Chapter 88 The Hero's Wife! Her deeds spread throughout the military region!
"Have you heard? Chief of Staff Qin's wife, Comrade Jiang Wu, single-handedly sailed into the typhoon in a small fishing boat and rescued Chief of Staff Qin!"
"My God! Really? This is too... too unbelievable!"
“Absolutely true! There were hundreds of people watching at the dock! Political Commissar Wang and the others were preparing to hold a memorial service, but the couple just floated back in a life raft!”
"This didn't just drift back! I heard from the guards that when they went to meet him, they saw Chief of Staff Qin paddling with a plank! He was almost as fast as their speedboat! It's really weird!"
"If you ask me, the most incredible one is my sister-in-law! A pregnant woman dared to sail a boat through a category 17 typhoon! What kind of courage and loyalty does that take! She's practically a 'lone hero' of our time!"
"That's right! I heard that after hearing the report, the military region leaders slammed their fists on the table and said they would commend Comrade Jiang Wu and write a report on her deeds for the entire military region to issue a commendation!"
The day after Qin Lie and Jiang Wu miraculously returned.
The entire island base, and even the entire East China Sea Fleet military region, was in an uproar.
Rumors about them, especially about Jiang Wu, spread to every corner of the world faster than a typhoon.
The version has also evolved from the original "sacrificing herself to save her husband" to various legendary stories with mythological elements.
Some say that Jiang Wu is the daughter of the Sea Goddess, and can command wind and rain.
Some say that Jiang Wu received guidance from a master before setting sail and gained divine power.
Some even went so far as to claim that they personally witnessed Jiang Wu returning, riding on auspicious seven-colored clouds, with a golden dragon protecting her from behind...
Although these rumors became increasingly outrageous as they spread.
But there is one thing that everyone agrees on.
That is: Jiang Wu, a country woman who was once seen by many as having a "bad background" and who "rose to power because of her looks," has now become a living legend.
A heroic wife worthy of everyone's respect and admiration.
The family compound was in an uproar.
Those military wives who used to gossip and criticize Jiang Wu behind her back now wish they could bury their heads in the ground when they see Zhou Nianci and the others.
Zhou Nianci, on the other hand, straightened her back, her chin almost pointing to the sky.
"I told you all long ago! Our Xiaowu is no ordinary person! But you didn't believe me!"
She stood in the middle of the courtyard with her hands on her hips, spitting as she spoke, like a victorious general.
"Now do you believe me? Now do you submit? Let me tell you, if anyone dares to talk behind my Xiaowu's back again, don't blame me, Zhou Nianci, for tearing their mouth apart!"
The surrounding military wives all fell silent, nodding vigorously.
Meanwhile, Jiang Wu, the central character of the story, is receiving top-level medical care in the base's hospital.
She was placed in a private ward.
The room was spacious and bright, with clean windows and furniture.
Qin Lie was lying on another hospital bed next to her.
Although he was no longer in serious condition, the commander still insisted that he be hospitalized for observation for a few days.
Under the guise of "special protection," the real intention was to let him spend quality time with his frightened heroine's wife.
"Wife, come here, open your mouth, ah—"
Qin Lie held a bowl of chicken soup that the logistics department had been simmering with an old hen all morning in one hand, and a spoon in the other. He carefully blew on it again and again before bringing it to Jiang Wu's lips.
His overly attentive and cautious demeanor was a far cry from the decisive and ruthless chief of staff he was on the training field.
He was exactly like a little eunuch serving the Empress Dowager.
"I'll do it myself."
Jiang Wu was both amused and exasperated.
Since he returned, Qin Lie has been acting like this, completely "neurotic".
They wouldn't let her get down on the ground, and they wouldn't let her use her hands.
Even when she goes to the toilet, he nervously stands guard at the door.
"No way!" Qin Lie shook his head vigorously. "The doctor said you've had a miscarriage scare and need to rest! You're a key protected cultural relic of our family now! A first-class national treasure! You're not allowed to do anything except breathe!"
