Chapter 105.2

At noon, Qinglan had told him that someone suspicious had come to the hospital, seeming to want to see him, but before Doctor Zhao could meet him, the person had limped away. He only saw the person’s back.

Despite the person trying to hide, the way he walked, with a limp, and the leg injury that he tried not to reveal, reminded Doctor Zhao of that individual.

When he put everything together—the strange events and the identification of that figure—Doctor Zhao was certain that something major was happening in the military.

Upon hearing this, Wen Nuan’s hand, which had been resting on the edge of the table, instantly clenched tightly. She frowned and said, “Doctor Zhao, you should report this to Captain Gu!”

赵Master子 shook his head. “No, I feel like the other party hasn’t noticed anything yet. But if I go to Captain Gu, it might alert them.”

He had a hunch that the person wasn’t coming to investigate the matter Gu Qinghan was looking into, but simply to check on him.

Although this guess might not be entirely accurate, he thought it was best to inform Wen Nuan first so that she could tell Gu Qinghan. This way, it would be safer.

Wen Nuan looked at him with concern. “Doctor Zhao, you need to protect yourself. Maybe send a couple of guards with you? I’m worried that person might try to harm you.”

赵Master子 shook his head. “No need. You should find a chance to inform Captain Gu. I’ll head back to the hospital now; I have a surgery tonight. You need to take care of yourself, the baby is the most important right now.”

If the other party wanted to make a move, they had plenty of opportunities.

Moreover, ZhaoMaster子 suspected that the person wasn’t coming for revenge, given that Zhao had once saved him. But even if it was revenge, ZhaoMaster子 saw it as a way to lure the enemy out, doing something useful for the organization. If it led to uncovering more, he’d die without regret.

Before Wen Nuan could say more, ZhaoMaster子 had already picked up his medical bag and left.

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Meanwhile, in the interrogation room.

General Xu and Political Commissar Li had dozed off for a while before returning to the room.

When they saw that Gu Qinghan was still there, General Xu said, “How about we have dinner first? It seems we can’t get anything useful out of them now.”

General Xu had already sent out several elite teams to search, but the daytime wasn’t ideal. They needed to act at night.

Gu Qinghan frowned. “I’m not hungry. Have you gotten anything useful from Colonel Lin or Lin’s wife?”

Political Commissar Li slammed his hand on the table, gritting his teeth. “Don’t even mention it. That Lin’s wife knows that her two grandsons are enemies. When we asked if the kids had been in contact with anyone suspicious, she said the other group was your Aunt Chen from recently visiting the family compound.”

“She claimed the only strangers around were those few, and if not them, who else? This Lin’s wife is absolutely rotten to the core. She doesn’t even care that her own grandsons are missing, and instead says she reported Aunt Chen as if she’d done a great deed. She wants us to release everyone from the Lin family.”

“I won’t let her get away with this!”

Political Commissar Li was furious, slamming the table so hard that it shook, startling some of the younger soldiers nearby, who visibly flinched.

General Xu also frowned, sneering, “How could she say such things? What a liar.”

However, the next second, he looked at Gu Qinghan and said, “But what Aunt Lin said isn’t completely unfounded. Your Aunt Chen has indeed been coming to the family compound these past few months. Since Aunt Lin mentioned it, it would be wise to investigate.”

Comrade Li stared in disbelief at General Xu. He wanted to say something, but Gu Qinghan had already nodded. “I know what to do. I’ll bring people over right now.”

Comrade Li watched as Gu Qinghan truly left and then frowned at General Xu beside him. “Wait, are you really suspicious of their Aunt Chen?”

To be honest, after interrogating Aunt Lin the whole day, Comrade Li knew she didn’t know anything. The only reason she had mentioned Aunt Chen was likely out of a desire for revenge over the poisoning incident from yesterday.

General Xu snorted and rolled his eyes at Comrade Li. “Anyone could be a suspect, even you and I. Since Aunt Lin said it, it must be investigated.”

Comrade Li immediately understood that the situation wasn’t so simple.

This must be retaliation against Gu Qinghan, now they were being suspicious of their family…

Small minds, playing tricks…

Comrade Li sighed. “But Gu Qinghan staying here is such a waste of talent. I hope he uses this opportunity to go out and see if he can find any suspicious individuals.”

Tomorrow would be Monday. Even if they wanted to cover it up, it would be difficult.

The longer they dragged things out, the higher the risk of exposure.

“What?” Gu Qinghan, listening to Wen Nuan’s words, seemed to not believe it at first.

The traitor who had caused Doctor Zhao’s downfall had actually returned?

But Gu Qinghan quickly regained his composure, wiped his face with his hand, and said to Wen Nuan, “Don’t go outside. Stay at home. I’ll bring people to search right now.”

Wen Nuan nodded. “Okay, Qinghan, please stay safe.”

“I know. I’ll catch them all, so you can rest assured and focus on the baby,” Gu Qinghan said, preparing to leave.

Then Wen Nuan asked, “What about Aunt Chen…”

Gu Qinghan paused, made a decision on his own, and said, “Tell Aunt Chen to go to bed early. This has nothing to do with her.”

After speaking, he really left.

After Gu Qinghan left, Aunt Chen continued wiping away her tears. She never expected that she would be suspected of being an enemy agent.

