The Self-Redemption of the Wronged Fool [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 9

They were indeed professional; the first thing they did upon receiving the money was disguise themselves and change the license plate before taking him into the mountains.

Ji Qiuchi was actually someone who refused to admit defeat in his heart. He wanted to bet against the Main God one more time; he didn’t want to fail in a novice world. If the mission failed, he would have to pay a certain price. Since he had no points, if he failed this world, what would be taken would definitely be his soul power.

He had not expected to be framed by Wen Jing and Wang Hao, and he admitted he had underestimated others. Even in an ordinary world, there were various dangers.

The news of his and Lin Ming’s kidnapping was known to almost the entire city. Wen Jing had made such a scene that the entire city was paying attention, and even the news outlets were reporting it.

Zhao Lingyun saw it too. He never expected such an accident to happen. Knowing that Ji Wang (Ji Qiuchi) would encounter danger and might even die made him feel very uncomfortable. Past moments flashed through his mind. Clearly, he hated Ji Wang, didn’t he? The other party would only hinder him…

But at this moment, Zhao Lingyun couldn’t help but think of the other’s face. He immediately sent people to search for Ji Qiuchi.

Over here, Chen Peng and his group had ugly expressions, but they didn’t panic. They emerged from the mountains to get onto the highway, yet the car that was driving perfectly fine suddenly broke down.

Chen Peng only felt he was unlucky and got out of the car to check the situation. He didn’t expect that the moment he stepped out, Ji Qiuchi planned to make a move.

However, a second before he could act, Chen Peng fell to the ground as if he had been hit by something. He lay there motionless, with blood blooming from his lower body.

The other lackeys realized something was wrong. They didn’t dare get out of the car and reached for Ji Qiuchi, but Ji Qiuchi knocked them out one by one with his fists.

He stepped directly out of the car.

Only the kidnappers in the back car remained, and they were stunned. Everyone had been disguised; even their own parents might not recognize them. Yet, they were still discovered. Had this route been ambushed and their movements predicted from the start? Or was there a mole in the team?

Unfortunately, no matter how much they racked their brains, they couldn’t understand the truth of the matter.

After they were all captured, Ji Qiuchi finally saw Lin Ming. Lin Ming rushed over: “Brother, are you okay?”

Ji Qiuchi expressed that if they hadn’t shown up, he could have fought eight of them alone. These few people deserved a beating.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Ming was also thinking dark thoughts.

If it weren’t for the fact that they were protected by the law, that shot should have hit his heart directly, rather than having the bodyguard team escort them to the police station.

Chen Peng wasn’t dead. Lin Ming had used a fast-metabolizing anesthetic, making it impossible for anyone to find fault. Of course, letting him die just like that would be too easy for him. Anyone who coveted his brother had to be sliced into a thousand pieces.

With lingering fear, he held onto Ji Qiuchi and wouldn’t let go.

“It’s okay, I’m not hurt.”

Looking at his worried face, Ji Qiuchi felt a bit of warmth in his heart.

But Ji Qiuchi also knew he was the one who had dragged him into this. As the protagonist of this world, he shouldn’t have encountered these things.

He calmed down and asked, “What about you? Are you okay? How did you find us?”

“I’m fine. I found you after I escaped. Let’s go home.”

Seeing that he was indeed only a bit disheveled and had no other injuries, Lin Ming was relieved. “I will handle the aftermath. I won’t let them go.”

Not just Chen Peng, but Wang Hao and Wen Jing he didn’t plan to let any of them off.

Wen Jing had been waiting for news. How could he possibly go to the scene when Wang Hao asked him to? The result was waiting for the news that both of them were safe and sound, and he was taken in for questioning in the middle of the night. No matter how he explained, it was to no avail. He truly regretted it now.

Wang Hao had actually kept a recording of their communication at that time. Wang Hao originally wanted to argue that he was a victim, but he didn’t expect Chen Peng to identify him directly.

Chen Peng had also miscalculated. The warehouse he chose and that entire area had almost no people, but Lin Ming was actually lucky enough to escape successfully.

As for Wen Jing, he was branded an accomplice and also sent to prison. He would have to serve at least a few years, especially since the amount they extorted was far too large.

No matter how the Wen family begged the Lin family for mercy, it was useless. After this incident was settled, the Lin family directly swallowed up both the Wen and Wang families.

