Chapter 232 Closing the Net

Zhang Xiaohui is not a simple girl.

Maybe Zhang Xiaohui in the past would still be impulsive and thoughtless, relying on her identity as a reborn person to be arrogant and complacent, but Zhang Xiaohui now is very different from before.

The fact that she had been lurking in the family compound for such a long time without being exposed, and that she had been able to remain humble under Zhang Yulan's command for such a long time, showed the change in her character. In any case, it was absolutely impossible for Lin Yue to underestimate her at this moment.

She smiled and asked, "Sister-in-law, you have been with her for so long today. What do you think of her?"

"It's hard for me to say what kind of person he is. But his Mandarin is really standard. No wonder he can become friends with Tang Sisi!"

Tao Laixiang is different from her man. She is a shrewd person. Although she received the mission, she didn't know anything except what she had to do and how to guide "Zhang Yuhui". She was completely confused. She actually had some guesses in her heart, and now she wanted to test Lin Yue's true intentions.

Lin Yue paused. She was not stupid. Seeing that Tao Laixiang was not talking about the main topic and was still in the mood to chat with her, she guessed her thoughts to some extent.

The reason why Lin Yue, as an ordinary military dependent, was able to participate in this matter was simply because she had been involved in it and Zhang Xiaohui and others were very familiar with her.

But she didn't know what it meant, so she didn't dare to respond rashly. She could only pretend that she didn't understand what Tao Laixiang meant, and said, "It's a pity that she is not a real military family member, but just temporarily living here. Otherwise, she might be able to take over Tang Sisi's job. Don't you agree, sister-in-law?"

Tao Laixiang knew that she would not be able to find out anything, so she patted her in annoyance and said with a smile: "You are the most stingy! Speaking of which, I did not follow her into the detention center, so I don't know what she and Tang Sisi talked about. But she did leave for a while on the way and bought a few feet of cloth."

It seems that Zhang Xiaohui has already spread the news. As for what happened in the detention center, Lin Yue is not in a hurry. With Liu Fang watching over it, nothing big will go wrong.

Tao Laixiang paused for a moment and said hesitantly, "There is one more thing. I forgot to report it to the political commissar when I came back."

Seeing her like this, Lin Yue also smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you are still so careless. Is there anything you forgot to say? If it is something important, why don't you report it later?"

"I don't know whether it's important or not. But when I went there, the girl from the Zhang family asked Old Shen about the troop movement. You know Old Shen's temper. He's a little silly, but he's not vague about these things. He didn't say anything and even gave the girl from the Zhang family a lecture.

I later asked Lao Shen about this matter. He had a few words with Instructor Li when we set out in the morning, and that girl might have heard it.

Tao Laixiang's explanation was vague, but Lin Yue had more or less guessed what had happened.

Captain Shen is a careless person. There was no such person as Zhang Xiaohui in the family compound before. Most of the military wives knew their limits and would not spread the news even if they really heard something.

But things are different now. No matter how stupid Tao Laixiang was, she must have guessed that there must be something wrong with the so-called "Zhang Yuhui". She was probably afraid that Captain Shen had leaked some important secrets, so she wanted to distance herself from him.

Lin Yue was afraid that her cleverness would backfire, so he kindly reminded her, "Sister-in-law, this can't be blamed on you and Captain Shen, but I think it's best to report this to the political commissar or the division commander, so as not to disrupt their plans. What do you think?"

Tao Laixiang was originally excited, as catching enemy spies is something that many people will never encounter in their lifetime, but she actually got involved. Even her man wouldn't have a chance in this matter, but she could brag about it for the rest of her life. So, she didn't take the "trivial" mistake that she and Lao Shen made seriously, and thought she could just find an excuse to get away with it.

Hearing Lin Yue's reminder, she shuddered instantly, "You are right, that's the truth."

Seeing that she couldn't sit still any longer, Lin Yue took the initiative to say goodbye.

Sure enough, not long after, Tao Laixiang hurried out and headed towards Political Commissar Liu's house.

Lin Yue had no right to participate in the rest of the matters, and she lived a seemingly peaceful life again. However, Zhang Yuandong became busier and busier. Even when she went to the mountains to pick up the two children, Lin Yue went alone.

Tao Laixiang, on the other hand, began to visit Lin Yue more frequently. She probably guessed something and thought that she and Lin Yue had a common secret, so she became particularly friendly when she saw Lin Yue.

