Back To The 80s-Chapter 522 - 514: Doubt_1

Lu Zhanguo glanced at the curious Gu Xiaobei and the two children eating, then turned to the calm Shen Heng and said, "Have you eaten? If not, go wash your hands. You can get your own food in the kitchen."

Shen Heng was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed and said, "No, I haven’t eaten." With that, he ran off to wash his hands, forgetting that Gu Xiaobei and Qin Mei were different.

Seeing Lu Zhanguo avoiding the topic, although Gu Xiaobei was curious, she didn’t ask more. Whatever Lu Zhanguo didn’t want her to know must involve secrets.

After eating, Gu Xiaobei washed the children’s hands and faces, changed their clothes, and smilingly told Lu Zhanguo and Shen Heng, "I’ll take the children downstairs to play for a while. You can leave the dishes, I’ll wash them when I come back."

To Zhenguo’s surprise, the shotgun was found. A few days ago, I contacted the police station near Cat Mountain. Early this morning, they came and brought a shotgun. They said it was found by a villager on Cat Mountain. Also, a villager reported that the village leader, Zhang, had several shotguns hidden in his house. The police searched his house overnight and found three shotguns and hundreds of homemade bullets. Zhang is currently in custody."

Lu Zhanguo frowned and asked Shen Heng, "How could it be such a coincidence? It’s clear your opponent knew your next move in solving the case. They set a trap for you."

Shen Heng sighed and leaned back on the sofa, "I thought so too. I’m even suspecting that someone is watching me closely. The shotgun was found faster than I expected, and a man named Zhang was brought up to distract us. You can see how strong their anti-investigation ability is."

"Any recent movements from Guo Huaqiang?" Lu Zhanguo felt that the person must either know him very well or be very familiar with the investigation and anti-investigation process.

Shen Heng shook his head, "Nothing unusual after several days of surveillance. He just goes to the wood market and home, and sometimes the vegetable market. He often holds his daughter and has no contact with any suspicious characters."

"What about Zhong Zhi?"

"He’s just spending his days playing chess by the Yellow River, nothing out of the ordinary. You know we’re short of people. The ones who were originally monitoring Bai Pingtian were reassigned to follow Guo Huaqiang, so monitoring Bai Pingtian fell through. I plan to pull some people from Zhong Zhi’s case and start investigating Bai Pingtian." said Shen Heng, somewhat helplessly.

Lu Zhanguo shook his head, "No need to follow them anymore. If any of them have issues, they won’t take any actions recently. All we can do is wait until they let down their guard, bait them and reel them in." At the moment, the enemy’s deliberate deception is just meant to distract them.

Shen Heng rubbed his forehead, sighing deeply, "I’m so busy every day from dawn to dusk, I don’t even have time to hold my baby girl."

"Are Qin Mei and the child in T City or in the provincial capital?"

"T City. My parents were supposed to come, but my mom twisted her ankle and might be delayed. If Qin Mei and the child come to the provincial capital. I don’t have time to take care of them here. It’s better for them to stay in T City. Every day I think that when I’m less busy, I’ll go back and see them. But there is never a day when I’m not busy, one thing after another," said Shen Heng, helplessly shaking his head and managing a bitter smile.

Gu Xiaobei took Xiaopang and Mo Wang downstairs. Several military wives were already playing with their children downstairs, and Tian Yuanyuan was also there with Liu Jiajia.

Xiaopang ran over happily, chasing the others.

Gu Xiaobei greeted everyone with a smile, then asked Tian Yuanyuan, "Aren’t you working today?"

Tian Yuanyuan replied with a smile, "After May 1st, we use the summer schedule, a three-hour lunch break. After eating, Jiajia didn’t want to take a nap, so I brought her out to play."

"That’s great, three hours, you could even take a nap, couldn’t you?" Gu Xiaobei said with a smile.

Tian Yuanyuan asked with concern, "Your husband’s injury isn’t serious, is it?"

"It’s okay, the vital parts weren’t injured."

"By the way, have you heard? The army is planning to handle our employment issues in the compound. For those with a junior high school education or above, they will be arranged to be substitute teachers in nearby primary schools or work in the military service society based on personal abilities," Tian Yuanyuan said, leaning a little closer to Gu Xiaobei and whispering.

Because this was no longer a secret, Tian Yuanyuan didn’t deliberately guard against anyone. Another military wife named Dang Hong, who was nearby, heard and came over, laughing, "I heard about that too, and I even signed up. My husband said, with my physique, even if I am placed in a school, I could only be a bell ringer." Dang Hong was tall and had gained weight during her pregnancy, and not having regained her pre-pregnancy figure, she appeared rather sturdy.

Gu Xiaobei laughed and said, "Don’t listen to your husband’s nonsense. What’s wrong with your figure? I’m even envious of your height!"

Dang Hong laughed heartily and said, "I just gain weight even when I drink water. There’s nothing I can do. But if I could teach first or second grade at the elementary school, that would be no problem. When I was studying, my math was pretty good."

Tian Yuanyuan said, "It’s easy to teach math and Chinese in the first and second grades. It’s just one, two, three, addition, and subtraction. But I heard that Zhao Hongmei also signed up. She wants to be a teacher in an elementary school. Now, if she becomes a substitute teacher for a couple of years, she might even become a regular teacher."

Gu Xiaobei, not worried about employment, didn’t know that information. But now, she just listened to the two discussing about becoming teachers. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

When Dang Hong heard Zhao Hongmei’s name, her eyebrows shot up, and she made a face, "If she goes, I won’t. I can go work at the military service society instead."

Gu Xiaobei didn’t say anything, watching Xiaopang and Mo Wang laughing and chasing after Liu Jiajia and the others.

It wasn’t until Shen Heng came downstairs and greeted her that she called Xiaopang and Mo Wang to go upstairs.

For the next few days, Lu Zhanguo would go to his unit every morning and return close to noon. He seemed to be busy every day.

Gu Xiaobei couldn’t help but complain, "Look at the wound on your back. Some places are getting red. Why can’t you stay at home for a few days until you’re better before going again?"

"It’s okay. I know my limits. Originally, it was my turn to go on a mission. Now that I’m injured, Guanghan had to lead the team instead. I have to go to the unit every day to check, otherwise, I won’t be at peace," said Lu Zhanguo, reassuring her with a smile.

Gu Xiaobei could understand, but it still hurt her. She muttered, "You need to be careful not to let the wound get infected. It’s hot weather now."

As long as dad is at home, Xiaopang doesn’t fuss about going out. She sticks close to Lu Zhanguo, saying non-stop, "Mom, don’t nag dad."

Gu Xiaobei was caught between laughter and tears. She looked at Lu Zhanguo, "Your girl really sides with you, doesn’t she?"

Lu Zhanguo, holding Xiaopang, laughed and said, "My girl is standing up against injustices."

While the couple was chatting at home, they heard Zhao Hongmei shouting in the corridor, "Who’s got such a big mouth, spreading rumors about people everywhere? They’re so shameless!"