Lin’s father and mother were terrified and demanded that the two of them live at home. They also assigned them bodyguards to ensure such a thing would never happen again.

The Lin family wasn’t actually the wealthiest, and in a society ruled by law, not many people did such things anymore. Who would have thought Wang Hao would know people like that?

As for Zhao Lingyun, he had grievances he couldn’t speak of. He really didn’t expect Wen Jing to be so crazy. When he tried to contact Ji Wang, he found the other’s phone was turned off, making his heart sink.

At this moment, Lin Ming knocked on Ji Qiuchi’s bedroom door.

The moment Ji Qiuchi opened the door, he saw him speak: “Brother, I’m a little scared. Can I sleep with you for this week?”

With tears in the corners of his eyes and a furrowed brow, he looked very cautious.

Ji Qiuchi knew the other was faking it, but he still agreed: “Alright, just for one week.”

Lin Ming didn’t speak but stayed quietly by Ji Qiuchi’s side, lying on his side and staring at him with burning eyes.

Ji Qiuchi regretted it instantly. This was no different from putting raw meat in a cage with a wolf.

But he was also exhausted both physically and mentally these past two days and fell asleep before long. He didn’t know that his defensiveness toward outsiders had failed against Lin Ming.

Chichi was lying right beside him. Lin Ming could no longer resist hugging him, until he noticed Ji Qiuchi’s phone vibrate once.

Lin Ming frowned and ultimately chose to use Ji Qiuchi’s finger to unlock it. Seeing it was a call from Zhao Lingyun, his expression turned sour, and he turned the phone off directly.

The next day, Zhao Lingyun personally ran to the Lin Corporation to wait for them. When Ji Qiuchi and Lin Ming arrived and saw him, he asked in surprise: “Is something the matter?”

Zhao Lingyun hadn’t expected he would still be willing to speak to him and felt relieved. It seemed the other party didn’t plan to distance himself because of this incident.

Ji Wang was indeed in love with him. Moreover, perhaps the Lin family would still give him a portion of the family estate. Lin Ming was stubborn; why should he walk a dead-end path? It was better to hold onto Ji Wang tightly.

Zhao Lingyun’s mental calculator was clicking away, yet he spoke to Ji Qiuchi with a face full of concern.

“It’s good that you’re okay. These people are truly too rampant, daring to kidnap someone at gunpoint in the city area.”

“It was a bit unlucky, but they all paid the price,” Ji Qiuchi said.

“Let me treat you to dinner tonight to calm your nerves. I also have a recording of Teacher Nan’s exhibition; I can send it to you.” Zhao Lingyun deliberated and finally only invited Ji Wang alone.

“Alright.”

Lin Ming’s expression grew even colder. Ji Qiuchi knew Lin Ming was impatient to see him as well.

He decided to complete the mission early to let Lin Ming’s life return to peace. Ji Qiuchi accepted the invitation and even gave him a long-absent smile this time.

Lin Ming saw this, his eyes churning with emotion, very unhappy.

Why did Chichi suddenly have such a good temper toward Zhao Lingyun?

However, Ji Qiuchi naturally said to Lin Ming: “Then I’ll go home by myself tonight.”

“Why?”

Lin Ming finally couldn’t hold back and grabbed his hand. “Why do you still like Zhao Lingyun? Is it because I caused you to encounter danger and made you angry?”

“Why would you think that? It’s not your fault that such a thing happened; it’s all Wang Hao and the others’ fault.”

Ji Qiuchi curled his eyes into a smile. “That I like Zhao Lingyun, isn’t that something everyone knows? It’s been so many years…”

However, before he could finish his sentence, his mouth was blocked by the person in front of him, who tried his best to control his strength.

Finally, he spoke with a tremble: “That’s not right. You don’t like him at all. You’ve never even mentioned him in front of me, and you haven’t proactively sought him out these days. This isn’t what it looks like when someone likes another person.”

“You aren’t me; how do you know what my heart thinks?” Ji Qiuchi’s heart was racing, but his expression was very calm as he looked up at him.

” I just know… Don’t like him. Can you like me instead?”

Ji Qiuchi thought of the other’s day-after-day mango cakes, the tenderness and smiles always shown to him, and the choice to take the risk himself in a life-and-death moment.

