Hao Gang, who was following behind Huo Yanchuan, also saw Wenrou at this moment, and he was also stunned.

"What are you doing here, sister-in-law?"

He looked at Huo Yanchuan and saw that his face was gloomy and rather unpleasant.

"Should we go over and say hello?" Hao Gang asked.

Huo Yanchuan withdrew his gaze, and his expression returned to normal.

"No need, let's take care of business first."

They're here on a mission, so we absolutely can't alert them.

Huo Yanchuan led his men into a private room. Although Wenrou didn't know why Huo Yanchuan and his men had come here, she could tell from his expression that it must be something important.

To avoid causing him trouble, Wenrou pretended not to know him and sat down with Peng Shao.

Peng Shao had naturally noticed the gentle gaze he'd just received, so he asked, "Do you know them?"

Wenrou didn't know what mission Huo Yanchuan and his group were carrying out, so she didn't dare to easily reveal his identity to Peng Shao.

So he shook his head, "I don't know him."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that Huo Yanchuan, who had already reached the door of the private room, had an even more gloomy expression.

Wenrou was unaware that her actions, in Huo Yanchuan's eyes, made it seem as if she was afraid of being caught in adultery and was trying her best to hide it from her lover.

Hao Gang, who was standing nearby, heard everything. When he saw Huo Yanchuan's face, it was even darker than before.

As soon as he and his men entered the private room, they began preparations.

During the days he went to the countryside with Wenrou, the two spies he had captured last time escaped.

That's why the army urgently recalled Huo Yanchuan, needing him to bring his men back as soon as possible, and to execute those two men on the spot if they dared to resist.

He was originally planning to drive back to his unit, but on the way he received a message saying that the two agents were going to meet other people at the state-run hotel.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Huo Yanchuan led his men to lie in wait ahead of time.

However, he didn't expect that Wenrou hadn't gone home to her family compound yet, and was instead having dinner with a strange man.

As luck would have it, Wenrou and Peng Shao ended up sitting in the private room next to Huo Yanchuan.

"Brother, I heard that the food at state-run restaurants is very expensive. Should we eat out instead?" Peng Xiaowan said somewhat nervously.

This place is so high-class; she never imagined that people of their status would eat here.

"Don't worry, your brother has enough money," Peng Shao comforted her from the side.

Seeing this, Wenrou also said to her, "That's right, we're just having a meal, we're not doing anything, relax."

Hearing their words, Peng Xiaowan breathed a slight sigh of relief and nodded.

Peng Shao handed the menu to Wenrou, "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat. Order whatever you like?"

Seeing how generous the boss was, Wenrou didn't stand on ceremony and ordered two dishes she wanted to eat, then handed the menu to Peng Xiaowan.

Peng Xiaowan had no idea how to order food, so she ended up leaving it to Peng Shao.

Peng Shao added a few more dishes, all of which were signature dishes from state-run restaurants.

After waiting for a while, the group saw dishes being served one after another.

Looking at the exquisite dishes in front of her, which were beautiful in color, aroma and taste, Peng Xiaowan's eyes widened.

"These dishes look delicious."

Wenrou nodded in agreement, "It does look very good."

In her previous life, she only cared about making money desperately, and all the money she earned went to the Zhou family. She never even entered a state-run restaurant.

In this lifetime, I've finally gotten to eat food from a state-run restaurant.

Peng Shao used clean chopsticks to put a piece of braised pork on each of their plates.

"Try it and see if it suits your taste." He had already learned about Wenrou's appetite yesterday, so he specially ordered a few more dishes to go well with rice today.

Wenrou picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in her mouth, and ate it with a satisfied expression.

This taste is definitely the kind of taste you only find in state-run restaurants.

Peng Shao was also very happy to see that she enjoyed the food.

He himself didn't eat much, but he would watch Wenrou and Peng Xiaowan eat and would occasionally put food on their plates.

Wenrou usually enjoys studying dishes, and once she has eaten these dishes, she can almost replicate them.

I'm thinking that when I go back, I'll try to make it myself, so I won't have to come to the state-run restaurant every time I want to eat it.

