Chapter 473: Wen Meiling’s Mistake
Chapter 473: Wen Meiling’s Mistake
Nan Mengyu was anxious; when she needed Gu Dongxing the most, he was not there.
Suddenly, she remembered her brother Cheng Jiuhe and hurried to the military unit where he was stationed, asking the guard to call for Cheng Jiuhe: "Could you please check if Cheng Jiuhe is around?"
"Cheng Jiuhe? Which Cheng Jiuhe?"
"That is, Deputy Commander Cheng Jiuhe. I’m his sister!" Jiang Mengyu said urgently.
The person on the other end of the line checked and then told Nan Mengyu, "He’s not here; he’s out on a mission."
The urgency in Nan Mengyu’s heart intensified. Why was it that every time she needed someone, none of them were available!
At this moment, in the headquarters where Cheng Jiuhe was supposed to be, a woman just hung up the phone: "Trying to find Deputy Commander Cheng? Do you think you’re even worthy of his attention?"
If Nan Mengyu were here, she would realize that the person who answered the phone was actually Vice Factory Director Yan’s wife, Wen Meiling.
At this moment, a female soldier came out from the restroom at the end of the hallway and entered the headquarters office, asking Wen Meiling, "Cousin, did any calls come in while I was away?"
Wen Meiling hurriedly replied, "No, don’t worry about it."
In a moment of urgency, Nan Mengyu told the guard, "If Cheng Jiuhe returns, tell him—never mind."
If he was out on a mission, he probably couldn’t be relied upon.
Without Gu Dongxing and Cheng Jiuhe, she couldn’t mobilize any troops to rescue the kidnapped girls.
The main issue was, she suspected they were trafficked based solely on her conjecture, without solid evidence.
"If he comes back, tell him I’ve gone to rescue kidnapped women."
The little soldier on guard, hearing that Jiang Mengyu, a girl, was going to rescue kidnapped women, immediately became anxious: "Sis, better wait for the Deputy Commander to return before you go, it’s very dangerous for you to go alone."
Where could Nan Mengyu wait until the Deputy Commander returned? She ran off, disappearing into the distance in an instant.
The little soldier watched in amazement: "Is she a sprinter? She would definitely win an award if she competed in international track events."
He stared blankly in the direction where Jiang Mengyu had vanished.
Over an hour later, the little soldier finished his shift, still without Cheng Jiuhe’s return. Worried, he decided to go to the headquarters, but discovered Deputy Commander Cheng just coming out.
The little soldier was shocked: "You’re here, Deputy Commander! You were in headquarters? Then why, when I called just now, did they say you and the Commander had gone out on a mission?"
Cheng Jiuhe sensed something was wrong: "What are you talking about? When did I go on a mission? You called headquarters looking for me just now? I didn’t know about this."
The little soldier suddenly exclaimed: "Oh no. Your sister mentioned an hour ago, if you returned, to tell you that she went to rescue the kidnapped women."
Cheng Jiuhe, stunned, grabbed the little soldier: "Did you really call headquarters looking for me?"
The little soldier quickly replied: "Yes, really, your sister came looking for you, and I immediately called headquarters, there should be a record on the phone."
"Which direction did my sister go?"
The little soldier pointed in a direction, and without another word, Cheng Jiuhe deserted the little soldier and ran in the direction Nan Mengyu had gone.
However, having chased a bit and not seeing Nan Mengyu, he quickly returned, got in a car, and drove in pursuit.
Nevertheless, upon reaching the county town and arriving at Shen Qi’s courtyard, he discovered that the gate was guarded by Iron General.