The day before, Beijing Air Force Academy.
Ever since Gu Qinghan captured the three enemy spies in the North City Army, after 48 hours of continuous interrogation, the enemy spy responsible for sending the radio message finally revealed his deeper contact in Beijing.
So Gu Qinghan rushed to Beijing a few days ago, intending to catch this group of people in one fell swoop.
After holding various meetings with the superiors at the General Air Force Academy, Commander Lu appointed Gu Qinghan as the person in charge of this operation to capture the enemy spies.
Although the entire air force is anxious to wipe out the enemy spy organizations in Beijing.
However, Commander Lu, as the commander-in-chief of this mission, still faced tremendous pressure from all sides and was determined not to let anyone alert the enemy.
After seven consecutive days of deployment, Gu Qinghan had already captured most of the remaining enemy spies, except for the last two who were alarmed and were about to flee.
Commander Lu's office holds meetings every day, and today is no exception.
The conference table was covered with all kinds of documents and files, and senior leaders of various levels were sitting at the table. Everyone had been worried about this for several days in a row.
Commander Lu glanced at his subordinates sitting around the desk with sharp eyebrows, and said in a cold voice: "I believe everyone has seen that this group of enemy spies have a common feature. They all use thin or disabled people as media to transmit intelligence. They are inconspicuous in the crowd and are a vulnerable group. Everyone is easily confused."
"According to the tip-off, there are still two fish left to be caught, and they are both big fish. Now we have to split into six groups and make sure that we don't let any fish slip through the net at every checkpoint."
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips and suggested, "I think the train station should increase its manpower. If the remaining two have the body shape and appearance of children, they don't need any proof to take the train."
Children these days don’t need any proof to ride the train. Younger children need a household registration certificate, while older children can get on the train by just reciting a few quotations.
Land and water routes are not that difficult. If the enemy spies are allowed to enter the railway system, they can roam freely on the railway network, and then we won’t know which city we are going to.
Besides, there are always a lot of people on the train. This is the capital's railway station, with people coming and going, and every carriage and platform is packed with people.
This location is the best place to escape.
Commander Lu nodded in agreement. "Okay, then you will be in charge of the train station. Bring two more teams of comrades with you and make sure to catch all of these people in one fell swoop."
The soldiers at the conference table stood up together and said in unison: "Yes, Chief."
As soon as everyone left, the conference room became empty.
Commander Lu sat down in his seat, raised his hand and rubbed his temple, feeling a little tired.
Shen Chuanshan knocked on the door, walked into the meeting room casually, and asked, "Old man, you didn't sleep last night again?"
Ever since Beijing City took over the operation of capturing enemy spies, his old comrade-in-arms has not been so tired for a long time. He has been busy for several days in a row and treated the office as his home.
After hearing the familiar voice of his comrade, Lu Mingfei opened his eyes and asked, "Why did you come back so soon? Have you seen my granddaughter?"
"I see. Wen Nuan looks fine. You don't have to worry." Shen Chuanshan sat down and said, "I just don't know if Gu Qinghan can make it back in time to see the baby being born. I heard from your granddaughter that she will give birth at any time."
At this point, Commander Lu raised his eyebrows and said helplessly: "As long as the remaining remnants are caught, he can go back first."
However, this is a good opportunity to make merit. The more you participate, the greater your achievements will be.
Gu Qinghan was specially sent to Beijing by Commander Xu for support. He must have wanted Gu Qinghan to take advantage of these opportunities to give the Beicheng troops a chance to redeem themselves for their crimes.
After all, the appearance of enemy spies within the army this time indirectly shows that there are problems with the internal management of their army, and they will inevitably be held accountable.
However, Gu Qinghan contributed the most in this operation to capture the enemy spies, and he also extracted the most useful information from them. Logically speaking, his merits outweigh his faults.
It all depends on what choice Gu Qinghan makes.
Lu Mingfei is now in a dilemma. On one side is his granddaughter who is about to give birth, and on the other side is a capable general who is responsible for capturing enemy spies.
He knew that Wen Nuan would definitely know what was important and wouldn't blame him and Gu Qinghan for this matter, but since he had finally found his granddaughter, he also selfishly wanted to do something for her.
