Su Cheng had nowhere to hide. He raised his other hand slightly to block the light, allowing his eyes to slowly adjust to the current light.

"It's you?! Su Cheng, I never expected you to be—"

However, the man's words came to an abrupt halt, his face filled with disbelief. He looked down at his heart, where blood was gushing out, and blood was also flowing from his mouth, making it impossible for him to speak, leaving only a pair of shocked eyes.

"There really wasn't a sound at all?" Su Cheng was stunned.

Before firing, he pulled the trigger with a do-or-die mentality, knowing that as soon as there was a gunshot, the area would quickly be surrounded by people, and he wouldn't be able to escape at all.

But now it's different. Firing the gun without making a sound not only took care of the man but also gave him more time to deal with the scene.

In fact, Su Cheng hesitated, wondering if he should take a gamble and maybe find some evidence.

Anyway, there's already a ready-made scapegoat lying here.

But in the end, he still chose to handle it conservatively.

He cleaned up any traces of himself at the scene and disposed of anything that could reveal his identity before mysteriously disappearing from Xu Mao's office.

As soon as he got home, Su Cheng stripped naked in the bathroom and then burned the clothes he was wearing that day.

Xu Mao was cautious. To completely frame the scapegoat, he couldn't leave anything suspicious behind. Otherwise, who knew whether Xu Mao would trust the scapegoat more or him?

The silenced pistol was indeed effective; it wasn't until the next day that someone discovered Xu Mao's body in his office.

Looking at the person lying on the ground and the ransacked office, Xu Mao frowned.

"Investigate!" Xu Mao forced out the words through gritted teeth.

The gunpowder reaction had been dealt with promptly by Su Cheng, and he did not expose any problems in the face of Xu Mao's large-scale investigation.

Xu Mao confirmed that nothing important was missing.

But this incident proves that there must be a traitor among his men, and he must find that traitor.

As the year drew to a close, the military base was bustling with activity.

Not only the performing arts troupe, but also some enthusiastic military spouses who accompany their husbands to the military will take the initiative to prepare performances, just to show their faces at the year-end gala.

If a military wife performs well, it makes her husband proud!

Su Yueya had only heard of the parties in previous years, but had never attended them. This year was different, though, because she was from the medical department.

According to the rules, the medical department is also required to produce a program!

"If you ask me, let Dr. Su and Dr. Qiao go. Everyone knows that our medical department has a pair of angelic sisters, right?" Xie Ziai said.

He was the one who stirred things up the most.

However, this statement is indeed true. Ever since Su Yueya and Qiao Xinruo joined the medical department, they have received a lot of attention from the soldiers. Apart from the fact that Su Yueya is married and everyone can only discuss it in private, there are quite a few suitors who flock to Qiao Xinruo.

It was only because she was cold enough that she deterred many people who wanted to volunteer.

"Is this show absolutely necessary?" Qiao Xinruo asked, not quite understanding.

"They definitely have to put on a show. Every department has to, and even the designers in the weapons research group have to produce their own programs," Xu Luxin explained.

"So... the medical department has produced programs in previous years too?" Qiao Xinruo asked again.

"certainly."

"That's settled then! Whoever put on the show in previous years can do it again this year!"

"No, no, how about we have an internal vote this year? Whoever gets the most votes will perform at the year-end gala. What do you all think?" Xie Ziai suggested, but her eyes were fixed on the two sisters with ill intent.

It's obvious that this was aimed at the two of them!

Not to mention everyone else, even Minister Hu Fangcheng felt the same way. After all, it would be a great honor for anyone to have such beautiful female soldiers under their command to perform at the gala.

"I think the vote is good," Hu Fangcheng said.

"Look, even our minister has spoken! Hurry up and vote!" Xie Ziai winked at the two sisters and whispered, "It's definitely you two."

Qiao Xinruo: "..."

It's not that she's against performing, it's just that she's never done it before, and she doesn't know how big the gala will be, so she thinks it's troublesome and a waste of time to rehearse.

The only thing that comforted her was that even if there was a vote, she figured people would vote for her and her sister together.

After all, they are using the "sister flowers" label.

That's not wrong. The twins are eye-catching enough, and they're also quite good-looking. Just their appearance would definitely make the male soldiers whistle.

"Does every department have to contribute? Even the weapons research group?" Su Yueya asked. Everyone was actively voting, so she could only ask Ji Hongyuan.

"Yes, everyone has to come out; no department can escape it," Ji Hongyuan said.

"The intelligence team is going out too?" Su Yueya was shocked.

After all, the intelligence group is the most mysterious department in the military. If it weren't for the fact that Qiao Gaoyang is the second brother, they would never have seen a second member of the intelligence group. Everyone else lives in "hearsay".

"They have to go too, since the intelligence team also has logistics and office staff. They usually don't send people from the front lines," Ji Hongyuan explained.

Su Yueya nodded, roughly understanding the situation and her own fate.

"Sister, I think Minister Hu is leading the charge in cheating. He's clearly trying to make us both go through with it," Qiao Xinruo said indignantly.

This feeling of being blatantly scammed was really unpleasant, especially since Xie Ziai, who was leading the charge, was so arrogant, making Qiao Xinruo furious.

"Let's see the voting results first. If it's really us, then let's go. It's just a performance, it doesn't have to be amazing, right?" Su Yueya was much more enthusiastic, she didn't mind participating in the show.

We are all part of the military, and since it's a group party, it's acceptable for anyone to perform.

“This party is a huge one. If you two go on stage, it will basically be like showing yourselves in front of everyone.”

Qiao Xinruo wasn't very interested in Ji Hongyuan's suggestion of "showing her face," but seeing the heated voting process, she was more curious about what she and her sister would be performing.

"Count the votes! Count the votes!" Xie Ziai shouted, jumping the highest of all.

"I haven't even voted yet, how come they've already started counting the votes? Is this cheating?" Qiao Xinruo retorted.

"Here, please." Xie Ziai quickly handed the votes to Qiao Xinruo and Su Yueya. "Take your time casting your votes, there's no rush."

Su Yueya: "..."

What else is there to sing about with these votes? Apart from Qiao Xinruo and Su Yueya's two votes going to Xie Ziai, all the other votes went to the two sisters, even Hu Fangcheng voted for them.

"Now you know, right? You're exactly what everyone's been waiting for!" Xie Ziai said, rubbing her hands together. "I'm so looking forward to it! When you're rehearsing, can I catch a glimpse of you?"