Chapter 235 A Father and Daughter Who Are Stubborn on the Outside but Soft on the Inside
When he mentioned his mother, Zhizhi's expression briefly showed disappointment.
"I miss her too, but I always feel like she's with me all the time. This feeling is very strong, so... if you miss your mom, just go see me."
The little cub Rui's soft, sweet voice rang out. She tilted her head seriously and rubbed her little face against Jiang Yan's dry palm.
It looks exactly like a proud little cat named Tietie.
"Okay, let me see you."
Jiang Yan smiled and agreed to his daughter's request, but his perpetually calm black eyes held an unspeakable sadness and sorrow.
"Cough cough... cough cough."
This was the second time Zhizhi had heard him cough. Her big eyes were filled with concern. "Are you really okay? Why, why are you coughing so badly?"
Although she couldn't understand why Jiang Yan was like this, when Jiang Yan coughed, his lungs were like an old, broken bellows, panting heavily, and it even seemed like he was going to cough up his lungs with each cough.
Jiang Yan silently threw the tissue she was using to wipe her mouth into the wastepaper basket.
He smiled casually, "That's what happens when you smoke too much, it's nothing serious."
Perhaps fearing that Zhizhi wouldn't believe him, he deliberately raised an eyebrow and said, "I will take good care of my health. After all, I will still choose to fight Jiang Anchao for your custody in the future. Don't worry, I will live to be a hundred years old. You also said that evil people live for a thousand years. How could a selfish person like me not live well?"
Zhizhi, who was initially worried, completely changed her expression after hearing Jiang Yan's irritating words.
Her features immediately scrunched up, her small face filled with utter speechlessness.
Wow!
Would he die if he didn't say something so irritating?
As soon as he feels even slightly better, he starts causing trouble!
hateful!
Zhizhi rolled her eyes at him and said coolly, "You can think about it slowly. After I finish things in Beijing, I will go back to Suzhou with Dad. Spring is coming soon, and I will be going to kindergarten. You won't have a chance."
"The kindergartens in Beijing are better, and you can be directly admitted to high school and university. Even if you don't study hard and your grades aren't good, it doesn't matter. With a Beijing hukou, you'll be guaranteed a stable job."
Jiang Yan's tone was very calm, "With me here, you can choose any civilian position in the research institute, the military, or even the communications company. I think this arrangement is truly for your own good."
He is outstanding, so the country will naturally give him preferential treatment.
So even if Zhizhi doesn't do well in her studies, it doesn't matter if she just sits around doing nothing all day.
They can still live a good life.
But when these words reached Zhizhi's ears, she wrinkled her nose in disapproval. "What? This is clearly a privileged mentality. At my age, I should be in kindergarten learning to read and write, and I should be studying hard in the future. It's fair that all children start on the same starting line. My parents' achievements are my parents' achievements, what do they have to do with me?"
"Anyway, you just don't want to stay here, to stay by my side."
Jiang Yan succinctly summarized the little cub's true thoughts in one sentence.
When Zhizhi heard him ask that, she simply stopped hiding it and nodded in agreement.
"Today you asked your friend to go to the military region to find me, wanting me to come see you, but I didn't agree. It wasn't until later when my aunt told me that you were really sick that I thought of coming to see you, Comrade Jiang... ...If I followed you, I might live a good life, but I wouldn't be happy. I would only be happy if I followed my father."
The intimacy between the father and daughter just moments before gradually faded away.
Jiang Yan's heart sank to the bottom.
But he quickly and astutely noticed that something was amiss.
Wait a moment... ...
"My friend? Who told you I have a friend?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes. He always kept his whereabouts secret in the capital. Even Xiao Wu, who had always been by his side, never asked about his family's affairs.
Moreover, the fact that Zhizhi is his biological daughter is a closely guarded secret.
Apart from his family, no one else knew.
Jiang Yan gripped the little cub's hand tightly, "Zhizhi, tell me everything about what that person looks like and what he said."
"What's wrong?"
Zhizhi was confused, her eyes filled with bewilderment. "Isn't he your friend?"
Jiang Yan nodded, his tone absolutely certain, "No one in the capital knows that you are my biological daughter, and I certainly don't have any friends. Zhizhi, who exactly did you meet?"
Jiang Yan's words directly addressed the cub's initial suspicions.
Zhizhi carefully recalled the conversation she had with Ye Ze and meticulously relayed all the dialogue to Jiang Yan.
She even revealed that she initially didn't trust Ye Ze much and deliberately spread false information to trick him into revealing information.
