Chapter 96 What exactly went missing from your house? You're all in the family compound...
The training session was about to begin.
Zhao Shuyi told Gu Yan to go about her business and leave the child in the space, but Gu Yan said she didn't have anything to do and just wanted to stay in the space to watch her training and keep an eye on the child.
Zhao Shuyi thought that there was nothing wrong with her training, so she agreed to Gu Yan's request.
So when Zhao Shuyi attended the training, Gu Yan accompanied her the whole time, and naturally he learned about how that Doctor Cao had made things difficult for his wife.
Whenever he has a question, he always calls on his wife to answer it. If it weren't for his wife's strong professional skills, the other party might have found a mistake.
After a day of training, Zhao Shuyi hadn't said anything yet, but Gu Yan was furious.
When he got home, he immediately hugged Zhao Shuyi and said, "I don't think this can go on. He's clearly targeting you. You need to talk to your boss about this."
Moreover, he felt that his wife already knew everything the teacher was training them on, so there was no need for her to attend such infuriating training.
However, Zhao Shuyi didn't seem to care at all. She said, "It's not really making things difficult. It's just asking more questions."
She didn't take it to heart at all; instead, she thought it was just a review.
"For those who don't have real skills, this might indeed be considered difficult, but from the perspective of a training instructor, he was just asking a question within the normal range, which can't be considered difficult at all."
Before coming here, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that the other party might make things difficult for her and the people from their hospital. But what she was experiencing now was perfectly normal, much better than she had imagined.
Gu Yan was focused on her and didn't notice that other people in their hospital were also being asked questions at first, but later they probably saw that she answered more thoroughly, so they kept asking her questions.
The other party's tone was rather serious, so it felt like they were putting you in a difficult position.
But if this is considered difficult, then they wouldn't have survived if they had gone to participate in residency training in their previous lives.
"Don't worry, they can't stump me, I can handle them."
"The way he asks me questions now is actually helping me. It also allows me to check my learning progress. If I can't answer his questions, then I should be worried and nervous."
Gu Yan: "But his targeting of you will negatively impact your relationships with other doctors and nurses, won't it?"
In fact, Gu Yan knew that this matter could be a big deal or a small deal. If he were in the same situation as Zhao Shuyi, he probably wouldn't take it too seriously.
After all, in any era, ability is paramount, especially in positions like those in their hospital that require demonstrating skills.
Sure enough, Zhao Shuyi said, "I don't care at all what those people think of me. Even if they don't like me, they have to admit my professional level."
"Once they realize they can't keep up with my professional level at all, they won't say they're unwilling to communicate with me anymore. In fact, they'll probably have to be very careful when they do communicate with me."
Actually, Zhao Shuyi's journey to Chuncheng Military Hospital wasn't smooth at first. The reason many people recognized her was solely because of her medical skills.
This is the simplest thing for Zhao Shuyi, and that's the situation now.
“If we spend too much time on these things, we'll only hurt ourselves. You should understand that. Don't worry about me, I know what I'm doing.”
Since she had already said that, Gu Yan naturally didn't force her to withdraw from the training.
Gu Yan knew very well that his wife was very capable, not only in terms of her professional skills, but also in terms of her mental resilience, which was stronger than he had imagined. She was more courageous than the average girl.
However, Gu Yan was still particularly unhappy to see others showing malice towards Zhao Shuyi.
"You still have to take me with you tomorrow. I want to go with you."
He wanted to hear exactly how the other party was going to target his wife.
Zhao Shuyi thought about it and did not refuse.
She didn't expect Gu Yan to back her up, but letting Gu Yan know that her work outside was not easy and that he felt sorry for her would help their relationship develop.
The next day, Gu Yan stayed in his space with his wife, fuming, and went to the training. However, he found that apart from asking his wife questions, the other party did not do anything more outrageous. In fact, when speaking to his wife, the so-called Doctor Cao's tone became gentler, which left Gu Yan somewhat bewildered.
Later, he finally understood that his wife had managed to win over the other party from being targeted to being admired in just one day.
After two days of training without incident, Gu Yan was relieved.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Gu Yan had to go and attend to his own business.
He told Zhao Shuyi, "If anyone bullies you, be sure to tell me. Don't keep it to yourself."
Zhao Shuyi was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would let myself suffer?"
Gu Yan felt that Zhao Shuyi was not right, but Zhao Shuyi was a bit too easygoing and didn't like to talk about things when they happened.
