Chapter 64 True Friendship is Revealed in Times of Adversity

Qiu Baoshan was terrified and shouted, "Do you know what you're doing? Run!"

The toll collector's trembling expression vanished, replaced by a cunning and fierce glint in his eyes. He kicked Qiu Baoshan hard and then smashed his elbow into the back of the head!

Qiu Baoshan fought desperately to hold on, but the toll collector was more terrifying than the King of Hell. Each attack made him feel as if he was being hit on the head with a hammer, his vision blurred, and he felt like his head was about to explode!

"Did I tell you not to forget me?"

"Didn't I tell you not to forget me?!"

Fists rained down on Qiu Baoshan, and the toll collector knocked him down, then pressed a grenade to his abdomen. Qiu Baoshan didn't dare to move.

She didn't even know that the other person was Qiu Baoshan, one of the top ten A-level wanted criminals. All she knew was that this Uncle Shan was incredibly wicked, utterly wicked!

"I remember you, I remember you! Stop hitting me, my brains are going to come out!"

The task force from the opposite bank of the river saw them and asked Park Heung-sung and the others who were there to meet them, puzzled, "What's going on over there? Why are the two hostages fighting?!"

Park Heung-sung said, "Those two are not hostages."

The Hadong task force wanted to go and rescue them, but Park Heung-sung stopped them.

Park Heung-sung quickly said, "One of them is a robber pretending to be a hostage, and the other is a policeman pretending to be a hostage. Our men have already taken Qiu Baoshan into custody. Ignore them and get out of here!"

"Qiu... Qiu Baoshan?!" The Hedong task force, still shaken, asked as they led the hostages away, "No, how did you get here?!"

Park Heung-sung, carrying a shotgun, escorted them into the hotel for shelter, saying without blinking, "Tourism, publicly funded tourism."

The Hedong Special Task Force: "..." They have better weapons and equipment than us? Who can believe such nonsense!

On the other side, Qiu Baoshan frantically tried to throw a grenade; if it exploded, he and the toll collector would be reduced to ashes!

Shen Zhenzhu didn't give him a chance, seizing the opportunity to grab the grenade and raising it high: "Aaaaaah!!—"

Qiu Baoshan rolled on the ground, clutching his head and shouting, "Don't let go... if you let go, we'll all die!!"

Shen Zhenzhu crouched down next to Qiu Baoshan, holding a grenade high. The hail of bullets passed by her as if she were a natural barrier.

"Cosplay is interesting, isn't it? This time I'm going to take you down with me." Chen Zhenzhu said softly, shaking the grenade.

Qiu Baoshan didn't understand what "pu lei" meant, so he knelt on the ground with his head in his hands, genuinely afraid that the toll collector would make him "pu lei".

He knew how powerful his modified grenade was; his blood pressure soared, his heart felt like it was going to jump out of his throat, and he couldn't even breathe properly due to extreme anxiety.

He was holding back his anger until his face turned red, but instead of an explosion, he heard the toll collector's sneer: "Uncle, you've killed so many people, so you're afraid of death too?"

"Who...who are you?!" Qiu Baoshan shouted angrily.

"Ah—!!" Suddenly, a person fell out of the car window. He lay between Qiu Baoshan and Shen Zhenzhu with a sickle stuck in his chest and covered in blood.

Shen Zhenzhu turned around and saw Lu Kuishan push Li Hu down. It turned out that he still wanted to keep the gold for himself!

"My son!" Qiu Baoshan tried to draw his sickle and fight Lu Kuishan to the death, but Gu Yanzheng, who had rushed over, handcuffed him and pressed him to the ground with his knee: "Don't move!"

"Brother Zheng!" Shen Zhenzhu was almost in tears. She raised the grenade in one hand and jumped back a few times while still crouching. The bus just passed by her buttocks!

Gu Yanzheng: "Watch out!"

Shen Zhenzhu wanted to curse her father!

To everyone's surprise, Lu Kuishan can actually drive!

He tried to escape the scene by driving a bus and carrying 20 kilograms of gold on it!

