Upon hearing the voice, Jiang Qiaoteng stood up abruptly, looked up at the person standing at the door, and let out a long sigh of relief. "You, you came, why couldn't you at least give me a heads-up? Don't you know that scaring people can be deadly?"

When Gu Zhengfeng saw the bag Song Shutian was carrying, he quickly got up and invited the person in.

"Brother Gu, these are nutritional supplements I bought for your wife. I didn't know what you needed, so please don't mind them."

"Don't be so polite, you've come all this way. Why did you bring anything? Come in and sit down. We're in a bit of a hurry here. Your arrival is just in time. Tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law what's going on at home."

Even if Jiang Qiao wanted to complain, she couldn't do it now. She quickly got up to pour water for Song Shutian and get him some fruit.

After drinking a glass of water, Song Shutian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Qiao stared intently at the other person. "Tell me, what's the result?"

Song Shutian originally wanted to tease Jiang Qiao, but seeing the old man's expression, and especially the old woman's mouth full of blisters, he didn't dare to argue with Jiang Qiao.

“The person escaped. When our people passed by, the food on the table was still hot. It’s obvious they got wind of it beforehand and fled in a panic. We have already searched the entire city.”

Jiang Qiao frowned. "Ran away? How is that possible? There must be something wrong with you internally."

Song Shutian nodded in agreement, "We are also investigating this mole."

Jiang Qiao rubbed her forehead in frustration. "Tell me, your department is really something. Why didn't you properly vet the personnel? Such an important person got away! What are we going to do now? My grandparents and my uncle, sigh—"

Jiang Qiao let out a long sigh, and Song Shutian also felt sorry. Such a good opportunity had been wasted, and the other party had managed to escape. It was still unknown when they would be caught.

Zhou Yaru asked worriedly, "Comrade, what will we do now? This whole thing started because of us. What if they retaliate—"

The old lady didn't say anything more, but Song Shutian understood what she meant.

"Auntie, we didn't handle this well, and it made you worry. Don't worry, I'll have someone take care of things back home when you get back."

Jiang Qiao sighed again, "Brother Song, even tigers have their moments of weakness, let alone humans. I won't say anything else, but that Song Yuzhu has been hiding in my grandfather's house for so many years. It's not that the old man is blind, it's just that the other party is very cunning. Even if you send people to guard such a cunning opponent 24 hours a day, there will always be times when you are negligent."

If all else fails, let's move my grandparents to a different place. I bet they'd be scared to go back to that house; who knew the person who'd been with them for so many years was actually a spy.

Song Shutian pondered for a moment, "This is something we can consider. Once you've decided where you want to go, I'll make the arrangements for you."

"Did you make any discoveries in the past?"

Song Shutian gave a wry smile. "It's because this woman fled in such a hurry that she didn't have time to pack her luggage. According to our people, she probably only received the news when she was almost there. She didn't even have time to pack the radio or anything. However, we didn't find the codebook, so she probably took that with her. As for the rest, they are all irrelevant."

Auntie, Uncle, can I speak with you alone?

Wen Songtao glanced at his son-in-law and granddaughter, and seeing the two of them nod together, he then nodded to Song Shutian.

Gu Zhengfeng had to go to work, so he left immediately. Jiang Qiao went to the next room, where the child was still sleeping.

Jiang Qiao took the little guy's pulse again, closing her eyes and carefully feeling it. After a long silence, she took out silver needles and quickly inserted them into several acupoints.

The little guy initially reacted, but once Jiang Qiao's internal energy penetrated it, the little guy stopped moving.

Song Shutian chatted with the old man and woman about Song Yuzhu for a long time, listening and taking notes.

After asking enough questions, Song Shutian closed his notebook and said, "Uncle, Aunt, don't have any worries. The innocent will remain innocent, and the guilty will remain guilty."

Furthermore, the enemy might not know that you were the ones who notified us. Not only is your son-in-law very cautious, but even when I gave the orders, I didn't mention you. So, for the time being, you are safe.”

When they had finished chatting with the old man, Song Shutian and Wen Songtao went to Jiang Qiao's room. As soon as they entered, they saw Jiang Qiao sweating profusely as she gave someone acupuncture.

Song Shutian knew the gravity of the situation, so he didn't dare to say anything at this moment. Instead, he waited until Jiang Qiao finished acupuncture before speaking.

"Jiang Qiao, what's wrong?"

Jiang Qiao turned to look at Song Shutian. "You've come at the right time. We found a child while we were strolling in the countryside. The problem is, this child is mute. He wasn't born that way; he was poisoned into being mute. So, I just gave him acupuncture to see if it could help."

"Poisoned Mute?"

Jiang Qiao nodded heavily. "Now I need your help to investigate what this child's background is that would lead someone to commit such a heinous act."

Song Shutian's face was full of doubt. "You mean such a young child was poisoned and rendered mute?"

Jiang Qiao nodded painfully, "We still don't know what medicine the other party used, or whether it can cure him. That's what's so worrying. This little guy can't even write yet. Can you believe how frustrating that is? Oh, by the way, he's wearing a jade pendant around his neck. I don't know if it was given to him by his parents or for some other reason."

Song Shutian was immediately stunned. "A jade pendant? Let me see it quickly."

Jiang Qiao was taken aback by this guy's behavior. Before she could even lift a finger, Song Shutian pounced on her.

At that time, not many families could afford to give their children such things to wear, and he was curious about it.

Upon seeing the child's appearance, Song Shutian paused for a moment, then picked up the object around the little guy's neck and examined it closely.

Jiang Qiao observed Song Shutian from the side, "You don't recognize this thing? Haven't you ever lost a child around you?"

Song Shutian frowned and shook his head. "I haven't heard of any families losing children recently, but I'll help you find out about this."

He then turned to Jiang Qiao and said, "Tell me your opinion."

Jiang Qiao rolled her eyes at Song Shutian. "It's the same thing I said before. It makes people suspicious. For an adult to harm a child, and in such a vicious way, what do you think the other party wanted? The child must know something. As for what he knows, I don't know. I can't guess unless the child tells me."

Wen Songtao sighed, "What a tragedy. How could someone be so heartless as to harm such a young child? They're worse than animals. Alright, you two keep talking, I'm going out to sit for a while."

Song Shutian had something else to say to Jiang Qiao, so he took out a small bag from the large bag he had brought.

Seeing what Song Shutian took out, Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. It was just like her wish had come true. Should she think about it more in the future? Maybe then her dream would come true?

“After this incident, I discussed it with our leader and we think you should be equipped with some of these. Jiang Qiao, I’ll stay here for a few days until I’ve taught you how to use them. You might need them in the future.”