Seeing Su Ruyi's expression turn serious, Shen Guoliang continued in a low voice:
“Yesterday someone came and took my special recruitment file from the past year. They had a very high level of authority, and I couldn’t even ask who wanted to see these documents.”
However, I think they're probably looking for information about your fifth brother.
Fortunately, I changed your fifth brother's photo later, so they shouldn't be able to find him for a while.
"Where is Fifth Brother now?" Su Ruyi sensed something was wrong.
"Sigh, I didn't think this through. I arranged for him to return to the Haicheng garrison, thinking that an old classmate of mine was there and it would be more convenient to take care of him." Shen Guoliang shook his head.
"Haicheng Garrison? You mean, my fifth brother is now serving in the army under Xia Nan?!" Su Ruyi was stunned. "No way?"
“Yes, he is indeed under Xia Nan’s command, but he doesn’t have direct contact with Xia Nan,” Shen Guoliang said. “I’m already trying to find a way to bring him back, but I don’t know which of my people is Han Weiguo’s planted, so I haven’t dared to take any action yet.”
Su Ruyi's hands clenched involuntarily: "This is...too dangerous!"
"Perhaps it's the eye of the beholder," Shen Guoliang tried to comfort Su Ruyi.
"I hope so. By the way, General, where is my fifth brother's letter?" Su Ruyi felt her fingers were stiff.
"Oh, here it is!" Shen Guoliang struggled for a long time to pull out a letter that had been folded into a long strip from the inside pocket of his jacket.
Su Ruyi opened the still-warm envelope.
The four thick sheets of paper were addressed to both Su Ruyi and Su Tong:
Small copper, Ruyi (a type of scepter):
Be glad to receive this letter.
I have enlisted in the army and am now a proud communications soldier.
My life's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled in this way, leaving me with mixed feelings.
Military life is very structured and the training is intense, leaving me with almost no time to think about the past.
But every time the night is quiet, I still dream of that nightmarish morning.
I dreamt of Dr. Jin Dachun and Ding Xiuping.
Each time, in my dreams, I only arrive at the scene when Ding Xiuping's blade has already plunged into Dr. Jin's abdomen.
It was all too late, just like in reality.
When I woke up, the deep regret I felt made it hard to even breathe.
Ruyi, I don't know how to express my apology to Dr. Jin.
I left in a hurry before I could even go to his grave to apologize.
Fifth Brother is sorry to Dr. Jin, and also to you.
It was because Fifth Brother misjudged people that he was deceived by Ding Xiuping for so long.
...
Su Ruyi hurriedly read through the lines. Besides the lengthy confession about Jin Dachun's murder, Fifth Brother also recounted in detail his acquaintance with Ding Xiuping, the coercion by the Ding family, and a whole series of other events.
Actually, it was similar to the information that Su Ruyi later gathered, except for Ding Xiuping, whom Su Ruyi didn't know at first.
But this very variable became the reason for Jin Dachun's murder.
Su Ruyi didn't know whether this should be called a cruel twist of fate, or a tragedy caused by her involvement with Su Tie's karma.
Then, Su Tie recounted some of his experiences in the army, including training and competitions—a completely new world that Su Ruyi was unfamiliar with.
At the end of the letter, Su Tie instructed Su Ruyi to simply recount the contents of the letter to Su Tong when she returned to Haicheng to visit her relatives, and to never keep the letter.
Su Ruyi put the letter into her bag, but actually she put it into her spatial storage.
"It's best to burn the letter. By the way, don't reply to Su Tie's letters for the time being."
Shen Guoliang said, "Be careful in everything. I heard that Elder Qi from Beijing will be coming over in the next few days."
Until then, we'd better proceed with caution.
Old Qi had long tolerated the various evil deeds of Han Weiguo and his ilk.
When Qi Lao returned to power, his first thought was to get rid of Han Weiguo, this parasite.
Furthermore, Mr. Qi has listened to your recording, and he says it is very compelling evidence!
"Old Qi..." Su Ruyi had never heard of this name before. She asked, "What's Old Qi's name?"
“Qi Yuan, the ‘Yuan’ in ‘the beginning of a new cycle.’ He is a man of Bingcheng, and he is also the backbone of Chief Cheng and me.” Shen Guoliang carefully chose his words; he couldn’t say too much about Qi Yuan’s identity.
Knowing too much is not a good thing for Su Ruyi.
Su Ruyi's car was parked far outside the compound wall.
After speaking, Shen Guoliang got out of the car and told Su Ruyi to drive it away.
Su Ruyi asked again, "How is Zhang Xiaozhen?"
Shen Guoliang gave a bitter smile: "The matter of her being wrongly accused has been investigated and cleared up. But now, her family, the Zhang family, are pressuring me to remarry her. Forget about her, drive carefully! If you need gas, just call me and I'll have Xiao Fang deliver it to you!"
...
When Su Ruyi returned to the village, she saw that Jin Xingqiu had already taken over the training class and started teaching the students in the threshing ground.
These trainees have expanded several times, adding more than a dozen relatives from various villages, and now the number has reached 70.
Because of Su Ruyi's kidnapping and Jin Dachun's death some time ago, and Su Ruyi's subsequent re-arrest, the training course has been suspended for quite some time.
Once the notice to resume classes was issued, the students arrived at the threshing ground early and secured their spots.
Jin Xingqiu had taught countless students and had a wealth of teaching experience. Even after class ended, the students would still surround her with questions.
Unlike Jin Dachun, who would disappear as soon as class was over, she answered every student's question gently and meticulously.
Studying Traditional Chinese Medicine at Su Ruyi not only covers food and lodging, but also provides a monthly subsidy of 5 yuan.
All of these were paid for by Su Ruyi herself.
Su Ruyi's thinking was correct; each of these students brought her a little merit.
Furthermore, the merit book clearly states that after they complete their apprenticeship, every time they heal the sick and save lives, 30% of their merit will belong to Su Ruyi.
As for Su Ruyi's three personal disciples, apart from Yi Lele who was forcibly taken away, Ding Ermang and Shu Lan have made great progress in their basic skills.
In addition to basic knowledge, the teaching materials they used also included essential parts that Su Ruyi personally extracted from the medical books in her study.
Everything before her eyes was peaceful and beautiful, but Su Ruyi knew that as long as Han Weiguo and Xia Dong were alive, her life would never be peaceful.
As she thought this, she forgot about one person.
That person went straight to Dingjiatun.
It's Ding Honglei.
He came looking for them, along with his lackey.
He had just come from Chief Cheng's place, where he exchanged one of Han Weiguo's biggest secrets for the contact information of "Dr. Song".
Yes, he didn't know that Doctor Song was Su Ruyi. Because Han Weiguo was hospitalized with a serious injury, Xia Dong felt ashamed and didn't tell anyone!
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