The bus veered wildly, smashing through two police cars blocking the intersection, and sped over the low median. The engine roared, carrying the last hope of the desperate criminals.

Several private cars with fake license plates, hidden in the shadows, sped after them!

Shen Zhenzhu hurriedly told Gu Yanzheng, "There's a privately built port nearby; he's trying to smuggle himself out!"

Gu Yanzheng immediately took out his walkie-talkie and contacted the still-shaken Hedong task force on the other side.

"What?! They actually made this preparation!" The task force quickly provided the address: "There is indeed a privately built port within our monitoring range, and customs has already noticed it! We will send people there immediately."

"No need, my men have already set off." Gu Yanzheng immediately contacted the task force members and went to the private port in advance to set up an ambush, figuring that Lu Kuishan would have no chance of escaping.

The clues that Shen Zhenzhu risked her life for cannot be given away so easily.

"Don't let go, I'm here, don't be afraid." Gu Yanzheng quickly finished making the arrangements, and seeing Tian Yongfeng and the others about to surround him, he waved his hand and said, "Don't come any closer."

In the distance, the police officers from Hedong had successfully retrieved the escaped hostages. Not only were the hostages devastated, but the officers were also devastated!

It was so close! It was so close to another tragedy!

More than 20 police officers from Hedong and 13 hostages almost died in a bloodbath!

Shen Zhenzhu was unaware of the power of Qiu Baoshan's homemade grenade; she only felt that her resentment had been relieved.

Gu Yanzheng wouldn't tell her how many people had died at its hands. He squatted down beside her, staring at the grenade, and made conversation by saying, "You're having a good time beating people up, aren't you?"

Chen Zhenzhu couldn't hold back any longer and chuckled, saying, "I've been feeling so stifled these past two days."

Gu Yanzheng pursed his lips and said, "Feeling wronged?"

Shen Zhenzhu quickly tried to cover it up, saying, "I wasn't taking revenge, it was just a normal arrest."

Gu Yanzheng stared intently at the grenade and said, "Yes, don't let go."

Shen Zhenzhu shook the grenade, which startled Gu Yanzheng, whose face darkened.

Shen Zhenzhu squinted, sensing something was wrong: "Brother Zheng, are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid," Gu Yanzheng said. "The bomb disposal experts are coming right away, hold on tight."

Chen Zhenzhu swallowed hard, her teeth chattering: "You can't take it apart?"

In her eyes, her brother Zheng could solve any problem; not long ago, he even went up the mountain to dismantle a detonator. A small hand grenade was no problem for him at all.

"Not for now." Gu Yanzheng thought for a moment and decided not to hide it: "This is a hand grenade made by Qiu Baoshan. It has been improved based on ordinary hand grenades and is extremely powerful. I cannot handle it casually."

"Why would he modify this thing for no reason?!" Upon hearing the bad news, Shen Zhenzhu had a bad feeling. Her legs went weak and she sat on the ground, her other hand also holding a grenade: "Then I... I have to hold on to it."

Bomb disposal experts arrived at the scene quickly and spent a long time studying the device under bright lights. They finally gave their answer: "This is difficult. He moved the fuse to the front. It should usually be on the side or bottom. We cannot determine the location of each component at the moment, so we cannot disassemble it."

Gu Yanzheng fell silent.

Cold sweat broke out on the tip of Chen Zhenzhu's delicate nose.

The surrounding crowd had been completely evacuated, and as Gu Yanzheng had requested, no one should be within a hundred meters.

Gu Yanzheng wanted to go over and help Chen Zhenzhu up, but the moment his hand touched her, she nestled in his arms, tears welling in her eyes, and cried out, "Brother Zheng..."

Gu Yanzheng lowered his head and calmly asked, "What do you want to say?"

These words led the perceptive Shen Zhenzhu to mistakenly believe that Brother Zheng was asking her to leave a will.

She took a deep breath, looked at the dozens of police officers watching from a distance, and forced herself not to shed tears.

Gu Yanzheng said, "If you want to cry, then cry."

Chen Zhenzhu choked up and said, "Crying won't solve the problem."

