Chapter 416 Thank You Gu Mingchen
“What is it?” she questioned before patiently waiting for him to continue.
“Xia He has been arrested. Soon, she’ll be going to the military court. If nothing goes wrong, she’ll be sentenced to death,” Gu Mingchen informed solemnly.
Hearing his words, Bai Rong’s heart skipped a beat as the image of Xia He’s face surfaced in her mind.
She thought she had a miserable life, but it seemed like she was luckier than Xia He.
“Where was she arrested?” Bai Rong asked, a trace of sympathy in her eyes.
“She was caught the moment she appeared in A City’s airport. The one who arrested her is my old subordinate. He told me about it before he reported to the higher-ups,” Gu Mingchen answered.
“Do you think she’s a spy?” she inquired as she tugged her safety belt.
“In the beginning, yes. Since she and I were the only ones who survived, I thought it would be her. However, Zhou Hailan appeared. So now I think it’s either Zhou Hailan or her. However, Zhou Hailan was disfigured and locked up. She even suffered inhumane treatment and was forced to give birth to a child. Hence, the public would side her more than they would for Xia He. After all, Xia He had disappeared abruptly and returned completely unscathed.”
“So, even if she’s innocent, she still has to die,” Bai Rong whispered as the light in her eyes dimmed. Although she had only come into contact with Xia He a few times, she felt that the woman was a strong individual.
“To be honest, after Zhou Hailan appeared, I’ve sent my men to watch her. There was nothing suspicious about her these two years. If she’s the spy, it won’t make any sense.”
“So you think Xia He’s the spy too,” Bai Rong queried.
“More specifically, I don’t know. I think your words sound plausible too. If she’s the spy, she shouldn’t be living such a tragic life, and she wouldn’t need to come back.”
“Moreover, wasn’t she arrested the moment she appeared in the airport? That doesn’t sound logical, not unless someone knows her whereabouts well,” Bai Rong pointed out.
All of a sudden, Gu Mingchen stopped the car and cast a sharp look at the woman who was seated next to him.
Perplexed, she asked, “What’s the matter?”
“If someone knows her whereabouts well, who do you think it’ll be?”
“Su Xuyan? No, that’s not right. When Su Xuyan was on the island, Xia He was already gone. Shen Yiyan? No, that’s not right too. Liu Yan wouldn’t tell Shen Yiyan these things. Who could it be? Is it possible that Xia He met someone after she left?” Bai Rong guessed.
Gu Mingchen fell silent as he stared straight ahead, seemingly lost in his thoughts.
Holding his hands, Bai Rong worriedly asked, “What’s wrong?”
Right then, Gu Mingchen made a call. “Leng Xiao, how did you arrest Xia He?”
“I had an anonymous call telling me I could catch Xia He in the airport, so I sent my men there,” the man on the line replied.
“Can you find out who called you?”
“I can’t. It was a virtual number. Moreover, we can’t pinpoint its location. I’m suspecting that the call came from a car,” Leng Xiao stated.
“Ignore my previous decision. Keep Xia He in custody, and report her to the higher-ups,” Gu Mingchen ordered.
That was when Bai Rong finally figured out what Gu Mingchen had been previously talking about in the room. Gu Mingchen had not wanted anyone to find out Xia He had been arrested; he was telling Leng Xiao not to report it to higher-ups for a while.
He, too, wanted to save Xia He.
Unfortunately, this was part of the enemy’s plan. If he did not let Leng Xiao report it to the higher-ups, Leng Xiao would not be the only one caught in the mess; Gu Mingchen would be too.
In other words, this trap was most likely meant for him.
“I’m sorry,” Gu Mingchen said to Bai Rong after ending the call.
Bai Rong squeezed out a tense smile. “I hope Xia He’s the spy, or else this is quite terrible for her.”
“I still remember watching them die in front of me. If Xia He isn’t the spy, I won’t be able to live with the guilt for watching my last surviving comrade die in front of me. Although I’m reporting her to the higher-ups, if she turns out to be innocent, I’ll save her,” Gu Mingchen promised.
“Maybe your plan to save her is also part of their plan. They would say you’re in league with Xia He… They would claim that you’re both spies. With how you’ve been set up previously, I’m afraid you won’t be able to protect yourself. I think we should take out some time and plan this well.” Bai Rong was worried that something would happen to Gu Mingchen.
Her words made the man fall silent. He started the car again, but his brows remained furrowed.
Anxiously, Bai Rong asked, “Can you arrange for me to meet Xia He?”
He nodded. “I’ll ask Leng Xiao to make arrangements. Most likely, you’ll be able to meet her before dinner.”
Gu Mingchen did not head to the office in the end. After calling Leng Xiao and making sure no one was tailing them, he drove Bai Rong to the Shadow Samurais’ secret military base.
When Xia He saw her, she turned agitated and gripped onto the steel railing. “Why are you here?”
“I should be the one asking you that. Why did you come back?” Bai Rong questioned.
“Bai Rong.” After glancing at her surroundings, Xia He grabbed Bai Rong’s palm and wrote, Other than you, I have no one I can trust.
Bai Rong’s heart sank as she looked at the other woman. Sometimes, trust was a heavyweight on a person’s shoulders.
I have many questions for you. I told you that if you want to come back, you have to have a plan, Bai Rong wrote in Xia He’s palm.
I found out a secret about that operation. Xia He raised her head to look at Bai Rong.
As Bai Rong stared into her eyes, her mind filled with a loud buzzing noise. It felt as if she had found a bone in an uncracked egg; it made the hairs on the back of her neck stand.
She anxiously retracted her hand and clenched her fists.
The more secrets one knew, the quicker one would die. That was how the world worked.
Bai Rong was afraid that the next step she took would be right into the quicksand. From then on, Gu Mingchen and her life would be a mess again.
“Bai Rong,” Xia He called out.
Returning to her senses, Bai Rong peered at the other woman.
Maybe Gu Mingchen’s fate has changed since the operation.
Zhou Hailan, his girlfriend, disappeared, and many of his comrades died. When he went back to work on his mission, he was drugged. After taking her, someone took his sperm and made Zhou Hailan pregnant.
In other words, the ones behind these two missions are the same.
After I became pregnant, someone took Yanny away. Right as Gu Mingchen was in a slump, they sent Yanny back.
After sending him back, they tried to poison Yanny. Moreover, whatever happened to Xia He is a trap meant for Gu Mingchen.
But… Why would someone do that? Everything was nothing but a confusing puzzle to Bai Rong.
Slowly, she reached out to Xia He.
Maybe the answer to all of those lies in the mission’s secret.
Once she found out about the secret, she would be able to find those hiding behind the scenes. From then on, she would be able to keep Gu Mingchen and Yanny away from traps and potential danger.
At that moment, Xia He held Bai Rong’s hand.
“I’m counting on you,” she told her.
