It was already past 7 p.m. when Lisa came out from the operating room.
At first glance, she saw Jungkook standing outside in the yard waiting for her.
A stream of warmth flowed in her heart.
"Kook."
Jungkook watched her walk towards him, and he raised his hands to pin her hair behind her ears.
"Are you hungry?"
She nodded.
He held her hand and they walked to the main hall together.
When they walked in, Leader Zhang, Instructor Li, and Li Xia were already seated at the table as they waited for them.
The table was also filled with different types of dishes.
Leader Zhang laughed and said when he saw them walking in,
"Little Zi, you're finally out. Come over and take a seat. Why didn't you say that it's your birthday today? I just had the kitchen prepare a cake for you; they should be sending it out shortly.
Because of you, we'll be able to try the dishes Little Lu personally cooked himself."
Lisa tilted her head and looked at him.
While holding her hand, he led her to one of the sides of the square table and they sat down together.
A portion of the food tonight was cooked by Jungkook and Lisa ate it with relish. The other three were rather tactful as they merely used their chopsticks to grab the dishes he cooked just once.
After all, it was food specially prepared by her boyfriend and they were not so thick-skinned.
She enjoyed the food and deep down in her heart, the food he cooked was the most delicious.
After dinner, the kitchen sent over a cake.
The design of the cake was very simple. Leader Zhang saw the number 18 written on it and lamented.
"It sure is good to be young."
He then looked towards him and said with a large smile on his face,
"Little Lu, you've found a treasure this time."
The corner of his lips curled up and he revealed a gentle and elegant smile.
She nearly wanted to pounce on him at the sight of his smile.
"Oh heavens, so handsome! I'm going to faint!"
Li Xia directly started to fangirl right in front of Jungkook.
She tilted her head and glanced at her before she used her hand to cover Li Xia's eyes.
Li Xia giggled while trying to dodge her hand.
"Lisa, how can you do this? Looking at a handsome guy is everyone's right."
She was particularly overbearing.
"Mine is not available for viewing."
Her words had caused Leader Zhang and Instructor Li to chuckle.
After they finished the cake, Lisa and Jungkook went out for some air.
Lisa brought him to the training ground behind.
The military dogs had all returned to their resting place and the training ground was extremely quiet.
After they walked behind an obstacle, Lisa held Jungkook and directly pounced in his embrace.
He held onto her tightly and whispered a few words that caused her to blossom in happiness.
The two of them continued to hug for a while before Lisa thought of someone and came out from his embrace.
"Kook, lend me your phone for a while."
He passed his phone to her.
While she lay in his embrace, she keyed in strings of codes on the phone.
Soon, the program was done, and she directly hacked into the base's HR database.
"Who are you checking on?"
He looked at the phone and asked.
"I'm thinking of checking Doctor Zhang. That person gives me a strange feeling."
After she checked for some time, her expression turned chilly.
"To think she used a fake identification. This woman named Zhang Xiaomei came from the countryside of G Province, but the Doctor Zhang we saw was definitely not her."
She wanted to continue checking.
He stopped her.
"Little Zi, I'll help you check on this person."
She looked into his eyes.
"Since she can sneak in with a fake identity, it proves that she does not have a simple background. You might not be able to find out about her over the internet."
There were many things that could not be found on the net.
Lisa thought about it for a moment and did not continue to check. She then explained to him the places where she found Doctor Zhang to be weird.
Jungkook nodded as he listened.
After they remained in the training camp for over two hours, Jungkook sent her back when he saw that she was about to fall asleep.
Before they separated, he told her,
"I'll come and fetch you on the day when your training ends."
She nodded.
Early the next morning, as soon as Lisa entered the main hall, she heard Instructor Li talking to someone in the yard.
They were talking about Feihu's condition.
Lisa increased her pace and walked out.
The person Instructor Li was talking to be the doctor who operated on Feihu yesterday. The moment he saw her walking out, he enthusiastically greeted her.
"Little Zi, good morning."
"Doctor Li, good morning."
She walked over to the two men and Doctor Li smiled as he said,
"Little Zi's method is surely useful. Feihu has already regained consciousness this morning."
"Is that so? Then I'll go take a look at him."
"There's no rush."
Doctor Li called back her and asked,
"Little Zi, have you seen Doctor Zhang from our office?"
She narrowed her eyes at his words. She then looked at him and asked,
"Doctor Zhang went missing?"
