Chapter 236

After checking that everything in the backpack was complete, Lin Mo returned to the room on the second floor once more.

Soon after,

he took out all the items from the backpack, and quickly spread them over Li Jinwen’s dressing table.

Once that was done, Lin Mo took a brand-new ID card from the backpack and said to Li Jinwen, “Wife, I’m going to disguise myself next. Could you help me with the makeup? Just follow the photo on this ID card.”

“Disguise?”

“Yes, disguise. Then, I’ll do things with a new identity. It’s much safer that way!”

Li Jinwen nodded, even though she didn’t know what her husband was planning to do, but still she nodded and came over to help as best as she could.

Disguising was not much different from applying makeup, except for some special techniques that Lin Mo had to do himself; Li Jinwen was more than capable of handling the rest.

With Li Jinwen’s help, Lin Mo’s face in the mirror was gradually changing, transforming into another person.

Under immense pressure, neither of them talked much, except for Lin Mo occasionally instructing Li Jinwen how to use certain things. She would nod in response, then focus entirely on doing what Lin Mo had taught her.

Lin Mo took a deep breath, looked at his wife’s reflection in the mirror, and asked, “Wife…Are you scared?”

Li Jinwen paused in her actions, nodded firmly, and said, “Scared! Of course, I’m scared!”

After a pause, she added, “But, as long as the family is together, I believe we can overcome any difficulty!”

As she applied his eyebrow makeup according to Lin Mo’s instructions, constantly checking to ensure they matched the eyebrows on the ID card exactly, Li Jinwen asked, “Husband, have you figured out what you’re going to do next?”

While applying makeup to Lin Mo, Li Jinwen was also pondering countermeasures.

“Yes, I plan to…”

Lin Mo had also clarified his thoughts, and he shared all his ideas with Li Jinwen, then, holding her hand seriously, he said, “Trust me, everything will be all right, it will all pass!”

Having heard her husband’s plan, Li Jinwen’s first reaction was that it was too risky, too bold.

But she couldn’t think of a better way.

Li Jinwen nodded, her expression resolute, and said, “Husband, go and be bold. I’ll complete all the tasks you’ve given me.”

….

With Li Jinwen’s help, and because Lin Mo was not new to disguise, it took him less than 20 minutes to change his face and become someone else.

A middle-aged man around 40 years old from Northern Sea City, unemployed, living off day trading in the stock market.

Lin Mo had previously bought many identities from the deep web; this was just one of them, and the most suitable for his next move.

Li Jinwen felt very uncomfortable seeing her husband’s completely changed appearance.

She didn’t want to imagine how much suffering and hardship he must have endured to have led the entire family to today through stormy ordeals.

Heartache, sadness, helplessness, a whirlwind of emotions…

As her thoughts continued,

despite constantly telling herself to be strong, tears fell uncontrollably.

“Don’t cry.” Lin Mo knew that Li Jinwen’s strength was a façade; he reached out to wipe away her tears, and said with a gentle smile, “Chen Shanhe might be powerful, but he is only human, not some Daluo Golden Immortal. We might well be able to defeat him!”

“Do as I say, and then, wait for me to come back!”

Li Jinwen clenched her teeth, her body trembling slightly. In an effort not to worry her husband, she quickly composed herself and nodded emphatically, “Don’t worry about the house… You just take care… and… we’ll be waiting for you to return!”

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

It had only been a little over an hour and Li Jinwen had come to accept such a brutal truth.

That she had managed not to cry until now was already quite an achievement!

Lin Mo felt heartache. He opened his arms and hugged Li Jinwen tightly, whispering in her ear, “Wife, don’t cry, we all need to be strong. And remember, trust me, I’ll lead us through this difficult time!”

“Compared to me, those of you staying at home might even be in more danger. Try not to go out too much in the next few days, don’t show too many signs of abnormality, and try to soothe the emotions of mom and dad.”

“Once I’ve made the preparations, I will rush back as quickly as possible.”

With Lin Mo’s comfort, Li Jinwen’s mood gradually stabilized, “I understand! Rest assured, husband! I will be strong! I will take care of everything at home! I believe in you, too! Let’s fight through this together!”

“Yes!!”

After going over everything, Lin Mo left the room alone.

He didn’t ask Li Jinwen to send him off, but instead told her to rest early, to keep her spirits up!

Next to them was their daughter’s room,

the moonlight was good tonight, visibility was clear, and looking through the window, he could see his daughter sleeping soundly.

It was another silent farewell,

and at times like these, Lin Mo’s heart was filled with reluctance.

But the pressures of reality, like an invisible whip, constantly drove him to push forward.

Once he reached the ground floor, Lin Mo peered through the door crack at his sleeping parents one last time. Then he put on his hat and mask, braving the piercing night wind, avoiding all road cameras, carrying all the necessary equipment, and walked away from Zhangzhuang Village.

It was past midnight, now the start of the New Year.