Inferior by Nature

The incandescent lamp kept shaking. At first I thought it was my sight shaking, but when I fully opened my eyes, I realized that it was the whole space I was shaking.

I struggled to stand up, and I felt a pulling sensation in my wrist. I looked down and found that my left hand was handcuffed to a pipe in the corner.

The clothes are still dripping, the sound of waves is faintly heard outside, and with the bumpy space, I should be on a boat...

"Don't move around, just sit against the wall when you wake up."

My glasses fell off earlier in the restaurant, so everything I see is a bit blurry now.

He squinted his eyes and looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a young man with a baby face in his twenties standing by the door, standing straight, with a serious expression, wearing a dark blue combat uniform and a helmet with goggles on his head. There is the word "SWAT".

These two words stimulated my eyeballs and made me excited instantly.

"Ran Qingzhuang, hurry up and save Ran Qingzhuang!" I pulled the handcuffs and shouted at him, completely ignoring the pain in my wrist, "He was in the dungeon and was seriously injured, and Jin Chenyu sent Kong Tan to kill him Hurry up...it will be too late if you don't save him!"

Hearing this, the other party frowned and walked towards me.

"What's your name?" He put one hand on the holster around his waist vigilantly, as if if I made any movement, he would draw his gun and shoot me mercilessly.

"Ji Ning." I was afraid that he would not believe me, so I reported my ID number in one go.

He nodded, turned around and walked out, pressing the communicator on his shoulder while walking: "Help me catch the commander in chief, I caught a small fish here..."

The other party left for about ten minutes and came back with food and water in one hand and a thermal blanket in the other, confirming my identity.

"I'm sorry bro, I'll untie it for you right now." He stuffed the thing into my arms, then took out the key and opened my handcuffs, "You take a rest inside first, I'll call you when you land. The ones with you are Jin Feisheng's wife and children, right? They're all right, they're just next door, and my colleague is watching."

I was slightly relieved to hear that Mrs. Jin and Yuan Bao were fine, but I was still worried about Ran Qingzhuang's safety in my heart.

"Then at Ran Qingzhuang..."

"Others have already gone to rescue him, it's okay." He tore open a piece of chocolate and handed it to me with a smile, "Here, let's replenish some energy first."

"Thank you." Although I took it, I just held it in my hand and had no appetite.

If Ran Qingzhuang is not out of danger for a moment, I will not be at peace for a moment.

The baby-faced special policeman sighed, unfolded the thermal blanket and put it on for me, stood up and said, "My name is Tao Nian, call me if you need something." Then he turned and walked out the door.

After sailing on the sea for about an hour, the ship finally docked.Every minute and every second without news from Ran Qingzhuang was a torment.I asked Tao Nianran Qingzhuang more than once about the news, but he just shook his head helplessly and told me that he has no right to inquire about the situation of other teams' missions.

I asked him if he could talk to the brood, still got no answer.

The Chonghai Wharf has been put on alert, and the yellow cordon has been pulled up far away.Many special vehicles are parked inside the line, and medical staff are on call at any time.

As soon as I got off the boat, Tao Nian pushed me into an ambulance.He let me stay here, and then I didn't know where to go.

"Do you feel dizzy and tight in your chest?" The doctor asked me as the flashlight shone in my eyes.

I shook my head: "No."

The doctor listened to my heart sounds again with a stethoscope, and after confirming that I was fine, he asked the nurse to treat the abrasions on my face and limbs.

"It might hurt a bit." The nurse disinfected the wound for me, holding the cotton ball with tweezers, and gently brushing my cheekbones.

I stared at the direction of the pier and watched people being transported by boats, some were wounded who were unable to move, some were prisoners in handcuffs... However, there were so many people coming and going, but Ran Qingzhuang was never seen.

My fingers were clasped tightly, and my nails scratched my knuckles unconsciously. It wasn't until the nurse stopped me that I realized that my knuckles were all red and swollen.

"Are you waiting for someone?" The other party didn't blame my behavior, but just gently took my hand and continued to treat the newly added wound on my hand.

"……Um."

She smiled at me and comforted: "It's okay, the other party will definitely come back safely."

After gently treating all the wounds on my body, she hurried to the next wounded person.

Tao Nian also came back at this time.

"Ji Ning, come here quickly..." He pulled me and ran deep into the pier. The thermal blanket fell off after a few steps. I ran through one berth after another in a daze, and finally stood in front of a police boat. stop.

Many medical staff gathered at the exit of the disembarkation, seeming to comfort the emotionally wounded on the stretcher bed.

"where is he?"

"Calm down first, it's not good for your wound..."

"where is he!!"

From a distance, I stared at the person on the stretcher, and even forgot to breathe for a moment.

Ran Qingzhuang straightened his upper body, struggling to get up from the stretcher, the doctor at the side hurriedly held him down, but it only made him more agitated.

