“Strange behavior? Unidentified symbols and patterns? Spies? Feudal superstition?” Howard repeated each word carefully, his voice so icy it could freeze a person.

He recalled Wang Xiufen's sneaky actions and the smug smile she gave Mingzhao when she glanced at him.

He whirled around, his gaze piercing Wang Xiufen like a sharp arrow: "This is your formal accusation? You personally witnessed my wife engaging in espionage activities?"

Wang Xiufen's legs went weak under Huo Hua's murderous gaze, but thinking that she had made a good report, Ming Zhao should be the one feeling guilty.

She forced a shrill voice and said, "Commander Huo! I'm doing this for the country! For the revolution! Your wife stays cooped up in the house all day, like a mute. Yesterday afternoon! I saw her with my own eyes, leaning over the windowsill, drawing some weird symbols on the dust with her saliva! They were crooked and crooked, not even words! The radio keeps saying we need to be vigilant and guard against sabotage by class enemies! What else could her behavior be but a secret code for espionage? What else could it be but feudal superstition drawing symbols? I, Wang Xiufen, may be a housewife, but I have high moral standards! I can't stand by and watch suspicious elements hide in our military compound!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, spitting as she spoke, as if she had truly become a hero who had exposed the spy.

Howard listened to her accusations, which were full of loopholes, subjective conjecture, and malice, and laughed in anger! Just as he was about to refute her, Mingzhao, who was being protected behind him, suddenly moved.

She seemed to finally understand the core of this farce: the "scribbles" on the windowsill.

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, Mingzhao bypassed Huo Hua and walked straight to the two security officers. Ignoring their vigilance and wariness, she extended her slender finger, pointing to Wang Xiufen, then to the window of her own small room.

Then, with extreme clarity, though still tinged with breathiness, he uttered a few words with difficulty:

"She...is...noisy...of...studying!"

Then, before anyone, including Howard, could react, she bent down again, dipped her fingertip in saliva, and quickly drew on the dusty ground at the feet of the security officer!

The lines are fluid! The structure is rigorous! It possesses a cold yet perfect mathematical beauty!

It was no longer the outline of the fighter jet blueprint from that day, but a more complex pattern filled with strange symbols and equations! It was a simplified version of the interstellar energy conversion formula she had drawn on the windowsill yesterday!

"Look! It's these scribbles!" Wang Xiufen screamed excitedly, as if she had found irrefutable evidence. "It's these! What else could it be but a spy's code?"

The two security officers also frowned, staring warily at the incomprehensible pattern on the ground.

Howard's heart leaped into his throat! This girl! Why is she drawing this now? Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire?!

Just as the atmosphere reached its peak again, hurried footsteps sounded at the courtyard gate. A middle-aged man in military uniform, whose face bore a resemblance to Wang Xiufen but whose demeanor was much more composed, ran in breathlessly.

He was Wang Xiufen's son, Wang Aiguo, and behind him was Jiang Feng, whose face looked extremely grim!

"Mom! What nonsense are you talking about!" As soon as Wang Aiguo entered, he saw the tense scene and the incomprehensible pattern on the ground. He was both shocked and angry, and shouted at Wang Xiufen.

Jiang Feng's sharp gaze swept across the entire arena, finally landing on the formula on the ground, and his pupils suddenly contracted!

Although he wasn't a top scientist, as the captain of the National Security Operations Team, he had seen things from countless fields. This formula... demonstrated a logical thinking that surpassed his understanding! It was definitely not some kind of scribbling or spy code!

"Captain Jiang! Battalion Commander Wang! You've come at the perfect time!"

When Wang Xiufen saw her son and the higher-ups arrive, she became even more excited. Pointing at the formula and Mingzhao on the ground, she exclaimed, "Look! This is the evidence! This brat drew it! And look at her arrogant attitude! She doesn't even greet the neighbors, ignores their questions, and is always so gloomy! Isn't this exactly the sneaky look of the spies they talk about on the radio? I'm reporting her entirely for the country! For the safety of our family compound!"

She stood tall, looking righteous and selfless.

Wang Aiguo's face flushed red and then turned pale; he wished he could disappear into the ground! He knew his mother all too well!

As soon as the mother arrived, she inquired around and learned that her regimental commander, Huo Hua, was still single. She then thought of introducing her younger sister from her hometown to Commander Huo. She didn't even consider Commander Huo's family background; how could he possibly marry a country girl who couldn't even read?

What do you mean by "for the country"? It's clearly just that he was ignored when he tried to flirt with Mingzhao before, and he's holding a grudge. He's also gossiping and unhappy that Huo Hua found a "mysterious" wife, which is why he wrote this letter full of speculation!

"Mom! Shut up!" Wang Aiguo shouted sternly, then turned to Jiang Feng and Huo Hua, snapping to attention and saluting.

His face was full of shame and sincerity: "Captain Jiang, Commander Huo! I'm sorry! My mother was confused! She believed everything she heard, her ideological awareness was low, and she made wild guesses, writing this irresponsible letter of denunciation! She has caused trouble for the organization and trouble for Comrade Mingzhao! On behalf of my mother, I sincerely apologize to Commander Huo and Comrade Mingzhao!"

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Howard and Mingzhao.

"Patriotism! You..." Wang Xiufen didn't expect her son to not help her, but instead slap her in the face in public, and she was so angry that she trembled all over.

"Apologize?!"

Wang Xiufen interrupted shrilly, pointing at Mingzhao, who remained expressionless and staring only at the formulas on the ground, and shouted hysterically, "Why should I apologize? I did nothing wrong! Look at her! She still has a deadpan expression! So arrogant! Who can understand what she's drawing? What else could she be but a spy? Commander Huo, what kind of spell has she cast on you? This mute woman of unknown origin..."

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