Chapter 338: The Clock of Shifting Visions

Chapter 338: The Clock of Shifting Visions

Hospital.

Feng Xiuyun slowly opened her eyes.

Then…

She was hit with a flood of dog food!

A handsome man was sneaking a kiss on a stunning pregnant woman.

Immediately after,

she witnessed another scene that left her dumbfounded.

That same seemingly brilliant yet almost monstrous handsome man.

At that moment, he was crouching childishly beside the exquisite pregnant woman.

With a silly smile, he pressed his ear to her belly as if he were listening for something.

This charming yet childishly naïve man was indeed someone she recognized…

Officer Xiao Yu?

Maybe I opened my eyes wrong… Feng Xiuyun rubbed them, and then rubbed them again.

And so, she lay there on the hospital bed, gazing at a scene of pure serenity!

Yes.

Before her was a picture-perfect, heartwarming scene.

An overly attractive couple.

Like a slice of pristine paradise!

“Stop messing around, little brother. Focus on your case. I’m leaving after my checkup—Sister Bai is waiting for me outside.”

With a perfectly handsome face filled with a resigned, maternal warmth, Mu Qingwu reached out with her fair, jade-like hand to gently stroke her elder brother’s head.

The tenderness in her beautiful eyes could melt the world.

What is love?

True love is realizing that sometimes you think the other person is a fool.

Yet you still worry about losing them to someone else!

“The baby is moving, hehe…”

A silly smile spread across Xiao Yu’s face as he listened intently.

All notions of intellect and status were tossed aside.

At that moment, his heart belonged solely to the unborn baby.

Mm, and his sister!

“All you think about is the baby, not a trace of me.”

Mu Qingwu, a little jealous, pinched her little brother’s ear.

“How could that be?”

Looking up, Xiao Yu gazed at Mu Qingwu’s flower-like, jade complexion and said, “In my heart, my sister isn’t just beautiful—she’s as important as the baby.”

“Really?”

With a light laugh, Mu Qingwu teased, “So you were charmed by my beauty from the start?”

“Don’t think that a girl’s looks are enough to win me over.”

Slowly rising, Xiao Yu adopted a serious expression and, with mock solemnity, wrapped his arms around his sister, “At least she has to be foolish enough!”

“You…” Mu Qingwu almost wanted to hit her brother.

“Pfft!”

Laughter erupted from nearby.

Finally realizing this wasn’t her own home,

the little couple, leaving their private world, turned their gaze toward the hospital bed.

In an instant,

Feng Xiuyun experienced what true ‘facial transformation’ meant.

First, Xiao Yu’s childish demeanor vanished without a trace, replaced by a piercing glare that made her heart race.

Then, the pregnant woman exuded an aura of cool elegance, grace, and authority that sent shivers down her spine.

Yet, for some reason, Feng Xiuyun felt that together, they made a perfectly matched, divinely destined pair.

“Are you heading home tonight?”

Mu Qingwu shifted her gaze to her brother beside her.

“Mm.”

Xiao Yu nodded. “The case is nearly wrapped up. The final work doesn’t require your personal touch—so you can have some well-deserved rest.”

The case had reached its closing stage.

Yu An’an had been arrested and detained.

They now needed to revisit details from a case five years ago—a proper investigation was in order.

Then there was the dismemberment murder from three years ago.

And lastly, the case that Yu An’an himself had engineered, which had now been overturned…

For these investigations, Xiao Yu’s involvement was no longer needed, as Zhao Changshan and Zhou Tinghu took command.

Of course, cases like these were major—even if they didn’t earn first-class merits.

A group award of second-class merit was as good as it got…

“Head home early!”

Grasping his little brother’s hand, Mu Qingwu stepped out of the ward.

Outside, Sister Bai nodded to Xiao Yu as she accompanied Mu Qingwu away…

Returning his gaze to Feng Xiuyun, Xiao Yu approached the bed and said, “I promised to help you find the one who hurt your sister.”

“Mm!”

Feng Xiuyun nodded, tears sliding down her cheeks, “Thank you!”

“You’re welcome.”

With a gentle smile, Xiao Yu continued, “You’ll be sent back to prison.”

“It’s fine.”

Feng Xiuyun shook her head tearfully, “As long as my sister…”

She couldn’t finish her sentence.

“Live well.”

Xiao Yu said earnestly, “Your sister wouldn’t want you to see her—it would break her heart. She surely hopes you go on living. Oh, and by the way, your participation in this case provided critical clues. Originally, you faced a twelve-year sentence… But after thorough consideration by the Criminal Investigation Team, your significant contribution has earned you a major sentence reduction!”

How big a reduction?

Assisting in solving the cold case from five years ago—and implicating the dismemberment murder case.

For such achievements, sentence reductions typically range from 20% to 50%.

Plus, the Criminal Investigation Team directly recommended a reduction to the prison.

They proposed cutting at least 50% of the base sentence, or even completely exonerating you according to the law!

After all, Feng Xiuyun had no need to murder her own sister.

She had merely turned off her sister’s ventilator.

She just wanted to accompany her sister.

The judge, no fool, sentenced her to fifteen years—hardly even a life sentence.

With this major contribution, once back in prison, she would likely be exonerated by law!

“…Mm.” Feng Xiuyun wept silently.

She cared little about whether she would ever get out of prison.

“Honestly, I wasn’t trying to sugarcoat things for you.”

Gazing at Feng Xiuyun, Xiao Yu smiled, “Life isn’t always bright and sunny. Sometimes, gloomy rain clouds a day that should be clear. We learn to adapt to pain and regret—but don’t wallow in sorrow. Remember the days filled with laughter, remember your sister. Maybe… she’s watching over you!”

Feng Xiuyun looked up and gazed out the window at the dazzling sun.

Though tears streamed down her face, her eyes gradually sparkled with life.

The clouds above seemed to form a familiar smiling face.

It was her sister smiling.

Biting her lip, Feng Xiuyun managed a tearful smile.

Xiao Yu didn’t disturb her; he walked out of the ward.

He knew that a woman who feared not even death

would one day break free from her pain and sorrow.

Leaving the hospital, Xiao Yu hummed a tune as he walked toward the Red Flag Car.

The Clock of Shifting Visions

Moved in the opposite direction, beginning its journey.

Back to the time and space we once knew.

Freeze frame…

Case closed!