Both of his sons died in the war. Wen Nuan and his children were the closest people to him in this world.
However, in the face of the revolutionary cause, the family still had to make concessions. This was unavoidable and was also their duty as a soldier.
Shen Chuanshan looked at his old comrade with a sad face and joked, "Let me make a bet with you? I guess Gu Qinghan will rush back to North City as soon as the mission is completed."
"Who wants to bet with you?" Lu Mingfei put the confidential documents on the table into the khaki file bag and sighed, "Now, I just hope that those bastards don't run away."
Shen Chuanshan knew his comrades were worried, so he praised him for a rare moment: "Don't worry, your deployment this time is so tight that even if they have the ability to fly into the sky and hide underground, they can't escape from Beijing."
"That's a good thing to say." Lu Mingfei poured him a glass of water and handed it to him, but then said, "But I think this may involve internal officers. This matter may take a year or so. When will you go back to the border?"
Shen Chuanshan glanced at the enamel cup handed to him by his comrade-in-arms, and blew the tea leaves in it slowly, "No hurry, wait until you find out the remaining gang members. The internal affairs need to be investigated secretly."
The two exchanged a tacit look and did not continue talking. Commander Lu asked, "Did my granddaughter get scared by this incident?"
Shen Chuanshan took a sip of tea slowly and said with a smile: "Is your granddaughter, Lu Mingfei, so easily frightened? Moreover, she was the first to discover this."
"I like to hear that. My granddaughter, Lu Mingfei, has seen the world." Commander Lu pursed his lips with a smile, then sighed, "It's just this matter. I'll be busy for a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to see my three great-grandchildren in the next few months."
Shen Chuanshan sneered: "Come on, come on, why don't we just pick her up during the New Year? It's not thousands of miles away, we can get there in ten or eight hours by car."
"Go away, the children are so young and it's winter, how can we let them run around?" Commander Lu tapped the table with his fingers and shook his head helplessly.
*
After Gu Qinghan left the General Aviation College, he took his people to the train station.
He brought a total of fifty people with him, and each of them changed out of their formal attire into ordinary clothes in advance to avoid being discovered by cunning enemy spies, which would cause panic among the crowd and make it even more difficult to act.
Before the mission began, Gu Qinghan reminded his team: "Everyone must be careful. These enemy spies may have suicide drugs in their mouths. When you catch the suspects, you need to get the pills out of their mouths as soon as possible. Don't let them die so easily."
"And the remaining two enemy agents are both big fish. They may still have weapons on them. Everyone should be careful."
The soldiers who followed responded one after another: "Yes."
"Okay, two people in each group, find your positions according to the distribution map just designated, and start moving." After Gu Qinghan gave the order, everyone pretended to be passengers coming to the train station to take a train, and two people were arranged to guard every twenty meters.
Gu Qinghan glanced at the day's bus information in the train hall, and then quickly locked onto a train heading south.
But the train to Fujian Province would not leave for several hours, and Gu Qinghan was afraid that he had made a wrong judgment.
The waiting room was filled with passengers with different accents from all over the country. Gu Qinghan leaned against a pillar, picked up a newspaper, and began to observe secretly.
Most of the remnants captured in the past few days are disabled people with limited mobility, and some people who have taken hormones. Their features are still easy to identify.
Three hours passed while we waited.
Just when Gu Qinghan wanted to change a train line, a middle-aged woman walked past him, holding the hand of a child about eight or nine years old.
The two of them were speaking in a rather unrecognizable local accent, as if they were talking about going back to their hometown.
Gu Qinghan shook the newspaper in his hand and glanced at the mother and daughter who passed by him. At the moment when he relaxed his vigilance, he suddenly thought of something -
"Comrade, you dropped something." Gu Qinghan pointed to a big piece of paper on the ground and said, "This is the money you just dropped."
The middle-aged woman glanced at the money on the ground and smiled: "Comrade, this is not mine."
After saying that, he took the child beside him and walked away.
Don’t want any money
Gu Qinghan smiled coldly, then put away the newspaper in his hand and followed.
Seeing so many people around, Gu Qinghan winked at the people he brought with him not far away, indicating that they should evacuate the people around first.
