Chapter 021 Catching the Spy
Chen Jinhua thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "His name was Hu Weimin. I remember one year when my father had his birthday, he went to pay his respects. Xiaonan should have seen him, but she was still little at the time, so I don't know if she remembers him."
Jiang Mancheng quickly looked at Jiang Nan. Jiang Nan understood what his father meant and quickly instructed the system, "Hurry up and check if this person exists."
[Yes, host.]
"Yes, Dad, Mom, there is this person."
"Great." Jiang Mancheng slammed the table excitedly. "Quick, check what Hu Weimin has been doing lately. Is there anything we can use him for? We can use Hu Weimin to find his brother and tell him we have something going on at home. That way, we can legitimately go to Shan'aozi Village. It's harvest time now, and the young and old villagers are all heading to the fields. Xiaonan will definitely see him if he goes there. God is really helping us!"
Jiang Nan nodded and quickly instructed the system. There was nothing she could do; the system could only hear her voice and nothing else.
"Dad, Hu Weimin is currently exploring in Linshi with Grandpa. I'd like to check it out. It just so happens that Hu Weimin's mother broke her leg a few days ago, and he hasn't had time to tell his brother yet."
"God help me!" Jiang Mancheng said, his legs shaking, very proud. "What a coincidence! Your grandfather is going to call this afternoon. We can just say he mentioned it on the phone accidentally. No one will know. Haha, I'm so smart."
He continued, "Okay, hurry up and eat. I'll answer the phone later. It'd be best if I could ask the old man about his apprentice over the phone. That way, we won't have to worry about the people at the post office hearing, and it will give us a legitimate reason to be your apprentice. I'll go ask for leave first, and then go to the Shan'aozi Brigade with Xiaonan this afternoon."
"I'm going too." Chen Jinhua was worried about the two of them and said, "Xiao Nan's kung fu isn't as good as mine, and you don't know how to fight or kick, so I'm worried."
"No. It's not like I don't know how to do it at all, don't worry." Jiang Mancheng said seriously, "Besides, it would be too conspicuous if three of us went. Either you go or I go, we can't go together."
"Then I'll go," Chen Jinhua decided. "Your kung fu isn't up to par, and besides, Hu Weimin is my father's apprentice, so I can go and change my name."
After lunch, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Mancheng answered the call from her father-in-law with great trepidation. Mr. Chen scolded her for two minutes as if he was scolding his grandson. Finally, because the old man thought that the phone bill was expensive, he relented and let his daughter answer the phone.
The entire call lasted three minutes, and since every three minutes is charged, any extra second counts as six minutes. The entire call felt like a battle.
Even in Jiang Mancheng's mind, it is more exciting than fighting a war.
There's nothing we can do about it. It's his fault for digging up the cabbages in other people's fields.
This father-in-law and son-in-law are just born to be incompatible.
Which son-in-law wouldn’t feel weak in front of his father-in-law?
Fortunately, while Chen Jinhua was having a silly time, she did not forget her business. Without Jiang Mancheng's reminder, she also indirectly inquired about the situation at Hu Weimin's home and said frankly that she was free in the afternoon and could go to Shan'aozi Brigade to inform Hu Weimin's brother.
This was perfect! As soon as they finished the call, the mother and daughter didn't dare to delay at all and quickly got up and left.
Because it was far away, the mother and daughter decided to take the bus. The Shan'aozi Brigade had discovered oil, and the reserves were quite large. The oil field specially dispatched more vehicles to go there, with two trips a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, which was just convenient for the mother and daughter.
The two of them ran all the way, arriving at the bus stop just at 2:30, and boarded the bus without a hitch. There were no seats, so the mother and daughter simply stood. Fortunately, there weren't many people going to Shan'aozi, so the bus wasn't too crowded. After standing there for half an hour, they finally reached their destination.
Upon arriving, Jiang Nan immediately feigned curiosity and looked around, but in reality, she was letting the system scan everyone she saw. Once the system had detected the target individual and connected their brainwaves, Jiang Nan secretly gave her mother a wink. Without further delay, the two of them headed straight for the exploration team.
