Chapter 219 The eldest uncle appears, and the cub provides an amazing explanation.
The moment these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.
Even Bai Qi, who was about to reach out and tease Zhi Zhi, silently withdrew her claws.
After realizing she had let something slip, Zhizhi quickly covered her mouth with her little hand.
Oh no!
Did she just say something she shouldn't have, exposing Jiang Yan?!
"Zhizhi..."
Ji Zeguo stared intently at his most beloved granddaughter. "When you were kidnapped, it was Sang Lao Er who did it. He's your father, right? Then why is Jiang Yan your father? Who is your father?"
When discussing Zhizhi's background, one cannot ignore her mother, Ji Enning.
Ji Chenxing and Ji Yanjing exchanged a glance and then fell silent.
Their younger sister was abducted when she was a child.
Now she has passed away, leaving behind only her child, Zhizhi.
Unexpectedly, even though the person was already gone, she still stood between the two men.
That's really unsettling.
Zhizhi looked to her parents for help. Deng Qiu sighed and nodded gently at her.
This matter cannot be hidden. Since Jiang Yan is not a truly bad person, Commander Ji should at least have the right to know.
Otherwise, the Ji family would lose a daughter and be completely clueless about what happened.
That's too cruel to them.
After receiving a look of approval from its mother, the little cub silently cheered itself on.
She sniffed, and her childish voice rang out with utmost seriousness, "En Ning's mother was with Jiang Yan's father. While Jiang Yan was in seclusion doing research, En Ning's mother disappeared and was abducted again, ending up in Sangjiapo. By then, Zhi Zhi was already pregnant, but Sang Lao Er didn't know, so... Sang Lao Er actually couldn't prick a pregnant woman's belly with a needle. He just thought Zhi Zhi was his daughter, but Zhi Zhi is actually Jiang Yan's father's biological daughter."
As the little cub spoke, a hint of frustration inevitably crept onto his face.
"Although I disliked Jiang Yan at first, but... but Mom probably still loves him."
She took off the pocket watch pendant that Jiang Yan had given her when they first met, and gently raised it in front of her grandfather with her delicate little hand.
Zhizhi raised her fluffy little head and looked cautiously at her grandfather.
"Grandpa, promise Zhizhi you won't lose the little pearl when you see the photo, okay? It's... it's from him for Zhizhi. Mom is in it. Every time I wear this pendant, I feel like Mom is with me."
Ji Zeguo's hand trembled violently, and he stiffly reached out to touch the pendant.
When his fingertips touched it, the originally light pendant suddenly felt incredibly heavy in his hand.
This pained him and saddened him.
"dad... ..."
Ji Yanjing tried to stop him with concern, "If you're really upset, don't watch it, so you don't think about your sister and get sad again."
Ji Chenxing sighed and pressed down on his younger brother, "Don't stop him. En Ning has been gone for so many years, can you still remember what she looks like? Let Dad see her, just to keep her as a memento."
Ji Yanjing is decisive, forceful, and rational.
He didn't want his father to see it because seeing En Ning would only immerse his father in the pain of losing his daughter.
My father is getting older and older; he can't withstand such a severe blow.
But after hearing his older brother's advice, he had no choice but to put his hand down.
yes... ...
People always live for something to look forward to. When my father joined the army, he traveled all over the country, big and small, all in search of his daughter.
The missing person posters used to be plastered all over the streets and alleys, but they could never be found.
He probably longs to see his daughter's face again now.
"Stop arguing, all of you..."
Ji Zeguo wearily interrupted the two brothers. He slowly picked up the pendant, parted it, and saw the black and white photo inside.
The woman in the picture is En Ning after she grew up. She has delicate features, and when she smiles, her eyebrows and eyes curve like crescent moons. She also has shallow dimples on her cheeks. You can vaguely see that she is wearing military green work clothes.
That was the most popular outfit among the educated youth at the time, paired with two jet-black, shiny braids.
The person in the photo was all smiles, which made Ji Zeguo smile involuntarily.
"My Enning is really beautiful. She's grown up and become more and more beautiful."
Even though the photo looks a bit old, the edges are yellowed and blurry.
But just one glance was enough for him to vividly recall how En Ning, as a child, would perch on his shoulder and cheerfully share her day's experiences with him.
She would boil water and remind herself to soak her feet when she got back, saying that after a day of training, even if it was just drills for soldiers, her feet would smell awful.
That little girl would even threaten people, saying that if she said her feet smelled, her mother would kick her off the bed.
But he knew that his daughter just wanted him to soak his feet, sleep comfortably, and sleep better without being so tired.
Such a good daughter shouldn't have ended up like this.
Ji Zeguo's cloudy eyes stung with tears. He took off his glasses and silently pressed his palms against his eyes.
Not wanting to show his vulnerable side in front of these children, he could only try his best to suppress his heartache.
"Zhizhi, you just said that Enning was abducted twice. The first time was when she met Jiang Yan. So why didn't they send a message home when they were together? Why... Jiang Yan had a child before he even married her?"
When Ji Zeguo asked these questions, his heart was like a bomb had been dropped.
Although he tried his best to maintain a calm demeanor on the surface, everyone present could see it clearly.
This was a sign that he was about to explode in anger.
The little cub was stumped and could only shake its head.
