Chapter 735 - 648: Second Prison Is Full of Loyal Officials

Chapter 735: Chapter 648: Second Prison Is Full of Loyal Officials

And this smile was precisely caught by Li Hanyu, who was scanning them with tear-filled eyes.

In Li Hanyu’s eyes, this naturally meant that Liu Yi was also genuinely excited and overjoyed for Qian Huan’s awakening.

Song Ping’an’s mind didn’t turn as quickly or "slyly" as Liu Yi’s, but he was definitely not stupid, and he always kept the minister’s instructions in the car firmly in mind.

———— To wholeheartedly welcome the return of Prison Director Qian.

He was stunned for half a second longer than Liu Yi, and then his face also blossomed into a pure, naive and honest expression of being "astonished yet delighted."

He nodded vigorously, his smile carrying the straightforwardness and sincerity of an unassuming person without much guile.

This scene also fell into Li Hanyu’s eyes, naturally adding significant points for Feng Mu.

Li Hanyu herself was a master of performance, deeply understanding the art of acting.

Therefore, she was also very good at seeing through others’ performances. Compared to the masks everyone usually wore, she believed more in the emotional reaction that a person immediately displayed upon hearing unexpected news without any mental preparation, which was the hardest to hide.

And now, in her "expert" view, the reactions of Feng Mu, Liu Yi, and Song Ping’an showed not a trace of performance.

The overwhelming "reality" was so genuine it made her want to cry.

It’s not that Li Hanyu’s perception was off; her judgment was accurate, but she couldn’t withstand the fact that Feng Mu was so good that he could even alter his own magnetic field in his act.

As for Liu Yi and Song Ping’an, they were completely "acting in their true character," naturally genuine.

They were genuinely happy for Prison Director Qian’s awakening at this moment, just that the points of joy might go beyond Li Hanyu’s imagination.

Li Hanyu was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, her heart surging:

"It’s not just Feng Mu who’s so loyal; even his subordinates exhibit such loyalty to my son, which is truly rare and valuable."

If it was only Feng Mu showing such loyalty, Li Hanyu might just sigh once more at his trustworthiness and reliability.

After all, Feng Mu’s deeply ingrained "loyal dog" image had already become deeply rooted in her mind through many incidents before, so she wouldn’t be surprised.

But what she saw at this moment far exceeded her expectations.

Even the two ordinary followers Feng Mu brought with him had such intense, heartfelt reactions upon hearing about my son Qian Huan’s awakening.

The meaning behind this far surpassed the impact of Feng Mu’s personal loyalty, leaving her both shocked and... reassured.

This indicated not only that Feng Mu was a loyal minister to her son but that the ones he brought alongside him were also exceptionally loyal ministers.

Without much thought, this was undoubtedly the result of Feng Mu’s daily diligent instruction.

And this also meant that there must be a large number of similarly devoted ministers, just like the followers Feng Mu was currently leading, eagerly welcoming Qian Huan’s awakening and return.

This must be the Internal Inspection Department that Feng Mu established in the Second Prison.

Li Hanyu felt overwhelmed with emotion:

"My son Qian Huan’s wisest move in the Second Prison was to personally dig out and promote Feng Mu and allow him to create the Internal Inspection Department!"

Great, great...

A flood of immense joy, like a warm current, instantly melted away the long-standing worries and fears in Li Hanyu’s heart.

She originally worried that the forthcoming plan she had prepared, to let Qian Huan return to the Second Prison and regain power, might push her son, who had just awakened and was unable to move, into a dangerous whirlpool.

She feared that without Feng Mu, no one else could be relied upon by his side, that he would become isolated and vulnerable in prison, and that those with ulterior motives might again reach out with malicious intent.

But now, looking at these three excited and openly loyal "loyal ministers," and thinking of all the "loyal ministers" gathered in the Internal Inspection Department...

The heavy pressure on Li Hanyu’s heart, though not entirely dissipated in an instant, melted away like snow under the spring sun.

Her heart was filled with strong confidence.

With Feng Mu setting an example and guarding him, plus a batch of loyal ministers from the Internal Inspection Department ready to be commanded, my son Qian Huan could effortlessly command the Second Prison and regain his power, even if he were just soaking in a fish tank.