He roared like a wounded beast that was completely caught in an indiscriminate attack.Although he looked sober, he was actually at the end of his strength, and he did not lose consciousness entirely because of his perseverance.

At that moment, my brain, the most delicate and complex existence in the human body, gave me a simple and rude instruction—to run towards him.

It keeps ordering me: run to him, go!More than anything else, breathing, heartbeat, thinking, can be suspended, but you must run to him!There is no second thing to do, you have to go to him!

This thought was so strong that I even ignored the existence of Tao Nian, just took a step forward and ran over at the fastest speed.

The sea wind was howling, blowing past my ears, I opened my mouth and hurriedly called Ran Qingzhuang's name.

The irritable beast suddenly fell silent, looking around with its eyes, eager to confirm the source of the sound.

Everyone looked at me, as if they had found a savior, and made way for me.

Ran Qingzhuang finally found me.

"...Ji Ning?"

He stretched out his hand uncertainly, and I took a few steps forward to grab it. When I got closer, I realized that he was more seriously injured than I thought.

As if he had experienced a thrilling close-to-flesh fight, there was almost no intact part of his body, and bandages were wrapped everywhere.I don't know whether he was shot or stabbed in the waist and abdomen, and blood gradually oozes from under the bandage.The white of one eye was completely bright red, which looked particularly frightening.

He suddenly pulled me towards him, hugged me hard, and used himself as a barrier to protect me airtight.

"Don't be afraid..." he said, "I found you."

Although he had left Lion King Island, his thoughts seemed to be still on it.Even if he was injured like this, he couldn't let his guard down.

I was afraid of touching his wound, so I didn't dare to hug him back. I just let him tighten his arms a little bit meekly, and confirmed my existence to him softly.

"I'm here... I'm here..."

He calmed down a little, and the doctor at the side took the opportunity to inject an injection into his arm.After a while he fell limp and let go of his arms around me.

"Sedative, it's okay." The doctor explained.

When I fell down, Ran Qingzhuang still held my hand tightly, but because of the effect of the medicine, even though he tried his best to grab me, his fingers still fell down weakly.

The moment my finger slipped, I caught up and held it firmly with my backhand.

He held on, blinked, and finally fell asleep unwillingly.

Many wounds on Ran Qingzhuang's body required surgical treatment. An ambulance took him to the nearest hospital for treatment. It was the hospital where I had been seeing patients, and it was also the hospital where Lin Sheng was.

He was operating in the operating room and I was sitting outside in the hallway.

Suddenly a shadow was cast in front of me. I looked up and saw a middle-aged man in his fifties with a cane.A head of white hair, eyes squinted, smiling without saying a word, looks amiable, especially like... Maitreya Buddha.

His image was so distinctive that I recognized him immediately.

It's Jiang Longjun, the director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau. I read his promotion report before.

I was about to stand up quickly, but he pressed my shoulder and pushed me back.

He sat next to me, supported his cane, and said, "I heard from Yan Shuang that your help in this operation is very important. Without you, it would not be possible to close the net so easily. On behalf of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, I want to Say thank you to you."

Yan Shuang should be the brood, and sure enough, he is Ran Qingzhuang's immediate boss.

"No... I didn't do anything, don't thank me." I really felt that I didn't do anything, and my purpose was very simple.I'm for Ran Qingzhuang, just for him.

There is no family and country righteousness, but some children love each other.

"It shouldn't be his." Jiang Longjun suddenly sighed and said, "But he is really suitable. His background, his character, and his loyalty all make him the best undercover candidate .”

"I remember when I told him I could give him a chance, he didn't even ask me why."

Although Ran Zheng was dead, it was an indisputable fact that he had a gangster background. Logically, Ran Qingzhuang was not qualified to apply for the police academy, nor could he become a police officer.

"He is really like his father, tough, brave, and affectionate..."

I was a little surprised: "Do you know Ran Qingzhuang's father?"

He was silent for a moment without directly answering my question.

"The undercover mission is extremely dangerous, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. In the entire investigation bureau, only Yan Shuang and I know about the existence of Ran Qingzhuang. Ran Qingzhuang's code name is 'Heron', and he is in charge of the Lurking Union Group. Since he was 20 years old, he has already Five years. As a liaison officer, Yan Shuang is in charge of connecting with Heron, code-named 'Brood', and has excellent hacking skills. And I am hiding behind the scenes, responsible for giving orders, and they are called 'General'." At the end , he smiled.

"Before I became a general, I also worked as a liaison officer... but I was not as lucky as Yan Shuang. My agent died, and the mission failed before closing the net."

I froze for a moment, then came back and stared at him, momentarily shocked and unable to find my own voice.

Why did Ran Qingzhuang pass the test?

Why can he become an undercover police officer and take on such an important task even though he is the child of a club member?

What did Jiang Longjun mean when he said that it shouldn't be Ran Qingzhuang?Is it "he is not qualified", or... "can no longer be Ran Zheng's child"?