"Did you find it?"

"No, Team One will go three kilometers west, Team Two will go north, Team Three will go to the village and ask the villagers if they have seen any strange faces recently. The rest of you will follow me up and continue searching!"

"yes!"

The bearded man walked in the front, and the young policeman followed behind him. While searching, he couldn't help but ask, "Boss, is the news about the child true or false? We have been searching in this deep forest for more than two hours, not to mention the human figure, we haven't even seen the van. Could he have made a mistake..."

"Just find her." The bearded man said without even turning his head, "There are others who are not much younger than you. They are children, aren't you a child?"

"He's still in school, isn't he?" the young policeman said, "I've graduated for two years, so of course he's a kid to me."

The bearded man pushed aside the weeds in front of him and stepped on the rocks: "Okay, stop talking nonsense and be careful." He raised his voice for the last sentence.

"Captain!" Someone shouted from behind, "There's blood here!"

The bearded man paused, then immediately turned and walked over there, with the young policeman following closely behind him.

"This bloodstain must have been there for at least five hours." The policeman squatting on the ground said, "The amount of blood loss is not small. Let's look around. He shouldn't be able to get far."

"Search!" the bearded man shouted, "Don't leave any trace behind!"

"yes!"

The police scattered and began to search. The bearded man bent over and carefully looked for traces. The young policeman didn't walk far before he shouted, "There's blood here!"

He pushed aside the grass that had obviously been crushed, and walked through a bush half a man's height. Suddenly, he heard the sound of water dripping on the ground. He quickened his pace, walked to an open area, turned on the flashlight, and immediately rushed back:

"Found it! The suspect is in the cave!"

The scattered policemen quickly ran over here, and the bearded man also walked over quickly.

"lead the way."

The young policeman led a group of people through a small patch of bushes, pushed aside a cave covered by vines, turned on the flashlight and said, "It's right here."

The bearded man stepped forward to check and frowned, saying, "The man is already dead. Go get the medical examiner and send someone else to look for the van."

The young policeman looked around the body and said in a low voice: "Boss, did he die on his own or..."

"The fact that he was able to escape so far proves his will to survive. We'll have to wait for the medical examiner to come up with the details."

"But this person is dead, so our clues are gone, right?"

The bearded man asked, "Who said the clues are broken? Isn't there still Lide?"

"LiDe?" The young policeman's eyes lit up: "Do you also think that the suspect has accomplices inside LiDe?"

"He may not be inside Lide, but he was definitely there that day." The bearded man said in a deep voice, "This case is getting more and more difficult. You stay here and I will go report the progress of the case first."

"Yes, Boss."

The bearded man turned and walked out of the cave. Just as he finished reporting the situation, a policeman came over and said, "Boss, we found the van. It's in an abandoned mud house at the bottom of the mountain."

"Let's go and take a look."

"Has the van driver been found?"

Jiang Chen handed the peeled orange to Yang Si, then turned to Xiang Lao and said, "We found it, but the person is dead."

Xiang Lao frowned: "Doesn't that mean the clue is broken?"

"Captain Wang said yesterday that he was checking the surveillance footage from inside Lide that day, trying to find the suspect's accomplices."

"What's going on?" Yang Si held the orange without eating it, and asked worriedly, "Why do they want to harm Chenchen? The suspect is dead... Is the situation more serious? Will Chenchen be in danger in the future?"

Elder Xiang and Jiang Chen looked at each other, and smiled kindly at Yang Si, "Xiao Yang, you have to believe that the police will get to the bottom of this matter, and I promise you that Xiao Chen will never get into trouble again, and we will send someone to protect him."

"Mom..." Jiang Chen grabbed Yang Si's hand: "Nothing will happen to me, don't worry."

Yang Si held Jiang Chen's hand tightly, and her eyes were filled with worry. Although she didn't know what Jiang Chen was doing or researching, she was basically sure that what Jiang Chen was researching might be very important.

In the past few days, there have been waves of people visiting the ward. In addition to the police who come every day, there are also many important people who she has never thought she would meet face to face. Those people are very nice to Jiang Chen. If it were in the past, she would be proud that her son has a promising future, but now, she just hopes that Jiang Chen is an ordinary child and grows up safely.

"Mr. Xiang." Yang Si shook her head. "It's not that I don't believe you, but I'm really scared. These past few days, whenever I close my eyes, I think of what happened that day. I thought it would be fine if the suspect was caught, but now the suspect is dead and the police said there are accomplices. What if his accomplices still want to hurt my son? I hope you can understand my worries as a mother. If I can't ensure that he is really safe, I will be worried even if he walks out of the ward..."

"Of course I understand you." Elder Xiang put away his smile and said seriously, "So I solemnly assure you again that we will definitely ensure Jiang Chen's safety. Please believe this."