Wen Nuan hugged Aunt Chen’s shoulders and comforted her, “I’m sorry, Aunt Chen. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t be suspected. It’s all my fault.”

If it weren’t for the fact that Aunt Chen was about to have a baby, she wouldn’t have had to come to the North and endure such humiliation. In the end, it was all caused by her.

Aunt Chen huffed, “It’s not my fault, it must be that Aunt Lin. She’s just taking revenge because I confronted her that night!”

She had already guessed something had happened in the family compound these past few days, but she never imagined it would be related to a special case, and that she would be suspected.

Lele, seeing Wen Nuan holding Aunt Chen as she cried, ran over to hug her and, in her babyish voice, said, “Auntie, don’t cry, Lele will sing a song for you, okay?”

Aunt Chen usually treated Lele very well, always giving her delicious food and fun things. Seeing her cry, Lele wanted to comfort her.

When Aunt Chen saw Wen Nuan and the child coming over, she stopped crying and said, “I’m not crying anymore. Fortunately, Captain Gu is sharp and keen. If not, Aunt Lin would have really gotten me into trouble. I, Chen Hui’e, stand firm with integrity, so I’m not afraid of their investigation!”

Wen Nuan hugged her. “It’s also my fault. I should have never provoked her.”

Aunt Chen angrily retorted, “It’s not your fault. Aunt Lin is the one who deserves it. She’s eaten so much of our food, and now she turns around and accuses us. Luckily, I saw through her true nature. From now on, every time I see her, I’ll give her a good lesson. She’s too hateful!”

Aunt Chen could still distinguish right from wrong. This matter had nothing to do with Wen Nuan.

Besides, she was upright and beyond reproach. She wasn’t afraid of being investigated. It was just that Aunt Lin’s false accusations disgusted her.

Wen Nuan sighed, “Both Qinghan and I believe you. Try to rest early tonight, the results should be out by tomorrow.”

Aunt Chen gritted her teeth, “Fine. Wait until that Aunt Lin comes out. I’ll teach her a lesson!”

Meanwhile, Gu Qinghan immediately reported Zhao Master’s words to General Xu.

Upon hearing this, General Xu cursed, “Damn, it’s him?!”

Comrade Li, seeing General Xu’s face turn red and his neck thick with anger, asked, “Do you know this person?”

Comrade Li was several years younger than General Xu. General Xu was from the Xiang army, and Comrade Li was from the Northeast. They only met after arriving in the North, and he didn’t realize General Xu had such a hidden side.

General Xu took a few deep breaths before gritting his teeth and saying, “Don’t even mention it. He’s a traitor. I don’t know him personally, but when Zhao old man cleared up that matter, I spoke with him and learned the whole story. I heard the traitor was disgusted by his own wife because she wasn’t good-looking and couldn’t bear him a son. Then, they promised him a beautiful girl and money, so he defected. I can’t believe he has the nerve to come back!”

General Xu was so furious that he threw his cup to the ground. He then ordered, “Immediately gather all the personnel records, find out who has a leg injury and is about sixty years old. Everyone, split up and take action!”

“Tonight, no one is allowed to sleep. If we don’t catch the person, I, Xu Zhengming, will write my name backwards!” General Xu ordered, and everyone immediately got busy.

However, Gu Qinghan had already prepared in advance. He had investigated everyone from the kindergarten and elementary school, and hearing the Colonel’s words, he took out his file folder, flipped through it, and pulled out a document on one person, handing it to General Xu.

“Colonel, is this the person?”

The person in question was responsible for transporting trash from the kindergarten and elementary school. He was a local villager, childless and unmarried.

Having once saved a drowning child in the military, the leadership, seeing he had a leg injury, had given him a job managing the garbage collection for the kindergarten and elementary school. Since the kindergarten and elementary school weren’t technically part of the military compound and had some external villagers working there as teachers and children, no one thought this would lead to such consequences.

General Xu looked at the document. Although he wasn’t completely sure, his gut instinct made him trust Gu Qinghan’s suspicion completely.

General Xu turned to Gu Qinghan and said, “Captain Gu, make sure you catch him!”

“Colonel Chen, Colonel Liu, go with Captain Gu. Follow his orders!”

It was a rare sight for two full colonels to follow a lieutenant colonel’s orders for a mission.

However, none of them felt any resentment. Compared to Gu Qinghan’s contribution to this mission, they were just along for the ride.

Getting to work alongside Gu Qinghan was an honor, so everyone quickly responded, “Yes, sir!”

General Xu was confident that Gu Qinghan had made the right guess. By morning, this matter would be fully resolved.

At that moment, an assistant came in with a report. “General Xu, Lin Guoqiang says he remembers something useful and wants to see you.”

General Xu snorted, “Tell him it’s too late! Lin Guoqiang derelicts his duty, and Aunt Lin slanders others with lies. If I don’t send them to labor camps, I’ll change my surname to Lin!”

The assistant, sensing the situation was moving forward, realized they no longer needed anything from the Lin family, so he hurriedly went downstairs.

By the time the sky began to lighten, General Xu’s suspicions were quickly confirmed.

Gu Qinghan had captured the remaining accomplices, including the traitor from years ago, and in a water channel near his home, they found a transmitter.