Um?

　　Um??

　　Um???

　　Tan Li tilted her head as she watched the figure getting closer.

　　The reeds that were taller than a person were blown all over the place by the wind pressure generated by the helicopter propellers, and hit the people who came.

　　Ying Heng walked through the reeds and approached Tan Li step by step.

　　When he walked in front of Tan Li, the propeller of the helicopter slowly stopped, the half-bent reeds slowly straightened up, and reed flowers floated in the air. The world suddenly became very quiet.

　　Tan Li’s gaze slowly moved downwards and landed on Ying Heng’s upright legs.

　　”Your legs…”

　　Ying Heng suddenly raised his hand and gently wiped it under her eyes. The slightly rough yet warm touch stopped Tan Li from saying what she wanted to say.

　　Ying Heng gently rubbed the bloodstains under Tan Li’s eyes, and when he realized that he couldn’t wipe them clean with his hands, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped them carefully.

　　”It was removed and replaced with a prosthetic limb.” Ying Heng said calmly, “There is no point in keeping a leg that can’t stand up.”

　　As he spoke, Tan Li’s face had already been wiped clean by him.

　　”Okay.” Ying Heng put away the handkerchief and carefully looked at Tan Li from head to toe, inch by inch, “Are you injured?”

　　Tan Li shook her head.

　　Her eyes were still on Ying Heng’s legs.

　　Seeing her staring at her legs, Ying Heng asked softly, “Are you curious about the prosthesis?”

　　Tan Li shook her head again.

　　She discovered it when Ying Heng came over.

　　The prosthetic leg is different from the original leg, so the point of force when walking is somewhat different, but…

　　Even if the original leg can no longer walk, not everyone has the courage to completely remove it and replace it with a prosthetic limb, not to mention…

　　If the original leg cannot walk, it is just because it has no feeling. If it is replaced with a prosthetic leg, it may not be able to adapt to various conditions, and the rest of your life may be accompanied by pain forever.

　　Tan Li didn’t expect that Ying Heng, who had always been depressed, would have the courage to make such a decision.

　　It has only been three months since they parted in the mountain village. Ying Heng can now walk freely, and no one knows how much suffering he has endured in secret.

　　She raised her hand and patted Ying Heng on the shoulder, “You are a ruthless man.”

　　As she said this, she gave him a thumbs up.

　　Ying Heng couldn’t help laughing.

　　He lowered his eyes and whispered, “I never want to be as powerless as last time again.”

　　He watched Tan Li being taken away helplessly, unable to do anything. Even if he wanted to offer himself as a hostage, he would be rejected. Ying Heng was disgusted with himself for being so incompetent.

　　Tan Li looked at him in confusion.

　　Ying Heng did not explain further. He turned his head and looked at the silent stone house. “Is there anything else I can do?”

　　Over the past three months, Ying Heng has been in charge of the aftermath of Tan Li’s beating.

　　At that time, after Tan Li destroyed the first stronghold, she called Ying Heng. On the one hand, she wanted to report that she was safe, and on the other hand, she needed Ying Heng’s help with some finishing work.

　　For example, the placement of victims and the liaison work with the police.

　　First of all, Tan Li is not good at doing this type of thing.

　　Secondly, she also wanted to quickly destroy the small strongholds hidden across the country one by one. Even if it was just one second earlier, it would be good to help the kidnapped girls get rid of their fear and panic.

　　If she stayed behind to deal with tedious matters like calling the police and taking statements, it would be a waste of her talents.

　　That’s why Tan Li wanted to find someone else to help.

　　As for why I looked for Ying Heng…

　　It can be said that she didn’t want to make the Tan family worry, or that she didn’t want Tong Jing to be exposed to the dark side, or even more so…

　　She believed in Ying Heng.

　　These things that are shady and borderline on the gray area may cause a lot of small troubles, so she feels most at ease leaving them to Ying Heng.

　　Ying Heng did not disappoint her.

　　According to the route given by Tan Li, Ying Heng would send people to arrange manpower on the spot. Once Tan Li had cleared the scene, Ying Heng’s people would enter to collect information, comfort the victims, negotiate with the police afterwards, and package the various things that happened to Tan Li in this series of anti-gang and anti-evil events that were beyond human imagination into a story without any suspicious points.

　　After his cleanup, Tan Li was completely cleared of the entire incident.

　　No one would come to Tan Li secretly because of any extraordinary thing about her.

　　At the same time, Ying Heng also did a good job in resettling the victims.

　　First of all, a professional medical team was arranged. There were dedicated people to take charge of both the physical and mental health of the patients and to ensure follow-up treatment.

　　At the same time, help them find their families so that they can return to a normal living environment as soon as possible.

　　If the original family is not conducive to physical and mental health, or even if some girls are sold by their families, Ying Heng also provides corresponding jobs to give them the confidence to break away from their natural misfortunes and regain the courage to pursue the future.

　　Tan Li is not good at these trivial matters, but with Ying Heng taking care of her, she is naturally happy and relaxed.

　　During the past three months, Tan Li had been in touch with Ying Heng, but this guy had never told her once that he had changed his prosthetic limbs. All he could hear on the radio was his calm and steady voice. But now that she thought about it, there were many times when he was still suffering from the pain of recovery and reconstruction after surgery.

　　He is a ruthless person.

　　Tan Li couldn’t help but praise him again in her heart.

　　When they met again three months later, the dead air that lingered on Ying Heng was swept away, and he began to radiate vitality, the kind of vitality that would find its way out even if it was pressed down by a stone.

　　I have to say, it’s a little dazzling.

