CHAPTER 350: CHAPTER 350: THE ZHANG HENG FAMILY (2)

"Auntie, just let the child drink it. I don’t really have anything else to give." As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyan directly opened the milk, took out a bottle, and placed it in the little boy’s hand.

When she "saw" the scene with the little boy, Lin Xiaoyan’s hand trembled slightly.

"Auntie, don’t mention it. If you hadn’t told us how to get to Lijiang Village, we would still be going around in circles, unable to find the place."

Lin Xiaoyan stood up with a smile, saying goodbye to Mrs. Zhang and the others.

Once she was in the car, Xiao Bo quickly started the vehicle and drove away from there.

After driving a distance, they stopped on a deserted road.

Lin Xiaoyan recalled the scenes she had just "seen" from Mrs. Zhang and the child.

She looked at the rain outside the car window and said, "It should be tonight, a man will break into the Zhang family and kill them..."

Xiao Bo and Nan Xi both looked towards the car window as the rain gradually intensified.

"Mom, watch over Yuanyuan, I’m going to cook." Zhang Heng’s wife Li Lu pulled their eldest son over to his grandmother.

Mrs. Zhang finished washing the vegetables, placed them in the kitchen, dried her hands, and then went to watch over her eldest grandson.

Li Lu walked into the kitchen, quickly cooked the vegetables, and brought the dishes into the living room once they were done.

"Mom, dinner’s ready..."

"Okay, coming." Mrs. Zhang changed the diaper of her younger grandson, pushed the younger grandson while holding the elder one, and went to the living room.

Li Lu hugged her son, and her husband’s video call came through.

"Hello, honey, did you order the cake for our son’s birthday?"

Feeding her son a bite of vegetables, Li Lu answered, "It’s ordered. Have you managed to take leave?"

Zhang Heng: "I’ve got the leave. I’ll be home tomorrow to celebrate our son’s birthday!"

Mrs. Zhang: "I’ve told your aunts, and they’ve all agreed to go to the restaurant for dinner tomorrow evening."

Zhang Heng looked at his son in the video, "Yuanyuan, say daddy."

Yuanyuan looked at his father on the phone and happily called out, "Daddy, daddy..."

Zhang Heng: "Hey, son, you’ll be two years old tomorrow, a big boy! Daddy will get you a toy when I come home tomorrow!"

"How’s our little son? Is he asleep?" Zhang Heng looked for his three-month-old son.

Li Lu moved the video to show the little son next to his grandmother.

"Oh, my little son isn’t asleep yet!"

Mrs. Zhang: "Not yet. He played all afternoon today; he’ll probably sleep soon."

Zhang Heng: "That’s good too, so he can sleep well at night."

The family chatted and laughed as they discussed how to celebrate their elder son’s birthday the next day.

Outside, the rain continued to pour.

"Vroom..."

A motorcycle sped through the rain, the rider wrapped tightly in a blue raincoat.

Behind the motorcycle, a large machete was strapped on, its blade revealing spots of dark red as it was washed by the rain.

At that moment, every police station in Jinling City was dispatched, heading towards Zhang Heng’s home.

They received a tip-off that a serial killer was planning to act tonight, and they were determined to capture the criminal before he made his move!

In the dead of night, the rain drizzled down continuously, and apart from the sound of raindrops, there was no other noise.

Everyone in the village was asleep as a motorcycle slowly made its way into the village.

The rider scanned his surroundings, then randomly picked a house and headed straight for it.

The motorcycle stopped by the wall, the rider unstrapped the machete from the back and walked around the wall to find a spot to climb over.

"Thud"

The sound of a landing was masked by the rain; clad in a raincoat and gripping the machete, he marched directly towards the house...

Police officers who had been hiding in the shadows saw the man and their eyes lit up - he actually came!

They had originally wondered if the suspect would target another house, but the higher-ups had instructed them to only guard this particular family.

At last, the man had arrived!

When the man slowly entered the house and raised the machete, heading towards the bedroom, a group of people suddenly sprang from the shadows.

As the man was taken by surprise, the machete was knocked from his hand, and he was kicked to the ground.

The arrest was very smooth, with no casualties, and they directly captured the murderer.

That night, people nearby barely heard the sound of sirens, first distant then near, and then fading away again...

Early the next morning, Nan Xi informed Lin Xiaoyan that the person had been caught last night, with no casualties.

Hearing there were no casualties, Lin Xiaoyan felt relieved.

She thought about the child she had seen yesterday; he was safe, and so was his family, which was great.

Today, Lin Xiaoyan and the others toured the mall once more before driving out of Jinling City.

No, to be precise, leaving Su Province, heading home.

The day after tomorrow would be her nephew An’an’s full month celebration.

He Qi’an would be departing from Sea City tomorrow, flying over to attend An’an’s full month celebration as well.

The two of them were already engaged now, practically family, so the future son-in-law definitely had to attend the nephew’s full month celebration.

Lin Xiaoyan and her companions took longer to drive home than He Qi’an!

Upon Lin Xiaoyan’s return home, He Qi’an had already arrived and was sitting on the sofa leisurely drinking tea with her father.

"How come? Didn’t you say you’d arrive in the afternoon?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked surprised at the person sitting on the sofa casually drinking tea with her dad.

He Qi’an saw that his girlfriend had finally come back, excitedly stood up and took the backpack from her hand.

"I was supposed to arrive in the afternoon, but after thinking it over last night, I decided to come earlier. There happened to be available seats on a flight this morning, so I refunded my previous ticket and changed to the morning one..."

He Qi’an explained as he led Lin Xiaoyan over to the sofa to sit down.

Lin Fu, seeing Nan Xi as well as a stranger, went into the kitchen to bring out tea cups and pour some tea.

"Uncle, let me."

Xiao Bo, sharp-eyed, saw Lin Fu entering the kitchen, heard the sound of washing cups, and quickly went in.

Lin Fu stopped him, "No, no, you go have a seat, I’ll do it."

Hearing the commotion from the kitchen, Lin Xiaoyan went over and called Xiao Bo out, letting him sit down and take a rest.

He had been driving recently, especially from this morning.

Originally, Nan Xi was supposed to drive too, but Xiao Bo didn’t let her.

Xiao Bo sat down and immediately greeted He Qi’an.

"Here, have some tea, have some tea." Lin Fu brought out the cleaned cups and poured tea for everyone.

"Dad, take a break, where’s mom?" Lin Xiaoyan asked her father to sit down.

Lin Fu sat down, "Your mom is at your sister-in-law’s."

"Oh, then I’ll go over too later. I haven’t seen An’an in a long time; I wonder if he’s grown?" Lin Xiaoyan chuckled.

Talking about his eldest grandson, Lin Fu happily said, "Yes, he’s changed, looks completely different from when you left."

With that, Lin Fu looked at Nan Xi and Xiao Bo, "Xiao Nan, have some tea, and this is..."

It was then Lin Xiaoyan remembered she forgot to introduce Xiao Bo to her dad.

"Dad, this is Xiao Bo, arranged by the bureau..."