Liang Wenhua was taken away by Zhang Fangfang. When they arrived at a fenced yard in a sparsely populated village, Hengheng had stopped crying and was being held by Zhang Fangfang.

He blinked his bright eyes, looked around, and occasionally hummed, "Mommy, Mommy."

"Zhang Fangfang!" Liang Wenhua shouted angrily as soon as he got out of the car.

Zhang Fangfang ignored Liang Wenhua and carried Hengheng toward a tiled house.

Liang Wenhua was bound hand and foot and taken to the courtyard.

"Zhang Fangfang, you bitch!" Liang Wenhua continued to yell, "Give me back my grandson!"

Zhang Fangfang shouted unhappily, "Gag her!"

Then a man brought a wad of cloth and gagged Liang Wenhua. No matter how much Liang Wenhua cursed or how angry she was, all she could make were muffled sounds.

Hengheng had already stopped crying, but seeing this situation, she burst into tears again.

Liang Wenhua felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart and stopped struggling.

"Don't cry, don't cry." Zhang Fangfang hugged him and comforted him. Perhaps Hengheng was still a child, or perhaps Hengheng was too much like Ji Yanjun, so Zhang Fangfang still felt a bit of pity for Hengheng.

"Mommy, I want Mommy..." Hengheng cried.

Mentioning Wen Qing immediately ignited Zhang Fangfang's anger, but she suppressed it, her voice hard and firm: "Don't cry, do you hear me? Or I'll hit you. Don't cry!"

Hengheng was startled and stopped crying. She blinked her watery eyes, looked at Zhang Fangfang, then at Liang Wenhua, and then at the men around her. She blinked a few more times, wiping away the two tears in her red eyes. Her little mouth was pouting, and she twisted her little body to get down, but Zhang Fangfang held her tightly: "Sit still!"

Hengheng looked down at the slingshot in his hand, whimpering, "Mommy, Mommy..."

Liang Wenhua was heartbroken and kept her eyes glued to Hengheng, not daring to make any more noise for fear of scaring Hengheng to tears.

Seeing how well-behaved Hengheng was, Zhang Fangfang thought to herself, if Wen Qing hadn't suddenly interfered, the adorable child in her arms right now would be her and Ji Yanjun's child! How wonderful it would be if it were her and Ji Yanjun's child.

Her hand involuntarily reached out, wanting to touch Hengheng's little head.

Liang Wenhua's heart tightened, thinking that Zhang Fangfang was going to hit Hengheng, and she quickly started to mumble "uh uh".

Zhang Fangfang snapped back to reality, frowning as she thought about the practical problems. She remembered how Wen Qing had the police shut down her factory, arrested her man, and left her with a mountain of debt, unable to go home. Now, if Wen Qing said she would pursue the matter, she and Li Chuanli would both face legal consequences. She was unwilling to accept this!

At this moment, Hengheng turned around again, trying to get off Zhang Fangfang: "Get off, get off."

Zhang Fangfang felt a surge of annoyance. With a whoosh, she put Hengheng down on the ground. Hengheng lost his balance and landed on his bottom.

"Ugh." Liang Wenhua stomped her feet in anger when she saw Zhang Fangfang treating Hengheng like that, and almost wanted to fight Zhang Fangfang to the death.

But Hengheng didn't cry. He supported himself on his little arms and legs, stood up, and walked unsteadily toward the door: "Mommy..."

"Close the gate! Ignore him, the kid is so annoying!" Zhang Fangfang said.

A man immediately went to close the door and bolted it.

Hengheng wobbled to the door, but couldn't go out. He pressed his face against the door and called out in a childish voice, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, let's go home..."

For some reason, Liang Wenhua started crying as she watched.

Zhang Fangfang then looked at the men and handed them a slip of paper, saying, "Go make this call and tell them, first, to have them explain to the police that Feng Qing authorized Li Chuanli to make Feng Qing's clothing, and that Li Chuanli did not make any counterfeit or substandard products. Tell them to release Li Chuanli within a day and return all the clothes. Otherwise, they can forget about seeing Hengheng again."

"Okay." The two men replied and turned to leave.

Zhang Fangfang called out to them, "Wait a minute."

The two men stopped.

Zhang Fangfang said, "Don't come back after you make the call. Go to the county town and keep watch until you see Li Chuanli has been arrested. Then come back here to find me. Take the car away too; leaving it here is too conspicuous."

