Chapter 844: Chapter 837: Baye Feng’s Low Emotional Intelligence

Lin Wanwan pulled Xiao Yixun to a relatively flat rock on the cliff to wait for the sunrise, while Xiao Chong stood ten meters away from them, upright and tall. If you looked closely, you’d see he had one hand behind him and was holding a wineskin in the other.

In the distance, the maid keeping watch over Lin Wanwan and Xiao Yixun.

The scene was quiet for a moment; no one was in the mood for conversation, just quietly waiting for dawn.

Who knows how long it had been when the morning sun suddenly leaped up from the horizon with the sound of bamboo kindling exploding.

In a short time, the darkness completely receded, and the sea surface shimmered with golden light.

Standing at the front, Xiao Chong, with his back to everyone, seemed to be enveloped in an aura, becoming a part of this breathtaking sunrise scene.

The fluttering of his clothes and the loose strands of his hair danced in the wind as if he might fly away with it at any moment.

Because of her health, Xiao Yixun disliked sunlight and had never been so uncovered and close to the sun.

At this moment, she was seen extending her almost translucent white right hand slightly over her face.

Sunlight filtered through her fingers onto her face, her pure white eyelashes, and gradually towards her pink-hued eyes, possessing a strange and breathtaking beauty.

Lin Wanwan gently closed her eyes, feeling the new year’s sunlight gently caress her face.

When she opened her eyes again, the entire world had come alive.

The sound of roosters crowing, dogs barking, the splashing of water, and coughing filled the village air; the sound of firecrackers exploding blended in, not standing out at all.

Xiao Yixun turned around; Lin Wanwan reached out to help her pull up the hood of her cloak to shield her from the sunlight and then asked Xiao Chong, "Cousin, come back to the house for breakfast?"

Xiao Chong glanced back with a drifting smile, starlight seeming to flicker in his eyes. He gently shook his head: "No, I have wine, that’s enough. Goodbye."

With that, he leapt into the sea, startling Lin Wanwan. Her heart jumped: "Hey!"

She dashed to the spot where he had just stood and looked down, only to find that there was actually a small flatboat tied below.

Lin Wanwan held her forehead: "Such a shallow reef, aren’t you afraid of running aground?"

Xiao Chong looked up, just smiling and waving, while Shiqi, who had been waiting at the bow, rowed away quickly.

Lin Wanwan laughed helplessly, hardly knowing what to say.

Who would purposely run all the way to the seaside to watch a sunrise and leave in such a hurry, as if there were some fierce beasts here?

She exhaled lightly and said to Xiao Yixun: "Let’s go, let’s go home."

"Mm."

"Wasn’t the sunrise beautiful?" Lin Wanwan asked her.

Xiao Yixun replied flatly: "Mm."

"’Mm’ means it was beautiful?"

"Beautiful."

"Then smile, it’s a new year, smile for good luck."

As they teased Xiao Yixun all the way home, they had just started the fire and were about to crack some melon seeds when Baye Feng appeared with dew on his head.

Together with him was a young man, tied up and gagged.

The young man had a pale face, swollen eyelids, and muddy eyes, looking weak and exhausted. With her knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, Lin Wanwan could tell he was someone who had been worn out by indulgence.

She looked at Baye Feng in confusion, waiting for his explanation.

On New Year’s Eve, after Baye Feng had a reunion dinner at Lin Wanwan’s house, he left the Lin Mansion not long after.

Lin Wanwan thought he was just very responsible and couldn’t leave the mountain base unsupervised, so he had to rush back.

But now, seeing him like this, it seemed like he had gone out in the night to catch a thief.

Baye Feng exchanged glances with Lin Wanwan for a moment, finding that she seemed genuinely puzzled. Only then did he begin to explain: "Xu Rongwei’s son, Xu Kai."

"Xu Rongwei, Xu Kai? Who are they?"

"They are connected to the Shunfeng Escort Agency."

The Shunfeng Escort Agency was one of the fronts for that human trafficking ring, which the County Government had already completely eradicated.

Lin Wanwan suddenly understood: "So it’s them. How did you know?"

Baye Feng lightly kicked the man who was groaning and replied: "Just a few days ago, I mentioned someone was poaching in the mountains. It was his men."

Lin Wanwan pondered for a moment, furrowing her brow: "It wasn’t by accident, it was intentional?"

Baye Feng confirmed: "Yes."

"So you didn’t release those who were caught poaching, and later you interrogated them?"

"Yes, the poaching was suspicious." Baye Feng nodded, "There’s no such thing as coincidence without reason."

Lin Wanwan’s expression immediately became serious: "So when I encountered traffickers before, it wasn’t a coincidence either?"

Baye Feng continued: "Yes."

Lin Wanwan looked down at the man, then turned to Baye Feng and asked: "Do you understand interrogation?"

"No."

After a pause, he continued: "I ask a question, then cut off a finger, it’s somewhat effective."

Lin Wanwan looked up at Baye Feng, opened her mouth, and finally didn’t say anything, only saying: "Thank you for your hard work. I’ll leave this matter entirely to you. Once the interrogation is finished, don’t handle it privately. My mountain doesn’t bury those debauched by wine and women."

"Mm." Baye Feng cupped his fists and left, and the two men next to him lifted the young man and quickly followed.

Lin Wanwan turned to Liu Rushi and said: "Go inform Cousin about this in advance."

Liu Rushi hesitated, wanting to say something.

"What’s the matter, speak up if you have something to say."

Liu Rushi knelt down and said: "My lady, actually, Sect Master Xiao knew about this. The whereabouts of this person were revealed by Sect Master Xiao to Brother Baye last night."

Lin Wanwan’s face turned cold: "So you all received the message last night? When exactly?"

"After midnight," Liu Rushi lowered her head, "On New Year’s Eve, we didn’t want to ruin your mood."

"And bringing a smelly man to me on New Year’s Day doesn’t ruin the mood?"

"This..." Liu Rushi didn’t know how to explain; who would have thought Baye Feng would catch someone even more easily than catching a chicken!

Clearly, with the Shunfeng Escort Agency, pulling out this ’carrot’ scared away all the earthworms in the mud. This Xu Kai had also fled by boat a long time ago.

Moreover, Baye Feng was too reckless; he caught the man and brought him directly in the early morning of New Year’s Day.

He could have just been kept at the mountain base for a few days and reported after the New Year as well.

Looking at Liu Rushi kneeling before her, Lin Wanwan waved her hand and said: "Forget it, you can leave."

"Yes."

After Liu Rushi retreated, Lin Wanwan couldn’t help but start thinking. Why did Xiao Chong notify her subordinates instead of catching the person himself? What does this mean?

Lin Wanwan distinctly remembered that last year Xiao Yixun’s servant—Zhong Yi, was fined a lot of copper for taking a ’bully for hire’ job and warned by him not to break the law with force.

But now he seemed to be hinting for Baye Feng to secretly commit acts of force. Catching people should obviously be the government’s responsibility.

Why is this?

Is there something else involved behind Xu Kai?

Is this why he appeared by the sea early today? But at that time, he didn’t mention a thing to her.

Lin Wanwan had many questions in her heart, wishing she could call Xiao Chong back now to ask clearly. She hated having to guess riddles the most. The incomplete laws of the Great Tang sure caused a lot of trouble!

She considered herself someone who wouldn’t have conflicts with others, just living her small life every day, yet there were always so many people not minding their own business.