"I know why you're here, and I know he's very extraordinary. But we're already married, and that's a fact. If you want to take him away, then take us all away." Yun Jinxin thought this woman had been bluffing her all along.
If they really knew Yun Qingsheng's true identity, they wouldn't be so gentle, nor would they slowly visit house by house. Let alone sit down and talk to her like this.
So Yun Jinxin was certain they hadn't found any substantial evidence and were bluffing her. Their understanding of Yun Qingsheng was far less than hers. So as long as she denied it to the end, these people couldn't do anything to her.
"Okay, then can you tell me about the day you met him? What have you experienced in the past two years? Are there any special things about him?" Lin Moyanya also thought that beating around the bush wouldn't get her anywhere, so it was better to get straight to the point.
"Oh, there's really nothing to talk about. When I met him that day, he was lost and fainted at the foot of the mountain from hunger. I carried him back home. Later, he told me that he didn't want to be arranged into a marriage by his family, so he and his lover ran away. Later, his lover died to save him."
"Later, he met me. I also asked about his past, but he said nothing. Slowly, I stopped asking. Yun Qingsheng is the name he used after coming here. The child was picked up by us a year ago. Although we didn't have a wedding ceremony, we're already a couple in practice." Yun Jinxin's words were half - true and half - false—mixing truth and falsehood was the best way to deceive.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Lin Moyanya fell into deep thought.
"Then where is he? There are some things I need to confirm with him in person."
"I don't know. He suddenly came back to pack his things and said he had to go out, but he didn't tell me where he was going." Yun Jinxin 摊开 (spread out) her hands, looking like a neglected woman.
"He went that way." Upon hearing this, Lin Moyanya lost her composure and stood up abruptly.
"That way." Yun Jinxin pointed in the opposite direction of where Yun Qingsheng had just gone.
"Okay, thank you." Lin Moyanya dropped these words and rushed out the door.
"Captain, let's chase quickly. Yun Qingsheng just fled in that direction." As soon as Lin Moyanya went out, she pulled Lin Moyan and a few others to chase in the direction Yun Jinxin had pointed.
"Moyanya, did you get any useful information?" Lin Moyan looked at the nervous Lin Moyanya and asked.
"This Yun Qingsheng must be suspicious. As soon as we arrived, he packed his things and left. And his identity here is fake. Yun Jinxin's story mostly matches others', so she might really not know. " Lin Moyanya recalled the conversation and thought there was nothing wrong—especially Yun Jinxin's expressions, which were too natural. She didn't notice anything wrong and then recounted her conversation with Yun Jinxin.
At this moment, Lin Moyan also frowned in thought. Suddenly, he stopped several people: "No good, Binzi, Laoli, you two turn back quickly. Laoli, you go control Yun Jinxin. Binzi, you continue in this direction."
"Yes." Upon hearing the order, the two didn't ask why and immediately turned back. As they listened to Lin Moyanya's recount, they also felt something was off.
"What's wrong, Captain? What's not right?" At this moment, Lin Moyanya still didn't sense what was wrong.
Lin Moyan looked at his confused sister, feeling a headache—his sister was good in every way, just not very bright. In close combat, Lin Moyanya could rank in the top three in their department, but she just wasn't smart.
"According to what you said, she cares a lot about Yun Qingsheng. Since she cares so much, she wouldn't want us to take him away. If she's so afraid of us taking Yun Qingsheng away, why would she easily point out the direction where Yun Qingsheng left? You asked, and she answered without hesitation. This in itself says a lot." Lin Moyan looked at his sister helplessly.
"You continue chasing in this direction. If you don't find any trace in half an hour, come back. I'll go check on Yun Jinxin." Lin Moyan looked at his sister who wanted to speak and directly interrupted her, telling her to continue chasing.
"Okay, I understand." Lin Moyanya sighed inwardly. This mission was hard - won for her, but it seemed she had messed it up.
After a while, Lin Moyan returned to Yun Jinxin's place.
Yun Jinxin also knew she couldn't hide anymore—she just wanted to stall for time.
"Yun Jinxin, we don't have time to waste with you. Actually, you know everything; you just don't want to admit it. Otherwise, you wouldn't hide like this." At this moment, Lin Moyan no longer had the gentle attitude from before. Since Yun Jinxin had been lying to them, she must know something.
"So what if I know? So what if I don't? I've said everything I need to say. I think I've cooperated with you enough, okay? What else do you want?"
"Okay, how's Laoli's search going?" As soon as Lin Moyan came in, he gave Laoli a look. Laoli understood and went into the house to search.
