Cheng Xiangling stayed by the hospital bedside, watching anxiously as her parents negotiated with the police outside the door.

As soon as half an hour was up, she couldn't wait to run to the nurse to borrow the phone again.

Fortunately, the result did not disappoint her this time; the phone was answered after only a few seconds of ringing.

However, the person speaking was not Song Mingqian, but his colleague.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Cheng Xiangling's voice immediately became reserved, and she asked very politely:

"Uncle, my name is Cheng Xiangling. Is my uncle Song Mingqian in his office? We need to contact him about something."

"Oh, it's Mingqian's niece. Mingqian was recently transferred to an outside base and isn't in the office right now."

My colleague has a good relationship with Song Mingqian and knows his family's way of doing things.

Unless it's something particularly important and urgent, they won't call the office without prior notice.

Song Mingqian had also told them this, saying that if his family needed to contact him, they should give him the phone number immediately.

Worried that Cheng's family might be anxious if they couldn't contact him, his colleague quickly reassured him:

"However, his work was finished, and he was granted a four-day leave by the higher authorities."

"He is already on his way back to the capital. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be home in the next day or two."

Only then did the Cheng family realize that Song Mingqian had not been in the capital for some time.

Because of the nature of his work, he would occasionally lose contact for a while, and his family had gotten used to it.

Hearing that her uncle would be home soon, Cheng Xiangling felt somewhat relieved and forced herself to cheer up, saying:

"Okay, I understand. If my uncle has any other news, please pass it on to us."

Even over the phone, you could hear the girl's disappointment in her voice.

The colleague then took the initiative to ease the tension: "I will, don't worry."

“Although Mingqian has been away from home lately, he has been thinking about you all. When we contacted each other not long ago, he was even bragging that his niece was about to give birth and he was eager to come back to visit her.”

Despite his busy work schedule, Song Mingqian hasn't forgotten to care about his family.

But during the time he was away working, his beloved niece lost the baby she had carried for ten months.

This is the second time such a devastating blow has struck their family.

Cheng Xiangling didn't want to cause trouble for others, so she tried her best to control her emotions.

But she was so heartbroken that she couldn't help but choke up when she spoke.

"We also miss him very much and hope that everything goes well for our uncle."

Although Cheng Xiangling quickly concealed her momentary unease, her colleague had already noticed and hurriedly asked with concern:

"Xiangling, would it be convenient for you to tell your uncle what happened? If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know."

Their families are all very difficult to deal with, and everyone has developed a tacit understanding with each other.

If there's anything we can do to help each other, let's look out for each other.

Cheng Xiangling knew they worked hard, so she couldn't bear to let them worry about her family matters.

She quickly cheered herself up and pretended nothing was wrong.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly missed my uncle a little. Thank you for your concern, Uncle."

After successfully using this excuse to get away with it, the two exchanged a few pleasantries and then hung up the phone.

Cheng Xiangling let out a long sigh, put the receiver back on the landline, and walked towards the ward while her mind wandered.

When the police officer named Guo Bin came to investigate and collect evidence, he specifically told her one thing:

"Young lady, don't worry, we will take full responsibility for your sister's matter and will definitely investigate it thoroughly."

Cheng Xiangling was flattered and surprised by the attention and care the other party showed them, but she also guessed that it was mostly Brother Xie who had helped her, which warmed her heart.

Her heavy heart finally eased a little. She clasped her hands together and once again prayed sincerely to the sky.

"God bless them, I hope Cao Tongwen and Wen Jun will be punished by law soon."

-

At this time, Song Mingqian had already packed his things and was ready to set off back to the capital.

The person in charge came to see him off after learning about it.

Seeing that he only carried a small bag and didn't have any luggage, they took the time to check on him.

"Our base is quite far from Beijing. How do you plan to get back?"

Song Mingqian had already made preparations: "I'll go to the train station later to buy a ticket and take the train back by myself."

These researchers are used to being rough around the edges and don't care much about material things.

To everyone's surprise, the person in charge immediately rejected his suggestion after hearing it.

"How can we do that? Mingqian, you are one of the top experts in our base, and you came all the way from Beijing to provide support. It would be too disrespectful to let you take the train back by yourself. Your safety is the most important thing!"

"Since there aren't many people needing cars lately, how about this, I'll have someone send a car to take you home."

Before anyone could react, the driver had already pulled the car over to the side of the road, clearly having planned this all along.

Song Mingqian felt that he shouldn't be receiving this level of treatment given his status, so he quickly waved his hand to refuse.

However, the person in charge had already prepared an explanation, which directly shut him down.

"The train is a mixed bag, there are too many people, and it's too dangerous."

“Mingqian, the project you are in charge of is very important to the country. Although the first phase of the task has been completed, the second phase absolutely cannot fail.”

"For the sake of the bigger picture, just accept my arrangement."

Song Mingqian is not afraid of suffering himself, but he cannot accept that his project will be exposed to risks because of him.

Hearing this, he was indeed speechless.

The person in charge seized the opportunity and, with the help of those around him, hurriedly helped Song Mingqian into the car, waving goodbye to him with a cheerful smile.

Just as the car slowly started moving and began heading towards the gate, the person in charge suddenly added another sentence.

"Knowing that you are doing scientific research at the base and it is inconvenient for you to go out, I have prepared all the local specialties for your family and put them in the trunk."

"I hope they can feel the warmth of the base when they receive it. This is a gift prepared by everyone together, so Mingqian, you must not refuse it."

The problem is, they didn't give him a chance to refuse.

Watching the figures recede into the distance outside the car window, Song Mingqian, who was always frugal and poor, sighed, feeling extremely embarrassed.

The driver was also from the base. Seeing Song Mingqian sighing repeatedly, he couldn't help but liven things up and started chatting with him.

"Comrade Song, everyone knows that you have made significant contributions to this base project, so it is only right that you receive some preferential treatment. Please don't be modest."

"I really admire cultured people like you who can contribute to the construction of our country. Unlike me, I don't even know many words and can only do manual labor like driving."