Gu Yan felt that this habit was not particularly good. He wanted to know at all times what his wife was going through outside and whether anyone was bullying her.
Even if she doesn't care, I do. How can I let others bully my beloved wife?
Then he kept pestering Zhao Shuyi to tell him everything that happened to her each day, until she finally gave up.
The child was still being cared for by Zhao Shuyi in the space. When others asked, they only said that Gu Yan's friend was helping to take care of the child.
Half a month passed peacefully. After Gu Yan finished resolving his matters, he was about to go to training with Zhao Shuyi.
Zhao Shuyi was both amused and exasperated. "Are you addicted? I'm going to training, not to play. Why are you following me around like this?"
Gu Yan looked pitiful and asked, "Wife, are you disgusted with me?"
She swore she didn't.
So, under Gu Yan's feigned pitifulness, Zhao Shuyi still took him along to the training.
The strictness of Dr. Cao that Dr. Tan and Director Kong mentioned was not unfounded; Dr. Cao was indeed extremely strict with the students who came for training.
During training sessions, he repeatedly berated the doctors who came to participate, leaving them red-faced and utterly humiliated. He even brought some of the younger female doctors to tears.
Everyone was secretly speculating about why the other person had such a cruel nature.
Even a model worker like Qiu Jiawen found it hard to handle the tasks assigned to her.
"Shuyi, it has to be you!"
Qiu Jiawen said dejectedly, "Throughout the training, it seems like you're the only one who can keep up with his pace. I don't usually see Dr. Cao like this, how come he's like a completely different person during training?"
Zhao Shuyi also felt tired. If it weren't for the space's help, she definitely wouldn't be much better off than Qiu Jiawen.
After all, Qiu Jiawen would definitely study with Hua Shilei when she got back. The efficiency of the two of them together would be higher than that of ordinary people, and she naturally cheated by taking advantage of the spatial flow speed.
Now, even Gu Yan can talk about some of the things she teaches, and Gu Yan even wants to learn acupuncture from her.
Zhao Shuyi thought about it for a moment and realized that Gu Yan would indeed encounter some rather dangerous situations when he went on missions.
If he could provide some medical support to his comrades, it might make up for some regrets, or even earn him merit.
However, after studying for a while, Gu Yan realized that learning medicine is not something that can be done in a day or two.
That rough old man doesn't know his own strength; if you really want to learn acupuncture, it will take at least a year to master it.
Although Gu Yan was somewhat disappointed, he did not give up and continued to learn from Zhao Shuyi every day.
But after realizing he lacked talent, he didn't focus all his energy on that. Instead, he learned some wild herbs that could save lives and basic methods for treating external injuries.
This is indeed the right approach. Zhao Shuyi not only didn't discourage him, but also provided him with corresponding assistance.
In this way, Gu Yan accompanied Zhao Shuyi on both a spiritual and physical level, and the twenty-day training period quickly passed.
Qiu Jiawen did mention inviting Zhao Shuyi to his home for dinner, but because the training was too intense, Zhao Shuyi postponed it until after the training was over, and Qiu Jiawen did not refuse.
Dr. Cao assigned a lot of tasks, so they could only ask their family members to help them with the meal, so there was no need to rush.
However, during their training, news gradually came from Fang Qing and his team, and they finally found out who had broken into Zhao Shuyi's house to look for something.
He guessed correctly; the person was indeed from Zhao Shuyi's family compound. The other person lived next to the aunt who had previously had a quarrel with Zhao Shuyi, and his name was Wang Delu.
Wang Delu was an ordinary worker, with an ordinary appearance, average height, ordinary personality, and an ordinary family background.
He was completely invisible in the family compound.
But Zhao Shuyi knew very well that the less noticeable a person was, the more attention they needed to be paid when they did evil deeds, because the other party was very likely consciously counter-surveilling.
“This guy was very well hidden. If I hadn’t known some brothers over there, I wouldn’t have been able to find out. He would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy alcohol almost every now and then, and then he would drink at home every night. He was only away from home for one day in the past year.”
Hearing this, Zhao Shuyi was extremely shocked. "Just because of this, you suspect that he did something?"
She would definitely yell at someone if they doubted her like that.
"Of course, it's not just that. This person is very skilled, and he has helped more than one family in your compound pick locks. He has some expertise in lock picking."