"Found some things, Captain Lin." Laoli 晃了晃 (shook) a few bags containing toiletries and some hair in front of Lin Moyan.
"Ms. Yun Jinxin, you'll need to cooperate with our investigation for a while." Lin Moyan looked at Yun Jinxin and said. He guessed Yun Jinxin must know something and wanted to take her back and slowly get her to talk.
"What if I don't go?" Yun Jinxin also knew what Lin Moyan was up to and still held onto a last glimmer of hope.
"This concerns the safety of the country and even the whole world. I'm afraid you don't have a choice." Lin Moyan's eyes were dark, directly bringing up national justice.
"Then I'll go pack some things." Yun Jinxin also knew there was no way out and turned to go into the house to pack.
She packed for a long time, stalling, and Lin Moyan didn't seem anxious, never urging her. While she was packing, Lin Moyanya and Binzi came back, and with Binzi was the person who had tracked Yun Qingsheng.
"Captain Lin, the situation might be not good." As soon as Binzi came back, he found Lin Moyan, looking very serious.
"What happened?" When Lin Moyan said this, he gave Laoli and Lin Moyanya a look, signaling them to watch Yun Jinxin. Laoli nodded, and then he, Binzi, and the person who had tracked Yun Qingsheng went to their car and sat down. During this time, they didn't communicate.
"Let this comrade tell you." Binzi pointed to the person sitting next to Lin Moyan who had tracked Yun Qingsheng.
"Captain Lin, hello, my name is Wang Ze. I've been responsible for tracking Yun Qingsheng for the past two years." Wang Ze reached out and shook hands with Lin Moyan.
"Hello, Comrade Wang Ze. Could you tell us about the situation you've observed in the past two years?" Lin Moyan also reached out to shake his hand, returning the courtesy.
"On the fifth day after he appeared in this village, I was sent to track him. (It took Yun Qingsheng almost a day to walk here after crashing, and he was in a coma for almost a day, then stayed at Yun Jinxin's house for another day—he went to the fields on the fourth day.) Actually, in the first year, he acted like a normal person."
"Last year, when they picked up that baby girl, that baby was already dying. But after he held her for a while, the baby miraculously survived. At that time, I was far away and didn't know what he did. My superiors just told me to continue surveillance, no further orders."
At that time, because their special department had just been established, many things were incomplete, so it was put on hold and later forgotten.
"Until today, he suddenly came home to pack his things and started running east. I realized something was wrong and followed him. As a result, he ran too fast—unbelievably fast. I barely caught up by bike." At this point, Wang Ze showed a terrified expression.
"Don't worry, calm down and speak slowly." Lin Moyan handed a bottle of water to Wang Ze.
"Gulugulugulug... aha..." Wang Ze drank a bottle of water in one go and took a deep breath.
"At that time, I probably chased him more than ten kilometers to the Black Qun Mountain area. Then he suddenly vanished without a trace. I know this is absurd, but it's the truth. I went to check later and found no anomalies—no traces left. I almost dug three feet into the ground." Wang Ze became more and more excited as he spoke, and Lin Moyan frowned after hearing this.
"Contact the headquarters by radio and ask them to send equipment to check if there's anything special there." After all, vanishing without a trace was too bizarre, beyond his understanding. He didn't know what to do and could only call for backup.
After their conversation, the headquarters quickly replied, telling Lin Moyan and others to wait on the spot.
Others returned to the base. After a while, Yun Jinxin also packed her things and came over with the child.
"Moyanya, Laoli, and others, take Yun Jinxin back to the base. A few of us will stay here."
"What happened?" Lin Moyanya stepped forward to ask.
"Something came up temporarily. The headquarters needs someone to collect some data, and we'll be here to receive them." Lin Moyan didn't tell Lin Moyanya the whole story—this was too bizarre, and the fewer people who knew, the better.
"Okay, then be careful. Contact us by radio if anything happens. Binzi, take care of my brother." Lin Moyanya didn't ask more when she heard it was from the headquarters, just told Lin Moyan to be safe.
To explain, Yun Qingsheng hasn't fully recovered. Without high - energy substance intake, he can't return to his peak. For example, at his peak, Yun Qingsheng needed 0.5 gigajoules of energy per day. Now, he only takes in ten million joules per day. One gigajoule equals ten billion joules.
Just to note, this novel isn't hard - core sci - fi, but pseudo - sci - fi (probably). I don't understand many of the settings and checked them online. If there's anything wrong, I hope you seniors can point it out.
I mainly want to write a story about the male lead's self - redemption. The male lead can be referenced to Violet from "Violet Evergarden." They're both seeking the true meaning of "love." Of course, the story won't be copied; it'll be a brand - new story.