Missing?
Xu Xinghe froze on the spot, her pupils suddenly contracted, and all the color drained from her face instantly.
She stared blankly at Political Commissar Wang, her lips moving but unable to utter a single word for a long time. Only three words echoed repeatedly in her mind, piercing her eardrums and leaving her mind blank.
The office fell silent again, even more oppressively than before.
Xu Xinghe's body trembled slightly. The image of Jiang Linchuan covered in blood in her dream overlapped with reality, making her heart ache so much that she could hardly breathe.
After what seemed like an eternity, she finally snapped out of her daze, forcing back the sobs rising in her throat. "How did he disappear? Why did he disappear? How did you determine he was missing? How long has he been missing?"
Most of the sadness and fear were suppressed in Xu Xinghe's heart.
Now is not the time to indulge in emotions. Only by figuring out all the details can we possibly find Jiang Linchuan's whereabouts.
Political Commissar Wang couldn't help but sigh as he looked at her trying to appear calm.
He took out a cigarette case from the drawer, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.
Amidst the swirling smoke, his expression grew even more solemn.
Xu Xinghe frowned subconsciously.
She has never liked the smell of smoke.
Political Commissar Wang noticed her reaction and belatedly realized what was happening. He immediately stubbed out his cigarette, which he had just taken a puff of. "Comrade Xu, I'm sorry. But I can't say anything about the specifics of his disappearance. It involves classified information, and I don't have the authority to disclose it."
"Secret?" Xu Xinghe took a deep breath, suppressing her agitation once again. "Political Commissar Wang, no matter what, I am a military dependent, Jiang Linchuan's fiancée, soon to be his wife, the person I will spend my life with! The frostbite ointment I developed has saved the lives of many soldiers. Don't I even have the right to know about the circumstances surrounding my fiancé's disappearance?"
Political Commissar Wang sighed, his face full of helplessness. "Comrade Xu, I understand how you feel, but the national mission is paramount. Matters involving secrets cannot be leaked in the slightest. Please understand."
"I don't understand!" Xu Xinghe suddenly raised her voice, unable to control her emotions any longer. "He is my lover, the most important person in my life! He is missing now, his fate unknown. How am I supposed to understand this? Am I supposed to sit here and wait like an idiot, knowing nothing?"
Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
When she died in her previous life, Jiang Linchuan was still alive and well.
Although it is unknown whether he encountered similar dangers in his previous life, the fact that he would carry out this dangerous mission in this life is ultimately related to his rebirth.
If she hadn't brought the special ointment and prescription, perhaps so much trouble wouldn't have happened, and Jiang Linchuan wouldn't have gone missing.
It was her, it was her rebirth that changed everything.
She couldn't let Jiang Linchuan die in vain because of her!
Xu Xinghe's voice trembled, "Political Commissar, haven't you always wanted my prescription for external wound medicine? Fine, I can give it to you right now, completely and without any reservations!"
Political Commissar Wang was taken aback, clearly not expecting her to say that suddenly.
"But I have only one request: I want all the relevant information about Jiang Linchuan's mission, including his mission details, the location of the mission, the detailed circumstances of his disappearance, and the current progress of your search and rescue efforts. Everything you can know, I want!"
"I don't want anything else—the military bonus, the national honor, the profits from the ointment—I don't want any of it! I just want news about him, I just want to find him!"
"Comrade Xu, calm down!" Political Commissar Wang stood up and advised, "The prescription is of great importance, and Jiang Linchuan's mission also involves classified information. This is not something to be exchanged!"
"I can't calm down!" Xu Xinghe bit her lip tightly, but tears still slid down her cheeks. "If you don't agree, I will never give out the prescription and ingredients for this external wound medicine! The core ingredient in this ointment is a unique variety that I accidentally cultivated. Without the seeds and cultivation method I provided, even if you get the prescription, you will never be able to replicate the same ointment!"
Her words were not a threat, but a fact.
The medicinal herbs in her space were her greatest source of confidence.
Without these, even if the military obtained the prescription, they could only look on in vain.
After saying that, Xu Xinghe stopped looking at Political Commissar Wang's reaction and turned to walk towards the door.
Suddenly, she stopped and slowly turned around. "I want you to contact your superiors immediately and give me an answer. Jiang Linchuan's condition is urgent; time waits for no one!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she pushed open the door and strode out, leaving Political Commissar Wang alone in the office, watching her retreating figure with a complicated expression.
The half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray was still emitting faint wisps of smoke.
Political Commissar Wang sighed.
He could tell that Xu Xinghe wasn't joking.
She truly does what she says!
Political Commissar Wang suddenly stood up, strode to his desk, grabbed the hand-cranked telephone, and shouted, "Get the phone in the office!"
After the phone was connected, he spoke into the receiver in a deep voice, "Immediately draft an urgent encrypted telegram and send it to the General Staff Headquarters in the capital, with a copy to the Provincial Military Region Command."
"The content is as follows: Comrade Xu Xinghe of the Heilongjiang Provincial Military Headquarters is willing to exchange the complete prescription of a special external injury medicine and the cultivation method of the core medicinal materials for requesting all relevant information about Comrade Jiang Linchuan's mission, including the mission content, execution location, details of his disappearance, and search and rescue progress. This matter is of great importance, and we request immediate instructions from higher authorities!"
After hanging up the phone, Political Commissar Wang paced anxiously back and forth in his office.
After the telegram was sent, all that could be done was wait for a reply from superiors.
They were thousands of miles apart, and it would take at least a day to travel back and forth, but Jiang Linchuan's situation was urgent.
But it seems he has no better options than to wait...
Political Commissar Wang looked at the half-smoked cigarette on the table, and then at Xu Xinghe's reddened eyes. He felt a mix of emotions, and sighed, "How could she... just disappear like that!"
Xu Xinghe strode out of the military headquarters building, his previously maintained composure instantly crumbling.
She practically ran back to the courtyard, and the moment she pushed open the door, all her strength vanished.
She slammed the door shut, and could no longer stop trembling. Her legs gave way, and she collapsed onto the cold floor.
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