No problem!

Absolutely no problem!

Feng Mu and those loyal generals from the Internal Inspection Department would certainly protect my son Qian Huan like an impenetrable fortress.

Oh~

By the way, immediate steps need to be taken to triple the thickness of the explosion-proof glass wall in the prison director’s office.

This time, it should be surrounded by six layers; no, six layers might still not be enough...

As Li Hanyu’s thoughts swirled, her gaze swept past the group of officials peeking in from the living room door, noticing their faces plastered with mask-like smiles.

She particularly lingered a moment longer on Du Changle’s Maitreya-like fake smile, finding the signs of performance too blatant, almost nauseatingly fake.

Feng Mu similarly turned his head, his gaze falling on Du Changle.

A glint flashed on his glasses, clearly reflecting the malicious highlighter mark hovering above the other’s head.

Seeing Feng Mu look his way, Du Changle’s smile became even more like that of a Maitreya Buddha; Feng Mu withdrew his gaze and, smiling, walked with Li Hanyu into the bedroom-turned-hospital room.

Inside the huge therapy tank, Qian Huan was slowly opening his eyelids, his neck stiffly turning, his gaze unfocused, as if not fully awake yet.

Li Hanyu rushed to his side like the wind, slamming her hands against the cold tank wall, tears surging out like a breached dam, sobbing uncontrollably:

"My son... you... you finally woke up!"

Qian Huan struggled to blink his heavy eyelids, his lips parted slightly, and, from his throat, came a hoarse sound like sandpaper scraping:

"Mom...?"

This one word was like lighting a fuse.

Li Hanyu could no longer hold back, all her emotions turning into a heart-wrenching cry.

The sound of her weeping was so mournful and sorrowful, truly breaking the hearts of those who heard it and bringing tears to the eyes of those who saw.

Feng Mu stood quietly half a step behind Li Hanyu, contemplating the "heart-wrenching" scene before him.

It seemed as if he was also touched by this immense joy and sadness, gently removing his glasses and using his thumb to wipe an imperceptible moisture from the corner of his eye.

A line of text scrolled slowly across his retina:

[Second Prison (partially missing expansion possible)]

[Second Prison control progress update!]

[Current control completeness 96%→97%!!!]

[Event log new entry:

Qian Huan awakened, in full view of everyone. (completeness +1%)

(ps: If a person wakes up without anyone witnessing it, it doesn’t count as truly waking up, just as living silently without acknowledgement is akin to being dead.)]

The strong smell of disinfectant in the room was dissipated by an even more intangible scent, the aroma of power.

The officials crowded at the door tacitly parted to the sides, making way for a path.

Wang Xinfa and Lu Chenjia walked in, their eyes unnoticed sweeping across the scenes within the room.

Li Hanyu had just been through an emotional storm, her body still trembling slightly. She wiped her face vigorously with the back of her hand, attempting to erase the torrent of tears, but only made her swollen eyes more obvious.

In the therapy tank, Qian Huan floated, his body lightly secured by complex lines, he struggled somewhat to raise his head and looked at the two of them.

"Good, it’s good you’re awake."

Wang Xinfa gazed into the tank at this "good son" of his, sharing no blood relation, a fatherly warmth spreading across his face.

Lu Chenjia stepped forward just the right amount, his voice clearly reaching every corner of the room:

"Qian Huan, it is really unexpected that you could wake up, truly blessed with a big life.

You wouldn’t know, during your coma, Mr. Wang was so worried about you, about the Second Prison, he wore himself out with concern."

Remnants of post-awakening confusion still lingered on Qian Huan’s face, he blinked, seemingly piecing together fragments of memory from before his coma.

He looked at President Lu and then at Mr. Wang, mumbling to himself:

"Second Prison? ’Octagonal Cage Plan’? I..."

The next second, as if recalling something important, he looked sharply at Li Hanyu, his voice anxious:

"Mom! Why can’t I move? How long have I been lying here?"

Without waiting for his mother to reply, he hurriedly turned his head back:

"President Lu, Mr. Wang, don’t worry, I’ve woken up. I will return to the Second Prison as soon as possible, and I won’t let our ’Octagonal Cage Plan’....."