Ji Chenai initially thought he would be very satisfied if he earned around 5,000 positive energy points from the Zheng Ji’guo incident. However, over a month had passed, and he found that the impact of the event had far exceeded his expectations. During one particular period, his positive energy points had skyrocketed. In just over 30 days, he had earned a whopping 22,000 points.

Ji Chenai hadn’t expected the points to increase so quickly. Xiao Qi, however, was unimpressed by his surprise. It said, “You need to think about it—you took down a drug trafficking group, arrested a number of drug dealers, and implicated many addicts. 22,000 is actually a very normal number.”

Ji Chenai thought about it and realized that Xiao Qi had a point. However, for someone like him who usually earned just a few points here and there from picking up trash, suddenly gaining 22,000 positive energy points felt like a beggar finding five million.

Zhou Yaoyun had also been missing for over a month. During this time, he hadn’t sent a single email to Ji Chenai, so Xiao Qi couldn’t track him down. Since Zhou Yaoyun had previously informed Ji Chenai of this situation, he wasn’t particularly worried about him.

While keeping an eye on Zhou Yaoyun, Ji Chenai was also gathering information about Xu Yunchong. His current principle of action was to avoid conflict unless provoked. The incident where he was kidnapped was clearly tied to Xu Yunchong. If it weren’t for Xiao Qi, Ji Chenai might not even be alive today.

After the human trafficking incident, Xu Yunchong had laid low for quite some time. Even with Xiao Qi’s extraordinary abilities, nothing unusual had turned up. But Ji Chenai still had a gut feeling that something was off about this person.

Sure enough, six months later, one day Xiao Qi woke Ji Chenai, who was taking a nap. It said, “Ai Ai, Ai Ai, wake up! I found a familiar face…”

Ji Chenai, who was in a deep sleep, woke up annoyed by Xiao Qi’s voice. He asked, “What is it?”

Without saying anything, Xiao Qi directly sent a photo to Ji Chenai’s eyes.

At first, Ji Chenai didn’t recognize the person in the photo. After thinking for a couple of seconds, he suddenly realized, “Isn’t this one of the people who kidnapped me?”

Xiao Qi replied, “You finally recognized him.”

Ji Chenai asked, “They should be locked up by now. Where did you find him?”

Xiao Qi answered, “In a restaurant. He met with Xu Yunchong. I wasn’t able to overhear their conversation, but I found the related footage.”

Then, Xiao Qi displayed the restaurant footage. The clarity wasn’t very high, but it was clear enough to see Xu Yunchong and the man walking into the restaurant together.

At this point, Ji Chenai’s suspicions were completely confirmed. Xu Yunchong was indeed connected to human traffickers, and he might even be the mastermind behind Ji Chenai’s kidnapping.

On the surface, Xu Yunchong didn’t seem like someone involved in such things. He was young, handsome, wealthy, and held a high position. It seemed like he had a bright future ahead of him, one that others would envy. Ji Chenai didn’t understand why he would be connected to something like human trafficking.

If Zhou Yaoyun were still in school, Ji Chenai might have thought of a way to handle the situation with Xu Yunchong more quickly. But now that Ji Chenai had already left the city, his mobility was limited, and it was impossible for him to travel alone. So, he could only silently remember this matter and asked Xiao Qi to continue tracking it.

However, not long after seeing Xu Yunchong having a meal with the trafficker, Ji Chenai came across a news story. To most people, it was just an ordinary piece of news about a man who accidentally fell into a river and drowned after drinking and driving. The news clip lasted only a few seconds, and the host casually reminded everyone to be cautious about drinking and driving before quickly moving on to other topics.

What caught Ji Chenai’s attention, though, was that the man in the news was the same trafficker who had dined with Xu Yunchong.

Just two days later, the trafficker died from a drinking and driving accident. No matter how you looked at it, it was hard to believe Xu Yunchong had no involvement.

Troubles kept coming one after another, but there was still some good news for Ji Chenai. The parents of the little girl he had once saved sent him a video of Yang Yuyi.

Compared to the panic and numbness in her eyes back then, Yang Yuyi now looked like the little princess adored by her parents. She was dressed in a fluffy skirt, her hair tied in cute braids, and was focused on drawing on a piece of paper. After a while, she held up the paper to the camera, revealing a drawing of a young boy with the words: “Thank you, big brother.”

When Ji Chenai saw it, he smiled.