After the cub finished speaking.
Jiang Yan couldn't sit still any longer. "Ye Ze... He was in charge of the institute's classified projects back then. His rank wasn't very high at the time, at most a platoon leader. He rose higher and higher later, but I didn't know him at all. We only met once."
His face grew paler inch by inch.
Many fragmented memories from the past burst forth from the depths of your heart at this moment.
En Ning loves candied hawthorns from the West Street Market, so every time she goes out to buy them, she has to submit an application, and a bunch of people always follow her.
En Ning was afraid that he would be in danger if he went out, so she refrained from eating it for three months at a time.
Later, he sensed that En Ning was very happy, so he took advantage of his free time to ask En Ning what was going on.
It was from that time that he heard this name from En Ning's mouth.
She said, "Comrade Ye Ze is a very nice person. He said that his home is on West Street, and his candied hawthorn business is indeed very good. Although you and I cannot leave this small place because of confidentiality, he can bring it over when he goes to work. Look, today we not only have candied hawthorn, but also candied yam. I think the taste is very novel."
At the time, he was just a little jealous and secretly told En Ning not to get too close to that Ye Ze.
But later, En Ning disappeared.
Is it really true that the research institute has absolutely no issues with its level of secrecy?
Or could Ye Ze be the mastermind behind it all back then?
“Zhizhi, we need to inform your father about this as soon as possible, and then have him negotiate with the high-ranking leaders of the Beijing Military Region. There must be something wrong with Ye Ze. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I have a feeling that he’s too strange.”
Ye Ze was not familiar with him at all.
They haven't even met in all these years, so how could they possibly know anything about their current situation, who their biological child is, their personality and hobbies, and their relationship with their family?
"Okay! I'll go tell them right now."
Zhizhi nodded and turned to walk outside.
She had just stepped outside when she couldn't find her aunt.
As she anxiously walked down the corridor of the department, she unexpectedly bumped into her aunt who was coming upstairs at the corner of the stairs.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Have you finished talking to him?"
Bai Qi had one hand in her pocket, her dashing face showing a hint of confusion.
The little dumpling was running around panting, like it was being chased by a dog.
"Auntie, Auntie! Ye Ze is suspicious. My father Jiang Yan just said that he has absolutely no relation to Ye Ze. So why would Ye Ze tell me that he is my father Jiang Yan's friend? He just wants to use me to trick me into revealing my father Jiang Yan's whereabouts! Have we all been fooled?"
The little cub's face was filled with anxiety, and it quickly told Bai Qi everything that had just happened.
The more Bai Qi listened to the cub's words, the deeper her brows furrowed.
"Oh no!"
Bai Qi suddenly realized what was happening. She quickly put her hat on her head, grabbed the cub, tucked it under her arm, and ran downstairs.
Suddenly, Zhizhi felt suspended in mid-air, as if she were being carried around like a giant toy.
Her words were halting and fragmented, "W-what's wrong, Aunt? You came downstairs so fast, do you have some kind of superhuman skill?"
You can go down seven or eight steps in one go, and the whole floor can be reached in just three steps.
It's faster than flying.
She thought she was anxious enough, but her aunt was even more of a pragmatist, and the bumpy ride made her feel like she was going to throw up.
"Han Yubin was just brought to Beijing as collateral, and when I answered the phone, Ye Ze was handling the whole matter! If he has any problems, then Han Yubin will be in big trouble! If Han Yubin dies, this lead will be cut off!"
"ah?"
The little cub let out a short, sharp scream, instinctively covering her mouth with her tiny hand. "Hurry up! Hurry up! Ahhh!"
Oh my god!
How could there be such a coincidence in the world? He had just confirmed that Ye Ze might be the one harboring evil intentions.
How did the key witness end up in Ye Ze's hands the very next second?!
*
Beijing Military Region Headquarters
Basement Level 1
"Commander Bai, you can't go in. The people downstairs are all serious prisoners. We still need to interrogate them!"
"Don't stop me, it's an emergency!"
Bai Qi didn't have time to explain much to the soldiers; she picked up the cub and ran down.
The lights on the basement level only turn on when there is a sound. As Bai Qi's leather boots clattered as she ran, the lights in one room after another suddenly came on.
When she saw the No. 1 interrogation room where Han Yubin was being held, her heart pounded, and without thinking of anything else, she kicked open the door to the interrogation room.
'Bang!'
The iron gate was smashed open with a loud bang.
After Bai Qi clearly saw the scene inside the interrogation room, her eyes widened instantly.
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