Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 244 You Are My Big Brother

The burial and farewell ceremony at the mountain cemetery was carried out in an orderly manner.

Duan Yiheng waved his hand, signaling Uncle Deng to leave with his men first.

Uncle Deng looked at Duan Yiheng, then at Duan Zheng, and finally turned and left.

It's time for the father and son to reconcile.

"Uncle Deng," Duan Yiheng suddenly called out.

Uncle Deng turned around and asked, "Is there anything else you need?"

Duan Yiheng said, "Chen Jingyi was lost some time ago. She and Lin Xi have always been at odds, and she's also having some mental problems now. She's probably the one who kidnapped Lin Xi. You need to go down the mountain to the police station immediately."

Uncle Deng: "Okay, I'll go right away."

After saying that, Duan Yiheng handed Duan Zheng a cigarette and called out, "Dad."

Duan Zheng was slightly taken aback: "You haven't called me in a long time."

Duan Yiheng stared at the tombstone and said, "Grandpa is gone. No matter what, you're still my dad."

Duan Zheng was slightly moved, chuckled, and said, "I thought you would never forgive me in this lifetime."

"I asked you to come back for the funeral, don't you know what that means?" Duan Yiheng said.

Duan Zheng genuinely didn't know and asked, "Isn't it because of your grandfather?"

“Grandpa has already severed ties with you. If I don’t let you participate, no one can say anything.”

Duan Zheng frowned: "Then why did you let me participate?"

“I told you, you’re my dad,” Duan Yiheng said. “What are your plans for the future? If you need money, just tell me.”

Duan Zheng was completely taken aback by Duan Yiheng's words. He glanced at Duan Yiheng out of the corner of his eye and moved his lips.

Duan Yiheng waited quietly, his gaze unfathomable.

After finishing half a cigarette, Duan Zheng didn't notice his slightly trembling hand, a result of his anxious frustration and fruitless efforts.

But he still had to deal with Duan Zheng.

Since Duan Zheng returned, she had tried to say something to him several times, but couldn't bring herself to say it.

Duan Yiheng saw it all and guessed what he wanted to say, but he pretended not to understand.

But at this moment, he needed Duan Zheng to speak first; he couldn't let Duan Zheng notice anything unusual about him.

Duan Zheng had feelings about Duan Yiheng's words, especially after experiencing the death of a loved one. He thought that Duan Yiheng, like him, had suddenly become more open-minded about many things.

"I'm going to Canada to be with Angie as she grows up."

Duan Yiheng nodded: "Where is Ke Yu?"

Duan Zheng suddenly came to his senses and said to Duan Yiheng, "You stayed behind to test me. Is Lin Xi's kidnapping related to Ke Yu?"

Everything was proceeding as Duan Yiheng had planned. Duan Yiheng turned to face Duan Zheng:

"Shouldn't I be suspicious? If it's her, you can call her directly. I'll pay whatever it takes. But if she hurts Lin Xi, I'll make her pay the price. Even escaping the country won't help."

Duan Zheng frowned: "Impossible. She knew I was back and planned to leave with me this time. The reason she stayed behind was to deal with the Zheng family's affairs."

“It would be best if it wasn’t her,” Duan Yiheng said. “She has a daughter and can’t afford to waste time with me. It seems that Chen Jingyi is more likely to kidnap Lin Xi. She’s gone mad.”

“I may not have cared about Lin Xi, but I never wanted her dead,” Duan Zheng said.

When Lin Xi was kidnapped, his first thought was of Ke Yu.

He called Ke Yu from the car; she was waiting for him at Lanyue Mansion.

He didn't believe it at the time, so he asked Ke Yu to send him a video.

She was indeed in Lanyue Prefecture, so Duan Zheng was certain that Lin Xi was not kidnapped by Ke Yu.

Duan Yiheng nodded: "Grandpa left a will before he passed away. If you come back, you can still get a portion of the assets. You are going abroad now, so I will convert them into money for you. But you will have to wait for me for a few more days. I need to go find Lin Xi now."

After Duan Yiheng finished speaking, he left. Duan Zheng hesitated for a moment and then called out to him, "Yiheng."

