Chapter 191

Chapter 191

"Xia Hangyi is actually a hidden enemy spy?"

Ye Qing was utterly stunned by this revelation.

Although she had initially suspected that Xia Hangyi was not a good person, she never imagined that he was so deeply embedded, a long-term sleeper agent planted by the opposing side.

This was the protagonist of the original novel. According to the plot in the novel, he eventually rose very high, even becoming the richest man in the country, controlling many top core technologies in the domestic biological research field. He even elevated the female lead, Yin Shuang, and her father, Yin Xiangdang, to great heights, becoming top domestic and international tycoons, admired by countless people.

But if this person was actually an undercover agent, then what about the development trajectory in the original novel? Moreover, this time even Yin Xiangdang was arrested along with him. If Yin Xiangdang had issues, why weren't his stance problems discovered when he was reported and even caused Han Yabo and others to suffer greatly?

Ye Qing's questions were bound to remain unanswered, but she speculated that Yin Xiangdang was likely recently turned and utilized by Xia Hangyi after the entire team moved to Qing Shan Farm. Even the son of Old Fool might have been developed by Xia Hangyi as a subordinate in the county.

The investigators also checked Xia Hangyi's original hometown in Jicheng. He was picked up and adopted by a film projectionist during the famine at the beginning of liberation. He was only two or three years old when he was found abandoned in the wilderness. His adoptive parents, seeing him pitiful, took him home and raised him as their own child.

The child was highly ambitious, excelling in studies from a young age, and by fifteen or sixteen, he had already entered university, studying biological research and joining the Jicheng Research Institute. He was always a role model for all his siblings and the "child of others" praised by many in the neighborhood.

Who would have thought that such an outstanding talent was actually an undercover agent placed among the common people, causing such a major case, and even dragging down the kind adoptive parents who raised him.

Having a spy in the family, it's needless to say that Xia Hangyi's parents would be implicated. Not only would they lose their jobs, but whether they could live out their lives peacefully was uncertain. Even the other biological children of the adoptive parents would surely have a hard time.

Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh. Just thinking about how the swine industry in Jiaotan County was almost destroyed, nearly ruining her carefully planned career over the past two years, she couldn't help but bitterly remember this sinister villain.

Unfortunately, the National Security Bureau wasn't quick enough, a step too slow, allowing Xia Hangyi to escape.

Such enemy spies must have rehearsed everything in advance, prepared multiple escape routes. Once exposed, this scoundrel must have already fled, changed his identity, and possibly even escaped abroad.

After all, Jiaotan County is close to Changbai Mountain, connecting to North Korea, and further north to Mohe, bordering Russia, all not too far away. If these bad elements really wanted to escape, they had ways.

So, in the short term, this person is definitely not coming back.

This incident was quite significant, and during the investigation, due to Xia Hangyi's exposure, the previous poisoning case involving Han Yabo was also implicated. Therefore, both the National Security Bureau and the military took this matter very seriously. On the day of the incident, the military farm increased its guards, especially around the experimental building, which was directly put under strict control, with sentries one after another. The researchers inside underwent another identity check, almost digging up their ancestors' eighteen generations for a thorough investigation.

The Agriculture Department also elevated the security level of several projects initiated in the experimental building. The investigation revealed that if Han Yabo's project could truly succeed, its scientific achievements might surpass those of the United States and lead the world.

At this point, the higher-ups realized the severity of the issue and finally understood why the opposing side would go to such lengths to use Xia Hangyi, a long-term sleeper agent, to place him near Qiao Youqing. It turned out they had long targeted Han Yabo's project. Originally, they tried to approach through Song Chunhua in Shanghai but failed, so they adopted a roundabout strategy, turning to Qiao Youqing, the professor who introduced Han Yabo to the field of biological research, seeking an opportunity to find a breakthrough.

Perhaps Xia Hangyi didn't expect that his original mission was to monitor the progress of Han Yabo's project. However, after coming to Qing Shan Farm, due to the appearance of Ye Qing, an eccentric woman, Kaoshan Village and even Qing Shan Farm underwent tremendous changes, especially in the swine breeding industry, which flourished in just two years.

