My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 223: Chapter 0223: Mysterious Code (Part 3)_1

Leaving the ward, Ye Xiong called Phoenix and told her that he was preparing to make a trip to Nanjiang to help He Mengji find the antidote for the bloodsucking insects. Phoenix said that Long Zaitian had assigned her to investigate a case and she couldn’t get away, but she would help him get in touch with Vermilion Bird for assistance.

Since Vermilion Bird was a local from Nanjiang, he was more familiar with the area.

It wasn’t long before Vermilion Bird called, asking him when he would depart.

Ye Xiong told her to get ready, as it would be in the next couple of days.

After that, Ye Xiong headed back to the hotel.

Ever since his last trip to Capital City, combined with the long hospital stay, it had been over a month since Ye Xiong last visited the hotel.

When he arrived, it was dinnertime, and the hotel’s business seemed to be booming with the parking lot filled with cars and the dining room full of guests.

After operating for over half a year, the hotel’s business had begun to flourish.

Seeing Ye Xiong, some staff members greeted him one after another.

Ye Xiong suddenly noticed someone watching him, and following their gaze, he saw Wang Shu smiling at him from a distance.

Like a lingering ghost!

Could it be she still hadn’t given up on getting him into bed?

Secretly, Ye Xiong decided if Wang Shu seduced him again, this time he would just let it happen.

To his disappointment, Wang Shu didn’t come over to seduce him at all.

As Ye Xiong was about to leave after finishing his meal, a security guard at the entrance stopped him.

“President Ye, someone sent you a package a while ago. I wanted to give it to you, but I couldn’t find you, and President Du wasn’t around either, so I held onto it for you,” the guard said.

After finishing speaking, the guard took out an envelope from the drawer.

The document had been sent half a month ago, and only listed the recipient’s name and address without the sender’s name and address.

He opened it and saw a white sheet of paper inside, on which a series of numbers was written, including Arabic numerals and English alphabetic codes—it looked like some kind of code.

Scanning the document, Ye Xiong noticed a tiny ‘sheep’ at the bottom left corner of the page.

Sheep, Yang—could it be that this was sent to him by Ruan Jing Yang?

Ye Xiong immediately grew excited.

Ruan Jing Yang had too many secrets, and whether it was the Beast Organization or the demon-hunting operation, he was an incredibly important figure. Unfortunately, Ye Xiong couldn’t get a word of value out of him before he died, which was his biggest regret.

Phoenix had been investigating for so long and couldn’t find any clues.

It was very possible that this was the only lead.

Regrettably, it was just a code, and if he guessed correctly, there should be an original document somewhere.

This code was a way to extract Ruan Jing Yang’s real message from the original document, using a sequence number.

But where was the other document?

“Sister Hua, has anyone sent you a parcel?” Ye Xiong called Du Yuehua.

“I’ll check and call you back.”

After a good while, Du Yuehua called back and said, “I asked my dad, and he said indeed someone sent me a parcel, it’s at our home.”

“I see.”

After hanging up, Ye Xiong dashed to the parking lot, got into his car, and drove off.

An hour later, Ye Xiong arrived at Du Yuehua’s house and knocked on the door.

After a while, Youyou came to open the door.

“Uncle Bear is here, hug hug,” Youyou said excitedly, stretching out her arms.

Ye Xiong lifted her up for a hug and kissed her, asking, “Where’s grandpa?”

“Grandpa is washing dishes,” Youyou replied.

Ye Xiong went over and asked Ruan Daobin about the whereabouts of the parcel that was sent to Du Yuehua.

Ruan Daobin pulled out the parcel from a drawer, opened it, and found only a USB flash drive inside. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Ye Xiong went upstairs, found a computer, and plugged in the USB drive only to find it was password protected.

“Damn it,” Ye Xiong cursed.

He called Du Yuehua and tried her birthday, Youyou’s birthday, and even Ruan Jingyang’s birthday. After trying for nearly half an hour, he couldn’t crack the password.

With no other choice, he took the USB drive out to see if a computer specialist could break the encryption.

The staff at the computer workshop told him that the file was highly secured, and forcibly hacking it might destroy the file, with only a slight chance of success.

Ye Xiong had no choice but to put the USB drive and the code away for the time being.

He really didn’t understand what Ruan Jingyang was up to. Why send something to him and then password-protect it? It was all just smoke and mirrors.

By the time he got home, it was already after nine in the evening.

Tang Ning was watching TV in the living room. Upon seeing him return, she rushed over and said, “Cousin-in-law, I need to enroll at the university tomorrow. Can you come with me to register, please?”

“Enroll for what?”

“Are you kidding me? Tomorrow is September 1st, and I’m starting my studies at Huadu University!” Tang Ning explained.

That’s when Ye Xiong remembered he’d been in bed for a month, and September 1st had arrived just like that.

“Where’s your cousin?”

“I don’t like her coming with me. I just want you to come. Is that okay?”

Worried Ye Xiong would refuse, Tang Ning came over and clung to his hand, batting her eyelashes and pleading, “Cousin-in-law, I really want you to come with me, please, I’m begging you.”

Hey, you can act all spoiled, but do you have to rub my hand on your chest? Cousin-in-law has principles!

“Uh, cousin-in-law is busy tomorrow.”

The mystery of the code had left him anxious and flustered, and he wanted to spend more time on it to see if he could crack the USB drive’s password.

“You’re always so freaking bored; how can you be busy? Cousin-in-law, please, I’m really asking you here.”

After finishing her plea, Tang Ning became even more coquettish and held on even tighter.

“I really am busy. Why not have Xinyi find some time to go with you? She’s pretty famous in Jiangnan, and just a word to the teachers will ensure they take good care of you,” Ye Xiong suggested.

“Then forget it.”

Tang Ning’s eyes reddened, and she sat down on the sofa, sulking.

She pouted extravagantly, hugging a pillow and staying silent, occasionally shooting herself a resentful look as if she had been greatly wronged.

Ye Xiong sighed and said, “Alright, I’ll make time for you tomorrow.”

Oh yeah!

At that, Tang Ning’s expression changed instantly, and she threw herself at him like a child hanging onto his body.

“I knew you cared about me the most.” Tang Ning kissed him on the cheek and then ran upstairs.

Ah… it’s tough to maintain your integrity with such an open cousin around.

Suddenly, the image of Tang Ning offering herself to him in the hotel room popped into Ye Xiong’s head; this cousin had an impeccable figure.

Do not think impure thoughts, do not think impure thoughts.

Amitabha.

Back in his room, Ye Xiong turned on his computer and once again took out the USB drive to try the password.

After numerous attempts, he still couldn’t unlock it and was feeling quite disheartened.

Then, the bathroom door opened, and Yang Xinyi walked out.

Ye Xiong glanced up, his pupils dilated instantly, and his gaze locked in place.

Yang Xinyi was wearing an extremely sexy nightgown, moving gently out of the bathroom like an empress.

What a vision of beauty rising from a lotus flower!

Ye Xiong swallowed hard; she was really pushing him into a corner here!