Chapter 236 It's my good fortune that I didn't become your revolutionary partner.

It only took one night to find out everything.

Xue Jiao was imprisoned before she even had a chance to use the inheritance Xue Shan left for Xue Ziming.

The next morning, Xiao Chen, Xue Shan's former bodyguard, arrived at the prison with a document. When Xue Jiao saw Xiao Chen, she immediately stood up from the corner of the wall, making such a commotion that the iron chains on her hands and feet clanged.

She rushed to the prison gate, gripping the iron bars with both hands, her face pleading: "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, you must have a way to get me out, right? You've been with my brother for so many years, you know him best, he definitely won't blame me for such a small thing, right?"

"You've investigated thoroughly, and Ziming's incident isn't my fault. He was just playing around and went to the beach where he accidentally fell in. I didn't push him in!"

Seeing that Xiao Chen remained unmoved, Xue Jiao became anxious: "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, listen to me! I was blinded by love before and didn't realize how good you are. I know you like me, right? As long as you agree to rescue me, I will marry you. Really, I'll marry you as soon as I get out!"

Xue Jiao touched the stray hairs on her forehead, trying to straighten them and make herself look prettier, so that Xiao Chen would agree to rescue her.

But she clearly overestimated herself and underestimated Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen shook his head and waved the file bag in his hand: "Comrade Xue Jiao, I'm here today to ask you to sign a document."

Xue Jiao was taken aback: "What document?"

Xiao Chen unfolded the document in his hand and showed it to her through the prison door: "This is the money that Commander Xue left for you before he died. He said that when you got married, he would ask me to help you take it out and give it to you. But if you don't correct those problems you had before, you can't inherit this money. I think you can't inherit it now. Please sign to waive your right to inherit it."

Xue Jiao was stunned when she heard these words.

Just a minute ago, she was still resentful of her brother for leaving the money only to Xue Ziming and not to her, which led her down a path of no return for such a small amount of money. After all, she was also raised by her brother!

But now, Xiao Chen told her that her brother had also left her money, and she had just seen the amount—the same amount he had left for Xue Ziming!

"Why didn't you tell me sooner! Why didn't you tell me sooner!" She suddenly tried to grab Xiao Chen's collar like a madwoman, but Xiao Chen easily dodged her.

"The commander specifically instructed that this money should not be told to you until your wedding." His casual remark interrupted Xue Jiao's hysteria.

"Besides, if I had told you earlier, what were you planning to do with this money? Go see a fortune teller to salvage your non-existent love?" Xiao Chen's face showed a hint of sarcasm; he felt sorry for Xue Shan.

Xue Shan knew his younger sister too well. He knew she wouldn't be frugal with the money he left at home; she was used to spending money extravagantly. But he never imagined that Xue Jiao would spend all of that thousand-plus yuan, plus the rest of the receipts, in just a few months after leaving the farm.

The reason he instructed Xiao Chen to take out the inheritance and give it to Xue Jiao when she got married was because he was worried that she would be vulnerable to bullying after marriage if he was not around. With this money, she would have confidence no matter what she did or where she was.

But no one expected that Xue Jiao would instigate and encourage Xue Ziming, a four-year-old child, to go to the beach late at night for the sake of Xue Ziming's inheritance, causing him to fall into the sea.

Xue Jiao cried hysterically, blaming Xiao Chen for hiding the money from her and trying to embezzle it. She also claimed that Xiao Chen's concealment was what caused Xue Ziming's death. In short, she screamed wildly and refused to sign the papers.

Xiao Chen stared at her for a long time, then sighed: "Even if you don't sign, once you're sent down to the farm, the money will be considered to have been automatically forfeited by law."

He collected the documents, put them in a file bag, and then waved to her: "Comrade Xue Jiao, it may be my good fortune that we didn't become revolutionary partners. I wish you all the best during this time. I'm leaving now, goodbye."

Xue Ziming is the remains of a martyr. Even if Xue Jiao did not kill him with her own hands, it was because of her instigation that the child died indirectly. Even if she is not sentenced to death, she will be sentenced to life imprisonment and labor reform. She cannot escape it.

Xue Jiao's tragic situation did not affect Qin Suisui. After recovering, she resumed her life of shuttling between the laboratory and the base, but she never neglected herself. Sometimes when the weather was bad or she didn't want to go to the laboratory, she would conduct research at home. Moreover, every time she developed an antidote for a virus, she would reward herself with a few days off.

No one dared to object to this, after all, the Japanese researchers on the island had studied at least a hundred different viruses. The key point was that, apart from Qin Suisui, the other members of the laboratory had only managed to develop an antidote for one of these viruses over the years. Compared to the dozen or so antidotes that Qin Suisui had developed, they were completely outmatched.

Most of the antidotes that Qin Suisui researched were already known to have cases of the disease internationally. These antidotes brought them hope in a timely manner, and for this reason, the level of Chinese medical skills rose internationally.

However, in order to protect Qin Suisui's personal safety, the organization did not disclose her personal information, so her life remained unchanged.

In May, her first batch of Ganoderma lucidum also sprouted. Because it was a small-scale trial planting, the yield was not high, with only eighteen red Ganoderma lucidum and eleven purple Ganoderma lucidum. However, this was still a huge improvement. Because of this, Maidefu was so happy that he sent fish caught by the fishing team to her house for seven consecutive days, urging her to eat them and continue her efforts.

Torreya grandis and Cycas revoluta have also been introduced into field planting, but these two have a longer growth cycle, so it's not immediately apparent what will happen.

During breaks, Qin Suisui would take Zanzan to the Snake Spirit Brigade to learn medical skills from her master and snake-controlling techniques from her senior brother. Or she would invite the women from the family compound or Su Yunyi to go to the black market and stock up on some good stuff.

Pei Jiuyan would still go out to sea for a period of time from time to time. When he wasn't at sea, he would occasionally take Qin Suisui and Zanzan to eat at restaurants in town, or go to the grove next to the family compound to pick wild vegetables and catch fish and shrimp.

Time flies, and it's already August in the lunar calendar. Qin Suisui received a large package from Changbai Mountain early on. Inside was a huge pile of dried ham, dried pheasant, dried wild grapes, dried blueberries, dried kiwis, and some dried fruits such as pine nuts and hazelnuts. Each type was neatly packaged and looked clean and tidy.

Along with the package came a letter from their mother, which detailed their recent situation. Their identity information had long been transferred from the cowshed and was now under the direct jurisdiction of the town.

However, fearing it would threaten Qin Suisui's safety, they kept quiet about it. Apart from themselves and Xu Shouquan, everyone else thought they were still people from the cowshed.

Despite this, their standard of living has improved significantly. Working at the ginseng garden, they not only have specially allocated housing but also receive a monthly salary. In their letter, they also mentioned that the ginseng is growing very well this year, and they received a large bonus, all of which they sent to Qin Suisui.

Qin Suisui counted the money; it totaled 326 yuan. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to show that her parents were indeed doing well over there.