Eating there once or twice is fine, but if she goes many times, she won't have that much money in her pocket.

While Wenrou was enjoying her meal, Huo Yanchuan and his men next door were waiting with serious expressions for their mission.

After they had eaten their fill, they decided to continue their journey and didn't linger any longer.

After paying the bill, the group left the private room, carrying their belongings towards the door.

However, at that moment, two more people walked in from outside the door.

Wenrou didn't pay much attention at first, but just as the two were about to pass by her, she looked up at them subconsciously and was suddenly startled.

These two look...aren't they the two spies she helped Huo Yanchuan catch before?

She remembered that the two of them had already been arrested by Huo Yanchuan and taken into the investigation team, so why were they here again?

Could it be that Huo Yanchuan's mission this time is related to the two of them?

Although Wenrou had already recognized them in her heart, she remained calm and did not show it on her face.

When she helped Huo Yanchuan before, she wore a headscarf and covered her face, so neither of them had ever seen her face.

Besides, she has changed a lot since she first went to the family compound, so these two people won't recognize her easily.

Wenrou knew that Huo Yanchuan must already have a way to deal with them, so she thought it best to leave as soon as possible and not get involved, so as not to cause them any trouble.

But just as she passed them, she suddenly smelled a very slight, pungent odor.

Since becoming pregnant, she has become much more sensitive to smells than usual.

She couldn't quite place the smell, but something felt off.

After Peng Shao brought Wenrou and Peng Xiaowan out, he noticed that Wenrou's expression was somewhat solemn.

"What's wrong? Did you not like what you ate?" he asked with concern.

Gentle looked at the two of them. No matter what those two spies were up to, they had to get out of there as soon as possible.

At the very least, Peng Shao and Peng Xiaowan should not be implicated, as they have no grudge against those two spies.

"Drive quickly, let's get out of here first," Wenrou said to Peng Shao with a serious expression.

Peng Shao noticed that her expression was off. Although he didn't know why, he did as she said, got them into the car, and started the car immediately.

After the car had driven quite a distance, Wenrou made sure they were safe and then told them to stop.

"Peng Shao, you and Xiao Wan go first and reunite with Professor Peng as soon as possible. I have other things to do, so you don't need to wait for me."

Wenrou opened the car door and hurriedly quickened her pace towards the state-run restaurant.

She remembered; the two men smelled of explosives.

She had only just remembered that in her previous life, an explosion had occurred at this state-run restaurant in Ning County.

The bombing was later reported in the newspapers. She only vaguely remembered it, but Ning County was too far away from her at the time, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

Later, the news was withdrawn, and it seems that the military was also involved.

In the end, she never saw or heard the news again.

It was only later, when she heard about the incident from the truck drivers, that she learned that many people had died in the bombing.

Several soldiers even sacrificed their lives, including a regimental commander.

Thinking of Huo Yanchuan leading people into the private room just now, Wenrou's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Huo Yanchuan had sacrificed himself in the bombing case in her previous life?

She had never met Huo Yanchuan in her previous life, nor did she know anything about him. All that she was thinking about now was based on her guesses.

Moreover, she thought of something very important.

Shortly after the bombing, Zhou Dayong was promoted to regimental commander, replacing the regimental commander who had been killed in the attack.

The more Wenrou thought about it, the more she felt that Huo Yanchuan might be in danger, so she disregarded her stomach and started running.

She dared not think about what would happen if Huo Yanchuan really died in the bombing.

"Brother, what's wrong with Xiaorou? Did something urgent happen?" Peng Xiaowan asked worriedly when she saw how anxious Wenrou looked.

Peng Shao didn't know either, but seeing the hint of fear in her eyes just now, he guessed that something must have happened to her.

"Should we go back and help her?" Peng Xiaowan also felt that it was not a good idea for them to leave now, after all, Wenrou had helped them so much.

Peng Shao drove to the entrance of a guesthouse and booked a room for Peng Xiaowan.

"Xiao Wan, wait here for me. I'll go see what's going on."

Peng Shao doesn't know what happened to Wenrou, but he can't let Xiaowan take risks.