As he spoke, he brought the spoon closer to her lips.
"Be good, listen to me, open your mouth."
Helpless, Jiang Wu had no choice but to open her mouth and drink the chicken soup filled with love.
Qin Lie watched her drink it, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
The door to the ward was gently pushed open.
Political Commissar Wang and the base commander walked in together.
They were also carrying fruit baskets and various tonics.
"Xiao Qin, Xiao Jiang, how are you feeling?" the commander asked with a warm smile.
"Reporting, sir! We're alright!" Qin Lie immediately tried to sit up in bed.
"Lie down! Lie down!" The commander quickly waved his hand. "You're wounded too! Don't bother with all that formality!"
He walked to Jiang Wu's bedside, looked at her, and his eyes were full of praise and appreciation.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, on behalf of the Party Committee of the Military Region and all officers and soldiers, I would like to express my highest respect and sincerest gratitude to you!"
As he spoke, he actually bowed slightly to Jiang Wu.
"Commander! What are you doing! You mustn't do this! You mustn't do this!"
Qin Lie and Jiang Wu were both startled.
This is the highest-ranking officer in the base, a general with a star on his arm!
"Of course! Why not!" The commander straightened up and said solemnly, "You didn't just save Qin Lie and those two soldiers. You saved a precious asset to our army! You have set a shining example for all our military families!"
"The military region has made its decision," Political Commissar Wang said with a smile, "You are awarded the honorary title of 'First-Class Model of Supporting the Military'! We will also write a feature article about your deeds and publish it in the army's newspaper!"
"This...this is too..." Jiang Wu was somewhat at a loss.
She just wanted to save her husband.
I never expected it to cause such a big commotion.
"This is the honor you deserve." The commander waved his hand, then changed the subject, his expression becoming serious.
"However, we have another matter to discuss today."
He glanced at Qin Lie and said in a deep voice, "There has been preliminary progress in the investigation into the 'Exploration One' crash."
Qin Lie's eyes sharpened.
"How about it?"
“We found some problems in the ship repair shop’s records,” the commander said slowly. “Before the ‘Exploration One’ set sail, the crew responsible for the final overhaul had an extra section of high-pressure oil pipe on their material requisition form.”
"Moreover, our people also found Wang Weiguo, the technician who was in charge of the ship's maintenance at the time."
“We found an envelope under his bed. Inside the envelope was five hundred yuan and an unmailed letter addressed to his relatives back home.”
"The letter said that he had recently made a fortune and that he would go back to his hometown to build a big house and get married in a while."
Five hundred yuan!
In an era when an ordinary worker's monthly salary was only thirty or forty yuan, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money!
"Where is Wang Weiguo?" Qin Lie pressed.
“He has been taken into custody by us,” Political Commissar Wang said. “But he’s very stubborn and won’t say anything. He just keeps crying foul, saying that he saved the money himself.”
"You won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!" Qin Lie sneered, his eyes revealing murderous intent.
“So…” The commander looked at Qin Lie, pondered for a moment, and said, “We want you to go and ‘talk’ to him.”
"After all, you're the person involved. Perhaps you can get some information out of him that we can't."
at the same time.
In the dormitory of the cultural troupe.
Wen Xue was pacing back and forth in the room, looking restless.
These past two days, she's been living like a frightened bird.
Everyone outside was praising Jiang Wu's heroic deeds.
Those praises and admiration, however, sounded like red-hot steel needles to her ears, making her restless and uneasy.
She couldn't understand it.
She really couldn't understand it!
Why?
Why is that jerk so lucky?!
Just then, the dormitory door was suddenly pushed open.
Li Weiguo rushed in, his face deathly pale.
"Something's happened!" His voice trembled violently with fear. "Technician Wang... Technician Wang has been arrested!"
"What?!"
Wenxue felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and almost fainted.
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