Three days later, He Lin and his group arrived safely in Nancheng and checked into the best guesthouse in the provincial capital, as arranged by their unit. As the group leader, He Lin said to the other two, "It's 2 PM now. You have two hours of free time. Meet at the guesthouse entrance."
"Okay, Engineer He, we'll definitely be back on time."
Many people around them asked them to bring back some local specialties from Nancheng. With a tight schedule and heavy workload, they only had three hours of free time this afternoon, so they had to fulfill the reasonable requests of their team members. He Lin wanted to go out, but as the team leader, his personal documents and luggage involved company secrets, so he had to stay and guard them. Therefore, he asked the two of them to help him bring back some things.
He Lin had barely left his two colleagues when there was a knock on the door. Thinking they'd forgotten something, he stood up but immediately noticed the unusual frequency of the knocking and became alert: "Who is it?"
"Comrade, there's a man named Li Xuan who claims to be the grandson of your grandfather's friend and is looking for you."
He had barely settled in when someone came looking for him, making him wonder if he was being followed. Coincidentally, he actually knew this person; they had played together when they were children.
"Have him come up."
Li Xuan was the grandson of one of the custodians of the family's assets in Hong Kong. If it was him, He Lin really wanted to ask him some questions. In less than a minute, the man was right in front of him.
"He Lin, long time no see. Here's what you asked me to bring you."
One sentence set off alarm bells for He Lin—the person who had disappeared for a long time had returned.
"What was the date I gave you the instructions?"
Li Xuan didn't suspect anything and, after a moment's thought, gave his answer: "It was about two months ago, around the end of March or the beginning of April. I can't remember the exact date... Oh right, the first time they contacted me was on March 30th, but when we met later, we talked about this on April 5th. Is there a problem?"
He Lin calmly shook his head: "No problem, thank you for your trouble."
"No trouble at all. By the way, my dad and Uncle Xue have already discussed it and settled all the assets under your family's name, as well as some things that Grandpa He left you. It won't affect your life over there. You should take this carefully."
He Lin stared at the thick stack of forms in his hand, completely bewildered by the mystery behind the matter. Before leaving, Li Xuan pulled a letter from his pocket: "I almost forgot, this is for you. I don't know how it ended up at my house."
"Excuse me, I'll treat you to a meal sometime."
He Lin had changed so much; in just two months, he seemed like a completely different person. However, Li Xuan didn't think much of it. After handing him the things, he left—he had a lot of things to do, and his personal visit today was simply out of respect for the He family.
After everyone left, He Lin took the things back to his room. Sitting at his desk, he opened the envelope, his sixth sense telling him the answer was inside. He read it in just a few minutes and then hid it in his pocket.
When faced with a fact you never dared to imagine, your first reaction is often not to speculate on its veracity. The letter mentioned that if it reached He Lin, he would no longer exist—but did "no longer exist" mean disappearance or death? Though hard to believe, the other party's statement was the only plausible explanation at the moment. Judging from his actions, everything he did was helping him and the He family. Could such a miraculous thing really exist in the world?
The facts were right in front of him, yet He Lin still couldn't believe it. The person who first saw him at the market had mistaken him for someone else, even though they later tried to appear calm—He Lin had noticed this detail when he confronted them that day. He didn't know what benefit the other person had given him, but he'd rather die than reveal it. From beginning to end, it was always the same line: "You'll know when the time comes." Now, thinking back, that was probably what they meant.
He Lin folded the envelope, hesitated for a moment, and then burned the contents. Two hours later, the two team members returned to the guesthouse and ran into He Lin, who was about to leave.
"Didn't Engineer He say we were going to gather? Where are you going?"
"I'm going to make a phone call, I'll be right back. You guys go back and keep an eye on your things."
Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information, He Lin felt suffocated. Rarely affected by external events, even He Lin was thrown into disarray by this situation. Looking at the world before him, he felt a sense of unreal absurdity. However, he didn't dwell too much on the shock of what had just happened, suppressing his emotions and turning away as if nothing had occurred.
Yu Lian received a call from He Lin to let her know he was safe. Although he hung up after a few words, she could sense that he was preoccupied, probably wanting to say something but unable to. Knowing that He Lin had arrived safely in Nancheng, she felt a little relieved, but then this feeling of unease returned.
The next day, He Lin and his team successfully completed the mission at the relevant unit. However, they had to leave that very evening. In the limited time he had, he made a phone call to his father, He Jianguo, and finally had a letter delivered to the address he had been given. Only after doing all this did he feel truly free from this matter.
Three days later, He Lin returned home after reporting for work. Finding no one home, he went to his parents' house instead. He Jianguo was still working at the factory, but after the previous incident, he was no longer targeted by certain people, and his work was now much easier; he went to get off work and left on time.
"Hey! You're back."
Putting down the local specialties from Nancheng, He Lin pulled his father aside and said, "Dad, I need to tell you something."
Li Ying sensed something was wrong with her son the moment he walked in the door. Hearing the sound of things falling in the room, her heart leaped into her throat: "Bang! Bang! Bang—what happened! Did you and Xiao Lian have a fight? Go apologize right now!"
He Xinglan pulled her mother back: "Mom, my sister-in-law hasn't gotten off work yet, and my brother just got back. Where are they going to argue? They might lose their jobs or something. Please don't make things worse."
Coming to her senses, Li Ying nodded: "Yes, Mom was overthinking it. It's mainly because of your brother's personality; most people couldn't handle it."
He Xinglan said truthfully, "My sister-in-law is no ordinary person either. Don't worry, Yu Xin told me that my brother is very family-oriented now and he's always eager to do everything."
"real?"
"Of course it's true. My brother has changed; he's not as cold as he used to be. You can hope they do well."
Li Ying nodded repeatedly: "You're right, Mom was overthinking it."
As they were talking, the father and son came out from the inner room.
"What are you yelling about? I'm talking to your son about serious business."
"Mom, your daughter-in-law and I are doing great."
Li Ying nodded and didn't ask any further questions. She turned around and went to the back to pack her things.
"Oh, right, when you go back later, take these two bags with you. Xiaolian loves to eat them. And this nourishing one too, don't complain about the taste. That's how I got pregnant with you."
He Lin was afraid that if things continued like this, his mother would bring up this topic again: "Mom and Dad, I'm not eating anymore, I'm leaving now."
Picking up his things, He Lin quickly left. Li Ying watched her son walk a short distance before turning to her husband: "What did you two talk about? Tell me the truth!"
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