Blazing Armor

During these days in the hospital, despite being plagued by pain, Ren Yi was in good spirits because he frequently received good news. This included the fact that the suspected arson case in the Anjia community had been filed, and the police had gathered criminal evidence and a list of individuals involved in laundering money for Ziyan. The leaders of the task force had also come to visit him once, comforting him to trust in the organization’s fairness.BfbMrpDrRtoTGOBoqPUFOzEWtWCGtO

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Moreover, although Gong Yingxian was too busy to visit him, he would still take the time to send a few messages or say a few words whenever he could, even during meals or bathroom breaks.BgkWcLeSSCVGGwdORoMyXZeUmtfAcF

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Ren Yi, despite his physical limitations, would occasionally throw in a suggestive remark, imagining the flustered expression on Gong Yingxian’s face, which made him unable to suppress a smile.ipaXFqPiZmKHsUVGQTBhYqZCBuSDCg

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After lying in bed for three days, Ren Yi was finally allowed to eat and get out of bed, so he asked the nurse to push his wheelchair to see Feilan.wnEGOkHjNFJQkRJTMixvfyEiHyzKxl

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“Nurse, I can actually walk,” Ren Yi said, feeling quite uncomfortable in the wheelchair. “Isn’t this a bit exaggerated?”yYcYeLJruOkKFkMOhbIoKHFChRpHgp

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“Your frostbitten skin has just started to heal, don’t push it.”JTkkNQFkbJdmmRpzRoNFTiyzEKHDLb

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“So when can I be discharged?”iewMMEBQSiNdHOGwWVXuzFoTNYludQ

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“Just listen to the doctor.”QvmUOyQewTpUaKeJJkbokYaxczmdIy

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The two patients’ rooms were not far apart, but Feilan hadn’t come to find him in the past few days, probably still recovering emotionally.josgdlHEOwieuFXuCosBqAHyKGxxEj

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When they reached the door of the ward, the nurse knocked and then pushed the door open.XjHzaUukrkhdMXzFicluOlaesdclli

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Inside, there was not only Gong Feilan but also a man Ren Yi had never seen before, sitting with his back to him at the head of the bed, his shoulders shaking slightly. Gong Feilan’s face also bore traces of tears that had not yet dried.FbNZlQGWRegXzTsGPpKMwNwKMiEgXH

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Ren Yi stood frozen in place, unsure whether to go in or out.TRUIQASNVxXeSwhjcctVKUWLECZWCM

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“Are you a family member?” the nurse asked.cIitsJUdldOtYIzYJZJvYDlwgejCXD

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The man at the head of the bed wiped his face and turned around: “I’m her father.” Upon seeing Ren Yi, his pupils flickered slightly.lduSHDIBafaJyxdQoBYVZVrGJHrJMN

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Ren Yi had anticipated this, so he maintained his composure and nodded, “Hello, I am…”abGDhRabeRFxWfhHguElAdkXbixcWD

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“You must be Captain Ren,” the man said, standing up and walking over to shake his hand. “I’m Yue Xingu, thank you for saving my daughter twice.”tlNHIOZOKDOLxPcnmpFnMFjZHVAhrH

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“Ah, you’re too polite. It’s my duty, and I’m friends with Dr. Gong; Feilan is like my own sister,” Ren Yi smiled at Gong FeiLan.FTfpqOFxhJchbJJttnFsVgEsFovdea

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Gong Feilan forced a smile, her expression somewhat stiff, completely unlike the warm and lively demeanor she usually had when she saw Ren Yi.iqWjSLrTfJIPeFJgMzhWoonOPsciZC

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Yue Xingu said, “I’ve always wanted to find an opportunity to thank Captain Ren in person, but I’ve been busy with business abroad most of the time. I couldn’t make it back in time when Feilan was injured.” His face showed deep remorse.HMrsYxPNzSCOXKdLGFvtnZOqWbvdHW

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Ren Yi carefully observed every subtle change in Yue Xingu’s expression; the guilt and regret were undoubtedly genuine, making it hard to equate this gentle and cultured father with a “bad person.”AYlWooEWGGoYYylPqZfFBPIPIEkLAt

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Ren Yi comforted him, “Fortunately, Feilan is not seriously hurt. She’s a very strong girl. However, it’s important for parents to accompany their children’s growth.”AInjuehlzwiVDIbWPebirQLLxksmcb

