Returning to Hai City, Han Xin went home first to see Han Sanwan.
As Zheng Shufen had returned to her hometown and Qin Lei was at work during the day, no one was home, so Qin Yi also went to the Han family's house.
Han Sanwan was overjoyed to see the two of them return.
Especially seeing Han Xin and Qin Yi looking so intimate, he was even happier than he could express.
Han Sanwan instructed the housekeeper to prepare a sumptuous lunch, and the three of them ate together harmoniously.
In the afternoon, Qin Yi and Han Xin didn't wait for the next day. They went out to buy some things and then headed to the prison to visit the mad old man.
However, to Qin Yi's surprise, when they arrived at the prison and asked to see the mad old man, the prison guard told him that the mad old man was no longer in prison!
Qin Yi asked the prison guard in shock, "He's not in prison anymore, did he get released?"
But Qin Yi immediately thought, that didn't seem right! If the mad old man had been released, he would have known.
Moreover, the person who taught him skills was his master, and if he was released, he wouldn't have failed to contact him!
The prison guard did not answer him further and turned to leave.
"???"
Qin Yi and Han Xin were bewildered.
Immediately, Qin Yi called out to him and said, "Then I'd like to see Liao Pinshuang, there shouldn't be any problem with that, right?"
Liao Pinshuang was also a fellow inmate of Qin Yi's in prison.
Qin Yi had been in prison for four years. Besides being close to the mad old man, he also had good relationships with several other inmates, one of whom was Liao Pinshuang.
Qin Yi clearly remembered that when he first entered prison, he was bullied by a local bully. It was Liao Pinshuang who helped him, preventing him from being severely beaten by the bully!
Therefore, Liao Pinshuang was considered the second person Qin Yi was grateful to in prison, after the mad old man!
"Yes, please wait a moment!" the prison guard said and left.
After a while, the prison guard returned with a bald man in a prisoner's uniform.
The person was indeed Liao Pinshuang.
Seeing Qin Yi, Liao Pinshuang quickened his pace and said with surprise, "Qin Yi, why are you here?"
"I came back to see you all!" Seeing Liao Pinshuang, Qin Yi was also quite happy and asked, "How have you all been doing, Brother Liao? Have you been well recently?"
After all, if it hadn't been for the company of the mad old man and several other close inmates like Liao Pinshuang, Qin Yi's four years in prison would have been incredibly difficult!
Liao Pinshuang was already in his late forties or early fifties, much older than Qin Yi, so Qin Yi always called him Brother Liao.
"All right, all right..."
Liao Pinshuang replied a couple of times.
Then, under the arrangement of the prison guard, they went to a nearby seat to chat.
Han Xin followed and sat next to Qin Yi.
Liao Pinshuang noticed Han Xin and was stunned at first, amazed by Han Xin's high颜值.
Then, he asked Qin Yi, "Qin Yi, who is she?"
"Oh, Brother Liao, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Han Xin!" Qin Yi introduced.
As he finished speaking, Han Xin even took the initiative to greet Liao Pinshuang and said, "Hello, Brother Liao!"
"H-hello!" Liao Pinshuang responded.
His eyes and face were filled with shock.
It was clear that he was shocked that Qin Yi could have such a beautiful girlfriend as Han Xin!
A moment later, Liao Pinshuang recovered and gave Qin Yi a thumbs-up.
Qin Yi shook his head and smiled, then asked, "Brother Liao, do you know where the mad old man went?"
As they were in the same prison, Liao Pinshuang naturally knew the mad old man.
However, Liao Pinshuang and the others didn't know that Qin Yi was learning skills from the mad old man and had taken him as his master!
Hearing his question, Liao Pinshuang's face involuntarily showed a complex expression.
Qin Yi noticed and asked confusedly, "What's wrong?"
Liao Pinshuang subconsciously glanced left and right, then turned back and said, "Qin Yi, you probably don't know, but the day after you were released, the mad old man disappeared..."
"Disappeared? What do you mean?" Qin Yi didn't understand what he meant.
"He just disappeared, vanished all of a sudden!" Liao Pinshuang lowered his voice slightly. "Up to now, the prison authorities still haven't figured out how he disappeared!"
Qin Yi and Han Xin exchanged a look, their eyes filled with a complex and strange expression.
At this moment, they finally understood why the prison guard had been unwilling to answer their questions about the mad old man earlier!
So that was it!
Han Xin couldn't help but say, "Did he escape from prison?"
"Shhh..."
Hearing this, Liao Pinshuang quickly made a shushing gesture to Han Xin.
Then, he turned to glance at the prison guard standing by and said, "That's what we all suspect! But we all think it's too unbelievable and don't believe it!"
"The mad old man is just an old man who's half-dead, and he's usually not mentally sound, acting crazy. With the prison's strict security, how could he possibly have the ability to escape!"
Qin Yi secretly chuckled at this statement.
Others didn't understand the mad old man, but he understood him very well!
If the mad old man wanted to leave, this prison absolutely couldn't hold him!
Therefore, after learning that the mad old man had mysteriously disappeared from prison, Qin Yi was almost certain that he had left on his own!
Of course, Qin Yi couldn't tell Liao Pinshuang these things, so he deliberately changed the subject and didn't mention the mad old man.
Qin Yi gave Liao Pinshuang the things they had bought, cigarettes and alcohol, and asked him to take them back and distribute them to the other inmates he had good relationships with in prison.
Liao Pinshuang accepted them and happily thanked Qin Yi.
These were the things they lacked the most in prison.
"By the way, Qin Yi, there's something I'd like to ask for your help with..."
Liao Pinshuang hesitated for a moment and spoke with some embarrassment.
Seeing this, Qin Yi directly said, "Brother Liao, just tell me whatever you need. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you!"
"Back then, Li Gouzi used to bully me, and you protected me!"
Li Gouzi was the nickname of the bully who had tried to bully Qin Yi when he first entered prison.
"Heh heh, it's been so many years, and you still remember this?" Liao Pinshuang chuckled.
"You helped me, and I'll never forget this kindness!" Qin Yi said firmly.
Qin Yi's character was such that if you respect him a foot, he will reciprocate with ten feet! He always remembered those who had helped him!
Liao Pinshuang heard the determination in Qin Yi's tone and showed a gratified smile.
Then he stopped being polite with Qin Yi and got straight to the point, "I want you to go back and check on my parents and my wife and children. I've been in here for so many years, and I haven't seen them for a long time!"
"You know, I was sentenced to ten years, and there are still several years before I get out, and I can't go back myself!"
"Now that you're free, go back and check on them. If my parents have any difficulties, and if it's within your power, help them out!"