Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight

The fire in the cabin grew stronger, and the heat wave rushed towards Lin Zhiyi.

Fang Sisi screamed in pain.

Jian Xi shouted from outside the door, "Auntie, the wall is about to collapse!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Sisi glanced back and seemed to understand something.

Her eyes were red as she looked at Lin Zhiyi, crying bitterly.

"It's not me, it's really not me."

"The cemetery, the cemetery..."

Finishing her words, she abruptly let go of her hand.

Due to inertia, Lin Zhiyi stumbled backward and fell out of the cabin.

Jian Xi rushed over, "Auntie, there's noise around."

Lin Zhiyi regained her senses, recalling the shadow that had knocked them unconscious.

She quickly climbed up and led Jian Xi into the forest.

Under the cover of weeds, Lin Zhiyi saw several shadows emerge from the dark.

The leading figure pressed down on his hat brim and glanced at the small wooden cabin.

"The people have escaped, put out the fire quickly, don't attract attention, Lin Zhiyi shouldn't have gone far, resolve it on the spot when caught."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi covered Jian Xi's mouth and slowly retreated towards the dense forest.

Little did she know, once in the dense forest, the signal from her locator disappeared.

...

Gong Chen and Captain Xing arrived at the foot of the mountain based on Lin Zhiyi's signal source.

At this moment, the weather turned cloudy, the mountain misted over, looking like rain was imminent.

As Gong Chen prepared to ascend the mountain, Captain Xing stopped him.

"Third Young Master, this mountain needs a local guide, otherwise it's easy to get lost."

"Is that so?"

Gong Chen raised his eyes.

A buzzing sound arose, and over a dozen drones flew directly over everyone's head.

Captain Xing pursed his lips, "Pretend I didn't say anything."

"These are the newest drones, considered my sponsorship to your police team, I have only one request..."

"Lin Zhiyi must be okay, I understand, I understand."

Captain Xing looked up admiringly at his, no, their newest drones.

With Lin Zhiyi having a signal source, coupled with the drones, it's simply unbeatable.

Before Captain Xing's smile could spread, a colleague ran over.

"Captain, the signal is lost."

"..."

Captain Xing's eyes widened, fearing the worst.

He walked to the front of the car and unfolded the map.

With years of experience in handling cases, Fang Sisi choosing this location must have a reason.

"Half of this mountain is used by villagers below to plant trees, the other half remains undeveloped."

"Around the plantation area, there are villagers' rest cabins, it's not the busy season, villagers only go up once every two weeks, it's the best hiding spot, if anything happens, the mountain fog conceals, making it hard to detect."

Upon hearing this, Gong Chen looked at the people controlling the drones, pointing to one of the villagers' rest cabins.

They immediately manipulated the drones to fly towards the cabin.

Gong Chen gazed at the foggy mountain, his expression stern.

Where are you, Lin Zhiyi?

He forced himself to calm down, aimlessly rushing into the mountain would just waste time and energy, even alerting the enemy.

"Captain Xing, how is the investigation I asked you to do?"

Captain Xing turned to Gong Chen, his expression suddenly serious.

"This lawyer is indeed unremarkable domestically, but he studied psychology abroad, even following a hypnosis master for a long time, no wonder Fang Sisi's mental state is increasingly unstable, we treat her while he gives Fang Sisi psychological suggestions."

"Fang Sisi was only recently rescued and has been under your watch for so long, do you think she could know about such hidden places?" Gong Chen retorted.

"The lawyer!" Captain Xing blurted out, "No wonder Fang Sisi escaped so smoothly, turns out there was a lawyer helping."

"Fang Sisi and the twins have no enmity." Gong Chen reminded.

"I'll immediately have colleagues investigate the lawyer's connection with the Jiang Family."

Captain Xing turned and waved to his colleague.

At this time, the drone operators ran over.

"A wooden cabin has burn marks, seems like someone is trapped inside..."

Before finishing his sentence, Gong Chen was already rushing over.

Captain Xing shouted loudly, "Why are you standing there? One team guard the surroundings, another team go up with me."

"Yes!"

...

On the mountain.

Gong Chen didn't stop for a moment and finally arrived at the cabin.

What met his eyes was the half-burned cabin.

The collapsed wall pressed on a person, smoked black, unknown life or death.

Gong Chen's face went pale.

The surrounding mountain mist curled up, seemingly wanting to conceal him as well.

Images of Lin Zhiyi burned to death in his dreams repeatedly flashed in his mind.

Impossible.

Lin Zhiyi will not die.

They had agreed she would tell him the answer to the morning's question this evening.

Gong Chen rejected the thought, his steps uncontrollably moving forward.

As he reached the doorway, the hand on the ground suddenly moved slightly.

He rushed over, "Zhiyi..."

Turning over the somewhat stiff person, he saw her face clearly.

Fang Sisi.

It wasn't Lin Zhiyi.

Gong Chen glanced around, confirming there was no second person, he grabbed Fang Sisi.

"Where are Zhiyi and the child?"

"Uh..."

Fang Sisi couldn't speak, the only thing she could move was her finger.

She pointed outside.

Gong Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Zhiyi must've run away with the child.

He knew it!

Lin Zhiyi would not be harmed!

Captain Xing instructed people to check Fang Sisi.

"She's seriously burned and has inhaled a lot of smoke, immediate treatment is necessary."

"Rush her to the hospital." Captain Xing advised.

"Yes."

After Fang Sisi was taken away, Captain Xing circled the house and found half a piece of rope on the ground.

Aside from the burned end, the other end's cut was very rough.

"Third Young Master, rest assured, Miss Lin must've cut the rope to escape with the child, she must be safe."

Gong Chen remained silent, his face not relaxing, instead pointing ahead.

Captain Xing approached and discovered water on the ground.

"This is... someone put out the fire."

In a cold voice, Gong Chen said, "They're still on the mountain."

"I'll immediately dispatch more manpower."

After Captain Xing gave instructions, he began observing the surrounding terrain, discovering several spots slightly compressed and some footprints.

"Three paths, Third Young Master, which do you think Miss Lin might take?"

Gong Chen looked at the three different paths.

Observing the traces of compression, he immediately chose the one on the outermost edge.

Captain Xing curiously said, "You two really have telepathy, huh? It's uncanny."

Gong Chen coldly glanced at him and pointed to a barely perceptible shoe print in the mud.

"Her shoes are the ones I bought."

"Oh."

Captain Xing followed Gong Chen into the mountain.

...

After the mist rose, Lin Zhiyi and Jian Xi dared not wander aimlessly.

If they truly got lost, the two of them would either starve or freeze to death.

Lin Zhiyi looked around and piled branches and leaves at the base of a large tree to create a dead angle.

At least she and Jian Xi could shield themselves from wind and rain.

Jian Xi wore a thin aristocratic school uniform, his lips pale.

"Auntie, it's so cold."

Lin Zhiyi pulled open her coat and hugged Jian Xi in her arms.

"Don't be afraid, we'll definitely be alright."

Jian Xi leaned against Lin Zhiyi, his forehead burning hot.

Lin Zhiyi held him tighter.

Jian Xi, in a daze, felt her embrace particularly warm.

"Mom..."

Lin Zhiyi froze.

Facing danger, Jian Xi never cried or fussed, long surpassing a child's calmness.

But he was only a child.

Lin Zhiyi stroked his head, nose sour: "I'm here."

The next second, she heard faint movements.

Calculating the time, it must be Gong Chen coming.