"I haven't told you what Jiang Chen is researching yet, but I hope you know that what your son is doing now is of great significance to the entire country and even the world. You should be proud of him."

Seeing Jiang Chen nodding, Yang Si reluctantly withdrew her gaze and said slowly, "My husband and I have never restricted our child since he was young. We support him unconditionally in whatever he wants to do, because we have never thought about how great he will become. We just hope that he will grow up safely and healthily. But now what he is doing puts him in danger... Even if you say that he has made great contributions to the country and the world, for parents, these things are not as important as my child's safety."

Mr. Xiang nodded: "I know what you mean, but..."

"Please listen to me." Yang Si said, "But like I said before, my husband and I have always respected every decision made by our child, and it is still the same now. I can see that Chenchen likes what he is doing now and I can see the efforts he has made for it. As a mother, no matter how worried I am, I will choose to support him."

Mr. Xiang was stunned for a moment, then his expression eased: "Jiang Chen's ability to be so outstanding is closely related to your education. Thank you for sending such a talent to the country."

Yang Si smiled and shook his head, and said to Jiang Chen: "Aren't you going back to school for class today? Go quickly, don't be late."

Jiang Chen nodded and left with Xiang Lao.

On the way to send Jiang Chen to Yanyi Middle School, Mr. Xiang sighed, put his hand on Jiang Chen's shoulder, and said with a bit of self-blame: "It's my fault that I didn't think it through... I brought you to the research institute that day and didn't pay attention to hiding it from others, so you got into such a big trouble the next day."

Jiang Chen shook his head: "Professor, this matter has nothing to do with the institute."

Xiang Lao was about to speak, but when he saw Jiang Chen's determined look, he frowned and asked, "Do you know who is behind this?"

Jiang Chen suppressed the coldness in his eyes: "I guessed it a little bit."

"Who is it?"

"There is no evidence for now." Jiang Chen pursed his lips and said, "And I still have some things to investigate. I can't tell you now to avoid alerting the enemy."

Mr. Xiang disagreed: "What if that person still wants to hurt you? And if you provide the direction, the police station can better investigate. No matter what you want to investigate, you must put your own safety first. You just heard what your mother said. She is so worried about you. You can't take risks with yourself."

"Don't worry, I can protect myself." Jiang Chen chuckled, "I'm fine even though the van was running rampant."

"Can you always be so lucky?" Elder Xiang glared at Jiang Chen, paused, and said earnestly: "I know your ability. In addition, Shi Fengyue and the research and development project you have now may help you investigate some things. However, this does not conflict with handing it over to those professional police officers for investigation. Investigating together can speed up the progress, and identifying the suspect can also better ensure your safety."

"Professor Xiang, the police station can't find anything." Jiang Chen said: "What I want to investigate is related to my future research and development projects. Believe me, I won't do anything rash."

Seeing his determined look, Mr. Xiang could only shake his head and say, "Go ahead."

The car stopped in front of the gate of Yanyi Middle School. The bell for the first class in the afternoon had just rung and there was no one at the gate.

Jiang Chen got out of the car and waved to Mr. Xiang: "Goodbye, Professor Xiang."

"be safe."

"knew!"

He Family

Yang Yun changed clothes again, came out of the cloakroom, and said to He Yanfeng who was looking at the computer: "What do you think of my clothes?"

"Not bad." He Yanfeng raised his head and smiled, "Looks very gentle."

"Then do you think Xiaochen would feel more relaxed when he sees me dressed like this?"

Thinking of the news he had received in the past few days, and He Yanjun's special reminder to him that his superiors valued the scientific research project that Jiang Chen had not yet started, He Yanfeng closed his notebook and said, "Just wear what makes you comfortable. Jiang Chen may not be nervous."

"But what we are going to tell him later might make him resist us." Yang Yun straightened her clothes and said, "I hope I can make him feel more comfortable. Maybe our conversation will go more smoothly."

"Don't worry." He Yanfeng smiled: "Nothing will go wrong today."

"I hope so..." Yang Yun looked up at the door and turned back to say, "Qian Jian had a fever last night. Can we leave him alone at home today?"

"Don't you have an aunt at home?" He Yanfeng stood up and said, "Besides, he is such a grown-up, how could he not be able to take care of himself?"

Yang Yun nodded and looked away.

Ever since she saw the surveillance video of He Qianmin being injured three days ago, even though the matter has not been investigated clearly, whenever she thought that he might have really done something to hurt He Qianmin, she always had mixed emotions when she saw He Qianjian again, and it was difficult for her to look at him with the same eyes as before.

But no matter what, He Qianjian, as her first child, even if it was a mistake, meant something different to her than He Qianmin and He Qianyu, because the time from when she was pregnant with him to when she gave birth to him was the most difficult time for her and He Yanfeng, and before that, He Qianjian had always been the most sensible and well-behaved eldest son to her. Even if she knew that Jiang Chen and He Qianjian had made a mistake, it was not as shocking to her as knowing that He Qianjian might have hurt He Qianmin.

