After Tian Jing had Miao Pu's entire staff sign a stack of confidentiality agreements, Miao Pu was disbanded.
A severance package was distributed to the workers in the packaging workshop, and the planting base in Kushan finally came to an end.
Ouyang Meihua no longer had to go to the nursery; she returned to the siheyuan to help every day.
Li Min and Chen Suozhu, along with their four children, also returned to the siheyuan. Chen Fu and Lin Hua'er had already gone to the Hot Spring Valley scenic area to prepare for its opening.
"At the time, I was worried about what to do with the four kids. Now, everyone is free. There are more adults than children, so we can definitely manage," Li Min said.
However, Ji Qing and Ji Xiang were not happy. They wanted to find Aunt Li and Little Black.
After Tian Jing confirmed their wishes for the two children again, she asked Li Min to pack their clothes, and she would take them.
She had to deliver the confidentiality agreements anyway.
...
After Zeng Jingrong apprehended Zeng Jingchu and threw him into Yulia's cell, he waited by the door for Sun Quanxiao's arrival.
When Tian Jing arrived, carrying the two children on her back and a large bag, she jokingly asked him if he was waiting for her.
Zeng Jingrong shook his head with a grave expression, "I'm waiting for Mr. Sun."
Tian Jing raised an eyebrow, "Did you catch Zeng Jingchu?"
Zeng Jingrong nodded, "I noticed something was off about him."
Tian Jing strode into the courtyard, "You keep waiting. I'll take Ji Qing and Ji Xiang to Li Wanting, and I'll come to the dungeon later to check."
"Alright."
...
Li Wanting had already been notified by Captain Tian. She and Li Weihao were close, so meeting was convenient. However, when Li Weihao was on missions, she and Little Black felt a little lonely.
When Ji Qing and Ji Xiang were able to come inside again, she and Little Black were very happy. They waited by the entrance of the administrative building, a person and a wolf.
From a distance, Little Black whimpered and rushed forward.
Tian Jing put down the two children and removed their blindfolds. The two children blinked, adjusted to the light, and then ran towards Little Black.
"Little Black."
"Little Black."
The two children and the wolf reunited, and then began to frolic.
Little Black always indulged the two children, and it was the same now. The two children were riding on its back.
It stood up on its four legs, carrying the two children towards Tian Jing. It nudged Tian Jing's leg with its large head before running towards Li Wanting.
Ji Qing and Ji Xiang's cheerful laughter filled the air.
Li Wanting, along with the wolf and two children, ran back to Tian Jing's side and reached out to take the large bag from Tian Jing's shoulder.
Tian Jing shook her head, "No need. I need to go upstairs, and I'll leave the bag with Jiang Lin on my way."
She then reminded the two children to listen to Aunt Li and waved goodbye, letting Li Wanting take the wolf and children to play.
Upon reaching the second floor, she handed the large bag for Ji Qing and Ji Xiang to Jiang Lin for safekeeping, and then went to the archives to deliver the agreements.
Ji Shiyi, sitting by the desk, saw Tian Jing and quickly held up her daughter, "Yaoyao, look who's here?"
Tian Jing put down the document bag and took the baby Yaoyao, who was staring at her, "Haven't you gone home yet?"
Ji Shiyi looked at Tian Jing, "Is Mayor Li alright?"
Tian Jing continued to make eye contact with the serious Yaoyao, "Have you and your mother delayed your return home because of this matter?"
Ji Shiyi nodded, "My father asked me to go back a little later."
Tian Jing lowered her head and bumped her forehead against Yaoyao's, "Yaoyao, don't you recognize Auntie?"
The eight-month-old Yaoyao seemed to be thinking hard. Hearing Tian Jing's voice, she seemed to remember this aunt, her smile immediately appeared, and she giggled as Tian Jing gently nudged her forehead.
The baby's laughter brought peace and joy, making people smile involuntarily.
Tian Jing held Yaoyao in her arms and pointed to the document bag on the table, "Shiyi, please check these confidentiality agreements and sign for them."
After Ji Shiyi finished this task, Tian Jing returned Yaoyao to her, "I need to find Captain Zeng for something."
Ji Shiyi was still worried, "Is it about Mayor Li's matter?"
"No," Tian Jing finally looked at her, "Comrade Li Zhengguo's matter is still awaiting a response from above. Captain Zeng and I are going to handle some personal matters."
Ji Shiyi was relieved. Her father had told her that the county was looking for scapegoats, for the people being evicted this time, and also that Mayor Li would be fine. She didn't understand politics, but she trusted her father and Tian Jing.
Waving goodbye to Ji Shiyi and her daughter, Tian Jing headed to the dungeon.
...
