Blinded chapter 57

Xie Li watched as Chang Xiaojia walked towards the parking area.

He then walked towards Ye Shaoyin and said, “I’m ready.”

Ye Shaoyin turned to look in Chang Xiaojia’s direction and then smiled at Xie Li. “Are you sure?”

Xie Li couldn’t help but look over. Seeing that Chang Xiaojia had already gotten into the car, He Chuanyun was standing by the car door talking to him. Xie Li then said to Ye Shaoyin, “I’m sure.”

Ye Shaoyin reached into his jacket pocket, took out the car keys with two fingers, raised them, and waited for Xie Li to reach out before letting go and dropping the keys into Xie Li’s hand. “Good luck.”

Xie Li held the keys and reached out, grabbing Ruan Qiuyuan’s wrist, pulling her towards the parking spot where Ye Shaoyin’s car was.

Ruan Qiuyuan didn’t resist, stumbling along as Xie Li pulled her.

The parking spot where Ye Shaoyin’s car was parked was not far from Chang Xiaojia’s car. Chang Xiaojia sat in the driver’s seat, looking over at them through the lowered car window.

Xie Li’s footsteps paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

When he and Ruan Qiuyuan got into the car, Xie Li saw He Chuanyun sitting in the passenger seat of Chang Xiaojia’s car. Chang Xiaojia no longer looked at him, turned the car around, left the half-mountain platform, and headed down the mountain.

“He’s gone,” Ruan Qiuyuan suddenly said.

Xie Li frowned slightly, looking cautious. He started the car and drove it next to Ye Shaoyin, pressing down the window.

Ye Shaoyin had a cigarette in his mouth, bent down with hands pressed on the window sill, glanced at Ruan Qiuyuan, then said to Xie Li, “Familiarize yourself with the car first.”

Xie Li nodded, waited for Ye Shaoyin to step back, and drove the car onto the mountain road.

Both of them remained silent. When they were far away from that platform, Ruan Qiuyuan agilely flipped to the back seat, fingers searching inch by inch under the seat. Meanwhile, Xie Li slowed down and carefully checked the front.

Neither of them found any eavesdropping devices.

Ruan Qiuyuan flipped back to the co-pilot seat, tightened her coat, and said, “There should be no problem. It’s a modified racing car borrowed by Ye Shaoyin. He took me to get the car just before coming up the mountain.”

Xie Li let out a deep breath.

Ruan Qiuyuan said, “You don’t have to do this.”

Xie Li didn’t waste words with her; he just said, “I will win the race, and then I’ll ask Ye Shaoyin to give you to me. Du Shenglian has no more utility, and your mission can end. I’ll contact my superior to get you out of here.”

Ruan Qiuyuan said, “I’m not leaving. I’ve given you a way out. You go back to Chang Xiaojia, and I’ll go back to Ye Shaoyin. The mission still continues.”

Xie Li gripped the steering wheel tightly. “Do you understand what kind of person Ye Shaoyin is? Have you considered the consequences you might have to bear?”

Ruan Qiuyuan calmly said, “Of course, I have considered it. From the beginning of the plan, I’ve been thinking about how to continue the mission once Du Shenglian loses power, and it was Ye Shaoyin who appeared on his own.”

“Ye Shaoyin is a pervert,” Xie Li said.

Ruan Qiuyuan remarked, “Ye Shaoyin is a pervert, so does the death of Chen Haiman have anything to do with him?”

Chen Haiman had suffered cruel abuse before her death.

Xie Li’s entire body’s hair stood on end in an instant.

Ruan Qiuyuan continued, “I speculated that once Du Shenglian lost power, i would need to find someone else in this group, that’s when Ye Shaoyin showed up.”

“Ye Shaoyin handles the affairs of Hongji Pharmaceuticals on behalf of Chang Guanshan,” she said.

Xie Li said, “I know.”

“Ye Shaoyin majored in computer science in college, completely unrelated to pharmaceuticals. Hongji Pharmaceuticals has a professional deputy general manager. What do you think he is responsible for in there?”

“The illegal part, perhaps drug manufacturing.”

Both remained silent for a moment.

Ruan Qiuyuan said, “You’re in the Chang family, and I’m investigating Ye Shaoyin. If I compile the clues, maybe we can get the information we want.”

Xie Li looked pained. “If Ye Shaoyin is really related to Chen Haiman’s case, I’m afraid you’ll become the next Chen Haiman. I can’t bear that.”

Ruan Qiuyuan stared ahead blankly, “I couldn’t bear it a long time ago.”

Xie Li drove around the mountain road for about ten minutes and returned to the half-mountain platform. He saw drones flying in the sky, and a white curtain was set up not far from the bonfire on the platform. It seemed they planned to broadcast the race using drones.

He parked the car next to Ye Shaoyin. Ye Shaoyin bent down to look at them. Seeing Ruan Qiuyuan with red eyes, as if she had cried, he chuckled first, then warned Xie Li, “I don’t care about any private affairs between you and her, but you must win this race for me today.”

Xie Li took a deep breath. “Rest assured, and remember to keep your word.” He turned the car around and stopped it in front of the starting point.

The crowd gathered in front of the white curtain. Several drones had already taken off and were hovering in the sky at designated positions.

The emotional conflicts between Xie Li, Ruan Qiuyuan, and Chang Xiaojia just now increased the excitement of these young people. Even before the race officially began, emotions were already high, and cheers filled the air. Someone opened a bottle of champagne, and sparkling wine soared into the air, turning into droplets raining down on the lively crowd.

Xie Li didn’t speak to Ruan Qiuyuan again. He focused on the road ahead, wiped the sweat from his palms on his clothes, and then tightly gripped the steering wheel.

At around three in the morning, the crowd gathered on the half-mountain of Mount Qifeng finally dispersed. Xie Li sat alone by the dying bonfire, hands clasped, head hanging low.

He won the race. To win this race, he had risked his life. At one point, the car’s rear tire almost slid off the mountain road, the engine making a deafening noise, and in the end, it swung back.

The stitches on his left arm wound had burst open, bleeding continuously during the competition, soaking his left sleeve, appearing thick and dark at night.

If these were nothing to him, the most miserable situation for him was that Chang Xiaojia left. He received a call from He Chuanyun saying that Chang Xiaojia had already arrived home, but Chang Xiaojia did not answer his calls.

He had put in so much effort, and in the end, he couldn’t keep Ruan Qiuyuan. Ruan Qiuyuan even took off his coat and threw it on the ground, leaving with Ye Shaoyin.

Ruan Qiuyuan’s words echoed in Xie Li’s mind: “Ye Shaoyin is a pervert, so does the death of Chen Haiman have anything to do with him?“ He was worried something might happen to her.

He didn’t know. When he came to his senses, he found tears had fallen onto the muddy ground in front of him.

“Are you okay?” someone walked over.

Xie Li raised his hand and wiped his face forcefully, as if wiping away exhaustion. He raised his head and saw Huo Zhaoning standing in front of him.

Huo Zhaoning looked at him. “Do you want me to arrange a car to take you down the mountain?”

Xie Li stood up and said to Huo Zhaoning, “Thank you.”