In a haze, Lin Jie found himself in a desolate wilderness.

There were no lights, no people, only himself wandering aimlessly in the wasteland.

Lin Jie instinctively felt an enormous danger approaching.

In his anxiety, he reached into his pocket, hoping to pull out the scalpel inside, but what he pulled out was a soft, limp IV tube.

Three figures emerged from the surrounding darkness, slowly approaching him.

Bald Man, Long-haired Man, Tattooed Man.

Seeing the faces of the three, Lin Jie's heart filled with panic, wanting to escape, but his body felt immensely heavy, as if bearing a mountain, each move was a hundred times slower than usual.

The figures of the three merged, miraculously forming a strange-looking creature.

This creature raised its hand, a gun barrel shimmering with a ghostly light aimed right at Lin Jie's forehead.

Lin Jie wanted to run, to shout, but his body no longer seemed his own, unable to move, only to watch helplessly and frightenedly as the figure slowly pulled the trigger...

He suddenly opened his eyes.

A blinding white light came into view, causing Lin Jie to shut his eyes again.

He panted heavily, struggling to sit up, but his body still felt immensely heavy...

"Brother, brother!"

"Ah Jie, Ah Jie, it's Kexin, we're here!"

"We're all here, don't be afraid!"

Familiar voices reached his ears, and at the same time, his hands were held by others, the extremely familiar feeling reassured Lin Jie greatly.

He opened his eyes again and saw three anxious faces full of concern.

Lin Miao, An Kexin, Zhang Xiaoxiao.

"Am I in Binhai?"

As he spoke, Lin Jie realized his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, nothing like his own, and he asked, "What happened to me?"

Lin Miao wiped her reddened eyes and hurriedly said, "Brother, you're in Guangshen Military Hospital now, not in Binhai."

"You've had a fever."

"The doctor said it was due to shock and getting cold that you got the fever."

Lin Miao's words cleared Lin Jie's foggy mind a little.

He only remembered that when the first light of dawn appeared in the east, he, Guan Muhua, Guo Fenhan, and the little boy called Xiaobao boarded a helicopter.

Through the helicopter window, Lin Jie watched a small two-story building hidden among the trees grow smaller and smaller in his view...

After that, he had no recollection at all.

"How long was I unconscious?"

An Kexin gently wiped the cold sweat from Lin Jie's forehead with a towel, saying, "Eleven hours!"

The bed was adjusted, and Lin Jie drank a few sips of water to soothe his throat.

Looking around at the room, clearly at a luxury suite standard and seeing Lin Miao, An Kexin, and Zhang Xiaoxiao clustered around him, listening to their words of concern, the somewhat unreal feeling finally left Lin Jie's mind completely.

He exhaled deeply, squeezing out a smile, and asked, "How did you all get here?"

As soon as he said this, Lin Miao's tears flowed down, and she said with a sob in her voice, "We got the news, almost scared to death, so we rushed over by plane together."

"Okay, okay, don't cry, I'm doing fine now!"

Lin Jie extended his left hand, with an IV needle attached, and wiped the tears from Lin Miao's face with his fingertip, "You're already so grown up, still crying like a baby, you'll be laughed at. Don't cry, okay?"

"You think I want to cry? You scared me!"

Lin Miao sniffed and suppressed the sobs, humming, "Your fever almost reached forty degrees, and it took a long time for the temperature to come down."

Lin Jie turned his gaze to An Kexin and noticed her eyes were also red.

But she didn't shed tears, just tightly holding Lin Jie's hand without letting go.

"This time, I must have had terrible luck, framed and used by someone, you can't blame me for being careless."

At this, Lin Jie hurriedly asked, "Where are Guan Muhua and Qin Gang?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao replied, "They are fine!"

"Qin Gang was discovered by the police still in the hotel room, in a anesthetic coma. He had some anesthetic overdose."

"Now, both of them are in the hospital ward downstairs, do you want to see them?"

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "It's fine as long as they're safe, no rush to see them."

He then asked with concern, "Have Zhou Maocang and the other bad guys been caught?"

An Kexin said softly, "For specifics, you should ask the police, they're waiting outside for you."

"Can you see them now?"

Lin Jie assessed his own physical condition; apart from feeling somewhat heavy and weak, everything else was fine, so he nodded and said, "Let them come in!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao spoke up, "We should let the doctor check Ah Jie first!"

This proposal was unanimously agreed upon by Lin Miao and An Kexin.

Soon, a doctor in his fifties came to the ward and conducted a thorough examination on Lin Jie...

"Colonel Lin, your temperature has dropped to thirty-seven point two degrees. Your heart beats strongly, and our previous examinations found no substantial damage."

"Your heart is very healthy, nothing like a transplanted heart!"

