Tranxending Vision - Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Put My Socks On

The sea tossed before him, ceaselessly in motion .

Xia Lei and Qin Xiang sat on a reef, a pile of empty beer cans at their feet .

"Tell me, did you really want to kill He Lao-Qi tonight?" Qin Xiang threw away the empty beer can in his hand and asked while looking at Xia Lei .

Xia Lei was silent for a bit before answering, "Before you arrived, I was intent on entering his home and finishing him off . "

"And then?" Qin Xiang prompted .

"Then?" Xia Lei paused for a bit, then shook his head, "I didn't think so far ahead . Ma Xiao-An died saving me . Am I still a man if I don't seek revenge for him?"

"You didn't think much, I'd say . If you'd really gone into He Lao-Qi's home and killed him you'd be finished too . Gu Ke-Wen would have lost just a dog but destroyed a foe like you . With the Gu clan's power, there is no place on Earth you can escape to if you kill He Lao-Qi . You'll be sentenced to death if you're caught . What will your sister do if you die? What about those people who depend on you for their livelihood? Have you thought about them?" said Qin Xiang .

Xia Lei growled, "He wanted to kill me . Ma Xiao-An died because he saved me . Should I just forget it?"

Qin Xiang sighed, "You're a smart person . There are many ways for you to have your revenge . Why choose the path of mutual destruction?"

'There are many ways for you to have your revenge . Why choose the path of mutual destruction?' What Qin Xiang said echoed in Xia Lei's head . He slowly calmed down . That's right . Going into He Lao-Qi's home to kill him was a mutually destructive way of revenge . An evil man like He Lao-Qi had sins aplenty to accompany him into and after death . But himself? What would Xia Xue do if he died? What about the hardworking employees of Thunder Horse Workshop? They had a taste of a life that was better than what they had – would they still need to go back to constructions sites to make a living?

"Think about it," said Qin Xiang gently, "I believe you'll find another way . "

Xia Lei suddenly thought of Long Bing and thought 'If I call Long Bing and tell her that He Lao-Qi wants me dead, will she help me? But I don't have evidence . It'll be good if I have evidence . '

Long Bing may be able to help but he first needed some evidence .

He Lao-Qi was very sly and always had other people do the deed for him while he stood far, far away, unconnected . It would not be easy at all to find evidence of him committing a crime .

Qin Xiang seemed to sense the pain in Xia Lei's heart . He spoke softly and comfortingly, "Don't be too broken up about it and don't worry . Don't ever do something so foolish again . You have to think more and plan better . "

Xia Lei nodded, "I will . Thank you . "

Qin Xiang patted Xia Lei on the shoulder, "What's with the polite tone? We're friends . "

Xia Lei nodded again, "Yes, we're friends . "

"Right, I finally found out He Lao-Qi's real identity from a friend of mine today," said Qin Xiang .

"Real identity?" Xia Lei froze .

"He Lao-Qi is very crafty and never spoke of his real name to anyone . He's never let anyone see his identification documents either . People in the underworld only know him as He Lao-Qi but few know his real name . I've found his real name and it's Huang Yi-Hu," said Qin Xiang .

"Hold on," Xia Lei was confused, "These are two different names . One's surnamed He and the other's surnamed Huang . How can one person have two?"

People would normally assume that even if He Lao-Qi was not really He Lao-Qi, he should be He-something, and definitely not Huang Yi-Hu . Names sometimes change but the surname wouldn't .

"My reaction was much the same as yours at first but my friend was very sure that He Lao-Qi's real name is Huang Yi-Hu," said Qin Xiang .

Xia Lei spoke bewilderedly, "But according to the information you gave me, He Lao-Qi's son is named He Jia-Hao . If he really is surnamed Huang, why is his son surnamed He?"

Qin Xiang shrugged, "I don't know either . I'm not lying to you, I swear . "

"I didn't mean that . This is very strange… Send me back now," said Xia Lei .

"What are you going to do?" Qin Xiang looked a little worried .

"Relax . I'm not going to do anything foolish after tonight . I want to go look for Jiang Ru-Yi . She's the Chief of North Police Station and has access rights to the household registration system . I want her to help me see if there are any assets under the name of Huang Yi-Hu," said Xia Lei .

Qin Xiang was struck by a thought, "You want to start from his real identity?"

Xia Lei nodded, "If what you say is true, then He Lao-Qi is a fictional character . He's done so many evil deeds and amassed so much wealth over the years – the assets are most definitely under the name of Huang Yi-Hu . He's using this method to wash his dirty money clean . He's the dreadful He Lao-Qi in the underworld and a regular businessman with no criminal record in the day . "

Qin Xiang chuckled, "I knew you were a smart one . Okay, I'll send you back now . "

Back in his neighbourhood, Xia Lei hopped off the motorcycle . "You go back . I'll let you know if I find out anything . "

"You'll be the first to know if I find out anything on my end too . And be careful," said Qin Xiang .

Xia Lei nodded, "You be careful too . "

"Bye, Lei . " Qin Xiang rode off on his motorcycle .