"I'm here," Gu Yanzheng said in a low voice. "I didn't ask you to solve the problem."

Shen Zhenzhu almost couldn't hold back her tears; her nose was stinging with emotion. She looked closely at Gu Yanzheng's face; he was her idol from her past life. Actually, if the grenade really exploded, she would consider herself lucky, truly.

"I had a very long dream in which I stopped a rapist from being stabbed through the heart. When I woke up, I had become a police officer. I'm really lucky. I've caught a lot of bad guys in my life, and I'm content."

“That was a dream, you won’t be killed.” Gu Yanzheng noticed that Shen Zhenzhu’s emotions were off and wanted to explain to her, but after thinking about it, he shut his mouth: “Go on, tell me slowly.”

Chen Zhenzhu sniffed and said, "Brother Zheng, if something happens, we can't let my old mother be burdened with huge loans. I finally have a mother."

Gu Yanzheng's Adam's apple bobbed. Although he didn't understand the meaning of "finally having a mother," he reluctantly assumed that Shen Zhenzhu was talking nonsense in her fear.

Gu Yanzheng readily agreed, "I'll repay the loan."

Shen Zhenzhu raised her elbow to wipe away her tears, her hands trembling as she said, "My sister is going to university this year, and I can't let her graduate and be unemployed. You know how tough the job market will be in the future."

“I’ll arrange a job for her, a stable, high-paying one…” Seeing that Shen Zhenzhu didn’t nod, he added tactfully, “It’ll be easy.”

Shen Zhenzhu nodded, her face contorted with grief, as if she could see the Black and White Impermanence rushing towards her.

Shen Zhenzhu added, "My mother's shop has just gotten on track, and we haven't had a chance to celebrate having our own storefront yet. I'm afraid of being targeted."

Gu Yanzheng said, "I'll protect you."

Shen Zhenzhu hummed in agreement and buried her head in Gu Yanzheng's arms: "You can go now."

Gu Yanzheng put his arm around her and made a few hand gestures to the people in the distance.

After everything was arranged, I looked down and heard Chen Zhenzhu suddenly whisper, "My hands are getting weak, Brother Zheng..."

Gu Yanzheng suddenly stood up and left to Shen Zhenzhu's surprise, acting cold and ruthless, like a scumbag who would turn his back on someone after he'd done his bidding.

Just as Shen Zhenzhu's heart was about to break, Gu Yanzheng returned and grabbed her hand with his large hand.

"That won't do." Shen Zhenzhu, mistakenly believing her brother Zheng was about to sacrifice himself for her, quickly said, "I'll do it myself—"

creak—

Creak.

Transparent tape was wrapped around the hands and the grenade, ensuring it wouldn't come off even when marching in formation.

Shen Zhenzhu: ...Destroy, men.

"You don't have to pay back your mother's loan?" Gu Yanzheng was practically a mind reader; he could read her mind with just a glance.

Chen Zhenzhu teetered on the brink of collapse, clinging to reason as she said, "I want..."

Gu Yanzheng scooped her up in his arms, and Shen Zhenzhu nestled against him, whispering, "I can actually walk by myself, I know. Before I leave, could I call my mother and tell her that I'm not, not—"

Gu Yanzheng interrupted her, lowered his head and met her gaze: "Don't you want me to arrange a job for Shen Yuyuan? Are you going to let her be unemployed after graduation?"

Chen Zhenzhu snuggled closer to him, resting her head on his strong chest, tears welling in her eyes. "Then hold me tight. Brother Zheng... I can only entrust these things to you. Actually, there's one more thing..."

A soft voice came from his arms. Gu Yanzheng walked forward without changing his expression, his pace quickening: "Say it. I will definitely do what I can."

Shen Zhenzhu said, "Could you burn a 'mantou' (steamed bun) for me? I haven't ridden it yet. I've only ever eaten stinky tofu on DouDou. Could you also burn a fake driver's license for me? I'm afraid the instructor will be too fierce, so I don't want to take the test."

Gu Yanzheng said righteously, "No, that's property donated to the public; we can't burn it for you. Making fake certificates is also illegal."

