I'm only five years old, how come I've become the military region's darling?

"Oh my god, this is going to be a good show!" Niu Qiaobao excitedly shook Xiaochun. "Chunbao, look at your mother, ugh, Su Mei's face is so dark and white, it's hilarious."

Xing Yong turned around and glared at Niu Qiaobao. Chunbao? When did he and Xiaochun become so close?

But the little guy's expression was so strange; he looked as excited as a piglet about to be sold.

"Captain Xing, give me a hug."

Xing Yong's heart melted when he met her anxious, dark eyes. He immediately lifted her up and placed her on his shoulder.

Xiaochun could see clearly through the crowd now.

Su Mei stared intently at the couple holding hands across from her, her eyes brimming with tears, a mixture of disappointment, shock, anger, and distress.

Fu Chen's body was slightly tense, his face showing a hint of displeasure, but his eyes were fixed on Su Mei's belly with an unspeakable sense of relaxation.

The child was lost, which was the best thing for him.

Now no one can say that the child is his.

"Fu Chen, you and her?" Su Mei spoke first, her tone weak and pitiful.

It's like a wife who discovers her husband's infidelity and desperately seeks the truth.

Ha, she's finally getting what she deserves.

Fu Chen spoke impatiently, "Su Mei, I don't need to report my relationship with Aqin to you, do I?"

Gao Aiqin remained calm and stood there quietly from beginning to end, looking at Su Mei opposite her. Her calmness made Su Mei seem like a madwoman.

"Was it you who reported the factory?"

Su Mei's eyes widened in fury. "So what if it is? You dare to do it but not admit it?"

"Hehe, I'm just curious how you know about what's going on at the factory?"

Su Mei's throat tightened. How could she explain that she had been reborn and therefore knew?

"I just know, but how I know has nothing to do with you. Why should I tell you?"

Su Mei's tone was sharp and even aggressive, but Gao Aiqin's brows relaxed slightly, and she said calmly, "No, I just wanted to say thank you."

"Huh?" Su Mei's face was full of astonishment, and even Fu Chen didn't frown.

Xiao Chun chuckled upon hearing these words, realizing that Gao Aiqin was quite a remarkable person.

Gao Aiqin looked at Su Mei calmly and said, "You have something to say to Fu Chen? Then I'll wait for you over there."

Su Mei looked at Gao Aiqin with a complicated expression. What did she mean? Was she pitying her?

Su Mei bit her lip hard, feeling somewhat embarrassed. What could be more upsetting than being given a hard time by a defeated opponent from her past life?

"Su Mei, what exactly do you want?" He had gone through so much trouble to finally win over Gao Aiqin, who was willing to marry him. If Su Mei ruined it again, he would probably want to die.

Su Mei felt Fu Chen's impatience and intense irritation, her heart felt like it was being stabbed in a million holes, she felt so bad she wanted to cry, and even wanted to die.

She bit her lip hard, her voice filled with resentment, "Fu Chen, why are you with her?"

Fu Chen looked at Gao Aiqin not far away, feeling a strange sense of irritation, but he was not the kind of person who was sarcastic or mean. "Su Mei, I'm having a hard time right now too."

Su Mei looked up at Fu Chen, her eyes still filled with deep affection.

"Do you know about Liang Chunfang's situation?"

"I don't know, I don't know about that." Fu Chen's voice was flat, as if it had nothing to do with him. "I just ran into her that day, Su Mei. Your miscarriage has nothing to do with me."

He didn't know? And it has nothing to do with him?

Su Mei seemed to be sizing up Fu Chen, trying to figure something out.

"Comrade Su Mei, we still have things to do, let's go inside quickly."

Two men in gray Lenin suits behind her urged her on. Su Mei glanced at Fu Chen and Gao Aiqin not far away. "Fu Chen, you don't necessarily have to marry her to find a good job. I have a way to help you. I'll be going to the mining county in a week. You can contact me before then."

Fu Chen watched Su Mei's retreating figure, his brow furrowing. What could Su Mei possibly do? She was barely able to protect herself; she probably just said it casually because she didn't want to see him marry Gao Aiqin.

Fu Chen walked to Gao Aiqin's side and explained something in a low voice. Gao Aiqin smiled and said, "It's okay, I won't hold it against you."

For some reason, seeing Gao Aiqin's attitude, Fu Chen felt uneasy but couldn't think of what to ask.

"Captain Xing, are you here to investigate?"

Xing Yong introduced Geng Dacheng to Gao Aiqin, saying, "He's here to ask about some things."

"That's perfect, I'll take you in."

Soon, a number of people arrived at the pharmaceutical factory's office, filling the room to capacity. Xing Yong looked at the list and saw that, apart from two retirees, almost everyone was there.

"I heard it's because of Director Gao's matter."

"Didn't the old factory director die a few years ago? What does that have to do with us?"

"Who knows? I think it's mostly related to the recent inspection by the health bureau."

"Don't talk nonsense. The old factory director is a very good person. It definitely wasn't him."

Amidst the clamor of discussion, Xing Yong observed the expressions on everyone's faces.

"Who is Tian Wang? Come with me for a moment."

At the very back of the crowd, an elderly man with thinning hair, wearing faded work clothes, responded and walked into the small room inside.

"Officer, this is Tian Wang."

"When the old factory manager was still in charge, were you in charge of his daily life?"

"Yes, I was in charge of these things for the old factory director back then, Officer Gong." Recalling the glorious days when he was by the old factory director's side, and then thinking about how he was forgotten after the director left and was sent to the most remote department of the factory's logistics, Tian Wang felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

"I saw in your previous statement that the old factory director was someone who was afraid of the cold and would start burning charcoal very early every year?"

Tian Wang thought for a moment, "That's right, when the old factory director was young, he went to Changbai Mountain and got so cold that he developed chronic rheumatism."

"Where were you the day he had the accident? Why wasn't there any charcoal burning in the office?"

"The factory manager said it wasn't necessary. He said he was going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things for his daughter after get off work, so he asked me to burn off the charcoal and take it away."

"Since you're the secretary, did anything unusual happen on or before the day of the incident?"

Tian Wang paused for a moment, "No, it wasn't. It was just that about two days before the incident, the factory director was worried about a batch of medicinal herbs and even argued with the deputy director about it, but the matter was later resolved."

"Medicinal herbs? How did you obtain them?"

"I heard it was acquired from nearby. I don't know the specifics of the business, but is this related to the factory manager's death?"

"I didn't just ask casually."

"Captain Xing, we asked about Yao Zhaohui back then, but he wasn't at the factory that day. He went to the supply and marketing cooperative to have dinner with the leaders."

At the time, it was determined to be suicide, but when he participated in the case, all the necessary procedures were followed, and the case handling process was quite thorough.

"Then let him in."

When Yao Zhaohui arrived, he saw Gao Aiqin sitting outside. His expression was complicated. "Aiqin, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but the factory is already busy enough. If you keep doing this, how will our factory cope in the future?"

Gao Aiqin looked up and met Yao Zhaohui's gaze. "Uncle Yao, what do you mean by that?"

"I'm not going to tell you, you're just too young."