The military wife is pregnant and the tycoon, who has no heir, spoils her rotten.

Chapter 48 How could I possibly hit you? I'm torturing you.

Lu Beiting opened his eyes and glanced at Zhang Yi beside him.

Zhang Yi, holding something in his hand, opened the door a crack and looked out at the woman wearing a headscarf and carrying a basket.

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, I'm from next door. I heard a lot of noise over here yesterday, so I came to check it out." The woman peeked inside and, seeing their camouflage uniforms, exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, you're from the border patrol, right? Oh dear, you probably haven't eaten yet, it's so early. Wait here, I'll go get you something."

"Oh, no need, big sister."

"Oh, don't be so polite. We wouldn't be in such peace if it weren't for you. Please don't refuse this small token of our appreciation." After saying this, the woman hung her basket and walked towards the market.

Zhang Yi watched the woman's figure disappear, then closed the door and reported the situation to Lu Beiting.

Lu Beiting narrowed his eyes. "One of the women who ran away yesterday was also a woman. Be careful."

"Yes!"

Seeing this, Xia Zhi quickly described the woman's features from yesterday: "The woman from yesterday was very thin, with triangular eyes, which made her easy to identify."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi quickly replied, "Oh, then it's not her. That woman looked to be in her early twenties, with big eyes and double eyelids."

Xia Zhi touched her chin. It wasn't impossible for her triangular eyes to become double eyelids, but there probably wasn't such advanced makeup technology in this era.

However, it's still better to be careful; she'll meet him in person later.

Fan Xinghui looked at the child in her arms and a happy smile appeared on her face.

After a while, there was another knock on the door. This time, Xia Zhi went to see what was going on herself.

After opening the door, the woman was a little surprised to see her, but then a kind and gentle smile appeared on her face. "Sister, I've boiled some sweet potatoes to warm everyone up."

As he spoke, he handed over the basket in his hand, which was full of hot sweet potatoes.

Xia Zhi's gaze fell on her. She was dressed in thick clothes, so her figure couldn't be seen. However, there was nothing indistinguishable about her face. Her eyes were completely different from the ones she had yesterday.

"Come in." Xia Zhi stepped aside, observing the woman's direction with her eyes.

"It's all hot, eat quickly, it's chilly in the morning, don't catch a cold."

Zhang Yi was a chatterbox, and after picking one up, he asked questions as he peeled it.

"Big sister, you're from the family next door, right? We can't just eat your food for free. We didn't bring anything with us today, but we'll come to thank you next time."

Lu Beiting casually looked her over.

"Oh, I live next door, very close by. This place has been abandoned for several years. I heard some noise at home yesterday, but I'm too scared to come. I only came to check this morning when it was quiet, and that's when I saw you."

"Big sister, my name is Zhang Yi, what's your name?"

"Oh, my name is Li Baozhu, I'm a local. Don't call me 'big sister,' I'm only twenty this year." Li Baozhu smiled shyly.

"Oh, sorry, sorry." Zhang Yi glanced at Lu Beiting, then apologized with a smile.

Afterwards, Zhang Yi began to inquire, intentionally or unintentionally, but Li Baozhu did not panic at all and even expressed her understanding, so she explained things to them clearly.

His words and mannerisms were completely unlike those of someone from out of town.

Xia Zhi looked at Li Baozhu, feeling unsure and hesitant. She walked over to Zhang Qiaolian and asked, "Sister, did that woman tell you anything yesterday?"

Zhang Qiaolian leaned close to her ear and whispered, "She said her name is Wang Cui, she's nineteen years old, and she doesn't look like this woman at all. Wang Cui has scars on her face, but this woman is fair-skinned and clean-cut. She doesn't look like her at all, and she doesn't have as much hair either."

Listening to Zhang Qiaolian's simple analysis, Xia Zhi smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, sister."

"No need to thank me, Xia. You're our savior, we should be thanking you." Zhang Qiaolian looked at her gratefully and showered her with compliments. Xia Zhi's smile never faded from the compliments.

"Haha, sis, it's all I should do. Just be more careful in the future."

After watching them finish eating, Li Baozhu said goodbye and prepared to leave.

Zhang Yi stood up without any hesitation. "Let me see you off. Thank you so much for today, otherwise we would have gone hungry."

Zhang Yi smiled and followed Li Baozhu out the door.

Xia Zhi walked up to Lu Beiting and asked, "What do you think? Is it suspicious?"

Lu Beiting looked up at her, then shook his head. "It doesn't really look like it. Let's wait for Zhang Yi to come back and take a look."

Zhang Yi returned from outside soon. After closing the door, he shook his head at the two of them.

“That really is her home. Her family calls her Baozhu. Maybe I should go and ask around the neighborhood.”

Lu Beiting nodded. "Okay, that's fine. Be careful."

Zhang Yi walked outside.

"We'll go back once the military sends someone to take them home," Lu Beiting said, holding her hand.

"Okay, sure." Xia Zhi looked at Wang Dagou and the others in the corner. "Should we take them back or hand them over to the locals?"

Lu Beiting glanced coldly at Wang Dagou, then looked at her again with a rare tenderness in his eyes. "Take her back, record the interrogation, report it, and then make a judgment."

Xia Zhi stroked her chin and nodded. "Are they executed on the spot?"

A flicker of emotion crossed Xia Zhi's eyes. If not, she wouldn't mind sending it secretly.

“Yes, they deserve to die.” Lu Beiting patted the back of her hand with a hint of reassurance.

Xia Zhi was satisfied with the decision. She was afraid of those who would go through all sorts of roundabout ways and then only be locked up for a few years before being released. Such people would never change their ways after they were released.

Xia Zhi bent down, looking at him with a glint in her eyes, "Then we can get a little revenge, right?"

Lu Beiting smiled and nodded at her, then corrected her wording.

"Okay, this is called torture. Comrade Xia, could you please help us get some useful information?"

"Yes, Battalion Commander Lu!" Xia Zhi smiled and gave him a proper salute.

Lu Beiting propped his head up and watched Xia Zhi talk to them.

"Is this really a good idea for the battalion commander?" a teammate joked.

Lu Beiting raised an eyebrow. "I don't know. They only took this measure because the suspects refused to comply during the arrest."

Besides, Comrade Xia is helping us obtain relevant intelligence. Did I say something wrong?

"No, no, the battalion commander's decision was very wise!"

Xia Zhi had finished negotiating, and Zhang Qiaolian, along with her other sisters, grabbed their weapons and stormed towards Wang Dagou and his group in the corner.

Wang Dagou watched them shrink back in fear, "What are you going to do!"

Wang Dagou suddenly looked at Lu Beiting not far away and shouted, "Lu Beiting, you're a soldier, aren't you going to do anything about this?"

Lu Beiting looked over coldly, "As long as you're alive, that's fine."

(End of this chapter)