“Tianxin, this is…”
“This is a ring.”
Ye Tianxin stared at the ring in her hand. The abbreviations of both Li Qingcang and Ye Tianxin’s names were engraved on the inside of the ring, with a heart carved in between their names.
Xie XInghe asked, “I know that. Does it belong to Qingcang?”
Ye Tianxin nodded with a blank look. Yes, she was certain it was Li Qingcang’s ring.
Li Qingcang always wore the ring on his fourth finger. Ye Tianxin had specifically put it on for him.
Ye Tianxin did that to deter any girls from hitting on Li Qingcang. If anyone fancied him, they would know that he was married just by looking at the ring on his hand.
“We should be more optimistic. No news is good news. Nothing will happen to Qingcang. Come let’s go downstairs. Why don’t you go home with Uncle Xuning? Wait for our news at home.”
Ye Tianxin suddenly to cheer up. She looked more hopeful. There seemed to be light in the darkness.
She looked around at the laboratory. She spoke to Xie Xinghe in a hoarse voice, “Xinghe, I’m getting pretty restless. How can I go home now?”
“Tianxin, you’re scaring yourself. I already told you. If the ring is here, it means that Li Qingcang is still alive. Do you understand?”
Xie XInghe did not manage to convince Ye Tianxin. Instead she got more worried. “Xinghe, do you think Qingcang was caught by X’s men?”
“Tianxin, you worry too much. This is the Capital University. Who do you think can get here easily and catch someone? Even if Qingcang had been captured, he is smart enough to leave us some clues. He is an outstanding army officer, a professional soldier. It wouldn’t be so easy to catch him. Do you understand?”
Xie Xinghe placed his hand on Ye Tianxin’s shoulders.
“Tianxin, if you are still worried, why don’t you come with me and take a look at the bodies?”
“All right.”
Ye Tianxin put on her protective gear and went out to the field with Xie XInghe.
She looked carefully at every burnt body.
None of them resembled Li Qingcang or matched his physique.
It meant that Li Qingcang was not one of the victims.
It also meant that nothing happened to Li Qingcang, at least not yet.
“Tianxin, I’ve already told you. Nothing will happen to Qingcang. I’ve already looked at all the bodies.”
At that point in time, none of the burnt bodies resembled Li Qingcang.
Ye Tianxin nodded, feeling a little comforted.
That was true.
None of them was Li Qingcang. It was a consolation.
“Dad, do you think Qingcang had been taken away?”
Xie Xuning could not help but laugh. “Silly girl, do you think Qingcang is that dumb?”
“I found this at the scene of the explosion.”
Ye Tianxin took out the ring and showed Xie Xuning who recognized Li Qingcang’s ring immediately.
Ye Tianxin’s heart hurt at the thought of Li Qingcang missing. “Qingcang is so good-looking. He is so popular at school that many girls admire and like him. I was thinking that while it’s a good thing that he is so well-liked, I cannot help but feel jealous. That’s why I had this ring made and made him wear it on his finger.”
Xie Xuning took the ring and noticed the names on the inside of the ring.
“Where did you find this ring?”
