Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 612 Dawn (18)

Jing Chen was still not satisfied with kicking him once, but before he could kick him a second time, the police pulled him away.

"Don't hurt anyone!" the policeman shouted. "He broke the law, and the law will punish him!"

Jing Chen took several deep breaths to calm his anger, then turned to the police officer with a docile smile: "Okay."

Aunt Jing was terrified by Jing Chen's vicious actions. Seeing Uncle Jing lying on the ground, almost unable to breathe from the pain, she wanted to help him up but dared not, fearing she would worsen his injuries. She could only turn to Jing Chen and curse fiercely, "You bastard! This is your second uncle, your father's own brother! You've hurt him like this. If anything happens to him, you won't escape either!"

Jing Chen smiled slightly: "I'm only twelve years old."

Aunt Jing was confused: "What?"

A villager who was watching chimed in: "He's protected by the Juvenile Protection Act. A twelve-year-old can kill someone and nothing will happen to him, let alone just kick him."

Aunt Jing: "..."

Uncle Jing and his wife were handcuffed and taken away. Yan Zhen also said goodbye to the old lady guarding the shop and was carried into the police car by Jing Chen and taken back to Haicheng.

The journey back to the city was just as bumpy as the one when she was brought here by kidnapping. Yan Zhen leaned against Jing Chen, and her anxious heart gradually calmed down. She fell asleep next to Jing Chen without realizing it.

Yan Zhen didn't know how long he had slept, but when he woke up, he found himself on Jing Chen's back.

It was getting dark, and he was walking towards the residential area.

"elder brother?"

"It's alright," Jing Chen said softly. "Go to sleep, we'll be home soon."

Yan Zhen closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

Yan Zhen didn't open his eyes again until he entered the residential area and it became noisy around him.

When many neighbors in the community learned that Jingchen and Yanzhen had returned, they came to offer their condolences and greetings.

"Is my sister okay?"

"fine."

"It's good that the person has been found."

"Thanks to everyone, thank you all for your help."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

From snippets of conversation, Yan Zhen learned that after she was kidnapped by Uncle Jing and his wife, the neighbors in the community spontaneously helped to search for her.

Some people called the police, some drove out to search, and some helped spread the word.

Someone posted a message on a local forum and asked the forum administrator for help. The post urgently seeking help for the child was pinned to the top.

Haicheng is hosting a marathon in March, and security has been tightened recently.

Once the news of "a child going missing in Yuhua Community" spread, it immediately attracted the attention of the police, who dispatched five or six police cars and twenty or thirty police officers to search for the child... which led to the large-scale search in the small mountain village.

Jing Chen carried Yan Zhen back home, and the noise subsided only after he closed the door.

Jing Chen placed Yan Zhen on the sofa. Seeing that she was awake with her eyes open, he stared at her for a while, then suddenly pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly without saying a word.

“It’s alright…” Jing Chen murmured to himself.

Even though he didn't say it aloud, Yan Zhen knew that the news of his arrest had frightened him.

She wanted to pat Jingchen on the shoulder and say something to comfort him, but such actions by a seven-year-old child risked revealing that she carried memories.

She had no choice but to give up.

Jing Chen hugged Yan Zhen for a while, and her emotions seemed to have calmed down. She turned on the water heater to give Yan Zhen a bath, cooked porridge for her to drink, then fed her a cup of cold medicine and urged her to go to sleep.

Yan Zhen was indeed very tired. After eating, he crawled into the warm quilt and fell asleep in less than ten minutes.

In the middle of the night, Yan Zhen got up to go to the bathroom as usual, but when she opened her eyes, she found a small night light on by the bedside, and Jing Chen was sitting on the edge of the bed, dozing off, with one hand gently holding her arm.

Yan Zhen was taken aback.

The moment she moved slightly, Jing Chen immediately opened her eyes alertly.

Seeing that Yan Zhen was awake, he rubbed his eyes, got up and asked, "Do you need to go to the bathroom?"

Yan Zhen nodded.

Jingchen picked her up from the bed, put her coat on, and took her to the bathroom.

When Yan Zhen returned from the restroom, Jing Chen put her back in bed, but showed no intention of going back to the room to sleep. Instead, he continued to sit on the edge of the bed.

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

Are you worried that I'll be arrested again?

Jing Chen: "...No, brother just can't sleep."

"But you were clearly very sleepy just now."

"Brother isn't sleepy." Jing Chen tucked the blanket around her. "Go to sleep."

Yan Zhen sighed inwardly.

She moved to the inside of the bed, making room for half of the bed, patted the mattress, and gestured for Jingchen to come and sleep with her.

Jing Chen hesitated for a moment, but still lay down next to her.

Yan Zhen covered him with the blanket, then patted it like a little adult: "If you sleep on the outside, anyone who wants to catch me will have to step over you. If I get caught, you'll know."

Jing Chen's tense mood was eased a lot by her few words, and a smile appeared on his lips: "You're right, go to sleep."

The next morning, Yan Zhen was fast asleep when Jing Chen pulled her out of bed and rubbed her cheek: "Zhenzhen, wake up, it's time to get up."

Yan Zhen opened her eyes groggily, not yet realizing what was happening, when Jing Chen put a coat over her pajamas and carried her outside.

Yan Zhen clung to Jing Chen's shoulders like a koala, watching him open the door and leave, carrying a bag of trash.

Yan Zhen asked, "Where are you going?"

"Buy breakfast. Didn't you say you wanted beef buns last night?"

Yan Zhen said unhappily, "Why did you bring me along to buy breakfast? You can go by yourself."

"I can't stand you sleeping in late, okay?"

Jingchen ignored her little tantrum, carried her downstairs to throw out the trash, bought breakfast, and then went to the vegetable market to buy groceries. He didn't allow her to go back to sleep until they got home and Yanzhen had finished eating breakfast.

For the rest of the day, Jing Chen would always take Yan Zhen with him whenever he went out.

At home, he would nervously check repeatedly whether the doors and windows were closed properly.

Yan Zhen belatedly realized that her abduction had left a psychological scar on Jing Chen.

Fortunately, this psychological trauma did not last long. Half a month later, the verdicts for the couple who had run into the crackdown and the driver were handed down. The three were sentenced to three years and two years in prison, respectively, for attempted child trafficking.

As Yan Zhen successfully transferred to the first grade, Jing Chen needed to take on more guardianship responsibilities and gradually forgot about the matter.

Houde Primary School and Junior High School are separated by one campus. On the first day of school, Jingchen got up very early.

After preparing breakfast, he checked Yan Zhen's schoolbag several times to make sure that he had brought his books, stationery, thermos, and snacks for snacking during breaks. Then he went to work on Yan Zhen's new school uniform.

Seeing a wrinkle on the red scarf, he ironed it twice, making sure she was clean and tidy before leaving the house, before finally stopping.

Jing Chen rode his bicycle to take Yan Zhen to the primary school. He then escorted her into the school, helped her find her classroom and seat, and instructed her, "Don't run around after school. Wait in the classroom for your brother to pick you up. If your brother doesn't come, you must not go with anyone who comes to pick you up, understand?"