between light and shadow

The next day Xun Ran woke up very early, although he didn't sleep very well last night thinking about Xiaomin, but it didn't affect his mood, because he could finally be discharged from the hospital.After finally looking forward to Zhao Qiping's examination, seeing him nodding his head affirmatively, Xun Ran almost cheered, I believe not many people like the feeling of being hospitalized.Even in the excitement, Xun Ran still did not forget one important thing.

"Doctor Zhao, what happened to Xiao Min yesterday..."

"Fang Hong and his driver both said they would not pursue it."

"Is that man Fang Hong's driver?"

"Yeah. Fang Hong's driver said that Xiaomin identified the wrong person, but I have never seen Xiaomin so out of control."

Zhao Qiping and Li Xunran looked at each other, wondering if Xunran would continue, but seeing that Xunran didn't make a sound, from his expression one could probably guess that Xunran actually knew the truth but it was inconvenient to say too much, Zhao Qiping also Just tactfully stop asking.He is not a meddlesome person, and he also believes that everyone has some secrets and privacy that should be respected.

Ji Bai came to pick Xunran out of the hospital, and it happened that Zhao Qiping was also off work, so he stopped by to go home together.The two cars came out of the hospital one after the other, and after walking not far, they saw a group of people pulling Xiaomin at the bus shelter near the hospital, as if they wanted to abduct her.Xiaomin struggled desperately to call for help, but one of the big men covered her mouth.

Seeing that Xiaomin was about to be taken away by those people, Ji Bai, who was driving at the front, hurriedly got out of the car and ran over, without saying a word, he pushed away the big man who was holding Xiaomin, and then pulled Xiaomin to his side.Those men were stunned for a moment, thinking that they were someone who came out of nowhere and did not know what to do, so they surrounded Ji Bai and Xiaomin, thinking that they wanted to teach Ji Bai, who was a hero, by the way, but he didn't expect Ji Bai to be alone. Qin Na easily knocked down two of them.

At this time, Xun Ran also came with a cane.Ji Bai frowned and looked at Xun Ran, "What are you doing here? Get in the car!"

Of course Xun Ran knew that Ji Bai didn't need to help, he just wanted to take Xiaomi away.At this time, several men got out of a van parked not far away and ran over.It seems that they originally planned to lure Xiaomin into the van, but seeing that Ji Bai intercepted the good thing halfway, they wanted to rush up to deal with Ji Bai.They knew that if they didn't beat Ji Bai, they wouldn't be able to take Xiao Min away, and if they couldn't complete the task after taking the money, the consequences would be much worse than being punched twice by Ji Bai, so those people went all out.

One of the men wanted to take advantage of the chaos to snatch Xiao Min away, so Xun Ran used a cane as a weapon and severely broke his hand.The man wailed, and wanted to pounce on Xunran as if frantic, Xunran turned sideways to avoid the attack, and then hit him in the back with a cane.Fortunately, Zhao Qiping also rushed over at this time and helped Xunran in time.

Ji Bai was busy dealing with other people, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Zhao Qiping and Xun Ran protecting Xiaomin, and immediately shouted at Zhao Qiping, "Take them away!"

Zhao Qiping hesitated for a moment, but Xunran was well aware of Ji Bai's fighting power, knowing that they would drag Ji Bai down if they stayed, "Let's go, he can handle it."

Ji Bai deliberately opened his mouth among the fighting crowd, Xun Ran and the three of them took advantage of the gap and slipped out, Xun Ran and Xiaomin supported each other, Zhao Qiping was in the rear, and finally got into Zhao Qiping's car and drove off in the dust.

Seeing Xunran and the others left, Ji Bai was able to concentrate on dealing with those people because he had no worries in his heart. Seeing that they couldn't catch Xiao Min, those people didn't want to fight, and quickly ran away like birds and beasts.

When Ji Bai came home, Zhao Qiping was checking Xunran's feet.Seeing that Ji Bai came back unscathed, Xun Ran breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, if he hadn't considered the safety of Xiaomin and Zhao Qiping just now, he would never have left Ji Bai behind.

"Brother, are you okay?"

"What's the matter, take care of yourself first." Seeing Zhao Qiping's serious expression, Ji Bai said, "What's the matter?"

"It's better to go back to the hospital for a careful examination. The wound seems to be open."

"No need?" Xun Ran couldn't help wailing in his heart, he just got out of there after all, and he's going back so soon? "Doctor Zhao, you are the attending doctor. Isn't it the same to check here. I will definitely stay at home and recuperate obediently."

