Chapter 60 Things That Can't Be Seen

"Yeah, Ji Hefeng, where's your wife? Did she run away because she found out you're paralyzed?" Monika said sarcastically.

As soon as Molly arrived at the door, she heard someone mention her in an unfriendly tone. Anyone who didn't know better would think they had a deep-seated grudge.

"Are we having guests?" Molly pushed open the door.

Everyone inside the house looked towards the doorway.

"They're back." Ji Hefeng pushed through the crowd and strode out. Seeing that the three were safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't seen Molly return by nightfall and was about to go out to look for her when these people came to his door, bringing with them the doctor who had treated him and this Monika.

When he was diagnosed with lifelong paralysis, Monica looked at him with pity and sympathy. Now that he has stood up, why is she unhappy?

Never mind, what happens to Monika is none of his business.

Ji Hefeng leaned close to Molly's ear and said, "These are my superiors who came to visit me and the doctors who examined me."

Molly nodded, "I understand. You take care of them first, I'll move the things inside."

"Go and rest, I'll move it." Ji Hefeng walked out the door and saw the wooden frame and vines on the ground, as well as two bundles of firewood and two unusually large burlap sacks.

He didn't ask what was in the sack, but instead asked, "Where are you moving it to?"

"Move everything to the kitchen."

Molly, Mo An, and Lu Lu returned from the mountain, their clothes covered in grass clippings and dust, looking somewhat dirty and even disheveled. The people inside, however, were all impeccably dressed, exuding an air of authority. Mo An, who had never seen anything like this before, felt a pang of timidity and followed closely behind Molly, pushing Lu Lu aside.

Molly was worried that Lu Lu's condition was unstable and that he might lose control in a crowd, so she grabbed Lu Lu with one hand.

"Sister." Mo An felt a little jealous.

Molly patted his shoulder, "Go fetch some water, let's boil some water for a bath first."

Mo An obediently went to the well to draw water, and Molly nudged Lu Lu, "You go too."

Lu Lu obediently followed, without glancing at those people.

The entire bungalow was quiet; no one spoke, and all eyes were fixed on the young woman in the courtyard. Under the dim light, the woman's clothes were dark, but her skin was dazzlingly white. Her features were exquisite, and her eyes were as clear as lacquer, so bright and clear that they seemed to see into one's very soul.

Facing so many people, she remained calm and composed, exuding an air of poise and maturity. It was hard to believe she was a girl from the countryside; it seemed her family had raised her very well. Even city girls didn't seem as pampered as her.

Those present assumed Molly was a girl who had been pampered at home.

Amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd, Monika clenched her fists, her heart feeling as if it were being squeezed by a giant hand, suffocating her. She had always thought Ji Hefeng's wife was nothing more than an illiterate, uncouth woman; that without her, Ji Hefeng wouldn't find a better wife. But now, this Molly—

Monika had to admit that Molly was just as good-looking as her, and even a bit prettier.

But being good-looking can't put food on the table. Monika comforted herself, reminding herself that she was a college graduate, a doctor, unlike Molly, an uneducated village girl.

After thinking about it this way, Monica felt better. She slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and loosened her clenched fist.

She turned to look at Ji Hefeng and saw him carrying a large sack towards the kitchen. The sack looked quite heavy, so she quickly said, "Ji Hefeng, you haven't fully recovered yet, how can you lift such heavy things!"

As Monica spoke, she glared at Molly, seemingly blaming Molly for making Ji Hefeng carry heavy objects.

Molly: "......."

She was curious about where this hostility came from, and now she knew it was like this.

"The doctor won't let you lift heavy objects," Molly said sarcastically.

Ji Hefeng inwardly knew something was wrong, but on the surface he put on a flattering smile, "I'm all better now. If you don't believe me, I'll run a few steps to show you."

As he spoke, Ji Hefeng started running with the sacks on his shoulder, his steps light as if the weight on his shoulders was not a heavy object, but a bag of cotton. He carried one sack, then went to carry the other, and only after both sacks were in the kitchen did he approach Molly as if to take credit, "All done. Are you hungry? I got some food, but it's cold now. I'll go heat it up for you."

Ji Hefeng went back to the hall to get his lunchbox. As he passed by the crowd, he looked helpless and said to two of them, "Commander, Political Commissar, you've already seen the person. My family hasn't eaten yet, so it might not be convenient for us to receive you."

Cheng Yubin and Bao Haoming exchanged a glance and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes. Who would drive away their superior?

"Go to the hospital tomorrow for a check-up," Cheng Yubin said.

Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Ji Hefeng agreed, "Okay, I'll go tomorrow."

"It's getting late today. Tomorrow, bring your spouse and two children to my house for dinner so you can get acquainted with the place," said Political Commissar Bao Haoming.

Ji Hefeng looked at Molly, silently asking a question, but Molly naturally didn't care.

"Okay, I'll bring my family to visit you tomorrow."

Cheng Yubin and Bao Haoming were about to leave when they heard Monika call out sharply, "Wait a minute."

Everyone looked at Monika, only to see her squat down. "There's blood on the ground!"

The bloodstains were seeping from the sack; it was unclear whether they came from the wolf or the fish.

Molly looked at Ji Hefeng, but Ji Hefeng shook his head at her, indicating that she shouldn't panic.

