Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 456: Chapter 456 It seems those people still have a move up their sleeve

The man’s grip on Ye Wenhui’s neck tightened, and she was clearly struggling for air.

Yunyi warned, ”If you keep squeezing her neck, you’ll lose your hostage.”

As she spoke, a silver needle materialized in her hand.

Just as the man heard Yunyi’s words and glanced down at Ye Wenhui, Yunyi flicked the silver needle at him.

The man had no time to react and collapsed, taking Ye Wenhui down to the ground with him.

Yunyi rushed forward, pulled the man’s hand from Ye Wenhui’s neck, and looked at her. ”Sister, are you alright?”

Meanwhile, Huo Jingrui and the arriving reinforcements dragged the unconscious man aside.

Once Ye Wenhui recovered, she threw herself into Yunyi’s arms. ”Yunyi, it was terrifying! I thought I was going to die.”

Yunyi patted her back comfortingly. ”Don’t be afraid; it’s over now.”

Huo Jingrui and his team had just finished searching the area, rescued all the hostages, and posted a guard at the cave for subsequent evidence collection.

When all the search personnel returned, they reported that the missing children from the city had not been found.

Everyone’s spirits plummeted; it seemed the culprits had a backup plan.

Huo Jingrui turned to one of the public security officers. ”Take two men and scout ahead. See what the situation is.”

The officer nodded and gestured for two other officers to follow him.

Huo Jingrui ordered everyone else to remain on standby.

Once he had made his arrangements, Yunyi had also managed to calm Ye Wenhui.

Yunyi looked at Ye Wenhui. ”Didn’t the regiment headquarters notify everyone not to go out without reason? How did you get captured and brought up the mountain?”

At the mention of this, Ye Wenhui’s expression soured further. ”It was Ye Wenjuan. She told me you were looking for me. I didn’t believe her at first, but she had this ’take it or leave it’ look on her face, so I half-believed her. To avoid falling for her trick, I even went to your small courtyard, but the gate was locked, and you really weren’t home. So, I headed towards the large Cypress Tree she mentioned. I saw no one there from a distance and was about to turn back when someone knocked me unconscious.”

Hearing this, Yunyi frowned. Her knowledge of Ye Wenjuan came almost entirely from Ye Wenhui; they had no real interactions themselves. They had encountered each other a few times in the cafeteria, and although Ye Wenjuan’s gaze towards Yunyi was unfriendly, they had never had a direct confrontation.

Whether Ye Wenjuan was merely passing on a message or was also involved in this, they would only find out after they descended the mountain. Regardless, Ye Wenjuan was to blame for the ordeal Ye Wenhui had endured today, and this matter couldn’t be easily dismissed.

Moreover, the Ye family members needed to be informed about this, so they wouldn’t try to cover for her.

Soon, the public security officers returned. ”Huo, Scarface escaped.”

Huo Jingrui’s expression turned icy. ”What happened?”

The officer, startled by Huo Jingrui’s imposing aura, reported, ”According to those who stayed behind, when they heard gunfire, the group over there immediately brandished their weapons. That Scarface was carrying some kind of powder; he threw it, and most of our men were incapacitated.”

The officer didn’t need to say more; Huo Jingrui understood that Scarface had come prepared for multiple scenarios.

Huo Jingrui quickly made arrangements. He left a team behind to handle the clean-up and dispatched another to escort the hostages down the mountain.

These hostages included educated youth from the forest farm. Coincidentally, people from the forest farm were also present at the Agricultural Reclamation Group’s site, so the rescued youth could be handed over to them.

The remaining personnel, led by Huo Jingrui, went to reinforce the team pursuing Scarface.