Several people chimed in, "That's right, it's your first time going to the cafeteria, so let's have stir-fry today, it's on us."

Zhao Anbang didn't stand on ceremony with them. "That's fine. You guys have given me a hard time before, so it's only right that I eat a meal with you. No need for more, four dishes are enough for us. We can't waste food."

It's just a few dishes, nothing to these people. Besides, Old Zhao already said that once they've finished eating, the past is the past, and they should just go about their business.

In Jiang Qiao's opinion, the stir-fry tasted really good, with a strong Northwest local flavor. It was delicious, with both meat and vegetables, and the combination was excellent.

She even drank two big bowls of mutton soup. "Oh my god, it's so delicious! I didn't expect the chefs in your cafeteria to be such good cooks. No wonder you always miss the taste of the cafeteria. I don't want to leave either."

Song Shutian remarked with emotion, "We're really benefiting from Old Zhao's generosity. I never get to eat from the communal pot normally."

Zhao Anbang chuckled, "So, you didn't eat this meal for nothing. From now on, you'd better work hard for me. Girl, I heard you're a pretty good cook. How about we try cooking for ourselves sometime? Let me taste your cooking."

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Sure, but unfortunately, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. What am I supposed to do without anything?"

Song Shutian explained from the side, "There's a stove and cooking pot in the west wing of our courtyard. I'll have someone send some rice and flour over later. When we're not busy, we can cook something to eat to replenish our energy. I'll pay for it, and you can do the work."

The others chimed in, "Hey, include us! We'll pay too. We'll try Jiang Qiao's cooking. We've only heard of her name, but we haven't had a chance to taste her food yet."

Jiang Qiao agreed without hesitation, "Sure, it's nothing for you elders to pay for it and me to do some work. Anyway, I'll eat with you. With my small frame, I need to eat well. I'd love to be able to cook for myself. I'll make a list later and you can go out and buy the groceries."

After dinner, Jiang Qiao was no longer in charge of what happened next. Zhao Anbang and Song Shutian left. Today, the old man was resuming his work, so they had to make a show of it.

Jiang Qiao, on the other hand, strolled over to the most central location of the base.

After showing her identification, Jiang Qiao followed Zhao Anbang's instructions to find the chief engineer on this side.

These two were originally planning to work together to investigate the case, but Zhao Anbang got into trouble first, so the case has remained unsolved ever since.

Jiang Qiao came over to find out what was going to happen next.

When Chief Engineer Jiang Shucheng heard Jiang Qiao's name, he was taken aback at first. After glancing at Jiang Qiao's work ID, the old man excitedly shook Jiang Qiao's hand.

"Comrade Jiang Qiao, welcome to our place! I've heard Old Zhao mention your name a long time ago. Even the medicine I take was given to me by Old Zhao. I would say that my current health is largely thanks to you. You are my benefactor."

Jiang Qiao was dumbfounded. She had no idea that the relationship was so complicated, and she was even more confused as to why Song Shutian would give the medicine to Zhao Anbang when he asked her for it. It seemed that the relationship between the Zhao and Song families was better than she had imagined.

"Old Jiang, please don't be so polite. This matter really has nothing to do with me. I didn't even know that you would take the medicine I made. It's my honor to be able to help you with your health."

Compared to the contributions you've made, mine are nothing. Let's not stand on ceremony. Since you know me, I won't beat around the bush. I'll get straight to the point: I want to know, after Old Zhao's incident, what's the extent of your investigation into the aftermath?"

Speaking of the deceased data deliveryman, Jiang Shucheng also looked saddened. "Who could have imagined that this person would be like this? None of us expected it, let alone that he would die so inexplicably."

After Old Zhao, I had someone investigate several people who had close contact with him, but none of them had the time or motive to commit the crime.

So, there hasn't been any progress on this matter. Your arrival is just in time to help us resolve this dilemma.

To be honest, this data clerk seemed like a really nice person, with no issues regarding his background or identity. I just don't understand why he did this, and who caused his downfall?

Jiang Qiao nodded. "Can I go to the place where he had the accident? Is it in his dormitory?"

Jiang Shucheng nodded. "Okay, I'll take you there to see it. After the incident, his dormitory was sealed off. There was another comrade who shared a dormitory with him before, but that comrade got married and moved out. Until he died, he lived alone in the dormitory."

Considering his role as a document deliveryman, we didn't arrange for anyone else to stay there. Unexpectedly, he died, and we knew absolutely nothing about it.

Jiang Qiao casually asked, "When you and Old Zhao were discussing that plan, was there anyone else who knew about it? Whose hair was it?"

When asked about this, Jiang Shucheng shook his head. "I haven't told anyone. These strands of hair were collected after my hair fell out, and they only lasted a few days before this happened."

Jiang Qiao nodded. "As far as I know, the days before and after the incident were not the time when you went out to purchase supplies. How could he have had the opportunity to go out?"

Jiang Shucheng shook his head. "No, our management here is very strict, so we are also wondering who did this? What was the purpose of this person going through the documents?"

As you know, our situation here is special. Ordinary people are not allowed to come in. Even people investigating cases need to be accompanied by someone from here.

So the investigators only came once, then Old Zhao got into trouble, and that was the end of the matter.

Unfortunately, the people here are capable of research, but when it comes to solving cases, they're truly powerless.

As Jiang Qiao walked, she asked, "So, what kind of people do you employ in your cafeteria? Are they reliable?"

"Speaking of this, I have to mention that the people cooking in the canteen are all family members of the base. They are all people who have been vetted and have no problems."

Jiang Qiao nodded knowingly, "That means the people here aren't completely cut off from the outside world; at least the people in the cafeteria can be contacted."

Jiang Shucheng nodded. "You could say that. However, these people have been vetted by the security department, so in principle, they should be fine."

The supplies were delivered by the logistics department, and the canteen staff wouldn't stay overnight here. Therefore, in principle, the death of this deliveryman shouldn't be related to them.

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. As far as I know, that comrade's death was supposedly caused by drugs. Maybe the drugs took effect a few hours later. It's too early to draw that conclusion."

Jiang Shucheng sighed, "You know, things were pretty peaceful here before, but ever since Old Zhao got into trouble, all sorts of people have started jumping in. Even Old Zhao almost got into trouble himself, sigh—"