Gu Qinghan followed behind the two people, but the other party's pace subconsciously quickened, as if they realized something was wrong.
At the moment when the other party turned around, Gu Qinghan raised his fist and smashed it towards the other party's left cheek. With a dull sound of falling to the ground, the middle-aged woman was knocked directly to the ground and let out a shrill cry of pain: "Ah-"
The first thing Gu Qinghan did was to kneel on the ground, control the person, and then remove her jaw to prevent her from taking pills to commit suicide.
Gu Qinghan sneered: "Want to die? It's not that easy!"
The woman whose jaw was removed couldn't utter a word. She just shook her head desperately, as if to say that Gu Qinghan had caught the wrong person.
Another skinny "kid" tried to escape, but was kicked to his knees by his comrades, who successfully captured him.
For fear of causing panic among the crowd, the remaining people were responsible for security.
Gu Qinghan directly took the man back to the General Air Force Academy and handed him over to the inspection team specially set up here.
When Minister Zhao Dagang of the Air Force Academy saw that Gu Qinghan had captured the man in less than two hours, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Great, Deputy Commander Gu, how did you do it?"
I have to say that with Gu Qinghan here in recent days, the mission has been progressing very smoothly.
He had already made plans and was determined to fight a protracted war. After all, there would always be enemy spies in every era, and they might even be impossible to completely eliminate.
They arrested batch after batch, but this time, all the accomplices they confessed were actually arrested.
It seems that this time Gu Qinghan will definitely be able to win first-class merit and rise to the top.
After Gu Qinghan handed the person over to Zhao Dagang, he did not chat with him, but just asked: "Minister Zhao, can you lend me a car?"
"Car?" Zhao Dagang was stunned for two seconds and asked, "Aren't you going to interrogate them with me? Could there be any remnants?"
Gu Qinghan has been going on missions with everyone these days. Although he was provided with a car, it was not clearly stated that it was assigned to him alone.
His car is not allocated separately. He and the deputy minister take turns using it, so it is not convenient to lend it out directly.
Just when Zhao Dagang was about to give him special approval, Xiao Zhang from Commander Lu's office drove over in Commander Lu's special jeep.
As soon as he got off the car, Xiao Zhang ran towards Gu Qinghan and said to him breathlessly: "Deputy Captain Gu, our leader knows that you are back, and asked me to drive the car over, saying that you need to use..."
"Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Zhang. Please thank Commander Lu for me." After expressing his gratitude, Gu Qinghan took the car keys from Zhang's hand, walked towards the military green Phuket car on the avenue, opened the door quickly and got in.
Zhao Dagang watched the Phuket car speeding away, looked at Xiao Zhang beside him, and asked: "Comrade Zhang, does Comrade Gu have other tasks?"
Gu Qinghan had really shocked him these past few days. Could it be that Commander Lu had secretly assigned him some important task
In the military, you must have a keen political sense, otherwise you will not be able to seize the opportunity to make meritorious service.
Xiao Zhang pursed his lips, not knowing whether to say it or not, and finally smiled, "It is indeed an important mission. I won't tell you anymore. The commander's office still has a lot of work to do. Minister Zhao, you should also get busy."
Zhao Dagang saw Xiao Zhang leave after he finished speaking, and clapped his hands regretfully. If he had known earlier that he would be the driver, he would have been Gu Qinghan's driver!
*
Five o'clock in the morning, North City.
When Wen Nuan woke up, she felt pain in her stomach. After a while, the pain eased, but it came back again after a while.
She grabbed Qinglan who was sleeping beside her and said in a weak voice: "Qinglan, I think I'm about to give birth..."
Gu Qinglan was half asleep and half awake the whole night. When she heard Wen Nuan say this, she jumped up from the kang and said, "What? She's going to give birth?"
She was confused for a moment, and tried to see Wen Nuan's appearance clearly in the darkness, but she could not see anything clearly.
Gu Qinglan grabbed Wen Nuan's hand and said quickly, "Sister-in-law, you are disturbed. I will get a flashlight first. Don't worry, I am here!"
Wen Nuan listened to Gu Qinglan's voice and nodded in the dark: "I'm not in a hurry, take your time."
