Gu Zechen watched her sitting still and obedient, yet her expression remained somewhat complicated, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
She must be thinking of something strange again.
"Keep talking!"
"Talk about what?"
Gu Zechen rubbed his brow.
"Just tell me what you discovered!"
"Well, if I tell you, is there a reward?"
"Yes! It depends on how much the information you provide is worth."
Li Yuchu put on a chummy expression.
"You can rest assured about that. I guarantee the price is fair and I don't cheat anyone!"
Gu Zechen heard a helpless sigh from deep within his heart.
"Can you talk now?"
"Song Qian seems to have a cousin named something like Lao Wu. Do you know him?"
Gu Zechen lowered his eyelids.
"I'm not sure which one. I know several people named Lao Wu!"
Li Yuchu thought that was true; in this era, many people's names were quite perfunctory.
From Eldest Son and Second Child all the way to Seventh Sister and Eighth Child, it was common!
"Then do you know a man named Chai Laowu? He's bald and has quite a few scars on his face!"
Gu Zechen finally looked up at her this time.
"How do you know that?"
"Well, if I tell you, can you promise not to laugh at me?
I suspected Yang Yunkai and Song Qian the moment I arrived at the compound, so I secretly followed her!"
She hadn't actually done that, but she was certain that Chai Laowu and Song Qian definitely knew each other and were in collusion, and that was enough.
Gu Zechen, however, was thinking much more deeply.
In his dream, both Li Yuchu and Song Qian were kidnapped by Chai Laowu. If Chai Laowu really was some relative of Song Qian,
then everything was their conspiracy.
Was it for Yang Yunkai, or was it a fatal disaster brought on because Li Yuchu discovered their relationship?
If Yang Yunkai had selfish motives and wanted to get rid of Li Yuchu, wasn't this the best opportunity?
If he had been even a step later, Li Yuchu would have been thrown across the border, her life and death uncertain!
It was a pity he hadn't finished the dream!
……
"Hmm, any other discoveries?"
"Although, I still want to say that Song Qian really has a wild man. If it's not Yang Yunkai, it's someone else. You must not take this lightly!"
Gu Zechen looked at her exceptionally serious little face.
"Rest assured! I promised you justice, and I will give it to you.
You are not allowed to go out and fool around anymore; it's not safe outside!"
Li Yuchu found a loophole in his words.
"Does that mean I can fool around inside?"
Gu Zechen looked at her posture of eagerly rubbing her hands and felt his scalp tingle. Who exactly did she want to deal with?
"Do not twist my meaning!"
"I didn't. That's just how I understood it. Great minds think alike!"
"You should go back. I'll have..."
He had just wanted to say he would have Xiao Yu take her back, but then remembered Xiao Yu had gone to the hospital.
Li Yuchu, however, praised him with a face full of admiration.
"Xiao Yu is also quite capable, knowing how to use a cloning technique.
Commander Gu, your people are truly impressive!"
Gu Zechen really couldn't hold back his laughter this time.
"You really are... silver-tongued!"
"Why don't you say that I am a wise person who submits to circumstances?"
Gu Zechen shook his head with a smile.
"I can't win an argument with you. Let's go, I'll see you back!"
"Can I borrow your authority to intimidate others?"
"I meant I would watch you leave!"
"…………"
Li Yuchu had been gone for about half an hour.
By the time Gu Zechen extinguished his third cigarette, Xiao Yu had just returned.
"Report, Regiment Commander, Song Qian is fine. The doctor gave her a full check-up.
Xu Hui is guarding her there now.
Tomorrow morning, she will be sent directly to her hometown!"
"Understood. Send someone to keep a close eye on her.
Also, send out the notice; we will interrogate Yang Yunkai immediately!"
Soon, Gu Zechen, Political Commissar Qi, and two leaders from the Political Department all arrived at the interrogation room.
Yang Yunkai, who had been released from solitary confinement, saw them and hurriedly explained:
"Regiment Commander, Political Commissar, esteemed leaders, I am innocent.
Song Qian and I really have nothing going on; it's all just rumors spread by Li Yuchu!"
Yang Yunkai did like Li Yuchu, especially her family background.
However, over the years,
her military connections had never helped him even once.
Compared to his peers, his promotion was truly slow.
Not to mention others, Gu Zechen was two years older than him and was already a full Regiment Commander,
while he himself was still just an insignificant Deputy Battalion Commander.
He was actually already somewhat dissatisfied.
Moreover, besides being pretty, Li Yuchu had no feminine charm, was not virtuous, wouldn't let him touch her, wouldn't even let him hold her hand, and was incredibly overbearing.
Back in her hometown, she relied on her good family background to bully his mother and younger sister, making their family listen to hers in everything—he wouldn't even mention that.
But this time in the compound, she actually dared to make such a reckless fuss. Had she really forgotten his life-saving grace twice?
He had to teach her a lesson.
Anyway, no matter what, Li Yuchu loved him like her own life; she would never truly break off the engagement with him!
If he played it tough and threatened to dump her,
even that half-dead grandfather of hers would have to personally come out and beg him to pave the way for him. Wouldn't rising to power from then on be easy?
Political Commissar Qi, Gu Zechen, and the other two cadres
all looked at him coldly.
"Did you not appear in Song Qian's room the night before last? Did you not spend the night there?"
Yang Yunkai's face stiffened.
"Yes,
but that was because she was afraid of thunder and was pregnant. I was worried something might happen, so I guarded her for the night!"
Political Commissar Qi slammed his pen onto the table.
"A man with a fiancée, running so openly to another woman's room to spend the night—Yang Yunkai, do you have a pig brain?"
Yang Yunkai clenched his fists and changed the subject.
"Esteemed leaders, I really have no other ideas.
Song Qian is the widow of my benefactor and is carrying my benefactor's child. No matter what, I could never do such a despicable thing that would make others point fingers at me!
However, I am truly sorry.
Everything is because my fiancée is making a fuss.
She makes a scene over nothing all the time, terrified that I might leave her! She tries every way to deal with the female comrades around me!
From now on, I will discipline her properly!"
A middle-aged man frowned imperceptibly.
"Yang Yunkai, if you hadn't done anything inappropriate, would your fiancée make such a fuss?
You brought Song Qian back; didn't you know that would trigger your fiancée's dissatisfaction?"
Yang Yunkai put on a righteous expression.
"Esteemed leaders, you might not know much about Li Yuchu's family.
Her grandfather is a combat hero.
She has an eldest brother who is a Regiment Commander, an eldest sister-in-law who is a Deputy Regiment Commander, a brother-in-law who is a Naval Regiment Commander, and a sister who is a staff member.
Even though her second brother is not in the military, he works at our town government.
Her uncle is the police station chief there.
Her eldest uncle is our village team leader.
They all defend the homeland and serve the people, so they would certainly understand taking care of a widow.
It's just that my fiancée was born to her parents in their old age and has been spoiled, so her awareness is not high.
As their future son-in-law, I will definitely educate her well later!
If possible, I also ask the organization to conduct strict ideological education on her, preferably putting her in solitary confinement for a few days.
Otherwise, she might cause a huge mess in the future.
I believe that even if her family were here, they would raise both hands in agreement!"
He had originally thought that after he finished saying this, everyone would agree and praise him, and would even compliment him on his sense of propriety and vision.
But no one had any reaction at all.
This was a bit unreasonable!
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