“Your door isn’t one that an ordinary thief could sneak in, so I had someone follow the thief for a while.”
"I've discovered that he's not simple, but you'll have to investigate the specifics yourselves."
"The other party probably passed messages through the purchase of alcohol each time they went to buy it, but I can't find out who those messages were actually sent to."
Zhao Shuyi and Gu Yan exchanged a glance, becoming even more certain of their earlier guess.
The more bizarre the other party's behavior became, the more complicated their actions were, something that Fang Qing couldn't easily investigate.
Now that they've confirmed the other party has a problem, at least they have a direction. Fang Qing has done them a great favor this time.
Gu Yan said, "Don't worry, I remember everything you've done. If possible, I'd like to apply for recognition for you."
Fang Qing waved his hand.
"No need for any praise or recognition. You know I don't care about that. I'm content with just living my life peacefully. You guys go ahead and investigate. I suspect that guy has something going on, just in case he does something he shouldn't."
"I'm not sure if I didn't slip up at all while investigating him."
Gu Yan nodded, "I understand, let's get together another day."
Gu Yan was preoccupied with Zhao Shuyi's family matters and had no interest in meeting up with his old comrades.
It's now almost certain that the person who appeared at the Zhao family's house had ill intentions.
Whether to arrest the other party and interrogate them about what they were looking for, or to follow them to catch an even bigger fish, Gu Yan still needed to think about this carefully.
"Are you sure there are no problems with your parents? If there aren't, I think it's better to report it directly." He said after thinking for a moment.
Gu Yan still considered Zhao Shuyi's feelings when he did things.
If he couldn't report it for the time being, he would investigate it himself, but he was still worried about affecting Zhao's parents.
Some things might not seem like a big deal in later generations, but in the current situation, they are fatal mistakes. Gu Yan doesn't want the Zhao family to fall into that predicament.
"Just report it directly. I think my parents should know what they're doing."
When he transmigrated, he had already explained the pros and cons to his parents. Zhao's parents were smart people and would not leave anything dangerous at home.
After all, she was still at home at the time, and they wouldn't put their daughter in danger.
Moreover, it seems that even if Gu Yan doesn't report the matter, it won't be long before Secretary Zheng and Hua Shilei will be able to find out some information.
Rather than letting them find out, it's better to hand this matter over to Gu Yan as soon as possible.
"Go ahead and do it, but whatever you find out, you can't hide it from me," Zhao Shuyi said to Gu Yan very seriously.
Gu Yan nodded: "Of course."
In fact, Gu Yan never hid anything from Zhao Shuyi, and it was precisely because of this trust that their relationship had always been so good.
Gu Yan proposed reporting the matter largely because he felt that even if he didn't report it, others would soon find out about it.
After confirming the matter, Gu Yan went directly to his familiar comrades and leaders in the army to discuss it, and the army quickly sent people to intervene.
After following Wang Delu for a while, they actually caught a few big fish, all of whom were from the Beijing Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
These supply and marketing cooperative members not only have connections with foreign countries, but also frequently operate on the black market; they are the ones who knowingly break the law.
After the investigation began, Zhao Shuyi and the other person told Secretary Zheng and the others about it.
When Secretary Zheng learned that it was related to enemy agents, he did not continue the investigation, but he had already investigated Wang Delu.
He said somewhat angrily, "The old saying goes that a barking dog doesn't bite, and that's really true."
They were really full of resentment.
However, Zhao Shuyi couldn't afford to laugh at him this time, because this matter was of utmost importance.
If they really cause any trouble, not only will the Zhao family suffer, but the factory will also be in trouble.
As the person in charge of the factory, Secretary Zheng must also be held responsible for this.
The troops are very efficient; after catching those big fish, they got the results after just one interrogation.
Zhao Shuyi and the others had actually guessed some of this.
They did come looking for the research materials of the Zhao couple, but when asked where they got the information, the result was both unexpected and yet reasonable.
They said they received information from two sources, so they were convinced that the Zhao family must have confidential information.
One source of information was a woman surnamed Xu, and the other was Gao Zhiyun, who used to work in a military factory.
These two are as annoying as ever.
With a confession, they quickly apprehended Gao Zhiyun, who was involved in black market smuggling.
Gao Zhiyun initially denied having spoken to anyone about the Zhao family.