The doctor finally smiled and said, "Overall, what you have now is just a simple low fever. Drink more water and have a good rest for two days, and you'll be fine."

After the doctor left, a colonel officer and two police officers in uniform immediately walked in.

The colonel went to Lin Jie's bedside, snapped a salute, and said, "Colonel Lin, I am Wu Tao from the Political Department of the Guangshen Military District, ordered by my superiors to assist you with all matters related to the case."

The other two police officers also saluted Lin Jie together.

The leading officer was an officer approaching fifty.

He introduced himself, "Colonel Lin, hello! I am Yan Weimin, the deputy director of the Guangshen City Bureau."

"First, on behalf of the entire city bureau, I want to express our sympathy for your experience. At the same time, I would like to express our greatest thanks and respect for your intelligence and bravery in the entire case process."

After these polite remarks, Yan Weimin inquired, "Colonel Lin, we would like to know the entire detailed process of the event. Is it convenient for you to explain now?"

"Yes, I can!"

After saying this, Lin Jie turned his gaze to Lin Miao, An Kexin, and Zhang Xiaoxiao, and said, "I am here well, not injured, which means it was a close call without real danger."

"But the specific process, you better not listen to..."

He then gave An Kexin a look and said, "Kexin, Sister Xiaoxiao, Miao Miao, you should leave for now."

Although An Kexin was also very curious about Lin Jie's specific ordeal, based on the little information she knew from Guan Muhua, she could infer that the process was very bloody.

This process was indeed not suitable for Lin Miao to hear.

She held Lin Miao's hand and said, "Miao Miao, your brother has to discuss serious matters, let's step out for now!"

Reluctantly, Lin Miao left the ward together with An Kexin and Zhang Xiaoxiao after persuasion.

Hearing the door of the ward close, Lin Jie cleared his throat and slowly said, "I will start from when I got off the plane..."

He meticulously recounted the entire process.

Even though Lin Jie killed people, and not just one.

But in a legal sense, it was considered legitimate defense, besides, he also had the layer of protection from his military identity.

Therefore, Lin Jie did not hide anything during his narration.

He even described the killing process quite in detail.

When Lin Jie finished narrating, Yan Weimin continued to ask many detailed questions before stopping the inquiries, and then said, "Colonel Lin, if there's anything about the case you want to know, feel free to ask."

"I will tell you everything I can,"

Lin Jie was waiting for this, and hurriedly asked, "What about Zhou Maocang?"

Yan Weimin nodded, "Has already been arrested."

"According to his preliminary confession, both he and He Dahai, the crime syndicate leader you killed, were from Sanli Village, Panshan Town in the Guangshen Suburbs; they grew up together."

"Zhou Maocang said he was constantly coerced by He Dahai to treat injuries and diseases of his gang members in private."

"This time, he was also blackmailed by He Dahai to find the best brain surgeon."

"Therefore, he targeted you."

"He also confessed that the patient at the tumor hospital was secretly injected with some bad drugs by him to delay you and prevent you from returning to Binhai that day."

Speaking of this, Yan Weimin added, "The hotel you stayed at is also He Dahai's property, registered under his mistress's name and managed by her."

"Currently, apart from those found at the crime scene, all other seventeen members from He Dahai's crime team we identified have been apprehended."

"We will severely and heavily handle this case."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie felt a sense of relief, grateful there were no fish that slipped through the net, free from worry about subsequent revenge.

He suddenly remembered something and asked again, "Oh, let me ask, the woman who tried to drug me at the airport, is she also He Dahai's person?"

Yan Weimin shook his head and said, "According to the information we currently have and further interrogation results, that seems to be an independent incident."

Lin Jie lightly responded, "Oh," realizing it was indeed an unconnected event and not deliberately schemed.

He further asked, "What about the Guo Family who was kidnapped by He Dahai, how are they now?"

Yan Weimin replied with a complex expression, "The Guo Family, threatened by He Dahai with ticket tearing, did not report to the police after the kidnapping incident."

"We also only learned about it after receiving your alarm call and urgently contacting the Guo Family."

He continued, "After undergoing an examination and emergency treatment at the hospital, the little boy from the Guo Family has been sent back to Hong Kong Island by them, reportedly to receive better treatment."

"As for the latest situation, we do not have it yet."

Receiving timely medical treatment, as long as the little boy does not suffer from severe infections, it should be no problem to keep him alive.

Lin Jie thought to himself, "I hope my efforts were not in vain."

After the colonel and police officers left, Lin Miao, An Kexin, and Zhang Xiaoxiao returned to the ward.

"Brother, a few people came outside, saying they are from the Guo Family, here to thank you for saving their life, do you want to meet them?"

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