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“Yes, yes.” Yue Xingu glanced at Gong Feilan, “You guys chat first; I’ll go smoke a cigarette. The driver should have brought the food; it’s hard to park at the hospital, so I’ll go get it.”ZTsJMpajkyJhbnqqAyeijXPgsFRDOl

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The nurse and Yue Xingu left the ward together, and Ren Yi wheeled himself to Gong Feilan’s bedside, smiling at her, “Still looking so unenergetic? Are you scared and crying every night?”ATvZDJsiKbojeriVHsuOArEMKQsXtH

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“Not at all,” Gong Feilan replied, then chuckled, “It’s the first time I’ve seen you with a beard; it’s so strange.”sRYORMoPKZbQCKBiywKbIPBsNPXURc

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Ren Yi touched the stubble on his chin, “Isn’t it the charm of a mature man?”qUgKHeryotuQjUpfSodzsjALvJrNHm

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“No, you look thin and haggard now, not as handsome as before.” Gong Feilan looked at Ren Yi and said softly, “Get better soon.”WbmURkSYCWjGEEDuezrSXVdSCajheL

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“I’ll be fine soon, and so will you,” Ren Yi extended his hand, opening his palm towards Gong Feilan.ermxwOIDZutndMVqPwkMUemXOCtGap

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Gong Feilan placed her hand in Ren Yi’s palm, and he gently held her hand, speaking softly, “Feilan, you’ve survived two serious accidents; this shows you have a strong life. Even the heavens dare not touch you. Surviving great calamities brings great blessings.”LuQXJdmOMGqzMPgJNmwASXuTbNysSK

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Gong Feilan’s eyes turned red, “But I… I’m a bit scared. I didn’t expect someone would want to kill me.”qjEwpXkYJpEGUlaJJpsXlArSrraEGg

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“The target isn’t you; it’s us. That’s why your brother wants to send you abroad; you’ll be safe there.”CRmrribHmLkmRRYntundqSuQiUalLv

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“What about you? When will you be safe?”vYXfsDwnmlCeQFmjONZaQrkdqUCneT

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“We’ll be safe once we catch the bad guys. Many people will become safe because of that. It’s your brother’s responsibility; do you trust him?”zntjmbLKfAjfsdWGdcOfrhiuGulZco

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Gong Feilan nodded.voaFXrlceAwjKAlvxDBYxOPMjVzrUC

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“I trust him too. He’s the smartest, most persistent, and action-oriented person I’ve ever met. Do you know why the bad guys take risks and act desperately? It’s because they’ve been pushed to a dead end by your brother. They’re scared and panicking.”vzuDVpPfFPTxhmEhRWMWXvmCINBJPr

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Gong Feilan wiped her tears, “Then you must catch the bad guys and be safe.”NDnZLTcYquRmruvUMVQqoyJcFeXZVZ

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“I promise you, we will be the ones who win in the end.” Ren Yi looked firmly at Gong Feilan.ExgoqBEIOmefhUJBOeZJASVrEwLTia

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Gong Feilan sighed lightly, “Actually, I don’t want to go to America. I have friends here, my brother, and you.”WTZhLOMYomNIZHDISGXywhVAkXiVYC

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“You’ll make new friends, and you’ll be able to see your dad often over there.”BJgPVfqZyfMkwZnfrtcKlrsFsFuNXV

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Gong Feilan lowered her head, “So what? I’m not close to my dad…”KxxpfKSwHbjxGWZNMozttueplVXNrs

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Ren Yi tentatively asked, “Has he not been around you since you were little?”DSVXqZCQvDKZpBghyfZTMJmoMniCHH

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“Yeah, he and my mom don’t get along. Since I can remember, they’ve never been on good terms, and they hardly ever appear at the same time.” Gong Feilan pouted, “I think it’s really boring; they might as well get divorced.”wwQwbtJJAEAOCOAhZylhByXGNoHczl

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“I believe that even if their relationship is bad, they still love you.” Ren Yi patted her head, “Let the adults handle their own matters; you just need to take care of yourself. We all hope you can grow up happy and safe.”SPSFXjUYJaoLekFkNezgLVsvFItCuD

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Gong Feilan smiled.TfUXajjAPjSrHNWhDoAslrRlFtnUTa

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Ren Yi casually asked, “What kind of person is your father?”JZTrEaBacmHfkxGzQTZBqqxGPTbodV

