Chapter 215 Deputy Regiment Commander Zhou Defects?!
Su Yue glanced again at Gu Nanxing, who was teasing her brother An'an.
"Nanxing, you are now the supervisor of the pharmaceutical factory, and you are mainly responsible for this matter. Remember, any abnormality, no matter how small, must be reported to me immediately."
"Understood, sister-in-law!" Gu Nanxing immediately stopped joking and stood at attention with a serious expression. "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
Gu Nanxing today is no longer the boisterous little girl she once was.
Through her experience at the pharmaceutical factory and under Su Yue's deliberate guidance, she demonstrated exceptional management and research capabilities. She acted decisively and possessed the demeanor of a great leader. The factory workers respected her and privately addressed her respectfully as "Director Gu."
With her and Chief Engineer He keeping an eye on things, Su Yue felt a little more at ease.
However, she always had a vague sense of unease in her heart.
Drug production is proceeding very smoothly.
One week later, all the medicines passed the inspection and were packaged.
On the day of loading, more than a dozen military trucks lined up in a row, creating a spectacular scene.
Gu Nanxing and Chief Engineer He personally checked the last box of medicine and sealed it.
"Set off!"
With a command given, the convoy slowly drove out of the pharmaceutical and medical equipment factory and headed towards the port.
However, less than an hour after the convoy set off.
The phone in the Gu family courtyard suddenly rang urgently.
Gu Beichen, who was reading documents, answered the phone, and his expression changed after hearing just one sentence.
He put down the phone and quickly walked to Su Yue, who was humming a lullaby to her child.
Something has happened.
"The transport convoy encountered a landslide on the mountain road, and one of the most important main vehicles fell off a cliff."
Su Yue stopped comforting the child.
She looked up, and her eyes, which always held a gentle smile, instantly turned icy cold.
"Landslide?"
She asked, enunciating each word clearly, "It's the dry season now, and Hainan Island hasn't experienced a landslide during this season in decades. Which section of the island was affected?"
"It's the flattest section of the road leading to Pier 3."
Su Yue gave a cold laugh.
"This is not an accident."
She made a judgment immediately.
"Beichen, immediately seal off the scene and don't let anyone near. Send your most trusted person to investigate, don't overlook even a single stone."
"Okay." Gu Beichen didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.
The news quickly reached the pharmaceutical and medical equipment factory, causing an uproar throughout the entire factory.
Upon receiving the call, Chief Engineer He collapsed to the ground.
"It's over...it's all over..."
That would not only be a huge economic loss, but also a complete bankruptcy of credibility! This would directly impact the Huo family's overseas business empire!
Gu Nanxing was also sweating profusely with anxiety, but she remembered Su Yue's instructions and forced herself to calm down, soothing the workers' emotions while waiting for the latest news.
Gu Beichen is extremely efficient.
The survey results were available in less than two hours.
"Traces of TNT explosive residue were found at the scene."
Gu Beichen's voice was devoid of any warmth.
"In addition, although the driver of the main vehicle was seriously injured and unconscious, he regained consciousness for a moment on the way to the hospital and said something."
“Before the incident, he saw Deputy Regiment Commander Zhou’s car following them not far behind in the rearview mirror.”
All the clues point to one person.
Zhou Qihang.
It was he who, taking advantage of his position, planted explosives on the transportation route, creating this horrific "accident".
Su Yue fell silent.
She couldn't understand why Zhou Qihang would do such a thing.
He had no reason.
unless……
"Beichen, go check on him in his office."
Gu Beichen led his men directly to Zhou Qihang's office.
I pushed open the door, and there was no one inside.
The office was tidy and organized, as if the owner was only temporarily away.
However, on that clean desk, there was an unexpected note.
Gu Beichen stepped forward and picked up the note.
There was only one line of text on it, written hastily and carelessly, as if it had been written in a state of extreme panic.
"Be careful of Yunlan, she has someone backing her."
Deputy Regiment Commander Zhou has gone missing.
This news was like a boulder crashing into the already turbulent Hainan Island Military Region.
The atmosphere in the office was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
Gu Beichen looked at the hastily written note on the table; every word on it conveyed a sense of urgency and determination.
This doesn't seem like fleeing from justice; it's more like a warning, a reminder before everything is destroyed.
Was Zhou Qihang kidnapped, or did he deliberately go into hiding?
Gu Beichen dialed his home phone.
"It's me."
On the other end of the phone, Su Yue's voice was as calm as ever, as if she had already expected him to call.
"Deputy Regiment Commander Zhou has gone missing; only a note was left at the scene," Gu Beichen briefly explained the situation.
"Bring Yunlan to the interrogation room." Su Yue's voice was completely calm.
Half an hour later, in the military region's interrogation room.
Yunlan, dressed in a hospital gown, with disheveled hair and tear stains on her face, was brought in by two female soldiers.
As soon as she saw Gu Beichen, she rushed towards him, but was stopped by the cold, hard table.
"Commander Gu! You must do me justice! Qihang from our family... he's gone missing! Has something happened to him?"
She cried her heart out, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably, looking exactly like a helpless wife whose husband had disappeared and who was completely lost.
With acting skills like that, it's a shame she's not in a performing arts troupe.
Gu Beichen didn't make a single unnecessary movement; he simply watched her quietly.
"sit down."
Two simple words, yet they carry an irresistible pressure.
Yunlan's crying stopped abruptly. She sat back down in her chair, sullenly, and continued to wipe away non-existent tears with her handkerchief.
Gu Beichen left his phone on the table, without hanging up.
Su Yue's voice came through the receiver clearly; it was soft, yet it carried a power that could penetrate the heart.
Ask her where she was and what she did between 3 and 5 pm yesterday.
Gu Beichen repeated the question.
"I...I've been resting in the ward the whole time!" Yunlan replied immediately. "The nurses can vouch for that!"
“Very good.” Su Yue’s voice rang out again. “Bei Chen, now tell her that the survey team found TNT residue on the mountain road where the transport convoy had the accident.”
Gu Beichen looked at Yun Lan and repeated the sentence word by word.
Yunlan stopped wiping away her tears, a hint of panic flashing across her face, but it was quickly covered up by sadness.
"Explosives? My God! This is murder! Who is so cruel as to try to harm our Qihang family!"
She began a new round of performances.
Su Yue chuckled softly on the other end of the phone.
"Tell her that Deputy Regiment Commander Zhou was the last vehicle to appear at the scene of the incident. He is now nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead. The military region has preliminarily classified this incident as embezzlement and desertion."
Defection.
When Gu Beichen uttered those two words expressionlessly, the color drained from Yun Lan's face in an instant.
She suddenly raised her head, and for the first time, her red and swollen eyes revealed genuine, undisguised terror.
"No! Impossible! Qihang isn't that kind of person! He wouldn't defect!"
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