The next morning, the army received the news about Xu Wei, and the news quickly spread to the family compound.

As usual, a group of military wives gathered in a circle to pick up small fish and shrimps, and the topic of their chat revolved around Xu Wei.

When they learned that she was abducted by human traffickers and was beaten and injured during her escape, many people expressed sympathy for her, and the previous "bad reviews" of her seemed to be forgotten in an instant.

As everyone's conversation grew more and more excited, Gong Linglong said quietly, "The streets of the city are bustling with people coming and going. It's impossible for the traffickers to be so brazen as to kidnap her directly on the street. She must have been tricked somewhere remote. She's been in the art troupe for so many years, and as a soldier, doesn't she even have the slightest bit of basic vigilance? Do you think she's naive or just stupid?"

"Linglong is right. I don't think she is naive, but stupid. My son Huzi knew how to judge people when he was eight or nine years old, and he would not talk to random people he didn't know." Yu Ximei continued.

"She didn't take the commuter bus to the city that day, she didn't have a bicycle, and she didn't borrow one from anyone. How do you think she got to the city?" Gong Linglong subtly dispelled everyone's sympathy and pity.

"Yes, she didn't take a car or ride a bike. Did she walk there?" Yang Xiaolan raised her eyebrows.

"But the people from the art troupe said she left very early. She should have gone to catch a bus at that time."

"Anyway, I didn't see her on the bus at that time. Deputy Captain Li later went to ask a few other people on the bus. Two or three of them were from the East District Family Building. They all knew Xu Wei and said they didn't see her. She didn't take the commuter bus to the city." Gong Linglong said with certainty.

"She didn't take the commuter bus, nor did she ride a bicycle. Could she have taken some other vehicle?"

"Our area is remote, and cars don't often go to the city. There are even fewer tractors passing by. Besides, it was raining that day. We wouldn't go to the city unless it was something special."

"Now that you mention it, it's strange that she was kidnapped by human traffickers."

"Regardless of whether it's suspicious or not, she lacked the vigilance a soldier should have. She was abducted by human traffickers while out on the road. She's the one who bears the greatest responsibility, and now she's even bringing disgrace upon the military."

"That's right. He's always making trouble. He's a troublemaker."

“…”

Lu Jingchuan slept until dawn. After washing up, he came out to see his wife and sisters-in-law fishing. He stood at the door and called her, "Linglong."

"Brother Jing, you're up."

Gong Linglong quickly put down the work in her hands, stood up and trotted back, "Breakfast is warming up in the pot. I'll bring it to you. Come and eat."

She fried pumpkin pancakes, boiled eggs, and made mung bean porridge this morning. After she had breakfast and washed clothes, she went to set up the fish cages with her sisters-in-law.

She brought breakfast to the table and told him with a smile, "News has come back about Xu Wei. Captain Xue and Deputy Captain Li have just gone to the city hospital to find out about the situation."

Lu Jingchuan did not inform the art troupe about his actions, nor did he talk about this matter. He quickly peeled the egg and fed it to her.

"No, you eat."

Gong Linglong turned her head away and pushed the egg into his mouth, smiling brightly: "I had three pumpkin pancakes and a big bowl of porridge this morning, and my stomach is so full now."

"Eat half."

Lu Jingchuan took a bite and ate half, and fed the other half to her.

Gong Linglong had no choice but to swallow it. The fish outside had not been cleaned up yet, and she said, "Brother Jing, you eat breakfast, I'll go get the fish."

"Are there a lot?" Lu Jingchuan asked her.

"The harvest is pretty good. There are several yellow croaker in the cage, and there are also many other fish, shrimps and crabs. Adding up, there is a small basin. I can have a good lunch today."

She added some ingredients from the space to the bait last night, so today's catch was obviously more than usual. Just now, her sisters-in-law were still saying that she was lucky.

Lu Jingchuan ate quickly, and she was still working on it after he finished. Seeing that there was not much left, he stopped helping and went to the message room to get today's newspaper.

When he came back, he was holding a package in his hand. As soon as he entered the house, he said to her, "Linglong, Mom sent us something by mail."

Gong Linglong washed her hands and came over to help unpack the package. There were two pairs of women's sneakers, two women's spring jackets, a large bag of egg cakes, a bag of walnuts and red dates, two dried cuttlefish that are rarely available in inland cities, and a camera and film that were wrapped very tightly.

There was also a letter written by Zhou Lanqin in the package. She took the time to buy these things herself, all for her daughter-in-law.

Gong Linglong was so moved that her eyes were slightly hot: "Brother Jing, Mom is so good to me."

"Let's be filial to her together in the future."

Lu Jingchuan felt sorry for his mother and knew very well how hard her life was, but she had never complained to anyone over the years and always faced life with the most optimistic and positive attitude. Although she was very busy with work, she never neglected the education and training of her two brothers.

In the hearts of these brothers, their mother is the greatest mother.

Gong Linglong nodded and took the initiative to discuss with him: "Brother Jing, let's work hard together and go to Kyoto to work and settle down in the future, so that we can spend more time with Mom and other elders."

"good."

Lu Jingchuan had this plan in mind. His grandfather and maternal grandfather had always wanted to transfer him back to Kyoto, but he didn't want to rely on his elders and wanted to be promoted back based on his own abilities.

There was nothing special happening today, so Lu Jingchuan had a rare day to rest and relax. The couple packed up their things and went to the river with their fishing rods to fish.

Just as I reached the river, a familiar face came towards me and greeted me first: "Deputy Captain Lu, I haven't seen you for a while. Are you taking a day off today?"

"sister in law."

Lu Jingchuan called for help first, then said, "I'm taking a day off today and going fishing with my wife."

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