Chapter 178: Chapter 178

""Exactly. That's why we strongly suspect it's the work of an enemy agent!""

Yes, after the leadership interrogated Lu Yanli, they initially thought she was the mastermind behind the incident.

But unexpectedly, Lu Yanli claimed that someone had called her and suggested the idea.

""The leadership said that the voice on the call Lu Yanli received was indistinguishable as male or female. Also, the call came from a hospital phone, not the communications office, where things are much more tightly controlled. The leadership has already had the technical department try to trace the call, but they don’t expect to find much."" This was the information Sheng Zexi got from his superiors.

Gu Jianing understood. In this era, electronic information technology wasn’t that advanced, so it was normal that they couldn’t trace the call.

""If the other party was able to pull this off, doesn’t that mean they have the necessary resources? And where did those resources come from?"" Gu Jianing asked.

Sheng Zexi’s eyes lit up—he hadn’t expected Ningning to immediately pinpoint the key issue.

""Exactly. That’s why we strongly suspect it’s an enemy agent!""

""An enemy agent!""

Gu Jianing frowned. Enemy agents existed in every era, but especially in this one.

The question was, who could it be?

In fact, what Sheng Zexi hadn’t told Gu Jianing was that during their last mission, the troubles they encountered were also highly suspected to be related to an enemy agent leaking secrets from within the military district.

The investigation was still ongoing, and so far, they hadn’t caught the rat hiding in the shadows.

Gu Jianing had no leads either.

Actually, she did have a suspect in mind—Li Shuyao. After all, Li Shuyao was more than ninety percent hostile toward her.

But then again, it didn’t seem likely.

First, Li Shuyao’s animosity toward her was probably because of Sheng Zexi, since Li Shuyao loved him but couldn’t have him.

Second, Li Shuyao was from the Li family, and the Li family’s background...

But if it wasn’t Li Shuyao, then who could it be? This incident was clearly targeted at her.

Of course, it could also have been aimed at Sheng Zexi.

After all, if she had really been accused of causing a patient’s death, her husband Sheng Zexi would have been affected as well.

""Alright, if we can’t figure it out for now, let’s not dwell on it. There are people whose job it is to investigate these things. Ningning, you just need to make sure you protect yourself."" Sheng Zexi patted Gu Jianing’s head.

Gu Jianing snapped out of her thoughts and nodded. ""Mm, I will.""

Two days later, a verdict was reached regarding Lu Yanli.

Lu Yanli was stripped of her medical license and sentenced to ten years in prison. Her husband was also demoted two ranks, and his chances for future promotion were slim.

It was a very heavy punishment.

Meanwhile, news of Gu Jianing’s ability to treat tuberculosis spread throughout the military district.

""A miracle doctor! She can even cure TB. Truly, skill knows no age,"" one military wife said.

""If only Dr. Gu had married Deputy Commander Sheng and joined the army earlier, my father wouldn’t have..."" A young soldier, whose father had died of tuberculosis the previous year, wiped away his tears.

""I knew it! Anyone that kid Sheng Zexi takes a liking to can’t be ordinary. He’s got a sharp eye, that one,"" said a certain leader.

""Old Master Chen was quick to take her as his apprentice, huh? He sure moves fast,"" remarked a top doctor at the military hospital.

""I heard Dr. Gu is going to give a lecture to share her TB treatment methods. She’s so selfless—a truly good doctor,"" the other doctors all praised Gu Jianing.

With this, Gu Jianing’s reputation soared once again in the Northwest Military District.

And from then on, no one ever questioned her medical skills because of her youth.

In fact, thanks to the accounts of those who witnessed her work, some even believed Gu Jianing had the power to bring people back from the brink of death.

How could a doctor with such skills be anything but extraordinary?

So, from that day on, Gu Jianing was flooded with patients, and the traditional medicine department was bustling once again.

—

Meanwhile, in Beijing, Grandpa and Grandma Sang received a call from Gu Jianing and Sheng Zexi. The couple said they would return to Beijing before Qingming to pay respects to her mother, and that Sheng Zexi’s leave had already been approved.

The old couple were overjoyed to hear they were coming.

Especially when they learned the couple would be staying at the Sang house. Over the next few days, whenever they had a spare moment, they tidied up a room, preparing bedding, pillows, and everything else—just waiting for the young couple to arrive.

""If only Xiao Wan were still here, how wonderful that would be. She would have liked Ning, too. Seeing Xiao Xi get married and about to become a father, she would have been so happy.""

Grandma Sang’s eyes reddened as she thought of her daughter, Sang Yuwan.

Xiao Wan really was such a good, gentle girl—such a pity she ended up with Sheng Xinhao.

If she hadn’t married Sheng Xinhao back then, would everything have turned out differently?

That bastard Sheng Xinhao claimed he loved Xiao Wan so much, but just a year after she passed away, he married Fang Wanrong, and after that, he treated Xiao Xi worse and worse.

No wonder Xiao Xi became estranged from him.

""By the way, that old man hasn’t come around lately,"" Grandma Sang said.

Previously, they’d tricked Sheng Xinhao into transferring money and the house to Xiao Xi. After that, Sheng Xinhao would shamelessly drop by from time to time to ask if they’d convinced Xiao Xi and Ning to get a divorce.

But now, he hadn’t shown up.

Grandpa Sang snorted. ""That old man’s in the hospital. Of course he hasn’t come.""

""In the hospital? What happened?""

...

Indeed, Sheng Xinhao was in the hospital.

At this moment, he was lying in a hospital bed, with Fang Wanrong and their son by his side, and their daughter nearby.

The director of the Beijing Military District Hospital was explaining the results. ""Commander Sheng, after our examination, we believe your arm is suffering from a condition called brachial plexus injury.""

""It’s a severe complication from the injury to your left arm years ago.""

""Your arm was wounded by shrapnel back then, correct?"" the doctor asked.

Sheng Xinhao nodded. ""Yes, but the shrapnel was removed at the time, and the wound healed.""

The injury to his left arm had happened when Sheng Xinhao was a young soldier, during a mission when he was wounded by shrapnel from an enemy grenade.

At the time, medical conditions were harsh and technology far less advanced than now.

Sheng Xinhao had pulled the shrapnel out himself, bandaged the wound, and continued fighting.

That battle ended in victory, and it was a turning point in Sheng Xinhao’s career.

After the mission, the wound on his arm healed, and he never paid it much attention.

In recent years, though, he’d occasionally felt a stabbing pain in his left arm, but since he used his right hand for everything, he didn’t think much of it.

It wasn’t until a year ago, when the pain in his left arm and shoulder intensified, that he finally came to the hospital for an examination."