"A nest, a nest of hens..."
[Ding!]
A voice suddenly rang in Zhizhi's mind.
[Because they met and fell in love on the Horqin Grassland, and the postal service was slow back then, making it difficult to send letters back home. En Ning was not unworthy of herself, nor did she forget her father's teachings; she was in a legitimate relationship, with marriage in mind. However, Jiang Yan had to participate in a potentially life-threatening research project. His superiors initially didn't intend to let him participate because he had no children, but his mentor died in an accident during the experiment, and he couldn't delay the nation's scientific research. Therefore, they did what was expected of them after marriage.]
【Little master, you can answer like this.】
Zhizhi frowned. How could this space sister be so considerate, already having come up with an excuse for her?
But isn't that lying?
don't want!
The little cub puffed out its cheeks, ignoring what the Space Sister was saying.
"Anyway, Jiang Yan is a bad father. He probably just wants to have Mom all to himself, which is why he didn't say anything."
Zhizhi's voice was soft and sweet, but her words were very straightforward.
After all, in the few memories she had of seeing her mother, Jiang Yan bought her candied hawthorns and even promised her that his parents would come to help take care of the baby after she gave birth. He never considered asking his mother to go back to her family.
This in itself restricts the mother's freedom.
Love is respect, not shackles.
Even if Jiang Yan saved his father, it doesn't change the fact that he is a selfish person.
'Bang!' Ji Zeguo slammed his fist heavily onto the conference table.
His eyes were filled with intense rage, like an enraged lion, rampaging and unable to control its emotions.
"Where is Jiang Yan? Where is he? I want to settle accounts with him."
"Hey hey hey!"
"dad!"
Everyone stood up, trying to persuade him to stop.
Ji Yanjing's eyes were full of disapproval. "You're being too impulsive. Besides, even if he was wrong, En Ning was still killed by Sang Lao Er. Let's keep things separate. The child is still here, what are you doing?"
Although Jiang Anchao was not very good at speaking, he still subconsciously took his daughter's hand.
“Commander, my brother has indeed done a lot of wrong things, but the most urgent thing now is to capture Han Yubin and interrogate him. The person behind this is the most important. Besides, Jiang Yan is very hard to find now. I've made so many calls but still can't find his whereabouts... But don't worry, I'm not speaking up for him. He even tried to take the child from me. I wish he would never appear in front of me again, otherwise I would definitely beat him to a pulp.”
"snort!"
Ji Zeguo gritted his teeth, "He still has the nerve to try and take the child away? My daughter was abducted twice even with him. What use is such a useless piece of trash? Let's see who dares to take Zhizhi away from me. Zhizhi is a child of the Ji family. Apart from Jiang Anchao and his wife, who else dares to take her away? Let's see if my gun will allow it!"
When Zhizhi heard her grandfather say that, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, she almost thought Grandpa was going to take her bad dad out for peanuts right now.
Not the fragrant and crunchy peanuts that everyone loves, but the kind of peanuts with a metal shell, that make a "biubiu" sound, and that you can only eat once in your life.
Ji Zeguo's eyes were cold as he gripped the pocket watch tightly.
"Even if he didn't directly kill En Ning, he was indirectly responsible for her death. I will not forgive him."
He spent most of his life in agony searching for his daughter.
Now that he's practically half-buried himself, he's discovered that his daughter's suffering wasn't just a one-time event; she even had a real chance to go home and find her family the first time.
It's all Jiang Yan's fault. He's selfish, cold-blooded, and ruthless. So what if he's some kind of top-notch scientific research talent?
If you have bad character, you can't do anything right.
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased a bit, Bai Qi simply stepped forward to smooth things over.
"How about we hear my opinion on how to handle Comrade Jiang Anchao's matter first? After all, we need to call the capital to report tonight."
"Okay, sure."
Ji Yanjing nodded hurriedly, his eyes filled with gratitude for his sister-in-law's rescue, devoid of any romantic feelings.
He didn't even dare to imagine whether his father would actually lead an entire company of soldiers to overturn the research institute's base if his sister-in-law didn't change the subject.
As soon as Jiang Anchao heard that it was time to talk about his own affairs, he sat up straight instantly.
He stared at the leader, his eyes filled with tension.
Bai Qi cleared her throat and calmly took a piece of paper out of her pocket.
"When I arrived, I had already briefly reviewed the overview of this incident on the bus. The original recruiter was Jiang Anchao, but Jiang Yan has now enlisted in his place under the alias Jiang Anchao. He has served in the military for 8 years, has received two second-class merit awards, and his outstanding performance as an advanced model soldier is all recorded. Is there any problem with that?"
Jiang An nodded. "No problem."
“Okay.” Bai Qi continued, “Originally, impersonating someone else to join the army was considered a serious mistake in the military. However, Comrade Jiang Yan was secretly transferred for the sake of the country’s scientific research cause, which was a helpless move. The National Security Office assisted in determining that this matter was caused by the lack of synchronization between the military region and the Bureau of Secrecy. Therefore, after understanding the situation, the solution I proposed was: to cancel Comrade Jiang Anchao’s eligibility for the selection of model advanced individuals for the next year, to maintain his military rank, and to write a 10,000-word self-criticism, requiring him to formally and sincerely explain his mistakes to the organization.”
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