Ping'an County.

Ge family.

Ge Hongmin was silent for a long time, and his memory returned to a few years ago...

At that time, his wife's health was not very good, but she was not bedridden. At most, she would suffer some cold due to the cold winter.

But that day, an old acquaintance from the county government came over to drink wine. After that, the wife fell ill and had been in bed for several years.

But that old acquaintance was just a small acquaintance, and he didn't seem like someone who would harm his wife.

"I...I can't think of it." Ge Hongmin shook his head in a low voice.

"You can prepare the medicine according to my prescription, and then nurse your wife back to health. This is money."

Zi Yan did not respond directly to him, but picked up the pen on the table, quickly wrote a prescription on the paper, and took out a banknote and placed it on the table.

"No reward for no merit, sir, I'm very scared." Ge Hongmin lowered his head and said.

"No, of course I have something for you to do. Think about it carefully. If you miss today, you will only die. How can you survive?" Zi Yan raised her eyebrows and said lightly.

"Sir, let me think about it for a moment." Ge Hongmin hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

"Okay, I'll give you a moment to burn incense and think about it carefully," Zi Yan said.

Ge Hongmin stood up, bowed silently, walked out of the guest room, and gently closed the door.

"Master, do you really want to give him a chance to choose?" Mickey asked with some doubts.

"Is it useful to give him a chance to choose? Doesn't he have other choices?" Zi Yan said.

"I heard that some Confucian disciples believe that it is better to die than to eat food. Is Ge Hongmin such a person?" Mi Qi asked.

Zi Yan sneered and said: "He is not. From the moment he agreed that I would pay off his debt, even if he was before, he is not now..."

"Ge Hongmin may have been a straightforward and persistent Confucian disciple in the early years. But now, he is no longer. His edges have been smoothed and he has learned to compromise... Even if he doesn't think about himself, he will think about his wife.

I can see that she has a deep relationship with her wife."

"The young master is very clever, and there are no blind spots in his calculations." Mi Qi looked at Zi Yan with admiration.

"You girl, stop flattering me, watch more, and learn more. Sooner or later the secret guard will be handed over to you." Zi Yan said with a smile.

"Yes, don't worry, young master." Mickey nodded.

Zi Yan was indeed reassured. This little girl had a temperament that could endure hardships. She was meticulous in her work and training and never shed a tear.

You know, many big and powerful men cannot endure the pain of secret guard training and are eliminated from the competition.

However, Mickey persisted and achieved the best result in the same batch.

"By the way, Mickey, how did you escape from the human traffickers back then? When you first came in, I allowed you to keep the secret. If you don't want to tell me now, I won't force you." Zi Yan said lightly.

There was a reason why she asked this.

Back then, the trafficker's den that captured Mickey was in Ping'an County, but not in the county seat.

Therefore, when Mickey returned to Ping'an County, it was like revisiting his old place.

"Back then, I was just taken into the secret guard by the young master. I was young at that time and didn't dare to say anything... It's different now. The young master is my only relative, and I don't have to hide it anymore."

Mi Qi smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing special. At that time, I was young and sweet-tongued, so I cajoled the trafficker for a few words. The trafficker didn't tie my hands and feet, so he let me stay in the kitchen and help stuff the stove.

Firewood..."

"Later, when they were all asleep at night, I crawled out of the dog hole and escaped."

Although Mi Qi simply talked about the scene at that time, a picture seemed to appear in Zi Yan's mind.

"That human trafficker was later caught by the government and had his head beheaded." Zi Yan said calmly.

"Ah? Master, I really don't know when this happened?" Mickey's eyes showed surprise.

"Just after you entered the Hou Mansion, I personally led the team to arrest you." Zi Yan stared at Mi Qi.

"Master..." Mickey's eyes were slightly moist.

No need to say thank you for the kindness, just remember it silently in your heart.

"There are also considerations in bringing you out this time. After all, you used to be from Ping'an County." Zi Yan said lightly.

"I vaguely remember that my hometown is in the mountains, but I don't know exactly where it is."

When Mickey left home, she was young, only seven or eight years old. In the following years, she was homeless and her hometown gradually became blurred in her memory.

Later, after entering the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, I trained hard and didn't think about the past at all. This was the first time I left the Hou Mansion for a long trip. In the past, I would only visit some prosperous areas in the capital.

"I've already sent people to find your hometown. This time we entered Ping'an County through two routes. One is the open route for us, and the other is the hidden route. There are more people on the hidden route than on the open route."

"Some of the people behind the scenes are responsible for finding your hometown, and several of them are from Ping'an County themselves." Zi Yan said.

"The young master is interested. It doesn't matter if he can't find it. It's been so many years..." Mi Qi said.

"Let's try it." Zi Yan gave an ambiguous answer. Even she was not sure that she would be able to find it.

There are many mountains in Ping'an County, and many villages have been destroyed and perished due to diseases, banditry, diseases and other reasons.

Some are completely submerged in the mountains, and without insiders, it is difficult to find relevant traces.

A grunt.

The wooden door was opened from the outside, and Ge Hongmin stepped in from the outside.

"Have you decided?" Zi Yan raised her eyes and asked.

"Sir, do I have any other choice?" Ge Hongmin said with a wry smile.

"If you want your wife to continue living, you have to obey." Zi Yan said.

"Young Master is very straightforward. Okay, I admit that I want to live as a wife, but... I also want the truth." Ge Hongmin said slowly.

"The truth is often cruel, can you accept it?" Zi Yan stared into his eyes.

"Yes, actually, I found that I have been deceiving myself. I know that there is a deep conspiracy inside, but I pretend not to see it..."

"But this is an illusion I made for myself. I could have covered my head and pretended not to know, but now, I can't pretend anymore. Madam, she won't be able to hold on for long."

Ge Hongmin's eyes were full of guilt. He was the cause of this incident. If it weren't for him, his wife would not have come to this point.

"You have a very keen sense. Without the medicine I prescribed, your wife can only live for three days at most. Some medicines are not enough. You need to find a good place to take good care of yourself to extend your life..." Zi Yan said lightly.

"What should I do so that Young Master can help me?" Ge Hongmin took a step forward and asked.
Chapter completed!