Lei? Xia Lei smiled wryly as he shook his head . He really wasn't used to intimate way of calling his name . Then again, being friends with Qin Xiang meant that he'd have to adapt to some of Qin Xiang's unnatural habits .

Xia Lei did not go home but went straight to Jiang Ru-Yi's door . He checked the time on his mobile phone as he stood before her door – it was already midnight . It didn't seem very appropriate to be knocking on a single female's door at this time . He hesitated with his hand raised but still knocked in the end .

He thought Jiang Ru-Yi had already gone to bed but her voice came from behind the door after three knocks . "Who is it?"

Xia Lei lowered his voice, "It's me, Xia Lei . "

The door opened quickly and Jiang Ru-Yi appeared in the doorway . She was wearing a thin nightdress and the light made it translucent . Her bra and lace side-tie panties were clearly visible under the nightdress, giving off a hazy sense of beauty .

Xia Lei spoke a little awkwardly, "It's late . Why aren't you asleep?"

Jiang Ru-Yi rolled her eyes at Xia Lei, "Xiao-An is gone . I was feeling down and worried that you'd do something stupid so I couldn't sleep no matter how I tried . I was just about to fall asleep and here you come knocking . Are you not going to let me sleep?"

Xia Lei did not wait for her to finish speaking and went around her and into her home .

Jiang Ru-Yi was surprised, "It's the middle of the night and you enter my home without my permission? What are you trying to do?"

"Don't yell . Shut the door, quick . Tongues will wag if the neighbours hear me bickering with you at this hour," said Xia Lei .

"You dare to come here at this hour and you're still worried that the neighbours would spread rumours?" Jiang Ru-Yi's tongue was sharp but she was still quick to shut the door .

"Let's go to your room," said Xia Lei .

"Huh? You're really… Shameless!" Jiang Ru-Yi's face turned red immediately, "I, I'm not ready . This is too sudden . "

"What nonsense are you talking about? I want you to help me check someone's information . Isn't your computer in your room?" said Xia Lei .

Jiang Ru-Yi suddenly snatched up a pillow from the sofa and threw it forcefully at Xia Lei .

Xia Lei caught the pillow and put it on the other sofa . "Stop playing . This is important . I wouldn't come to your place at this time otherwise . "

Jiang Ru-Yi put her skewed thoughts away, "Who do you want me to check up on?"

"Huang Yi-Hu," said Xia Lei, "Help me check this person's information and the assets he has under his name . Just give me whatever you have on him . "

"Huang Yi-Hu? Lei, what are you investigating this person for?" It was the first time Jiang Ru-Yi had heard the name Huang Yi-Hu . She knew almost all the people Xia Lei knew so this made her feel that something was very strange .

Xia Lei told her about the information he had received from Qin Xiang .

"Why haven't you given up?" said Jiang Ru-Yi, "Why are you still looking into that He Lao-Qi? You want to take revenge for Xiao-An? This is too dangerous – I won't allow you to do something so stupid . "

Xia Lei suddenly went up to Jiang Ru-Yi and grabbed her by her shoulders, staring straight into her eyes, "Ru-Yi, we've known each other for years . Will you not help me with this?"

"It's not… I'm protecting you… You… Why don't you understand?" Xia Lei's eyes were so full of aggression it made her panic .

"He Lao-Qi wants me dead . Ma Xiao-An died saving me this time . Would I be lucky enough to escape death next time? Why don't you understand? It's not that I want revenge; he will not rest until I'm dead . It is the same as awaiting death if I do nothing . Who will argue with you when I'm dead?" said Xia Lei .

"Rubbish! Stop talking about death and dying all the time . It's unlucky," said Jiang Ru-Yi, "But I think it's best if you hand this matter over to us police…"

Xia Lei cut her off, "Help me and I'll transfer the car ownership to you . "

Jiang Ru-Yi froze, then suddenly pouted . "You should've said so earlier, really…" She paused, then added, "Treat me to Italian cuisine too . "

Xia Lei was a little fazed, "You greedy pig! Fine, deal . "

"Get my uniform from my room . We have to go to the police station for this . We can't access the police network from my home computer . " Jiang Ru-Yi sat on the sofa, behaving like a spoilt rich brat waiting for someone to wait on her .

Xia Lei wanted to kick her butt but he went to her room obediently and brought her her uniform, shoes and socks .

Jiang Ru-Yi lifted her jade-white leg in the air in a gentle bend, "Put my socks on . "

"Can you stop playing around?" snapped Xia Lei .

"Are you going to put it on, or not?" Jiang Ru-Yi stretched her foot to Xia Lei and touched it to his knee .

Xia Lei sighed and got to his knees gloomily to put the sock on for her .

Jiang Ru-Yi stretched out her other foot and rested it on his knee . Her straightened jade-like leg exposed an unfettered view of the lace side-tie panties she had on under her nightdress . Xia Lei was all tensed up but Jiang Ru-Yi did not care that he had seen anything and seemed to be enjoying the whole process .

Thankfully, Jiang Ru-Yi did not make him put on her pants or clothes for her .

A few minutes later, Jiang Ru-Yi brought Xia Lei out with her and they got into the Great Wall H6, driving out of the neighbourhood and towards North Police Station .