Chapter 200 A Two-Pronged Approach: Catching Them in the Act!

Gu Beixiao was taken aback by Su Yue's sudden sense of pressure, and even stopped eating his apple.

He tried hard to recall, then suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Yes! I remember now!"

"That guy had a weird smell about him, a mixture of rotten leaves and dead fish! It was really pungent!"

"He even bragged to me about his family's ancestral herbal medicine, saying that if you soak it in water, any fish or shrimp can live a couple more days. I thought to myself, isn't that just croton powder? Who are they trying to kill with that?!"

Gu Beixiao pursed his lips, completely unaware of the changed expressions on the faces of the other three people in the study.

Su Yue followed up with a question, each word sounding as if it had been carved out of ice.

"Does he often come to the military dependents' compound to deliver goods?"

“Yes, several companies order his goods, because they’re cheap and fresh,” Gu Beixiao replied casually, then seemed to remember something, “Oh, right, the Chu family, I think I’ve seen him deliver there before.”

boom!

That last sentence was like a fuse, instantly igniting the stagnant air in the study.

The target has been identified.

That seafood vendor was the one who poisoned the seafood.

But he was just a nobody pushed into the open, a dirty glove that was used and discarded.

We must dig out the person behind him from the shadows, right out of the darkness!

Su Yue's killing intent surged, but her mind was clearer than ever before.

She looked at Gu Beichen and Huo Shouzheng, and a brand new plan quickly took shape in her mind.

"Dad, Beichen, we have to put on another show."

Su Yue's voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable decisiveness.

"Use their plan to lure them into a trap."

That afternoon, news spread throughout the military hospital.

Chu Zhennan's wife, Chen Yaru, suffered from severe pregnancy reactions and was unable to adapt to the new environment, causing her condition to suddenly worsen. She was rushed to the emergency room.

Immediately afterwards, another piece of news also quietly spread through the mouths of nurses and family members.

Commander Gu's wife, Su Yue, stayed by her aunt's side at the hospital day and night because she was worried about her. As a result, she suffered a miscarriage and the pregnancy became unstable. The doctor forced her to rest in bed.

For a moment, a tense and oppressive atmosphere permeated the entire military family compound.

Everyone felt that this family, who had just weathered the storm in Beijing and were finally catching their breath, was having a really bad year.

However, amidst this gloomy atmosphere, a third piece of news, like a stone thrown into deep water, stirred up subtle ripples among a certain group of people.

Gu Beixiao started talking big again at his drinking parties with his cronies.

"Who is my sister-in-law? She's a miracle doctor! She said she doesn't trust any medicine from outside, and she wants to concoct her own miraculous medicine to prevent miscarriage!"

"I secretly glanced at that prescription, and wow, it was full of precious medicinal herbs I'd never even heard of before! My brother treasured it like it was something special, saying that piece of paper was more valuable than gold!"

"The blueprints are currently locked in the safe in my sister-in-law's office at the pharmaceutical and medical equipment factory, and eight people are on duty guarding them 24 hours a day!"

Rumors are the deadliest weapon.

It can kill silently, or it can be the perfect bait.

Su Yue wanted to make the mastermind behind the scenes believe that she was now exhausted and vulnerable due to her family's illness and her own unstable pregnancy.

At the same time, they used a priceless "miracle drug formula" as an irresistible temptation.

Greed can make people lose their minds and expose their most fatal flaws.

A comprehensive net to target the ghostly figure has been drawn.

On one hand, the scouts sent by Gu Beichen had changed into civilian clothes and split into smaller groups to conduct 24-hour secret surveillance on the seafood vendor and all those he might come into contact with.

On the other hand, the office that Su Yue used at the military medical equipment factory on Hainan Island had become a real den of thieves.

There were no priceless blueprints inside, only the most sophisticated infrared alarms and traps designed to ensure that any intruder would never return.

Everything is ready; all that's left is for the fish to take the bait.

The waiting time was long and agonizing.

But Su Yue was very patient.

She was like a master hunter, lying quietly in the grass, concealing all her presence, waiting for the moment her prey stepped into the trap.

Two days later, late at night.

The sea breeze howled, and dark clouds obscured the moon.

The military compound was completely silent, with only the footsteps of patrolling sentries echoing on the empty road.

The study in the Gu family's small building was brightly lit.

Su Yue leaned back on the sofa, gently stroking her lower abdomen.

Gu Beichen and Huo Shouzhen sat opposite her, their tea already cold, neither of them touching it.

The atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.

Suddenly, a very faint static sound came from the military walkie-talkie on the table.

"The fish have left their nest."

This is a message from the monitoring team.

Huo Shouzhen picked up the walkie-talkie and replied with only one word.

"Keep a close eye on it."

Almost at the same time, another red phone connected to the pharmaceutical factory's security system also emitted a short, sharp beep!

Alert! Someone has broken in!

It's here!

Su Yue suddenly sat up straight.

Gu Beichen and Huo Shouzhen also stood up at the same time.

"Dad, proceed according to plan." Gu Beichen's voice was completely calm.

"Don't worry." Huo Shouzhen picked up the military overcoat hanging on the wall and draped it over his shoulders. "I'm going to meet that culprit who's making the contact."

They exchanged a glance, and everything was understood without a word.

Gu Beichen walked to Su Yue's side, bent down, and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Wait for me to come back."

After saying that, he and his two guards disappeared into the night like ghosts.

A two-pronged hunt has officially begun!

...

Qiongzhou Military Medical Supplies Factory.

A dark shadow, like a gecko, silently clung to the shadows along the base of the wall, skillfully avoiding all the patrol teams, and arrived at the foot of the office building.

He skillfully cut the wire mesh of the window, then shrunk inside.

The entire building was eerily quiet.

The shadowy figure had a very clear objective; he didn't linger anywhere and went straight to the innermost office on the third floor.

Su Yue's office.

The lock was specially made, but in his hands, a few thin steel wires were inserted, and in just over ten seconds, with a soft "click," the door opened.

He slipped inside and immediately locked the door.

Inside the office, a huge Soviet-style safe stood quietly in the corner.

Without pausing, the shadowy figure pulled a stethoscope from his pocket, placed it on the safe, and began to slowly turn the combination dial.

The subtle sound of gears meshing was amplified infinitely in his ears.

This is a master.

Meanwhile, in the monitoring room outside the office building, Gu Beichen was coldly watching everything through a hidden camera.

Chief Engineer He, who was standing next to him, was so nervous that his palms were sweaty.

"Commander Gu, this guy... this guy is too professional! He dodged all of our infrared beams and pressure plate that we set up in the corridor!"

Gu Beichen didn't speak, he just stared at the screen.

This man is no ordinary petty thief; his counter-surveillance capabilities and lock-picking techniques are at a military level.

The big fish behind the scenes is more troublesome than imagined.