"Stop talking nonsense, go back quickly, or your leg is really useless, how can I explain to your father."

Xunran ignored Ji Bai, and still looked at Zhao Qiping with his pitiful and teary eyes, Zhao Qiping laughed angrily, "Is the hospital so scary?"

In the end, Zhao Qiping gave in, and wanted to re-bandage Xunran's wound and change the dressing on the spot, Xiao Min helped with skillful gestures.Seeing Xun Ran gritted her teeth in pain and said nothing, Xiaomin was both sorry and grateful.Even if Xunran didn't show up at that time, no one would blame him, but Xunran still stood in front of her desperately.

"I'm sorry." Xiao Min's voice was so soft that only Xun Ran in front of her could hear it.

"fine."

Xiaomin raised her head, only to see Xunran's warm smile, obviously she was still frowning in pain just now.

At this time the doorbell rang, and Tang Chuan came.Tang Chuan was so busy in the laboratory that he couldn't find time to pick up Xunran when he was discharged from the hospital, so when he came back from get off work, he wanted to visit Xunran first, but he didn't expect to see Xiaomin changing Xunran's medicine.Tang Chuan had some impressions of Xiaomin, and recognized her as a nurse in the hospital.

"This is how the same thing?"

Tang Chuan looked at Xunran and then at Ji Bai, but the two of them shrugged and didn't know where to start.

"Okay," Zhao Qiping finally finished working on Xunran's wound, "How about this, I'll take Xiaomin home, and then you guys can slowly tell him stories."

Xun Ran looked at Xiaomin with some anxiety, "Be careful yourself, don't go out alone, call me immediately if you need anything."

Xiaomin nodded, and bowed deeply to Xunran, Ji Bai and Zhao Qiping before leaving, "It's really lucky to have you this time."

The big men were suddenly a little embarrassed by Xiaomin's actions, Ji Bai hurriedly waved his hands, "Okay, okay, go back, pay attention to safety."

Tang Chuan became even more curious when he saw the appearance of Ji Bai and others.After finally listening to the stories that Xun Ran and Ji Bai supplemented before and after, they suddenly realized.

"Could it be that Fang Hong is also suspected of child trafficking?"

Tang Chuan could feel his voice trembling.He was really scared, what else did Fang Hong not know?

"He is just a driver hired by Fang Hongxin. It may not be related. Besides, this case happened 20 years ago. I need to go back to the police station to find the old files before I can continue the investigation."

"Brother, I want to go back too."

"Didn't you just promise that Dr. Zhao would rest at home well? Are you not afraid that you will be taken back to the hospital again?"

"Just sit in the file room and don't go anywhere, okay?"

Ji Bai glanced at Xunran unhappily, this kid seems docile, but once he becomes stubborn, he won't give in too much, and he also knows that this is a matter entrusted to Xunran by Xiaomin, and Xunran will not stay out of it, "I'll think about it again."

At this moment, Tang Chuan received a call from Xiang Ziying, saying that she was already outside Tang Chuan's house.When Tang Chuan walked out of Ji Bai's house, he immediately saw Xiang Ziying waiting outside his house with his hands full of things.

Tang Chuan stepped forward and took a few bags from Xiang Ziying's hands, "What are these, why are there so many things?"

"The packed dinner, and you said that there is no dry food at home, so I just bought some biscuits, coffee powder, etc., and these are the materials you may use..."

Xiang Ziying was reporting in an orderly manner, but Tang Chuan suddenly felt someone staring at him from behind. Looking back, he saw Ji Bai and Li Xunran standing at the door watching the fun, looking at him with half-smiles.

Tang Chuan glared at them, "Don't be bored like an aunt, go in!"

Ji Bai was not provoked either, he just smiled teasingly, patted Li Xunran on the shoulder, and the two of them turned back to the room and closed the door calmly.

Tang Chuan is currently researching on modifying the directional sound wave generator into lighter equipment, lowering the frequency of the sound waves, hoping to restrain the opponent without harming the human body.If the research is successful, it will become one of the police's new weapons, allowing suspects to be affected by the interference of sound waves, making it easier to arrest suspects.

Tang Chuan left some materials at home, and wanted to take home the research work, so Xiang Ziying had no choice but to follow him to help.She knew that Tang Chuan would forget to eat and sleep as soon as he started working, so he had already made preparations. Dinner, supper and snacks were all prepared, and then he added dry food and daily necessities along the way.Anyway, she was already familiar with Tang Chuan's living habits and eating habits.