Since learning from the old man, Gu Qinglan is no longer as noisy as before, and Wen Nuan is quite relieved about her.
But the stabbing pain in her stomach made her bite her lips, and the tall figure suddenly appeared in her mind.
The next second, the room became brightly lit, and my eyes felt a momentary discomfort.
Gu Qinglan shouted loudly: "Mother Chen, Mother Chen, my sister-in-law is about to give birth, please come over first."
Mother Chen in the small room seemed to have heard the noise a long time ago. She pushed open the door of the room the next second, with her hair loose, and said hurriedly: "Xiao Nuan, don't worry, I'll call someone to drive a car over now, you lie down first."
"Qinglan, your eldest brother told me to call Erhu if I have any urgent matters. I will take care of Xiaonuan first, you go and call."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qinglan ran out to the living room and started making a phone call. Aunt Chen got on the kang and gave Wen Nuan a simple check-up.
Mother Chen touched the kang bed and didn't feel any wet water, so she comforted her and said, "It's okay, Xiao Nuan, don't panic, your amniotic fluid doesn't seem to have worn off yet, don't move, we'll wait for someone to come and pick you up."
Wen Nuan looked at the familiar roof, grabbed Chen Ma's hand, and nodded.
Mother Chen looked at the sweat on Wen Nuan's forehead and felt distressed. She raised her voice and asked the people in the living room, "Qinglan, did you get through?"
"Wait a moment!"
Gu Qinglan called several times but couldn't get through. It must be because of the recent incident with the enemy spies that Erhu and the others were very busy.
Gu Qinglan hung up the call and muttered, "Never mind. Why don't we call Sister Juxiang and ask Captain Zhao to help."
Recently, many cadres in the family compound have been called to attend meetings. Zhou Jianshe, the husband of sister Guihua next door, is just like Gu Qinghan and has not returned home for several days.
I'm hoping Sister Juxiang can help.
It was easy to get through to the family compound's internal phone. After a few rings, I heard Sister Juxiang answer the phone: "Who is it?"
"Sister-in-law Juxiang is me, Qinglan." Gu Qinglan paused, then asked, "My sister-in-law is about to give birth. Can you ask Captain Zhao to help find a car to come over?"
When Sister Juxiang heard this, all her sleepiness disappeared, and she said hurriedly, "Okay, okay, tell Sister Xiaonuan not to worry, I'll find a car for you right now."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Gu Qinglan had just hung up the phone when there was a knock on the door: "Qinglan, open the door."
The noise here also woke up Sister Guihua. She vaguely heard that Wen Nuan seemed to be about to give birth, so she put on a thin coat and ran over.
As soon as the door opened, Gu Qinglan saw Zhang Guihua and said, "Sister-in-law Guihua, you are here? My sister-in-law is about to give birth."
Zhang Guihua walked right in and said, "I heard it, so I came over right away to see if there's anything I can do to help."
"Where's your sister-in-law?"
"In the room." Gu Qinglan frowned and said to herself, "I don't know where my elder brother is, and he didn't leave a phone number. Where are you, elder brother? My sister-in-law is about to give birth..."
Zhang Guihua patted her shoulder and said, "Don't panic. Have you contacted a car to come over? It's a bit far from here to the military hospital."
Even if she had amniotic fluid, she couldn't walk like this. The last time she gave birth to Zhuzi, Wen Nuan let her lie flat, for fear that the amniotic fluid would run out and the baby would suffocate.
But even if the amniotic fluid doesn't break, it's impossible to get through it. God knows when the contractions come, the pain will be so severe that your bones will break.
Gu Qinglan nodded, "I called Sister Juxiang and asked Captain Zhao to help us arrange it."
When Zhang Guihua entered the warm room, she saw her lying on the bed with a pale face. Her bulging belly looked like a small hill. Even though she herself had been pregnant, she also felt a little panicked.
Zhang Guihua walked over quickly, grabbed Wen Nuan's hand, and comforted her: "Xiao Nuan, it's okay, we are all here."
When Aunt Chen saw Zhang Guihua coming over, she said, "Guihua, please help me take care of Xiaonuan first. I'll go make her some wild ginseng water to drink."
