Before Zhou Yang could figure out what was going on, the phone in the duty room rang.
The awkward and stagnant atmosphere was broken open and gradually dissipated as Officer Zhao's cheerful voice rang out when he answered the phone.
For some reason Zhou Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Even though the young man in front of him was saying sarcastic words, there was nothing impolite in his expression and tone. But he just felt very uncomfortable. A sense of oppression forced him to recall his mistakes.
This feeling... is as if I was still in the police academy, being scolded by the most powerful and strict coach. However, the coach was still wearing a military uniform and holding a blackboard stick. Just the sound of the equipment was enough to make people scared. The young man in front of me didn't need to do anything. Just a simple look and tone of voice could force people to reflect on themselves.
Feeling that Zhou Yang's gaze was always on him, Jiang Chen did not dodge, but met his gaze directly. His calm eyes made the person who was unconsciously staring at him come to his senses instantly and turn his head away in panic.
The prison guard who was on the phone didn't notice the noise here. After saying a few words, his voice, which was originally smiling, changed. He subconsciously glanced at Jiang Chen and asked, "What's going on?"
I don’t know what was said on the other end, but Officer Zhao’s face changed slightly and then he hung up the phone.
"Mr. Jiang, there is something wrong with the prisoner He Qianjian."
Jiang Chen frowned slightly. Before he could speak, Zhou Yang beside him took a half step forward and asked, "What's going on?"
Officer Zhao was a little surprised by Zhou Yang's eagerness, but he was going to talk to Jiang Chen about this anyway, so he didn't need to avoid his colleagues, so he spoke directly: "When He Qianjian was working in the processing plant today, he had a conflict with Wang Hei, who was in the same cell. Wang Hei didn't use any caution, and he got a pair of scissors from somewhere and stabbed He Qianjian."
Zhou Yang: "Is the injury serious?"
"It's not serious." Officer Zhao felt even more strange when he heard Zhou Yang's question. He still looked at Jiang Chen and said, "But he is in the prison's infirmary now. He may not be able to see you for a while."
Jiang Chen nodded slightly, but he didn't necessarily want to meet He Qianjian today. He stood up and prepared to say goodbye.
However, as soon as he stood up, Zhou Yang stopped him and said, "Are you planning to leave like this?"
Jiang Chen was a little confused: "Anything else?"
"He Qianjian is injured, why don't you go see him?"
Jiang Chen paused and looked at the young prison guard in front of him in silence. He was really puzzled and asked his doubts: "Why do you think I would go to see him?"
From what he said to him before, it was obvious that he was aware of the relationship between him and He Qianjian. Perhaps He Qianjian had tampered with some things when he said those things to him, but in essence, their identities and the reason why he was in jail could not be made up. Since he knew all this and still asked such a question, Jiang Chen really didn't know whether the prison guard in front of him was naive or stupid.
"Shouldn't you go see him?" Zhou Yang frowned, and he had his own reasons: "No matter how wrong He Qianjian was, he has already paid the price for his mistakes. In this case, why can't you forgive him? To put it another way, even if you don't forgive him, he is still the biological son of your adoptive parents. Your adoptive parents treat you so well, but you didn't even look at their biological son when he was injured. What would they think if they knew?"
Jiang Chen's originally calm expression gradually darkened when Zhou Yang mentioned his adoptive parents again and again, and his voice also turned cold: "Officer Zhou, no matter what my parents think, I want to ask you a question first, do you know how He Qianjian was imprisoned?"
This was the second time Jiang Chen asked this question today. Zhou Yang didn't give a direct answer last time, and he didn't know what to say this time. But thinking about how He Qianjian had been injured time and time again, and how his family had been indifferent, he couldn't help but speak:
"Even if he kidnapped you, he didn't hurt you, did he?" Zhou Yang asked, "Besides, He Qianjian is your adoptive parents' biological son after all, and he has lived with your biological parents for so many years. If you really count, you two are almost brothers."
When Jiang Chen heard this, his anger calmed down. When he encountered such a thing before, even if he was not angry, his first reaction was to explain the truth carefully. But maybe it was because he had been with Shi Fengyue for too long, he became too lazy to reason with such an unreasonable and stubborn person.
However, no matter how good his temper is, he will not remain silent when faced with repeated questioning and accusations from someone.
"Officer Zhou, if someone decides to kill someone to silence them because they are afraid of being discovered after stealing their belongings, and they almost succeed, should the person who was almost silenced feel no grudges because he was rescued by the police in the end, and should he persuade his parents and relatives to forgive the person who wanted to kill him?"
Zhou Yang opened his mouth, wanting to say that He Qianjian didn't want to kill him, he was just acting on impulse.
