The bodyguards took me back to the Ji family home. Ji Kang sent Ji An's photo to several bodyguards, and they went back to the neighborhood that Bai Cheng's assistant had visited to keep watch. I organized the information that Ji Kang had recorded at Bai Cheng's company and saved it to my hard drive. An hour later, Old Master Bai called me and said that his people had seen Bai Cheng board a plane to Thailand. I took the hard drive and went directly to the Bai Group to hand it over to Old Master Bai.
After getting off the plane, Bai Cheng went straight to the Thai headquarters. After the people at the Thai headquarters contacted Old Master Bai to let him know that Bai Cheng had arrived, Old Master Bai convened a board meeting. At the meeting, Bai Cheng's actions were shown on video. Some shareholders who supported Bai Cheng immediately changed their minds. Old Master Bai also announced at the meeting that he was the sole heir of the Bai Group.
Some of Bai Cheng's shareholders also handed over a series of evidence, including bribery, fraud, falsifying accounts, and embezzlement of public funds during Bai Cheng's operation of the company. Old Master Ji's people also persuaded Bai Cheng's assistant to confess what Bai Cheng's Tomorrow Company had done. After collecting all the evidence, Old Master Bai took a lawyer and sent me to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, where all the evidence was handed over to the police.
The police immediately opened a case for investigation. After a period of time, Bai Cheng's criminal facts were confirmed. The police, together with the Thai police, issued an arrest warrant. At the same time, a person in Thailand surrendered to the Thai police for illegally detaining Bai Cheng. The Thai police quickly found Bai Cheng, and the Chinese police took Bai Cheng back to China directly.
A few months later, news broke that Bai Cheng was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for seventeen crimes, including illegal detention, fraud, intentional injury, attempted murder, and bribery. Hundreds of family members of victims like myself who had been harmed by Tomorrow Company jointly appealed, demanding that Bai Cheng be sentenced to death immediately.
As for Ji An, while waiting for Bai Cheng's sentencing, I would often wait at the entrance of that residential area, hoping to see him one day. Old Master Bai and Mr. Ji also sent many people to look for Ji An, but the results were all disappointing, and I gradually lost hope.
Bai Cheng was ultimately sentenced to death and executed immediately. On the day of Bai Cheng's execution, I went to the entrance of the residential area where Ji An had appeared again. I parked the car, reclined the seat, and took out a small cake and coffee that I had bought near the court. I ate the cake and drank the coffee. Perhaps because it was a good day, the coffee seemed less bitter.
After finishing the cake, I continued to lie there, staring blankly at the entrance of the residential area. Actually, I didn't believe that what they saw was really Ji Lin'an. According to Ji Kang, Ji Lin'an had already become a vegetable before joining Tomorrow Company. The reason I was able to wake up and become a normal person was because I was a normal person before that. It was only because of the medication that I was temporarily sick. But Ji Lin'an, even if he woke up, was still a vegetable. How could he walk freely on the road and be found by Bai Cheng's people?
My mind keeps replaying every moment I shared with Ji Lin'an in the illusion. Even though it was an illusion, it felt so real to me. Emotions are hard to define; even if it's fake, once you've fallen for someone, it takes time to forget...
Before I knew it, I fell asleep. It was already autumn, and it was still a bit chilly to sleep with the window open, but I felt unusually warm, as if I were covered with a big blanket. Even the texture felt so real. Wait, a big blanket!
I opened my eyes instantly, and a pair of familiar eyes stared back at me. The face was very familiar, but the man in front of me was much thinner, looking like he was malnourished. The man looked at me awkwardly, lowered his head to avoid my gaze, and turned to run away. I quickly got out of the car and chased after him. Although there were some differences in his figure and appearance, I knew that it was Ji Lin'an.
The man swiped his card quickly and entered the residential area. I didn't have a gate access card and was stopped at the gate. I watched helplessly as the man turned a corner and disappeared from my sight. A man came out from inside at the corner and bumped into the man who looked very much like Ji Lin'an. The man subconsciously reached out to grab him, shouting, "Ji An, where are you going?"
This man knew Ji An. I squinted and looked closely, and then I realized that the man was Xu Qi, who had helped us escape the illusion. Xu Qi turned to look at me after failing to stop Ji An. When he saw it was me, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up and he turned and ran in the direction where Ji An had disappeared.
Suddenly someone called out to me from behind: "Miss, what are you doing here?"
I quickly turned around and saw it was Old Xu. I asked him in confusion, "Old Xu, what are you doing here?"
Old Xu got out of the car and walked up to me: "My son lives inside, I've come to find him."
I raised an eyebrow and said, "Your son?"
I thought for a moment and then asked, "Your son isn't named Xu Qi, is he?"
Old Xu chuckled, "Yes, Miss, you know my son?"
I didn't say anything, but turned to look at the spot where Ji An had disappeared and laughed, "Ji Lin'an, let's see where you think you can escape to now!"
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