Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 1029

Wen Xiaoji raised his brow. “Really?”

“Yeah. The townsfolk saw it with their own eyes,” said the man.

“Then we should take a good look at the girl later,” another piped up.

The group of people chatted as they hiked up the small hill.

Right then, Zong Jinghao’s phone rang. He took out his phone and saw that it was Lin Xinyan’s number. Hence, he stopped in his tracks and waited for Wen Xiaoji and the others to walk away before picking up.

“Hello…”

“What took you so long to answer?” Lin Xinyan questioned in a hoarse voice.

“What happened?” His facial muscles tensed up immediately.

“Uncle… is gone.”

Zong Jinghao wasn’t surprised to hear that. After all, the doctor had mentioned that it was a miracle for him to even last till after Zhuang Jiawen’s wedding.

“I’ll head back now.”

He hung up the phone and called for Wen Xiaoji.

“What is it?” Wen Xiaoji ran back.

“I need to head back now. You guys can continue with the search.” Zong Jinghao said.

“Didn’t you just reach here? Why are you going back now? What happened?”

Zong Jinghao cut him off and explained that Cheng Yuwen had passed away.

Wen Xiaoji nodded. “Leave it to me then. I will base the investigation on what you’ve said.”

“I will do everything in my power to find his whereabouts…” Wen Xiaoji added to assure him.

He simply placed a hand on Wen Xiaoji’s shoulder without a word. A gesture was worth a thousand words. Wen Xiaoji was aware of how much weight he was carrying at the moment.

“I’ll drive.” Wen Xiaoji returned to the foot of the hill with him while the others continued their search for Zong Yanchen.

Zong Jinghao didn’t even stop to rest after getting here.

Moreover, they had to drive to the city to get on a plane.

Wen Xiaoji sped to the airport.

They had to switch to the high-speed rail since there were no available flights.

He only returned after watching Zong Jinghao board the high-speed rail.

It took them the whole night to make the round trip.

It was almost daybreak when he got back to town.

Much to his delight, there was good news waiting for him.

“We found Yanchen.”

Someone ran over and told him the good news the moment Wen Xiaoji parked the car.

“When?” he asked.

“Yesterday night.”

They continued searching after Wen Xiaoji and Zong Jinghao left and caught sight of Mu Yuan’er and Zong Yanchen having dinner in the courtyard last night.

“Where is he now? Why didn’t you call to tell me about it yesterday night?” Wen Xiaoji said in a low voice.

“We tried but couldn’t get through.”

“How is that possible?” Wen Xiaoji thought he was spouting nonsense. He pulled his phone out and saw that his phone had turned itself off as it ran out of battery.

“Out of power at such a crucial moment.” He felt a little frustrated.

“We’ve brought Yanchen and the girl who saved him back,” the guy reminded.

“Right. I should go check on him first,” said Wen Xiaoji.