Jin Ming came back from patrol and came to see You Zhiqing to see if there was anything he could do to help, but he didn't expect to see Yan Qing.

In the past few days, Zeng Chengwen was in charge of everything in the city, while Yan Qing led people to patrol around Yuhuai.

One is to search and rescue people who are holding the line nearby, and the other is to prevent bandits from coming back.

After she brought Lu Ningzhi back to You Zhiqing that day, she went out the next day. This was her first time back.

As soon as she came back, she came to see Lu Ningzhi, which showed that she was not as indifferent to the child as she showed that day, and she was even callous.

"This kid is very smart and learns things quickly."

Jin Ming came closer and took the initiative to talk to Yan Qing about Lu Ningzhi's current situation, "Uncle likes this child very much. He heard that the child's parents are no longer around, so he wants to accept him as a disciple and take him back to Jicheng."

"It's good to hang a pot to help the world, cure diseases and save people."

Yan Qing looked at Lu Ningzhi who was very busy and said, "Doctor You has a good relationship with City Master Yuan, and the household registration will be easy to deal with."

After watching for a moment, Yan Qing withdrew his gaze and was about to leave, but was stopped by Jin Ming again.

"Since General Yan cares so much about this child, he asked his uncle to take care of him secretly, and asked his uncle to take him with him. He even thought about his future path. Why did he speak so directly and ruthlessly that day?"

Jin Ming finally asked the question that he had been thinking about for several days, "Aren't you afraid that he won't be able to bear this blow and will seriously commit suicide?"

"This is the fact. Even if you avoid talking about it at the time and coax him for a while, he will naturally know it when he returns to the city. Rather than letting him go all the way with hope only to find that it was all in vain when he returned to the city, it is better to start with

Just tell him the truth."

Yan Qing said, but his eyes suddenly turned to Lu Ningzhi, "I don't have high expectations. If I fall, I won't be in pain that is worse than death."

At that moment, Jin Ming clearly felt that although Yan Qing was looking at Lu Ningzhi, his eyes were extremely blank, as if he was looking at another person through Lu Ningzhi.

But before he could take a closer look, Yan Qing withdrew his gaze and said, "Besides, he is not as fragile as you think."

In this regard, Jin Ming, who saw Lu Ningzhi becoming more and more proficient in treating illnesses and saving lives under You Zhiqing's guidance, was quite convinced.

He originally thought that it would take a long time for Lu Ningzhi to recover from such a severe blow.

But he never thought that Lu Ning would wake up, exchange a few words with You Zhiqing, and soon become You Zhiqing's right-hand man, running around every day, seemingly with endless energy.

While Jin Ming was thinking about Lu Ningzhi's changes in the past few days, he suddenly heard Yan Qing ask: "Do you still remember the coat covering the female body that day?"

Jin Ming thought for a moment and nodded.

If he guessed correctly, the shirt on the female corpse should belong to Lu Ningzhi.

"If it were you, who had never killed anyone, and a person was lying naked in front of you, looking directly at you, and you had to kill her, what would you do?"

Yan Qing asked again.

This question made Jin Ming feel uncomfortable, but he also thought about it seriously: "I will probably close my eyes or cover this person's face..."

Having said this, Jin Ming paused for a moment, looked at the meaningful expression in Yan Qing's eyes, and looked at Lu Ningzhi thoughtfully.

Lu Ningzhi was not short, and his outer shirt was enough to cover the entire female body, but he covered the area from her breasts down.

This is inconsistent with the mentality of a person who is obviously well-educated and is killing someone for the first time.

It was also because he did not completely cover the naked body of the deceased that Yan Qing followed up by covering the body for the deceased. Then he discovered that the texture of the collar was wrong, and he discovered the mystery he had hidden in the collar.

If this kid hadn't guessed that the bandit would have such a skill, he might have made an impromptu decision and left these things under the nose of the bandit without leaving any trace.

No matter which one it is, it is obviously not something that a person with poor psychological quality can accomplish.

At this point, Jin Ming suddenly realized that his view of Lu Ningzhi was too one-sided.

In other words, confused by his young age, obedient appearance, and miserable life experience, he never thought that a child could protect himself among bandits and have a certain degree of freedom, and even a certain amount of power.

He got the map of Leigong Village and the list of people who were sold, and he was able to quietly leave this information before the bandits' eyes. What a powerful person he must be.

After thinking about this, looking at Lu Ningzhi, Jin Ming could no longer treat him as an ordinary child.

He even felt that Lu Ningzhi was just studying medicine with You Zhiqing and was overqualified.

But on second thought, this seemed to be the best way out for Lu Ningzhi.

And this way out...

Jin Ming turned to look at Yan Qing's leaving figure, and suddenly remembered her blank look just now.

Is it possible that the person she was looking at through Lu Ningzhi just now was herself?

That's why she cares so much about Lu Ningzhi?

It's a pity that he is destined to not get the answers to these questions, but he has a deeper understanding of the saying "a person cannot be judged by his appearance".

Yan Qing is the first, and now Lu Ningzhi is the second.

Why are the children today more thoughtful than the other?

Jin Ming was puzzled, but completely forgot that he was not much older than them.

After patrolling inside and outside the city for a few days, Jin Ming was transferred to help repair the houses, and the number of security forces in the city was also reduced a lot.

I don’t know if the bandits in Leigong Mountain are scared because they were beaten. After so many days, not to mention seeking revenge, no one even came here to investigate the situation.

Without the distraction of suppressing bandits, the reconstruction work of Yuhuai went smoothly.

The search, rescue and reconstruction work around Yuhuai is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

In early December, before the cold wind came down, the epidemic in Yuhuai had been basically controlled, and some of them had even recovered and were able to go outside to help.

Yan Qing also received the evidence collected by Yan Qi on the collusion between Jiangmen and Huailin officials and the bandits. He handed the things to Meng Shulan and received Meng Shulan's reply ten days later.

It was said that the matter had been reported to the imperial court, and the emperor was furious. He was originally scheduled to go to Lausanne City to join the troops of Eastern Xinjiang, and then set off from Lausanne City. Wen Zhehan, who was dealing with affairs in Southern Xinjiang along the way, also temporarily changed his route to Xuzhou and transferred troops southward from Xuzhou.

, went straight to Jiangmen, and cooperated with the previously dispatched imperial envoy Wang Qinkeli to take control of Jiangmen.

The letter also stated that the emperor had something to deliver to Yan Qing, and that the person delivering the letter had already set off from Jicheng and was expected to arrive in Yuhuai at the same time as Meng Shulan in mid-December.

On December 20, the Xijiang team led by Meng Shulan successfully arrived at Yuhuai and met up with Yan Qing and others.
Chapter completed!