"Thanks, buddy Niu, for helping catch the bad guys!"

…

Amidst the clamor of apologies, Liu Ling's clear voice rang out again: "Shouldn't everyone also apologize to Advisor Xia, Officer Ji, and Commander Miao?"

"They risked their lives going into the mountains, not only uncovering the truth and saving lives, but also capturing a wanted criminal. And yet everyone just questioned them like that!"

The villagers' faces flushed red, their guilt growing even worse. They turned to Xia Zhining and the other two:

"Advisor Xia, Officer Comrade, I'm sorry! I just said a lot of nonsense..."

"Thank you! You've worked so hard!"

Amidst the villagers' repeated apologies and thanks, this thrilling hunt for the murderer in the mountains finally came to an end.

Xia Zhining and others said goodbye to the old antelope brothers and returned to the county town with the convoy.

That evening, Yu County People’s Hospital.

When Xia Zhining and his sister walked into the ward carrying a fruit basket, Hu Zisheng had already woken up and his complexion had improved a lot.

Although He Ying was in a wheelchair, she took care of her mother meticulously.

As soon as he saw the brother and sister, He Ying was so excited that he was about to kneel down to thank them, but Ji Shuyun stepped forward and held him firmly.

"I didn't expect you to rescue my mother so quickly!"

He Ying's voice was choked with emotion, "Aunt Tang's child... is really as amazing as she is!"

"The doctor said I just need to rest. My foot injury needs time to heal."

The moment Hu Zisheng, who was lying on the bed, saw the faces of the brother and sister, her eyes suddenly turned red and she struggled to sit up straight.

"It's you... The moment I saw you at the bottom of the cliff today, I knew... fate had its own plan. You were destined to save me."

As she spoke, she exchanged a knowing look with He Ying.

He Ying immediately understood and said to the brother and sister, "I'll go to the doctor's office to ask about the follow-up precautions. You guys talk first."

With that, he turned the wheelchair and left the ward.

The door closed gently.

Hu Zisheng took a deep breath: "You risked your lives to go into the mountains, and you came to find me so anxiously..."

"Not just to save me, but also to find out the whereabouts of your mother, right?"

"Yes." Xia Zhining met her gaze with a firm voice, "Aunt Hu, please tell us what happened to my mother back then?"

Ji Shuyun, who was always calm, trembled slightly at his fingertips: "When I was very young, one day she went out to buy groceries and never came back."

Hu Zisheng sighed, his eyes filled with reminiscence and indignation: "Your mother, Xia Tang, she...she should have been the real daughter of the Xia family in Jing City."

She looked at the shocked expressions of the brother and sister and continued to explain, "But the Xia family in Jing City somehow took the wrong child and raised a fake young master."

"That fake young master seems to have known his own life story for a long time. He's terrified that one day Xia Tang will return to claim his family and take away everything he has."

"So, over the years, he has been secretly suppressing your mother, keeping a close eye on her movements, and doing everything he can to prevent her from having any contact with the Xia family in Jing City."

Xia Zhining's heart was in turmoil. So, was Xia Cheng the fake young master? She was even more confused. A boy and a girl were taken away by mistake? Was there a mix-up during the birth?

"Your mother didn't even know her true origins until she was kicked out of the top laboratory at Kyoto University."

"She always thought that she had made a mistake and that was why her career was ruined."