Hu Weimin's brother, Hu Baoguo, was a tall man in his late 40s. Having lived in the village so long, his face was tanned, revealing a full set of white teeth when he smiled. When he heard the two women were looking for him, he was unsure. When he learned his mother had broken her leg, he didn't even bother to greet Chen Jinhua and immediately headed back to the team to pack up.
The exploration team has its own car, so this is an emergency and they can leave in the car.
The bus back to the work office didn't leave until 5:30 in the afternoon. After finishing their work, Jiang Nan and Chen Jinhua couldn't go back immediately, so they wandered around the village.
As the name suggests, Shan'aozi Brigade is even more remote than Xihe'an Brigade and closer to the mountains, practically a village surrounded by them. The two of them didn't actively chat with the villagers, but wandered along, unexpectedly running into someone they knew.
It was none other than Wu Dachui, the victim of the adultery case, and his father, Old Wutou.
Old Wu's late wife was from the Shan'aozi Brigade, and they used to come to the village quite often a few years ago. As time went by, Old Wu got to know the young widow's mother, the old widow.
Old Wu was a pervert, and since his family worked in the oil fields, the old widow certainly wouldn't let him go, and the two naturally hooked up. Ever since Wu Dachui's mother died, Old Wu had been coming over every few days, and it was already blatant.
But this time, I didn't come here simply because I was lustful.
He was after the job opportunity at the old widow's house.
His grandson, Wu Jianguo, was in poor health. If the special vehicle team's requirements were strict, Wu Jianguo would have a hard time taking over. Old Wu still loved his eldest grandson very much. After all, he was his only child, so who else could he care for but him? For the past few days, he had been coming over every day to curry favor with the old widow because of her job.
But how could things go so smoothly? The old widow's ex-husband's family was also eyeing this job.
Although the old widow's ex-husband had passed away, she still had relatives. Since she had married into their family, she was a member of their family, and her job naturally belonged to them. How could she give it to an outsider?
It was obvious that Old Wu had bad intentions, and the two sides had a quarrel, which made Chen Jinhua and Jiang Nan watch the excitement from a distance.
Although I don’t really want to watch it.
The two of them quickly took a bus back home, but they didn't know that the old men and women in the village had already noticed them and talked about them.
Ever since oil was discovered in the village, strangers from the oil fields have been entering the village every day. Today, two young women suddenly arrived, and they were particularly tall, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
"I wonder if they're family members of the exploration team coming to visit," an old lady said. "They look like a mother and daughter."
"She's got to be. Look at her new clothes. She can't be from another village," another old lady agreed. "She's also very fair-skinned. In the future, every family of ours will have an oil worker and a granddaughter-in-law with such fair complexion."
"That's a good feeling."
"That's right."
......
During dinner, the three of them began to plot again. Jiang Nan informed his parents of the scan results.
"That woman's name is Su Shuixian. She was a spy left behind by the Japanese in the early years. Her superior was a doctor at the Oilfield Hospital. Su Shuixian had been in poor health for many years and often went to the hospital for treatment. The two of them met during those visits."
Jiang Mancheng: "When will the two of you meet again?"
"Tomorrow afternoon at four."
Jiang Mancheng: "What message do you want to convey this time?"
"A huge oil field has been discovered in the nearby city. Her superior wants to know the details. I wonder if she wants to go take a look."
Jiang Mancheng muttered, "They're watching closely enough."
He rubbed his chin with his right hand and slapped the edge of the table with his left, muttering to himself, "We can't act alone. We have to inform Lan Qingshan and the others. But how can we make your words more credible? Lan Qingshan is not a fool. He can't believe everything we say."
Jiang Mancheng was like this, he would mutter softly when thinking, but at this time no one outsiders should pay attention to what he said, and it would be useless even if they paid attention. At this time, Jiang Mancheng was completely immersed in his own world and had no idea what was happening in the outside world.
Jiang Nan and Chen Jinhua, mother and daughter, looked at each other and knew that Jiang Mancheng was thinking of something. They picked up their chopsticks and waited for Jiang Mancheng's advice while eating.
Well, today’s Mapo Tofu is quite flavorful and goes really well with rice.
Less than half a minute later, Jiang Mancheng's eyes were shining darkly as he stared at Jiang Nan. "How old is that person online? Is he a man or a woman? What does he look like? Is he married?"
