After waiting for a while, Song Yueying still hadn't returned. Qi Yanjue's patience gradually wore thin, and his expression grew increasingly grim.
All sorts of speculations welled up in his mind, both good and bad. His biggest worry was that Song Yueying might have gotten into some trouble and become entangled in something.
Zhou Feng was starting to get restless.
"Captain... Captain, my sister-in-law... she really told me that she bought herbs and came back." The captain's aura grew heavier and heavier, and he couldn't withstand it.
"Hmm." Qi Yanjue hummed in response, his gaze still fixed on the corridor outside the ward. The figure he was hoping to see never appeared.
He didn't doubt Zhou Feng's words, but he was worried that something might happen to Song Yueying.
Zhou Feng carefully observed the captain's expression, but unfortunately, the captain never showed his emotions.
Despite the magnitude of the incident, the captain didn't smash things in frustration or yell at him. But the more he acted this way, the more uneasy Zhou Feng felt. "Captain... Captain."
"Say what you want to say. Stop stammering." Qi Yanjue's voice was calm, and he didn't even glance at Zhou Feng.
"I'm going out to look for my sister-in-law." With that, Zhou Feng ran out of the ward.
Qi Yanjue did not stop Zhou Feng. If he hadn't had to stay here, he would have gone out himself to find Song Yueying.
Time ticked by, and just as Qi Yanjue's patience was completely exhausted, Zhou Feng returned dejectedly, alone.
Qi Yanjue's taut nerves snapped, and he abruptly stood up and strode outside. Before he even reached the ward door, he bumped into Zhao Yiheng, who was walking in.
Zhao Yiheng had just returned from a consultation with a patient, having been called away by the hospital director. Seeing Qi Yanjue about to leave, he teased, "You're seriously injured now; it's not appropriate for you to keep running around outside!"
Qi Yanjue ignored him and even pushed him, complaining that he was blocking the way.
Zhao Yiheng, of course, wouldn't let him leave, and grabbed Qi Yanjue's arm.
"Let go," Qi Yanjue said in a deep voice.
Seeing Qi Yanjue's suddenly grim expression, Zhao Yiheng realized something was wrong. His expression changed, and he frowned, asking, "What happened?"
"My sister-in-law is missing." The person who answered was Zhou Feng.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Yiheng didn't understand. He looked past Qi Yanjue and at Zhou Feng, who was standing in the middle of the ward.
“My sister-in-law is missing,” Zhou Feng explained. “I went out to look for her but couldn’t find her. She clearly told me that she went to the pharmacy to buy medicine and would come back.”
Zhou Feng felt extremely guilty. The captain asked him to help his sister-in-law get her things, but he ended up losing her and coming back to him.
He failed to complete the mission and let down the captain's trust.
"Song Yueying is missing?" Zhao Yiheng asked Qi Yanjue.
"Hmm." Qi Yanjue raised his hand and pinched his brow. "Zhou Feng just went to the pharmacy again, but couldn't find him. He also went to the supply and marketing cooperative, but still couldn't find him."
Remembering what she told him before she left, that she wouldn't run away, he wanted to curse her as a little liar.
Having received an affirmative answer, Zhao Yiheng formed an idea in his mind. He asked Zhou Feng again to confirm, "Zhou Feng, are you sure you saw Song Yueying enter the pharmacy?"
“I’m sure, I saw my sister-in-law go in with my own eyes,” Zhou Feng nodded in reply.
Zhao Yiheng then asked, "What did the people at the pharmacy say when you went to ask them?"
"The people at the pharmacy said that my sister-in-law walked out of the pharmacy on her own. As for where she went after leaving the pharmacy, they don't know," Zhou Feng recounted the things he hadn't had time to report.
She left the pharmacy on her own, which ruled out the pharmacy as a suspect. Qi Yanjue frowned in thought: Where did Song Yueying go after leaving the pharmacy?
Zhao Yiheng was wondering whether Song Yueying was taken away by someone after leaving the pharmacy, or whether she went with someone on her own.
No matter what, we must find Song Yueying first; we absolutely cannot let her leave like this. Having made up his mind, Zhao Yiheng said to Zhou Feng, "If you don't know, go investigate, ask, and go find her."
"I'm going right now," Zhou Feng shouted, and was about to run out when Zhao Yiheng called him back.
"Take a few more people with you," Zhao Yiheng instructed.
"Yes." Zhou Feng replied solemnly, then looked at Qi Yanjue. He wanted to ask if he had any instructions, but after opening his mouth, he turned and ran out.