According to Yang Yuyi’s parents, she didn’t speak much when she first came home and was afraid to interact with others. She even used to hide in a corner while eating, clutching her bowl. But over time, with the help of a psychologist, Yang Yuyi had recovered. During her recovery, her parents discovered her extraordinary talent for drawing.

Xiao Qi commented, “Tsk tsk tsk, you should ask her to send you a drawing. In a hundred years, you’ll be counting money!”

Ji Chenai replied, “As if I’ll live to be a hundred.”

Xiao Qi replied mysteriously, “How do you know you won’t…”

Ji Chenai pretended not to hear.

While Ji Chenai was living his peaceful, uneventful life, he didn’t realize that his photo had been placed in front of someone he had been paying attention to for a long time.

This wasn’t the first time Xu Yunchong had seen Ji Chenai. During the Yang Yuyi incident, Ji Chenai played a crucial role. Without him, Yang Yuyi’s parents would never have found their daughter, and the group of human traffickers would not have been sentenced to death.

At the time, Xu Yunchong only saw Ji Chenai as a well-meaning bystander. He discovered Yang Yuyi’s situation purely by coincidence. So, when the traffickers threatened to take revenge on Ji Chenai, Xu Yunchong didn’t react. His lack of response essentially meant he silently approved of their actions.

It was for this reason that Ji Chenai was kidnapped.

Xu Yunchong hadn’t given Ji Chenai much thought until after the kidnapping, when someone started to apply pressure on him. Yang Yuyi’s father’s influence was far from here, and Xu Yunchong didn’t take it seriously. However, another force made Xu Yunchong rethink his position—his father directly called him and advised him to handle things more cautiously and not provoke the wrong people.

Xu Yunchong didn’t know who had pressured his father, but he knew receiving that call meant he had crossed a line.

How had a man with a seemingly clean background and disability come to this point? Xu Yunchong suddenly became very interested in the name “Zhou Yaoqin.”

This interest in Ji Chenai grew even stronger after the human traffickers who kidnapped him were either dead or injured. There was no evidence linking Ji Chenai to any of these violent incidents, but Xu Yunchong couldn’t shake the feeling that the young man in the wheelchair—who appeared fragile and harmless—was the mastermind behind it all.

Of course, Xu Yunchong didn’t believe Ji Chenai had any supernatural abilities. He just felt that behind Ji Chenai, there might be people he hadn’t yet seen.

Afterwards, Ji Chenai left the city, fading from Xu Yunchong’s sight. If things had ended there, the name “Zhou Yaoqin” might have just become a symbol in Xu Yunchong’s memory.

However, Xu Yunchong inadvertently noticed Ji Chenai’s shadow in a major incident. This time, the criminal had destroyed himself. If it weren’t for the events that had already unfolded, Xu Yunchong wouldn’t have suspected Ji Chenai’s involvement in this new situation. But with the previous events as a backdrop, it became impossible for Xu Yunchong to ignore Ji Chenai.

He slowly tapped his finger on the photo on the table, then suddenly smiled. Looking at the person standing in front of him, he asked, “So, he hasn’t been out recently?”

The person standing in front of him nodded.

Xu Yunchong said, “Still no information on his brother, Zhou Yaoyun?”

The person replied, “Brother Xu, his biological parents are probably not ordinary people, and…”

Xu Yunchong interrupted, “And what?”

The person continued, “And after your father found out you were investigating this, he asked me to tell you… to stop.”

Xu Yunchong sneered. He had never understood the concept of stopping, or rather, the word “stop” had never existed in his vocabulary.

After a brief pause, Xu Yunchong lazily said, “Didn’t they say there’s a project over there? I’ll find some time to visit.”

The person seemed to want to advise Xu Yunchong, but the words stopped short. He knew his boss well—trying to change his mind with just a few words was impossible.

Xu Yunchong took Ji Chenai’s photo, stared at it for a moment, then slipped it into his coat pocket. “Alright, you can leave now.”

The person nodded and turned to leave.

Xu Yunchong clasped his hands together, resting his chin on them, his silent demeanor making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

At this moment, Ji Chenai had no idea that trouble was already on its way. He was simply enjoying the autumn in the city so much. The rainfall was light, the weather was perfect, neither too hot nor too cold, and there was an abundance of seasonal fruits he loved. There was no time more peaceful than this.

Plus, after a period of rehabilitation, Ji Chenai had swapped out the wheelchair he’d been using for a cane.

