Chapter 55 Code Name
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On the hospital bed, Zhu Feng took the apple, not minding its unsightly appearance, and ate it with gusto, glancing at the person in the chair as she ate.
"We're all in the same boat this time," she joked.
Chen Shengnan grew up with her grandfather, and Zhu Feng's family lived next door to her grandfather's house. The two had known each other since childhood and were practically inseparable. Later, one joined the army and the other the police, so they saw each other less often.
It was unexpected to run into him at the hospital.
Chen Shengnan and her colleagues were escorting a suspect who was imprisoned and awaiting trial to the hospital for treatment when they encountered a disturbance at the hospital. The person was holding an innocent passerby hostage, waving a knife around wildly, and acting recklessly.
Seeing that the hostage patient's neck had been slashed and was bleeding, in an emergency, she handed the suspect over to her colleague to keep an eye on him, while she crouched down to wait for an opportunity to act, and finally successfully subdued the troublemaker.
However, during the fight, her palm was also cut by the knife.
After changing the dressing, Zhu Feng pushed the wheelchair back to the ward and happened to see Chen Shengnan pinning the medical malpractice protester to the ground, her right hand bleeding profusely. Then, the two of them were now sitting in a care chair, one lying on the hospital bed and the other with her hand bandaged, looking at each other.
"You need to intensify your combat training. You were forced to catch a blade barehanded against an ordinary person who couldn't even kill a chicken."
After finishing the apple, Zhu Feng tossed it away, the apple core landing precisely in the trash can on the ground. The next second, a light blue handkerchief appeared in front of him. He took it naturally, then wiped the apple juice off his hands. Without giving Chen Shengnan any face, Zhu Feng complained.
"Shut up." Chen Shengnan said coldly as she reached out to pull the handkerchief back.
"He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him." Two years have passed, and this person still doesn't seem to grasp this concept at all.
"No, An'an." Turning to the side, Zhu Feng dodged her hand and quickly stuffed the handkerchief into her pocket. She smiled mischievously, "What's given to me is mine."
"Trying to take something from me, An'an, you know that was impossible when we were kids, and it's even less likely now."
Seeing Zhu Feng's smug look, Chen Shengnan couldn't help but glare at her.
I thought she was a scoundrel before, but she's even more of a scoundrel now.
Chen Shengnan always presents a calm, collected, shrewd, and capable image to the outside world, but she always loses her composure whenever she encounters Zhu Feng.
No one has called her An'an for a long time. Ever since she changed her name from Chen An to Chen Shengnan, her family didn't like it, but they all changed their way of addressing her according to her wishes. She has relatively few friends, especially after she was transferred to Xiahe Town. Her daily interactions are mainly with her colleagues at the police station and the townspeople. They usually call her Detective Chen or Shengnan, or Sister Shengnan.
Apart from Zhu Feng, everyone else called her An'an from beginning to end.
With her eyelids slightly lowered, Chen Shengnan sat quietly in the chair.
The atmosphere in the ward was eerily quiet. Zhu Feng looked at her, cleared his throat, and tried to start a conversation, "An'an, have you ever heard of someone codenamed Leopard in Xiahe Town?"
Chen Shengnan, who had been keeping her eyes down and silent, suddenly looked up at Zhu Feng warily upon hearing this, "Why are you asking this?"
Upon seeing her reaction, Zhu Feng immediately straightened up, her expression serious. "You know him."
Chen Shengnan nodded, and Zhu Feng immediately sat up, asking excitedly, "Where is he?"
Originally, she just wanted to keep the atmosphere lively. Since An'an had been transferred to Xiahe Town for some time, she casually picked a related topic to chat about, but she didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise.
Their team had been hiding in the mountains for so many days because they received a tip that Leopard, one of the spy chiefs who had been lurking in the country for decades, would be meeting with the enemy near Xiahe Town soon.
They spent a lot of effort narrowing down the location and time to Ludong Mountain in Xiahe Town. They secretly entered the mountain in late April or early May and waited there for many days. The contact person did catch the leopard, but the leopard did not appear on the day of the incident.
They remained hidden in the mountains, waiting until the men in black realized something was wrong and were about to retreat before rushing over and arresting them all.
After the operation was completed, Zhu Feng suspected that the operation had been leaked, otherwise why hadn't the leopard appeared?
Sitting upright in her chair, with her back straight and her hands clenched into fists on her knees, Chen Shengnan looked up at Zhu Feng's surprised expression, then calmly opened her mouth and uttered two words.
"Keep it a secret."
She had only heard the name "Leopard" by chance. A few days ago, the police station arrested and detained many suspects involved in the illegal hunting, trading, and consumption of nationally protected wild animals.
They were all talking nonsense, forcing their eyes open, yawning incessantly, too sleepy to fall asleep, saying that if they fell asleep they would turn into animals in their dreams, and that in their dreams people would torture, kill and eat them. She learned the name "leopard" from one of the suspects who was so sleepy that he couldn't fall asleep.
Sensing the unusual significance behind the name, she immediately interrogated the suspect and interviewed a large number of people, finally identifying the person codenamed Leopard.
Fortunately, she found out in time, otherwise that person would have been released on bail from the police station. Chen Shengnan had to escort him back to the police station from the entrance.
However, the maximum detention period is 72 hours. If no evidence of his illegal activities is found, the detention center will have no choice but to release him on bail.
"Keep it a secret?" Zhu Feng repeated her words in a low voice, instantly understanding the meaning. She lifted her feet off the shelf and braced herself to get out of bed.
