Political Commissar Huang turned around and went to question the next person.

He had barely left when Shulan arrived, her eyes red and swollen, her voice hoarse: "Ruyi, what do we do? Zhenbo has been arrested too!"

"What?!" Su Ruyi was stunned. How come more and more people are getting involved in this?

Shulan cried, "That damned Zhong Misu, didn't he break his leg? He hired Zhenbo as his nanny. These past two days, I don't know what possessed him, he insisted on going to Sanhe County, so Zhenbo arranged with Ding Daya to take him there in an oxcart. Now, both Zhenbo and Ding Daya have been arrested!"

"Ding Daya? You mean Uncle Chariot Driver?" Su Ruyi sorted out the details. "When did this happen?"

"It was this afternoon! I gave the captain a pack of cigarettes, and that's how he found out the news!" Shulan cried. "Ruyi, what should we do? Zhong Misu is a spy, and now Zhenbo is doomed too!"

Hearing Shu Lan's address, Su Ruyi realized that she and Hu Zhenbo were already "a couple".

She knew a little about what happened in the educated youth compound.

Fortunately, Guo Tianya was granted special permission to return to the city after her miscarriage. Although Jiang Aiguo was not caught, fragments of his clothing were found by Ding Fengshou, a hunter from the village, on a path leading from the outer mountain to the inner mountain.

After this pair of sworn enemies left the educated youth compound, Su Qiaoqiao was the only one in the entire compound who caused chaos and disturbances.

Su Qiaoqiao injured her leg again. Because of the care Wang Chuntao had given her these past few days, she was quite obedient to Wang Chuntao and treated her like an older sister.

Moreover, after Jiang Aiguo ran away, Wang Chuntao took over the position of head of the educated youth institute.

Therefore, when Su Qiaoqiao was making a fuss, Wang Chuntao would say a few words and she would quiet down.

It can be said that the atmosphere in the former youth settlement is more harmonious than ever before.

“Zhong Misu is not a spy,” Su Ruyi said briefly. “Don’t worry, I will go to see General Shen first thing tomorrow morning.”

"I'm going too!" Shulan quickly wiped away her tears, her eyes resolute.

"Don't go. Don't take this on yourself," Su Ruyi advised. "Besides, if you go, the army might think we're putting pressure on them collectively, which would be worse."

Shulan thought about it and realized that it made sense, so she had no choice but to give up.

The next morning, Su Ruyi rode her motorcycle to General Shen's residence.

The guards on duty did not stop her, but after she went inside, they went back to their post to make a phone call.

When Su Ruyi arrived at the foot of the Suzhou-style building, two unfamiliar soldiers stopped her: "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for General Shen." Su Ruyi didn't see Xiao Zhao or Xiao Fang; the two soldiers weren't very friendly.

One of the soldiers frowned and asked, "Do you have an appointment?"

"Huh?" Su Ruyi was stunned.

“Dr. Su,” another soldier said, “General Shen is very busy. You can’t just see him whenever you want.”

Su Ruyi pursed her lips and looked upstairs.

Upon looking up, she saw Zhang Xiaozhen's face, looking at her triumphantly from the third-floor window.

Su Ruyi stared at her, and she gestured for her to wait. She came down a few minutes later.

Zhang Xiaozhen was wearing a snow-white suit, which looked brand new.

She walked up to Su Ruyi with a forced smile: "Isn't this the little miracle doctor from Dingjiatun? What's this, bothering our old Shen again? What do you want this time? Did you run out of gasoline so quickly?"

Su Ruyi said coldly, "I have urgent business with General Shen. You're blocking me like this, delaying important matters. Can you take responsibility for that?"

Zhang Xiaozhen crossed her arms and glanced at her sideways: "Little girl, with a face like that, your life must have been pretty smooth, right?"

"What do you mean?" Su Ruyi asked, puzzled.

"Playing dumb? Isn't that how you fooled my old man, Mr. Shen? What little miracle doctor? It's just that the toxins in Mr. Shen's body went through their metabolic cycle and were expelled on their own! You just got away with it!" Zhang Xiaozhen sneered. "You can deceive the world and steal a reputation, but you can't fool everyone forever! I'll be waiting to see the day you're exposed!"

Su Ruyi said urgently, "I don't have time to argue with you here. I really have something urgent to discuss with General Shen!"

"What's the emergency? Tell me, it's the same thing!" Zhang Xiaozhen blocked the entrance, showing no intention of moving aside.

Just then, Su Ruyi suddenly saw Xiao Zhao hurrying over, and she immediately shouted, "Guard Zhao!"

Xiao Zhao rushed over: "Dr. Su! What brings you here? What happened?"

Zhang Xiaozhen said, "See, isn't this exactly what I said? Not only did he fool Old Shen so much that he lost his bearings, but he also fooled our guard Zhao!"

Xiao Zhao blushed and continued to look at Su Ruyi.

"I want to see the general," Su Ruyi said.

"The general went to the capital for a meeting. He left last night and probably won't be back for ten days to two weeks," Xiao Zhao said.

"Huh? Then... why didn't you go?" Su Ruyi asked curiously.

Xiao Zhao glanced at Zhang Xiaozhen: "General... asked me to stay and take care of the lady."

"Madam?" Su Ruyi was stunned. This was too fast!

Zhang Xiaozhen said smugly, "Dr. Su, I'll let you in this time, but next time, you won't be able to get through the base gates! After all, a spy was recently caught, and you're running around so often, it's easy to arouse suspicion. You know, anyone suspected is locked up and investigated for a month!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ruyi thanked Xiao Zhao and then pushed her motorcycle away.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Xiaozhen said from behind, "You have to return the car that my husband Lao Shen borrowed from you—because I need to use it."

Su Ruyi had no choice but to put down the motorcycle and turn away.

Zhang Xiaozhen instructed Xiao Zhao: "Clean this car up thoroughly! Disinfect it properly!"

“Yes, madam,” Xiao Zhao replied.

Su Ruyi had walked quite a distance when she heard Xiao Zhao say worriedly from behind, "Madam, if the General finds out that I conspired with you to deceive Doctor Su, I will definitely be implicated!"

"What's there to be afraid of?!" Zhang Xiaozhen's tone remained smug. "What urgent matter could she possibly have to discuss with Lao Shen? Besides, even if something did happen, Dingjiatun has the brigade leader; she's just a village doctor, what makes her stand out! Humph!"

Su Ruyi rode her bicycle back to the village, looking disheveled.

As soon as she entered the village, she saw Shulan standing under the blazing sun, looking dusty and dirty, waiting for her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see General Shen." Su Ruyi sighed and explained the general situation.

Shulan took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her face: "With such a big incident, it's only right that General Shen is busy. Don't worry, Zhenbo is innocent, and the truth will be revealed!"

She comforted herself, and patted Su Ruyi's shoulder to reassure her: "Look at you, you're all sweaty from running! Ruyi, I'll remember this kindness. When Zhenbo gets out, I'll make sure he thanks you properly!"