Chapter 128 Tian Danu is Arrested

Tian Danu squinted, staring at the retreating figures of Gu Dongguo and Zhang Xiaobing, then glanced at the half-closed gate of the Gu family's courtyard:

Gu Dongguo was ill, so he didn't lock his door when he went out; he only took his clothes with him.

Tian Danu's heart was pounding like a rabbit's.

Thirty yuan!

Zhang Xiaohua from the cultural troupe secretly told her that she would get thirty yuan if she could just take a few sheets of scrap paper that Gu, the expert, didn't want!

Brand new bills!

Thirty yuan!

That's enough for her family to live frugally for two or three months!

We can buy as much meat as we can buy!

Zhang Xiaohua also said that Gu's draft papers were just waste paper to her, and she didn't care about them at all.

It's no big deal if you take it; maybe even the expert himself has forgotten about it.

Tian Danu licked her dry lips.

Expert Gu is a good person, but... thirty yuan!

Besides, it's just a few sheets of paper; it's not like they're stealing gold or silver.

She looked around. It was early morning, and the residential compound was quiet, with only a few houses letting out smoke and the sounds of cooking.

With a determined look, she hunched over and scurried across the narrow path like a gray mouse, gently pushed open the gate to the Gu family's courtyard, slipped inside, and then closed the door behind her.

The courtyard was quiet.

The door to the main room was locked. Tian Daniu pulled a sharpened black hair from her bosom; it was a "skill" she had learned from someone before, and she never expected to use it today.

With trembling hands, she inserted the hairpin into the keyhole of the old-fashioned brass lock and gently fiddled with it by feel.

My heart was pounding like a drum, and cold sweat broke out on my forehead.

“Clatter.”

With a slight click, the lock opened!

Tian Danu was both surprised and delighted, and quickly pushed the door open to go inside.

The room was somewhat dark and simply furnished.

With a clear goal in mind, she went straight to the room where Gu Baobao lived. Zhang Xiaohua had said that Gu Baobao usually wrote things in his own room.

The door to the small house wasn't locked; it opened with a push.

Tian Danu rushed in, her eyes scanning the area eagerly.

Table, cabinet, bedside table... all set!

The table drawer wasn't locked!

She rushed over and pulled open the drawer. Inside, sure enough, were scattered pieces of paper covered in writing, and several notebooks.

That's all!

She frantically grabbed the few loose pages, but then felt it wasn't enough.

I might as well pull out the notebook with the kraft paper cover on top as well.

He stuffed everything into the cloth bag he had prepared beforehand, which he had slung over his arm.

Having gotten the item, she didn't dare linger and turned to run away.

Just as they reached the entrance of the main room, a series of hurried and orderly footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate!

Immediately afterwards, with a loud bang, the courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open from the outside!

Sunlight streamed in, illuminating Tian Danu's pale, terrified face.

Chief of Staff Zhang Yunxiang, dressed in military uniform with a livid face, led an entire platoon of soldiers, appearing like divine warriors descending from the heavens, and blocked the entrance.

The soldiers moved swiftly, spreading out in an instant and taking control of all the exits from the courtyard.

Tian Daniu's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud. The cloth bag in her arms fell out, scattering the papers and notebooks inside all over the floor.

Zhang Yunxiang strode in, his gaze sharp as a knife. He first glanced at the scattered items before fixing his gaze on Tian Daniu, his voice as cold as ice:

"Tian Daniu? How dare you! In broad daylight, you dare to break into Professor Gu's house and steal from him?!"

"I...I didn't steal! I just...I just picked up a few scraps of paper that the experts didn't want..."

Tian Danu was so frightened that she was completely terrified and couldn't speak coherently.

"Waste paper?"

Zhang Yunxiang bent down, picked up the kraft paper notebook with his gloved hands, and opened it to the first page, where Gu Baobao's neat handwriting was displayed:

"Highly Effective Hemostatic Powder (Experimental Manuscript No. 3)..."

His eyes suddenly sharpened, and he shouted sternly:

"This is important data that Professor Gu is currently researching! It's a state secret! You dare say it's just waste paper?! Tell me! Who sent you here?!"

The words "state secret" struck Tian Danu like a thunderbolt.

She was completely stunned, her whole body trembling like a leaf:

"No...no...it was Zhang Xiaohua from the cultural troupe! She sent me! She said it was just a few pieces of useless draft paper, and she'd give me thirty yuan if I took it! I didn't know it was classified! Chief of Staff Zhang, I'm innocent!"

"Zhang Xiaohua?"

Zhang Yunxiang's eyes darkened, and anger suddenly flared up in his chest.

It's the performing arts troupe again!

Last time it was Su Xiaoyu and Wang Yunxia, ​​this time it's Zhang Xiaohua!

This is never going to end!

He turned around and roared at the guard company commander behind him:

"Take your men and surround the cultural troupe immediately! Everyone stay put and don't go in or out! Drag out that Zhang Xiaohua! Damn it, I want to see just how many bad apples are hiding in the cultural troupe!"

"yes!"

The guard company commander received the order and led half of his men straight to the cultural troupe's residence with a menacing air.

Zhang Yunxiang then looked at Tian Daniu, who was slumped on the ground, and waved to the rest of the people:

"Take her back and interrogate her carefully! Don't let anyone who has been in contact with her or inquired about Professor Gu slip by!"

The courtyard quickly fell silent, with only two soldiers remaining to guard the scene.

Zhang Yunxiang stood at the entrance of the main room, looking at the bait information on the ground.

Recalling Gu Baobao's calm gaze and arrangements before she left, I felt both lingering fear and relief.

Fortunately, the baby was prepared.

Fortunately, this foolish thief took the bait so quickly.

But... why would Zhang Xiaohua, a member of an arts troupe, need Gu Baobao's medical research data?

Is it really just simple jealousy and greed behind her actions?

Zhang Yunxiang's brows furrowed tightly.