Seeing that the country could truly solve the people's livelihood and food problems through pig farming, the opposing side couldn't remain idle and came up with the vicious conspiracy of swine fever, changing Xia Hangyi's mission plan, having him develop new informants to spread poison in various communes and production teams in Jiaotan County, attempting to destroy the swine industry there.

If Ye Qing hadn't used traditional Chinese medicine to break the situation, this time the opposing side's conspiracy might have succeeded. With the swine industry in Jiaotan County severely damaged and people panicking, the opposing side could have stirred up more trouble, spreading rumors to discredit Ye Qing's scientific breeding program. Many in the country would have believed it, and when resistance arose, promoting Ye Qing's scientific breeding nationwide would have been truly difficult.

It must be said, the imperialists' desire to destroy us never dies. These rats in the gutter are truly cunning, almost succeeding in their scheme!

Learning from this experience, the higher-ups quickly responded. Not only did Han Yabo get a 24-hour personal bodyguard, but Ye Qing also got a nimble female "apprentice." This female apprentice was stern, always on high alert, guarding Ye Qing closely, even following her to the bathroom, almost treating Ye Qing like a protected animal.

Ye Qing did protest to the higher-ups, but with the current tense atmosphere, everyone was seen as a potential terrorist. Fearing that the opposing side might directly target Ye Qing if their sabotage failed, despite Ye Qing's protests, the higher-ups insisted on arranging security personnel to protect her.

This girl, despite her young age, was as capable as an entire brigade or even a division. Her combat skills were considered a national treasure. If such a talent were to have any issues, the loss would be devastating, and the higher-ups would be too late to cry.

Ye Qing's protest was dismissed, and she had to keep her opinions to herself, trying to ignore the presence of the guard, going about her daily tasks as usual, just being a bit more careful not to expose her wood element abilities. After all, this guard was specially trained, very sensitive to anything unusual, and her every move was under close watch, easily revealing any slip-ups.

Just as Ye Qing was carefully adapting to her personal bodyguard, the nation's inaugural agricultural documentary officially aired on Jicheng Television. After a year of filming, the documentary was edited into eight episodes, each thirty minutes long, airing every night at eight.

The program immediately shocked the nation, and Ye Qing's name truly became famous overnight across the country. Words like Kaoshan Village, Qing Shan Farm, and scientific breeding were heard in almost every street and alley in the country. Many communes in rural areas began advocating for learning this breeding technology, and the phones of the Jiaotan County Agricultural Bureau and Livestock Bureau were overwhelmed by calls from various provinces wanting to learn from them.

Jicheng Television's ratings also hit a new high. The station quickly responded by sending the original filming crew back to Jiaotan County, hoping to record an additional special report on the swine fever and epidemic prevention work in Jiaotan County. This time, leaders from various departments in Jiaotan County got their faces on TV, and they were thrilled at the prospect.

Of course, since it's a special report, it's no surprise that the main interviewee is Ye Qing.

Ye Qing stayed humble and kept her cool. She didn’t flaunt her sacrifices and hard work in front of the reporters. Instead, she gathered the ragtag team that had participated in the research of the traditional Chinese medicine formula, and they recreated the tough work scenes from that half-month period in the simple grain station warehouse.

This was done both to provide material for the television station and to give her former comrades a chance to get their moment in the spotlight.

She wanted to convey that the success in Jiaotan County was not her achievement alone, but the result of teamwork and everyone pulling together, where everyone pitched in to keep the fire burning.

This approach kept everyone happy: the television station had plenty of material and great story angles, with easily edited storylines and visuals that would attract viewers; Ye Qing could keep a low profile, avoiding excessive prominence, as she was just an ordinary citizen, and too much fame could backfire, which was not a good thing; the leaders of Jiaotan County and the remaining staff wanted political credit, and Ye Qing gave them the opportunity to showcase their contributions, which could lead to better career advancements.

As for Ye Qing's ragtag team, she had other plans. This was a way to give them a little reward after all the hard work, ensuring their trust and admiration for her, which would lay a solid foundation for her to recruit them again in the future.

Just as Ye Qing was completing the handover of all affairs at the Qing Shan Farm pig farm and preparing to embark on the next phase of her plan, Song Chunhua burst in with exciting news.

"Ye Qing, Ye Qing, I have two pieces of good news to tell you!"