Chapter 2273 — Rescued
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When An Liwen had created the test subjects, he had overlooked the factor of outer-school masters. Otherwise, this business might not have been resolved so neatly.
"My grandfather's wounded too," Pi Zhifeng said with a bitter smile. "We beat the enemy and took him alive, but it's no clean victory—a hard-won one at best."
"Doesn't matter. As long as he's alive, the boss has a way!" Seeing that Pi Zhifeng and Old Master Pi had come back alive, Wu Chengtian was unconcerned. He chuckled and said, "How about you two stay here for now and wait for the boss to come back?"
"Then we'll be imposing on your hospitality!" Pi Zhifeng had been hoping for exactly that. For one thing, Old Master Pi needed quiet to rest and recover; for another, they could bring Pi Zhitao over and wait for Wei Zhao's return. The Pi family had rescued your wife for you—surely you couldn't keep putting off the matter of healing Pi Zhitao now?
"By the way, young friend Wu, what's to be done with the kidnapper?" Old Master Pi asked.
"That... best leave him to the police. The fact that you two took action shouldn't be made public," Wu Chengtian said.
"Very well!" Old Master Pi nodded. That was the safest course. Concealing the Pi family's interference in the secular world was in fact a violation of the Hidden Clan Arbitration Association's pact with the ancient circles. Though it had been done without a trace and no one had noticed, it was still best to keep a low profile.
"Thank you... thank you all..." After the upheaval of that night, Wang Xinyan had only truly relaxed now that she had reached Gu Mengyao's villa and seen Wu Chengtian. She hurried to express her gratitude to Old Master Pi and Pi Zhifeng for saving her.
"Think nothing of it." Pi Zhifeng waved his hand with a smile. "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Tian, to call the police. I'll help my grandfather to his rest first—we'll keep out of sight for a while."
"Will do!" Wu Chengtian nodded and asked Granny Sun to prepare rooms for Pi Zhifeng and Old Master Pi.
That done, Wu Chengtian noticed Wang Xinyan still standing there. "Sis-in-law, have a seat..."
"Ah... oh..." Wang Xinyan was a little embarrassed by the way he addressed her, but under the circumstances it was hardly worth dwelling on.
Seeing that Wang Xinyan was not much inclined to talk, Wu Chengtian said no more and dialed Qiu Lingshan's number.
"Wu Chengtian?" Qiu Lingshan had his number saved, so she knew at once who it was.
"Yes, it's me. Wang Xinyan has been rescued, and the kidnapper's been caught too. But the Pi family's involvement shouldn't be made public—best keep it low-key," Wu Chengtian said. "So, you bring your people to take him into custody. When the time comes, just claim the credit as yours?"
"What? She's already been rescued?" Qiu Lingshan had not expected Gu Mengyao's side to move so fast. Still, she felt rather undeserving of such a great merit. Thinking back, she had rarely cracked a case without Wei Zhao's help... and this time, though Wei Zhao had not helped in person, it had been his subordinates who acted, and the credit still fell into her lap? (To be continued.)