Disappointed, Shen Zhenzhu buried her face in Gu Yanzheng's arms and fell silent, her shoulders trembling with grievance.

After a while, Gu Yanzheng's voice appeared above her head: "But I can take you to the reservoir to detonate a grenade, do you want to?"

Chen Zhenzhu: ? ! !

What? Did you hear that right?

Gu Yanzheng repeated, "Don't want to detonate it? You just want to keep this up?"

Chen Zhenzhu nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes!! Is it safe?"

Gu Yanzheng smiled and said, "Do you feel safe with me here?"

Chen Zhenzhu wiped away her tears and said with bright, piercing eyes, "Safe!"

Shen Zhenzhu completely believed her brother Zheng's lies and did not notice that her brother Zheng's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Gu Yanzheng placed her in the passenger seat of the Cherokee, fastened his seatbelt, and said casually, "There are a lot of grass carp raised in that reservoir over there."

Shen Zhenzhu said regretfully, "I'm so sorry to my fellow villagers. If only I had seen him take out a grenade from his pocket sooner, I could have stopped him—"

"I'm not sorry." Gu Yanzheng started the Cherokee and headed towards the reservoir that had been arranged.

As the Cherokee drove onto the national highway, Chen Zhenzhu pursed her lips and saw Lu Ye, Zhou Chuanxi, Xiao Min, and Wang Bo.

They were escorting Lu Kuishan, who was covered in blood. For some reason, Lu Kuishan had lost an arm and a leg. He must have experienced fierce resistance.

"We really caught them!" She kept looking back and saw that there were several cars following behind, with Park Heung-sung and Jeon Young-bong inside. Then Lu Ye and Zhou Chuanxi also got into the car.

"1, 2, 3... 12, 13." She glanced at Gu Yanzheng as she counted, "14, plus me, 15, we're all safe, no one was injured, no one fell behind!"

Chen Zhenzhu was practically cheering! Just as she was about to lift her head, she felt the weight and quickly and obediently placed her hands on her lap.

The Cherokee was driving on the national highway, heading towards the marked reservoir. Ahead of the Cherokee was a Hongqi car; Chen Zhenzhu squinted and spotted Director Liu.

Director Liu personally led the way in his car.

After learning about the situation, the members of the Hedong task force also dispatched four or five vehicles to escort them at a distance of 100 meters.

"So many cars! Wow, and a helicopter too!" Shen Zhenzhu's mouth dropped open. "This is so impressive!"

Gu Yanzheng gave her a deep look, his Adam's apple bobbing: "You don't need to apologize, you deserve all of this."

Gu Yanzheng continued the previous topic, carefully avoiding the puddles ahead. Chen Zhenzhu never knew that the mighty Cherokee could drive so gently.

He said, "When you got on the bus, you didn't know that Qiu Baoshan was also on the bus. You used your keen judgment to find out the secret and stopped Qiu Baoshan's bombing in time."

Qiu Baoshan?

Shen Zhenzhu's mouth trembled like a motor: "Qiu, Qiu, Qiu—the one I beat up was Qiu Baoshan? Uncle Dashan?"

“Yes, Uncle Dashan is Qiu Baoshan.” Gu Yanzheng turned his head and saw that Chen Zhenzhu’s face was red and white, as if she was still scared: “Didn’t I just tell you? Seeing how calm you were, I thought you knew.”

If her hands weren't bound by transparent tape, Chen Zhenzhu would have loved to scratch the back of her cold head.

Of course she knew Qiu Baoshan's name; she had reviewed the files of all ten Class A wanted criminals! But she didn't know that the "Uncle Dashan" she had been keeping an eye on all this time was Qiu Baoshan!!

"Scared?" Gu Yanzheng turned a corner and headed towards the mountain path.

Chen Zhenzhu exhaled a breath of resentment and said fiercely, "What a wicked fellow! I should have beaten his brains out!"

Gu Yanzheng laughed: "Okay, as long as you're not afraid."

Shen Zhenzhu thought defiantly, "Since I've beaten him into submission, he should be afraid of me."

