Return to before death

They spoke at the same time, then looked at each other, their understanding unwavering.

Yan Ran was the first to shift her gaze. When she killed one of the kidnappers last time, the camaraderie among those kidnappers who called each other brothers was definitely genuine.

Besides, they had no reason to put on an act for an outsider like her.

Moreover, at that time, the kidnapper A had already recognized her.

She didn't know what the original intention was, but this time it was very likely that the person who gave Sheng Xuanling the key, the kidnapper who planted the bomb in the car, was not only targeting Sheng Xuanling, but also possibly targeting her.

After all, at that time, several kidnappers recognized her identity.

She also killed one of the kidnappers, and since they had a deep brotherly bond, it's highly likely that he was seeking revenge against her.

The updated memories after her time travel contrasted with her memories before she returned to the kidnapping scene. In the updated memories, the waiter who gave Sheng Xuanling the key saw her sitting in the car, looking in the rearview mirror, that the kidnapper was giving her a terrifying smile.

"Be more careful in your daily life. It's best to go out with someone or bring some weapons for self-defense. Otherwise, you could die alone on the street and no one would even know."

His words of concern did not bring Yan Ran any peace of mind; instead, they made her even more unsettled.

Yan Ran gave a vague reply, sorting through the memories in her mind, trying to find some clues.

The only thing she couldn't understand was what Zong Zhengqing was trying to protect, that he was willing to sacrifice Tangtang.

She couldn't understand this person anymore. Could it be that his feelings for her all these years were fake, and his feelings for Tangtang were fake too?

No, not possible!

She knew perfectly well how much she had sacrificed and how many years of relationship had gone through.

From the moment she was rejected by the matriarch, to his insistence on being with her, and then to his constant companionship and care for her day and night...

Those feelings, etched in her heart, whether genuine or feigned, couldn't she tell herself?

Judging from that recording, Zhengqing was indeed trying to protect something, but what exactly was it?

She reached out and rubbed her slightly sore eyes, recalling the case that had occurred not long ago, in which a man suddenly appeared and attacked Zong Zhengqing, claiming that the Zong family's hospital had misused medication and caused his wife's death.

What exactly happened to that woman? She attempted suicide because she couldn't bear the pain, but she traveled back in time to save her, so she regained the will to live and ended up in Zong's Hospital?

Zong family...

Both incidents are related to the main family, so could the woman's matter and Tangtang's matter be connected?

She took out her phone and dialed Qin Zhiyuan's number. She and Zong Zhengqing hadn't officially divorced yet, so the case was related to her, which gave her some advantages and made it easier to ask him questions.

He gave a few casual words, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the police station.

It seems we'll have to wait for the truth of this case to come to light to understand all of this.

As Yan Ran entered the police station, she bumped into Qin Zhiyuan, who was hurrying out. If Yan Ran hadn't reacted quickly enough, the two of them might have collided.

"What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

She reached out to support Qin Zhiyuan, who couldn't stop the car. The impact was so great that she was almost thrown off with him. She was also relieved that she had always carried her own groceries home from the supermarket over the years. Putting everything else aside, her arm strength must be top-notch.

Otherwise, all the things she's proposed over the years would have been for nothing.

“I have a feeling that something is fishy about this. How come it’s such a coincidence that Zhang Xinyi’s body was the one to be destroyed, of all the bodies that are not good? There must be something wrong with this.”

Qin Zhiyuan muttered to himself, not caring who the person in front of him was, but eventually stopped and frowned as he analyzed the information in his mind.

"No, no, I have to go and find out."

He shook his head, preparing to continue walking forward.

"Who are you asking?" Yan Ran was completely confused, wondering what he was muttering to himself.

And Zhang Xinyi's body was destroyed? What happened?

"There are no leads yet." Qin Zhiyuan scrutinized the woman in front of him.

Could it be that Zong Zhengqing was trying to cover something up, which is why the body was stolen?

Yan Ran pondered deeply, and from his few words, she roughly understood what had happened.

It was clear that Qin Zhiyuan and his group took the man's advice and prepared to perform an autopsy to see if there was anything wrong with the woman's medication, and that's when the problem arose with the body.

What she couldn't understand was who could have the ability to destroy a body when the police were about to perform an autopsy. As far as she knew, the Zong family didn't have that ability. So, was there some unknown force behind Zong Zhengqing?

Even so, the police couldn't find anything and couldn't convict him.

Arresting someone based solely on one person's one-sided testimony? Even the police cannot make arbitrary arrests without absolute evidence.

Yan Ran noticed Qin Zhiyuan's distrustful gaze and said, "Officer Qin, are you suspicious of the Zong family? If you suspect me because I am the Zong family's daughter-in-law, there is no need for that. Zhengqing and I will soon no longer be family."

Qin Zhiyuan was taken aback. "I suspect that someone else might have destroyed it and framed Zong Zhengqing, so that he wouldn't be able to explain himself, and the police would keep a close eye on him because the body was found at the Zong family hospital."

After thinking about it for a moment, Yan Ran realized that she had been too one-sided, and that this possibility did exist.

However, she still leaned towards the conclusion that Zongzheng Qing had destroyed the body.

"Did he know that Zhang Xinyi's body was destroyed?" Yan Ran was naturally referring to the man. She could imagine that if he knew that his wife was not even spared after death, he would have a mental breakdown.

"You come with me."

"Xinyi... my Xinyi..."

The man's soft sobbing could be heard from afar, and the previous problem was easily solved.

"Zong Zhengqing, I will haunt you even as a ghost!" The man was sometimes sorrowful and sometimes frantic.

Yan Ran looked at him with pity. There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. She felt nothing but pity for him.

People are selfish, especially since the man's cut was still throbbing, and she wasn't generous enough to ignore it.

"What new drug? Zong Zhengqing is a fraud, and the Zong family is a scoundrel!"

The man clutched his head and repeatedly banged it against the wall, as if this could alleviate his pain.

“Experiment…test subject…that’s right, Xinyi is your test subject, ah, give me back Xinyi.”

Yan Ran looked at him coldly, without going over to stop him, and instead reached out to pull Qin Zhiyuan, who couldn't hold back any longer.

At a time like this, nothing we say will make a difference to him; we might as well let him vent.

"Ah, my Xinyi..." The man suddenly looked up at Yan Ran, who was just one door away, and scrambled to the doorway in a disheveled manner. "Xinyi, I..."

He reached out to try to wipe his face clean, but the more he wiped, the dirtier it became.

"Xinyi, come here, let me take a good look at you."

Seeing that he couldn't climb out, he could only cast pleading glances at Yan Ran, clearly considering her his wife.

Yan Ran slowly walked over.

"Xinyi... I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have handed you over to that bastard Zong Zhengqing. Please forgive me..."

The man stared at Yan Ran with expectant eyes, hoping she would come over so he could touch her.

He dared not blink, fearing that in the next second everything before him would disappear, and that it was all an illusion.

"Zong Zhengqing? What did he do to me?"