"Where did this bloodstain come from?"

"It seems to have come in from the entrance and flowed all the way."

"The bloodstains look quite fresh. Could they be from those two burlap sacks?"

"It really is! Look, the bloodstains are going straight from the kitchen."

What was in those two burlap sacks?

Molly once again became the center of attention, with scrutinizing and probing gazes sweeping over her.

"What is that sack?" Monika walked up to Molly and asked in an interrogative tone.

Molly remained silent, unsure how to broach the subject. With so many prey, wouldn't that be considered encroaching on public property?

Seeing that Molly remained silent, Monica assumed she was feeling guilty. Overwhelmed by excitement and joy, Monica became even more domineering. "Did you do something shameful? Did you steal something shady?"

"You're saying such shameful things, Monika, how can you, a girl, speak so rudely!" Ji Hefeng said with a gloomy face, standing in front of Molly.

Monika was scolded, her face flushed red. "Did I say something wrong? If it wasn't something shameful, why didn't she dare say what was in the sack?"

Then, Monica turned to the others, "You all said she was acting suspiciously and sneaking around, only returning from outside the military camp after dark, and the things in the sack were still stained with blood. Isn't that suspicious?"

The others remained silent, but their eyes couldn't help but turn to the two large sacks, wondering what was inside such big sacks. Was it something they were ashamed of?

Ji Hefeng sighed, "It seems I have no choice but to show it to you."

He went to the kitchen, carried two burlap sacks down to the hallway, and as he untied the sacks, Molly went back to the kitchen and got two basins.

“Put the things in here,” Molly said.

As soon as you get close to the bag, the smell of blood and fish becomes obvious.

When Ji Hefeng opened the bag and saw what was inside, he wasn't surprised at all. He grabbed a fish weighing over ten kilograms with both hands and lifted it high, saying, "Look, what's in the sack."

It's a fish!

Such a big fish!

Those present were somewhat surprised.

Monika's face darkened. It was a fish? How could it be a fish?

"Where did she get such a big fish? Could it be some kind of profiteering scheme?" Monika sneered. "The supply and marketing cooperative isn't selling any fish today. And there aren't any fish this big in the nearby towns either."

"Monijia, shut up!" Ji Hefeng's murderous intent surged at this moment. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sue you for spreading rumors and slandering military families."

Monica retorted, "Then tell me where this fish came from."

“Yeah, Ji Hefeng, tell me where this fish came from,” someone chimed in.

“We caught it in the mountains,” Molly said.

"You say it was caught in the mountains, so what evidence do you have?" Monika pressed.

Molly glanced at her indifferently, then picked up the sack, lifted it high, and emptied its contents.

The fish fell first, followed by the wolf carcasses.

After emptying one bag, she went to empty another. The other bag contained only two fish, but it also contained two wolves.

Things were scattered all over the ground.

“Eighteen fish and three wolves in total, estimated to weigh around four hundred pounds,” Bao Haoming said, turning to Molly. “Were they all hunted in the mountains today?”

Molly nodded. "They were all hunted in the mountains. I don't know what the regulations are here in the military camp, or how the ownership of animals in the mountains is determined, so I plan to bring them back first and ask Hefeng."

"You say it was hunted, but I don't believe you." Monika's face was grim; she had a bad feeling the moment she saw the wolf carcass.

Molly looked at her like she was an idiot. "I thought I had already shown my strength."

"What strength?" Monika was momentarily confused.

"She just lifted a 200-pound bag above her chest with both hands." Bao Haoming looked at everyone present, "Who among you could do that?"

Everyone shook their heads. Who could do this if they weren't a professional weightlifter?

The answer is no.

“But she did it so easily.” Bao Haoming himself was also shocked. “I’ve heard that some people are born with superhuman strength, but I never thought I would actually see a living example today.”

Molly doesn't deny it, "I am indeed stronger than the average person."

Ji Hefeng squatted down and picked up the fish one by one into the wooden basin. "Generally, when people hunt in the mountains, the big game goes to the military camp, and the small game goes to the individual. The heaviest of these fish is only a dozen pounds, so they're considered small game. This three-headed wolf is considered big game, so we'll send it to the army canteen for an extra meal tomorrow. The three-headed wolf was hunted by my wife, so the wolf pelt belongs to my wife. Is that alright?"

Before anyone else could speak, Ji Hefeng had already defined the matter and shamelessly demanded three wolf pelts.

To be honest, his wife hunted all of these animals, and he didn't want to give any of them away. But there were too many people here today, and so many eyes had seen them; he had to bleed a little.

Ji Hefeng felt he had been generous enough, but the onlookers didn't think so. "So many fish, weighing over 150 jin, shouldn't they be contributed as well?"

“Each of them weighs less than twenty pounds.” Ji Hefeng narrowed his eyes slightly, his aura becoming dangerous. “My wife went into the mountains early in the morning to help me recover, and didn’t return with the two children until dark. You all know the hardships and dangers she faced. Look at those three wolves. If it were anyone else, would they have made it back alive today? You want the fish my wife risked her life to catch? Can you even stomach them?”

The crowd, rendered speechless by the retort: ​​"........

Molly, who didn't feel there was any danger: ".............."