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“He…” Gong Feilan hesitated, “I can’t really say. He’s pretty good, I guess. He never gets angry with me, buys me whatever I want, but we’re just not very close because my mom is very strong-willed, and he seems more… more low-key.”wxNJzCtNtBqVPmsUskoWUFqxjOWOSy

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“You’ll have the chance to get to know him and get close to him in the future; that can’t be a bad thing, right?”fvqkaVRSSTEbtkKKDPPSrzLokhrsWP

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Gong Feilan shrugged, “I don’t know.”fiZFmrjJnUKGQwprbXWcvZqvsVGIsU

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Ren Yi looked at Gong Feilan gently, “Trust me, everything will get better and better.”iHAIVrrjgqxyrcdMzWQRwYVyylgXTE

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Gong Feilan nodded vigorously, “I believe what you say.”xTyhESsqzwXmYhcczJnreozvgnmWdp

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Ren Yi smiled.qyNinCBrdyTORNGOddkmkCqdtplzhu

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“By the way, tell me about that day. That bastard covered my face with some sour stuff, and then I lost consciousness. I woke up in the hospital and heard a lot of thrilling things happened that day.”romRxEhFnyGSaoSRyFKbCivsefYfGj

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“Aren’t you scared anymore?”zIhTpjHNOIevUfeSHeXEUNFjWqqGlY

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“This is a story of justice defeating evil; why should I be afraid?” Gong Feilan looked at Ren Yi with bright eyes.OsCVdjseFaGISocUpxvvaozmVQzOwp

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“Okay, we survived, all thanks to your brother.”uqvoXhaUYnFbZNUknfoAoktZpDHOtp

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Ren Yi vividly recounted everything that happened in the cold storage that day, of course, the part where he and Gong Yingxian confessed to each other was a secret just for the two of them, and he hadn’t planned to share it with anyone.XhYLXycHsvZLnJNdvkhwgfocpFzmdt

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Gong Feilan listened with sparkling eyes, “Wow, it sounds like a movie. I wish I had been awake.”ZJMlrYEhphyyarhqmaulJbcLAzBRtp

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“Good thing you were asleep. If you had woken up, you would have panicked and added to our burden.”XzEUYSIZDsvPubJBNmAdDWlysEInIy

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Gong Feilan chuckled, “I see you’re afraid I’d wake up and be a third wheel.”ShwMZmMzNmJFSypXKsmeOLbzAqoayU

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Ren Yi immediately became alert but pretended to be nonchalant, laughing awkwardly.rYmgZITnlkWKGYFvMeOSFKSNKsEqeU

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Gong Feilan mischievously blinked, “You guys, sometimes you’re so smart, and sometimes you’re so dumb. Do you really think others can’t see the way you two look at each other?”REFCGWbvjMowMBSLbUPmtjTVbIsCkZ

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Ren Yi couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed. He could respond with a thick skin to anyone else saying this, but facing this little girl, who was also Gong Yingxian’s sister, he really…cHbbQyxehMQNFfhGJjjsfZHQUaEYgJ

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Gong Feilan hooked her arm around Ren Yi’s neck, grinning, “Then I’ll give you one last chance. Do you want to be my boyfriend? If you refuse, I can only call you ‘sister-in-law’ in the future.”lLZqApAfIeETmaRwaaPDIrSDVPxEli

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Ren Yi helplessly said, “If you dare to call me that in front of others, I’ll post that particularly ugly photo of you that I secretly took online.”lxLZjQfiGWKyYOPDZeePZSrbsyqCmj

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“You wouldn’t dare!”MEGqjhoQZPVKamLGTunXfiPRndqHZN

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They joked around for a while until Yue Xingu returned, carrying lunch. The three of them had a somewhat awkward meal together.gJxrQEOCEqPqnPqIapBGCsnTzOQgOZ

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As they were finishing up, Yue Xingu’s phone rang loudly. Modern people rarely use text message notification sounds, so Ren Yi felt something was off.rPyKENMhKGoLnKvPRnAwmUdQivYUPS

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Yue Xingu glanced at his phone, and his expression changed.FJZQoVwPmyFjqgKoVhAmVIjZnqhHCU

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Ren Yi noticed the slight change in his expression because he had been observing this person all along.LtFRMmMkUAEJkacCPrBcWDTgsvZtzJ

