After much thought, she could do nothing but beg Qin Ningyi for mercy.
After all, they were former schoolmates...
She tidied herself up, saw off the guests from her family, and went out to gather information.
At the hospital, Qin Ningyi looked at the documents Zhao Hengyu handed him.
"Jiang Rong has confessed, and her family testified against her. The police seem to have been pressured, and the investigation is progressing quickly."
"Did we give everything we have to the police? Don't let her out again." She had scared him, and he wouldn't let it go easily.
"Your temper has been suppressed for so many years, why is it showing signs of returning recently?" Zhao Hengyu saw his tightly pressed lips. He hadn't seen such a violent Qin Ningyi for many years.
"How is the investigation into Ah Rou's matter coming along?" He thought of Huo Rou, who had been sleeping soundly that morning, and felt a bit worried.
The doctor's diagnosis was that she was overtired from being overly frightened and was sleeping due to mental exhaustion.
Zhao Hengyu took a deep breath. "We've investigated part of it. Do you want to hear it now, or wait until we've finished investigating everything?"
"Why the suspense? Tell me quickly."
"I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it..." Zhao Hengyu pouted. He had been processing it all night.
"We've investigated all the martyrs with the surname Huo. One of them is quite special. Like you, he was a captain in the Tempest Commando and was very popular. He died in an accident during a special operation, and his wife sacrificed herself not long after..."
Qin Ningyi caught on to the word, "Sacrificed?"
"Yes, that's what the information we found says, but the reason is classified. This is the most special aspect of their family. The husband died in an accident, but the cause of the accident is encrypted. The wife sacrificed herself, but the reason for her sacrifice is also encrypted."
Zhao Hengyu brought this up separately for another reason. "One of the other two martyr Huo's widows remarried after their children grew up, and the other had no children. Only this family left a young daughter."
He suspected this little girl was Huo Rou, which had taken him quite some time to digest, but...
"Is it Ah Rou?" Qin Ningyi asked sensitively, raising his eyes.
"We can't find out." Zhao Hengyu sighed. "It's likely for protection. Almost no information about this family can be found."
So he could only suspect that the little girl was Huo Rou.
The result was the same again. Qin Ningyi looked out the window. No matter how he thought about it, this result pointed to Huo Rou.
So, she had no family and was always alone.
If this was the case, then Huo Rou couldn't have any connection with the Jiang family, and he could relax. But her mental state...
"What happened to her that day she went to Taichuan City?" It was after he couldn't contact her that Huo Rou became strange when they met again.
"She was escorted to the airport." Zhao Hengyu paused, looking at Qin Ningyi with deep eyes. "We couldn't find anything else, but on the same day, the General Bureau apprehended several spies, who were taken away from the direction of the airport..."
"Dad!" An'an knocked on the door from outside. They tacitly stopped talking and didn't continue.
An'an pulled Ruan Ruan in. "Dad, are you feeling better? How could you be so careless and fall like this?"
To avoid worrying An'an, they had collectively told him that Qin Ningyi had fallen and injured himself.
An'an checked Qin Ningyi's injuries and chided him, "Even Ruan Ruan doesn't fall like you do now."
"That's right, Uncle Qin. As long as you walk a little slower and listen to Brother An'an, you won't fall!" Ruan Ruan chimed in from the side.
Zhao Hengyu returned to his usual playful demeanor and pinched Ruan Ruan's cheek. "What a cute little doll."
An'an sternly moved his hand away from Ruan Ruan's face. Zhao Hengyu became interested. "What, little boss? You don't let me greet a little sister?"
"You're too strong, you'll hurt Ruan Ruan."
An'an said righteously.
Ruan Ruan, who had been silent, started to tear up upon hearing this. "Brother An'an, it really hurts."
Ruan Ruan's tears came as soon as he mentioned it. When An'an hadn't said it, she was fine, but as soon as he said it, she couldn't hold back.
Zhao Hengyu couldn't deal with children like this. He hadn't really used any force. Although Ruan Ruan's face was indeed red, it was probably because children's skin was delicate, right?
An'an patiently rubbed Ruan Ruan's face, not bothering with her tears at all, and glared at Zhao Hengyu.
Qin Ningyi's eyes moved as he watched An'an and Ruan Ruan interact.
Xiao Konglin, who had followed them in, watched this scene from behind with mixed feelings.
He was still single. It was one thing for President Qin to find a partner, but it seemed like President Qin's son was also showing signs of finding a partner.
"Ahem." He coughed and walked in.
"President Qin, the discharge procedures are done."
"Dad, can you be discharged like this?" An'an shifted his gaze from Ruan Ruan's flushed face to Qin Ningyi. He looked at Qin Ningyi's bandaged state and felt uneasy.
There were so many things to do, he couldn't afford to stay any longer.
After a simple packing, and at An'an's strong insistence, Qin Ningyi sat in a wheelchair and was pushed out by the two little ones.
Huo Rou was talking to Ling Xiao outside. Seeing him come out in a wheelchair, she couldn't help but laugh.
The man who had always been as steadfast as a pine tree, suddenly sitting in this wheelchair and being looked at by two children, the contrast was quite cute.
Blinded by Huo Rou's smile, Qin Ningyi's ears turned red, but his eyes were mischievous.
He slid the wheelchair towards her and, while she was laughing and unprepared, he scooped her into his arms with a big grab.
Huo Rou fell into Qin Ningyi's arms and nervously looked at him. "Your injury!"
Zhao Hengyu scoffed from a distance behind. This injury, only a woman would care about.
Qin Ningyi poked Huo Rou's forehead with his slender index finger. "What are you laughing at?"
Seeing the relaxed smile on his face, Huo Rou relaxed, knowing that she hadn't injured his wound.
"Let me down!" What was she doing sitting in his arms? So many people were watching.
As she thought this, she saw Ruan Ruan behind the wheelchair, covering her mouth and giggling cutely.
Qin Ningyi, as usual, slid the wheelchair towards the private passage.
Ling Xiao watched Huo Rou with a flushed face, clinging to Qin Ningyi like a little bird. He waved his hand. "Little darling, I'm leaving!"
Picking up Ruan Ruan, he looked at An'an again. "Kid, your dad is looking lively and energetic now. Aren't you worried anymore? Are you still going to play at our house?"
An'an glanced at the passage over there, then at Ruan Ruan, whose eyes were full of longing and reluctance. After some hesitation, he said, "Yes, I'll go."
Huo Rou got into the car with Qin Ningyi and only then realized that her son had been "kidnapped" by another girl again.