Chapter 75: Letting go for her
Xu Yancheng's ears were still red, but he didn't deny it.
"In the past, one person's food would keep the whole family fed. Now that I have a wife, I naturally have to eat according to her taste."
Aunt Zhang, who was serving the food, was amused by his honesty. She took off her apron, wiped her hands, and then seriously talked to him about the key points of stir-frying seafood.
"This spicy stir-fry requires precise timing and ingredients! The oil should be heated until it's smoking, and then the peppercorns and chili peppers should be fried until fragrant. Do you hear that sizzling sound? That means it's cooked right..."
Zhu Yaoyao, who was not far away, was holding a plate and looked at Xu Yancheng taking notes seriously, with a hint of self-mockery in his heart.
There is really a big difference between loving and not loving.
How could the man in front of me, who was eagerly memorizing the cooking steps, look like the aloof god of war in the military?
He is clearly just an ordinary man who learns to cook spicy dishes for his wife and who blushes and gets nervous.
Thinking of this, the last bit of resentment and bitterness in Zhu Yaoyao's heart strangely dissipated.
Only then did she realize that the person she had been thinking about all these years was not Xu Yancheng at all.
It's the halo around him.
The halo was shattered, and that thought was completely gone.
In order to protect Xu Yancheng, Ruan Anan did not hesitate to wear the big hat of "suspected enemy spy"!
This courage and decisiveness are indeed worthy of Xu Yancheng's humble attitude and dedication to cook for her.
After completely letting go, Zhu Yaoyao turned his head and looked out the window.
The storm that had been raging for several days had finally subsided, and I thought we would be able to sail by ship tonight.
I hope this storm will pass quickly.
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At the same time, Ruan Anan was discussing the next steps in Qi Changan's office.
Qi Changan opened the drawer, took out a letter and handed it to Ruan Anan.
"We've received a new letter of complaint. This letter says you traveled all the way to Nansha Island just to extend the Bloody Skull's claws into our military region."
Ruan Anan took it and flipped through it casually. The letter was written in such a detailed and concise manner!
She said that she couldn't wait to rent the Xu family's old house when she arrived in Min City, just to secretly hide the supplies of "Blood Skull".
Xu Yancheng was so obsessed with her that he might have betrayed her long ago!
Seeing Ruan Anan remained silent, Commander Qi quickly added, "Judging from this letter, it's almost certain that your previous guess was correct. Those things buried in Yan Cheng's grandfather's old house were meant for Yan Cheng! And you just rented that house by mistake, which made you a pawn for the other party to discredit Yan Cheng."
Ruan Anan glanced at the wooden boxes in the corner and couldn't help but click her tongue. "When this guy is down on his luck, even drinking cold water can make his teeth ache! If I had known that renting a house casually would cause such a big trouble, I would never rent it!"
Qi Chang'an put away his smile upon hearing this and said seriously, "In my opinion, they've probably been eyeing that place for a long time. It's just that Xiao Xu was careless and misread the characters, so they haven't been able to find their ancestral property in Min City for all these years. Fortunately, you found it, so they hurriedly buried it."
"If you hadn't been so alert and noticed something was wrong beforehand, and had Xiao Xu notify us to dig out the things overnight, and had people also go and do a thorough job of refinishing the house... the consequences would have been disastrous!"
Ruan Anan agreed with this.
If enemy spy supplies were really dug out in the Xu family's ancestral home, Xu Yancheng would never be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River!
Qi Changan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Comrade Ruan, how did you find out there was something wrong under that tree?"
He knew that this girl was very thoughtful.
But that thing was buried so deep that ordinary people could not find it at all.
How did she find out?
Ruan Anan subconsciously touched the jade bracelet on her wrist.
How else can I find it? I can scan it from space!
However, this is naturally something that cannot be said.
She could only force out a slightly guilty laugh: "I saw that the soil under the tree looked particularly fresh, and I thought it was hiding some rich landlord's gold and silver treasures. Who would have thought I would dig up such a deadly thing! Oh!"
Ruan Anan changed the subject and pointed at the letter of complaint, "By the way, have you found out where this letter came from?"
Qi Changan shook his head, frowning. "We compared the handwriting of all the people on the island who had records, but none of them matched. I suspect the writer either deliberately disguised his handwriting or used his non-dominant hand."
Oh? Ruan Anan picked up the letter again.
The words above were obviously written by a well-educated person.
It would be difficult to write with such a smooth stroke using your non-dominant hand.
Ruan Anan pondered for a moment and said, "I think we can investigate those seemingly insignificant villagers. Also, this letter may not be written by the whistleblower himself, it may be written by someone else."
Qi Changan's eyes lit up: "You mean the person who delivered the letter and the person who wrote it might not be the same person?"
"It's just a wild guess." Ruan Anan stood up and stretched his muscles. "The rain has stopped. I have to go back. Your camp bed here is making my back ache. I really can't sleep on it!"
Qi Changan didn't stay long after hearing that, but couldn't help but give her some advice when he sent her to the door.
"Comrade Ruan, remember, no matter what happens next, you must protect yourself!"
Ruan Anan understood that Commander Qi was worried about her and grinned.
"Don't worry, I'm tough!"
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As soon as Ruan Anan reached the door, Xu Yancheng came to greet her with an umbrella.
On the way back, I happened to pass by the abandoned residential building where the shield was hidden.
Ruan Anan stopped and asked Xu Yancheng tentatively.
"I remember your map said this was a residential building, right? Why does it look like a haunted house? It doesn't look like anyone lives there?"
Xu Yancheng moved his umbrella toward her and explained, "This building used to be the residential building for the employees of a small hardware factory on the island. Later, they found that the winds on Nansha Island were strong and the salt and alkaline air was heavy, and the machines rusted quickly, so they moved the entire factory back to Min City."
"The factory moved, and this building is now empty. After the rainy season, the military district plans to demolish it and rebuild it to provide resettlement housing for nearby fishermen affected by the disaster."
"If no one's living there, why not just let the fishermen move in? Why bother rebuilding?"
Ruan Anan glanced at the building.
No one lives there, so where would the blocker come from to interfere with her?
Xu Yancheng looked around, hugged Ruan Anan into his arms, and lowered his voice a little.
"Because this building is a bit evil! People who live here have accidents every now and then, either sudden deaths or accidents."
"The fishermen were afraid to get involved, so the military decided to just tear it down and rebuild it to save trouble."
When Ruan Anan heard this, she was almost certain that there was something wrong with this building!
If there were no problems, accidents wouldn't happen one after another.
The space will not detect any signal blocking.
However, it was not convenient for her to come alone into this spooky abandoned building to find out what was going on.
It won’t be too late to come to this building and investigate the truth after we find out the traitor who wrote the report letter!
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