When Zhao Zhengrong arrived at the small villa, Zhao Huaiyan was holding the white cat in the backyard to enjoy the cool air.

"This cat is really smart."

Zhao Huaiyan had heard the footsteps long ago and knew who was coming without even looking. When he heard his father praising the cat, he said with a little pride, "Of course, it's up to her owner."

Last time, Ning Xi mentioned casually that this cat had actually chased people from the east to the west of the city, and he felt that this little guy was extremely smart.

The time we spent together also proved this.

Sometimes he even doubted whether the cat could speak.

Yesterday, Zhao Zhengrong came over and told him not to go out recently, but the cat actually kept meowing and followed him, and even cursed when he was told not to go out.

"We stars are not only smart, but also beautiful, aren't we?"

The white cat lying on his lap stretched and let out a long "meow".

"Dad, what's the matter with you coming here now?" Isn't the factory busy enough?

Zhao Zhengrong looked at the leisurely man and cat, his eyes filled with deep sadness.

"Xiaoyu, Dad is sorry..." He originally thought that Xiaoyu didn't know about Liao Qingyue, but he didn't expect that Xiaoyu guessed it as soon as he mentioned it yesterday.

Unfortunately, he was in a position to do his job and could not disobey the instructions of his superiors.

"Are you talking about my legs? What did Liao say to you?"

Zhao Huaiyan keenly noticed something wrong.

Liao Qingyue would definitely not confess this voluntarily, because there is no evidence to prove it, and it has little to do with her mission.

Unless she can gain something from it.

There is another possibility, his father had already known that it was Liao Qingyue's mastermind.

"She has an antidote that will make you well again."

"Actually, I've always known she was the one who did it, but due to my mission, I couldn't directly interrogate her. I could only investigate secretly, but I still have no clue after all these years."

"What are her conditions? Isn't it to help her escape?"

Zhao Zhengrong nodded: "I cannot and will not betray my country."

If he dared to do such a thing, even if Xiaoyu could be cured, they would not have a good ending.

So Liao Qingyue asked him to choose, but he actually had no choice.

"I will propose to the higher-ups that she be sent to Guangcheng, and request cooperation from the relevant local authorities to try to catch some of the rats in Guangcheng."

Zhao Huaiyan disagreed: "Are you planning to put yourself in danger? Putting aside whether the higher-ups will approve, Liao Qingyue has already been arrested. They definitely won't trust her. Even if you go to Guangcheng, you won't find anything."

Letting Zhao Zhengrong send her to Guangcheng means letting Zhao Zhengrong be a hostage there.

"Dad, are you trying to trick me into giving you the antidote? What if I say I don't need it?"

Zhao Zhengrong was shocked, knowing that the child was worried about him, but he had already let Xiaoyu down for so many years and could not delay any longer.

"Don't worry about this matter. I will make preparations. Xiaoyu, if anything happens, you have to take good care of grandma and grandpa for dad. Do you understand?"

This mission did not bring all bad things. At least during the wave, the higher-ups saved his father-in-law and mother-in-law and did not send them to the farm for this reason.

Zhao Huaiyan picked up the white cat from his lap and stood up from the wheelchair.

"Dad, I don't need or want you to put yourself in danger. I lost my mother when I was born, and I don't want to lose another family member."

Zhao Zhengrong's calm eyes rarely showed such surprise. "Xiaoyu, you?"

"As you can see, I've recovered. I was just looking for an opportunity to tell you. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid it would be unsafe if too many people knew."

After Zhao Huaiyan finished speaking, he took two steps to prove that there was nothing wrong with him.

"Dad, look at your legs." Zhao Zhengrong couldn't hide his excitement. He squatted down in front of Zhao Huaiyan with a bit of eagerness.

"Okay." Zhao Huaiyan lifted up his trouser legs.

His pale legs were still thinner than those of an average person, but compared to before, the morbid thinness and distortion were gone.

Zhao Zhengrong couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

The most common thing is surprise and happiness.

There is also a hint of sadness.

"Dad, I want to go to the southwest." Zhao Huaiyan thought, now that it has been made clear and the people who need to be guarded against have also gone in, then isn't he completely free?

You no longer have to pretend to be in a wheelchair. You can walk or run whenever you want.

Oh, you can't run now.

"Xiaoxi knows?"

"Well, she knew it from the beginning." Zhao Huaiyan briefly told his father about Ning Xi giving him the formula, and also told his father the reason why he chose to conceal it.

Zhao Zhengrong stared at his son, who was only slightly shorter than him, and lamented that even if they were father and son, they could not fully understand each other.

He held his son's shoulders and said, "Even if you tell me clearly, I will support any choice you make. No matter what, I will stand by you."

"I'm afraid of being implicated..."

"Is your father the kind of person who can't tell right from wrong?"

Zhao Huaiyan hesitated and said, "No."

But he didn't dare to bet because he had seen his father lose his temper and act like a madman.

"Okay, if you want to go, go ahead. I'll call someone to get you a letter of introduction and buy your train tickets. Take good care of Xiaoxi when you get there. She's had a tough time this trip."

Zhao Zhengrong didn't know when his son stopped trusting him as much as before, but there was no point in dwelling on the past.

He is a pragmatist. If he seizes the present, everything can change.

"Thank you, Dad!"

Zhao Huaiyan wanted to go find Ning Xi right away. It was also the first time he had traveled far away in so many years, so he couldn't help but smile, with two dimples on his face.

Zhao Zhengrong: ...

If Xiaoyu had a tail, it would probably be sticking up to the sky now, right?

That night, Zhao Huaiyan packed his luggage, entrusted the cat to Aunt Guan, and boarded the train to the southwest.

Poor Aunt Guan hadn't even digested the fact that Xiaoyu could walk normally before she disappeared.

The train rattled along the way, but Zhao Huaiyan stared at the scenery outside the window as if he hadn't seen it.

For many years, his activities have been limited to his home and workplace.

"Young man, you've been on the train for two days, aren't you tired?" The middle-aged man on the upper bunk lifted the quilt and came down to eat something.

Zhao Huaiyan's face showed no sign of fatigue. "Not tired, fresh, and the scenery is beautiful."

The man laughed heartily. "This is what happens when you're on your first long trip. People like me who travel frequently usually fall asleep as soon as they get in the car."

As soon as he came down, he found that the men and women on the beds around him were always looking over here. Some were enjoying the scenery, but he had become the scenery for others.

"Yeah." Zhao Huaiyan responded indifferently, his eyes never leaving the window.

"Where are you going, little brother?" the man tried to find a topic while eating.

"Go south and pick up my love and bring her home." Zhao Huaiyan finally turned around and smiled, his eyes full of affection.

The man bared his teeth and jokingly said, "Oh, why is this steamed bun sour——"