"Okay." The two men left.

Zhang Fangfang then said to another man, "Go to the county town and buy some food." After saying that, Zhang Fangfang glanced at Hengheng, who was standing at the gate. Hengheng's chubby little hands were pulling a man out of the yard, and then another man lifted her up and carried her back into the yard. Then she closed the gate.

"I'll also buy some food that a toddler who's a little over a year old can eat," Zhang Fangfang said.

The man agreed and left.

Next, only Zhang Fangfang, Liang Wenhua, Hengheng, and two men remained in the fenced yard.

Zhang Fangfang sat anxiously at the entrance of the tiled house, waiting for the two men who had spoken earlier to tell her that Li Chuanli had been released so she could send Hengheng back. After all, she hadn't made the call or threatened Hengheng; she had just been playing with Hengheng.

She justified herself by making her own excuses, even though she felt that her ideas and logic were full of loopholes. She still had to do it because she had no other choice, no other choice at all.

Wen Qing's actions were so ruthless that she had no other choice but to do this.

If Ji Yanjun can remember their past relationship and stop pursuing the matter, she will return Hengheng to Shuiwan Village.

If Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing insisted on persisting, Zhang Fangfang glared fiercely at Xiao Hengheng, who was swaying as she leaned against the fence. She secretly thought to herself that she wouldn't mind fighting to the death and letting Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing experience the pain of losing a child.

Meanwhile, Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing waited anxiously in the reception room.

Wen Qing's hands began to tremble. She increasingly felt that fate was inescapable. Take Hengheng, for example. In her past life, she hadn't been able to keep Hengheng. Would she be unable to keep him in this life either? She thought about what Zhang Fangfang might do in desperation. She thought about not letting Hengheng and her mother go to the county town, fearing that Zhang Fangfang might hurt them. She even attended two classes before asking for leave from school to go home and be with them.

However, she hadn't thought things through; she hadn't expected Zhang Fangfang to run to Shuiwan Village and steal Hengheng away.

Hengheng...

Wen Qing covered her face with her hands; she was at a loss and could only wait.

"Qingqing." Ji Yanjun pulled her into his arms. "Don't worry, Hengheng will be fine. At this time, we need to stay calm and not lose our composure."

Wen Qing nodded: "Mm."

At that moment, the door to the reception room was suddenly opened.

Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing suddenly stood up.

"Chairman Wen, someone just called, said a lot, and then hung up," the female employee said.

"What did they say?" Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing asked anxiously at the same time.

"Tell the police that Li Chuanli is a legitimate business owner of Fengqing products, with established partnerships, and that his products are not counterfeit. If Li Chuanli doesn't return within a day, you can forget about ever seeing Hengheng again," the female employee said.

Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing remained silent with solemn expressions after listening.

The female employee was at a loss for what to do. The living room was quiet. Before she could react, the two suddenly walked out of the living room and went into the sales department at the same time.

"Chairman Wen," the female employee called out.

However, Wen Qing and Ji Yan had already joined the business department and were standing behind all the operators.

Ji Yanjun breathed a sigh of relief, shook Wen Qing's hand and said, "Hengheng, you're safe now. It was definitely Zhang Fangfang who took her away."

"Hmm." Compared to her earlier anxiety, Wen Qing's mood eased slightly. Only then did she notice that Ji Yanjun's palm was damp and warm; it turned out he was also very scared.

“It was definitely not Zhang Fangfang’s doing alone,” Ji Yanjun said.

Wen Qing replied, "Who will she ask for help?"

Ji Yanjun thought for a moment and replied, "I should be able to pay for it."

“Those are people from the underworld,” Wen Qing said.

Ji Yanjun nodded.

Just then, one of the telephones in the row rang. Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing tensed up and watched as an operator answered the phone. The operator then turned to Wen Qing and said, "Chairman Wen is looking for you."

Wen Qing quickly stepped forward, her voice trembling slightly: "Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, Mr. Wen, this is Xiao Zhang," Xiao Zhang whispered from the other end of the line.

"Xiao Zhang, what's going on?" Wen Qing's face was tense.

Ji Yanjun stared intently at Wen Qing, hoping to glean some information from her face.

“Chairman Wen, I’m in Hutai Village right now. There’s a small shop at the entrance of the village, and it’s the only shop in the whole village with a phone. I just saw two men come here to make a phone call. They were speaking very softly, but I heard them mention the names Li Chuanli and Hengheng. I think they were calling our group,” Xiao Zhang said.

