Chapter 14: Captain Gu, Something’s Wrong

Chapter 14: Captain Gu, Something’s Wrong

The car drove on, and Su Zhaozhao kept looking outside. There were only a few buildings, mostly concentrated, while the rest were mostly bungalows, many of which were old houses made of mud.

She remembered that in the book, the male protagonist and female protagonist lived in an old bungalow when they first got married and applied for housing, until they moved into a new residential complex and got to live in a building later.

After washing up, she went downstairs, and Comrade Xiao Fang led them through several turns before they arrived at the canteen.

At this time, there were already few people in the canteen. Comrade Xiao Fang asked them to sit down while he went to the counter.

After a while, he came back with three bowls of noodles, "Sister-in-law, there's not much food left in the canteen, so I asked the chef to cook some noodles. Please eat first."

He placed the bowls of noodles in front of them, returned the tray, and started eating a steamed bun on the side.

Seeing this, Su Zhaozhao felt quite embarrassed, "Comrade Xiao Fang, how much are these noodles? I'll pay you now."

Xiao Fang quickly waved his hands, "No need, no need. Deputy Commander Yan gave me money and tickets, and there's still some left. We usually don't eat here; our unit has its own canteen. This one is for the family area and is open to the public. If the sisters-in-law don't want to cook, they can come here to get their meals."

Su Zhaozhao nodded to show her understanding.

After eating, Xiao Fang finally took them to meet the leadership at the base.

Looking at the large iron gate and the soldiers standing guard, Su Zhaozhao knew this was the real military camp, while the area they had passed through earlier was the living area.

Entering the camp was very strict, requiring registration. When the soldier in charge of registration heard that she was Gu Heng's wife, his eyes widened!

His gaze darted back and forth between Su Zhaozhao and Gu Xiang and Gu Nian.

A passing soldier, upon hearing the news, didn't even call out to the sister-in-law but ran off instead.

Su Zhaozhao: "..."

At this moment, Gu Heng was in the camp.

After completing his mission and returning to the camp, he changed clothes and went to report to the commander. Just as he reached the administrative building...

"Commander! Commander! Something big has happened!"

The orderly, Xiang Beifang, ran towards him quickly, shouting as he ran.

Gu Heng frowned, "Did someone set your pants on fire?"

Xiang Beifang hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, Commander! There's a woman outside with two children claiming to be your wife and kids!"

Gu Heng furrowed his brow, "Nonsense!"

"It's true! I saw it with my own eyes! They're registering at the gate right now!"

Gu Heng didn't believe it at all. Where did he get a wife and kids from?

Could someone really dare to scam the military?

How daring!

"Hmph!" Gu Heng sneered, "Go over there and keep an eye on them. Don't let them in." He then turned and entered the building.

Xiang Beifang nodded vigorously, "I will complete the task!" and ran off again.

During the work report, Gu Heng always felt that the army commander and political commissar were looking at him strangely, as if they had something urgent to tell him.

After he finished his report, the political commissar spoke, "Little Gu, there's something we need to tell you. Your wife has been found."

"..."

Gu Heng looked at the political commissar and then at the army commander.

"We know you must be confused and suspecting a scam. To be honest, we thought the same when we first heard the news..."

"The county authorities contacted us, and this can't be faked. We carefully reviewed your file and confirmed that you indeed married a woman from your hometown..."

"The county authorities provided detailed information about Su Zhaodi over the years, and after comparing it, it does match..."

"It hasn't been easy for a woman to raise two children alone..."

Gu Heng was shocked. Zhaodi... is still alive?

"They should be arriving soon, you..."

Gu Heng stood up abruptly!

He saluted the two leaders and quickly left.

The political commissar chuckled and pointed at the door, "This Little Gu, he must be ecstatic."

"If it were me, I'd be happy too. Suddenly having a wife and kids..."

Su Zhaozhao was stopped at the main gate.

After completing the registration and just stepping inside, a young soldier ran up and blocked their way with his arms spread wide.

"What are you doing, Xiang Beifang?" Comrade Xiao Fang found this behavior strange and quickly stepped forward to pull his hand away.

Xiang Beifang stared intently at Su Zhaozhao, his gaze like he was looking at an enemy spy, "What do you mean? I should ask you! Who told you to bring them into the camp? This is a military zone, not a place for just anyone to enter. What if they are spies?"

Why bring up spies? Xiao Fang quickly explained, "Deputy Commander Yan sent me to pick up the sister-in-law and the children at the station. He said they are Commander Gu's wife and kids. How could this be fake? He even asked me to bring them here. If you don't believe me, go ask Deputy Commander Yan!"

Xiang Beifang huffed, "Our commander just said himself that there's no such thing!"

"Has Gu Heng returned?"

"Captain Gu is back?"

Su Zhaozhao and Comrade Xiao Fang asked simultaneously.

"Of course! The Captain also said to keep an eye on you two; he'll be over shortly." Xiang Beifang stared at Su Zhaozhao, "Confess and be lenient, resist and be strict!"

Su Zhaozhao almost burst into invective. Confess and be lenient?

Her identity had suddenly shifted from sister-in-law to criminal?

Gu Xiang and Gu Nian were both frightened, clutching tightly onto Su Zhaozhao's sleeves.

Gu Nian's eyes welled up with tears, "Is Dad not going to want us anymore?"

Gu Xiang's lips were pressed tightly together, "If he doesn't want us, so be it! We'll go home."

Su Zhaozhao sighed, her gaunt face filled with worry, "Comrade, do we look like bad people to you?"

Xiang Beifang looked from one to the other; they didn't seem like it, but... anything was possible!

The enemy was cunning and unpredictable, and this could very well be a smokescreen, a ploy to impersonate someone while Captain Gu was away from the base!

Fortunately, Captain Gu returned early.

The enemy's resolve to destroy us never wavers!

Our task is arduous.

"Don't talk about appearances; everything must be based on facts. Don't try to argue..."

Comrade Xiao Fang, seeing that he was being too harsh, quickly interrupted, "Why don't we call Deputy Commander Yan over?"

"Our Captain will be here soon..."

Just as he spoke...

"Xiang Beifang."

"Here!" Xiang Beifang turned around, his eyes lighting up, "Captain!" He pointed at Su Zhaozhao and the others, "Look, it's them. Fortunately, I arrived just in time, otherwise..."

Gu Heng raised his hand to stop him, his eyes lingering on Su Zhaozhao's face for a moment before moving down to the two children.

One was hiding behind his mother, peeking at him cautiously, while the other stood protectively in front of her, staring at him with the same intensity, like a little wolf.

A gentle thud seemed to hit Gu Heng's heart, making it soften and ache.

"Su Zhaodi."

Su Zhaozhao was taken aback for a moment before responding, "Ah, it's me."

She couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by the imposing presence of the man who had just walked over.