pjbooks Chapter 169 Is he a fool?
Chapter 169 Is he a fool?
The next morning, Wang Xiao took Bao Ya to the regimental headquarters. Along the way, people who saw her pointed and whispered behind her back, thinking that Wang Xiao was taking her to the regimental headquarters for a re-education.
"Look at how much I sacrificed, I should get a reward for catching the spy, right?"
Wang Xiao glanced back at her helplessly, and had to admire her audacity; even in this situation, she still asked for a reward without batting an eye.
"What reward do you want?"
"You can decide on the bonus, but could you please buy us a soft sleeper train ticket home, the kind with a private compartment?"
Bao Ya felt that there were still too many people in the hard sleeper compartment. She had never experienced a soft sleeper compartment in her previous life, and she wanted to try it this time.
Wang Xiao opened his mouth, but gave up. He felt that this girl was impossible to persuade; she was originally obsessed with money, and now she also had a penchant for pleasure.
Her behavior is completely contrary to the current advocacy of hard work and frugality. I'm really afraid that one day she will be sent to a farm for reform.
"Okay, I'll ask around for you."
Unable to persuade her, Wang Xiao gave up and let her be.
This time, we didn't go to the regimental headquarters, but to the division commander's office, which was even further away.
When Bao Ya entered, she found that this office was much more impressive than the regimental headquarters office. In addition to the desks and chairs, there was also a small reception room with sofas and coffee tables.
Division Commander Qin and Political Commissar Gu were already waiting inside, but neither of them looked too good.
Sitting on the sofa was an elderly man in his sixties, his hair mostly white, but his posture still upright like a pine tree, his back not hunched at all. His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, and his calm demeanor concealed an aura of quiet authority.
Looking at the upright attitude of the division commander and political commissar, you can tell that this old man is a higher-ranking official than them.
"Wang Xiao, you can go out now."
"yes!"
Wang Xiao agreed, gave a proper military salute, turned around, and marched out.
Bao Ya looked at the old man with curiosity, thinking that he must be a veteran who had come down from the battlefield. Not to mention, his temperament was even more special than that of Commander Qin.
"Kobayashi, this is Army Chief Zhang."
Political Commissar Gu quickly stepped forward to introduce her, trying to stop Bao Ya from staring at him.
"Oh, hello."
Bao Ya greeted the army commander with a smile, which surprised the old commander. What was wrong with this girl? Why was she looking at him like he was an old object?
Not only is he not afraid of me, but his tone is also somewhat friendly. Could he be a fool?
"You must be Lin Baoya? Please have a seat."
The army commander frowned, but still pointed to a single sofa opposite her and told her to sit down.
"it is good."
Bao Ya turned around and sat on the sofa, feeling very happy.
I helped them catch the spy, so they're probably here to reward me. I need to think about what to say when they give me the reward, and whether I should decline it a little.
But you can't refuse too much, otherwise you'll lose out big time.
As Bao Ya was pondering this, she suddenly noticed that Commander Qin and Political Commissar Gu were still standing beside her, so she casually said:
"Let them sit down too."
The army commander's expression froze for a moment, then he said to the two of them, "You two sit down too."
"yes!"
Division Commander Qin and Political Commissar Gu moved two chairs and sat down respectfully to one side, waiting for the army commander to speak.
Bao Ya still looked at them with that same smiling expression. This scene was rare; they were all heroes who had come from the battlefield, and they wouldn't be able to see it again in the future.
The army commander sighed. He felt that the girl might not be very bright, which could be seen from her past behavior.
I heard he stole someone's chicken yesterday; that's not something a normal person would do.
"I've come here today to discuss the matter of Qi Jianjun and his wife, and to learn more about the situation from you."
When Bao Ya heard that it was about Qi Jianjun and Lin Chuxue, she was a little disappointed, thinking that he was here to give her a reward.
"What is your relationship with Qi Jianjun?"
When the army commander asked that question, everyone present was stunned, especially Division Commander Qin, whose face turned extremely ugly.
"Qi Jianjun and I? We're from the same village, what's wrong with that?"
Bao Ya was a little confused; why would he ask that?
If he asked about her relationship with Fang Mingda, she might feel a little guilty, since he might be her second husband.
"Oh? Fellow townsman. Then why did you slander Lin Chuxue?"
The army commander's eyes sharpened as he stared directly at Bao Ya. His unfathomable authority did put some pressure on Bao Ya, but that was all.
"When did I frame her? You need to provide evidence to support your claim."
Bao Ya retorted without backing down, her goodwill towards the old man instantly vanishing.
"If you have no evidence, just say she colluded with human traffickers to abduct you."
"It's hard to say whether we need evidence or not. Let the human traffickers identify her and they'll know if it's her or not. It's more reliable than your empty words."
"You're a seasoned veteran; surely you understand this basic principle."
The army commander choked, "Haven't you identified them?" The man didn't say anything about that, only that it was a petty trick by two women fighting over a man.
"Here's the thing, could you drop those accusations against Lin Chuxue? They're all trivial matters. And please, don't contact Qi Jianjun anymore, it will affect his future."
Bao Ya tilted her head to look at the Army Commander, then turned her head to see that Division Commander Qin also looked confused.
"Old comrade, have you investigated those trivial matters you mentioned? Chairman Mao said that one has no right to speak without investigation. So you didn't listen to a word he said?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? You're so sharp-tongued at such a young age."
Seeing that the army commander was about to lose his temper, Division Commander Qin immediately took over the conversation:
"Commander, what you said doesn't exist at all. Comrade Xiao Lin and Qi Jianjun don't have the kind of relationship you described. Could someone have spread the wrong message?"
We suspect Lin Chuxue's identity, not because she's involved with human traffickers.
He felt that someone was deliberately trying to confuse the situation in front of the army commander and take advantage of the chaos.
The military region discovered that someone was using carrier pigeons to send messages, and they also had doubts about Lin Chuxue's identity. The fact that the army commander came to talk about this so quickly suggests that the person is probably connected to spies.
The army commander looked at Qin Lie with a puzzled expression:
"What do you mean? Tell me."
"According to Xiao Lin, this Lin Chuxue is completely different from the original one, like a different person altogether. Moreover, our military region has recently discovered spies operating, and we are now conducting a thorough investigation..."
Commander Qin recounted what Bao Ya had told him at the police station about Lin Chuxue. He also connected the recent discovery of the carrier pigeons with the time Lin Chuxue arrived at the unit.
Bao Ya nodded secretly as she listened. The old fox was indeed cunning and skilled at ruining people. Lin Chuxue was indeed suspicious, but she was definitely not a spy.
Now that the two are intertwined, Lin Chuxue is even more confused. She suspects that Commander Qin is settling a personal score while on official business.
"We haven't found any leads yet. We can't identify anyone based on just a few pigeons, so we haven't reported to you yet."
Fortunately, Xiaolin found out exactly which place the pigeons went to yesterday. We've already sent people to monitor them, and we're just waiting to find their supplier so we can take them down.