Peng Xiaowan also knew her past; if she couldn't help, she would only be a hindrance.

So he nodded and told Peng Shao to hurry up and help Wenrou.

Peng Shao didn't drive back; instead, he ran there just like Wenrou.

Wenrou finally arrived at the state-run restaurant and was about to sneak in when someone grabbed her arm.

She turned around and saw that Peng Shao had arrived at some point.

"What are you doing here? This is none of your business. Take Xiao Wan and go find Professor Peng."

She still doesn't know what's going on inside. She admits that she acted impulsively this time, and if she really dies from the explosion, she'll accept her fate.

But Peng Shao and she had only just met, and she couldn't live with herself if she implicated him.

"You've helped me so much, now it's my turn to help you," Peng Shao said earnestly, looking at Wenrou.

He wasn't an ungrateful person. Besides, if he left now and something happened to Wenrou, he would feel guilty.

Seeing that Peng Shao had already said that, Wenrou realized there was no time to explain to him, so this was the only thing she could do.

She and Peng Shao took the opportunity to sneak in, but instead of going to the private room, they went into the kitchen.

She didn't know where those people had put the explosives, but she knew that explosives needed fire to ignite, and if the explosives got damp, they wouldn't be able to be lit with fire, and the explosion could be prevented in time.

State-run restaurants like this would definitely have water storage tanks.

Wenrou and Peng Shao went to the kitchen to find the water tank.

If the state-run restaurants could be flooded directly, although there would be some losses, at least everyone would be safe.

Wenrou looked at Peng Shao and explained, "The two people who came in just now are spies that the military is trying to capture. I suspect they're going to blow this place up, so we need to find the water tank and the location of the explosives. If we can't find the location of the explosives, we'll have to flood this place."

Peng Shao's eyes widened when he heard Wenrou's words, and he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

Before he could say anything, Wenrou spoke up again: "Then let's split up. You go look for the water tank, and search the kitchen or the basement. I'll go find the explosives."

Peng Shao wanted to say something, but Wenrou had already left.

He watched Wenrou's departing figure, never expecting that she would plan to do something so big.

Wenrou found a waiter's uniform in the kitchen, put it on, and then pretended to serve the dishes, preparing to search for explosives in each private room.

She is now carefully recalling the details of the news she saw in the newspaper. Although her memory is still a bit hazy, she can still remember a few important points.

The newspaper reported that the explosion site was close to the kitchen, so Wenrou started looking in the private rooms in that area.

At this moment, Huo Yanchuan was unaware that Wenrou had returned, and even less aware that she was currently undertaking a major undertaking.

They had also located the private room where the two spies were. Hao Gang looked at Huo Yanchuan and asked, "Commander, shall we move in now?"

Huo Yanchuan also felt that something was amiss; the mission he led this time had gone too smoothly.

The person they're looking for is in the private room next door where Wenrou was just now. If they rush in now, they can capture them all at once.

But he still had some doubts. They didn't know if those two spies had any other tricks up their sleeves.

"Wait a little longer," he said with a serious expression.

At this moment, Wenrou finally found the location of the explosive pack in the private room next to the kitchen.

So she didn't dare to delay. She found a basin in the kitchen and carried it in one basin after another, pouring the water directly onto the explosive charge.

She only stopped after the explosive charge was completely soaked.

Instead of going out, she found a spot in the private room and hid herself, waiting for someone to walk right into her trap.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Huo Yanchuan knew that if they didn't act now, the two spies might escape, which would mean their operation had failed.

"Everyone, get ready. Let's begin."

At his command, he and his men rushed into the adjacent private room.

However, the two spies inside seemed to have anticipated this, and remained seated, watching them without any panic.

The leader, the one who framed Huo Yanchuan and almost made him a spy, looked at them with a sinister smile: "We've been waiting for you for a long time, Huo Yanchuan. Did you think I would let you catch me so easily? With soldiers like you and so many people from the state-run restaurant going to their deaths with us, we won't be alone on our journey to the underworld."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yanchuan and Hao Gang's expressions changed drastically.

By the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late.

Huo Yanchuan never expected these two to be so crazy.

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