c53 - Professional Victim
After having Tang Yucai beaten, Yihe personally bandaged her leg wound with a medical kit.
“Thanks for this.”
Hearing Tang Yucai’s words, Yihe gave a low “Mm” and continued carefully treating the wound, everything unspoken between them.
Sometimes, relationships in this world are quite remarkable.
Some people, despite being romantic rivals, can simultaneously be good friends who entrust their lives to each other.
After treating the leg wound, Yihe couldn’t help but ask, “Is she doing well?”
Seeing that her rival still harbored thoughts of her wife, Tang Yucai immediately became displeased.
Her eyes rolled mischievously as she chuckled, “What? You’re asking about our relationship? It’s great! Qianqiu and I have two daughters.”
Shen Han, watching Teacher Tang provoke him again, felt her scalp go numb.
She quickly stepped forward, “Uncle Yihe! If you want to hit someone, hit me, not my dad.”
Tang Yucai held her back, “No! You’re still a child. Dad can’t bear to see you suffer even a little!”
Shen Han: “I’m not afraid of hardship. I’m only afraid of not trying hard enough.”
Tang Yucai: “Silly child, in dad’s heart, you’re already number one!”
Ning Xi: “……”
Yihe: “……” Are you two performing a stand-up comedy for me?
A few minutes later, the warehouse’s iron doors were pulled open.
A group of Alphas in sportswear entered, throwing over 20 captured individuals into the corner of the warehouse.
Shen Han turned to look, seeing that each person’s hands were tied behind their back, their feet chained, mouths stuffed with cloth, and eyes blindfolded.
Such professional kidnapping techniques! Who knows what kind of business Uncle Yihe really started in?
“A few escaped, we caught 23, the rest over 100 are dead. We didn’t bring them to you. We have to go now, we’ll be in touch.”
After dropping these words, Yihe left the warehouse with his men.
After seeing them off, Shen Han helped Tang Yucai and Ning Xi to sit in a cleaner spot.
She then started searching for her phone in her pocket.
She figured that since Yihe’s team had eliminated the enemies, the signal blockade should have been lifted as well.
If the phone was usable again, she needed to quickly call Gu Junwan to report their safety.
The earlier firefight had been so intense, news must have spread.
She didn’t want to scare Gu Junwan like last time.
But just as she took out her phone and was about to unlock the screen,
Footsteps approached the warehouse entrance again.
Gu Junwan walked at the front, flanked by her Special Assistant Xu Zhao and Colonel Ping Jiashi of the Third Army Group.
Today, the Empress wore a black combat suit, her luscious long hair tied back in a neat ponytail.
The all-black attire and combat boots perfectly accentuated her curvaceous figure.
The Empress’s expression was not good, her golden irises filled with obvious worry and anger.
As her long legs strode urgently, her whole being seemed to exude a solemn killing intent.
Seeing the Empress in this state, the three Alphas resting in the warehouse felt their hearts skip a beat and hurriedly stood up.
Tang Yucai knew her daughter was truly angry this time and immediately started playing the victim.
“Little Wan, you’re finally here! A group of people just bullied me, they beat me so badly it hurts.”
Ning Xi’s eyes suddenly widened.
She was shocked: Surely Teacher Tang’s brain hadn’t been damaged by those people? How dare she speak to the Empress like this!
Gu Junwan carefully scrutinized her Alpha mother.
Seeing that although she looked somewhat disheveled, her condition seemed quite good.
The heavy stone that had been weighing on her heart throughout the journey was finally half lifted.
Moreover, the fact that she could act out this pitiful act in front of her showed that there really wasn’t any major problem.
Regarding this plan orchestrated by her two mothers, Gu Junwan felt both angry and scared.
She didn’t even dare to think about what she would do if something had happened to them.
Tang Yucai limped forward, stretching out a trembling hand.
She perfectly portrayed the anxiety of an ‘old mother’ afraid of worrying her child.
Gu Junwan stepped forward and lightly hugged her mother, then walked straight past her towards the other Alpha who had been standing foolishly to the side.
Seeing the Omega walking towards her, Shen Han grinned silently.
She actually wanted to act pitiful in front of Gu Junwan like Teacher Tang had done.
But given that there were several outsiders present, it wasn’t appropriate to behave too casually.
Just as she was hesitating in her mind whether to salute the Empress,
A soft body had already thrown itself into her arms.
The refreshing scent of cold plum entered her nostrils, turning into countless tingling electric currents, shattering all thoughts in the Alpha’s mind.
Seemingly not expecting Gu Junwan to embrace her in front of everyone,
Shen Han blinked, momentarily frozen in place.
Ning Xi, not far away, was completely stunned.
She gaped, staring intently at the two pressed tightly together, feeling as if she were in a dream.
At this moment, many floating memory fragments in her mind suddenly converged, finally piecing together a complete truth.
Shen Han’s high-end apartment in the base, Shen Han’s Feilong McLaren, Shen Han playing the suona to attack Prince Walker of the Jiying Empire, Shen Han calling Teacher Tang “dad”!
Holy crap! So her captain’s Omega girlfriend was actually the Empress of the Free Federation!
Xu Zhao and Ping Jiashi, who had come with Gu Junwan, were also quite shocked.
