Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 351: The Achievements Cannot Be Confused
The next day, they got up early and finished their daily tasks in the space. Qin Kaize made some time to expand the house. When Su Yijia finally woke up, they didn’t rush back to the island right away but took the time to stop by Uncle Lian’s place to collect some fresh seafood. After enjoying a hearty seafood lunch, they headed to the dock.
As soon as they arrived, Qin Kaize noticed that the people around seemed a bit strange. Many were sneaking glances at them, but no one approached to say anything. Especially after boarding the ferry, the air was thick with a sense of suppressed anger. Su Yijia’s long eyelashes trembled nervously.
Noticing her unease, Qin Kaize gently squeezed her fingertip, reassuring her: "Don’t worry, nothing will happen. Uncle Xia knows we went to Hu City. If anything were wrong, he would definitely call us."
"I’m afraid something happened yesterday or last night," Su Yijia replied, unable to suppress her anxiety. Although their journey was less than half an hour, she couldn’t help but ask in her heart: "666, are my grandparents okay?"
[Rest assured, they are all fine.]
666’s cheerful response finally eased Su Yijia’s racing heart, though she still maintained a worried expression. She hadn’t shared the details about the system or the tasks with Qin Kaize. Despite their close relationship, she preferred to keep some secrets to herself, both for her own sake and to avoid raising doubts about her motivations or feelings towards him.
Once they disembarked, they hurried home. Pushing open the wooden fence, they spotted Grandpa Lin carrying out a rabbit cage, and Qin Kaize felt a quiet sense of relief. While comforting Jiajia, he had also been self-soothing, realizing they couldn’t be informed about anything happening here while they were gone. Thankfully, things hadn’t turned for the worse.
Upon seeing them, Grandpa Lin’s face lit up with joy.
"Grandpa, has something happened on the island? Why does everyone seem so odd?" Su Yijia asked, puzzled. It was strange that everyone else was acting unusual while her grandpa seemed overly happy.
"Let’s get inside; the sun is blazing," Grandpa Lin waved them in. Once inside, he called out: "Quick, serve two bowls of mung bean soup! Jiajia and Ze are back and looking all sunburned!"
"They’re back?" Grandma Lin rushed out from the room, looking them over carefully, and sighed in relief when she confirmed they were unharmed. With tears in her eyes, she slapped their shoulders playfully, "You two little troublemakers! Why did you have to come back now? I heard Xue Qianhao panicked and ran back to the island yesterday; no one knows what he’s up to. The island’s announcement blared for half the day, saying he was caught last night."
Running back to the island? It was surrounded by water—what was he thinking, cornering himself like that?
Su Yijia and Qin Kaize exchanged glances.
"Grandma, what’s there to worry about? Didn’t we say we went to Hu City to take care of business? Even if Xue Qianhao causes a ruckus, he can’t touch us," she said playfully.
Grandma Lin shot her an annoyed look but knew she was right. Still, the large disturbance from yesterday made them worry about whether Xue Qianhao had any backup. But seeing the two kids safe was the most important thing.
Turning to the kitchen, Grandma Lin filled two bowls with mung bean soup.
Before long, Xia Weiguo, who had hurried back upon hearing Qin Kaize and Su Yijia were back, arrived. They learned about the events of the past few days.
It turned out that on the third day after their return to Hu City, the security department had begun tightening their net. Xue Qianhao, taking advantage of the lunchtime crowd at the state-owned restaurant, kidnapped an ordinary person as a decoy and escaped. To catch him, all exits from the city were sealed, including routes by sea, and a comprehensive search was conducted, making it impossible for Xue Qianhao to hide for long.
Given the trail left behind, it was clear he was heading straight for Xia Weiguo’s yard, believing that Qin Kaize and Su Yijia were the cause of his exposure. Only their immediate family and Qin Kaize’s friends knew of their departure from the island; the others hadn’t dared to disturb them, so no one knew they were gone.
Since Xue Qianhao’s escape, Xia Weiguo had been on edge, so he had two people assigned to secretly protect Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin around the clock.
"But everything is finally resolved, so don’t worry too much. Not only was he captured, but his contacts—both above and below, including his new recruits—were all caught as well," Xia Weiguo said, patting Qin Kaize with a smile. "This incident will officially be announced when Xue Qianhao is captured. Those old geezers who opposed you will have to accept it now."
Because so many people were involved, he couldn’t reveal anything before, despite being furious. The reason Xia Weiguo rushed back was to ensure Qin Kaize received recognition for his contributions before they got muddled together.
"Uncle Xia, we caught a small fish while we were in Hu City," Su Yijia chimed in, peeking at him, grinning like a cat who stole fish.
Xia Weiguo was taken aback, his expression quickly turning to anger.
"What small fish? Didn’t you go back to handle matters with the Xia family’s ancestral home? Did Qin Mingchen and Su Xinyue cause more trouble?"
Qin Kaize calmly explained how he had kept an eye on Su Xinyue and detailed the events of the past few days.
Xia Weiguo listened intently, finally letting out a long sigh. His mood quickly shifted back to pride.
"You all did great! I’ll make sure to write a solid report, ensuring these two achievements are properly credited to you," he declared, his pride evident.
Last time, those old geezers had argued that Ze wasn’t back in the team yet, so they shouldn’t discuss his contributions early. This time, Xia Weiguo was determined to show them that even without being back, Ze could accomplish significant tasks that others couldn’t. Let’s see what they had to say this time.
