After her rebirth, she became an unattainable woman.

Chapter 282 Subduing the Thugs

The young girl held the phone receiver, waiting for a reply from the other end. After about a minute, she said, "Hello, Mayor Xie!"

"..."

"They said they were from your hometown."

After saying this, the girl covered the receiver with her hand and whispered, "Two people came, a man and a woman, and the man looks a lot like you."

It was probably the girl's words that caught Xie Changgui's attention, and he agreed to let Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao wait for him to return.

The young girl put down the microphone and looked at Lu Mingxuan: "Mayor Xie went to Fuquan Village for research. He said he'd be back before noon and asked you to wait here."

"Can you give me a specific time?" Having never seen his biological father since birth, and now having to wait, Lu Mingxuan was getting impatient.

"The town mayor said he would be back before noon. He is very honest and usually doesn't stay for lunch in the village."

Wherever he went, he was met with Xie Changgui's undeserved praise, which lessened Lu Mingxuan's anger.

While waiting, Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao discussed that they should first visit nearby attractions and then come back in the afternoon.

After explaining the situation to the young girl, Lu Mingxuan left his suitcase in the office. To give Mayor Xie time to eat, they decided to come over in the afternoon.

The village in the town is indeed beautifully built. The mountain climate keeps Kangli Town in a state of saturated oxygen. In addition, with the strict environmental requirements in recent years, it is a natural oxygen bar.

On an artificial bridge, Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan encountered Kang Jiansheng and his wife, who were searching for them everywhere.

"Little brother, you've really been a long way off for me. If I still couldn't find you, I would have gone to the radio station."

Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao smiled at each other: "Uncle Kang, don't overthink it. We, the young couple, just want to stroll around by ourselves. Besides, there are beautiful sights everywhere in this ancient town, so we don't need a guide. I think you and Aunt Cao should just stay home and rest."

Upon hearing Lu Mingxuan's words, Cao Bingxin grabbed Song Qiao's hand and asked, "Was it because we didn't treat you well that you left?"

Song Qiao understood that Cao Bingxin's "poor hospitality" didn't mean the food and lodging, but that the two of them had overheard their conversation the night before. She smiled and said, "Aunt Cao, it's not what you think. We really just wanted to travel around on our own."

After receiving such an answer from the couple, the guilt on Kang Jiansheng and his wife's faces became less obvious.

"Since you want to explore on your own, we won't be third wheels."

After saying this, Kang Jiansheng took out the five thousand yuan from his bag and handed it to Lu Mingxuan: "Here is the five thousand yuan, you can take it."

Just as Lu Mingxuan was about to refuse, Kang Jiansheng took out the two medical books again: "These are for you too. They're not of much use to me. It's different if I give them to you."

Lu Mingxuan took the book, but not the money: "I'll take the book, but we can't take the money."

"That won't do. You only stayed one night at our house and had a simple meal, and you left us five thousand yuan? What kind of people do you think we are?"

Cao Bingxin has also been explaining this issue.

“Aunt Cao, that’s not how it is. These two books that Uncle Kang gave me are priceless to me. This money can’t compare to the value of the books.”

Song Qiao took the money and put it back into Cao Bingxin's bag. The two waved goodbye: "Uncle Kang, Aunt Cao, we're leaving now. Call us if you need anything."

Watching the two walk across the bridge, Kang Jiansheng and Cao Bingxin stood there with reluctance on their faces.

"Let's go, let them wander around as they please," Cao Bingxin reminded her husband.

Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao went to the handicraft street, bought some easy-to-carry souvenirs, and then ate the local specialty shepherd's purse porridge. They checked the time and it was already noon.

With another hour to go to the town government, the two decided to find a place to rest in a nearby park.

The park was quiet at noon. Apart from a few people walking by occasionally, only the two of them remained in the rest area.

"Qiaoqiao, what if I can't control my emotions when I see him later?" Song Qiao found that Lu Mingxuan was like a child in this respect.

On the wooden chair, Song Qiao leaned on Lu Mingxuan's shoulder: "No, if he really is your father, you will forgive him the moment you see him."

In Song Qiao's mind, Lu Mingxuan was a very loyal and righteous person, not to mention Xie Changgui was a town mayor with such a good reputation.

“I acknowledge him, regardless of whether he is a good mayor or not. I just want to ask him why he abandoned his wife of many years?”

"Perhaps he really had his own unavoidable difficulties."

Song Qiao encouraged and comforted Lu Mingxuan. The loving relationship between Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan attracted the attention of the person hiding behind the green belt, who stared at them for a long time.

"Qiaoqiao, close your eyes and rest for a while. I'll call you when it's time."

They had originally planned to book a room for an hour, but Song Qiao wanted to go out for a walk. The winter temperature in Jiangnan was seventeen or eighteen degrees Celsius, and even the air was warm. She wanted to spend more time in nature.

"Then I'm going to take a nap."

Song Qiao closed her eyes, rested comfortably on Lu Mingxuan's shoulder, and soon fell asleep.

Just as Lu Mingxuan was about to put her body on his lap, a hand suddenly reached out from behind, holding a gleaming knife that was about to stab Song Qiao. He pushed Song Qiao to the ground and stopped the hand holding the knife.

Song Qiao was thrown to the ground, her shoulder hitting the ground and she felt a sharp pain before regaining consciousness.

At this moment, Lu Mingxuan was already fighting with the thugs. He was cut on his hand while trying to disarm them, and blood was flowing down his face.

Song Qiao exclaimed in surprise, then suddenly saw the soil in the field next to her, grabbed a handful and threw it at the thug's face.

As the assailant let out a fierce shout, Lu Mingxuan seized the opportunity to throw him to the ground and subdue him.

"Call the police!"

Upon hearing Lu Mingxuan's words, Song Qiao quickly took out her phone and dialed the police.

"Who gave you permission to kill us?"

Lu Mingxuan pressed the assailant's back with his leg, his arm was pinned behind his back, and the assailant could not move.

“I…someone gave me money and your photos to kill you.”

The thugs didn't expect to fail so quickly. They were lying on the ground with their faces pressed down and their mouths full of dust.

"Who?"

The thugs didn't speak.

"If you don't talk now, you'll be executed for murder for money once you're in the police station. Think it over."

“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! There’s a Liu A-san here, he’s the one who told me to do this.”

At this point, it will be too late if the criminals don't confess.

Who is Liu Asan?

"He...he's a gang leader in the city."

Song Qiao was also very curious. Few people knew that they were here as tourists, so why would a gang leader hire someone to kill them?

Just as she was thinking, a police car arrived with its siren blaring. The criminal trembled upon hearing this: "Spare me! I was forced into this situation. Liu A-san said he would kidnap my son if I didn't comply."

Seeing the police arrive, Lu Mingxuan released his grip, stared at the thug, and said, "Confess everything at the police station. That's your only way out."

"Hand the man over to me, and you two go to the police station to give statements!"

The four policemen looked at Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao and said.

"it is good!"

Song Qiao glanced at Lu Mingxuan's hand, then looked up at the police officer: "Is there a hospital nearby?"