Zhao Yiheng closed the ward door and advised Qi Yanjue, "Yanjue, don't be too anxious. Song Yueying seems very smart, she should be fine."
“She doesn’t just look smart; she is inherently intelligent,” Qi Yanjue corrected him.
Unexpectedly, his friend spoke highly of Song Yueying, and Zhao Yiheng was taken aback. Yan Jue cared about Song Yueying even more than he had imagined; should he still voice his suspicions?
"According to you, she's so smart, she can definitely solve problems on her own and turn danger into safety," Zhao Yiheng said meaningfully.
After thinking it over, he decided to voice his suspicions. He was Yan Jue's good friend, but also a soldier; he couldn't gamble the country's interests on Song Yueying's identity.
Zhao Yiheng said this to remind Qi Yanjue that Song Yueying had saved him twice, which was quite unusual.
"Yes, she's so smart, she'll definitely be fine." Qi Yanjue was worried about Song Yueying's safety at the moment and didn't understand the implied meaning in his words.
Zhao Yiheng was amused and asked, "Should we still look for her?"
"Of course we should look for it." The answer was firm and resolute.
His intention was also to find Song Yueying, which coincided with Qi Yanjue's. Zhao Yiheng then reminded him, "Yanjue, calm down and think carefully about where she might have gone."
Zhao Yiheng didn't say this aloud, referring to the person he was supposed to meet.
Qi Yanjue had no doubts. He thought about it carefully and shook his head, saying, "Before she left, she only told me about two places: the supply and marketing cooperative and the pharmacy."
“Zhou Feng has looked in both of those places, but she is not there.”
Seeing that he still didn't understand what he meant, Zhao Yiheng was a little discouraged. He sighed and said, "She might have gone to buy something else. Let's wait and see."
Qi Yanjue didn't speak. He had considered this possibility, but it was overturned after Zhou Feng went out to search and came back.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhao Yiheng knew that he had taken his words to heart.
He continued, "Also, Song Yueying disappeared. Was it passive or did she do it herself? Even if she really disappeared, how and where did she disappear?"
"What do you mean?" Qi Yanjue's cold gaze shot towards Zhao Yiheng like a sharp arrow. "What do you mean she's gone? Was it passive or active?"
“It means exactly what it says. I don’t believe you don’t understand.” Zhao Yiheng said, “Yanjue, although I don’t often go back to the courtyard, I have heard what the people in the courtyard say about Song Yueying.”
"Tell me honestly, is the current Song Yueying the same as the previous Song Yueying?"
"Putting everything else aside, just look at the two times she saved you. You're the strongest and most capable fighter in our team, and you were both seriously injured and your life was in danger."
"How did she, a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken, manage to come to the hospital unharmed and still bring you, who was seriously injured and unconscious, to the hospital?"
"The first time could be considered a coincidence, but what about the second time? Was that also a coincidence?"
"And the various pills she took out were ten or even a hundred times more effective than the special drugs from overseas biological laboratories."
"The kind of highly effective medicine she used on you and Luo Ming, which heals wounds in a short time. External research institutions have been studying it, pouring countless manpower and resources into it, but it hasn't even made a ripple."
"She says she made it herself, but do you really believe she did? Where did she, a girl who grew up in the countryside, learn all this pharmacological knowledge?"
"Not to mention she also speaks German; she speaks with Will more fluently than a translator."
"It's understandable that people change after experiencing a heavy blow. But a complete transformation like Song Yueying's is too strange."
"Anyway, I don't believe that a person can change so much."
What his friend said was exactly what Qi Yanjue was wondering about. He said irritably, "After saying so much, what exactly do you want to say? Just say it directly, no need to beat around the bush."
These words infuriated Zhao Yiheng. "Qi Yanjue, I think you're so infatuated with Song Yueying that you've lost sight of who you are. Haven't I made myself clear enough? How much more direct do you want me to be?"
Yes, he understood perfectly. Qi Yanjue closed his eyes tightly. When he opened them again, his deep eyes were even darker, revealing an indescribable sorrow.
He knew very well that he was in love, and the more time he spent with Song Yueying, the deeper he fell.
if……
He dared not think about what he should do or what he could do if there was really a problem with her identity.
Seeing that Qi Yanjue remained silent, Zhao Yiheng was so angry that he wanted to beat him up and wake him up. In his opinion, Qi Yanjue was just running away and didn't want to admit that Song Yueying had a problem.
There's a big problem.
“Fine, you want me to just say it directly, right? Then I’ll just say it directly.” Zhao Yiheng bluntly stated, “I suspect she’s a spy, specifically targeting you.”
