On the way back, Gu Jinghe drove, with Ruan Shaohong, Huo Haocheng, and Ruan Ruan sitting in the front. The others split into several cars to escort the arrested individuals back. Ruan Ruan had originally wanted to join Bai Sirui in their car after seeing him, as she hadn't seen her partner in a long time. However, there was no room for Huo Haocheng after she got there, so Huo Haocheng, the culprit, dragged her into the car instead.

"Let me go, I want to sit with my second brother. I haven't seen him in a long time." She was still struggling when Huo Haocheng carried her into the car. He thought Huo Haocheng understood her.

Huo Haocheng said: No, I don't understand.

"Sweetie, we just met a few days ago, and there are no seats over there, so sit here!" After helping her into the car, he immediately held her close in his arms, gently stroking her head as he spoke. Then, looking at Gu Jinghe outside the car, he said, "Hurry up and drive, it's getting dark."

On the way back, everyone was discussing the operation, which was probably the fastest they had ever done since they started a mission. At that moment, they also realized how important it was for the army to have a skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

In the past, no matter how small the mission, how many people went out, or how many came back, a few injuries were considered very good. Never before had anyone been as unharmed as today, coming and going as they came. I hope it can always be like this in the future.

The person who had been clamoring to ship the couple fell asleep in Huo Haocheng's arms shortly after getting in the car.

"Is Ruan Ruan asleep?" Ruan Shaohong originally wanted to chat with them, but when he turned around, he saw that she was already lying in Huo Haocheng's arms.

"Hmm, she's too tired today." Huo Haocheng held her in one arm and gently patted her back with the other, as if he were coaxing a child to sleep.

"Yes, if it weren't for her today, we might still be fighting those people. I don't know where she gets all these strange ideas from, or how she came up with the idea of ​​using drugs." Only a few leaders and Huo Haocheng and Gu Jinghe knew about Master Ruan Ruan's affairs. No one else was told. The higher-ups wanted as few people as possible to know.

So when he heard his brother-in-law ask that question, he just looked at the person in his arms and didn't answer.

"With her head full of bizarre ideas, isn't it normal for her to think of using sleeping pills? Anyway, I think it's a good thing. It can minimize casualties and ensure our safety. I hope it can continue in the future!"

As Gu Jinghe drove, he chatted with them, sharing his thoughts: they didn't have the means before, but now that they did, why not use it?

"This is something we should keep to ourselves; we mustn't publicize it."

They all knew perfectly well that if word got out and someone with ulterior motives found out, who knew how much trouble it would cause her. So even if they were to use it, it would only be during a mission, when everyone around them was on their side.

It wasn't until late at night that Commander Gu and the government officials, who had been waiting for news, were able to go back to rest after seeing that everyone had returned safely.

The medication must have been working; Ruan Ruan slept very soundly that night. Even after getting out of the car, Huo Haocheng could only carry her all the way back without waking up. If he hadn't been sure she was asleep, Huo Haocheng would have impulsively taken her to the hospital.

The next day, Huo Haocheng had just arrived at the military headquarters when he heard that Regiment Commander Zhu had been taken away.

In the family compound, Aunt Niu had already gone out to chat, leaving only Liu Zhaodi and her two daughters at home. When the government officials arrived at their house, Liu Zhaodi was counting money in her room with the door closed, while her two children were doing housework.

"Da Ya, is your mother home?" Zheng Wu asked, standing in the yard with his men, looking at the little girl sweeping the yard.

"Uncle Feng, Mom is inside." Daya saw Zhengwu and his men asking her, and not knowing what had happened, she simply pointed to the house.

The government officials, accompanied by their entourage, knocked on her closed door.

Upon hearing voices in the courtyard, Liu Zhaodi hurriedly stuffed the money into a patched sock, then hid it in the straw on her bed before frantically opening the door.

"Feng, Feng, Political Commissar, what's up so early?" Upon opening the door, one could see Political Commissar Feng and several military comrades standing in front of it.

"Comrade Liu Zhaodi, we have received information that you colluded with drug dealers outside and attempted to enter the pharmaceutical factory to poison it. Now, please come with us." The man who came with Political Commissar Feng took out Liu Zhaodi's arrest warrant and directly stated Liu Zhaodi's crimes and the purpose of their trip.

"I didn't do it, I didn't poison anyone, really, I'm innocent!" Liu Zhaodi was terrified when she heard his words. Colluding with drug dealers and poisoning people? She would never dare to do that, even if you beat her to death.

"We'll know whether she took it back or not. Take her away." They were too lazy to waste words with her. As for the poisoning, it was a charge the military had leveled against her. They couldn't expose Ruan Ruan's affairs, but who told her to go to Ruan Ruan to arrange a job for her at the factory? Now, they could accuse her of poisoning, or say that she was greedy for money and held a grudge.

The two men stepped forward, grabbed her, and carried her out. The others, under the supervision of the government officials, began a search. Soon, they found the sock she had hidden on the bed where she had been sitting. Because there was so much money, it was obvious at a glance that the sock was suspicious. When they took it out and opened it, they found that it contained twenty ten-yuan bills.

When they came out with the socks and money, the courtyard was already crowded with people. Seeing the two soldiers holding Liu Zhaodi down, and fearing they would get caught in the crossfire, none of them dared to make a sound.

Upon seeing the money in their hands, Liu Zhaodi completely panicked. She desperately tried to push away the people holding her down, shouting, "Zhengwu, Zhengwu, I really didn't try to poison them! I'm innocent! Zhengwu, you have to believe me!"

"Comrade Liu Zhaodi, the evidence regarding your collusion with drug dealers is conclusive. The person who bribed you is now detained in the Public Security Bureau. They have also confessed to the fact that you conspired to harm the comrades in the pharmaceutical factory. We have also found the two hundred yuan they used to bribe you in your room. You have no way to deny it. You await your legal judgment. Take him away."

Political Commissar Feng explained everything Liu Zhaodi had done in just a few words. Then, without giving her a chance to say a word, she was taken away by two soldiers who had gagged her.

When Aunt Niu returned after hearing the news, she heard Political Commissar Feng's words. She hid in the crowd, not daring to breathe. Only after they left, amidst the pointing and whispering of the other women, was she able to enter the house, close the door, and then hear her cursing Liu Zhaodi in front of the children.

They took Liu Zhaodi back to the military headquarters and locked her in a small, dark room. Commander Zhu was also locked in the next room. Afterwards, they arranged for the two men to be questioned separately as a formality; their answers were no longer important. A week later, Liu Zhaodi's sentence was handed down: she was sent directly to a farm in Northwest China. Commander Zhu was forced to leave the military and returned to his hometown with his elderly mother and child. Because of Liu Zhaodi, he also forfeited his demobilization pay. After the verdict, he applied for a divorce from Liu Zhaodi.

After things were temporarily resolved here, there were also developments in the capital.