Chapter 680 The Passing of Time 45

After she left, Aunt Wang paced anxiously around the living room, wanting to go home but afraid of being discovered as to something amiss, so she could only endure it. The weather was already hot, and her clothes were soaked with sweat.

It wasn't until a burnt smell came from the kitchen that Aunt Wang finally snapped out of her daze. She rushed back to the kitchen and frantically tried to salvage the food, but it was completely inedible. She quickly threw it all away to avoid upsetting her wife when she returned and causing her to start a fuss!

Ning Yan arrived at the Luo family's residence. Just then, Director Luo returned from headquarters and went straight home. Upon her arrival, the couple naturally greeted her.

"Sister-in-law, all I can say is that we all believe in Juncheng, but we still need to investigate. But don't worry, Lord Kawasaki has said that torture is not allowed, so Juncheng will be fine."

"Go back and wait patiently, don't worry too much." That's what he said, but who can guarantee that Xiaotian won't use other methods?

But what else can we do?

Juncheng's wife is just a peasant girl with little knowledge; saying more would only make her worry unnecessarily.

After leaving the Luo family and getting back into her car, Ning Yan's face was full of worry.

"Director Luo said everything's fine, but I'm still worried..."

Su Sheng and the other man exchanged a glance. It seemed that Director Luo knew about this beforehand. "If Director Luo says it's nothing, then it must be nothing."

"Madam, there's no need to worry too much. The director might be back tomorrow."

After returning home, Li Dagang and his companion didn't linger and left quickly.

After they left, Aunt Wang came out to inquire about the situation, "Madam, what exactly happened? Why is the master being investigated?"

Ning Yan threw her bag onto the sofa. "Director Luo said the gentleman will be fine and will be back soon."

Okay, don't worry about your husband's affairs. Just focus on your own work.

Damn it, that Xiao Tian is definitely no good. He even sent people to watch their house. There are people at the entrance of the alley, and there are also people in the building diagonally opposite.

After saying that, afraid that Aunt Wang might not understand, he pointed it out to her again, "I know you care about the master, but this is not something a servant like you should worry about."

Now that my husband is under investigation, who knows if someone is also watching us?

Don't let anyone suspect you. At least Juncheng was interrogated, not tortured. You're just a servant; they could easily kill you!

Aunt Wang's pupils contracted. Had she been too obvious, to the point that even the madam noticed something was wrong with her?

Also, did the gentleman tell the lady his identity? Otherwise, why would the lady keep calling her?

"Yes, Madam. Lunch is ready. Please eat first."

Ning Yan waved her hand irritably, "I'm not in the mood to eat right now. You eat by yourself. I'm going back to my room."

Aunt Wang sometimes finds it hard to get used to Madam's personality, but she also feels that Madam's reaction is normal.

All the men have been arrested; what woman wouldn't be worried?

If she can actually eat it, then her husband should be heartbroken.

To be honest, Ning Yan was genuinely a little worried, but she wasn't at the point where she couldn't eat anything, but she still had to put on a show.

Back upstairs, she took out some food from the temple: steaming hot sweet corn, a plate of crab meat pasta, and a refreshing glass of watermelon juice—it was perfect.

After eating my fill, I took a shower and went to bed to sleep.

...

It's 11 PM.

After getting a good night's sleep, Ning Yan dressed, slapped an invisibility talisman on herself, and climbed out of the window to leave home.

In the house diagonally opposite, the two men responsible for keeping an eye on the Ning family were yawning sleepily. "I say, can we take a nap too? What can an old woman do at this hour? What's so special about keeping an eye on her?"

"Just keep watch, stop talking nonsense! We'll be replaced in four more hours, are you worried about not having time to sleep?"

Ning Yan, who had just climbed out of the door, looked up at the window opposite and then disappeared into the alley.

Headquarters dungeon.

Qiu Juncheng leaned against the wall, feeling extremely sleepy but unable to fall asleep.

He hadn't suffered from hunger for many years, so after just two meals without food, he was so hungry that he couldn't even sleep.

I wonder how things are at home. I wonder if his wife is so worried that she can't sleep. I hope Aunt Wang isn't stupid enough to send a telegram back home to report.

It's hard to say how long Xiaotian's madness will last. If he's really starved for three to five days, he'll probably start begging for mercy.

Ha, you've tortured prisoners plenty of times before, don't you know how to make someone talk?

Some punishments are too much for you to bear, no matter how strong your bones are.

Those who can control their eating and get through it deserve to be called heroes!

While I was lost in thought, I felt someone lightly touch my face.

He sat down near the cell door because it was the only clean spot, so there was one more person in the cell.

"Madam?" The voice was very soft, as soft as a nightmare.

A soft laugh rang out the next second, "It seems that Xiao Tian really won't torture you, then I'm relieved."

Qiu Juncheng's heart pounded wildly at the sound of that soft laugh. So that's how the lady saved those comrades; so they really couldn't see her.

"Why did you actually come? You should go back quickly, lest the Japanese find out."

"Don't worry, the power of my rampage from last time is still there. The people guarding the dungeon are several meters away from the entrance, afraid that I might accidentally kill them."

"We could sleep here and no one would hear us. I've never tried that in jail before, it sounds kind of exciting!"

Qiu Juncheng: ...I know you were just joking to help me relax, but I'm totally smitten.

The cell door was suddenly opened, the lock slid off silently, and then it was locked again.

Seeing this scene, Qiu Juncheng really couldn't be surprised that the Japanese soldiers trembled with fear at the mere mention of the Ghost's name. Any normal person would be scared half to death by this sight.

But he wasn't afraid; this was his wife.

Soon, a soft little bundle appeared in his arms, followed by a warm sensation on his lips.

Ning Yan had already removed the invisibility talisman, and Qiu Juncheng pressed her down and kissed her forcefully.

Just as he was about to take action, the person in his arms left, saying, "Don't do anything reckless. I've brought you some food. I've finally managed to fatten you up a bit these past few months, and I bet you'll lose it all again."

After she finished speaking, she took out a small table from the Divine Palace and set out four dishes, a bottle of water, two steamed buns, a bowl of white rice, and a pair of chopsticks.

Have you had dinner?

"I'll eat it. You won't really get hurt, so of course I can eat it."

"How do you know I'll be alright?" Qiu Juncheng picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and put it in his mouth.

"Because I won't let anything happen to you." Ning Yan said confidently. So what if Qiu Juncheng was really discovered to be a Kuomintang agent? She could just stage another prison break.

Qiu Juncheng chuckled softly and stuffed a piece of chicken into his wife's mouth. "My wife is so kind."