“It’s specifically targeting me.” Qi Yanjue slowly repeated these words, then chuckled briefly. “What extraordinary things have I done?”
“It’s worth them going to such lengths for me.”
Zhao Yiheng remained silent.
"You're definitely not worth all this trouble." The cold voice fell as the hospital room door opened.
Qi Yanjue and Zhao Yiheng looked over at the same time. Song Yueying was standing at the door of the ward, with Zhou Feng standing behind her looking anxious.
Caught red-handed talking badly about someone, Zhao Yiheng was extremely embarrassed. He glared at Zhou Feng, blaming him for not reminding them that Song Yueying was right at the door.
His sister-in-law forbade him to remind her, so what could he do? Zhou Feng felt very wronged.
She...heard it all, and Qi Yanjue's mind went blank for a moment. Looking at Song Yueying's bright face, his heart sank further and further. He wanted to explain to her, but he didn't know how.
Song Yueying didn't even glance at Qi Yanjue, her gaze fixed on Zhao Yiheng, and said slowly but firmly, "I'm not a spy, and I'm not here targeting anyone."
She only refuted Zhao Yiheng's words, but did not intend to give any explanation.
She didn't want to explain her whereabouts today or the pills she made herself. Those who believe in you don't need explanations; those who don't believe in you, no amount of explanation will help.
To be honest, she was initially angry when she heard Zhao Yiheng and Qi Yanjue doubting her like this.
Gradually, she stopped being angry. What was there to be angry about? What had happened to her was already unbelievable. Putting herself in Qi Yanjue and Zhao Yiheng's shoes, she also had her doubts.
Having faced assassins countless times in her past life, she had long since stopped trusting anyone.
This was the first time Zhao Yiheng had faced such an embarrassing situation. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
"This is the deposit you gave me for buying the pills. I haven't touched it. Open it and see if anything is missing." Song Yueying took out the envelope she had received earlier and handed it to Zhao Yiheng.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Yiheng asked, feigning ignorance, without taking the envelope.
"I'm not selling you my pills anymore," Song Yueying said directly, very directly.
Zhao Yiheng was stunned, having never met someone so direct before.
“If you don’t open it now and the money inside is missing, I won’t admit it.” Song Yueying didn’t care whether he was stunned or not, and directly slapped the envelope into Zhao Yiheng’s arms.
Having said what she needed to say, Song Yueying turned and walked out of the ward without any hesitation.
Throughout her journey, she never once glanced at Qi Yanjue.
Watching her slender figure disappear into the distance, Qi Yanjue felt as if a piece of his heart had been ripped out. He took a step to chase after her, then stopped.
Seeing that the captain was about to chase after his sister-in-law, Zhou Feng was quite happy. But when he saw the captain stop, he hurriedly reminded him, "Captain, your sister-in-law is almost gone! You should go after her!"
Qi Yanjue smiled bitterly. What could he say if he chased after her? He didn't believe her, and nothing he said now would make a difference.
"Captain, you..." Zhou Feng wanted to say something, but Qi Yanjue interrupted him, "Alright, you can all leave."
After saying that, Qi Yanjue walked towards the window.
Zhao Yiheng felt a pang of sadness watching Qi Yanjue's dejected figure. He was the one who first suspected Song Yueying, and he was the one who started the conversation; he bore undeniable responsibility for how things had turned out this way.
Looking down at the envelope in her hand, she wondered... had she really done something wrong?
As Song Yueying walked out of the hospital, she saw the car that had brought her there still parked on the roadside. She was surprised for a moment, but assuming the driver must have other things to do, she didn't go over to say hello.
"Comrade Song, Comrade Song, please wait a moment." The driver saw her and quickly grabbed the things on the passenger seat, opened the car door, got out, and walked towards her.
Stopping at the sound, Song Yueying looked at the driver standing about two meters away and asked in confusion, "Driver, you..."
"Comrade Song, I've finally waited for you." The driver interrupted Song Yueying, "If you hadn't come out soon, I would have gone into the hospital to look for you."
"Is there anything else?" Song Yueying asked.
The driver handed her the things he was carrying, saying, "The book... I left the book in the car."
Seeing the book in the driver's hand, Song Yueying remembered that she had promised to help translate the German instruction manual, which she had forgotten in the car when she got off.
She reached out and took the book, saying awkwardly, "Oh, I'm sorry, it was my oversight."
"It's alright, it's alright." The driver kept saying it was alright. Comrade Song was a friend of the factory director, and he, as a driver, dared not accept her apology.
Not to mention, the factory director personally instructed him to take Comrade Song to the place she wanted to go.
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