The day Ji Chenai stood up, Wang Zhixiu and Zhou Yumi nearly fainted from joy. They held him so tightly, it could almost be called an emotional outburst, unable to even speak clearly from the overwhelming happiness.

Ji Chenai understood that Wang Zhixiu had always felt a great sense of guilt because of her legs, so seeing her son finally stand up brought a joy only a mother could truly feel.

Of course, the joy wasn’t just felt by Wang Zhixiu, Ji Chenai was just as happy. As he leaned against the wall, slowly walking on his own legs, the emotions he felt couldn’t simply be described as happiness.

The rehabilitation doctor was equally astonished by Ji Chenai’s rapid progress. Originally, according to the doctor’s treatment plan, it would take Ji Chenai around half a year to be able to stand, but the current pace of progress was truly remarkable.

But as the saying goes, the human body was inherently complex. While miracles were rare, they can still happen.

After switching to a cane, Ji Chenai’s range of movement increased. He could now take public transportation on his own without needing anyone to drive him. Although Wang Zhixiu showed some concern over how Ji Chenai went from staying at home every day to going out constantly, overall, her joy outweighed her worry.

After the school year started in the fall, Zhou Leling entered her senior year of high school, and her study schedule became even more intense. As a result, she had less time to visit Ji Chenai.

Deep down, Ji Chenai couldn’t help but feel a little envious of Zhou Leling. Back when Ji Chenai was alive, he had also been in his senior year of high school, but he hadn’t been able to attend university. Meanwhile, Zhou Yaoqin had dropped out before finishing middle school.

Wang Zhixiu, ever sensitive, privately asked Ji Chenai if he wanted to go back to school. She could pull some strings to help him re-enter the education system.

Ji Chenai hesitated at the suggestion. His grades had been excellent, and he had once believed he would get into a university he was passionate about. However, life had taken an unexpected turn, and now, he had been away from school for over a year.

At his core, Ji Chenai still harbored a strong desire to return to school. His daily activities were limited, and after completing his usual tasks, he often spent his time reading at home.

Upon receiving Ji Chenai’s affirmative response, Wang Zhixiu began pulling strings to help him. Given Ji Chenai’s age and physical condition, Wang Zhixiu was concerned that he might struggle to keep up with the high school curriculum and might feel out of place among his peers. However, Ji Chenai was adamant about attending high school. Zhou Yaoqin, despite being in his early twenties, had a youthful appearance that made him look like a typical seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school student. As for the coursework, Ji Chenai believed that although he had been out of school for a year, catching up wouldn’t be too difficult, especially since he now had Xiao Qi, an incredibly powerful tool, to assist him.

Xiao Qi was very supportive of Ji Chenai’s decision to return to school. According to Xiao Qi, having a low IQ wasn’t a big deal; reading more books would inevitably sharpen his mind.

In the process of Ji Chenai’s return to school, the elderly man he had helped, Yu Zhixue, also played a significant role. As a respected university professor, Yu Zhixue had connections within the education bureau. The school, which had previously cooled its attitude towards Yu Zhixue due to the damage to his reputation, now expressed its apologies. Yu Zhixue had grown fond of Ji Chenai and felt deeply remorseful that Ji Chenai had been implicated in his troubles. Thanks to the combined efforts of Yu Zhixue and Wang Zhixiu, Ji Chenai was admitted to a local high school with a high college acceptance rate, where he began his second year of high school.

Before starting school, Ji Chenai met with the class’s homeroom teacher, a relatively young woman who seemed to have only been working for a few years. After learning about Ji Chenai’s situation, she quickly promised to pay extra attention to him and do her best to help him catch up with the missed lessons.

However, despite her assurances, no one expected Ji Chenai to be able to get into a prestigious university. After all, he had dropped out for so many years, and jumping straight into the second year of high school meant that no matter how talented he was, it would be impossible to immediately catch up with the class.

Wang Zhixiu had never expected Ji Chenai to get into a top university. She just worried about him being alone at home while she and her husband worked. She feared he might feel lonely, so she wanted him to go to school to be around other people.

If Ji Chenai had refused to go back to school, Wang Zhixiu probably would have found some money to help him open a bookstore or take on simpler work, like cashiering. She hadn’t mentioned this before because her son had never been open to talking, but now that things were improving, and Ji Chenai’s health had gotten better, Wang Zhixiu, as a mother, naturally wanted her son to gradually reintegrate into society to avoid feeling isolated and hurt by the disconnection.

Ultimately, as a mother, who wouldn’t want their son to do better and better?

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