The closer they got to the reservoir, the more anxious Chen Zhenzhu became.

The Cherokee was unusually gentle today, with an ambulance marked as it flew low behind. Director Liu, leading the way, was on the phone the entire way... Everyone was busy, except for her, who was just staring blankly at a grenade.

The reservoir is located 30 kilometers south of Suoyu Bay, and it took her brother Zheng a full 40 minutes to drive there.

“The reservoir is on the north side of the mountain.” Gu Yanzheng opened the car door for Shen Zhenzhu and helped her out of the car.

The mountain air was so fresh, especially after emerging from the hail of bullets; it felt like stepping into another world. Chen Zhenzhu stopped bouncing around and obediently stepped down the pedals.

Director Liu stood not far away, watching her, and nodded deeply. Lu Ye, Zhou Chuanxi, and Tian Yongfeng, who were gradually getting out of the car behind him, stood on the road and watched her pass by.

Suppressing her unease, Shen Zhenzhu greeted them, saying, "Why are you taking off your hats all of a sudden? Come to Sixth Sister's house for a celebration feast after this is all over!"

Unable to control his emotions, Lu Ye turned away, wiping his tears and sobbing.

Shen Zhenzhu thought resentfully, "I haven't even... I haven't done *that* yet and I'm already crying."

Bomb disposal experts, fully armed, accompanied him. Chen Zhenzhu kept persuading Gu Yanzheng, "Go back. I got a perfect score in javelin throwing in school! There will definitely be no problem."

Gu Yanzheng said, "I'll throw it."

Shen Zhenzhu exclaimed in astonishment, "How can this be?"

Gu Yanzheng said, "I can throw it over sixty meters, can you?"

The proud pearl, which had set a record of 35 meters, fell silent.

The reservoir's water is crystal clear, nestled on three sides by mountains, with a wide open front. Occasionally, a fish leaps out of the water, completely unaware that it is about to encounter a female demon.

The bomb disposal team had prepared a bomb disposal box in an open area. When they saw them arrive, a person wearing a bulky bomb disposal suit walked over and said, "Put on the suit first. After you throw the grenade as instructed, hide behind the bomb disposal box. Remember not to be nervous, and be sure to let go."

Chen Zhenzhu: "...Okay."

Gu Yanzheng took the bomb suit, first untied the tape off Chen Zhenzhu's hands, and looked at the red marks around them, saying sensibly, "Work injury."

Shen Zhenzhu couldn't help but laugh: "It's nothing."

Gu Yanzheng helped her put on the bomb suit and prepared to take the grenade. Shen Zhenzhu stood on tiptoe, raised the grenade, and said, "Let me do it. Brother Zheng, you don't know, you can't die."

Gu Yanzheng was stunned for a moment and said, "I won't die, quickly give me the grenade."

Shen Zhenzhu knew she had no regrets about living two lives, but her brother Zheng's life was just beginning. He would become a prominent figure in the future, the kind of person who would be featured in a TV biographies and would strike fear into the hearts of criminals. His life was far more meaningful than his death.

Just as Chen Zhenzhu was about to speak, a "tick-tock" sound suddenly came from the grenade.

While Chen Zhenzhu was still confused, Gu Yanzheng shouted, "Everyone take cover!!" He snatched a grenade and threw it towards the reservoir.

All bomb disposal personnel ran backward and immediately lay prone on the ground in a safe posture.

Shen Zhenzhu was pushed behind the explosion-proof box by Gu Yanzheng, whose tall and strong body held her tightly.

Boom—!!!

A deafening roar and a torrential downpour of raindrops descended from the sky!

Caught off guard, Shen Zhenzhu was knocked to her knees by the powerful impact of the explosion-proof box. If Gu Yanzheng hadn't been holding her down, she would have been sent flying.

Then fish rained down from the sky, and charred, maimed, and dying grass carp fell around them. It was a scene they could never have imagined.

Shen Zhenzhu saw the bomb suit behind Gu Yanzheng vanish into thin air, leaving behind a bloodstain. She felt Gu Yanzheng cup her face and say something, but she could only see him opening and closing his mouth; she couldn't hear a sound at all.

