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After dinner, Dr. Lu still couldn't keep his conscience and ended up in bed with Zheng Nanle again.
Young people are full of energy and find this very novel and exciting. A single glance or a touch of a fingertip can ignite a raging fire.
If it weren't for meals, the two of them would have loved to stay in bed forever, oblivious to sunrise and sunset.
Grandpa Lu couldn't stand the two of them. A few days ago, he went to a state-run restaurant for lunch, and after going to work, he ate lunch at the hospital. He would only go home at night if he didn't go home, which would arouse suspicion, so he had to bite the bullet and go home.
They spent almost twenty days happily exploring the mysteries of life in each other's lives.
That day, Zheng Nanle was sleeping on the bed while Lu Guangbai went out to buy groceries. Suddenly, Zheng Nanle opened her eyes and looked up into the void, her eyes filled with gloom.
Her spiritual energy, which had landed on Old Master Lu, was triggered.
This spiritual imprint will only be triggered when Old Master Lu is in mortal danger.
Zheng Nanle bit the soft flesh inside her lip cavity, got up and put on her clothes.
As soon as he finished dressing, the spiritual energy that had been directed at Lu Guangbai was also activated.
Zheng Nanle's face was somber.
These two mental energy imprints were just placed as a precaution, but who knew that some lunatic would actually attack them.
Could it be that her achievements have been discovered?
Zheng Nanle got up and followed the spiritual imprint to find Lu Guangbai.
Not far along, they saw a large group of people, each holding a man by the hand behind his back, walking towards the police station. These were all enthusiastic onlookers.
Just as Lu Guangbai finished buying groceries and reached the alley entrance, a figure emerged from the alley and thrust a dagger into Lu Guangbai's abdomen.
Lu Guangbai felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and the figure collapsed limply, the dagger in its hand falling to the ground beside him.
The residents near the alley gasped in shock. Strong men and women rushed over and, seeing that the murderer had already fainted, shouted. A neighbor grabbed a rope and tied the murderer up.
Lu Guangbai looked down at his abdomen.
There was no blood sacrifice.
A cloth bag appeared where the dagger had struck, and inside the bag was a piece of iron. This piece of iron happened to block the tip of the dagger and saved his life.
White powder was oozing from the wound inflicted by the dagger. Lu Guangbai pinched it with his fingertips; it was a sleeping pill.
It was still the drug he concocted...
Lu Guangbai narrowed his eyes.
A few days ago, Nanle did indeed have him drugged, but when did Nanle put this cloth bag on him? And how did it happen to block the tip of the dagger so perfectly?
Lu Guangbai narrowed his eyes.
He carried the groceries he had bought and followed behind the crowd.
Zheng Nanle used his mental power to reduce his presence and walked to Lu Guangbai's side.
Lu Guangbai turned his head and his gaze fell on Zheng Nanle.
He previously diagnosed Zheng Nanle with a split personality; what if he didn't?
Mountain spirits and wandering ghosts?
Lu Guangbai forced himself to shut his mind.
The police station took the news of a public murder very seriously.
Under the clear blue sky, right under the emperor's nose, someone dares to be so arrogant. This is a provocation against the national law and against these public servants.
During the interrogation, the police asked him how he escaped the fatal wound and why the kidnapper was unconscious. Lu Guangbai answered as he had anticipated, "It was my own fault. I don't feel safe, so I always carry a metal plate and a sleeping pill. If I'm kidnapped, the metal plate can break the ropes, and the sleeping pill can help me escape from the kidnapper."
"And here it came in handy. I was lucky; the piece of metal blocked a section for me."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "I also made one for my grandfather, but he doesn't know about it."
"Okay." The police officer noted it down. "Thank you for your cooperation. We will notify you if there is any follow-up information."
"Thank you." Lu Guangbai politely stood up and walked out of the interrogation room.
He glanced around the living room, but couldn't find Zheng Nanle, so he lowered his head and walked out.