Wen Qing's eyes flashed, and she quickly asked, "Where are those two people now?"

"They drove the car towards the county town."

"Do you remember the license plate number?" Wen Qing asked.

Xiao Zhang replied, "I remember."

"Is anyone in the car?" Wen Qing asked again.

Xiao Zhang replied, "No, it's an empty car."

“Okay, Xiao Zhang, wait at the intersection of Hutai Village now. I’ll get into Fengqing Transport’s car and come pick you up right away. Get in the car and try to find the car you were looking for,” Wen Qing said.

"Yes, Chairman Wen."

Wen Qing immediately hung up the phone.

"Qingqing, how is it?" Ji Yanjun asked anxiously.

“Hutai Village,” Wen Qing said, then pulled Ji Yanjun out of Fengqing Group, explaining the situation to him as they walked.

Ji Yanjun asked, "So you think Zhang Fangfang hid Hengheng in Hutai Village?"

“That’s right. Hutai Village has a small population and is far from the county seat. With economic development, the young people in the village have started to go out to work, leaving behind mostly the elderly, women and children, which is relatively the most suitable place to hide,” Wen Qing said.

"Were the two men who drove away there to wait and see if Li Chuanli would return?"

"That's right."

As they discussed it, things gradually became clearer. The clearer it became, the more nervous and afraid they became. Hengheng was still too young; he couldn't even walk steadily, and he couldn't speak clearly. What if, what if…

"Yanjun, Wenqing." Gangzi's voice came just as the two were about to get into the car.

Wen Qing and Ji Yanjun turned their heads and saw Gangzi sitting in a car with several men inside. They were Gangzi's friends and also Ji Yanjun's friends.

"Yanjun, what happened?"

Ji Yanjun didn't have time to explain in detail and directly stated the destination: "Hutai Village".

It seems they have a target. Gangzi responded, "Okay, let's go now."

"Hmm." Ji Yanjun opened the car door, and Wen Qing had already gotten into the car.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Hutai Village, Ji Yanjun briefly explained the situation to Gangzi. Gangzi cursed, and seeing the unpleasant expressions on Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing's faces, he knew that the two doted on Hengheng. So he asked, "What do we do now?"

Wen Qing said, "Let's split up and search. Too many of us will attract too much attention and easily alert them. Let's split into groups of one or two and wander around the village, pretending to be villagers, visiting relatives, looking at land to build a factory, or selling snacks. We shouldn't arouse suspicion. In addition to observing the houses, we need to be especially careful in places where no one lives."

The others agreed.

Gangzi was somewhat impressed by Wen Qing; it was truly rare for him to remain so clear-headed under such circumstances. Fortunately, the brothers he brought were all quick-witted, and he believed they would soon be able to find that vicious woman, Zhang Fangfang.

“We are now acting separately,” Ji Yanjun said.

"good."

Then Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing formed one group, while the other two formed another group, entering Hutai Village from other directions.

Wen Qing and Ji Yan pretended to be city dwellers looking for land to build a factory, strolling around Hutai Village. They would occasionally ask questions of the villagers, but it didn't arouse their suspicion. After all, this village had nothing to offer, and they wouldn't rob it here.

Wen Qing and Ji Yan walked for more than ten minutes, investigating thoroughly whether the houses were occupied or empty, but they still couldn't find it.

But neither of them gave up.

Wen Qing, in particular, looked at Ji Yanjun and said, "Yanjun, I feel that Hengheng is in this village, and not far from us."

At this moment, she and Ji Yanjun were only three thatched huts away from the fenced courtyard.

However, there was no one in the fenced yard anymore.

Fearing that people would find out, Zhang Fangfang had three men drag Liang Wenhua and Hengheng into the tile-roofed house.

The tile-roofed house had been uninhabited for a long time, making it dark and damp. Zhang Fangfang couldn't stand it, so she opened a wooden window on the back wall of the east wing, more than two meters high, to let in some ventilation and make the house a little brighter.

"Damn! Whose house is this? It's covered in dust everywhere!" a man exclaimed.

Zhang Fangfang rolled her eyes at the man. This house belonged to Zhang Fangfang's grandmother, because she didn't want people to know that her ancestors were also from the countryside, so no one knew that she had a fenced yard and tiled house in Hutai Village.

