On the other side, Xue Yanchen, who had been drinking porridge made with spiritual spring water by Luo Jingyan for several days and had been resting for the past few days, had recovered a lot from his injuries, but he was still sent to the county hospital for examination and treatment.
Luo Jingyan went along too. The examination results showed that Xue Yanchen had two fractured ribs, but it was not too serious. He would recover after a period of quiet rest.
The ward finally quieted down, leaving only Luo Jingyan and Xue Yanchen.
Luo Jingyan knew it was time for her to confirm something with Xue Yanchen.
Luo Jingyan seemed a little bored, so she casually took out the badge from her pocket and played with it in her hand.
As soon as she took out the badge, it really caught Xue Yanchen's attention.
Because of his work, Xue Yanchen always pays special attention whenever he sees a badge with the image of a great man, no matter where he is.
Therefore, he immediately noticed that the badge in Luo Jingyan's hand was different from other ordinary badges, and looked very much like the one that he and Zhao Jun had been searching for.
While Luo Jingyan was playing with the badge, she was also paying close attention to Xue Yanchen's changes. She found that he was really distracted by the badge in her hand. From his eyes, she could see how much he valued the badge. If it were just an ordinary badge, he would probably only glance at it. But now he was staring at it intently, as if he had seen something very precious.
Sure enough, this badge was quite extraordinary and had something to do with him.
In this way, she can conduct further confirmation.
After playing with the badge for a while, she deliberately brought it closer to Xue Yanchen to show him.
"Yanchen, look at this badge, isn't it special? It's different from other badges. Other badges are made of a single layer of metal, with the front protruding and the back recessed."
But both sides of this one are convex, and it's heavier than usual. I don't know if it's hollow or solid inside. This is the first time I've ever seen a badge like this. You've served in the military and seen more things than I have. Have you ever seen anything like this before, either in the army or elsewhere?"
As she spoke, she turned the badge over and showed it to Xue Yanchen.
Ever since Xue Yanchen saw the badge, his gaze hadn't left it. He wanted to take a closer look, but before doing so, he asked Luo Jingyan for her permission: "May I hold it and take a look?"
"Of course, here you go."
Luo Jingyan handed the badge to him, and Xue Yanchen took it and began to examine it.
He was very focused and serious. At this moment, it was not enough to say that he was looking at the badge; he was studying it carefully, not missing a single part or detail.
After examining it closely, he discovered that this badge was not only different in appearance from ordinary badges, but also had a small, faint icon in the center seam that would be completely missed if one did not look for it specifically.
Currently, the badge's shape, material, weight, and even the icon all match the missing fuel sample container from the lab—it's about 90% accurate. Once he figures out the last detail, he can drop all his pretense and confess everything to Luo Jingyan.
After studying the badge, he looked up at Luo Jingyan and asked, "Jingyan, when and where did you get this badge? Can you tell me the specific details of how you found it?"
Considering the secrets she harbored, Luo Jingyan naturally wouldn't tell him the specific details of finding the badge. Apart from her spatial ability and the cat with supernatural powers, she could answer everything else truthfully.
"It was shortly after we arrived here last year, I think it was right after the autumn harvest. Before that, you even came with me to see the Party Secretary of Qianjin Brigade about Xiaotian's schooling. Later, you helped us get the commune's letter of introduction. On the day Xiaotian and I went to register, you weren't at the educated youth settlement, so the two of us went to see the Party Secretary and then went to the school to register. When we returned to Shengli Brigade, Xiaotian wanted to go play on the mountain for a while, and that's when we accidentally found it on the mountain. Hmm, I remember it was halfway up the mountain, in a crevice between some rocks. We pried it out with a stick. Yanchen, I feel like you value this badge a lot. What's wrong with it?"
"The time was just after last year's autumn harvest?!" Xue Yanchen exclaimed in surprise. No wonder he and Zhao Jun hadn't been able to find it; it turned out that Luo Jingyan had already taken it.
According to the time Luo Jingyan mentioned, he should have gone up the mountain to look for the badge that day, but he wasn't as lucky as Luo Jingyan.
Fortunately, Luo Jingyan found it early on; otherwise, if someone else had picked it up, it might not have been so easy for it to appear in front of us like this. If it had fallen into the hands of enemy agents, things would have been even worse.
Xue Yanchen put the badge down and looked up at Luo Jingyan again, his expression becoming serious and solemn.
"Jingyan, to be honest with you, this thing is indeed very important to me. Now that it has been found, there's something I should tell you honestly. I'm sorry for hiding it from you for so long, and I hope you can understand me."
"What's wrong? It seems pretty serious." Luo Jingyan pretended not to understand, waiting for him to tell her himself.
"Actually, I... I didn't leave the army. Zhao Jun and I came here using our identities as educated youth to find this badge. As you might guess, this badge isn't an ordinary badge. It contains a very important secret, a very serious one. It was stolen, so the army sent us here secretly to find it. As for what that secret is, I can't tell you, but I believe you can understand why it's so important."
Although Xue Yanchen ultimately didn't tell Luo Jingyan the specific secret of the badge, Luo Jingyan understood.
After all, the things that the military sent people to search for must involve military secrets, secrets that an ordinary person like her could not access.
"Yanchen, I understand. There are some things that are not suitable for me to be in touch with. I won't ask you about them. You can keep your secret. Don't worry, I understand you."
"Thank you, but I can't return this to you. I'll keep it safe myself."
"It was never mine to begin with, it should be returned to its rightful owner."
At this point, she already knew Xue Yanchen's true identity, and there were some things she had to say.
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