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Yue Xingu said apologetically, “Feilan, Dad has something to attend to and needs to leave now. I’ll come back to see you tomorrow, okay?”LgrHDYoxcXLaZBqVxdQsjGmOpszGEu

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“Okay.”jDFczClhyXlMpAACoeRPCYyXNjdXJV

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Ren Yi had a strange premonition in his heart; Yue Xingu might really have a secret.owccsIqVKDLETWwocqavWeiaelegeY

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As soon as he left, Ren Yi said, “Oh no, it’s time for my injection. If I don’t go back, the nurse will scold me again.”TrZcmVTmkBXRxFTZdwlbIXCvpZMmnM

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“Oh, have you eaten enough?” Gong Feilan looked at Ren Yi’s bowl.YEcMnBkijAWPmBXNIffMyCbfKkneli

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“I’ve had two bowls; I’m full. I’ll head over first, and we can play games together tonight.”aEKIijnrGRJCRcVlcJJWvxfTsEWcex

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“Sure.”wkfIMJVXBpltNWymYvDilmaIGrdJWl

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Ren Yi wheeled himself a couple of steps but felt it was cumbersome, so he simply stood up and dragged the wheelchair along. He called Gong Yingxian as he walked, remembering that Gong Yingxian had already started investigating Yue Xingu, and it was very likely that his phone was being monitored.xnZjnoLlXThYFsEHTXpwXQjkBNFsaZ

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But the call rang twice before being hung up. At times like this, Gong Yingxian must be busy with something important. After thinking for a moment, he called Tan Haochun, who was in charge of technology.GxGWiytZEIQTQvwaukZcsujWJJsTia

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“Hello, Captain Ren, how are you…”KscrWLKoUndbguKvRbricubAeOApYB

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“Do you have a wiretap on Yue Xingu’s phone?” Ren Yi asked straightforwardly. “I was just with him, and he received a text message and hurriedly left. His expression was unusual, and I want to know the content of that message.”piItdYAvQdKOsnizQYYfXBGjIDYCwC

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Tan Haochun was taken aback, quickly processing what Ren Yi had said: “Wait a moment, let me check.” After a while, he replied, “A string of numbers; it’s clearly a code.”EXlQjzxnKMKQlTfcFAtXywalpfgPMV

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Ren Yi frowned, “What is Dr. Gong doing?”uZMoCalcjbcnoShyMRLBZvPhBPHBLD

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“Not sure; he’s out on duty.”CLAqmFSzJYZnuDAGToynJghLNZdaDy

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Ren Yi thought to himself, sending a text message using a code is even more suspicious. Where exactly is Yue Xingu going? Could it be related to Ziyan?IynLqGJDwJAPPPinLGCxePbnMYzeHD

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After returning to his room, Ren Yi hesitated for a moment, but it was only a moment. He quickly changed his clothes, grabbed his phone, hat, and mask, and ran out.VZDfmTUEsRyfAGTeoxscztyBAXPLea

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Due to the large flow of people in the hospital, the elevator was particularly slow, and they were on the 17th floor. Yue Xingu was likely still waiting for the elevator or had just gone downstairs.KYhhtrfIitCSGFfQXOjhCXVDtzbvCc

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When Ren Yi reached the elevator entrance, he saw Yue Xingu just as he was entering the elevator with the crowd. He headed for the emergency exit and went down the stairs.ayoKPfhgrZGKfwAnDfIhWddmfxxpJq

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All the way down, his frostbitten skin on his thighs and arms was stinging, and his injured lungs couldn’t support any vigorous activity—though usually, going up and down stairs was just a pre-meal exercise for him.oEZNbRSmgnpogrszAZtCqtqXykJToL

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After running down seventeen flights of stairs, Ren Yi was already gasping for breath, and his whole body ached. He gritted his teeth and waited at the corner, watching the elevator. He knew that the elevator stopped on almost every floor, so Yue Xingu would definitely be slower than him.YnLKgXvLQKhHfSepZlObeQrmjOUtWR

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He waited for a full three or four minutes before the elevator finally reached the first floor. Yue Xingu walked out and headed toward the parking lot, and Ren Yi quietly followed behind.BXSJvmUZCqMENkROIsHUPOdPgDOsjm

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Just as Yue Xingu got into his car, Ren Yi quickly hailed a taxi, “Driver, follow that silver car in front.”HXgVdrVAeiHrrgkxBtoZZyVzcXUfyS

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