Fang Yan was unsure what Zhang Jizhou was up to, so she decided to play it safe and remain indifferent, saying politely with a hint of distance, "I'm alright, I'm not injured. Thank you for your concern, Comrade Zhang."
Zhang Jizhou felt even more uncomfortable. The woman next to him was just his cousin-in-law, yet she always tried to get close to him with an inexplicably enthusiastic attitude.
But she is clearly his wife, yet...
Upon thinking of the word "wife," Zhang Jizhou suddenly realized that Fang Yan might be deliberately acting distant towards him because of his earlier instructions.
Thinking about it this way, Zhang Jizhou's mood finally improved a little. He took another step closer to Fang Yan, stood shoulder to shoulder with her, and faced his comrades, explaining frankly, "This is my wife, Fang Yan."
Turning his head, he introduced them to Fang Yan, saying, "These are my comrades-in-arms."
Fang Yan's forehead was covered in a question mark: ...? ? ?
She really wanted to ask, "Dude, are you having memory problems? Or is it intermittent amnesia?"
Have you forgotten that just a dozen minutes ago, you told me personally that you didn't want your comrades to know that we were husband and wife?
What does it mean to suddenly go back on your word like this?
Zhang Jizhou's comrades reacted quickly, immediately snapping out of their stunned state. One by one, they stepped forward to greet her happily, "Sister-in-law! Hello, I'm Lao Zhang's partner, you can call me..."
Emma!
The rough-around-the-edges men in the military have always been incredibly enthusiastic about their wives.
Even though she had doubts about Zhang Jizhou's actions, Fang Yan did not want to embarrass him in front of his comrades.
It's not too late to settle her and Zhang Jizhou's affairs behind closed doors.
"Hello everyone, thank you so much for today! You are all so amazing and wonderful. My home is at the foot of this mountain. If it's convenient for you, would you like to come over for a simple meal later?"
Faced with this group of most adorable people, Fang Yan returned their warm smiles and her most sincere invitation.
“Sister-in-law, we’re still on a mission and can’t leave our posts without permission. Maybe next time, when we have a chance, we can have a proper meal at your house,” his partner, who was also the instructor and whose main job in the elite team was to oversee ideological and political work, said cheerfully. “However, I can help Lao Zhang apply for a leave of absence for one night so he can stay at home tonight.”
Fang Yan: ...
She thought to herself, "Thank you, but there's really no need."
But she couldn't say it out loud. Besides, she was worried that Xiaoyuzai didn't know what was going on, and she wished Zhang Jizhou could stay.
With his professional surveying skills, he might be able to help.
Fang Yan simply smiled politely and said, "Once he puts on this military uniform, he is first and foremost a citizen of the country. He has responsibilities to shoulder. All I can do is try my best to take care of my family and not let him be distracted, so that he can focus on protecting the country and the people. So there is really no need to ask for leave for him."
Although she did have a slight desire to have Zhang Jizhou stay and help find Xiaoyuzai, Zhang Jizhou was the captain of the Sharp Knife Squad. After arresting Viper, there would definitely be many things waiting for him to do, such as escorting Viper to where he needed to go.
Therefore, she decided that she could handle the matter of finding Little Fish herself.
She gave Zhang Jizhou plenty of face, while also striving to cultivate a positive and uplifting image as a military wife.
When she divorces Zhang Jizhou, if the military needs to intervene in the investigation, she hopes they can take into consideration her understanding and support, as well as Zhang Jizhou's work, and offer her some assistance, and persuade Zhang Jizhou to give her the child.
"Sister-in-law, thank you so much for your understanding and support of our work. It is because of thousands upon thousands of sisters-in-law like you who understand us that we can guard our country with peace of mind. Don't worry, we will definitely keep an eye on Lao Zhang. If he dares to have any disloyalty to you, we will never protect him!"
His partner rattled off a lot, then paused for a second before realizing that the last two sentences seemed a bit inappropriate, and quickly corrected himself, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, Lao Zhang would never dare to have any disloyal intentions."
Fang Yan really wanted to tell him, "Your husband's official partner is right here."
Even Lao Zhang himself wouldn't dare to make such a solemn promise. Don't keep making such guarantees, otherwise, Lao Zhang's "disloyalty" might slap you in the face at any time.
Before Fang Yan could figure out how to respond to her partner, she heard soft sobbing coming from beside her, "Waaah..."
The sound of that crying was so heartbreaking that it brought tears to one's eyes.
Everyone finally stopped exchanging pleasantries and turned to look in the direction of the sound...
"Ji Zhou, how could you treat me like this? I'm just a weak woman, and I've been so frightened. You didn't even try to comfort me or help me untie the ropes and explosives. Just because she's a military wife, you all revolve around her. Don't you even consider the feelings of an ordinary citizen like me?"
Seeing that their gazes had been successfully drawn to her crying, Fang Baishuang put on a pitiful act, as if she had suffered a great injustice but had no choice but to swallow her anger and began to wail.
"Heh!" Fang Yan got angry and walked towards her. "Aren't you afraid that men and women shouldn't touch each other? Fine, I'll untie the rope for you."
"No... I don't want you..." Fang Baishuang had held on until now, hoping to use time to force Zhang Jizhou to give in.
She knew very well that now that the mission was complete, Zhang Jizhou and the others wouldn't leave her here alone.
They wouldn't dare leave her here alone.
If that's the case, then they've failed in their duty!
So Fang Baishuang remained in a stalemate, thinking that even if Zhang Jizhou had no choice in the end, he would have to come and untie her ropes and remove the explosives from her body.
As long as Zhang Jizhou comes to help her, she can use this life-saving grace to develop countless opportunities to seduce and entangle Zhang Jizhou.
This will ensure that Zhang Jizhou can never get rid of her again.
If she holds out until now, and Fang Yan ends up ruining her plans, Fang Baishuang will be so angry she'll vomit blood!
Is she angry?
Fang Yan was even angrier!
Although she wasn't sure if Little Fish was still in her hands.
But she was certain that Fang Baishuang had at least seen the child.
Otherwise, where would she have gotten the children's clothes and fabric to lure herself to Lion's Roar Ridge?
"Slap!" Standing in front of Fang Baishuang, Fang Yan raised her hand and, without saying a word, slapped her hard across the face.
This slap revealed that Fang Baishuang knew full well that Lion's Roar Ridge was not peaceful, but for Zhang Jizhou's sake, she used Xiaoyuzai's clothing material to trick herself into going to Lion's Roar Ridge.
Especially when the second and third thugs appeared, Fang Baishuang's behavior made Fang Yan want to slap her a few times.
"Fang Yan! How dare you!" The unexpected and the enraged Fang Baishuang instantly flew into a rage.
In her anger, she forgot that she was strapped with explosives and began to struggle violently.
The explosives on her body started to move.
"Danger!" someone shouted...
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