to leave, telling her to get settled in with her family first before starting work.

Having paid the reward and brought them into the city, You Wei didn’t plan to involve himself any further.

After all, as far as he was concerned, the matter was concluded.

So far, there was no news from the Guard Army. It was unknown if they had caught the Fox Ear group.

Jiang Qin felt the chances of them being caught were slim. In any case, she didn’t trust the Guard Army.

’Those two Beastmen said right to my face that if they ran into the Guard Army, they might even get help!’

She even suspected that the Guard Army had rushed over first specifically to let them go.

That was why she was so glad—glad that Xie An’an hadn’t blindly trusted the Guard Army and told them her hiding spot.

Instead, she had stubbornly insisted she hadn’t seen anything, waiting until You Wei and his team arrived before leading them over.

……

After getting out of the Healing Pod, Jiang Qin lay on the hospital bed and put on her Light Computer.

She had to spend the night in the hospital.

She first turned on the Light Computer and saw a message from He Zhuoqun. The first one asked: [Are you all right?]

When she didn’t reply, he asked if something had really happened to her.

After that, he sent another message: [I hope you are safe.]

The remaining few messages were from Shi Lichuan.

Shi Lichuan: [Miss Jiang, have you arrived safely at the hospital?]

[Ba Zi and I were searching for you in a different area, so we couldn’t make it back in time to pick you up.]

[I am very sorry that I failed to protect you this time.]

[If you wish to replace us after this, we are willing to compensate you for all losses.]

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