Chapter 190 Do you have a solution?
“Precious Pearl…”
The familiar call silenced the chattering women in the workshop, who all turned to look at the doorway—where Qin Haifeng's tall figure stood by the door frame, carrying a bulging military green satchel.
Someone winked mischievously at Lin Baozhu and teased loudly, "Hey! Baozhu! Your Qin boy is here! Put down what you're doing! Don't keep him waiting!"
“Exactly!” Another quick-witted sister-in-law immediately chimed in, snuggling up to Lin’s mother with a grin and saying, “Aunt Lin, did you see that? This Comrade Qin probably didn’t even step foot in his own home before heading straight here! It’s obvious who he’s got in his heart, isn’t it? I think your good news is just around the corner, right? When you have your wedding banquet, you’d better let us have a good time!”
Lin's mother beamed with delight, feigning reproach, "Oh! If that day ever comes, will we be short a few cups of wedding wine? Alright, alright, stop embarrassing the two children! Look at my daughter's face, it's so red... it's almost as red as a monkey's bottom!" She chuckled and nudged Lin Baozhu, "Daughter, go on!"
Lin Baozhu glanced quickly at Qin Haifeng standing by the door, her eyes meeting his deep gaze—the intense emotions surging within them like a fiery vortex, almost sucking her in! Her face flushed even more intensely, and she hurriedly lowered her head, coughing lightly to cover it up:
"Mother...then...I'll be right back."
"Why go back!" Lin's mother waved her hand with a smile. "We've already learned how to design these bridal headpieces! You go ahead and do your work! Don't worry about this place!"
Lin Baozhu stood up with a blush on her face, and amidst the good-natured laughter of the crowd, she quickly walked towards the figure waiting for her at the door.
Inside the Qin family's courtyard.
Lin Baozhu sat at the table, holding a steaming cup of malted milk powder—specially made for her by Qin Haifeng. Her gaze, however, was fixed on the tabletop:
A certificate of honor with a brand-new red velvet cover!
A neatly stacked pile of Great Unity banknotes—a full one thousand yuan!
A solemn yet slightly oppressive atmosphere permeated the air.
"Because the hidden enemy agents have not yet been eliminated..."
Qin Haifeng's voice was serious: "The organization cannot publicly recognize your achievements and the enormous risks you have taken. This certificate of honor and bonus... can only be secretly delivered to you. I'm sorry to have to do this for you."
"It's nothing..."
Lin Baozhu shook her head, her tone calm: "Fame is unimportant. What's important is that we now know there's a group of venomous snakes lurking in the shadows! Shouldn't we arrest those people immediately?"
"The old commander has already made meticulous plans! It won't be long before they are all wiped out in one fell swoop, so there's no need to worry about that."
He paused, his expression growing even more serious:
"There's something even more urgent—we must find those poison gas bombs they've hidden as soon as possible! Those things... are a sword hanging over the heads of ordinary people! If they leak or detonate, the consequences... will be unimaginable! It will cause an irreparable disaster!"
"Poison gas..." Lin Baozhu murmured, repeating the heavy word, her brows furrowed. Suddenly!
A flash of inspiration struck her mind like lightning!
She abruptly raised her head, her pupils contracting sharply: the image of the hidden cellar that Lin's mother had taken her to flashed clearly into her mind...
That place is piled high with weapons and ammunition left behind by the Japanese!
Since the weapons are there, could the deadly poison gas bombs also be hidden nearby? If we can help find these menaces, wouldn't that be another great achievement?
Thinking of this, Lin Baozhu took a sip of warm malted milk powder and said softly, "Have you ever considered... that those things might not even be on the mountain?"
Qin Haifeng suddenly looked up: "Not on the mountain? Then where could it be?!"
"Think about it carefully..."
Lin Baozhu analyzed clearly: "If the poison gas bombs are really hidden in the mountains, once they trigger a mudslide as planned, the landslide might actually wash these things out and expose them! Wouldn't that contradict their goal of 'burying and covering them up'?"
She paused, then continued, "The mudslide is going to submerge the villages at the foot of the mountain! Is it possible that these poisonous substances are hidden beneath those villages that are about to be submerged?! Or even... buried beneath the ground of our Dageba Village?!"
"Based on our investigation, their primary target is Dageba Village! Instead of blindly searching in the vast mountains, why not have the search team use metal detectors to thoroughly investigate the area around the village? A quick scan with the machine will reveal anything suspicious."
Qin Haifeng's pupils suddenly contracted!
Yes! They stubbornly believed that the enemy would hide things in the dense forests and mountains, but they overlooked the fact that the most dangerous places are often the safest—the enemy may have played a trick of "blind spotting"!
"This idea... is crucial!"
Qin Haifeng's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "I'll go up the mountain immediately and report this hypothesis!"
"etc!"
Lin Baozhu stopped him and asked the most crucial question: "If... we really find them in the village, what are your plans to do with those poison gas bombs?"
"Currently... we can only perform 'harmless treatment'."
Qin Haifeng's voice was heavy. The so-called "harmless" solution was simply to bury or seal it in a remote place and guard it closely. But everyone knew that this was tantamount to planting countless time bombs around them! Once leaked or maliciously detonated, the surrounding land, water sources, air, and even all living things would suffer annihilation! But this... was the only solution at the moment.
"Didn't you ever think..." Lin Baozhu's lips curled into a cold smile as she uttered a startling statement, "to return to where you came from?"
"What?!" Qin Haifeng's heart trembled violently! His pupils instantly contracted to the size of pinpoints! "What do you mean?"
"The meaning is very simple!"
Lin Baozhu's voice was not loud, but every word was like an icicle, "When the Japanese surrendered, they left these malignant tumors on our land like rats! With the current technology, it is impossible to truly 'de-harm' them! Burying them is a hidden danger, keeping them is a threat! What if those lurking scum find out the storage location and cause a catastrophic destruction... Have you thought about the consequences?"
She gave a cold laugh, a dangerous glint in her eyes:
"But what if... we could send these things back to their homeland 'quietly'? Then, whether it leaks or explodes, it's their own territory that will be harmed! How many of our people did these beasts kill back then? This is called returning the property to its rightful owner! It's only right and proper! I don't think there's anything wrong with it!"
boom!
These words exploded in Qin Haifeng's ears like a thunderclap! He felt his breath catch in his throat! A complex mix of emotions—shock, absurdity, and a vague sense of relief—overwhelmed him!
"This... is insane!"
His voice was dry and hoarse, "This isn't something you can just send away whenever you want! If it's discovered, it'll be a major diplomatic incident..."
"Silly~" Lin Baozhu suddenly stretched out her slender finger and flicked his forehead with a hint of coquettishness: "I already said it was 'silently'! How could it be discovered if it was delivered without anyone noticing?" A sly glint flashed in her eyes.
Qin Haifeng was taken aback by her intimate gesture, then his heart pounded, and an unbelievable thought arose in his mind:
"You...you have a way?!"
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