"The man's name is Lu Jiahui. From what Su Shuixian remembers, he should be under fifty. He's a very kind old doctor who specializes in neurology and is also the deputy director of the department. He's married and has two sons and a daughter. He even has grandchildren."
“It’s him!”
Jiang Mancheng was a little surprised: "This guy is quite famous. I heard that he has good medical skills. He was a college student in Peking before liberation. I don't know how he was transferred to our oil field."
He continued to ask, "Does he know Kung Fu? Is there any gossip about him?"
"I'm not sure. From Su Shuixian's memory, they were just work colleagues. They didn't interact with each other on a regular basis, and they were afraid of being exposed."
"Well, go to the hospital tomorrow morning and take a look at Lu Jiahui from afar. We can't act rashly on spies. We have to think everything through."
The three of them discussed a plan, discussed their arguments, and then focused on eating dinner.
The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.
But they didn't know that Qiu Xiangdong's family in the east was discussing letting Qiu Pan'er keep a close eye on Jiang Nan.
It turned out that after the oil thief was arrested, Chaoyang Oilfield took it very seriously. In addition to the previous incident of You Aiqian, this guy, as an oilfield employee, secretly sold oil. The two things happened so closely together that the oilfield leaders specially convened a meeting of all front-line work teams and emphasized the importance of oilfield property safety and personal safety.
As the deputy captain of the second drilling team, Qiu Xiangdong quickly learned the reason for the meeting. After learning that the Jiang family's affairs were involved, he felt a pang of jealousy. He didn't want to believe it, and even more so, he went to the police station to confirm it.
However, he was a quick-witted man. After learning that the oil field would reward Jiang Nan, he quickly discovered the room for maneuver.
If Jiang Nan receives a commendation, coupled with the letter of praise for his bravery last time, he will most likely be sent to the police station. If he makes another contribution, then it will be a sure thing.
He immediately thought of Qiu Pan'er. Although he didn't like the fact that she was a girl, on the surface, he still hoped that his daughter would do well, at least not be too far behind Jiang Nan. He guessed that the whole family was also trying hard to make a contribution. If Pan'er could grab some credit, and he could make some arrangements, could his daughter also be sent to the police station?
This also gave him a new idea. If that plan failed, this would also be a way to find a job. After all, Qiu Pan'er wasn't the only one he would have to worry about in the future.
"Pan'er, you better be brave. When you get to the police station, don't be worse than Jiang Nan." After hearing Qiu Xiangdong's analysis, his wife, Tao Meiyu, no longer minding the fact that their only child is a girl, kept giving him advice. She knew her husband had some affairs outside, but it was her fault for not being able to give birth to a son. She didn't blame her husband, but only regretted having a daughter in the first place. Now that her daughter was about to become successful, her quiet heart was once again stirred.
"That's right. There are a lot of male comrades in the police station. You should pay more attention and see if you can find a partner." At this point, Aunt Qiu actually burst out laughing, and fell backwards. "Our Qiu family is better than their Jiang family. Not only is Xiangdong doing well, but even Pan'er can beat the girl next door. In the future, our family will be the best family in the building. Even Lao Cao's family can't compare! We will have three workers!"
Qiu Xiangdong smiled reservedly. Pan'er and Jiang Nan were going to explore a new route. If this route was feasible, he...
Qiu Pan'er lowered her head, the light in her eyes almost piercing the floor. Once she got to the police station, she would definitely be better than Jiang Nan! She would crush Jiang Nan to the ground, and he would never be able to compete with her again.
This family, without any sign of anything, was already preoccupied with what had happened since Qiu Paner joined the police station. Even Tao Meiyu, who usually remained silent, spoke up again: "Pan'er, you have to do your best. Mom is counting on you..."
"What are you counting on?" Old Mrs. Qiu's good mood was dampened by her daughter-in-law's words. She was furious. "Did I find so many medicines for you in vain? You actually said such discouraging words. Maybe my grandson was scared away by you. Why is my family so unlucky to marry a useless person like you..."
"Mom." Seeing Tao Meiyu's head drooping lower and lower, Qiu Xiangdong said, "Okay, Meiyu is happy too. She didn't mean anything else. She drank the medicine you usually gave her, so don't say so much."