Xu Zhao, who knew about their relationship, was slightly better off, but the colonel beside her, who was formidable on the battlefield, looked as if he had been shot.
“Quick, quick, close the iron door!”
Hearing Xu Zhao’s urgent voice, Ping Jiashi finally came to his senses.
The two immediately turned and ran towards the warehouse door, pushing it closed from left and right.
Fortunately, the two rows of soldiers standing outside the door were quite far away, and more people were still carrying out search missions around. Apart from the few people inside the warehouse, no one outside knew what had happened inside.
Inside the warehouse.
Shen Han was dazed for a good while before finally extending her arms to gently hold her Omega.
While caressing her slender back, she lowered her head and whispered in her ear, “Don’t worry anymore. The whole thing was just a false alarm. I only have a few scratches. It’s actually Teacher Tang whose leg was cut quite deeply by the metal shards.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Han felt a few punches land on her back.
The Omega’s strength wasn’t great to begin with, and she wasn’t putting much force into the punches, so they felt rather ticklish when they landed.
Shen Han knew her Omega didn’t want to hear anything about Teacher Tang right now, so she obediently fell silent.
She tightened her arms slightly to allow the Omega in her embrace to feel more secure.
Ning Xi stood not far from the two, watching the scene of the Empress punching with her little fists, almost exploding herself.
She raised her hand to cover her lips, not knowing whether she was afraid of crying out or crying.
Tang Yucai silently sighed, “A grown daughter is hard to keep at home.”
The roof of this warehouse was long gone, and the evening sun’s rays gently showered down, gradually gilding this dilapidated abandoned factory with a layer of golden light.
A young couple embracing in the sunlight, the scene pure and pristine.
……
This fishing operation planned by the former Empress and Teacher Tang was very successful.
Not only did it achieve the expected effect, but it also provided additional gains for Gu Junwan’s side.
After her last phone call with her Omega mother, she quickly reviewed Tang Yucai’s various actions over the past few days in her mind.
The reason they didn’t let her know about this plan was simply because they feared she wouldn’t be able to remain inactive if she knew.
And if she issued protection orders, and the enemy detected this information, the entire plan would have fallen under the enemy’s control.
After ending the call with her mother, Gu Junwan set up a trap.
On the surface, she was mobilizing troops for a rescue operation with great fanfare, but in reality, more than half of these forces were used for counter-surveillance.
In that situation, if the enemy had the capability, they would certainly monitor her movements in real-time.
She only needed to go along with the plan, releasing false information while lying in wait, to screen the personnel on her side.
And they really did pull out a nail.
The captured information officer had been in the position for over 20 years, even longer than Gu Junwan’s age.
That person had joined the Federation government during her mother’s administration.
He had been diligent for over 20 years, and if not for today’s opportunity, who knows how long he would have continued to lurk in such an important information post.
Through this operation, Gu Junwan’s side could deduce several important pieces of information.
Firstly, the mastermind behind the scenes must have been closely monitoring the movements of Tang Yucai and her spouse all along.
Because Tang Yucai had come to the base secretly, yet faced such a large-scale attack within two days, it couldn’t have been a spur-of-the-moment decision, there simply wasn’t enough time.
The other side must have known about her movements in advance and had been waiting for an opportunity. Moreover, those people were cautious, even hiring a batch of local thugs to probe before taking action.
Just these few key pieces of information narrowed down the scope of investigation considerably.
Yihe had also helped capture over 20 live prisoners, who under interrogation would surely provide more useful intelligence.
This fishing incident had come to a temporary close.
But the cold treatment of the Empress’s two mothers was just beginning.
After returning to the base, Gu Junwan barely spoke to Tang Yucai.
No matter how much this quick-witted Teacher Tang played the victim or joked around, it didn’t work.
After several days of effort, she finally dejectedly sought help from her wife.
In the video call.
Gu Qianqiu smiled gently, “Have you managed to appease Little Wan?”
Tang Yucai shook her head, “She’s really angry this time. Even using your name didn’t work. Maybe I should just come back first.”
“No, you have to treat this as a mission to complete. Don’t come back until you’ve appeased our daughter.”
“How can it be like this? Wife, you should help out too.”
Gu Qianqiu smiled with narrowed eyes, then asked, “By the way, how is Little Wan’s Alpha?”
At the mention of this, Tang Yucai’s expression became somewhat strange.
She unconsciously raised her hand to touch her stomach, smiling as she said, “Oh my, I don’t even know how to describe it to you. In short, she’s a very interesting person. When Little Wan is with her, she’s completely different! It makes this old mother jealous.”
“That’s good.” Gu Qianqiu nodded, then asked with furrowed brows, “Why do you keep rubbing your stomach? Are you feeling unwell?”
The place where Shen Han had hit Tang Yucai actually only hurt for a moment and then was fine.
But whenever she thought of her, she couldn’t help but recall the scene of her acting up in front of her and then shamelessly calling her “dad”.
It made her both amused and exasperated.
But she didn’t intend to tell her Omega about this.
She lowered her eyes to think for a moment, and when she looked up again, Teacher Tang’s face was already filled with grievance.
Then, she began her performance: “It was all that kid Yihe’s fault. He had people beat me up, and they hit my stomach.”