Xiang Ziying helped input the data into the computer, while Tang Chuan sat aside and thought.After the last arrest in the small warehouse, although they successfully seized a batch of drugs and cracked down on their activities, there was no progress and the investigation was deadlocked.Tang Chuan was secretly glad that so far there is no evidence to prove that Fang Hong was involved, but now there is another suspected child abduction and trafficking case.On the other hand, however, this may be another breakthrough point.Tang Chuan was considering whether to visit Fang Hong again, but he believed that Fang Hong had already become suspicious of him, so he might not show his flaws so easily.

"Professor Tang, it's done."

Xiang Ziying woke up Tang Chuan who was in deep thought, got up and asked Tang Chuan to sit in front of the computer to check the data, and then walked into the kitchen.Soon after, a thermos cup was brought and placed next to the computer.

"what is this?"

Usually, Tang Chuan doesn't use a thermos cup to drink coffee, and what's in the cup doesn't look like coffee either.

"You've been coughing for the past two days, it's better to drink some herbal tea."

Tang Chuan let out an oh, and he had no objection. He picked up the cup and took a sip, and his throat was indeed more comfortable.Tang Chuan ignored Xiang Ziying and concentrated on checking the data he had just entered, planning to compile a report.

After an unknown amount of time, Tang Chuan found out that the herbal tea was finished and wanted a cup of coffee instead, so he raised his head to look for Xiang Ziying, only to find that Xiang Ziying was curled up on the sofa, clutching her abdomen, her face pale.

"What's wrong with you, not feeling well?"

"It's nothing..." Seeing that Tang Chuan was still looking at her, Xiang Ziying knew that she had to answer Tang Chuan honestly, so she could only say softly in embarrassment, "It's just...menstruation..."

Tang Chuan was taken aback.Of course he knew about girls having menstruation, but he really didn't know what to do if he felt uncomfortable because of menstruation.

"Then, take a rest first, anyway, this report will take some time."

Tang Chuan continued to work at the desk, but couldn't help but glance at Xiang Ziying from the corner of his eyes.He saw Xiang Ziying open the handbag and search it, she looked embarrassed, and finally stood up and said she wanted to go out for a while.

"Where are you going?"

"Go to the nearby supermarket downstairs to buy something."

"How do you go out with this look? What are you in a hurry to buy?"

Xiang Ziying hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Sanitary napkin."

Tang Chuan didn't have time to think about it and blurted out, "Let me help you buy it."

In fact, it was just a daily necessities. Tang Chuan didn't think there was anything to make a fuss about at first, but when he saw Xiang Ziying's surprised expression, he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with his request?However, Tang Chuan made a quick decision. After asking about the brand and model, he hurried to the supermarket.

When he came to the women's specialty department, when the tall and slender Tang Chuan stood out among several women, he suddenly felt that he had overestimated his EQ.He seemed to see the woman next to him sneaking a glance at him. Although he didn't seem to be mocking him, he couldn't help but feel a little awkward.Tang Chuan tried his best to look natural, then hurriedly scanned the rows of sanitary napkins in different packages with sharp eyes, and soon found the brand Xiang Ziying asked for.

Tang Chuan took a pack of sanitary napkins and turned around to pay, but when he ran into Zhao Qiping and Annie, he sighed inwardly.Although he said that he didn't mind being seen buying this kind of thing, he really didn't know where to start when he thought it would take a long time to explain.However, with Dr. Zhao's self-cultivation, he shouldn't be as superficial as ordinary people.A few thoughts flashed through his mind, but Tang Chuan still chose to say hello.

"It's such a coincidence."

"Yeah, just now, after sending Xiaomin home, I stopped by to pick up my girlfriend. We plan to make dinner at home tonight."

Zhao Qiping slightly raised the freshly bought ingredients in his right hand to show Tang Chuan, and held Annie with his left hand.Of course, he saw the bag in Tang Chuan's hand at a glance, but he pretended to ignore it tactfully.At this time, Xiang Ziying suddenly came to Tang Chuan's side, "Professor Tang."

Tang Chuan looked at Xiang Ziying in surprise, unexpectedly she came running, but her appearance at this time was so timely.Xiang Ziying took the pack of sanitary napkins from Tang Chuan calmly, and Tang Chuan introduced his assistant Xiang Ziying to Zhao Qiping and Annie, and an embarrassing scene that almost appeared was resolved in this way.