Tao Meiyu raised her head and looked at her man with sparkling eyes. Xiangdong was just so good, how could she let him go?
Old Mrs. Qiu's face was long: "You only know how to protect her!" She got up angrily and went back to the house, closing the bedroom door quickly.
Qiu Xiangdong smiled helplessly, took Tao Meiyu's hand, and said gently: "Meiyu, I'm sorry for making you feel wronged. Mother is old and her temper is a little out of control. You have to bear with her. She has old ideas and believes that only men can carry on the family line. Actually, I don't think so, but Mother is old, and we can't argue with her. Can you please be more understanding of her, okay?"
Tao Meiyu nodded with tears in her eyes.
Qiu Xiangdong turned around, ruffled his daughter's hair, and said gently, "Pan'er, you should also understand your grandmother more. She is old and has serious old-fashioned ideas. In fact, your grandmother is also doing this for your own good. She thinks that if Dad has a son, you will have someone in your family to support you when you get married. But Dad doesn't care. I think having you is enough..."
"No, I will definitely give birth to a son, Xiangdong." Tao Meiyu spoke hurriedly, her voice a little sharp.
The light in Qiu Paner's eyes gradually dimmed.
"You." Qiu Xiangdong smiled dotingly and said softly to his daughter, "Pan'er, don't think too much. Your mother loves you too. It's just that having another brother is better than being alone, right?"
He stood up and continued, "Okay, I'll go call Mom. I haven't even finished my meal yet."
Jiang Nan didn't know at this point that tomorrow she would once again be haunted by a persistent little tail. She washed the dishes, threw the trash downstairs, and even went to the park for a set of boxing.
I haven't practiced for a long time, so my moves are a little rusty, but I'm going to show off my skills tomorrow, and I'm a little excited just thinking about it.
Excited Jiang Nan fell asleep very late, but even so, he still got up in high spirits the next day.
Catch spies! Catch spies!
In every era, the heroine of a novel must do something earth-shattering and tear-jerking!
She's truly the chosen one, capable of catching spies! Among the "ordinary" heroines of period novels who run underworld businesses, dig ginseng in the mountains, and shop at scrap yards, she's truly a novelty!
Hahahaha.
After declining Cheng Gaigai's suggestion to go with him, Jiang Nan walked out of the door with a high and proud look on his face. However, when he found Qiu Paner hanging behind him, his good mood finally cooled a little.
But Jiang Nan couldn't care less about other people's legs. She was just sitting near the hospital, scanning the doctors at work from afar. If Qiu Pan'er wanted to follow her, she could follow.
Sitting on a bench near the hospital, Jiang Nan pretended to be waiting for someone. After the system beeped and scanned the person, Jiang Nan immediately got up and went home.
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"Doctor Lu, Doctor Lu."
In the long corridor of the staff hospital, a young female nurse, leading a father and daughter, hurriedly pushed open the door of the innermost office. She shouted, "Doctor Lu, please take a look at this comrade. He suddenly has a severe headache. Look, he's sweating all over and shaking non-stop."
Lu Jiahui was treating an elderly woman. He frowned when he heard this, straightened up unhappily, adjusted his glasses, and scolded in a low voice, "Nurse Xu, my office door is closed, which means there is a patient inside. Remember to knock next time you come in. If I'm examining a patient and you come in so bluntly, it will have a bad influence on the patient."
Xiao Xu was a young man who had just started working. He lowered his head when he heard this, indicating that he understood.
The middle-aged man next to her suddenly screamed in pain. Xiao Xu immediately reacted and said anxiously, "Doctor Lu, please take a look. He was rolling around in the hall in pain."
Who else could the gay man rolling on the ground in pain be but Jiang Mancheng?
He lowered his head, his mouth twitching slightly. It was easy for him to pretend to be sick. He had never lost such a big person since he started working, and today he had to pretend to be a "medical troublemaker". Thinking of the trouble he would cause later, he pinched his daughter Jiang Nan's arm, secretly encouraging her and giving her moral support.
Jiang Nan was also helpless. Today, during lunch break, his family quietly went to the police station and told Lan Qingshan about the spy. He hadn't expected to be assigned such a task.