The two children of the former are already adults, and changing their identities may be a shock to the two families, but the children are still the children they are familiar with. It is just like correcting a mistake, but it will not affect their feelings. Yang Yun believes that just as He Qianjian went to the Jiang family, the parents of the Jiang family will not stop recognizing Jiang Chen, even if Jiang Chen comes to the He family, He Qianjian is still their child.

But the latter is different. If He Qianjian has been deceiving them and hurting He Qianmin for so many years, then it means that everything she has seen may be an illusion. Not only is He Qianjian not who she thought he was, he may even be sinister, calculating, and two-faced, and there are problems with his character and personality.

The mistake of Jiang Chen and He Qianjian in holding the wrong child can be corrected, but if He Qianjian is not the child she knew at all, then what about the relationship they have had for so many years?

In the past three days, in order to prevent herself from having more wild thoughts, Yang Yun has repeatedly reduced her attention to He Qianjian, so she didn't even know that He Qianjian was caught in the rain when he returned home yesterday. When she woke up this morning and saw that he had a fever, she couldn't help but blame herself and worry.

If everything was just a misunderstanding, then her doing this would cause him even greater harm.

"I'll go check on Qian Jian's room." Yang Yun was still worried, so he said, "After we see if his fever has subsided, we'll set off."

He Yanfeng knew his wife's character. He was surprised that she had been cold to He Qianjian these days. He just nodded when he heard her say this: "Go."

Yang Yun knocked gently on He Qianjian's door, but received no response. She thought for a moment, then carefully pushed the door open and walked in.

"It's all over, don't you know? If you get caught, it'll all be over!"

Yang Yun paused and looked inside. The curtains in the room were all drawn. She could only vaguely see He Qianjian standing by the bed with his back to the door, slightly hunched over and speaking in a hysterical tone.

[It is impossible for the Earthling police to follow the clues and find you here. I have no idea what you are worried about. Moreover, I reminded you at the beginning that the human was not a suitable partner. It is not difficult to predict that he would fail.]

"Isn't it because of you that I went to him? If you hadn't refused to help, if you hadn't insisted on abiding by that bullshit treaty, would I be in such a passive situation?"

[I must abide by the system treaty, and your passive situation is also caused by you. I reminded you a long time ago not to waste time and energy against Jiang Chen. As long as I am here, even if he is the real child of the He family, it is not enough evidence. But what about you? You oppose him everywhere. Now that things have come to this point, it is all your own fault.]

"I have brought this upon myself?" He Qianjian growled, "If you hadn't refused to help me, how could I have gone against him in every way? Do you know if I..."

"Qianjian!" Seeing that He Qianjian was getting more and more excited and seemed to want to punch the wall, Yang Yun quickly spoke out to stop him: "What's wrong with you? Who are you talking to?"

"Mom?" He Qianjian trembled all over and turned his head stiffly: "Why are you here?"

"I came to see if your fever has subsided." Yang Yun suppressed her worries and said, "Qianjian, Mom noticed that you have been under a lot of pressure recently and your mood is not very stable. How about you go see a psychologist in a few days?"

"I'm fine." He Qianjian breathed a sigh of relief, but his voice was still a little stiff: "Mom, what you just heard was the lines of our school drama club. Didn't it scare you?"

"Lines?" Yang Yun was stunned: "Then you also recited the lines when you spoke in the room several times before?"

"You've heard it before?" He Qianjian suppressed his panic and asked hurriedly, "What did you hear?"

"I'm not sure, but I heard you slamming the table once."

"That's because that scene requires smashing the table." He Qianjian pulled the corner of his mouth and lowered his head and said, "Although I quit the drama club in my senior year of high school, I always like to memorize lines when I'm under a lot of pressure..."

Yang Yun pursed her lips and said, "In the past six months, you have been under increasing pressure and your mood has been unstable. Can you tell your mother why?"

He Qianjian said in a low voice: "Maybe it's because an excellent competitor suddenly appeared. I have always been the best among my peers since I was a child, but after he appeared, not only did his grades far exceed mine, but even Qian Min and Qian Yu... I know that my relationship with Qian Min has always been very strained. For so many years, I have always wanted to change this situation. I thought there was hope, but his appearance..."

"Not only Qian Min, but also Qian Yu and you, my parents... all like him so much." He Qianjian smiled bitterly: "Sometimes I wonder if I am really inferior to him in everything, so I have become like this. I am really afraid that one day I will lose everything..."

"Mom, can you promise that you will never give up on me?"

Yang Yun paused, looked up and saw He Qianjian's pleading expression. Her heart tightened, and she suppressed other emotions in her eyes and said softly: "As long as you are always the kind and gentle child in my heart, I will never give up on you."