Li Yunhua came once before and reminded Wen Nuan that the wild ginseng was still useful and she could drink some on the day of delivery.
Aunt Chen had already prepared it and placed it in the chest of drawers. Now, before the car arrives, she quickly makes some for her.
As soon as Chen's mother left, Lele woke up and saw her aunt and Aunt Guihua surrounding her mother. She rubbed her eyes and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
As he spoke, he slowly crawled over to Wen Nuan's side and lay down beside her.
Wen Nuan reached out and hugged the child's small body, and explained to her in a gentle voice: "The baby is coming out, Lele, be good, mommy has to go to the hospital."
She brushed the child's long hair, hissed in pain, and said, "You will follow Auntie later, okay?"
Lele sat up, looked at Wen Nuan with a half-understanding look, and said, "Don't worry, Mom. Lele is with you."
"Good boy, mom loves you." Wen Nuan touched the child's face, let out a long breath, and began to bite her lips.
Lele hugged the warm arms and said softly, "I love mom too."
Zhang Guihua anxiously glanced out the dark window, "Why hasn't the car arrived yet?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a beam of light shone in from the window, and the roar of a car engine came closer and closer. Zhang Guihua's eyes lit up: "The car is here, Xiao Nuan, come here, I'll help you get off the ground."
Wen Nuan listened to the sound of a car outside and had a momentary illusion that it might be Gu Qinghan who had returned.
Gu Qinglan walked forward and asked, "Sister-in-law, can you still walk? Why don't we carry you out?"
Wen Nuan smiled hard: "Sure."
Besides, she is pregnant with two children now, and Gu Qinglan can't hold her.
Just as Gu Qinglan and Zhang Guihua were working together to help Wen Nuan up and off the kang, Wen Nuan felt a warm current flowing down from the middle of her legs along her thighs.
Gu Qinglan panicked when she saw it: "No, you have to lie down. Sister-in-law, don't stand up yet, your amniotic fluid has broken."
Zhang Guihua quickly helped Wen Nuan back to the bed and told her to lie down obediently. "You have to lie down. Don't worry. The car is here and we can go to the hospital soon."
After saying that, Zhang Guihua took a pillow for her to use as a cushion.
Wen Nuan listened to the sound of a car outside, and soon heard footsteps. She subconsciously looked towards the door of the room...
But the person who showed up was not him.
In fact, I have already prepared myself mentally. As a military wife, this is a common occurrence.
However, she was deeply moved by the people who came, so she had no regrets.
The chief steward of the kitchen team and Lao Zhong shouted as soon as they entered the door: "Where's Wen Nuan? Is she about to give birth? We have the car ready, hurry up and get her in the car first."
Following behind them was sister-in-law Juxiang, who also hurried over and ran straight to the warm room.
Zhang Guihua glanced at the puddle of water on the ground and said anxiously, "No, Xiao Nuan's water has broken. We can't just walk over there. Someone, get her and carry her to the car."
Old Zhong and the quartermaster looked at each other, "Then..."
They all knew that Gu Qinghan was still in Beijing, and now that there were only two grown men around, there wasn't much need for them to be so cautious.
So he stepped forward and said, "Let's do it. We don't need to be so particular at this time."
Sister Juxiang rolled up her sleeves and said loudly, "Let me do it!"
Having said that, he walked over to the kang and wanted to hug Wen Nuan.
Zhang Guihua frowned: "Juxiang, is this okay? These two children are still a bit heavy."
"Don't worry. We usually move hundreds of pounds of things every day in the factory." Deng Juxiang stretched out her arms and picked up Wen Nuan, then said to Zhang Guihua, "Guihua, help hold it at the other end. We will send him to the car now."
This time, Zhang Guihua and Gu Qinglan also took action. The three women picked up Wen Nuan and walked towards the car outside.
The quartermaster looked at the female comrades who had put Wen Nuan safely on the bus and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Women hold up half the sky. Comrades, I admire you."
Deng Juxiang sighed softly, "Stop talking nonsense and drive quickly!"
After Wen Nuan was put in the car, Gu Qinglan and Zhang Guihua had already sat in. Qinglan said, "And Aunt Chen, my sister-in-law and the child's things haven't been taken yet. Two men, go and help."