The man stopped talking and started eating noodles from the white porcelain jar.

Zhang Fangfang also ate, and then she pulled Hengheng to her side, saying, "I'll feed you."

When Liang Wenhua saw Zhang Fangfang treating Hengxi so rudely, she wanted nothing more than to stand up and kill Zhang Fangfang, but she was tied up with her hands behind her back, struggling to loosen the ropes.

"Eat noodles!" Zhang Fangfang picked up a noodle with her chopsticks and brought it to Hengheng's mouth: "Eat."

Hengheng turned her head away: "I won't eat."

Zhang Fangfang pulled Hengheng closer to her again and said sternly, "Eat!"

Hengheng pursed his lips, looking stubborn. He had been crying loudly at first, but now he seemed to have gotten used to it. The little guy's own personality came out, and he stopped crying and talking. He was very stubborn and "ran away" several times, but was caught each time.

"Want to eat or not?" Zhang Fangfang stared at him with a vicious look. At first, she thought Hengheng looked like Ji Yanjun, but now the more she looked at him, the more he looked like Wen Qing. The more he looked like Wen Qing, the more she discussed it.

"Are you going to eat or not?" Zhang Fangfang raised her voice.

Hengheng stood in front of her, but didn't say a word.

"It's perfectly normal for a toddler to be picky about food, isn't it? Why are you making such a fuss about it?" a man advised.

Zhang Fangfang ignored all advice, slammed down her chopsticks and bowl and raised her hand to hit Hengheng.

Liang Wenhua immediately straightened up, and just as she was about to bump into Zhang Fangfang, Zhang Fangfang slapped her across the face: "Don't think I don't know you're secretly untying the ropes. Let me tell you, you better behave yourself!"

Liang Wenhua had never been beaten like this before, and she was already burning with anger. She was desperate to save her grandson, and now she couldn't control herself. Unable to untie the rope, she used her head to ram Zhang Fangfang.

Zhang Fangfang was no match for Liang Wenhua's strength and was knocked over. Even the noodles she had just bought spilled on her, scalding her and making her scream.

Liang Wenhua had a rag stuffed in her mouth, but her feet weren't tied. She suddenly stood up and stomped on Zhang Fangfang with all her might, cursing her fiercely in her heart: "Bitch! Whore! You hit me, you tied up my grandson, I'll stomp you to death, I'll stomp you to death!"

Hengheng, who was standing to the side, had never seen anything like this before. She was so frightened that she burst into loud sobs.

At the same time, not far from the fenced yard, Wen Qing and Ji Yan were both shocked.

"Hengheng!" the two called out at the same time. Almost instantly, they ran to the front of the fenced yard and suddenly stopped because Hengheng's crying suddenly stopped.

Hengheng...

Wen Qing and Ji Yanjun's chests heaved with excitement. They had found her, they had found Hengheng! Hengheng was inside, but they dared not rush in rashly.

Wen Qing and Ji Yan both turned to look at each other.

"I'm going to find Gangzi and the others," Wen Qing said. "You stay here and keep watch."

“Okay.” Ji Yanjun nodded.

Wen Qing immediately ran towards the village.

Ji Yanjun stood outside the fenced yard, observing its layout. There were three tiled houses and two thatched houses in the front, and two thatched houses on each side. The thatched houses, having been uninhabited for a long time and exposed to wind and sun, were now exposed to the elements. Zhang Fangfang and the others couldn't possibly be in the thatched houses; they must be in the tiled houses.

Ji Yanjun circled around to the back of the tiled house. Sure enough, the window was open. He jumped up slightly, climbed onto the windowsill with both hands, and used his arms to pull himself up. He didn't dare to move too much, and slowly poked his head out to look into the house. He immediately saw Hengheng.

Hengheng was still crying, but Zhang Fangfang covered his mouth, and his little shoulders trembled.

Ji Yanjun used the greatest self-control he had ever had to refrain from stepping forward. In the blink of an eye, he spotted Liang Wenhua.

"Mom," Ji Yanjun was taken aback. "Why is she here? And why is her hair all messy? What's going on?"

Ji Yanjun didn't think much of it. He didn't want to be discovered. After getting a general idea of ​​the situation, he jumped down and walked to the fenced yard. Wen Qing, Gangzi, and the others had already come over.