I don't know what kind of interrogation methods the army used, but after two days, the other party confessed what he knew, saying that Xu Wanqing told him before she left that he must go to the Zhao family to get those things, which could help him make a comeback.
Gao Zhiyun originally intended to take it himself, but after searching around, he couldn't find it. Then he remembered what Xu Wanqing had said about destroying it if he couldn't find it, so he leaked the information to those with ill intentions.
Zhao Shuyi was a little confused and asked him how he knew which people had ill intentions, but he didn't tell the truth.
Gu Yan thought his wife was really smart; she managed to spot something amiss. Later, after investigation, they discovered that those people were directly targeting Gao Zhiyun.
"Guess who sent them to find Gao Zhiyun?"
Zhao Shuyi scoffed, "Is there any need to guess? It must be Xu Wanqing."
Xu Wanqing...
Zhao Shuyi didn't know how to describe her. Every time she encountered something related to the other person, Zhao Shuyi always felt a sense of helplessness, like a scholar encountering a soldier.
How exactly did I come to have this grudge against her?
Whether it was herself or the original owner of the body, she felt that she didn't have much of a conflict with Xu Wanqing.
If she initially targeted the original owner or herself out of jealousy, and it happened once or twice, Zhao Shuyi could actually understand her from the perspective of a lunatic.
She can't stand seeing others do well.
But what deep-seated hatred or grudge could drive her to do this again and again?
Even after she's already left, they're still trying to trip her up.
Zhao Shuyi felt incredibly unlucky to have gotten involved with the other party.
So where exactly is Xu Wanqing now?
Gu Yan said, "It should be in Hong Kong."
"She really did go to Hong Kong. With her personality, she might be able to get along well there."
She felt that Xu Wanqing might be able to turn things around once she was out of the unfavorable environment.
Although Zhao Shuyi didn't know why his appearance had such a big impact on the female lead, the female lead's life trajectory was indeed completely different from that in the book.
But you can't really blame her. At least she didn't do anything against her conscience, and no one informed her about the time travel. Zhao Shuyi wouldn't feel guilty about such a thing.
"She's still so unruly even after arriving in Hong Kong. What should we do? Are we just supposed to let her scheme against us like this?"
Currently, Xu Wanqing has only found a few mainlanders who have smuggled themselves into Hong Kong to cause him trouble. What if next time the other party comes into contact with even more powerful assassins and mercenaries?
Then wouldn't he and Gu Yan be easily killed by the other party?
This is a very real issue, and Zhao Shuyi has to consider it carefully.
Gu Yan's face also turned serious after hearing Zhao Shuyi's words.
"Otherwise, I'll apply to go to Hong Kong and bring them back, or just take care of it."
This was the first time Gu Yan had said something so aggressive in front of Zhao Shuyi, and she glanced at Gu Yan again.
Did Gu Yan mean the same thing she thought when she said "solve it"?
Regardless of whether it is true or not, it is definitely not appropriate.
"This isn't a good idea."
Zhao Shuyi did not want Gu Yan to be affected by these things.
Given the current situation, if they were to go to Hong Kong, it would be a devastating blow to their small family.
Unexpectedly, Gu Yan said, "The army has a mission to Hong Kong, and I can apply to go."
Zhao Shuyi was surprised; she hadn't expected them to have such a mission.
But Zhao Shuyi still didn't agree. "No, I'm worried about you going alone, but I can't go with you either, so let's not go."
"While dealing with Xu Wanqing is important, ensuring our own safety is even more important."
The fact that the other party was the female lead was something Zhao Shuyi kept in mind.
"Do you know what a female lead is? A female lead is a woman of destiny, someone who is blessed with good fortune."
Hearing this, Gu Yan scoffed and said, "She carries luck, but it's more like you, my wife, carry luck."
After saying that, he changed the subject, "But wife, you rely more on your real strength. Only someone like her relies on luck and only thinks about taking shortcuts, which is despicable."
Gu Yan had always disliked Xu Wanqing, but he had never taken the initiative to comment on her like he did today.
Zhao Shuyi was amused by his serious expression, but even though she was amused, she still did not agree to go to Hong Kong.
These days, it's not that no one goes to Hong Kong. Starting a few years ago, in order to survive, many people smuggled themselves out in groups. Now, people are probably still going. Moreover, since the situation has become more and more severe in the last two years, it is estimated that many people affected by that incident will also choose to go to Hong Kong.
Xu Wanqing probably used that method.