No, you can still hear it.

A deafening ringing in her ears raged through her brain, and a piercing whistle seemed to be screaming inside her head.

She covered her ears and squatted on the ground in pain. Gu Yanzheng, disregarding his own injury, noticed that something was wrong with Shen Zhenzhu and called for medical staff to come over.

While in his arms, Shen Zhenzhu saw many people rushing towards her. Overwhelmed with emotion, she couldn't hear what they were shouting at all.

Both she and Gu Yanzheng were soaked to the bone, their bomb suits tattered. Luckily, Gu Yanzheng noticed in time and threw the grenade away; otherwise, she would never have realized that Qiu Baoshan had planted a countdown timer on it!

This Qiu Baoshan!

Shen Zhenzhu was trembling with anger, which Gu Yanzheng mistook for fear. He staggered, picked her up, and ran towards the medical staff...

The helicopter took off with great force, and Chen Zhenzhu silently watched the chaotic scene below.

Gu Yanzheng looked at her.

Fortunately, Qiu Baoshan's improvement wasn't about explosive force. The real problem was that he modified a secondary explosive device, launching a surprise attack.

In that life-or-death moment, Gu Yanzheng embraced Shen Zhenzhu. He didn't understand the fleeting emotion he felt at that moment.

A strange emotion he didn't understand made him put the safety of Shen Zhenzhu above his own life.

The provincial capital's top experts and hospital director were already in place, and leading figures from the ENT department gathered in the ward for on-site consultation.

Shen Zhenzhu looked around blankly, then at that one. Surprisingly, her brother Zheng kept a meter's distance from her.

Shen Zhenzhu knew a little sign language. Seeing them opening and closing their mouths, trying to read lip movements and trying to be self-reliant, she suddenly had a large hand placed on the top of her head.

Gu Yanzheng's handsome face appeared before her with a gentle smile.

Zheng Ge laughed.

Shen Zhenzhu smiled too.

Gu Yanzheng couldn't understand why she, who didn't even know his situation, would laugh so foolishly when she saw him smile.

He handed the consultation case to Shen Zhenzhu, pointing to the words "sudden deafness." Shen Zhenzhu's face turned pale instantly. He quickly wrote "hopeful" next to it.

Silly Chen Zhenzhu laughed again, tilting her head and scratching it as if embarrassed, and said in a soft, almost breathy voice, "I know."

In hindsight, the experts' relieved expressions as they left clearly indicated that there was hope.

Shen Zhenzhu then stayed in the ward.

The VIP ward is a private room with air conditioning and a television.

They simply left the TV on, not caring whether there was any sound or not.

Gu Yanzheng was busy running around, going in and out. Shen Zhenzhu, with her head full of traditional Chinese medicine needles, sat on the hospital bed with her legs crossed, watching the silent cartoon "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King".

Gu Yanzheng finally had time to sit down and have a drink of water when he received a note from Chen Zhenzhu: 'Don't tell my mother.'

Gu Yanzheng felt a pang of sadness, nodded, and received the second note: 'We've lost money on the fish, what are we going to do with them?'

Gu Yanzheng couldn't help but chuckle as he lowered his head to write, and suddenly felt a small chin resting on his shoulder, silently reading each word.

'I gave them all to my sixth sister.'

Shen Zhenzhu beamed with joy, having successfully secured the benefits. She lay back down on the hospital bed, swinging her legs like a smug hedgehog.

Gu Yanzheng then opened her medical records and studied them carefully.

It's not a big problem. With timely medical attention and good physical condition, she should recover in a couple of days if things go well.

Shen Zhenzhu was still gloating when she suddenly saw a large group of people coming to the door.

Led by Director Tu, followed by Director Liu, Deputy Director Chen, and several other leaders, there were also several people who looked like members of the senior leadership team, but they were all unfamiliar faces.

Gu Yanzheng wrote in her an introduction: "They are all leaders from the Hedong Provincial Department: Director Guo, Director Li, Director Liang... and members of the special task force."