Duan Yiheng suddenly stopped, his expression revealing a hint of ruthlessness. When he turned around, his face was full of doubt: "Is there anything else?"

"Could you..." Duan Zheng pleaded, "could you let An Qi pay respects to your grandfather?"

Sure enough! Duan Yiheng breathed a sigh of relief.

As he guessed, Duan Zheng secretly took An Qi back to China without telling Ke Yu.

He hesitated to speak to me a few days ago because he was afraid that he wouldn't agree to Angie appearing at the funeral.

If Lin Xi hadn't been tied up, Duan Zheng might have already spoken up.

Duan Yiheng frowned: "Isn't Anqi in Canada?"

Duan Zheng chuckled: "I brought her back. After all, he was her grandfather. Now that he's gone, Anqi probably won't come back. I wanted her to pay her respects."

Duan Yiheng was somewhat embarrassed: "Grandpa never mentioned her before he passed away, so I don't know his attitude."

"Yi Heng, I'm begging you," Duan Zheng said. "Your grandfather won't blame us. An Qi and I really won't come back again. This is the last time."

Duan Yiheng was still hesitating when Duan Zheng added, "It's really just a simple offering of prayers. We'll leave after that."

Duan Yiheng seemed to have been successfully persuaded and said, "Go pick her up yourself. I'll pretend I don't know anything. I'm leaving now."

"No need," Duan Zheng hurriedly stopped him. "I've already had Anqi brought over; she's waiting at the foot of the mountain."

Given the old man's status and position, many tomb raiders would assume he had a large number of valuable burial items. Therefore, Duan Yiheng assigned people to guard the tomb, making it impossible for An Qi to secretly pay her respects.

Duan Zheng had no choice but to confront Duan Yiheng about this matter.

"Okay." Duan Yiheng looked at Duan Zheng. "Have someone bring her up. I'll be leaving now."

"Thank you," Duan Zheng said sincerely.

Duan Yiheng strode down the steps, took out his phone, and called the bodyguard waiting in the car: "Have you seen him?"

Bodyguard: "A black Range Rover is coming."

Duan Yiheng said, "Confirm the number of people."

The Range Rover stopped in front of the cemetery steps. The bodyguard looked over and said, "Two bodyguards and one driver."

Have you seen Angie?

A little girl in a black dress was lifted out of the back seat of the car.

Bodyguard: "I saw it."

Duan Yiheng said, "After confirming, we stopped the person."

"Yes."

Duan Yiheng hung up the phone and went down a hundred or so steps in one go.

Upon arriving at the cemetery entrance, four bodyguards stood guard at the four gates, while Duan Zheng's men were all bound hand, foot, and mouth and thrown into the car.

The bodyguard at the back door saw Duan Yiheng and immediately opened the car door.

Once he got in the car, one person got into the passenger seat, one got into the driver's seat, and another sat next to Angie.

The bodyguard who opened the door for him stayed behind to deal with Duan Zheng.

Anqi glanced at the bodyguard, then at Duan Yiheng sitting opposite her, and boldly asked, "Are you my older brother?"

Duan Yiheng looked at her and asked, "Do you know what your mother did?"

Angie shook her head: "My mother doesn't know I'm back in China."

Duan Yiheng showed An Qi a photo of Lin Xi on his phone and asked her, "Do you recognize her?"

Angie stared in surprise, mouth agape: "I know her, I've met this lady before."

Duan Yiheng said, "She is my fiancée, and she was kidnapped by your mother."

Angie pouted, on the verge of tears: "Really?"

Duan Yiheng nodded: "So I need to take you with me for now. Can you contact your mother?"

Angie shook her wrist: "I have a watch."

Duan Yiheng gestured for her to take it off, and An Qi obediently took it off. After Duan Yiheng took it, he threw it directly to the bodyguard, who then tossed it out of the car.

"There's a GPS tracking feature inside, right?" Duan Yiheng asked.

Angie nodded: "I turned off my watch when I came. Dad said we were coming to pay respects to Grandpa, and Mom shouldn't know."

Duan Yiheng's car headed down the mountain. He handed the prepared phone to Anqi and said, "Now, call your mother."