A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

The county town, the port workers' dormitory.

After being back in the army for so long, Xue Man finally found a chance to rest and immediately went back to see his old leader.

"Company commander!"

“No, I’m not your company commander anymore.” Song Wenyuan denied it on the spot.

He even wanted to be transferred to the toy factory after his vacation!

What company commander?

he does not know!

To be honest, he hasn't seen his wife for three days.

miss her.

"I know you're getting promoted and might not be leading us anymore." Xue Man wasn't sure what Song Wenyuan was thinking, but he earnestly confessed, "But in my heart, you'll always be my company commander, and nothing can change that!"

Song Wenyuan was speechless. What on earth was all this about?!

He said with a straight face, "What nonsense are you talking about? It's not like we'll never see each other again, don't make it sound like a final farewell."

Xue Man chuckled: "Isn't the atmosphere just right?"

Song Wenyuan said irritably, "What are you doing here?"

Xue Man suddenly slapped his forehead; he had almost forgotten the important matter.

Xue Man said, "Company Commander, didn't you ask me to keep an eye on your wife and niece? But my wife is in the family quarters, and I'm in the barracks, so I can't go there on weekdays. I was thinking of helping to find out what happened when my wife was detained in the security office. And guess what?"

Song Wenyuan gave him a slap: "You've even learned to keep people in suspense now?"

He had been resentful about his wife being detained in the security department, but since his superiors had already taken care of it for him, he couldn't hold onto the matter. So he could only keep it to himself and remain silent.

Unexpectedly, Xue Man gave him a big surprise as soon as he returned.

Xue Man laughed for a while, then said seriously, "I inquired about that matter. The explanation from above is that Qu Zhiming in the security department hated spies so much that after someone reported that my sister-in-law was a spy, he couldn't wait until the next day and went to arrest her on the spot. But as far as I know, Qu Zhiming is not some greenhorn. He has been in the security department for several years. How could he make such a mistake? So I asked around among the others."

Song Wenyuan listened to Xue Man recount his discovery.

“I asked several people who had dealt with Qu Zhiming, and they all said that Qu Zhiming was quite tactful in his dealings with others and rarely gave anyone a chance to find fault with him. Doesn’t that contradict his explanation? He could only do this if his sister-in-law offended him. But his sister-in-law had only been in the army for a short time, didn’t know many people, and had never even interacted with him. How could she have offended him? So I started investigating his interpersonal relationships, and guess who I found out?”

"Who?"

This time, Song Wenyuan didn't mind Xue Man keeping him in suspense. He wanted to see who it was that wouldn't even spare a weak woman with a child.

"Qiao Shanshan".

"Qiao Shanshan?"

Song Wenyuan frowned, searching his mind for information about this person.

He felt the name sounded familiar, but couldn't quite place it.

"who is she."

Xue Man's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at her company commander: "Qiao Shanshan! Company commander, you don't recognize her?"

Song Wenyuan frowned even more: "Should I know him?"

After a long while, Xue Man clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"No wonder! The fallen flowers yearn to follow the flowing water, but the flowing water has no affection for the fallen flowers," Xue Man sighed.

"Don't just learn any poem and use it randomly. Is this particular line of poetry meant to be used here?"

"Company Commander, how do you know this poem isn't meant to be used here?"

"This is a poem about love. Do you think it's appropriate to use it here?"

"I haven't even said anything about Qiao Shanshan's situation, how do you know it has nothing to do with love, Company Commander?"

A question mark slowly rose above Song Wenyuan's head. Xue Man, having whetted his company commander's appetite, finally spoke with satisfaction.

"That Qiao Shanshan is the regimental commander's niece. The regimental commander often invites you to his house for meals. How come you don't even know her, Company Commander?"

Hearing Xue Man say this, Song Wenyuan finally managed to dredge up that shy girl from the corner of his memory.

It's not accurate to say she's the regimental commander's niece; she should be called the regimental commander's wife's niece.

The regimental commander did indeed frequently invite him to his home for meals, and he had met the other party several times.

However, the other person seemed very shy at the time, and since he was already married, he kept his distance from her and didn't even say a word to her.

I never expected that this matter would be related to her.

"Just say what you have to say, don't ramble on about nothing."

The thought of his wife suffering such a thing for no reason, and that it was related to him, made Song Wenyuan feel uncomfortable again, which inevitably affected Xue Man.

Xue Man secretly rolled his eyes, but he knew the company commander wasn't angry with him, so he continued, "That Qu Zhiming is pursuing Qiao Shanshan, but Qiao Shanshan doesn't like him; she likes you..."

"Wait a minute, how come Qiao Shanshan likes me?" Song Wenyuan hurriedly interrupted, "I haven't even said a word to her."

"How would I know? Anyway, that's what people who know her say. The only connection Qu Zhiming has with his sister-in-law is through this Qiao Shanshan. And I also found out something else."

"what's up?"

"Didn't my sister-in-law get framed during New Year's Day? They said she ruined the costume for another program?"

"Is this related to Qiao Shanshan?"

“Yes!” Xue Man affirmed. “The woman who framed my sister-in-law is named Tang Qiuqiao, and she is also a military wife. I happen to have a fellow villager who is a soldier under Tang Qiuqiao’s husband, so I asked him about this matter.”

After making inquiries, I learned that Qiao Shanshan was also on that show, and when my sister-in-law was identified, she tried to convince everyone that my sister-in-law was the one who did the beating.

You said if there was only one thing, that would be fine, but both of these bad things that happened to my sister-in-law are connected to that Qiao Shanshan. What a coincidence!

So I suspect this might be related to Qiao Shanshan, but then again, Qiao Shanshan is the commander's niece..."

Xue Man ended his sentence there, and Song Wenyuan fell into deep thought.

Xue Man's methods were taught to him personally, so he naturally trusted him.

But after investigating for so long, he could only find this network of contacts, without even any evidence. How could he break this deadlock?