"Wen Bin..." Xu Jingya called out, her heart filled with unease.
Jiang Wenbin snapped back from his shock. His muddled brain could only process one thing.
Escape!
Escape now!
Xu Jingya felt Jiang Wenbin's grip on her hand loosen by degrees, her gaze shifting helplessly from her hand to his face.
Jiang Wenbin was like a maddened beast, his hands flailing before him, radiating danger as he charged towards Di Mingjue.
He intended to use the impact to create an escape route, but he miscalculated, overestimating his strength.
Before their bodies could collide, Di Mingjue grabbed Jiang Wenbin's shoulders a step ahead.
His bones crunched, and Jiang Wenbin's tensed arm instantly went limp. He gasped, lifted a leg, and cried out incessantly, "It hurts~ It hurts~"
Xu Jingya clenched her palms, feeling Jiang Wenbin's pain as if it were her own.
"You, you let go of me first. I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving." The pain intensified, forcing Jiang Wenbin to beg for mercy.
Di Mingjue released him, rubbing his stiffened fingers. "Sit down and compose yourself. After all, you're about to meet someone you haven't seen in years."
Jiang Wenbin nervously shifted his feet, and after all the commotion, he sat back down on the sofa.
He checked the time. Half an hour had passed, but the person they were expecting was still nowhere to be seen.
As Di Mingjue was wondering about this, Shen Lin rushed in from outside.
"Mr. Di."
Seeing Shen Lin's expression, Di Mingjue realized something was amiss. He glanced at the expectant faces of the couple on the sofa and walked over to Shen Lin. "Did something happen on the road?"
"Yes," Shen Lin nodded, unsure whether to continue.
Di Mingjue, unconcerned about Jiang Wenbin, ordered, "Speak."
"Our car was driving fine when another car suddenly crashed into us. The person has been sent to the hospital," Shen Lin reported.
Jiang Wenbin, who had been eavesdropping from the sofa, perked up at the news that the person wouldn't be coming.
It would be best if they died, then there would be no witnesses!
Jiang Wenbin relaxed his stiffened body and, taking the initiative, picked up the cold coffee in front of him, savoring it carefully.
"Was it serious?" Di Mingjue inquired.
Shen Lin wasn't entirely sure of the specifics, as he wasn't in the car at the time.
After learning the situation, Di Mingjue pondered for a moment and instructed Shen Lin to send people to guard the Jiang Wenbin couple, while he himself would head to the hospital to check on the situation.
...
At the hospital, Di Mingjue stood outside Ah Qiang's ward and frowned as he looked at the person on the bed, swathed in bandages.
Everything was proceeding smoothly, but an accident occurred just as it was about to conclude! Was it a disaster, or man-made?
Di Mingjue turned to Shen Lin beside him. "What about the other party?"
"I heard the driver of the other vehicle died at the scene," Shen Lin said, having just gathered the information from the nurse's station.
Feeling that the situation was not so simple, Di Mingjue sent Shen Lin to retrieve the surveillance footage from the road at the time of the incident.
As soon as Shen Lin left, the police arrived.
"May I ask if you are Mr. Di Mingjue?" the leading police officer inquired.
Di Mingjue nodded and watched as the officer took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
"We are from the Fifth Brigade. This is our arrest warrant. We request you accompany us to the police station."
"For what reason?"
"Someone has reported you for alleged kidnapping. Please come with us."
Di Mingjue listened to the police officer's words and then glanced at Ah Qiang behind the glass window.
Just as he had suspected, the car accident was deliberate.
However, Jiang Wenbin was in front of him at the time. With his current capabilities, how could he have hired assassins?
Unable to figure it out, Di Mingjue temporarily followed the police out of the hospital.
...
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
Jiang Ziyu rushed into the police station, attracting the attention of a young police officer.
Shen Lin entered a step behind. He looked around and quickly replied, "This is our Mr. Di's wife. May I ask where Mr. Di is at the moment?"
Di Mingjue's identity was known to everyone in the capital, especially in the police station when related matters arose.