Jiang Chen did not give him a chance to explain, and said calmly: "He Qianjian sent people to kidnap me. His original intention was to let the kidnappers kill me. I was rescued thanks to my friends and the police who rushed over in time. Without them, He Qianjian would never have been in jail, and I would not be alive today."
After Jiang Chen finished speaking, the duty room fell silent.
Of the three prison guards present, only Zhou Yang knew about the relationship between Jiang Chen and He Qianjian. The other two had no idea, and had never heard of the affairs of the He family, Jiang Chen and He Qianjian. After hearing what Jiang Chen said and recalling what Zhou Yang had said before, their professional qualities allowed them to piece together the truth.
Officer Zhao coughed and said, "Mr. Jiang, He Qianjian can't come today. How about you go back first, and we'll contact you when he's better?"
Jiang Chen didn't want to waste time here as he still had a lot of work to do in the laboratory. He nodded to them politely and turned to leave.
When he was about to reach the door, the phone in the duty room rang again. Officer Zhang answered it. After a few seconds, he suddenly called Jiang Chen, "Mr. Jiang, He Qianjian is fine. He will be here soon. Do you want to stay for a while? The infirmary is not far from here. He should be here in a few minutes."
Jiang Chen was naturally waiting. Another trip would waste more time, and he didn't want to put off until next time something that could be done in one go.
Just as Officer Zhang said, He Qianjian was brought here soon.
Jiang Chen sat at the other end of the transparent glass. The old red metal door opened and He Qianjian, wearing a grey prison uniform and handcuffs, was brought in. Jiang Chen raised his eyes and happened to meet He Qianjian's gaze.
He Qianjian walked to the other side of the glass and sat down. After seeing that Jiang Chen looked almost the same as he was half a year ago, he felt so angry that he was bleeding. However, he also felt so suffocated by the fear and dread that he immediately adjusted his expression, not daring to reveal too much emotion so as to be noticed by Jiang Chen.
There are two tables on both sides of the transparent glass, with a gray landline phone on the table. Although Jiang Chen came here for the first time, he knew the use of the landline phone. He picked up the microphone and looked at He Qianjian.
He Qianjian hesitated for a moment and picked it up as well.
He asked, "My parents don't come to see me, is it because of you?"
Jiang Chen said calmly: "Who are you talking about?"
He Qianjian: "Of course they are my biological parents."
Jiang Chen's eyes fell on him and looked into his eyes: "Are you sure they are your biological parents?"
He Qianjian froze, thinking of those recordings, a trace of guilt and fear flashed across his eyes. However, the identity of Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si's biological son was more useful to him now than the identity of the eldest son of the He family. He must not let Jiang Chen see anything.
"Those recordings are completely fake. I don't know where you got them from, but it sounds impossible. Even if you don't want me to compete with you for my biological parents, you wouldn't be afraid of being exposed if you fabricated those recordings."
Jiang Chen remained calm and said, "Do you know where your system has been during this period?"
He Qianjian was shocked, and stood up suddenly, staring at Jiang Chen with a pair of red eyes, "It's really you!"
Even though the system said at the beginning that Jiang Chen was no ordinary person, and later proved that Jiang Chen seemed to have the ability to track the system, the system was so powerful that He Qianjian was unwilling to believe that anyone in the world could defeat it, and he was even more unwilling to believe that the person who did this was Jiang Chen.
During these days in prison, every time he thought of the day when he lost connection with the system, the fear spreading from the bottom of his heart made him tremble all over. But day after day, a fear gradually arose in his heart. The source of the fear was Jiang Chen, from whom he had taken everything before and who now seemed to be taking everything away from him.
Veins bulged on He Qianjian's hands and forehead as he held the microphone, his face turned pale, and his whole body was shaking with excitement.
Jiang Chen frowned slightly and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a long-lost electronic sound.
[Reconnection successful, system restarting, restart successful. ]
When this voice sounded, He Qianjian, who was lying on the glass, paused. His anger had not subsided yet, and he suddenly encountered the surprise he had dreamed of. The two expressions on his face could not switch in time, and he suddenly realized something. He wanted to suppress his emotions, and in the end he could only make a slightly distorted expression.
He Qianjian was so shocked and surprised that he didn't notice that Jiang Chen's expression changed the moment he heard the system voice. When he came to his senses, Jiang Chen was no different from before.
[System?] He Qianjian called out in his heart tentatively. There was no response for six consecutive months, which made him feel a little dazed. Maybe it was just an illusion?
【Are you back? 】
【Reconnected successfully. 】
The system's voice was still cold, but it slowly warmed up He Qianjian's limbs, and even his fear of Jiang Chen was reduced a little.
Now that the system is back, it will be very easy for him to leave the prison. There is no need to waste time dealing with Jiang Chen. At this time, He Qianjian just wants to discuss countermeasures with the system as quickly as possible, and even forgets the original purpose of wanting to see Jiang Chen.
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