Ji Qiuchi had never been deeply involved with anyone, but he knew the other’s feelings were sincere and burning.

During these days spent with Lin Ming, he was indeed taken care of very well. It wouldn’t even be bad to continue like this forever. If he were truly just Ji Wang, perhaps he could extravagantly possess such feelings and give the other a perfect ending, but…

“I’m sorry, Lin Ming. I actually don’t like you. It’s only because you’ve always been good to me, and being on good terms with you is indeed beneficial to me.”

Ji Qiuchi still resolutely said those words. He had no way to respond to him and could not give him happiness; they were people from two different worlds.

“Brother… you…”

You never do emotional missions. Is this true or false?

Lin Ming looked at Ji Qiuchi in pain, and eventually, a gloominess washed over his eyes. I will absolutely not let you go.

“No matter what you say, I won’t give up. I will keep pestering you.”

Lin Ming clearly knew that more words were useless. Once Chi chi made up his mind, no one could change it, even though the other party clearly had feelings for him too.

In the end, he only needed to get rid of Zhao Lingyun.

What he didn’t know was that Zhao Lingyun, who had turned back, had overheard everything at the corner, and his face was ashen.

Zhao Lingyun finally understood why Lin Ming remained unmoved no matter what he did. He couldn’t get Lin Ming to go out, and his communication with Lin Ming was always distant because the other party didn’t like him at all.

With an ugly expression, he walked out of the Lin Corporation. Lin Ming said Ji Wang didn’t like him? How could that be? For so many years, there had only ever been him in Ji Wang’s eyes.

Exactly why would Lin Ming like Ji Wang? It was too absurd. The suffering he endured in the Ji family was clearly related to Ji Wang how could that be easily forgiven? He couldn’t understand.

Zhao Lingyun still hadn’t figured it out by the time he had dinner with Ji Wang, and an inexplicable panic rose in his heart because he also thought of what Lin Ming had done for Ji Wang these days.

From the beginning, the other had been protecting Ji Wang, while he himself had done many stupid things.

Zhao Lingyun’s expression was somewhat twisted, and Ji Qiuchi also noticed his distraction. “What’s wrong? Is the food not to your taste? Or is there something with work…”

“No, it’s nothing at all. Xiao Wang, although I know an apology is useless, I still want to tell you that I really love you.”

“A long, long time ago, I thought about what kind of house we would buy after we got married, and how we would go traveling during our holidays to become the most enviable couple,” Zhao Lingyun suddenly spoke.

Ji Qiuchi looked bewildered and couldn’t help asking the system in his heart: “Has he taken the wrong medicine, or is he planning to plot something again? Forget it, what is his favorability level?”

System: “It’s not very stable… 60… 80… 60… 40… It’s even lower than before! It’s no good, it can’t be measured accurately, but it’s certain he’s just a scumbag. He doesn’t even have 100 yet he dares to say ‘I love you’.”

What could Ji Qiuchi say? He could only say he was impressed.

On the way back, the person and the system chatted in the car.

“He probably doesn’t like the original owner at all; he’s too hard to conquer,” the system said blankly.

“Not necessarily.”

Ji Qiuchi thought of the 80 favorability level, and a thoughtful look crossed his eyes.

“But this kind of person loves himself more than anything. What he loves isn’t a person, but status and money. These are what he wants most. But as the heir to the Zhao family, he should already have these. I’m afraid there are still some hidden circumstances.”

Since Ji Qiuchi intended to complete the mission well and give Lin Ming back a safe environment and the beautiful life he was supposed to have, he would not back down.

The system checked and looked at Ji Qiuchi in surprise. “Sure enough, the current head of the Zhao family is actually his uncle, Zhao Jing. And his uncle looks quite young; it’s impossible for Zhao Lingyun to inherit the Zhao family in a short time. At most, he’s just a general manager.”

“He clearly knows the Zhao family cannot fulfill his wishes, so he will definitely try every means to hold the Lin family in his grasp. He also has to keep his nerves taut every day and cannot make mistakes because he is not the only choice; his uncle has countless replacements.” Ji Qiuchi swiped through the materials sent by the system.

“Then it’s very simple.”

The system’s eyes lit up. “Do you have a plan?”

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