Swish.
As the cloth strip was pulled away, Wang Yan took a moment to adjust from darkness to light.
She found herself in a windowless room, unable to see anything outside.
A masked man stood in the corner, silently watching her.
Wang Yan recalled that around ten minutes earlier, she had received a call on her way to work at the Public Security Bureau, telling her that this very moment would be her time to meet her daughter, Chen Na.
Then, without giving her any time to prepare, a car appeared and took her away. There was a partition inside, and the windows were completely blacked out. She could not see outside or tell where they were going.
After arriving at their destination, her eyes had been blindfolded as well, and someone led her into a room in an unknown location.
She glanced down at the miniature camera that had always been pinned to her collar and was shocked to find it missing. It had clearly been discovered and removed.
Who exactly were these people...
Creak.
The door opened. Wang Yan turned her head, and the instant she saw who had entered, her eyes reddened. She rushed over and hugged her daughter.
"Nana!"
"Mom..."
The mother and daughter had not seen each other for over a month, and both burst into tears.
Wang Yan wiped away her daughter's tears, rubbed her hair, and asked worriedly, "Nana, where have you been all this time? That organization didn't hurt you, did it? Your hair..."
Chen Na had cut her hair into neat, ear-length short hair. She looked a little like the Short-haired woman who had come looking for them back then.
"Mom... I can't talk about the organization... Is your illness better?"
Wang Yan froze for a moment before nodding. "It's better.