RYEY -Chapter 527 Xuhui’s Responsibility

Some were genuinely scared, not knowing what to do; others deliberately caused panic. Those people were captured one by one—four were caught in a single night.

Gu Yuhua was impressive. Over the years, he had trained so many spies. Both his former assistants and the nurse Cheng Qiao had knocked out were his trusted aides.

Some were mediocre in ability and still in Gu Yuhua’s probation, but one foot had already stepped into the abyss of opposing the people and the country.

Qin Daqiang stared at the line of captured spies, sweat forming on his forehead. He didn’t know whether to feel joy or worry. Catching so many spies at once should have been meritorious, yet all of them had appeared in his jurisdiction. Perhaps his merit would be offset by failure. Trembling, he picked up the phone to report interrogation results.

Except for Gu Yuhua, the others confessed without much effort. But Gu Yuhua resisted stubbornly.

He claimed he had devoted his youth and talents to the country and its people. To now be treated as a spy was deeply disappointing.

“General Wu, with Cheng Qiao’s help, we’ve captured seven spies. Except for Gu Yuhua, the others have confessed.”

“Seven!”

“Yes. I didn’t expect such things to occur in my jurisdiction. It’s my failure to serve responsibly and to root out these criminals in time, causing great loss to the country and people.”

Wu Hongxin rolled his eyes while listening. He had heard such excuses countless times. He didn’t expect foreign spies to be so intimidated by the country’s rapid development that they tried every means to sabotage it.

“Have they all confessed the details? Which countries are they from?”

“The ones who injured Ye Xiaolin are from the United States. They also wanted Xiaolin’s confidential files but dared not act. They planned to seize them after Xiaolin obtained them.”

“A few others were bribed by Gu Yuhua with large sums and are now obediently writing confessions detailing the money they received and the crimes committed.”

“As for Gu Yuhua, he’s still under interrogation…”

“Good. I’ll send people to your side. You hand over the suspects and materials. If Gu Yuhua can’t be interrogated, hand him to Cheng Qiao; she’ll naturally find a way to make him talk.”

“Yes, thank you, General. I will learn from this and strive to make amends.”

“Hmm, are you trying to earn military merit?”

“No, no. Surviving is already a blessing; there’s no way to earn merit.”

Qin Daqiang’s small scheme failed, and he quickly hung up. It was truly over this time.

Wu Hongxin hung up, laughing inwardly. This Qin Daqiang was truly straightforward. With Liangzhou developing so well, how could he lack military merit?

Hantong waited outside. After Wu Hongxin finished the call, she handed him the classified files. Wu Hongxin glanced at them, unable to understand the writing.

He picked up the phone and said a few words. Soon, a technical officer came in, took the files, and started examining them. He was so excited he could barely speak.

“General, these are key data on drones developed independently by our country. They were stolen last time, halting our research. I didn’t expect them to be recovered.”

“Really?”

Wu Hongxin was also excited. Last time, it had caused a huge commotion. Though many people were captured, the files were truly gone; even backups were erased with no trace left.

The entire research institute had been investigated. The main criminals were captured, but they took poison and couldn’t be saved.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiaolin had seized them. This was a great achievement. Once the drones are completed, it will be a good day for awarding him.

“Go get Chen Xuhui, a graduate of the National Defense University.”

“Yes.”

Hantong’s eyes lit up. Chen Xuhui, son of a martyr, adopted son of Cheng Qiao and Li Huan, graduated top of his class from National Defense University, and now worked at the National Defense Research Center.

Xuhui had just laid down when he was called. Sitting in the car driving up the mountain, he realized this was probably an important mission.

“Xuhui, I’m assigning you a critical and difficult mission. Do you dare to accept it?”

“Report, General. I dare.”

“Good boy. You haven’t disappointed your father or your adoptive parents. You’ve grown up well.”

Without hesitation, Xuhui stood at attention and saluted. He was born to complete missions.

“But there’s one condition: until the mission is completed, you cannot come out.”

Xuhui froze for a moment. The state naturally had more advanced and concealed research centers—places surrounded like iron barrels, heavily secured. Until a mission was completed, no one was allowed to leave.

“General, before accepting the mission, I’d like to request one week of leave. I want to pay my respects to my father and grandmother, then spend some time with my Cheng Qiao Mom and my younger brothers.”

“Approved. Go with Hantong. Report back to me in a week.”

Xuhui stood at attention and saluted once more, then left with Hantong. He took nothing with him, boarded the train directly, and headed toward Xiangyang Village.

Hantong followed silently behind. Her mission had now changed—from protecting Cheng Qiao to protecting Xuhui. He was a genius, a prodigy with extraordinary talent in computing, and he had to be protected at all costs.

Xiangyang Village became lively again. Xuhui, who had not returned for a long time, was back. Wang Xiangyang wrapped his arms around Xuhui, who was now even taller than himself, his eyes reddening.

“Kid, you’ve grown into a real man. You came back this time to pay respects to your dad and grandma, right?”

“Uncle Xiangyang, you guessed right. I never expected that under your leadership, Xiangyang Village would become the first prosperous village in Xiangyang County. You’re amazing.”

“It’s not my credit—it’s your parents’. It’s a pity they’re not here anymore. I miss them terribly.”

“After I finish paying respects to my dad and grandma, I’m going to see my Cheng Qiao Mom. Do you want to come along?”

Wang Xiangyang shook his head. Though he really wanted to go, Li Huan wasn’t there, and as a man, he still had to avoid impropriety.

“I’ll go after your dad comes back. I’ll bring the whole family—treat it like a trip.”

“Deal. I’ll come pick you up then.”

Xuhui calculated the timing. By the time Li Huan returned home, his research project should be completed as well. Would the whole family finally be reunited then?

Xuhui first went back to his own home. The house had long since been renovated. Though no one lived there, Wang Xiangyang regularly had people clean it, and sometimes even stayed there himself for a couple of days.

There was also the Chen family cemetery. Hardly a single weed grew around it—clearly, someone had carefully tended to it. At that moment, Xuhui felt overwhelming gratitude, thankful that he was from Xiangyang Village.