In the dungeon, after Zeng Jingchu was thrown in, he sat on a bench facing the wall without even looking at Yulia.
The disheveled Yulia was startled by the sudden appearance of Zeng Jingchu. She pulled a bedsheet around herself. Seeing that Zeng Jingchu ignored her, she buried her head in her knees and stared blankly.
"Wuwu."
"Bang!"
In the dead silence, Zeng Jingchu suddenly fell to the ground, clutching his head. Yulia was terrified. She jumped off the bed in a hurry but tripped over the bedsheet and fell.
She struggled to pull the bedsheet off herself. Zeng Jingchu had already lost consciousness. She cradled Zeng Jingchu's head and cried out in a panic, "Jingchu, Jingchu."
Tian Jing entered the dungeon and, not seeing Zeng Jingrong, saw a guard squatting on top of the cell, talking to someone through the small window.
The cell was Yulia's. She coughed heavily, "Cough, what's going on?"
The guard turned around, "Captain Tian, the person inside has fainted."
Tian Jing beckoned the guard over. Once he jumped down, Tian Jing leaped onto the top of the cell and looked through the small window. She saw Zeng Jingchu lying on the ground, his fate unknown, and Yulia holding his head, looking up at the ceiling.
"Yulia."
Seeing Tian Jing, Yulia quickly pleaded for help, "Tian Jing, quickly, quickly save Jingchu. Jingchu suddenly collapsed. That person just now said he didn't have the authority to open the cell door."
Tian Jing took a step back and reached out to open the cell door when she saw Zeng Jingrong walking down with Sun Quanxiao.
Meanwhile, Yulia's exclamation came from the cell, "Jingchu, you're awake."
Tian Jing's gaze shifted back to the small window.
"Yulia?" Zeng Jingchu rubbed his head and looked around, "Where is this? Uh... what happened to me? Right, my leg..."
As he spoke, Zeng Jingchu seemed to try to get up and look at his leg.
A cold glint flashed in Tian Jing's eyes. Did Zeng Jingchu's memory resurface at the moment his leg was broken?
"No, my leg is healed." Zeng Jingchu fell back into Yulia's arms and said,
"Ji Xiang... Right, I took Ji Xiang to visit the capital. Ji Xiang is our son..."
"No, I... I was brought to see you by Tiantian... Tiantian hates me..."
"Oh no, I... I set up a ten-year plan... Quickly, get my phone, I need to call Zeng Lin, quickly..."
Zeng Jingchu was extremely anxious and wanted to get up, but felt weak all over.
Yulia listened, utterly confused, "Jingchu, there's no phone here."
"Get my phone, it's in my jacket inner pocket. I have no strength in my body."
"It's useless," Tian Jing said from the small window, "In this room, all communication facilities cannot be used."
"Tiantian?" Zeng Jingchu lifted his eyelids and saw the indifferent Tian Jing. He looked apologetic,
"Tiantian, I'm sorry. I don't know what's happening to me. It's like a demon has entered my heart, and I can't control the evil within. After you provoked me, the demon in my heart was suddenly released."
"I've set up a ten-year plan, a plan targeting Kushan. Quickly call and tell Zeng Lin to stop."
Tian Jing shook her head, "You call him yourself."
Zeng Jingchu blinked, "Tiantian, I'm weak all over now, I can't move."
Tian Jing looked at Zeng Jingrong, who had been squatting beside her for a while.
Zeng Jingrong frowned, "Yulia, what's wrong with Jingchu?"
"Cousin?" The small window was too narrow, and Zeng Jingchu could only see Tian Jing's head.
Tian Jing jumped down from the top of the cell, leaving the area to Zeng Jingrong, and walked towards Sun Quanxiao.
"Mr. Sun."
Sun Quanxiao nodded, "Zeng Jingchu he..."
Tian Jing shook her head, "I don't know. Yulia in the cell said he suddenly collapsed."
"Just now, he seemed to have memory confusion, and then he recalled things from when his legs were broken."
Sun Quanxiao pondered. It sounded like hypnosis, but if it were hypnosis, he should have broken it last time.
If Captain Zeng hadn't said that Zeng Jingchu's personality had changed drastically, he wouldn't have canceled his other patients to come to the team.
If it wasn't hypnosis, then what was it?
"Mr. Sun."
Tian Jing's words interrupted Sun Quanxiao's contemplation.
"Captain Tian, please speak."
"Mr. Sun, when you treated Zeng Jingchu last time, did he mention his experiences for two months before he was rescued?"
Sun Quanxiao shook his head, "No."
"This time, please try your best to find out about his experiences for the two months before he was rescued. This should be very important."
Sun Quanxiao nodded, "I'll do my best."