Chapter 63 When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down.

The man in the lead had a sharp gaze that swept around the room before finally settling on Liang Manyun.

"Comrade Liang Manyun, please come with us. We need your assistance in an investigation."

Liang Manyun's smile froze instantly, and the enamel mug in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," spilling water all over the floor.

She was completely terrified.

She never imagined that just a few casual words would attract the attention of the security department.

"What...what did I do wrong?" Her voice trembled, and her face turned deathly pale.

The security guards didn't waste any words with her; they stepped forward from either side and lifted her off the chair.

You'll know when you get there.

Liang Manyun was carried away from the examination room by two men in front of everyone in the hospital.

His disheveled appearance was no different from that of a rat crossing the street.

The nurses who had been fawning over her just moments before scattered like birds and beasts, each lowering their heads as if afraid of having anything to do with her.

Some people even rushed to the head nurse to "add" and "expose" Liang Manyun's various misdeeds, such as her improper work attitude, her cunning, and her tendency to try to take shortcuts.

As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down.

This dramatic event quickly spread throughout the entire residential compound.

When the military wives learned the truth, they were all stunned, followed by overwhelming anger.

"My God! How could Liang Manyun be so malicious? She actually spread rumors!"

"I knew it! How could a hero like Commander Gu, who stands tall and upright, possibly have such a problem! This woman is rotten to the core!"

"We even felt sorry for her before, ugh! We were blind!"

Those military wives who had been misled by Liang Manyun and felt sympathy or even pity for Su Yue were now burning with embarrassment.

They walked in twos and threes, feeling guilty, to the gate of Gu Beichen's courtyard, wanting to apologize to Su Yue.

Su Yue was tending to her herbs in the courtyard when she saw everyone's uneasy expressions. Instead of blaming them, she smiled gently.

"Sisters, come in and sit down. This is not your fault. Every family has its share of gossip and rumors. It will pass."

She turned and went inside, took out a large handful of White Rabbit milk candies, and distributed them to the children who had come with the adults.

"Come on, kids, have some candy. We'll still be family, so let's take care of each other."

This gesture instantly brought tears to the eyes of all the military wives.

Look at their magnanimity and composure!

Compared to that heartless Liang Manyun, they are worlds apart.

After this battle, Su Yue's prestige in the family compound reached an unprecedented height.

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Meanwhile, the interrogation room of the military region's security department was brightly lit.

Liang Manyun's psychological defenses completely collapsed the moment she was taken away. Faced with the investigators' repeated questioning, she cried uncontrollably and confessed everything, from how she bribed her cousin to how she embellished and spread rumors.

While sorting through Liang Manyun's personal belongings found in her dormitory, a young investigator unexpectedly discovered a locked diary.

He found some tools, pried open the lock, and casually flipped through a few pages.

In her diary, besides recording her morbid infatuation with Gu Beichen and her overwhelming resentment towards Su Yue, a secret that shocked even the investigators was recorded in a corner of one page.

His eyes widened suddenly, he quickly closed the diary, grabbed it, and rushed to the leader's office.

This diary seems to contain a crucial clue about Su Yue's biological father, whom she has never met!

The investigators didn't dare delay and immediately rushed to the leader's office with the diary.

Half an hour later, the diary was delivered to Gu Beichen and Su Yue by a special person.

At that time, the two were at home, and Gu Beichen was clumsily applying a hot towel to Su Yue's wrist, where red marks from Liang Manyun's scratches still remained.

The person who delivered the items was Section Chief Zhang from the Security Department. He looked serious and handed over a diary and a statement of the situation.

"Commander Gu, Comrade Su Yue, these are the items we found in Liang Manyun's dormitory. We believe that some of the contents may be related to Comrade Su Yue's background."

Gu Beichen stopped what he was doing, took the diary, and his eyes sharpened.

Su Yue sat up straight, a premonition rising in her heart.

Gu Beichen opened the diary and went straight to the page with the folded corner.

On it were Liang Manyun's distorted handwriting.

[...I overheard my dad on the phone today, seemingly talking to an old leader in Beijing. He mentioned a cold case from over twenty years ago, about a young officer codenamed 'Lone Eagle' who, while on a mission in Shanghai, ruined it for a woman surnamed 'Chen,' not only failing the mission but also becoming a traitor... He disappeared without a trace; his file states he died in action, but his remains were never recovered. Many people say he deserted...]

[...'Lone Eagle'...a Shanghai woman surnamed 'Chen'...Isn't Su Yue's mother surnamed Chen? Also from Shanghai! Could she be the child of that deserter and that wicked woman? No wonder she's so sinister, she's rotten to the core! Just wait, I'll definitely find out the truth and let everyone see her true colors!]

That concludes the diary entries.

The living room was eerily quiet.

The codename "Lone Eagle" was like a bolt of lightning, cleaving open Gu Beichen's memories.

His heart clenched, and his breathing became heavier.

"What's wrong? Do you know this person?" Su Yue keenly noticed his change.

Gu Beichen's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice hoarse.

"'Lone Eagle'... is a legendary figure in the military. More than twenty years ago, he was the top reconnaissance soldier, with frighteningly high talent, and had carried out countless missions with near-death experiences. Everyone thought he would become a general, but after a top-secret mission to Shanghai, he... disappeared."

"The official record states that he died protecting intelligence and perished with the enemy, and was posthumously awarded the title of martyr. But there have always been rumors... that he was implicated by a woman and betrayed the cause, and that his remains were never found, but were not made public for the sake of military honor."

Gu Beichen spoke each word with extreme solemnity.

This is not just a name, but a knot in the hearts of a generation of soldiers, a regret.

Su Yue's heart began to pound wildly because of the words "lone eagle" and "woman surnamed Chen".

She instinctively touched her neck, where the only keepsake left by her mother—the white jade phoenix hairpin—dangled.

Hairpin, ring, military officer, woman surnamed Chen...

At this moment, all the clues seemed to point to the same vague shadow.

Could it be that his biological father is the legendary king of soldiers who bears the stigma of being a "traitor"?

Just then, the military region headquarters called my home directly.

It was Political Commissar Zhao who called personally.

"Beichen, the military region has made its decision regarding Liang Manyun's punishment."

Commissar Zhao's voice carried a chilling authority.