Wei Jiahong is the youngest son of Mr. Wei, and he is thirty-nine years old this year.
She had a brief marriage in her early years.
In that turbulent era, his marriage could not withstand the test.
His ex-wife filed for divorce and severed ties with him.
From then on, he never considered marriage again.
I never imagined that one day my heart would flutter so gently without my noticing.
It was probably the first time I met Fang Yan that she was alone with her child and so many mooncakes.
At first glance, she gives the impression of a single mother struggling to make a living at the bottom of society with her child.
But the smile on her face was so sunny and positive, showing no sign of hardship.
Perhaps, at that time, she left a special impression on Wei Jiahong.
Wei Jiahong also tried the mooncakes made by Fang Yan. They were delicious. Although he doesn't like sweets, he was able to eat two in one go.
No wonder the people he brought the mooncakes as gifts turned around and asked him where he bought them.
Before Grandpa Wei ordered mooncakes from Fang Yan, Wei Jiahong had been racking his brains trying to figure out what kind of souvenirs to give to the inspection team.
After ordering the mooncakes, Grandpa Wei was worried that mooncakes made by a rural woman might not look good, be presentable, or taste good.
All my worries eventually disappeared after witnessing it firsthand, tasting it myself, and hearing the enthusiastic feedback from the inspection team members.
This gift was very impressive, which inadvertently gave Wei Jiahong another layer of impression of Fang Yan.
He just didn't realize it himself.
It was Fang Yan who had quietly left a deep impression on him.
So yesterday, as soon as Grandpa Wei mentioned her situation, he hurriedly followed Grandpa Wei out to the police station.
Finally, even though it was so late, I went with them to the mountain on Beilong Road.
At that time, he thought he was accompanying the old man.
Now it's clearer that last night, he couldn't be at ease unless he went to see for himself whether she could be rescued in time.
While dealing with Sun Maofa's matter overnight was certainly due to the urgency of official business;
But even he himself dares not say that there wasn't a single selfish motive involved.
Then he thought of the breakfast he had just eaten, which suited his taste perfectly.
Wei Jiahong always thought that he was not a picky eater.
But only today did he realize that he wasn't a picky eater. If he could eat meals like this every day, who would still want to eat the same old stuff to fill their stomachs?
But even if he really likes Fang Yan's cooking, so what?
When they first met, seeing her raising her child alone, he assumed she was a single mother.
I only learned yesterday that she is an admirable and great military wife.
Not to mention, her husband is a hero who defends the country.
Even if her husband is just an ordinary farmer, he can't do anything just because she's married...
When Wei Jiahong looked at Fang Yan's face again, he was as calm as ever, showing no trace of the ripples that might have stirred his heart.
"On behalf of all the people of the county, I thank you for risking your life."
He adopted the demeanor of a local official or patriarch, expressing gratitude on behalf of his own child to the kind-hearted person.
After thinking about it, I couldn't help but gently advise, "Don't risk your life like that again."
“You are a military wife and a mother of young children. You can’t afford to get into trouble. In the future, if something like this happens, let us men handle it.”
Fearing that his impulsive reminder might arouse suspicion, Wei Jiahong explained further.
Zhang Zongde and the village chief nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "This one time was scary enough; let's hope it never happens again."
Fang Yan chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."
"Regarding what you mentioned last night, I've inquired about it. There are indeed no units carrying out secret missions in the Lion's Roar Ridge area recently. So, the person you encountered wasn't a bad person?"
Wei Jiahong then changed the subject.
Last night, when Fang Yan called the police, she didn't forget the promise she made to the stranger.
Naturally, I briefly mentioned this matter to the second-in-command of the police station.
And we discussed with them that we should not publicize this case to the outside world for the time being.
As for Zhang Weicheng, the arrest will be made in two days.
The second-in-command felt that this would mean missing out on many opportunities, and he suggested that they should secretly arrest Zhang Weicheng first.
Fang Yan was worried that Zhang Weicheng had already told his family about Lion's Roar Ridge.
If he gets arrested, the Zhang family will spread rumors about the strange man on Lion's Roar Ridge.
Just to be on the safe side, Fang Yan insisted, "I'm not in a hurry. Can we wait two days before making the arrest?"
"What if this person runs away?" the second-in-command asked worriedly.
Zhang Zongde and the village chief confidently assured him, "Don't worry, he can't get away!"
Old Zhang's family doesn't have many relatives or friends. The only two or three relatives are all in Gouzi Village, but because Old Zhang's family is so eccentric, these families have never spoken to each other.
If the Zhang family had money, they might still dare to travel outside.
But they were dirt poor. If they ran away like this, where would they live? What would they eat?
In other words, even if they were allowed to run, they wouldn't dare to.
Wei Jiahong also said at the time, "Let me go and ask if any unit has a secret mission in Lion Roar Ridge?"
That's why he said those words to Fang Yan just now.
No unit in this county has a secret mission at Lion Roar Ridge. This does not mean that no other unit has a secret mission at Lion Roar Ridge.
Moreover, after carefully recalling the accent the stranger spoke that day, Fang Yan felt that there was a high probability that he was from another province.
Because locals usually speak the local dialect when they open their mouths.
There is currently no promotion of the widespread use of Mandarin, so almost no one speaks Mandarin as soon as they open their mouth.
Furthermore, Mandarin and local recordings belong to different pronunciation systems.
People from the local area and surrounding cities speak Mandarin with a strong local accent.
The man, however, spoke very standard and pleasant Mandarin, with a slight northern accent.
Fang Yan guessed that he must have come from somewhere else and was secretly carrying out a mission in Lion's Roar Ridge.
"Leader Wei, it's possible that he's from another unit, but he has a mission in Lion Roar Ridge."
Last time when the mooncakes were delivered, Grandpa Wei told her to call Wei Jiahong "Third Brother".
Now that she knows his identity, Fang Yan wouldn't dare to presume to be associated with him.
“If it weren’t for him the day before yesterday, Little Fish would have suffered a lot. Just for his great kindness, I have to do my best to hold on for these three days.”
One day has passed, and only two days remain.
Wei Jiahong felt a little complicated. She was grateful for the kindness shown to her by a man whose name she didn't even know.
Some things are better left unthought of; the more you think about them, the more complicated things become...
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