Medical dispute, this is a medical dispute.
Even if she knows kung fu, she is not as thick-skinned as her father.
But what can she do? Her father doesn't know Kung Fu. If things get out of hand, she will be the only one who can rely on Kung Fu.
Jiang Nan sighed secretly, but thinking of Lu Jiahui, she endured it again.
This Lu Jiahui is truly an extraordinary person.
Why? Because this guy has been married five times!
This is already bizarre enough, but what is even more unexpected is that in each of his marriages, his wives were not ordinary people.
His first wife was a union official at the steel mill. While the union was a back-office position with limited room for advancement, it was home to many talented individuals. Her father was the deputy director of production at the steel mill, a powerful figure. They were married for two years before she died after giving birth to Lu Jiahui's eldest son.
His second wife was a worker at the municipal waterworks. Though seemingly ordinary, she was a plumbing technician, familiar with every detail of the city's water distribution system. Just one year after their marriage, she died in an accident. According to the waterworks, she died instantly while repairing a pipe during a rainstorm.
His third wife was a technician at a power plant. The power sector was incredibly important. They were married for three years and had a son, but she also died in childbirth.
His fourth wife was a clerk at the coal mine. Although a clerk, she worked in coal statistics and planning, and had a deep understanding of the coal mine's production figures. This marriage lasted the longest, five years. They had a daughter. This time, the woman gave birth safely, but she still died. It was said that she was walking down the road and was hit by a bicycle and fell into a ditch, where she drowned.
The fifth, the current one, is the head nurse at the Oilfield Workers' Hospital. This older woman, unable to bear another child after giving birth to only one daughter, was driven out by her in-laws. It's said that Dr. Lu, upon arriving at the hospital, felt deeply sympathetic to the head nurse's plight, not caring that she was five years his senior. They married six months after knowing each other, and have been together for almost three years.
All five wives had worked in important departments, and so far, no one had raised suspicion. This was because Lu Jiahui married a new wife, each in a different area. Furthermore, none of the four wives' deaths were related to Lu Jiahui, so even if there were doubts in the files, nothing could be found.
But now that he's been linked to a spy, it makes sense. And not only did this guy have so many wives, he also dated numerous girlfriends during college and even had a fiancée. His fiancée's identity wasn't simple either, but why they didn't get married is unknown.
It wasn't in the file, but Jiang Nan knew that the fiancée's family had fled to the United States, and that they had lost their usefulness to Lu Jiahui, so of course they separated. The girl had actually been crying when she boarded the ship.
This Lu Jiahui is considered a veteran in the love field.
Moreover, Lu Jiahui's background is also questionable.
He was adopted. According to archival records, his biological parents died in the war and he was adopted by a peddler.
Strangely, after the peddler adopted Lu Jiahui, he went from being a peddler selling goods on his shoulder pole to a small business owner with a fixed shop in the city, and his business was booming.
If Lu Jiahui hadn't sold his shop to pay for his adoptive parents' medical treatment and funeral expenses after their deaths, his class background would have been in doubt. But he was so lucky that his adoptive parents ran into trouble at the right time, and his class background was cleared.
Although she thought so much, it actually took only a moment. Jiang Nan came back to her senses and looked at her father who was being helped to the hospital bed. She gritted her teeth and put on an anxious expression. She shouted, "Doctor, you must save my dad! What's wrong with him? Why did he suddenly have a headache? This nurse said you are the deputy director and the most skilled doctor in the hospital. You must save him."
Lu Jiahui placed the stethoscope on Jiang Mancheng's chest and whispered to Jiang Nan, "Don't worry, I'll take a look."
"You will definitely cure my father, right? They all say you are the best doctor, a university student from before the liberation. You will definitely cure him, right? You must promise, you must promise."
"Young comrade, please be quiet." Lu Jiahui frowned, but his voice remained calm. "I'll see you. I can't concentrate on seeing you if you're making so much noise."
Jiang Nan: "How can I be quiet?"
She collapsed: "He is my father. How can you be so cold, so heartless, and so unreasonable! My father is in so much pain, and you still tell me to be quiet. I can be quiet! Don't you want to make a promise? Don't you want to take responsibility? How can you be so selfish? You are still a college student, how can you have no responsibility at all..."
