The basement was tidy up quite well. Of course, it wasn't very big, and there weren't many things there. There was a sewing machine and a rectangular table with scissors and other items on it.

The old lady took a ruler out of the sewing machine drawer and asked Jiang Qiao to measure Gu Zhixuan while she took notes.

Taking advantage of this break, Jiang Qiao took a look around, but couldn't find any books or notebooks. Even the old lady used scrap paper to keep track of sizes.

Jiang Qiao was starting to have doubts. Could it be that the item wasn't here?

But she was still a little unwilling to give up. This place was the only private place for a woman. It would be better to keep things here than to keep them in the old lady's bedroom, right?

"Auntie, do you know how to use a sewing machine? My pants are starting to come undone."

The old lady gave a wry smile. "How would I know how to use this? Why don't you take it off and I'll sew it up for you?"

Jiang Qiao shook her head. "How about I use your sewing machine? I learned how to use it at the team leader's house."

The old lady didn't refuse, but her expression wasn't as pleasant as before.

Gu Zhixuan spoke up promptly, "Grandma, we don't want to use your sewing machine for free. How about this, I'll pay for it for her, five cents is fine, just for a short while."

The old lady beamed with joy. "Look at you, you're too kind. Since you're so sincere in giving it to me, I'll accept it. You can do it yourselves. I don't know how to get this out. My daughter-in-law arranged it all by herself. She doesn't allow anyone in the family to touch it, otherwise my son would give us a hard time."

Jiang Qiao's pants were perfectly fine; she just wanted to check if there was anything inside the sewing machine's casing.

Jiang Qiao was about to take off her pants, so it wasn't appropriate for Gu Zhixuan to stay there. However, the old lady wasn't comfortable letting Gu Zhixuan go out. Although the young man was generous, what if he was up to no good? One should be wary of others, even if one shouldn't have the heart to harm them.

Based on this principle, the old lady accompanied Gu Zhixuan upstairs, which was a good opportunity to install the radio.

Jiang Qiao opened the sewing machine's casing, lifted out the machine head, and finally felt something under the base of the machine head. It was covered with tape. Although she couldn't see anything, she didn't doubt it. If someone could hide something in this place, it was definitely a treasure, if not a codebook.

After taking the things out and looking at them, Jiang Qiao smiled with satisfaction. In a good mood, she packed everything up before leaving the basement.

The old lady was also worried. Although she had had one encounter with Jiang Qiao, who knew if he was accurate or not? What if he stole a needle or thread?

"Auntie, I've got it all done. Thank you so much. Please go down and check to make sure nothing is missing. Otherwise, we might have trouble explaining things later. Now that both sides have confirmed it, we can leave with peace of mind."

Sure enough, the old lady actually went down to check. Jiang Qiao and Gu Zhixuan stood at the basement door, exchanging a smile.

The old lady came out with an apologetic look on her face. "Young lady, we don't need anything, but I'm worried. This place is for my daughter-in-law's exclusive use, so there's nothing I can do about it."

Now that they had the items, Jiang Qiao and Gu Zhixuan quickly left with them.

When the brother and sister returned, Song Zhi was already impatiently waiting at the hotel. Yang Yunqi had already returned and hadn't found anything at Xu Mingdong's house, so their only hope was Jiang Qiao.

Fortunately, Jiang Qiao did not disappoint him. When he saw the little girl proudly waving the notebook in her hand at him, even Song Zhi couldn't help but grin.

"Girl, you're amazing. You managed to find this. Come on, let's eat first. I bet Song Shutian and his gang have already succeeded by now."

Song Zhi might not have felt it deeply, but Jiang Qiao and Yang Yunqi, the two main investigators, genuinely felt they should treat themselves to a good meal. They had really put in a lot of effort just to investigate these people.

"Uncle, you're treating us, aren't you? Who told you to earn a salary? We're going to eat your money's worth."

Song Zhi waved his hand generously, "No problem, it's on me."

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "It's rare for Director Song to treat us, so we should have a good meal today."

The others laughed along, "As long as we're full, that's fine. We're not asking for much. Chief, do you think we contributed this time?"

Song Zhi glared at him. "How can that not count? Comrade Song has already told our big leader that this time it was all thanks to the efforts of us. Otherwise, they would not have been able to find these enemy agents at all."

The top leader has spoken; they'll give us the credit later.

After saying that, he turned to Yang Yunqi and said, "Old Yang, you handled the most of this matter. I will give you credit for it later. After the New Year, I will personally have someone handle this matter."

Yang Yunqi clasped his hands in thanks to Song Zhiyi and said, "Brother, thank you. I really won't refuse this. You know what happened to me before. My children have suffered a lot of criticism because of me. Having this achievement will at least make things look better on the surface."

Song Zhi's eyes lit up, and he immediately came up with an idea. He looked at Yang Yunqi with a smile and said, "Old Yang, look, with your current status, it's not appropriate for you to be a night watchman. You're a veteran detective. If that scoundrel hadn't gotten into that mess back then, you might be a big leader by now."

How about this, you should consider working for our bureau. We need to treat your situation specially. It's such a waste that you have so many skills but nowhere to use them. Come and help me.”

Zhao Jian and Liu Gong'an also felt that it would be a waste of Yang Yunqi's talents to go back to being a night watchman.

Without the other side taking the lead, how could they have locked onto their target so quickly? If we're talking about who contributed the most, Yang Yunqi and Jiang Qiao were the real heroes. The two of them were just riding along. They both knew this in their hearts.

Yang Yunqi was shocked that Song Zhi would say such a thing, and his face immediately turned red with excitement.

"Old Song, are you telling the truth?"

To be honest, after serving in the army for so many years, he didn't want to leave the military or his comrades. Life in the military had become ingrained in his bones, and he dreamed of being in the military every time he had a dream.

However, he never regretted what he had done. If he could live his life again, he would still kill that person. Two lives were at stake. If he didn't avenge such a crime, he would be ashamed to be a son and a husband.

He never dreamed that coming to help a friend would lead to such a serendipitous encounter.

Song Zhi patted Yang Yunqi on the shoulder with a smile. "Old Yang, you've been wronged all these years. You're supposed to be a hero, but you've been implicated by that scumbag. After dinner, I'll talk to the higher-ups. Your situation is special. You're both veterans. We can't erase your achievements because of what happened before. One thing at a time. If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold back either."