Yi Roujing returned home, Xu Ancheng was already there, and they had dinner together. After dinner, Yi Roujing pulled Xu Ancheng back to the room.

"Is Zhao Guang living in Room 210?" Yi Roujing immediately got to the point, "I wanted to find you this afternoon, but you weren’t home, so I went to the county hospital and saw there were people guarding the door of that room."

Xu Ancheng’s eyes flashed with worry, "I’ll come back at midday from now on, so don’t go out alone. The county town isn’t safe right now."

"Investigate a person from the food factory named Lu Ming; he has a brother named Lu Cong. Today, when I went to the clinic to pick up something, I encountered him. He was buying anti-inflammatory drugs, about 1.7 meters tall, seemed capable, and had an extremely faint osmanthus aroma on him."

"At noon, I went to the county hospital again and met someone 1.75 meters tall. I’m sure he wasn’t Lu Cong; their appearances and builds are different, but he also had a very faint osmanthus aroma." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Xu Ancheng’s eyes became sharp, "Did you encounter someone?"

Yi Roujing hastily explained, then described how she naturally avoided disaster.

"The most important thing now is to catch the person. That man is in Room 208, taking care of an elderly man with dementia. I think this person must have a connection with Lu Cong, otherwise, why would it be so coincidental that they have the same smell?" Yi Roujing said seriously.

"I’ll have someone investigate," Xu Ancheng said, "I’m going out for a while now, don’t go out alone anymore. The fact that you avoided that man means you sensed his skills surpass yours."

Yi Roujing nodded. Whether he was superior or not, she couldn’t tell without fighting. But with a child in her belly now, she can’t act recklessly; she’s definitely no match.

Xu Ancheng went to find Lou Wenjian overnight, went to the mansion north of the city, and explained the situation Yi Roujing described. Wei Yan and Zhao Guang were also there.

Zhao Guang had already woken up and could consume liquid food. Wei Yan’s left hand wouldn’t recover in two or three months. The county hospital’s Room 210 was occupied by police officers to lure the snake out of its hole.

"Osmanthus aroma?" Wei Yan and Zhao Guang were both a bit puzzled, "We didn’t smell it when we confronted him. Did sister-in-law smell it wrong?"

Xu Ancheng shook his head and said, "She shouldn’t be wrong. Ever since Jing became pregnant, her sense of smell has been exceptionally keen. Yesterday, when I went to the ward, she smelled the scent of blood as soon as I returned."

"Jing also said it was a very, very faint osmanthus aroma that she only smelled in a passing moment. It’s definitely not the osmanthus falling on someone. You know how strong osmanthus fragrance is."

"Lou, is there any place in Huaixi County that makes food associated with osmanthus?" Xu Ancheng asked.

Lou Wenjian’s eyes suddenly lit up. "The food factory has developed a new confection called osmanthus sugar cake, limited to the current season when osmanthus blossoms. But I’ve tasted that confection, and the osmanthus flavor is still quite noticeable."

"Please investigate the food factory’s osmanthus cake and see if Lu Ming has any connection with it; I’ll go investigate at the hospital," Xu Ancheng said.

"Be careful," Lou Wenjian warned.

"It’s you who need to be careful. I apologize for having you investigate cases when you’re about to get married," Xu Ancheng said apologetically.

"So we’ll strive to arrest them before the 14th," Lou Wenjian said with a smile, and Xu Ancheng nodded in agreement.

The next day, Yi Roujing went to work as usual, but when taking her lunch box, she noticed something odd about Li Hongying. She wasn’t in a good state, looked a bit off, probably didn’t sleep well at night, and even gave her the wrong lunch box.

Yi Roujing somewhat knew the reason behind Li Hongying’s behavior but didn’t ask more, as it would only make her more upset. Alas, who knows what Dai Zhenhua and the others were thinking.

At 10:15 in the morning, Yi Roujing had just looked at her watch, yawned, and took a piece of cake to tide herself over. Suddenly, a piercing scream echoed through the air. Even in the inpatient department, Yi Roujing heard the lingering sound. Many people ran to see what was happening, and Yi Roujing got up to follow.

Seeing the crowd rushing towards the food factory, Yi Roujing’s heart tightened. Soon, more people ran from the food factory towards the staff hospital. Witnessing medical staff going to the food factory, someone stopped them.

"No, don’t go, there’s, there’s a thug, has injured several workers and is holding a female employee hostage, now really confronting the police."

Female employee, Yi Roujing didn’t stop walking; Ding Anmin was still in the factory, and she wouldn’t feel at ease without seeing her.

"Sister-in-law." Yi Roujing was stopped by a familiar voice, and seeing Ding Anmin, who was following in the crowd, Yi Roujing felt slightly relieved.

Ding Anmin squeezed through the crowd to Yi Roujing, "You weren’t hurt, were you?"

"Are you okay?" Yi Roujing looked at Ding Anmin and, seeing no injuries, felt relieved, "Someone said a female employee from the food factory was taken hostage."

"Sister-in-law, it’s Xiangxiang." Ding Anmin’s face was pale. Yi Roujing was stunned by the words, "How can it be Xiangxiang? Why is she at the food factory?"

"I heard a worker’s family member fell seriously ill, and someone saw a nurse passing by and pulled her over. Originally, the hostage was that family’s member, but Xiangxiang went over and they swapped," Ding Anmin said anxiously.

The two of them hurried to the scene and saw that the person holding Guo Xiangxiang hostage was the same Lu Cong she had encountered at the clinic. Yi Roujing’s heart tensed up.

Lu Cong was surrounded by a group of policemen holding guns, but he was completely unruffled, holding a dagger at Guo Xiangxiang’s throat, coldly looking around, demanding to be let go, or threatening to take someone down with him.

Guo Xiangxiang’s face was ashen, trembling slightly with fear, her hands clutching Lu Cong’s arm across her throat, trying to push the knife away, but her strength couldn’t match his.

"Lu Cong, you can’t escape. Surrender; if you can provide us with information, your sentence will be reduced," Lou Wenjian shouted.

"Are you very afraid of me?" Lu Cong didn’t look at Lou Wenjian; he asked Guo Xiangxiang in a low voice.

"I, shouldn’t I be afraid?" Guo Xiangxiang was terrified, instinctively retorted.

"Why did you help me last time? Help me pick up medicine? Ask if I was hurt? Even though I was dressed like a beggar? Do you pity me?"

Guo Xiangxiang bit her lip, "Back then, you were a patient."

Guo Xiangxiang suddenly felt the knife being removed from her neck, followed by a dull clang. The force binding her was gone. Guo Xiangxiang saw police rushing forward, turned her head, and Lu Cong was already pinned to the ground, handcuffed.

"It’s okay now, it’s okay." Yi Roujing immediately hugged Guo Xiangxiang, gently patting her for comfort.

Yi Roujing’s actions were constant, looking at Lu Cong with a hint of complexity. As he passed by her with the police, he paused for a moment, "It’s settled, you helped me, I released you."

Guo Xiangxiang looked at Lu Cong in shock, only to see that faint smile he wore; thin, and those deep eyes seemed to hold a degree of complexity. "Roujing, I, I, he, he..."