in2ebook Chapter 484 It's so itchy, do I need to grow an extra brain?
Chapter 484 It's so itchy, do I need to grow an extra brain?
"Boom boom boom!"
There was a knock on the door.
Chu Xin glanced over out of the corner of her eye and saw that it was a young soldier standing guard at the entrance of her workplace.
Chu Yunting walked over to him and asked, "Is something the matter?"
The young soldier glanced in Chu Xin's direction several times. "There's a father and son looking for someone at the door. They're the same Hong Yan'an and his son who just left. They specifically asked for Comrade Chu Xin."
With her keen ears, Chu Xin silently got up. "So they really came."
Chu Yunting turned to look at her, somewhat worried, "Should I come out with you?"
He's overthinking things.
Hong Yan'an has been released, but his wife Gao Cuizhi is definitely going to be sentenced. Chu Xin seems to have a good relationship with Hong Yangyang. Could it be that the father and son are trying to use that relationship to plead for leniency?
However, he wasn't afraid that Chu Xin would be indecisive and agree to things that violated the rules, but rather that Chu Xin would be too determined and lose patience after a few words and beat him to a pulp.
"Don't even think about slacking off, get to work!"
Chu Xin knew all too well how terrifying his dog brain could be when it wasn't working, so she didn't give him a chance and said expressionlessly:
Whether I can leave work on time today depends on you. It's a long and arduous task, so keep up the good work!
Chu Yunting: ...
He glanced at the files on the table, so large that he could cover his head when he sat down, and wondered to whom he should make this wish.
Whether he wanted to or not, Chu Xin no longer cared and followed the young soldier who was still waiting at the door out.
When Hong Yan'an saw her, he didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Comrade Chu, shouldn't you return those bullet casings?"
"Don't accuse me wrongly, I didn't take your bullet casings."
Chu Xin crossed her arms, showing no sign of being in the wrong. What a joke! It was originally hers, and she wouldn't lose out no matter who wronged her.
Hong Yangyang's little face scrunched up in a pained expression as she pouted and argued, "Impossible! Only you know where I buried it. Now that it's gone, shouldn't you have taken it?"
This statement has absolutely no basis. Not to mention her, anyone could deny it.
"You can ask your grandma. I haven't been to your house since the day you disappeared. How could I take the treasure you buried? Do you think I can retrieve things from a distance?"
Hong Yangyang was almost in tears. He was very sad because he had lost something important that his father had given him.
Feeling a strong gaze from the other side, Chu Xin simply lowered her head to straighten her clothes; she had picked up some crumbs on her sleeve while rummaging through things.
Hong Yan'an patted his son reassuringly, sighed, and asked:
"Yangyang said that when you rescued me this time, you gave him an identical bullet casing to gain the enemy's trust."
Chu Xin readily agreed, “Yes, I happened to be there when he buried the bullet casings, and I even watched it carefully, so I made a fake one. But didn’t it disappear after being handed over to the enemy?”
"It's okay, it's all fake anyway, I don't care!"
Hong Yan'an's argument was pushed away cleanly.
He looked at Hong Yangyang, who pouted, "I can't tell if it's real or fake, but this older sister says it's fake."
"Just because I say it's fake doesn't mean it's fake."
Chu Xin corrected it very seriously.
Hong Yan'an's expression became indescribable. This woman was not a pushover, but she was still very difficult to deal with. He was absolutely certain that he wouldn't get any information about the bullet casings.
The origin of that thing was a mystery to begin with, so losing it wouldn't cause much of a loss. In fact, he had studied it carefully and found that the weapon that could produce those lightning-patterned bullet casings wasn't necessarily very powerful. It was possible that some external force was involved when the gun was fired, which is why it had such a unique pattern.
Anyone with a little thought can guess that the enemy sent these things to China in such a grand manner in order to find out whether the weapon actually came from China.
And whether a weapon that has been interfered with by external forces is still intact after it has been fired.
If it is intact, what materials were used to forge this weapon, and what kind of force is it—is it man-made or natural?
The fog is thick, and the more unknown something is, the more frightening it becomes, and the more one wants to find out.
Knowing there would be no result, he wouldn't keep pestering them. As long as they both knew where the item was, that was enough.
Fortunately, neither he nor she would do anything to betray the country.
Hong Yan'an had thought it through clearly, and then his expression turned serious. "I hope no one else will know about this."
Chu Xin continued to play dumb, "Don't worry, I know that's a secret between you and your son. Bringing me along won't be a problem. I'm very tight-lipped."
"...Thank you so much!"
This was the only thing Hong Yan'an could say to Chu Xin.
"Hey! You're welcome, it's nothing, Yangyang and I are good friends."
Hong Yan'an: ...
Is she the kind of good friend who can trick kids without any pressure?
Hong Yangyang pursed his lips. Although he couldn't understand the intricacies of the situation, he knew something was wrong.
It's clear that Dad didn't say anything, and the older sister's attitude was always very good, so he could only accept that he had lost the baby.
"Since Dad says he believes in you, then I'll believe in you too!"
That was a really difficult thing to say.
Chu Xin chuckled inwardly.
Don't be so resentful, kid. Even if you have a kindergarten education, you still have to obediently be the "scapegoat."
Didn't you see your dad has already admitted defeat?
Seeing the loving relationship between the father and son, Chu Xin didn't pry into whether Li Lifeng had contacted them, but instead asked about Hong Yan'an's plans.
"Gao Cuizhi has repeatedly leaked secrets. Although she has made a contribution by actively cooperating with us to capture the enemy this time, her criminal acts still exist, even if they are not..."
Even if it's not the death penalty, the sentence will be very severe, possibly life imprisonment or a sentence of several decades.
Thinking that Hong Yangyang was still around and it wasn't appropriate for her to hear certain things, she didn't finish her sentence, but Hong Yan'an understood what she wanted to say.
She gently touched her son's face. His face showed bitterness but strength. "She committed a crime, and whatever the price, she deserves it. I have no objection."
If he dies, he collects the body; if he lives, he waits.
Despite the saying that everyone has their own preferences, Chu Xin still couldn't understand why someone like Hong Yan'an would be so fond of Gao Cuizhi.
Could it be because when he was just beginning to fall in love, Gao Cuizhi was at the peak of her life, and the power of her "white moonlight" left an indelible mark on his heart?
Chu Xin couldn't help but scratch her head. It was so itchy. Did she need to grow an extra brain?
Fearing being obsessed with love, she quickly pinched herself.
She painfully comforted herself, thinking that a woman's position is not secure if she is not ruthless, and she can't let herself become so unscrupulous for a man in the future.
The newly made promise had barely been made when Zhou Yichen, unusually late for work for the first time ever, appeared at the company entrance.
His face, which had been extremely gloomy when he got out of the car, improved slightly when he saw Chu Xin, but then, thinking about what had happened that day, his expression immediately turned grim again.
Then Chu Xin saw a woman get out of the car from the other side, a woman who looked miserable as if she had come from a refugee camp.