Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 249: 179 Jiangjiang lures the tiger away from the mountain, Uncle Zha’s tenderness_2

Jiangjiang was about to cry. Everything had been planned so perfectly, so how could he have been caught by a security guard?

He couldn’t even make it out of the main gate before being caught!

The security guard immediately notified his colleagues via walkie-talkie, and Jiang Jinsang quickly received the message. A group of people rushed towards the security room.

When Tang Wan arrived backstage and didn’t see anyone, she stepped out just in time to hear someone calling for Jiang Wenyan. She immediately realized that the child had probably run away and naturally joined the search party. Before she could even start, she saw a security guard say the child had been found, and then he sprinted toward the main entrance…

By the time she reached the security room, Jiangjiang was standing beside it, neatly dressed, with his small backpack on, hanging his head in silence.

“Jiangjiang—” When Jinsang returned and saw him safe and sound, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, instructing Jiang Cuo to hurry up and call Jiang Yanting, and to also call the police to apologize and dismiss the case.

“Uncle…”

“Where did you run off to!” Jinsang’s body was already very unstable, easily troubled by environmental changes. This time, in his search for him, he had walked countless times indoors and outdoors, alternating between cold and heat, and now his complexion was terribly pale.

“I…” Jiangjiang bit his lip. “I was just in the resting room.”

“You were in the resting room?” The coach was baffled.

Everything like his watch was still there, but the backpack and such were gone, so he definitely assumed the person had run away. He could never imagine that the person was right under his nose, and that he had overheard all their search plans and arrangements.

“I hid in a box.” Jiangjiang hung his head, daring not to look directly at Jinsang.

“You really know how to hide…”

At that moment, Jinsang couldn’t quite describe his feelings. The child was too clever, and that wasn’t always a good thing.

“Uncle Xiaosi once said, the most dangerous place is the safest, and…”

“He said, if I ever encountered human traffickers, I must find a safe spot to hide, create a diversion, and make them think I had run away. Then, when they leave, I could go. This way…” Jiangjiang’s voice grew softer, “this way would be safer.”

“That Rubik’s cube…” Jinsang squinted his eyes.

“To confuse the enemy.” Jiangjiang bit his lip.

Uncle Xiaosi? Jiang Chengsi…

Jinsang chuckled bitterly, wondering what nonsense Chengsi had taught the child.

It wasn’t wrong of him to teach self-protection, but nobody could have expected Jiangjiang to use such tactics for a runaway attempt. Indeed, everyone had been drawn away, and the soccer field had ironically become the safest place.

He was just a child after all; nobody would have guessed he was so cunning.

They had been talking all the time in the resting room, and yet he managed to stay hidden!

“So you were planning to run away from home? Where were you intending to go?”

“I wanted to find Uncle Xiaosi.” Now that he was caught, Jiangjiang naturally told everything.

Jinsang was terrified that Jiangjiang might get lost or some other accident could occur. Even though he appeared calm and composed, he was burning with anxiety, slightly pressing his hand against his chest.

A cool breeze blew, leaving not a trace of warmth on his body.

“Brother Wu?” Tang Wan noticed his odd expression and reached out to check on him, only to find his fingers chilling to the bone. “Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

“Get my medicine…” Jinsang breathed heavily.

The group helped him sit down, fetched water, and handed him his medicine, causing another round of chaos.

“Now that the child has been found, we should head back inside.” The coaches all exhaled in relief.

“Apologize to the teachers and coaches.” Jinsang was already having difficulty breathing.

Seeing him in this state, Jiangjiang’s eyes welled up with tears, and although he felt helpless, he knew to listen to anything said. He hurriedly apologized to the coach, turning his head toward him, “Uncle, I will be very well-behaved from now on. Please don’t be mad…”

“It’s okay. He might have felt wronged by the earlier incident. Although I’ve tried to mediate your relationship, I haven’t done it well enough. I’m also at fault, Brother Wu. Now that the child is found, don’t blame him. Let’s talk things out nicely.” The coach was very reasonable.