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"this matter……"

Before she could finish speaking, Yan Ran interrupted her, "I'll investigate this matter. You don't need to get involved. I still hold the title of 'Madam Zong,' so it's easier for me to investigate."

Upon hearing the words "Madam Zong," Sheng Xuanling felt a strange discomfort and immediately retorted sarcastically, "This name 'Madam Zong' is quite useful, isn't it? Are you still willing to part with it?"

What illness is acting up again...?

Hearing the sarcastic remarks, Yan Ran didn't want to waste time arguing with this young master. She stood up, picked up her bag, turned around, and replied, "You... never mind, I don't want to discuss this nonsense with you."

After saying that, she was about to leave, but then she suddenly remembered something, turned back, smiled, and said gently, "Thank you for your hospitality today. I'll be going now."

This was the first time he had shown such a gentle expression in front of Sheng Xuanling.

Sheng Xuanling looked at the smiling face in front of her and didn't react for a moment. She just said blankly, "You're welcome."

Seeing that not-so-slender figure open the door and about to leave, Sheng Xuanling finally reacted, quickly stepped forward and pressed the door shut, saying, "Let me see you off."

Without waiting for a reply, he took it upon himself to walk in front of the group and lead the way.

Yan Ran looked at the back of the person in front of her with some doubt, but since it could save her some money on transportation, she would take the ride. What was there to be afraid of? He wasn't going to eat her.

Thinking of this, Yan Ran smiled and calmly followed.

……

Yu Xiaojia.

As soon as she entered, Yu Xiao rushed over and hugged Yan Ran tightly, squeezing her in her arms and rubbing her: "Ranran! You're finally back! I haven't seen you at night lately. What have you been busy with all day?"

Yan Ran's hair was all messed up from being ruffled. She found this childish behavior both amusing and delightful.

Especially after experiencing a series of events, this intimacy made her feel both touched and relaxed.

Unable to hold back, a few tears fell.

Noticing Yan Ran's unusual behavior, Yu Xiao stopped kneading her and "lifted" her out of her arms.

He placed one hand on her shoulder and the other brushed aside her long, soft hair. Looking into her eyes, he asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Yan Ran rarely cries, or rather, she almost never cries... The only time Yu Xiao saw her cry was in college, when the rabbit they secretly kept in their dormitory got sick and died.

I remember that time the whole dorm cried a lot. Yan Ran tried her best not to cry, but she was usually the one who was closest to the rabbit, and in the end she couldn't help but cry too.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, her voice was full of indignation, and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire, "Did that bastard Zong Zhengqing harass you again!"

Seeing Yu Xiao's current appearance, Yan Ran smiled through her tears, "I'm fine, don't think so much, my tears are from laughing."

After saying that, as if afraid that Yu Xiao wouldn't believe him, he quickly put on a big smile.

Looking at the silly, teary-eyed smile on the person in front of her, Yu Xiao felt both heartache and helplessness, unsure of what to say.

He gave her a gentle hug, patted her back soothingly, smiled helplessly, and said in a gentle tone, "Remember to tell us if anything happens. There's no need to hide it from us. Don't always suffer alone."

Hearing her friend's words, Yan Ran felt a surge of emotion, but she simply said softly, "Okay," and said nothing more.

He hugged Yu Xiao back, gently nuzzled her shoulder, and wiped away his tears.

"Oh, you little rascal, so you just see me as a tissue!" Yu Xiao noticed Yan Ran's movements and put her hand on her waist, starting to tickle her.

"Yu Xiaoha... no hahaha... it's so itchy hahahahaha..." This time, Yan Ran really laughed until tears streamed down her face.

Ji Shuhai, who had been watching the newspaper, kept glancing at the two women out of the corner of his eye. When he saw them bickering, he looked up with a relieved smile and then continued to concentrate on his newspaper.

The next day was the weekend, and Yan Ran got up early in the morning.

Looking at the still-closed door, Yan Ran's eyes were full of smiles and tenderness. "Thank you, Yu Xiao."

……

Zong Family Hospital.

Yan Ran is often in charge of the handover between the disease center and the hospital, so she is a familiar face. Moreover, Zong Zhengqing came to see her every day recently, so almost everyone in the hospital knows her as "Mrs. Zong".

It seemed that the people in the hospital were unaware of her relationship with Zong Zhengqing, and most of them still greeted her when they saw her.

After nodding and smiling back at a nurse who greeted her, Yan Ran calmly walked into the archives room next door.

After entering, Yan Ran leaned against the door and listened quietly, but no one was there.

To avoid alerting those outside, Yan Ran turned on the flashlight on her phone to provide illumination instead of a lamp.

Looking around, there were all sorts of files on the bookshelves, and an open file on a table, probably forgotten to be put away.

Curious, she walked over and looked through the files on the table. She found that the name on it was very familiar—it was Zhang Xinyi!

“Poverty alleviation assistance: Injection of the new drug 'X501'…” Yan Ran didn’t have time to think about it carefully and hurriedly took out her notebook to write down the information.

Then he flipped through a few more pages and found nothing noteworthy, so he turned around and started looking through the other files.

……

About two hours passed, and Yan Ran still hadn't found any other files that were worth her attention.

Suddenly, she tripped over a step on the ground and fell to the ground.

"Ouch..." He sat up and rubbed his knee, then used his phone to look at the spot where he had tripped.

There was a small door hidden among several bookshelves, its color matching the walls, making it very difficult to spot.

But for some reason, it wasn't locked, and as a result, Yan Ran accidentally fell into this hidden room when she tripped.

The information she wants is very likely hidden here.

Yan Ran found the familiar name by the date: June 9th, 2017, Shen Yuxin.

"Is this... liver matching?"

He then casually picked up another book and opened it to the one next to him, which read, "Kidney matching, left kidney to be retrieved..."

"Liver match, partial sample taken."

"Poverty Alleviation: New Drug 'X502' Causes Massive Hemorrhage and Death..."

"Poverty Alleviation: New drug 'X501' caused shock and death... This child was only three months old!"

"Poverty relief...heart...match, done?"

Yan Ran slumped back into the file, her expression dejected... She couldn't bear to look at it anymore...

Although she had expected it, the darkness that appeared before her was still somewhat unacceptable to her.

After all, in her heart, no matter how bad or cowardly the Zong brothers were, they were good at heart and wouldn't do something against their conscience, morality, or law for money.