Doctor Li nodded.
"I heard from Little Wu in our infirmary that Doctor Zhang didn't seem to have returned with them yesterday."
She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before she asked,
"Doctor Li, when did Doctor Zhang arrive at the base?"
"A few days before your military training."
"Who introduced her here?"
Doctors in places like bases had to undergo strict screening and a referral before they could come in.
Doctor Li thought for a moment and told her a name.
She nodded. She already had a guess in her heart and did not continue to ask.
Shortly after, she went to check up on Feihu.
Feihu was lying on the bed and when he saw her coming in, he even whined at her twice.
She stood by the bed and stroked his head.
"Feihu, there's nothing to be worried about. After your legs recover, you can continue to stay in the training camp."
Feihu barked and he was obviously happy.
She remained there for some time and Instructor Li came in to call for her.
"Student Zi, Leader Zhang sent for you."
She was led to Leader Zhang's office, and he passed her a document.
While Lisa was reading through the document, Leader Zhang said with a taut expression,
"If not for Little Lu who sent someone to investigate, I wouldn't have known that Doctor Zhang was someone from the Dongfang Family."
She guessed that it should be someone from the capital who found her an eyesore and thus, snuck her way inside. However, she did not expect them to be from the Dongfang Family.
Leader Zhang continued to speak.
"Little Zi, don't you worry. The Dongfang Family and we aren't a faction and since they dare to sneak someone inside, I will have a way to make them pay for it."
Lisa asked,
"Who from the Dongfang Family?"
"Dongfang Yan."
She nodded and asked another question.
"What are you going to do with her?"
"Of course, we will directly look for the Dongfang Family. Drugging the military dogs and even bringing someone to harm our people? I'd like to see how the Dongfang family argues their way out."
She disagreed with his methods.
"Since Dongfang Yan could sneak in without getting discovered by the base, the person who introduced her is very likely to be used by her. There's definitely a helper behind. If you directly confront them, they might even use a scapegoat."
She already had a plan in her mind.
"I'll take care of this person. You'll only need to add fire to the flames at that time."
"How do you intend to take care of them?"
A murderous glint flashed past her eyes.
"Of course, it's to give them a taste of their own medicine."
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Leader Zhang thought about it and nodded.
"Alright then. As long as you are able to make her receive the punishment she deserves."
In fact, after Jungkook informed him about this issue, he had said that he and Lisa would take care of this. Since that was the case, Leader Zhang would certainly not oppose it again.
Now that they know the identity of the culprit, she stayed in the training camp at ease.
The weather cleared up during the following days and the military dogs had all resumed their training.
Feihu had been lying down for the past few days and he appeared to be rather irritable, as they could hear his barking from time to time.
Lisa and the doctors had discussed several special treatment methods for the past few days and a few days before the training camp ended, Feihu was actually able to run about.
Everyone was amazed.
"This... Feihu's recovery speed is too quick... Little Zi, you're simply a miraculous doctor!"
Feihu was clearly happy, and he even deliberately rubbed her leg several times with his head.
The following days passed by like a rocket and were fleeting.
On the night of the last day of the training camp.
Li Xia was hugging one of the military dogs as she wailed and was reluctant to release her grip.
Instructor Li did now know whether to laugh or cry.
"Student Li Xia. You're a student and you came here for military training."
Li Xia cried and said,
"I don't want to go."
The military dogs seemed to also know that Lisa and Li Xia would be leaving the camp tomorrow and all of them were whining.
She stroked Feihu and she also felt a little reluctant.
No matter how reluctant these adorable military dogs were, on the 28th of September, students at both schools were all gathered to the large training ground. After the debrief, the students returned to pack their belongings and left the XX Base.
There were many who had tears streaming down their faces when they left.
She did not leave immediately after the military training debriefing session.
She had a discussion with the doctors about Feihu's subsequent recovery and also Instructor Li, together with the two other instructors who returned after visiting their relatives, about Feihu's training in the future. The discussion lasted until Jungkook drove over to fetch her.
When she was about to leave, Feihu stood at the gates and continuously barked at her.
She was about to get in the car, but she turned around and made a detour. She then took out a circular ball that had transformed into a collar before putting it around his neck.
"This collar has many functions, and it can assist you in your future missions. Also... if we are fated, we will meet again in the future."
Having said that, she turned around and headed towards the car.
Even after she had closed the door, Feihu was still barking.