After a moment, Zheng Nanle came out and walked to Lu Guangbai's side. "Let's go pick up Grandpa."
Lu Guangbai's eyelashes trembled. "Grandpa was attacked too?"
"Um."
He didn't ask Zheng Nanle how she knew, nor did he ask if his grandfather was injured. He knew that Zheng Nanle hadn't mentioned it.
He asked, "Will this affect you? Will it shorten your lifespan or damage your health?"
Zheng Nanle glanced at him and said, "What impact could this have on me? I'm not injured."
Lu Guangbai grasped her wrist, confirming that her pulse was strong and her body was healthy, and then asked Zheng Nanle, "Nanle, what do you think? Should Grandpa and I go back to Liushan Village?"
“Go back if you want,” Zheng Nanle said. “I’ll take you two to Grandpa Zhang’s house later.”
Lu Guangbai's eyelashes trembled, and he tilted his head to look at Zheng Nanle.
Zheng Nan said with a smile, "Let me find out who wants to kill you two first. You can come back after the danger has been eliminated."
"good."
Upon arriving at the People's Hospital, they picked up Mr. Lu, and the group took a bus to the military compound.
On the way, Lu Guangbai told his grandfather about the incident, and the grandfather was so frightened that his heart trembled. "Ah, ah, hiring someone to kill? It's not a medical dispute?"
Grandpa Lu thought it was a medical dispute, with the patient's family randomly picking a doctor to vent their anger. He just happened to be in the corridor at the time and became the unlucky one who was chosen.
As for the metal piece and the sleeping pills in the cloth bag on his chest, he didn't think much of it, assuming that Lu Guangbai had put them there.
This child used to do this all the time, often putting pills in his pocket.
Upon arriving at the military compound, Grandpa Zhang, having heard about what had happened to the Lu family grandfather and grandson, wholeheartedly agreed to their decision to stay there.
Zheng Nanle borrowed Grandpa Zhang's phone again and called Xie Jianhua.
However, it wasn't Xie Jianhua who answered the phone, but an unfamiliar middle-aged male voice, "Hello."
Zheng Nanle frowned, recalling all his colleagues in the police force, but none of them matched the middle-aged man's voice.
The newly appointed deputy director.
Zheng Nanle realized something was wrong and slammed down the phone.
She dialed the village again, intending to find Xie Ronghua, but as soon as she spoke, she changed her mind and spoke in a deep male voice, "I'm looking for Zhang Yu, the educated youth."
If Xie Jianhua gets into trouble, Xie Ronghua and the village chief may also be in danger and be under surveillance.
"Okay, please call back in ten minutes."
Ten minutes later, Zheng Nanle called back, and a familiar female voice came from the other end, "Hello, this is Zhang Yu."
Zheng Nanle still used a male pseudo-voice, "Zhang Yu, do you remember me? I'm Lu Zhongle."
Zhang Yu recalls the people she knows.
Lu Zhongle, what an unfamiliar name. She probably doesn't know him.
Just as she was about to ask if the other person had mistaken her for someone else, she heard them ask again, "In fifth grade, when we went on a spring outing to the mountains, you were bullied by Xie something—what was his name again? I kicked him away and saved you. Do you remember?"
Zhang Yu opened her mouth.
Zhang Yu remembered the hint. She excitedly said, "It's you, Lu Zhongle! Where have you been all these years? I wanted to thank you, but I couldn't find you."
Lu, the Lu in Xiao Lu Dafu; Zhong, the Er in Er Ya; Le, the Le in Nan Le.
Across from me is Zheng Nanle.
“My parents changed jobs, and I moved with them,” Zheng Nanle said with a smile. “Have you found someone yet?”
Zhang Yu's eyes flickered. "I did look for someone, but my boyfriend's family isn't doing well lately. His older brother was imprisoned half a month ago and is going to be sent to a farm on the frontier. His grandfather isn't the village chief anymore, and his father isn't the accountant either. I don't know if I should continue dating him."
"It sounds like the problem lies with his older brother. Do you know why? There's no room for negotiation?"
