"Guo Jiacheng has disappeared at the border." Wang Zijian informed Huo Shiqian about Guo Jiacheng’s situation in this manner.

"Disappeared?" Upon hearing this, Huo Shiqian frowned and asked, "How long has he been missing? Has there been no response from the Guo family?"

"The Guo family..." Wang Zijian shook his head, his tone rather heavy, and said, "I suspect there’s an insider in the Guo family."

"That’s also why I came to you." Wang Zijian continued, "The person who could act against Guo Jiacheng on that side of the Guo family must hold a significant position."

"Moreover, this mission, I directly assigned it to Guo Jiacheng." Wang Zijian sighed and said, "I originally intended to send you, but since you just got married and your child was just born, I reassigned it to Guo Jiacheng."

"Who would have expected something to happen to Guo Jiacheng?" Wang Zijian said with regret.

"After the incident, to avoid alarming the enemy, both General Guo and I agreed that we cannot send anyone from the Guo family again." Wang Zijian said, "Therefore, I thought of you."

"I understand that at this time, you should be with your wife and child, but the situation is urgent, Shiqian, I can only entrust this matter to you." Wang Zijian said sincerely.

The leader of the nation spoke to him with such sincerity, so Huo Shiqian slightly shook his head and said, "There’s no need for such formality, sir. Both publicly and privately, this is something I should undertake."

Publicly, a comrade had an incident while on duty at the border; as a soldier, he has the responsibility to rescue him.

Privately, Guo Jiacheng... though sometimes he gives him headaches, he and Guo Jiacheng have a unique friendship forged through conflict.

"Then I’ll leave it to you!" Wang Zijian stood up and said solemnly to Huo Shiqian.

"Yes, sir. Rest assured, I will complete the mission." Huo Shiqian also responded solemnly to Wang Zijian.

On his way back from Wang Zijian, Huo Shiqian was thinking about how to tell his wife about this matter.

When he got home, Huo Shiwu was unexpectedly awake, lying quietly in his mother’s lap, happily playing and waving his arms and legs.

Seeing Huo Shiqian, the child opened his mouth in a silent smile, waving his arms and legs energetically, as if recognizing his father.

Seeing his son like this, a faint smile crept onto Huo Shiqian’s lips.

Then, Huo Shiqian sat down on the bed, reached out to play with his son, and said, "Xiao Shiwu is so good, so sensible. In the future, listen to your mom and don’t make her worry..."

Huo Shiwu obviously couldn’t understand his father’s words.

Fifteen just found it amusing and grabbed his father’s hand, trying to put it into his drooling mouth.

Huo Shiqian, of course, didn’t let his son succeed and withdrew his hand.

Meanwhile, Xia Chuyi had already noticed something unusual about Huo Shiqian.

"Honey, is there something going on?" Xia Chuyi felt that there was something odd about the way Huo Shiqian spoke while playing with the child.

At her words, Huo Shiqian sighed lightly, kissed his wife, and then said, "Chuyi, I need to go on a mission."

"A mission?" This answer was clearly not what Xia Chuyi had expected.

"Now?" Xia Chuyi was extremely surprised, looking at Huo Shiqian and asked, "What kind of mission? Does it have to be you?"

Xia Chuyi was somewhat puzzled, as she was still nursing, and the country was currently at peace; why would Huo Shiqian suddenly need to go on a mission?