Fortunately, she was a sensible person. After the last incident, she never asked too many questions or inquired about other things. She mostly talked about other topics with Lin Yue, which made Lin Yue feel a lot more comfortable with her.

Zhang Yuandong stayed at home for quite a long time this time, and Lin Yue estimated that he should be back soon. She was afraid that it would be inconvenient to go back and forth in winter, so she prepared a lot of cold-proof clothes and long-lasting pickled food for Zhang Yuandong, and asked someone to mail them to him early.

Zhang Yuandong has been going to the border more frequently recently.

During this period, Captain Shen led a battalion under him to guard the border. Life on the border was very boring. Captain Shen was not someone who could stay idle, and during this period he was almost idle.

As soon as Zhang Yuandong entered the barracks, he was caught by Captain Shen, who wanted to fight him. Zhang Yuandong was helpless. He was most afraid of fighting with Captain Shen. If he lost, it would be too fake. If he won, he would have to keep pestering him. It was really annoying.

With his arm still held by Captain Shen, he saw a group of heavily armed soldiers marching in formation out of the camp. The man leading them was tall and strong, and even though he was covered tightly, Zhang Yuandong recognized him at a glance.

He hurriedly asked, "Xiao Lin, are you going to patrol the border? I just happen to have something to talk to you about, let's go together!"

Captain Shen hurriedly pulled the man back and said unhappily, "Mr. Shen, this is my soldier. You are not going to pry the corner of the wall again, are you? Last time you pried the people from the third regiment away, and this time you are targeting my house again, right?"

Zhang Yuandong said unhappily: "That's a normal secondment, and it's also a chance for him to show his face, what do you know!"

After that, he stuffed the travel bag in his hand into the arms of Captain Shen and said, "I have to stay here again tonight. Please help me take the luggage to the dormitory. There is hot sauce made by my wife in it. You can't eat it secretly. If I see that there is less when I come back, I will definitely look for you!"

When Captain Shen heard that there was food, he immediately let go of Zhang Yuandong's hand and said in a serious and upright manner: "Don't worry, I will keep it for you and guarantee that you will be satisfied!"

As soon as Zhang Yuandong left, he couldn't wait to open his travel bag, took out a bottle of chili sauce and a bottle of spicy rabbit cubes, and said happily to his correspondent: "Come on, let's go inside and have a couple of drinks and eat something spicy to warm up!"

The communicator was embarrassed: "Captain, we are at the border now. Drinking is against military discipline. Besides, when Captain Zhang comes back and finds out that you ate his hot sauce, he will definitely be furious!"

Captain Shen raised his hand and gave him a slap on the head, and said unhappily: "Am I the kind of person who doesn't follow the rules? I'm talking about soda, soda! Have you ever tried Arctic Ocean? My daughter bought it for me before she went to the countryside, and I haven't been willing to drink it yet. Come on, today I'll let you broaden your horizons, and let's try the foreign stuff that came from foreign countries!"

He put his arm around the correspondent's neck and walked swayingly towards his office.

Xiaolin is the instructor of the Second Battalion, and the highest-ranking person in this border defense mission, except for Captain Shen. Captain Shen has a very accurate self-positioning, and knows that he has no brains. He doesn't care that Zhang Yuandong doesn't come to him for important matters, but instead discusses them with Xiaolin. Anyway, he just wants to know the final result of the discussion.

Shadan hasn't been here for a while. Some soldiers spontaneously organized to send him a lot of supplies for the winter, which are enough to make his life less difficult this winter. Everyone reminded him that the roads are difficult to travel in winter, so he should not come here so often.

He had agreed so well, and everyone thought they might not see him for the whole winter. However, he only stayed in the village for a few days before he "disobeyed" and ran back again.

The snowfall during this period was heavier than the last. The road from the village was very difficult to walk on. Shadan was a person who did not follow the beaten path. He would always get himself covered in snow, with his pants, shoes and socks all soaked. Then he would appear in every corner of this border line from time to time. Everyone wanted to scold him every now and then, but seeing his ferocious look, they could not say anything too harsh.

Zhang Yuandong followed the soldiers patrolling the riverside and could see Shadan making strange movements around the soldiers on duty, but no matter how he tried to amuse them, the soldiers still stood straight.

The snowflakes fell on their eyelashes and melted into water, then quickly condensed into ice, freezing the eyelashes so that each strand was distinct. Silly Dan looked at them curiously, stretched out his fingers and touched them lightly, like a child who had found a new toy.

