This was the first time Ge Yuqiu had met Ye Zhaozhao. She had always imagined her to be a country woman covered in patches, looking disheveled and miserable. But the Ye Zhaozhao before her was quite different.

With fair skin, her hair casually tied up, and a pair of black leather shoes, she was the prettiest woman in the family compound, even more so than Zhao Hong.

"You are Ye Zhaozhao?"

"Sister-in-law Ge, it's me. What's the matter?"

Ye Zhaozhao disliked Ge Yuqiu from the first time she met him. She sensed a calculating glint in his eyes, indicating that he was up to no good. At this moment, the members of the Military Commission stepped forward.

"Comrade Ye, someone has reported you for bribing people in the military region. You need to let us in to search your home."

Such a serious crime! Ye Zhaozhao no longer needed to be polite. Everyone gasped in shock; bribery in the military region was a grave offense.

Even if you had ten times the courage, you wouldn't dare to offer a bribe, would you?

"Where's the evidence?"

"We need evidence. Someone saw you go to Commander Zhu's house the night before last and take a big piece of cured meat."

"Comrade Ye, we need to go in and search."

"Wait a minute, is it reasonable to accuse me of bribery based solely on the cured meat?"

"Why did you have to go now that your Deputy Regiment Commander Gu was promoted? Isn't that obvious?"

Ye Qianxue stepped forward, determined to make it impossible for Ye Zhaozhao and Gu Yunduan to stay in the military region today.

"Commander Zhu called me over on official business. As for the cured meat, I made it myself. Commander Zhu's wife and I are from the same hometown, and she asked me to bring her some. Does that count as bribery?"

This was something they hadn't expected; Niu Aihua and Ye Zhaozhao were actually from the same hometown, something Ye Zhaozhao had unintentionally learned during their conversation.

The Military Commission officials were in a difficult position, but they still insisted on searching the house. They did not favor anyone; if there had been bribery, there would certainly have been more than just cured meat in the house.

"Okay, what if we can't find it?"