Jiang Mancheng yelled twice in cooperation, and Jiang Nan became more confident: "Look at my dad, he's in so much pain, how can a person be so selfish, wuwuwu."
Nurse Xu, who had first brought the patient over, felt embarrassed at this moment. She smiled apologetically at Dr. Lu, pulled Jiang Nan to a corner, and consoled her, "Lady, let's go out and wait. The doctor needs quiet time to see the patient, so we shouldn't disturb him."
"No!" Jiang Nan waved away Nurse Xu's hand, pointed at Doctor Lu and Nurse Xu, and shouted hysterically, "Don't you want to take responsibility and shirk your responsibilities? I knew that you doctors and nurses colluded and didn't want to treat my father properly. What disease does my father have that you treat me like this? Dad, please wake up..."
The wailing finally attracted other people. After listening for a while, everyone understood what had happened and pointed fingers. Some sympathized with Jiang Nan, while others did not approve of his unreasonable behavior.
"This child is also anxious. Her father is in trouble, so it is understandable that she is not calm."
"That's right. This doctor never gives a definite answer when treating patients. Anyone would be anxious."
"You can't say that. Sneezing can kill people, let alone being sick. Who dares to say it can be cured 100%? Even if the doctor says it, I don't believe it."
"Hey, Xiaonan, it's you." In the crowd, Old Wu clutched his stomach and cried out, "Hurry up and help me. I don't know what I ate today. My head is buzzing, as if there are little people dancing in it. My stomach is also uncomfortable. Xiaonan, come and help Grandpa Wu."
Jiang Nan's mouth twitched, but he refused to move. Nurse Xu, diligent in her duties, saw that Old Wu's face was pale from the pain, so she quickly stepped forward to support him and advised, "Come with me, I'll take you to see a doctor."
"Oh, nurse, you are really reliable." Old Wu had such a headache that he couldn't even straighten his back, but he still didn't forget to take advantage of her. Seeing that Nurse Xu had a fair and tender face, he held her hand tightly and leaned towards her.
Jiang Nan couldn't bear it any longer, so when Old Wu passed by, Jiang Nan took advantage of the moment when Old Wu's figure blocked everyone's view, took out a few small stones from his pocket, and hit Old Wu with two pebbles, causing him to fall to his knees instantly.
You see, it's always good to be prepared. When Lan Qingshan asked her to make trouble, she was afraid that her skills were not enough, so she thought of getting a few "weapons". If that didn't work, she could find a few unpleasant people to block the knife and take the opportunity to make trouble. That would be good. What else could she do? She loved to watch the fun, but she really couldn't create it.
Old Wu, whom he had bumped into, fell to his knees, frightening Lu Jiahui so much that he quickly dodged to the side. He said anxiously, "How could you, comrade, do this? Xiao Xu, help him up quickly. We are a legitimate public hospital, and we don't practice the old social practices."
Nurse Xu was also frightened and hurried to help him, but Old Wu immediately saw Su Shuixian sitting on the bed. He had been so focused on taking advantage of the nurse that he hadn't noticed who else was in the room. Now seeing Su Shuixian, it was like seeing a fairy.
What’s the saying, close to the water, yes, close to the water.
They live in the same ward, and they can keep in touch with each other while in the hospital. Who knows, maybe the grandson will find a job!
He didn't need anyone to help him. He stood up tremblingly and walked towards Su Shuixian, saying with concern: "Sister, it's you. Why didn't you come to me if you felt unwell? I know someone at the staff hospital and I can take you to see a doctor. What happened to you today..."
Perhaps because he was too bold or because his body had suddenly recovered, Old Wu quickly walked to the bed where Su Shuixian was sitting and held her hand tightly, saying, "Don't be afraid, sister. If you need to be hospitalized, I will come to take care of you. Don't worry, I will be fine. Even if I can't, we still have our son and grandson. They will definitely come to take care of us every day. You said we have been together for so many years..."
Su Shuixian has always been a weak character. She looks better than Granny Fang, and even in her old age she is still a very neat old lady. How could she look down on Old Wu? And how could she not know what Old Wu was doing? She pulled her hand back and replied with a cold face: "Big brother, I don't know you, let me go."
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