After leaving the prison, they went to the pharmaceutical factory's residential compound where Lin Qingyan had once lived.
Back here, she met several familiar neighbors, including Mrs. Zhang, who had told her stories about her mother before.
When the neighbors saw her return, they all gathered around her.
"Qingyan is back."
They all knew she had become a renowned doctor, and they all spoke highly of her.
After a moment of silence, Lin Qingyan asked Old Madam Zhang about Lin Hejiang. The old lady's account was essentially the same as Lin Heping's: Lin Hejiang had been an uneducated and incompetent person, not a good person. Hejiang had already been imprisoned before Heping married her mother, further confirming that Lin Hejiang's words were false.
He also ran into Qin Fangfang and her daughter in the yard. The mother and daughter pulled her aside and insisted that she and Lu Zhengting come to their house for a visit.
Lin Qingyan didn't want to go back to that house, so she refused.
Qin's mother now has a rosy complexion and shows no signs of illness whatsoever.
"Qingyan, I owe you so much back then. You saved my life."
"Auntie, I'm so happy to see that you're doing well now."
Suddenly an old lady came over. "Qingyan, we all saw the news in the newspaper about you receiving an award at the Great Hall of the People in the capital. You are amazing! You have brought honor to our community. I am an old woman and I wonder if I could ask a famous doctor to take my pulse and check my health."
Lin Qingyan smiled and said, "Grandma, you're joking. I'm just an ordinary doctor. However, I'm willing to examine you."
Someone overheard their conversation and suggested that Lin Qingyan provide free medical consultations to the neighbors in their yard. This was a rare opportunity for Lin Qingyan to treat them, and Lin Qingyan readily agreed. She continued to see them until after 4 p.m. before leaving because she was in a hurry to return to Beijing.
Lin Qingyan asked Lu Zhengting, "What do you think Lin and Jiang's purpose is in approaching me?"
"First, they think you are capable now and want to gain the benefits they want through you."
Secondly, it's also about interests, but it also involves serving certain people.
"Well, if it's the second situation, even though he's my uncle by blood, I have to put the greater good before family."
"Wife, I support you."
That night, after everyone had gone to bed, Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting were going to the small grove outside the black market to make a deal with the black market boss.
Just like the night before, they climbed over the wall and left the compound. But before they even reached the outskirts, as they were passing through an alley, four people suddenly rushed in from both ends of the alley and surrounded them.
Lu Zhengting said to Lin Qingyan, "Wife, I'll deal with them. You run away quickly."
Lin Qingyan nudged his arm with her elbow, "You underestimate me too much. Today I'll show you my fighting prowess. Don't always think of me as so weak."
Lu Zhengting had already witnessed it; Lin Qingyan's ability to kill a wild boar by herself was proof of her strength.
But he was a man, her husband.
Protecting his wife when faced with danger is his instinctive, involuntary reaction. Moreover, he doesn't want to get his wife's hands dirty if he can handle it himself.
"Honey, are you sure you want to get this done?"
"Heh, I was just thinking of stretching my muscles."
"Alright then."
One of the four men surrounding them gave the order, and the four of them pounced on Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting together.
However, within minutes, the four men were no longer a match for the formidable husband-and-wife team.
Because Lin Qingyan wanted to stretch her muscles, Lu Zhengting only hit two, giving the other two to his wife.
He had been watching his wife closely, and sure enough, she was about to subdue the two men.
Seeing that Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting were about to win, Lin Hejiang rushed over, grabbed one of them, and pinned him to the ground to beat him.
All four of them tried to escape. The one Lin and Jiang were holding had already run away, and the other two also desperately tried to escape. Only Lu Zhengting caught one of them and trampled him under his feet.
Lin Hejiang was sweating bullets. He thought Lu Zhengting would have some skills, but he didn't expect that Lin Qingyan, who looked thin and weak, would be so good at fighting.
He pretended to only just realize that Lin Qingyan was there: "Qingyan, it really is you."
Lin Qingyan had just seen a figure flash by and join them in beating someone up; she hadn't expected it to be Lin Hejiang.
How did you get here?
“I just went to visit a friend. My friend was so enthusiastic that he kept me drinking, and before I knew it, it was very late. I was passing by here when I heard the sound of fighting. One of the people's voices sounded a lot like yours, so I came over because I was worried that you might be in danger.”
Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting exchanged a glance in the darkness, remaining silent for the time being.
Lu Zhengting interrogated the thug he had captured: "Tell me, why did you intercept us in the middle of the night?"
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