Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 265 - 261: The Most Cowardly Man in the Troops

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Zhang Shanni’s family was busy and happy, while Xie Jingchen’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

Hearing that the task of finding ’Scar’ still needed to be followed up by him, if it weren’t for the fact that the order was given directly without soliciting his opinion, he really wanted to refuse.

Although Rong Fang had already locked onto a suspect believed to be a spy, possibly related to his current task—it was Lin Yingxia, a person he distinctly remembered.

Xie Jingchen knew his identity only allowed him to execute missions, with no right to inquire, so he had to agree.

This ’Scar’—the exact target hadn’t been identified yet, could there be a traitorous spy within the military?

What kind of matter was worth such an elaborate and blatant public investigation by the other party within the Chinese military’s ranks?

Ah, they were conducting ’covert inquiries.’ Obviously, the agents sent were not very skilled in their craft; it took only a few days for the military to secretly pinpoint them.

Originally, Lin Yingxia had been adhering strictly to norms for the past six months. However, since Lin Aihong appeared out of the blue, this woman’s behavior had severely deteriorated. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Could idiocy be contagious?!

Of course, his own wife had ’inadvertently’ put in no small effort.

Honestly, Lin Yingxia’s actions were indeed too outstanding, she was quickly targeted by the military.

In fact, it was because the other organization underestimated Rong Team’s counter-espionage capabilities.

Rong District, after all, was a special military zone prepared for warfare, where each entry and exit point, and the guarding soldiers, each had special characteristics.

Originally, Lin Yingxia didn’t have anything particularly noteworthy about her, except for occasionally being visited by a cousin named Ding Wangzhong, whose behaviors led to misunderstandings—

If anything really had to be highlighted, it might be that Mrs. Rong daringly dared to ’wear a green hat’ within the military, which was quite audacious!

But this woman had turned into a different person in just under three months—that alone was enough for the military to become suspicious.

It so happened that on the day Lin Yingxia changed dramatically, a Rongwei Chief was on rotation, and his nose was very supernatural, although it was impossible for each Rongwei to have a photographic memory.

But Lin Yingxia’s name was too prominent, making each soldier who had dealt with her take a ’special’ glance at her secretly.

This woman, when she left in the morning, had a sour smell that made people reluctant to come close, but when she returned, she carried a faint body fragrance that was very pleasant—of course, the soldiers suspected her!

Any suspicion in the military would be marked, especially in a special area like Rong District.

Thus, ’Lin Yingxia’ thought she had infiltrated the military without anyone noticing, but in fact, her every move had already been recorded by the military.

After investigations and tests, Rong Team could confirm that she was not the real Lin Yingxia!

Therefore, Zhu Yilai had been tolerating all along, almost being regarded by his peers as ’the most cowardly man in the military’!

In fact, he was obeying the military’s orders, not confronting ’Lin Yingxia’ directly but secretly investigating—where did the real Lin Yingxia go?

She was, after all, his legal wife; even if she had truly betrayed him already, one must see the person if alive, and the body if dead!

Even later, when Lin Aihong was repeatedly linked to Lin Yingxia, she was covertly guarded.

Despite the investigation results stating that both Lin Aihong and Lin Ximei were ordinary people, wasn’t it too much of a coincidence that they teamed up with Lin Yingxia right from the start?

The military’s usual approach was to rather miss out than to let go. Since Lin Aihong was already ill, let her continue to be sick.

After confirming that Lin Yingxia’s identity was not simple, Jingchen carefully reviewed Ding Wangzhong’s information, especially when he saw the fierce scar on his face, he frowned, "Scar," is this foolish man the one?

Another point, the timing was incredibly coincidental. This Lin Yingxia happened to visit Tanning Temple when he was traveling, was it by coincidence or for some reason?

While issuing orders, Jingchen searched through the information in his hands, trying to find any related clues to follow.

Shortly after Lin Yingxia passed the mission back, Jingchen also learned that someone had inquired about who had been at Tanning Temple the day before him.

Fortunately, in this era, ’sightseeing’ wasn’t popular yet; other than Jingchen’s family, there were no more than twenty people at Tanning Temple that day.

Two other families, on the surface, were like Jingchen’s family, going to pray for ’safety,’ the rest were either old ladies who came to offer prayers or shopkeepers who came to ask for spirits.

Most notably several traders asking for liquor were all using the same fat man with a cart. If Zhang Shan Ni were here, she could surely recognize who it was.

Jingchen was busy until after nine in the evening before he finally verified all the information.

To analyze useful data from it, he had to assign people to investigate the actual situation. By the time he returned home in the dark, the elderly and children at home were already asleep, but a dim, yellow light left in the living room brought a warm glow that could warm one’s heart.

At this time, the Xie Family were all asleep, and Zhang Shan Ni, being pregnant, was feeling very sleepy; after dinner, she went to bed at nine.

She had turned on this light during a midnight bathroom trip because she found it pitch black at home.

It was nearly midnight when Jingchen came home.

After a day of work, running around various places, he came back and ate directly at the military cafeteria, then continued dispatching tasks until he suddenly realized that it was deep into the night.

Of course, his formal appointment had been issued, exactly as he expected, only promoted one level to deputy battalion commander, while still holding the position of Rongwei Chief, overseeing the affairs of three Land Battle Group camps.

His military rank, however, jumped from major, skipping lieutenant colonel, to colonel. It was a kind of unique compensation.

When Jingchen went to bed, he was particularly quiet, fearing to wake his wife. But apparently, in a semi-sleep state, Zhang Shan Ni herself turned over and touched him once, as if to confirm who he was, then he felt a soft, slightly moist touch on his chin, a tender female voice whispered in his ear:

"Husband... good night."

Shanni acted as if she had completed a mission, nuzzled in his arms, then turned over and hugged a long pillow to sleep.

Husband? It was the third time Jingchen heard this term; obviously, this way of addressing one’s spouse was very rare.

But clearly, in her subconscious, her definition of a husband was the word ’husband’? Then what should a wife be called? ’Wife’ perhaps? Quite symmetrical after all.

Jingchen shook off the random thoughts in his mind, embracing his wife, gently caressed her belly a couple of times, enveloped the delicate, sweet-smelling woman into his arms, likewise gently leaving a kiss on her hair, peacefully closed his eyes and fell asleep.