Morning.
The sun is shining brightly.
Beijing Municipal Party Committee House.
Dong Xuebing had arrived by taxi and paid for the fare. After alighting, he walked towards the Party Committee House's Mansion No. 1 and rang the doorbell.
The door opened.
Han Jing's face appeared. "You are here?"
Dong Xuebing was panting. "What happened, Mum?"
"Come in first." Han Jing let Dong Xuebing enter the house. Xie Guobang is also in the living room.
Dong Xuebing immediately greeted him. "Dad." He was panting as he had rushed over.
Xie Guobang nodded to his son-in-law and patted the table beside him. "Have a seat and have some tea."
Dong Xuebing can't drink and was worried when he heard something happened at home. "Dad, Mum, can you tell me what happened first? I have been feeling restless. Is Grandpa not feeling well? That shouldn't be the case. I was there yesterday. Grandpa was quite energetic. "
Xie Guobang replied. "It's not about this. Let your mother tell you."
Han Jing sighed. "Xuebing, have a seat first."
But before Dong Xuebing could say anything, the doorbell rang again. Han Jing told Dong Xuebing to wait and went out to open the door. It was Xie Guojian.
"Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law." Xie Guojian greeted.
Han Jing looks at Dong Xuebing. "Why are you here?"
"I am here to greet you all. I am about to … "Suddenly, Xie Guojian saw Dong Xuebing in the living room." Where is Xiao Bing? "
Han Jing sighed. "Come in first."
Xie Guojian entered the living room. "Xiao Bing, I was about to look for you."
Dong Xuebing blinked. He doesn't understand what is going on.
"Let me tell you." Han Jing pulled them to the sofa and said. "Xuebing, we have a relative called Zhong Lizhen. She is younger than me. Hmmm … we are not related by blood. We had lived in the same compound when we were young. When I was in high school, she was still in primary school. But I always play with her, and we are close. I treat her like my younger sister. Guojian is also close to Lizhen, and Huilan calls her Aunt Yisheng when they are young."
Dong Xuebing waited.
Han Jing replied. "Lizhen's mother passed away early, and after Huilan went to school, Lizhen's father also passed away. She might want a change of environment, or it might be because of her work, and went to Country M. She only came back to visit us two years later. But our relationship is still there."
Huilan is calling me Aunt?
Does that mean she's my aunt?
Dong Xuebing asked. "And then?"
Xie Guojian could not help but say, "She started her PhD at the age of 20. Later, she did research on military defense and has been developing in the M nation."
Han Jing continued, "This time, Lizhen may have made a breakthrough in a certain field and made some important research results. Although Lizhen became a citizen of the M Nation, it was her relatives who helped her. Her heart is still in China, so she intends to come back to develop her career. In fact, a year ago, she told me and the State Council that she had made a breakthrough in her research. She wants to bring the results back to China."
That was a good thing.
Dong Xuebing looked at them.
"But …" Han Jing said angrily. "The M Nation refuses to let her go. Even if Lizhen wants to withdraw from the M Nation International, and even if she does not want to bring back her research results, they will not let her go. As long as Lizhen is around, even if she does not have any research results, she can create another one. That's why …"
Dong Xuebing frowned. "They still refuse to let Aunt go? What do you mean? "
Xie Guojian replied. "It's fine if it's someone else, but Lizhen's technology … is the most advanced in the world. They dare not let her go."
"Then there's no other way?" Dong Xuebing asked.
Han Jing replied. "The higher-ups had heard about this and had tried to negotiate with them through diplomatic channels. But it was to no avail."
Dong Xuebing asked. "They can even imprison her?"
Xie Guojian looked at Dong Xuebing. "This had happened before."
Dong Xuebing thought for a while and agreed. The M Nation is willing to do anything!
Xie Guojian said, "As far as we know, Li Zhen has been placed under house arrest in a scientific laboratory. She is not allowed to use the phone or the Internet. Even her movements are restricted. The last time we contacted Li Zhen was half a month ago. She sent us a distress message through the Internet, asking us to help her return to China. But after that, no matter how we tried to contact her, there was no news from her. So we are not very clear about the specific situation. We only found out the research institute Li Zhen is in through some means. We suspect that Li Zhen is there now!"
Han Jing's eyes turned red. "We don't even know if Lizhen is alive or dead!"
Xie Guojian comforted her. "Lizhen should be fine. She should be under surveillance. Without Lizhen, their research will not have any results, and they can't bear to let her go."
Han Jing replied. "Let's hope so."
Xie Guojian looked at Dong Xuebing. "The higher-ups are very concerned about this and had given the order to bring Zhong Lizhen back to China no matter what."
Dong Xuebing asked. "What technology is it?"
Xie Guojian hesitated. "It's confidential. I cannot tell you."
Han Jing explained. "Your Second Uncle does not treat you as an outsider, and I don't know the exact technology. I only know it is very important, and even the Old Master is concerned about it."
Dong Xuebing understood the higher-ups want this technology, and Han Jing wants Zhong Lizhen back safely. He asked. "What do you want me to do?"
Han Jing hesitated and did not say anything.
Xie Guojian said, "Since you went to F Continent last time, your information has been filed with the military. This time, the military also contacted many people to rescue your aunt through other means, but they didn't succeed. Now that the higher-ups know that you are a member of our family, of course, they dare not force you to do anything. But they asked me to ask you, if you go … how confident are you?"
Dong Xuebing smiled bitterly.
Are they asking me to go?
Confident? How can I be confident?
Suddenly, Dong Xuebing's eldest brother, Xie Guobang, said. "I will not agree to this."
Han Jing looked at Dong Xuebing. "Do you think I want my son-in-law to go and risk his life? But we have no choice now. We don't even know if Lizhen is alive or not … "
Xie Guobang looked at Han Jing. "I know Xiao Bing is capable to bring back Japan's National Treasure from Museum R safely. But this time, we are going to save a person and face an entire country. How can it be so easy? Xiao Bing cannot do it alone. Furthermore, you all know Huilan's temper. If she finds out about this, I will not help her! "
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