　　”Tan Li?” Seeing Tan Li in a daze, Ying Heng raised his hand and waved it in front of her.

　　”Huh?” Tan Li finally came to his senses.

　　Ying Heng reluctantly repeated the question again, “I say, is there anything else that I need to deal with?”

　　Tan Li thought for a moment and said, “No more.”

　　In this no-man’s land, life and death are determined by fate.

　　Scarred Man and his men took advantage of the chaos here to escape legal sanctions. At the same time, if they died here, no one would be held responsible.

　　”Let’s go home.” Tan Li stretched lazily, “I’m tired.”

　　After hearing what she said, Ying Heng was not interested in exploring the situation inside the stone house. He took Tan Li’s hand and said, “I’ll take you home.”

　　Tan Li:……???

　　She stared blankly at the big hand covering hers, her mind full of question marks.

　　Ying Heng had already taken a step forward, but was pulled back by Tan Li.

　　Tan Li raised their clasped hands and asked, puzzled, very puzzled, “Why are you holding me? I can walk by myself.”

　　She is such a grown-up, but she still has to be dragged around like a child. How can she have no dignity at all?

　　Thinking of this, Tan Li was about to shake off Ying Heng’s hand.

　　Unexpectedly, Ying Heng’s reaction speed was amazing.

　　Before Tan Li could shake him off, he spoke first, “I want to hold your hand, is that not okay?”

　　As he said this, he tilted his head slightly, blinked his eyes, and drooped his ears, looking like a pitiful big dog, the kind that was abandoned on the side of the road and got a little drizzled.

　　Tan Li: …Ah?

　　No, something is wrong!!

　　Tan Li stared with eyes wide open, looking at Ying Heng who seemed to be possessed by someone else, her CPU was almost burned out.

　　Ying Heng, the one who would feel uncomfortable if he didn’t act weird, the one who was the most stubborn, the one who was either sad or emo every day, how did he become like this? !

　　”Ying Heng, just blink if you’ve been kidnapped!” Tan Li suspected that Ying Heng was either mentally damaged or abducted by aliens.

　　Ying Heng was amused by her words, and a clear and deep laugh escaped from his throat. He slightly tightened his grip on Tan Li’s hand and chuckled, “Don’t worry, I’m not kidnapped.”

　　”I am…” He paused, and seeing Tan Li looking at him curiously, waiting for the next sentence, his smile deepened, “I’ll tell you later.”

　　Tan Li: ???

　　Why wait until later? Since you can’t say it now, why not just not bring up the topic in the first place?

　　Ying Heng saw her looking at him with accusatory eyes, and the smile in his eyes became deeper and deeper. He stood side by side with Tan Li and said, “Let’s go home.”

　　Tan Li was thinking whether to use force to pressure Ying Heng to behave himself, but she had just been exercising for three months and now just wanted to lie down. Besides, she was so old, bullying a young boy like Ying Heng was nothing. She still had to save her face.

　　Tan Li was so immersed in her own thoughts that she didn’t realize that Ying Heng was pulling her forward. She just followed him without shaking off Ying Heng’s hand.

　　When she came to her senses, the two of them were already on the helicopter.

　　Ying Heng put on the headphones for her and held Tan Li’s hand again, as if he had some kind of illness that would make him emotionally unstable and crazy if he didn’t hold Tan Li’s hand.

　　Tan Li: …

　　It’s numb.

　　never mind.

　　Just let him hold her hand. Young people have some little hobbies, so she shouldn’t be too harsh on them.

　　Moreover, Ying Heng’s hands were dry and warm, so it wasn’t that uncomfortable.

　　**

　　Tan family.

　　Wu Xiu was waiting anxiously.

　　She stared at the end of the driveway without blinking, “Should we go out and wait? Didn’t Xiaoheng say he would bring Dali back today? Why hasn’t he come back yet?”

　　As she spoke, Wu Xiu trotted forward two steps.

　　Tan Pei followed her forward and held her in his arms. “Don’t worry, honey. I just called to ask. They are already on the road outside the community. They will be there in 10 minutes at most.”

　　”Hasn’t it been 10 minutes yet?” Wu Xiu stood on tiptoe, trying to see as far as possible. “Why do I feel like a long time has passed?”

　　Tan Pei soothed her, “How about I give them another call and ask?”

　　”Yeah! Ask!” Wu Xiu grabbed Tan Pei’s arm, but her eyes did not leave the road. After she finished speaking, she shook her head again, “Forget it, they are driving. Let’s not keep talking on the phone. It might affect them.”

　　Wu Xiu tried to convince herself, but she didn’t even dare to blink as she looked towards the end of the road.

　　”Hey!” Wu Xiu subconsciously grabbed Tan Pei’s arm and pointed to the distance, “Look! Is there a car coming?”

　　Sure enough, a black business car was slowly approaching in the distance.

　　Wu Xiu’s heart beat faster with joy. She took a few steps forward, then thought something was wrong and took a few steps back, craning her neck and waiting for the car to approach.

　　“Squeak——”

　　Because of the brakes, there was a slight friction sound between the tires and the ground.

　　The door of the business car opened, and a figure jumped down from it——

　　”Mom! Dad!” Tan Xinman looked around excitedly as soon as she got off the car, “Where’s my sister? Is she back?”

　　Wu Xiu was a little disappointed, and Tan Pei replied, “Not yet, they said it will be here soon.”

　　Just as he finished speaking, the sound of another vehicle approaching was heard.

　　Wu Xiu quickly raised her head, and Tan Xinman also turned around quickly——

　　Tan Li got out of the car and saw three stones standing at the door of her house, saying “Hi~”

　　The next second, she was hugged by two people, one on each side.