The doorway was piled with their greetings and gifts. Chen Zhenzhu didn't know what they said, but she didn't like these "official occasions" anyway, so her brother Zheng always handled things for her.

All she has to do is lie in her hospital bed and smile foolishly.

When the provincial officials of Hedong saw Director Tu, they could barely stand up straight. When they saw Shen Zhenzhu lying on the hospital bed like a little fool whose brain had been blown up, they were even more polite and took the initiative to shake hands with her. No matter how high-ranking the leader was, he had to stand up to talk to her.

At the time, 25 police officers from the Hedong task force were on site helping the hostages escape, and 13 hostages had their backs to Qiu Baoshan's grenades.

The situation was on the verge of exploding with terror. If it weren't for the heroic sacrifice of this young comrade who knowingly ventured into danger, all of them would have been held accountable by the central government.

More than a decade ago, six police officers sacrificed their lives, and the entire system was shut down from top to bottom.

This near-miss was even more serious than the last one, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Fortunately, the young woman was lucky; Qiu Baoshan's secondary detonation device was discovered in time. Because of the secondary detonation device, the amount of core explosive was reduced, allowing her to escape with one foot in the grave.

Gu Yanzheng, as a participant, spoke without understanding the situation, his every word describing the crisis facing Shen Zhenzhu, and every sentence aimed to stab certain people in the back.

But they still had to put on a smiling face.

The visit lasted a long time, ending with Director Tu tightly holding Chen Zhenzhu's hand, shaking it up and down, patting her shoulder, and then leaving.

Shen Zhenzhu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to lie down when Gu Yanzheng supported the back of her neck.

Shen Zhenzhu glanced at her brother Zheng with a puzzled look. Her brother Zheng pointed to his head, and Shen Zhenzhu understood; she was still prickly.

The effects of the silver needles came quickly; when the needles were removed, Chen Zhenzhu noticed that the tinnitus had lessened considerably.

Lu Ye and Zhou Chuanxi hadn't seen Wu Zhongguo for several days, and Zhao Qiqi also came to visit her.

Several people had tears in their eyes, which made their feelings much more profound.

Forced to speak, Shen Zhenzhu couldn't control her voice, making Lu Ye laugh out loud.

The gifts and supplies brought by the leaders were shared among the brothers behind closed doors.

Three days later.

Chen Zhenzhu's condition has stabilized; she can hear and speak normally, but she occasionally experiences tinnitus and needs to continue receiving acupuncture.

Gu Yanzheng simply transferred her to Liancheng No. 2 Hospital, which is the designated hospital for the public security system. The senior experts there have excellent skills, inserting needles firmly and steadily, resulting in excellent effects.

"Pearl!" Sixth Sister only received the news at this time and rushed over to see her with Shen Yuyuan and Li Lili.

Shen Zhenzhu was eating KFC when her sixth sister's shout startled her so much that she almost choked.

Shen Liuhe couldn't express the heartache she felt, and with a twitch of her lips, she handed the lunchbox to Chen Zhenzhu.

Finally able to eat her mother's lovingly prepared meal, Shen Zhenzhu's eyes welled up with tears as she ate with lightning speed. Shen Yuyuan sat beside her, peeling shrimp balls for her, her eyes red and refusing to admit she wanted to cry, insisting that she was choked by the Sichuan peppercorns in the shrimp balls. But how could there be Sichuan peppercorns in a patient's meal?

"Shrimp balls?" Chen Zhenzhu realized after finishing her lunchbox, "You guys made shrimp balls?"

"Is it difficult?" Shen Liuhe took the lunchbox and put it aside, saying, "Didn't the doctor tell you not to be so alarmed? What's wrong with the shrimp balls? Some shrimp are too small to be used for braised shrimp. I was thinking of stir-frying them with Pixian chili bean paste and a spoonful of white sugar, and they would be quite good."

This is some kind of culinary genius!

Surprised, Shen Zhenzhu looked at Li Lili, and the two smiled at each other.

"We also have some good news to tell you."

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Author's note: Gu Yanzheng: Something's not right, something's not right.

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See you tomorrow, there's a red envelope!

Let me see.