"Yanjun, have you figured out the situation?" Gangzi asked.

“Hengheng is indeed inside,” Ji Yanjun said.

Wen Qing hurriedly asked, "How is he?"

Ji Yanjun thought of how Zhang Fangfang covered Hengheng's mouth to stop him from crying, and clenched his fists tightly. He said, "He's fine, he's okay. My mother is inside too."

Wen Qing was taken aback, but after a moment she recovered and said, "Saving lives is the priority."

"How can we save them?" someone asked.

Gangzi gritted his teeth and said, "Let's just crash in and kill them!"

"no."

"Why?"

Ji Yanjun said, "The door is bolted shut. Hengheng and Mom are in their hands. There are three men inside. If we can't rescue Mom and Hengheng quickly, the situation will become very passive, and Hengheng and Mom might get hurt."

The others nodded.

Wen Qing thought for a moment, looked around, and saw a pile of wheat straw and bean stalks near the tiled house. He said, "Set it on fire!"

"set fire?"

Wen Qing said, "That's right. Move the wheat stalks towards the front of the tiled house. Ideally, the smoke and flames will make it impossible for them to see the outside world from the windows. At this time, whether they are seeking refuge from the fire or coming out to check the situation, they will open the door. At this time, there are two of you, one responsible for Mom and the other for Hengheng. Try to take them away in one fell swoop!"

Ji Yanjun nodded in agreement.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Gangzi said.

Several other friends nodded in agreement, secretly praising Ji Yanjun's wife for being so clever.

"Then, let's go over the specifics." Wen Qing then explained the steps in detail without arousing suspicion among the people inside. The group nodded in unison.

Then they split up and acted separately.

A short while later, the sounds of children singing and playing could be heard outside the fenced yard.

"Little boy, carrying his schoolbag to school, not afraid of the sun or the wind and rain..." The clear voice naturally drifted into the tiled house.

Upon hearing this, Hengheng blinked and looked out the window.

"Look at this little guy, he's so playful. His eyes light up when he hears a child's voice," a man said.

Zhang Fangfang ignored him, wondering when Li Chuanli would finally come out. Did she really have to wait until tomorrow? Would she have to sleep here?

Just then, the sounds of children playing outside stopped, and suddenly an old woman shouted, "Fire! Fire! Oh my god! Whose brat is this, playing with fire and burning my wheat and bean stalks? Fire! Help!"

The people in the tiled house were stunned. Before they could react, a pungent smell of smoke rushed in.

A man tried to climb onto the windowsill to look out, but a sudden burst of fire nearly set his hair on fire: "Damn it, it must have been those little brats playing with fire."

“The fire is quite close to our house, won’t it burn us?” another man chimed in.

"Go and see if there are any men in the village who can help put out the fire."

"Don't go look!" Zhang Fangfang stood up to stop them. "What if it's someone from Fengqing Group causing trouble?" As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Fangfang coughed from the choking.

"What are you up to, Grandma? Didn't you hear the kids playing outside? If we don't go put out the fire, we'll take your money and burn to death before we even have a chance to spend it! Don't think that closing the windows will solve the problem. If the windows are closed, we'll suffocate."

Zhang Fangfang heard various sounds outside, but they all sounded like old people and children. If they didn't have time to put out the fire, it might really spread here. Maybe she should move to another place, to her grandmother's other place, and come back after the fire comes in an hour or two. Anyway, Wen Qing and the others would never think of this place.

Thinking this, Zhang Fangfang picked up Hengheng and had the man pull Liang Wenhua up, saying, "Let's go out together and come back in later."

The man casually pulled up Liang Wenhua, who had just been beaten.

Just as Zhang Fangfang was about to open the door, she felt a pain in her arm, which was from Liang Wenhua stepping on it earlier. In addition, Hengheng was too heavy for her to carry, so she handed Hengheng to a man and opened the door to go out first.

The two men behind them, one pulling Liang Wenhua and the other holding Hengheng, had only taken one step out of the room.

With two loud bangs, the two men suddenly crashed back into the wall. Zhang Fangfang only felt a blur before her eyes, as if two men had suddenly appeared, each kicking the two men behind her away. When Zhang Fangfang looked closely, Ji Yanjun was already holding Hengheng in his arms, while Liang Wenhua was pulled aside. When she looked back at the two men, they were lying on the ground.

Zhang Fangfang was stunned.