Unity is strength.
Several people worked together and worked faster, and all the things were put into the car.
Because this was the kitchen team's transport vehicle, in addition to a few seats, there was also a bed at the back of the vehicle, which could pull everyone to the hospital at once.
Seeing Wen Nuan's face getting paler and paler, Gu Qinglan asked Chen Ma, "Chen Ma, didn't you make some wild ginseng soup? Did you bring it with you?"
"Yes, I have it. I'm blowing it. It's still hot. It will be fine in a moment."
"Don't be in a hurry. It will be bad if it spills. Chief Steward, please drive slowly. Safety is the most important thing."
"We'll be here soon. I've already contacted the hospital and someone will be out to pick us up soon."
Wen Nuan listened to everyone's words. Although her stomach ached, her heart felt warm.
The family compound was not far from the military hospital and it only took a few minutes to get there.
There were already people waiting at the hospital entrance, so Gu Qinglan shouted, "Everyone, don't move. Leave the rest to our medical staff."
Under the arrangement of professionals, Wen Nuan was carried to a stretcher**.
The next second, Li Yunhua and Mr. Zhao came out together.
Li Yunhua grabbed Wen Nuan's hand and said in a warm voice, "Don't worry, I'm here."
Wen Nuan looked at her and felt much more at ease: "Doctor Li, why are you..."
Li Yunhua patted her hands and said with a smile: "I was the one who delivered you. Now that I have the opportunity to deliver your baby, I will definitely come."
Besides, Wen Nuan and Commander Lu made great efforts in rehabilitating Zhao Qinyuan, so she must do something for them.
Mr. Zhao looked at Wen Nuan and said, "Yun Hua's skills are much better than mine, you can rest assured, and Deputy Head Gu is on his way back, you will be able to see him soon."
He just called Beijing and was told that Gu Qinghan had left for Beijing in the evening and would definitely be able to catch up.
Wen Nuan nodded. Although she still felt a little regretful, she felt warm at heart because of the lovely group of comrades around her.
*
Gu Qinghan drove directly into the military base, but at the crossroads, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he turned the steering wheel and drove towards the hospital.
In the delivery room, there were two or three female comrades who were waiting to give birth like Wen Nuan, and they were all groaning in pain.
After drinking the wild ginseng soup cooked by Chen Ma, Wen Nuan's face was no longer as pale as before, but she still cried out in pain.
"It's almost there. I'm six fingers old now. I'll be able to go to the delivery room soon."
Old Zhong went back to the kitchen and made some brown sugar water for Wen Nuan, and asked Aunt Chen to give some to Wen Nuan to drink to replenish her energy.
Xiao Zhu knew that Wen Nuan was about to give birth, so he cooked some porridge and came over to see if there was anything he could do to help.
Seeing so many people coming, Mother Chen said, "It's clear at a glance how popular our Xiao Nuan is in the family compound. Our commander can rest assured."
"Come on, Xiao Nuan. Qing Han will be back soon."
Wen Nuan looked at Mother Chen and nodded obediently, but still didn't dare to hold out hope.
She knew it a long time ago.
What's more, this time we encountered such a serious incident.
Lele looked at Wen Nuan lying on the bed and suddenly burst into tears: "Wow, I don't want the baby anymore, I want my mother to get up..."
Gu Qinglan held the child in her arms and coaxed her, "Silly child, mom will be well soon. You should kiss her and hug her."
Lele lay down beside the warm head, and put her slightly cool little hands on her face, "Hug mommy, mommy must be fine."
Wen Nuan touched the child's face and tried hard to force a smile, "Thank you Lele."
Half an hour passed.
Chen Ma and Sister Guihua and Sister Juxiang took turns feeding Wen Nuan some food and drink. Wen Nuan shook her head: "I really can't eat anymore. I'm in so much pain..."
Warm fingers gripped the mattress, and the fingertips turned a little white.
She looked at the ceiling and called out weakly, "Gu Qinghan, why haven't you come back yet..."
"I'm back, I'm back..."
Wen Nuan curled up in bed, thinking she was hallucinating, but the next second, she saw a familiar figure running towards her.