Seeing this, Xiao Lin angrily scolded, "Fool, I've told you so many times not to get close to the soldiers on duty! If you disturb them on duty again, I'll kill you!"

Shadan didn't know how to be afraid, but at least he listened to it and ran away with a smile on his face.

As the weather got colder, a thick layer of ice formed on the surface of the river again. The Russians on the other side of the river couldn't sit still and would drive their armored vehicles around from time to time to show off their might.

In order to maintain peace and stability on the border, as long as they did not go too far, we tried our best not to pay attention to the provocations of the other side. The soldiers almost endured it to the point of internal injuries, and cursing the Russians behind their backs became a daily pastime.

Near noon, when they were patrolling another section of the road, a soldier came up to them breathlessly asking for instructions. A small group of soldiers from a neighboring country appeared in the rear and were making trouble. This time the trouble was quite serious. Shadan was seriously injured. Several of our young soldiers could not bear the stimulation and started fighting with the enemy.

When Zhang Yuandong arrived with the others, he saw Shadan covering his other arm with one hand, and there was a serious wound on his forehead. The wound was no longer bleeding, not because someone had treated him, but because the weather was too cold, and the blood froze soon after it flowed out.

He was protected by two warriors and retreated to a safe area. On the ice, the two parties were wrestling in a group, and neither side had an advantage.

As long as there is no real fighting, it is not a big problem. Zhang Yuandong just thought of this, and saw Shadan's hand quietly reaching for the waist of a young soldier who was protecting him, trying to take something.

He was terrified and rushed over quickly, grabbed his shoulders and pushed him to the ground.

His action shocked everyone in the audience. Even the soldiers from the neighboring country stopped what they were doing, wondering why he would be so cruel to an unarmed countryman.

Zhang Yuandong scanned the entire place, lingering a little longer on an old Russian who looked a little more gentle, before handing the idiot to the soldier beside him.

Thanks to the Eastern Front Martial Arts Competition, almost all soldiers from neighboring countries knew Zhang Yuandong. They saw him walking slowly towards them, and because his aura was too strong, every time he took a step, the Russians would unconsciously step back.

Zhang Yuandong didn't care that the distance between the two sides had hardly changed. He stood beside his own soldiers and began to communicate fluently with those Russians.

There was obvious anger on the faces of the old Russians. Seeing Zhang Yuandong approaching them with a tough attitude and great intimidation, they finally pushed the gentle soldier out reluctantly.

The gentleman soldier was reluctant to cooperate at first, but Zhang Yuandong quickly approached, restrained the man, and pulled out a small note and a small box from his sleeve.

The thing was found, and he didn't care about the man's dark face and let him go with a smile.

The man looked at him angrily and walked with his comrades towards their own armored vehicle.

Everyone present was attracted unconsciously, and had no time to pay attention to other things. I don't know when, Shadan has slowly calmed down. While no one is paying attention, he took out something from behind and quickly aimed it at the neighboring soldiers.

By the time Zhang Yuandong noticed, it was too late. He quickly turned around and ran over here, trying to intercept Shadan's action, but the distance was too far. Just as he was about to catch up, Xiaolin kicked from the side, hitting Shadan's wrist, and kicked the object in his hand to the ground.

Zhang Yuandong couldn't hold back his anger, so he stepped forward and kicked Shadan, knocking him to the ground.

A soldier rushed forward and tied him up tightly. Another soldier picked up the dark object from the snow. It turned out to be a pistol, and it was more sophisticated than any other pistol in their army.

The soldiers from the neighboring country not far away stopped and wanted to see the excitement, but Zhang Yuandong stared at them with cold eyes and made it clear that he was urging them to leave. The soldiers had no choice but to get on their own cool armored vehicles and drove away.

Zhang Yuandong stretched out his hand to open the small piece of paper. When he saw the words written on it clearly, he couldn't help but smile coldly. He took the black pistol from the little soldier and said sarcastically, "Silly boy, what, you have been planning for so long, and you have come up with such a shady action? With this little trick, do you still want to instigate a war?"

He looked at the familiar pistol and blew on it, blowing off the snow. Seeing that Shadan remained silent and shook his head, he said with a fake smile, "Why, you still don't want to admit it? Or do you prefer another name, Zhou Quanshan?"

The expression on Shadan's face froze for a moment, and he looked at Zhang Yuandong fiercely, as if he had seen the enemy who murdered his father.