"I don't know. It seems like he accepted bribes, has ideological problems, and is connected to spies?" Zhang Yu said in a low voice.
"Sever ties with that family. Their class background is bad and will implicate you. I've been missing you a lot. Study hard, I'll be waiting for you in the capital."
After hanging up the phone, Zheng Nanle's face turned cold.
Ha, Xie Jianhua, that idiot, has been locked up for half a month now. That means he's been targeted since she arrived in the capital.
They were defeated and had no chance to fight back.
No wonder someone went after the Lu family grandfather and grandson; they probably couldn't find her and were targeting them specifically.
Zheng Nanle looked serious and said to Lu Guangbai, "Dr. Lu, we need to change our previous plan."
Information flows more smoothly in the capital than in other places; the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination spread far and wide.
Zheng Nanle and Lu Guangbai's original plan was for Lu Guangbai to return to Liushan Village and get married first. After that, Lu Guangbai would focus on his studies and be admitted to XX Medical College in the capital. Zheng Nanle would resign or find a way to transfer to the capital to reunite with Lu Guangbai.
But now, Zheng Nanle wants to thoroughly investigate the human trafficking case.
Xie Jianhua and his behind-the-scenes leaders are useless; we still have to rely on her.
“You should move your household registration back to the capital and take the college entrance examination there. Focus on your studies. I will come to see you when I have time,” Zheng Nanle said. “If anyone asks you about me, just say that we broke up a long time ago. I left the capital more than 20 days ago and haven’t been in contact with you since.”
Lu Guangbai hesitated, but ultimately asked nothing, only saying, "I'll wait for you to come back."
"Hmm." Zheng Nanle smiled and touched his smooth face. "Of course, we haven't slept enough yet, how could I give you to someone else?"
Her hand traced down his chest. "Remember to remain chaste for me, otherwise, no matter how much pleasure I gave you before, I can make you completely lose the ability to experience that pleasure."
Lu Guangbai's breathing quickened, and his eyes reddened. "Okay."
Zheng Nanle withdrew her hand, ignoring the consequences of her provocation, and walked straight out, saying, "Tell Grandpa and Grandpa Zhang that I'm leaving."
As Lu Guangbai watched her graceful figure walk away, his eyes reddened again.
I muttered a curse under my breath, calling him heartless.
Zheng Nanle sneaked back to Doctor Lu's house, found a pen and paper, and began to recall the list he had found from the old man. After marking the people in the capital, he then flipped through the most recent newspapers and matched them with the families to which the people on the list belonged.
After that, he wandered around the streets and alleys and various courtyards for several days. Zheng Nanle sneered that the list and information left by the old man were a mixture of truth and falsehood.
Believing this list will only cause more chaos and internal strife.
No wonder Xie Jianhua was targeted.
Those who were more deeply hidden could easily kill Xie Jianhua after discovering what was going on with the old man.
Zheng Nanle wanted to smoke.
Damn, what a cunning little life.
Zheng Nanle believed that Xie Jianhua and the people behind him would not fully believe the list and information. Having been through the baptism of that era, suspicion was almost ingrained in their bones.
Even so, Xie Jianhua still stepped down easily, and those who came after him couldn't protect him.
A higher-level force intervened.
The top powers are mostly located in the capital.
Zheng Nanle began to sort out the leaders and their families behind the scenes in the capital, and found it to be a mess. They were all comrades-in-arms, intermarried, and intricately connected, yet they were all laughing and talking.
In such a chaotic situation, where everyone wants to cause trouble and no one wants to cause trouble, it is very difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.
Zheng Nanle abandoned his attempt to wade into the muddy waters of the capital and rushed back to Anping County.
Since Xie Jianhua and his backers chose Anping County as their breakthrough point, it shows that this place is key.
Standing by the train car, watching the still dilapidated but far more modern capital city recede into the distance, Zheng Nanle felt a pang of melancholy.
They came happily, and left sadly; such scoundrels really spoil the fun.
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