Pei Songbai didn't come back at noon. Instead, Sister Huang and Sister Ye couldn't sit still and came to Xia Wenhua's place after lunch.

The child went for a nap, and the two sisters-in-law, their faces full of gossip, quietly followed Xia Wenhua into the living room.

"Xia, have you heard? Battalion Commander Shang and his family have been arrested!"

Xia Wenhua's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't gone out all morning and knew nothing about what was happening outside.

Commander Mo was able to make the decisive arrest, so everything must have gone very smoothly, right?

Xia Wenhua was not given a chance to speak; her two sisters-in-law were clearly very agitated.

It was Sister Huang who first brought up the news that Battalion Commander Shang's family had been arrested, and Sister Ye quickly followed up.

"Not only Battalion Commander Shang's family, but Old Li came back last night and said that there were spies in the military camp. Before, the family members were talking about the men's work arrangements, which passed information to the spies. He also asked me if I was involved."

Yesterday during the day, Sister Ye and Xia Wenhua overheard some people gossiping. Xia Wenhua said that their talking like that would cause problems.

Originally, Sister Ye was going to tell Political Commissar Li on her own initiative, but she was so busy that night that she forgot. Old Li went out in the middle of the night and came back to tell her about it, which made Sister Ye very nervous.

She patted Xia Wenhua's shoulder exaggeratedly: "Xia, you have no idea how scared I was. Just thinking about what we overheard on the street yesterday makes me terrified."

Sister Huang had something to do during the day and didn't go to the market with them. Now that she heard some gossip she didn't know, she got anxious and kept asking Sister Ye what was going on.

"We overheard those old women talking nonsense yesterday. Xia said it wasn't good to say such things, and I was even planning to talk to Lao Li to have the army intervene and stop them. Who knew there really were spies involved!"

When the topic of spies came up, both sisters-in-law gritted their teeth in hatred, but they both lowered their voices in unison.

Sister-in-law Ye didn't forget to tell Xia Wenhua, "Xia, no one heard what we said yesterday anyway, so don't talk about it carelessly when you go out. Just pretend we didn't hear it."

Her expression was serious, and Sister Huang immediately nodded.

"Old Ye is right. We ordinary people should stay out of things involving spies. The Shang family has been arrested, and we don't know when the spies will be caught."

If the perpetrators aren't caught, and they find out you warned them beforehand, you and your child will be in big trouble.

Both of the sisters-in-law came from the war years, and their husbands were both in the army. They got angrier and angrier when the topic of spies came up.

Even so, they all had their own sense of propriety and didn't forget to tell Xia Wenhua not to go out and talk nonsense.

Xia Wenhua had been worried all afternoon, and when she finally heard someone mention spies, she couldn't help but say a few more words to her two sisters-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, the Shang battalion commander's family has been arrested. They might find all the spies soon. What are you worried about?"

Xia Wenhua is not from this era. She only knows about the chaos of this era from the occasional glimpse of TV dramas and movies, so she has no idea about her two sisters-in-law's worries.

Sister-in-law Huang sighed: "Xia is still young, it's not that easy."

Those spies are all ruthless and insane. Previously, someone in the area reported spies, and later their child was killed and dumped at their doorstep.

Sister Huang was still indignant when she talked about it: "They're all beasts. They don't even recognize their own ancestors. They're willing to be dogs for people if they get a little money."

Sister-in-law Huang gave a brief explanation, and the rest was just venting her anger. Sister-in-law Ye was much more attentive and told Xia Wenhua about their concerns.

"Xia, spies rarely appear alone. If there's one person around, there might be others nearby who you can't see."

The situation at Battalion Commander Shang's family is still unclear, and no one outside dares to mention it right now.

If anyone discovered a spy, they would definitely report it secretly, but after what happened a few years ago, no one dared to go out so openly.

Xia Wenhua had just arrived at the post and was unaware of the events that had occurred there during the capture of spies. Pei Songbai had also been there for a short time and was naturally unaware of the tragic events that had taken place there.

Commander Mo was also aware of the situation; he knew that even if he concealed the whistleblower's identity, others wouldn't be too curious, which is why he dared to give them his assurance yesterday.

After Sister Ye finished speaking, Sister Huang added, "You have two children in your family. If even one of them isn't caught, and knowing that you once thought the rumors might be related to spies, the children will be in danger. Don't talk nonsense."

Xia Wenhua was naturally very grateful to her two sisters-in-law for their kindness and for considering everything from her perspective.

However, the message that the spies were about to send out was of great importance. The behavior of Commander Mo and Pei Songbai yesterday had already taught her this lesson, so Xia Wenhua couldn't calm down at the moment.

"Sister-in-law, since someone has reported it, they must have explained the situation of the spy clearly. Do you still think you can't catch the spy?"

"Hey, how can you explain everything? Unless there are photos of spies or you actually corner them and arrest them, anything is possible."

Sister-in-law Huang clearly had no hope of catching the spy directly, and she became angrier and angrier as she spoke.

The spies who are still in the country today have all been lying low for a long time and are quite skilled.

"You know so many things, yet instead of contributing to the country, you all act like scoundrels, always looking for trouble. It's so annoying!"

From the conversation between Sister Ye and Sister Huang, Xia Wenhua could tell that the two women disliked spies, but in any case, they did not agree with directly reporting spies.

Xia Wenhua ignored their complaints and instead focused on the sentence the two of them had just said.

"Is a portrait all I need?"

After seeing off Sister Ye and Sister Huang, Xia Wenhua kept thinking about this matter.

She was very close to that room yesterday, close enough that she could hear the conversation of the three people inside, confirm their identities, and of course, see what they looked like.

For Commander Mo and her team, apart from Shang Qiu's identity being confirmed, finding the other two people was like looking for a needle in a haystack; they were indeed difficult to find.

Xia Wenhua gritted her teeth and finally went into the room, found the pencil she used to teach the two children, and took out two sheets of paper.

It's fate that we were able to meet those few people.

She'd already made up her mind to report it, so she might as well go all the way and do the rest.

Xia Wenhua calmed down and sat at the table, busying herself with a pencil for more than half an hour.

After she finished writing, she looked at the two sketches and smiled.

Fortunately, she had taken any opportunity to learn in order to make a living. These two sketches should make it much easier to find someone now.