"Wife, don't worry. I have also sent people to keep an eye on the school. We will not let the bad guys hurt the children." Gu Weicheng comforted her.
I guess Li Xia was so nervous because she was afraid that the children would get hurt.
Gu Weicheng's words made Li Xia feel relieved: "Well, I understand."
I hope she's overthinking it.
Because An An had to learn painting, he came back later than usual. Li Xia asked him some questions about Teacher Qi.
I asked him how many students he had recruited, were they all children from the military?
The government primary school started recruiting students from the town two years ago and merged with the town primary school, so there are also students from the town in the school.
Ananda also has classmates in town, and the teachers have visited their homes.
It seems that Teacher Qi does not deliberately approach the children of soldiers.
"Mom, what's wrong?" An An asked curiously.
Li Xia shook her head: "It's okay, Mom is just asking, I want to know more. If Teacher Qi is really good at teaching, then Mom would like to ask him if he can give you some extra tutoring."
Maybe she really was overthinking it.
In the middle of the night, there was a sudden and urgent knock on the door.
Li Xia and Gu Weicheng were both awakened by the noise, even An An, who usually slept very well, was woken up.
"Mom and Dad, what's wrong?" An An's tone sounded a little uneasy.
Gu Weicheng said, "It's okay. You and mom wait at home. I'll go out for a while."
He also told Li Xia: "Wife, you and An An stay at home and don't go anywhere. If you have any problems, find Captain Ma."
"Okay, I understand. Weicheng, you should be careful too." Li Xia's hands tightly grasped the quilt, and her body subconsciously tensed up.
"I know, don't worry." Gu Weicheng put on his clothes and walked out.
The person who opened the gate was the one he had sent to keep an eye on Qi Jingxuan.
"Captain Gu, Qi Jingxuan was trying to escape in the middle of the night, and the remaining two brothers are still following him. Let me ask you what to do, should we take him down?"
"Chase after him."
Gu Weicheng walked forward quickly.
The people who followed Qi Jingxuan left marks along the way. Gu Weicheng chased them quickly and soon caught up with them.
Their unit is relatively remote, and they have to go to the city by train. There are no cars going to the city at night, so Qi Jingxuan can only stay in a guesthouse near the station for one night.
The two people who stayed behind saw Gu Weicheng and immediately said, "Gu Tuan, Qi Jingxuan lives in this guesthouse. Do you want to arrest him?"
"Catch!" Gu Weicheng gave the order decisively.
They have chased him here, if they don't catch him now, are they going to have to wait until tomorrow and watch him take a bus to the city and run away before catching him?
At Gu Weicheng's command, the three of them rushed into the guesthouse together. After explaining the situation to the front desk staff, they immediately went upstairs to get the person.
The door was locked from the inside. Gu Weicheng winked at the staff, who immediately said, "Comrade, there is no hot water in the thermos in your room. Do you want some hot water?"
Qi Jingxuan's voice came from inside: "No, I'm sleepy and want to sleep!"
Gu Weicheng kicked the door open, but found that Qi Jingxuan was no longer in the room and the window was wide open.
When I walked to the window, I saw that Qi Jingxuan had already jumped down.
This person is too vigilant. It seems that Li Xia guessed right. Qi Jingxuan is not simple!
"You split up and block the people, two people go to the front door and two people go to the back door!" Gu Weicheng arranged, and then he jumped out of the window.
At the height of the second floor, Gu Weicheng used the force to roll half a circle without any injury on his body.
He immediately chased after Qi Jingxuan who had twisted his foot, and with a flying kick, Qi Jingxuan fell to the ground.
The remaining few people also arrived and pressed Qi Jingxuan to the ground.
"What are you doing? Why did you arrest me? Let me go!" Qi Jingxuan struggled hard. "The People's Liberation Army has captured a good man. I'm going to sue you!"
"What kind of good person would go out in the middle of the night? When the staff asks you if you want hot water, you jump down from the second floor. I don't think you are a good person, but a spy! Take you away!"
Gu Weicheng stared at Qi Jingxuan with sharp eyes.
"I'm afraid of meeting bad people. The world is not peaceful now. How do I know if someone wants to rob me?" Qi Jingxuan insisted that there was nothing wrong with his behavior.
Qi Jingxuan was taken to the military interrogation room. During the interrogation, he insisted that he left so late because he had dreamed about his grandfather's death.
He thought this was a warning, and since his grandfather had been in poor health before, he was afraid something might happen, so he planned to leave overnight.
"I even asked the principal to write me a letter of introduction, just to prevent this from happening. It would be too late by then. If I didn't have a letter of introduction, how could I get into the guesthouse?"
Not only was there a letter of introduction, but they also found a letter from the Qi family half a month ago on him. The letter was indeed as Qi Jingxuan had said, that Old Master Qi was seriously ill and his health was deteriorating.
"Captain Gu, right? I want to see your leader. I want to report you for arresting a good person!"
"Can the captain arrest anyone at will? Is there still law?"
Gu Weicheng went to the Qi family to search in person and found the paintings drawn by Qi Jingxuan. However, after checking them all, he found that these paintings were just ordinary paintings and there was nothing unusual about them, let alone any route maps of the troops.
No, he also discovered a problem. These paintings used to be mostly portraits, but only recently have there been more landscapes.
He even had a feeling that these paintings were most likely created by different people!
Gu Weicheng brought all the paintings to the brigade commander and told him his suspicions.
"I don't understand painting, so I can't tell the difference. But Xiao Gu, these paintings alone can't explain the problem. It's possible that he liked to paint landscapes before, but now he likes to paint figures. We must find direct evidence that he is a spy before we can arrest him. Otherwise, we have to let him go after 24 hours."
"And if he insists on pursuing the matter, Xiao Gu, I will speak for you to the leaders, but it may still have some impact on you." The brigade commander sighed.
Gu Weicheng said sternly: "Commander, I insist that he is a spy. I will try my best to find evidence to prove that he is a spy within 24 hours!"
"I've asked someone to bring a military dog here. With the dog's help, you will be able to find evidence faster." The brigade commander patted Gu Weicheng on the shoulder and said.
"Xiao Gu, I trust your judgment. If you need any help from me, just let me know."
Gu Weicheng can be said to be the most capable person under his command. Although he is young, he has a long military service and strong abilities. He watched him rise through the ranks.
He has become the head of the group at the age of less than 30. Isn't anyone jealous?
But there is nothing those jealous people can do, because he got there through his own ability!
"I know, thank you, Brigade Commander." Gu Weicheng nodded.
Before he knew it, it was already daybreak. Thinking of Li Xia's worried look last night, Gu Weicheng decided to go home first to report to his wife and children that he was safe.