The military and police are like family, so she immediately submitted a report requesting the police station to assist in arresting the person.
Zhu Feng's legs were severely burned by the wildfire. To prevent infection, after applying the medicine, the nurse simply covered the wound with clean gauze. Also, because the burned area on her legs was too large, the nurse raised her leg 20 degrees to reduce pressure on the wound, reduce swelling, and promote blood circulation.
The eagle-like woman moved swiftly and ruthlessly. In the blink of an eye, Zhu Feng was already sitting on the edge of the bed looking for slippers to wear. Due to her rough handling, the gauze on her leg had long since fallen to the side, and the hideous and terrifying wound was clearly exposed to the air.
"Come on, help me out." After putting on her shoes, she pushed Chen Shengnan, who was still sitting in the chair, and urged her.
We need to catch the leopard as soon as possible and complete the mission quickly, otherwise she won't be able to recover from her injuries in peace.
"Zhu Feng, what are you doing!" Before Chen Shengnan could even stand up after being pushed by Zhu Feng, a stern voice suddenly rang out from the doorway.
The man strode in. He was probably in his sixties. He wore a green People's Liberation Army cap that was neither new nor old, with a bright red five-pointed star in the middle. He was wearing a green military uniform with four pockets on his jacket.
Behind him followed a young soldier who looked to be around eighteen years old. He was tall and straight, with regular features. He wore a neat green military uniform and his military cap was worn properly. His eyes were bright and sharp.
Upon entering the room, the man narrowed his eyes, about to reprimand Zhu Feng, who had been instructed by the doctor to rest in bed but had now slipped out of bed and was standing on the floor, blood seeping from her leg wound.
Chen Shengnan had played with Zhu Feng since childhood, so she naturally recognized the newcomer.
The atmosphere in the ward was a little stiff. Seeing Zhu Feng tugging at her sleeve and secretly winking at her, she tacitly greeted the newcomer in a generous manner, "Grandpa Zhu, Xiu Jin, it's been a long time."
Zhu Weijun was tall and robust, and even though he was old, he still had a straight back. When he heard Chen Shengnan's voice, he turned to look at her.
Chen Shengnan was always a little afraid of Grandpa Zhu. There were always three prominent ridges between his eyebrows, and his eyes were sharp and serious. He always had an imposing aura when he looked at people.
"You're from the Chen family?" Recognizing Chen Shengnan, his tone became noticeably warmer, and his gaze towards her became more affectionate. "I heard you became an investigator. That's great. Old Chen has a worthy successor."
Patting her on the shoulder, Zhu Weijun said with satisfaction.
“Grandpa, you flatter me. I still have a lot to learn, and I don’t deserve the title of ‘the successor.’ But I will work hard and live up to your and Grandpa’s expectations,” Chen Shengnan said respectfully and firmly.
Growing up listening to the stories of her elders, she has always regarded them as her goals and role models. She still has many shortcomings, but that's okay. She is still young and can strive for more.
"Well done!" Zhu Weijun praised, then shifted his gaze to the side.
At the bedside, Zhu Feng met his stern gaze. She quickly lay back down on the bed and gave the old man a fawning smile, "Dad, I can explain."
Zhu Weijun remained silent with a stern face, glancing at the young soldier.
"Sister Shengnan, Grandpa has something to say to Auntie. Let's go outside and wait for a bit." The young soldier Zhu Xiujin behind her tugged at her sleeve and whispered.
Chen Shengnan had already decided she didn't want to stay in the ward when Zhu Weijun came in. She gave Zhu Feng a look that said "good luck" and quickly left the ward.
"An'an, Leopard!" Zhu Feng called out anxiously to Chen Shengnan as she left the ward.
"Okay," she replied, then pulled Zhu Xiujin out and closed the door behind her.
"Xiujin, is there any official business you've come to Xiahe Town for?" Chen Shengnan asked tentatively outside the ward.
Zhu Xiujin shook his head.
Their trip to Xiahe Town wasn't about anything that needed to be kept secret. The important business they needed to take care of had already been completed in the city. The reason they came here was that Grandpa suddenly remembered that he had an old comrade-in-arms living here. Grandpa is usually very busy with work, so he said he wanted to visit his old comrade-in-arms and his family.
It was their first time here, and they didn't know the exact address. They originally planned to go to the police station to inquire, but as soon as they arrived in Xiahe Town, they received news that their aunt had been injured while on a mission.
Then they turned around and came to the hospital, and the rest is history.
"Sister Shengnan, could you please help me look this up?" Knowing that she worked at the police station, Zhu Xiujin politely told Chen Shengnan about her grandfather's old comrade-in-arms.
As Chen Shengnan listened to his message, the more she heard it, the more familiar it seemed to her.
She Aidang, from Xiahe Village, Xiahe Town, is about sixty years old and has two sons and one daughter.
Isn't this information referring to her friend's family?
Chen Shengnan remembered that Xiaoyou's grandfather was a retired soldier, and it seemed that his name was also like that.
Xiahe Village is a large village with the surname She. The middle character of each generation's name must be chosen according to the generational naming convention. She had checked the household registration information of Xiahe Village before and found that there were quite a few people with the generational naming convention. For a moment, she was not sure if Grandpa Zhu was looking for Xiaoyou's family. She needed to go back to the office to check before she could be sure.
"I'll give you an answer later," Chen Shengnan replied.
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