He had simply driven away.
When the car drove to the main entrance, they saw Leader Zhang waiting for them there.
He stopped the car.
Leader Zhang walked over and reminded Lisa.
"Little Zi, just give me a call when you are done with the robots for the base."
She nodded and Jungkook made a phone call.
Leader Zhang was relieved at her response and his expression turned serious.
"When you return and take care of that woman, do remember to inform me about it. If the Dongfang Family dares to cause trouble for Little Zi, I won't hesitate to clean them up."
He responded with an ok and started the car and drove away.
After the car drove out of the camp, she asked him,
"Have you gathered all the equipment to refine the medicine for your brother?"
"I still lack one piece of equipment and a few others needed to be custom made. It should be done after you return."
She nodded and asked about Yeonjun's current condition.
Fortunately, he was capable and could gather the best medicinal ingredients and doctors from all around the world, which allowed them to maintain Yeonjun's life and the functions of his body.
Lisa saw that Jungkook had subconsciously tightened his grip on the steering wheel when they were discussing Yeonjun.
"Kook, how did your younger brother get injured so badly?"
"I don't know."
He suddenly stopped the car and closed his eyes as he said with a calm expression,
"When he came to me, he only told me not to let anyone know that he's injured. After that, he lost consciousness."
She looked at him and suddenly unbuckled the seat belt and leaned forward to give him a kiss on the lips.
He looked back at her with his deep-set eyes.
She said,
"Everything will be okay with me around; I won't let your younger brother die."
He raised his hand and held the back of her head as he pressed down towards her lips.
Sometime later, the car continued to drive.
She took out her mobile phone.
She did not expect to receive an inordinate number of missed calls and messages after not having her phone around her for about a month or so.
The calls were from Zhou Shiyu, and the majority of the messages were also from him. Some of the other messages were from He Fei and Ouyang Ming.
She tapped in to check Zhou Shiyu's last message.
Zhou Shiyu: Boss Zi, I beg you to save my brother. We have found evidence of how we got framed, but we are unable to return to the main family, as we are being chased down.
Lisa checked the time when Zhou Shiyu had sent her the message. It was two nights ago.
She thought about it for a moment and did not call him. Instead, she quickly entered a series of codes on her phone and managed to find the location of his phone very quickly. She then turned on the camera and microphone.
The camera was pitch black, but there were sounds.
"Run if you dare!"
Following that shout were sounds of kicking and groaning in pain.
Lisa furrowed her brow and said to him,
"My racer seems to have been kidnapped."
He asked,
"Do you want me to send someone to rescue him?"
She checked the location on the phone and said,
"It just so happens that we will drive past the area on our way back. Why don't we save them when we pass by?"
He glanced at her and said,
"I'll get my men to save them, and we'll bring them back."
She nodded, and he made a phone call.
After they drove for another two hours or so, they could see several cars parked ahead.
He informed Lisa.
"They're my men."
She rolled down the window. When the car arrived there, she glanced at the Zhou brothers who were seated in the opposite car.
They did not look as bright and presentable as before. It was obvious they had suffered plenty during this period of time.
When the two of them saw her, they appeared to have something to say.
She spoke up in advance.
"Let's talk after we leave."
Having said that, she wound up the windows and the car directly drove to Jungkook's villa.
She was a little surprised.
He explained.
"There's no need to let them know your exact address."
She thought about it for a moment and nodded.
After the car drove into the villa, the car tagging behind them had driven in shortly after.
Lisa and Jungkook alighted and the housekeeper, who was already waiting for them before that, had come up as he said to Zi Yi with a smile,
"Miss Zi, welcome home."
She revealed a smile and said,
"Long time no see~"
The housekeeper went to get her suitcase out of the trunk and asked,
"Miss Zi, are you staying over tonight, or will you be returning to your place?"
She thought about it and said,
"We'll be staying at my place. Both me and Kook."
The housekeeper's smile deepened.
"Alright."
He then looked at the two other men who alighted from another car and motioned to one of the helpers.
"Send Miss Zi's luggage over."
After the helper took the luggage, the housekeeper went to get other helpers to prepare drinks.
The Zhou Family brothers made their way over.
Zhou Shiyu called out awkwardly,
"Boss Zi."
She looked at them with a straight face and did not feel like talking to them. Thus, she said, "The one who saved you were Kook's men."
Having said that, she went in the direction of the villa.