As expected of the female lead, she's just lucky.
Gu Yan mentioned it to Zhao Shuyi a couple more times, but Zhao Shuyi didn't agree, so he didn't insist. Of course, he still had to consider his wife's opinion.
Now that they knew who had come to their house looking for something and what it was, the two were relieved. After reporting the incident, they went back to clean their house and moved back in.
As soon as Zhao Shuyi returned home, people came to gossip about her.
"Shuyi, I heard that Wang Delu stole things from your house. What exactly was stolen from your house, and why hasn't he been released yet?"
Zhao Shuyi looked confused and asked in surprise, "He hasn't been released yet? I didn't know that. The police station only informed me about this, and I don't know anything else. Maybe he stole something from someone else, otherwise why wouldn't the police release him?"
Everyone thought it made sense and began to discuss Wang Delu.
From everyone's discussion, it's clear that Wang Delu shares the same view as Zhao Shuyi: he's a very low-key person with little presence.
Gu Yan said that only such people can better infiltrate the masses and do bad things.
Zhao Shuyi wholeheartedly agreed. It was really not easy to find these outsiders among millions of people, and there was nothing they could do anyway.
In the time that followed, Zhao Shuyi didn't have much free time to think about this matter anymore.
Perhaps seeing that she had some ability, Dr. Cao was extremely ruthless towards her; the way he treated her could only be described as torture.
However, Zhao Shuyi never refused any task assigned to her, because as Dr. Tan said, such learning opportunities were hard to come by, and since she would not be transferred to Beijing anytime soon, she should study even harder. Therefore, Zhao Shuyi treated every learning opportunity as her last chance to learn.
Then she saw Dr. Cao's gaze toward her growing increasingly intense, though not the kind of intense gaze between a man and a woman, but rather the same kind of intense gaze that Director Kong had shown her when they met in the family compound.
Sure enough, not long after, Dr. Cao invited her to stay in Beijing.
"I heard you're a local from Beijing. With your talent, you should stay at our Beijing Military Region Hospital and contribute your talents. What are you doing in a godforsaken place like Kunming?"
Dr. Cao is really brave; he dares to say anything. If this were on the internet in later generations, he would at least be criticized for regional discrimination.
Zhao Shuyi also knew that the other party probably didn't mean that.
“Dr. Cao, although Kunming is not as good as Beijing, we will still encounter all kinds of patients and need doctors. If I stay there, I can also practice medicine and treat patients, which is no different from what I do in the military hospital.”
As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Zhao Shuyi was not completely indifferent to the fact that the other party had been targeting her so fiercely before. It's just that at that time, Zhao Shuyi was only thinking about training well and not bringing shame to her teacher and Chuncheng Military Hospital.
But now that the other party has come to her for help, Zhao Shuyi naturally has to put on airs.
However, since Doctor Cao didn't care about his reputation for being fierce and cruel, he naturally wouldn't care about Zhao Shuyi's little sarcasm towards him.
“How can that be the same? Their patients have their own doctors to treat their illnesses. Your talent should be used to study more serious and life-threatening diseases and save patients’ lives. Is it that their hospital won’t release you? I’ll go and talk to them for you.”
As expected of someone from the same school, his words were almost identical to what Director Kong had said when he wanted her to go to the military hospital, but this time Zhao Shuyi did not agree.
Gu Yan had already transferred her from her current location to Chuncheng. If she stayed in Beijing, Gu Yan might transfer her again.
The other party had finally managed to stabilize their position, and Zhao Shuyi couldn't afford to cause them any more trouble.
When Dr. Cao asked her why, Zhao Shuyi honestly replied, "My family is in Kunming. You can't expect me to abandon my husband and children to pursue my career. Of course, there may be selfless people like that, but I am not one."
These words left Doctor Cao speechless. Since he had already said that, the other party couldn't flatter Zhao Shuyi directly.
"Think it over carefully. If you change your mind, come find me. Our Beijing Military Region Hospital really needs someone like you."
Zhao Shuyi still didn't agree. It wasn't that she didn't want to improve her medical skills, but she felt that she had had enough opportunities to hone her skills at the Chuncheng Military Region Hospital. She thought that if she practiced for a few more years, she might be better off coming to Beijing.
They would return once the reform and opening-up were about to begin and the situation had stabilized. This was something Zhao Shuyi and Gu Yan had discussed long ago.
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