Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 358: On Trial

Song Wanlin didn’t speak for a long time. Could she say that she and Lu Ranglian quickly became estranged, and she was constantly on guard against him, trying to find his weaknesses and keep them in hand?

"He hid a white crane-shaped pearl obi. I’ve seen Zhenai Qianxia use it to decorate her belt or winter coat more than once. I know that it’s very precious to her."

An obi is a common decorative item used by Japanese women.

Jian Jingchuan asked, "If needed, would you be willing to testify in court about the information you shared today?"

Song Wanlin nodded, looking at Jian Jingchuan earnestly, "I am willing!"

After speaking, Jian Jingchuan got into the jeep, made a sharp turn, and drove away with a roar.

From beginning to end, he didn’t say anything unnecessary to her. They were nothing more than strangers to each other.

Zhao Qirui returned from outside and saw Song Wanlin. He knew exactly who she was. Earlier, he had asked Jian Jingchuan whether he wanted him to "take care" of Song Wanlin. Jian Jingchuan smiled and shook his head, "I don’t know this person at all."

Jian Jingchuan didn’t recognize her because his daughter never considered that person as her mother. Hence, to him and his daughter, she was a stranger.

Jiang Zhenguo never anticipated that he would end up in prison one day, living alone in a single room, with better conditions than an ordinary guesthouse.

Upon seeing Jian Jingchuan, Jiang Zhenguo’s eyes bulged out, "You’re still alive?"

Jian Jingchuan showed him his identification, and though it bore the name "Jian Jingchuan," Jiang Zhenguo knew that the person before him was Xu Jing’an, who supposedly died in battle fourteen years ago.

"During the East Mountain Island attack, we obtained definite information that our battle plans were entirely compromised and known to the enemy. At the time, you were our frontline leader, and during the war, you had contact with enemy spies.

I now represent the military to investigate the matter and request you to truthfully reply."

Upon learning Zhenai Qianxia’s true identity, Jiang Zhenguo realized the grave mistake he had made. He was highly aware and nodded, "I will leave no information unspoken."

"According to the investigation, you and Zhenai Qianxia were lovers when young and had no contact for years after breaking up. Fourteen years ago, why did you meet by chance in East Mountain County?"

It was during such a sensitive period when Jiang Zhenguo, as a frontline leader, blurred private and public matters, meeting and conversing openly with Zhenai Qianxia.

Jiang Zhenguo closed his eyes, "There is a basement beneath the Jiang Family’s study. In a drawer of the desk, there’s a watch that Zhenai Qianxia gave me at the time. You should examine it; it might contain certain secrets."

Thinking it over, he felt this was the only possibility.

He shut his eyes, fiercely suppressing the urge to cry, "Jing’an, you survived by sheer luck, but many have died. If it weren’t for your battalion’s fierce struggle back then, the damage would have been greater. I can’t imagine the massacre the people of East Mountain County would have endured.

I owe you all a life. I’ve lived too long and should have died long ago."

Jian Jingchuan asked, "You were once my superior, and committing such a grave mistake deeply pains me. However, your cooperation is still required for this matter. Can you recall how you reunited with an old acquaintance that you hadn’t contacted for over twenty years in such circumstances?"

Jiang Zhenguo closed his eyes again, resting his head on the back of the chair. After a long while, he said, "She reached out to me first. Upon hearing that I had arrived in East Mountain County, she couldn’t resist wanting to see me."

"Did she say who she heard it from? How did she find you?"

At this moment, Jiang Zhenguo realized that the situation was fraught with mystery. However, many years had passed, blurring memories, and verification became momentarily unattainable.

Jiang Zhenguo shook his head, "No."

He felt deeply ashamed.

But, if it wasn’t someone within the system, outsiders couldn’t possibly know the identity of the frontline commander.

Yet, if an enemy spy knew this information, it indicates there is a source.

Zhenai Qianxia was secretly transported to Yan City in the spring month of March as the signs of spring began to appear, while Lu Ranglian was imprisoned on the day she arrived in Yan City.

He violated the military marriage, breaking the law, and Xu Jing’an filed a lawsuit against him with irrefutable evidence, which led to his incarceration.

Jian Jingchuan came to visit him in prison.

Though he had long heard Xu Jing’an was alive, seeing a living person before him still shocked Lu Ranglian immensely.

He stared at him, unable to process it for a long time, "You really are alive?"

Lu Ranglian laughed slightly, "The valiant soldier of the army, Xu Jing’an, your wife has been sleeping beside me every day for so many years. How do you feel?"

Jian Jingchuan smiled faintly, "Do you remember our first time on the battlefield? When the enemy’s bullets flew by, I pushed you aside, and got hit myself..."

He pulled down his clothes, revealing the scar on his shoulder.

"When we first drank, we were drunk after less than three glasses, went crazy together, and got confined by the platoon leader. At the time, I felt uncomfortable. You said, ’Brother, there will be many chances to live and die together, but only one opportunity to be confined together. Cherish it!’"

Lu Ranglian sat on the chair like a statue.

"At my wedding, you wrapped a month’s allowance in a red envelope for me, saying, ’If you can’t afford to support your wife, just come to me.’ Jian Jingchuan self-mockingly laughed.

"We raced against each other in weight-bearing cross-country. During the military competition back then, you got injured and said if I dared to lose the military king to someone else..."

"Shut up, don’t say anymore, don’t you dare say more!" Lu Ranglian shouted like a madman, his hands pressing on the table, screaming at Jian Jingchuan like a trapped beast, "No one wronged you, it’s you who didn’t cherish it. Since you couldn’t keep her, what’s the use of blaming me?"

Jian Jingchuan looked at him peacefully, shaking his head, "Regarding these matters, I’ve never blamed you. Marriage is something I never forced. But Lu Ranglian, I’ve always failed to understand. If getting a woman was more important to you than a brother’s life, why haven’t you cherished her over all these years?"

"How could I not cherish her? You were together for four years, I was together with her for fourteen. Fourteen years isn’t long enough? If she hadn’t been unfaithful and messed around with others, would I have let her die?"

Jian Jingchuan couldn’t forget that the person before him was the culprit who sought to harm his daughter, "Let’s not stray too far from the point, Lu Ranglian. Fourteen years ago, on the eve of the East Mountain Island battle, what were you doing in East Mountain County? Please speak truthfully!"

Lu Ranglian seemed struck by lightning, struggling long before regaining his voice, "What are you talking about? I don’t know!"

Jian Jingchuan said, "You stayed in East Mountain County for three days, and were in a bungalow on Fuyuan Road for three hours with a woman named Zheng Qianxia. What did you do inside, what did you say?"