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Jiang Yuyan probably didn't expect that,

The deputy regimental commander, Li, who was standing in front of her, had indeed been placed there through connections.

The reason for appointing him as the 'deputy' regimental commander was to make him a mascot at the base, so that he could just do his job quietly and not have any other crooked ideas.

Li Guozhong had done a good job as a mascot, and hadn't touched anything he shouldn't have.

It was because he was "honest and dutiful" that the division commander left him in charge of the base during this trip.

He wasn't supposed to do anything; he just needed to lead the team to handle any problems that arose.

Li Guozhong didn't take her words seriously.

"What's so important? If this shopping doesn't work out, we can just go again next time. You woman—"

He paused, then said, "Don't think that just because you have a first-class merit, you can do whatever you want. I've already sent people to support the procurement. If you obstruct me again, then it's none of my business."

Jiang Yuyan: "..."

This is the first time I've ever seen someone so shameless and oblivious to their own shamelessness, with such an arrogant attitude.

However, now is not the time to talk about these things. Let them go and rescue people first, and we'll talk about it when they come back.

Standing at the gate, watching the military vehicles leave.

On her way back to her dormitory, Jiang Yuyan still felt that what happened today was strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.

She had just reached the dormitory building when she thought for a moment and decided not to go in. Instead, she turned around and walked towards the hospital.

When she arrived at Ling Wenchen's ward, she saw that there was only one guard left at the door, and it was not one of the two she had seen before, but a stranger.

Jiang Yuyan didn't think much of it and was about to go in when she was stopped by the guards.

"Comrade, you can't just come and go from these wards. Please go somewhere else."

"I know the patients inside, I came to check on them—"

Before she could finish speaking, the guard impatiently interrupted, "Please leave. Can't you understand?"

As he spoke, he gave a hostile look, pulled a wooden stick from his waist, raised it threateningly, and looked wicked.

Jiang Yuyan frowned deeply. "Who are you? Whose subordinate are you? Who gave you permission to brandish weapons at people?"

The guard sneered arrogantly at her, "I'm one of Deputy Commander Li's men. What, do you dare do anything to me? Get out of here right now, or don't blame me—"

"Snapped!"

"Bang!"

One figure snatched the guard's wooden stick, while another flashed out from the ward, grabbed the guard, and slammed him to the ground. The movements were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Before Jiang Yuyan could react to what was happening, she had already embraced Ling Wenchen.

"Are you alright? Did he hurt you? Why aren't you saying anything? Are you hurt anywhere? Or were you scared?"

Ling Wenchen pressed for answers anxiously, his eyes scanning up and down, afraid of missing any spot where he hadn't seen the wound.

Jiang Yuyan glanced at his perfectly intact walking feet, paused for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening.

"Heh, it seems you have a lot to discuss with me privately. Come in."

They pulled the person into the ward, leaving Wu Lan to handle the outside matters, leaving only Jiang Yuyan and Ling Wenchen in the ward.

Jiang Yuyan sat on the only stool with her arms crossed, watching him leisurely.

"Tell me, what happened to your injuries? Didn't you say they were serious and you needed braces to walk?"

"Your movements just now were so clean and efficient; I can't see any sign of injury. Hmph!"

The final groan sent a chill down Ling Wenchen's spine.

He cautiously glanced at the figure above the smoke, and subtly moved closer to her, again and again, until the two were only two steps apart.

Finally, feeling it still wasn't good enough, he squatted down in front of her legs and looked down at her.

Jiang Yuyan: "..."

"Why are you making that face? I'm asking you if you have anything else to say? Hurry up and tell the truth!"

Jiang Yuyan angrily tugged at his face, twisting it out of shape, but he didn't utter a sound.

"hey-hey--"

"Yan'er, I didn't mean to lie to you, really, it wasn't my idea. If you want to blame someone, blame the teacher, he started it."

Ling Wenchen was not lying.

When he regained consciousness and learned that Jiang Yuyan was alright, he was about to happily go find her when his division commander stopped him.

"It was my superior who asked me to help. He told me to pretend that I was seriously injured and that I had difficulty walking."

Jiang Yuyan frowned.

After thinking for a moment, she guessed something.

"Could it be that my master knows about this too?"

Otherwise, how could her master, a person who is so vigilant, have easily agreed to such a strange thing as today?

Ling Wenchen nodded cautiously.

"Uh, it seems Old Qi knew about it earlier than I did. I only found out about their plan after I regained consciousness—"

"What plan? What exactly is the division commander of the Southern Base planning? Isn't he afraid that Deputy Regiment Commander Li will sabotage the base—"

Jiang Yuyan paused, then suddenly looked at him, "You wouldn't be doing this for—" She didn't finish her sentence.

Ling Wenchen nodded. "I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

"You should also know that on the day you and Elder Qi disappeared, the director of the weapons department was hanged in his home, right?"

Jiang Yuyan nodded, "I know perfectly well."

I heard that if it weren't for this incident diverting attention, they would have almost become the scapegoats.

"The division commander eventually discovered that the head of the weapons department was killed by one of his own men. There were no signs of struggle at the scene, and the door wasn't pried open, which could only mean that the murderer and the head of the department were very familiar with each other and had a good relationship."

"The division commander suspects Li Guozhong did it?" Jiang Yuyan frowned, then shook her head in denial. "Impossible. I've met Li Guozhong. He doesn't seem to be very strong. He couldn't possibly have become the head of the weapons department, could he?"

Ling Wenchen chuckled.

"Do you know why he sent Elder Qi away when the First Division Commander went out, and also had someone keep an eye on me?"

"Could it be... that he intends to take control of the entire Southern Base before the division commander and the others return? Does he have the ability to do so?"

"He does. Li Guozhong's abilities are more impressive than anyone imagines, but he has never shown them. He's the epitome of playing dumb to outsmart others."

Jiang Yuyan asked, puzzled, "If he's really that capable, why would he come to the border to be a deputy regimental commander with no real power?"

"Because there's something he wants at the border." Ling Wenchen secretly hooked one of her fingers and held it in his hand.

"We discovered that in recent years, foreign entities have been eyeing China covetously and have never ceased their malicious intentions towards us. However, we don't know when they suddenly quieted down."

"We didn't believe they would give up so easily, until we found a secret letter hidden in Zhou Wuzhong's dormitory. It roughly described a foreign plan to send spies to infiltrate the border and seize control of the border."

Even a three-year-old knows that a border is as important to a country as a door lock is to a house.

Controlling the border means keeping all the criminals out, so they have no way to cause trouble.

If the border is out of control, or if it is controlled by foreign agents, then foreigners can come and go as they please.

This is undoubtedly a major blow to a country.

"Li Guozhong is a spy sent by foreign countries to mislead everyone. He is an honest and law-abiding person who has no ability on the surface, and he can easily dispel everyone's suspicions."

"It's easy to imagine how ruthless and patient Li Guozhong is."