Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Jiang Nian shook his head noncommittally and explained calmly.

At this point, he dared not make any pronouncements and could only wait and see how the person behind the scenes would act.

The waiting time is always particularly agonizing.

Especially in such an environment, every minute and every second feels like an eternity.

Instead of the crematorium staff, Jiang Nian and his group were greeted by Chen Hao.

Chen Hao led a few people in, walking in hurriedly.

"Captain Chen, why did you bring Forensic Doctor Zhou along?"

Wang Dahu, who had been in a daze, was the first to look over when he heard the commotion. He recognized the people Chen Hao had brought, so he immediately asked.

Jiang Nian stood to the side with his arms crossed. Upon hearing Wang Dahu's words, a barely perceptible sneer appeared on his lips.

Chen Hao was indeed forced into a corner. Otherwise, he should never have appeared here.

"Captain Wang, I received a tip that the document Comrade Wu Ming brought back was inside his abdomen. That's why I rushed over here with forensic doctor Zhou. Fortunately, we made it in time. If we had waited until Comrade Wu Ming's body was in the crematorium, it would have been too late, and there would have been no use in regretting it or getting anxious. It seems my luck wasn't too bad after all."

Chen Hao's explanation sounded very serious.

Wang Dahu didn't speak, but only glanced at Jiang Nian, who stood beside him with an unchanged expression. He thought to himself: Did Jiang Nian already know that Chen Hao would come here?
Otherwise, why would he have specifically requested to go into the crematorium room?

However, what he thought in his heart was one thing, but Wang Dahu did not show it on his face.

"Now that Captain Chen has received the information, please have Forensic Doctor Zhou examine Wu Ming's body. After all, that document is indeed very important to us."

Wang Dahu shrugged, looking like he was letting Chen Hao make the decisions.

Since entering, the forensic doctor Zhou's gaze had been fixed on Wu Ming's body.

"Since the information says that the data is in Comrade Wu Ming's stomach, I won't stand on ceremony. It's quiet here anyway, so let's get started right here and hopefully find it soon."

After saying this, the forensic doctor Zhou opened his toolbox, took out a scalpel, and lifted Wu Ming's clothes.

When the forensic doctor saw the large bandage on Wu Ming's abdomen, Zhou's expression immediately changed.

Upon removing the plaster, a clear cut was revealed to everyone.

Last night, Wei Zixuan also opened up Wu Ming's abdomen. Although Li Erniu later performed a superficial repair, the internal wound marks were still clearly visible.

"Captain Chen, Captain Wang, this... Comrade Wu Ming's body has already been dissected."

The forensic doctor, Zhou, had a solemn expression and spoke in an extremely serious tone.

"That's impossible! No one has touched Comrade Wu Ming's body. How could his abdomen have been cut open? This must be a surgical incision left when he was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment! Quickly search inside his abdomen; the documents must still be there!"

Upon hearing what the forensic doctor Zhou said, Chen Hao was the first to get excited, almost shouting the words out.

"The blood at the wound site has completely congealed, showing no signs of flowing. The large bandage is only stained with congealed blood. This is enough to show that the wound was opened after Comrade Wu Ming's sacrifice. Moreover, the flesh here is turned inside out, which obviously indicates that someone roughly widened the wound and searched inside the abdominal cavity afterwards. Captain Chen, that document is not in Comrade Wu Ming's abdomen now."

Despite Chen Hao's angry roar, the forensic doctor Zhou remained calm. He simply pointed to the wound, explained, and slightly opened it up while shining a flashlight inside the abdominal cavity. He quickly drew a conclusion.

Chen Hao's body swayed almost imperceptibly.

However, Wang Dahu's attention was focused on Wu Ming, and he did not notice this.

Jiang Nian, however, noticed Chen Hao's unusual behavior at that moment.

His expression remained serious, but his clenched fists betrayed his true emotions.

At this moment, Chen Hao's mood was definitely not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

After explaining, Zhou, the forensic doctor, took another needle and thread and carefully stitched up the wound on Wu Ming's abdomen.

Soon, Wu Ming's clothes were tidied up again.

"Captain Chen, since no data was found in Comrade Wu Ming's stomach, let's not waste any more time and proceed with the cremation."

Jiang Nian finally spoke.

His words were like adding fuel to the fire of Chen Hao's already barely suppressed emotions.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, I remember you kept vigil for Comrade Wu Ming at the funeral home last night. You should know best whether or not anyone disturbed Comrade Wu Ming's body, right?"

Upon hearing Jiang Nian's words, Chen Hao suddenly looked up at him and questioned him sharply.

“Although I kept watch all night, I did go to the toilet in between, so I can’t guarantee anything. However, since such a big problem has arisen, the funeral home should have surveillance cameras. Captain Chen, why don’t you go and check the surveillance footage?”

Jiang Nian remained extremely calm and responded casually.

Chen Hao's face turned slightly pale, as if he had thought of something.

He didn't say anything more, and turned and left with his team.

Zhou, the forensic doctor, hesitated for a moment, as if he had something to say, but in the end, for some reason, he remained silent. After saying goodbye to Wang Dahu and Jiang Nian, he also left first.

Jiang Nian narrowed his eyes, watching the departing figure of the forensic doctor Zhou, before slowly speaking after a long while: "Actually, forensic doctor Zhou could have requested a postponement of Wu Ming's cremation. After all, the hero's body was vandalized, and it clearly involves classified information, so a detailed examination of the body is warranted. At the very least, there must have been fingerprints on the cut on his abdomen. This forensic doctor Zhou is quite interesting."

Jiang Nian wore gloves when she treated Wu Ming's wounds, but Wei Zixuan did not wear gloves when he did it last night.

The location of the knife cut should have left Wei Zixuan's fingerprints.

Li Erniu and Gong Jian likely also left traces.

"That's right! How could the forensic doctor Zhou just leave like that? No, I have to call him back. Wu Ming's body cannot be cremated now!"

Wang Dahu seemed to only then realize what was happening, and while speaking, he was about to run out to chase after the forensic doctor Zhou.

"Alright, stop making a fuss. There are surveillance cameras; they've recorded who moved Wu Ming's body. Time is of the essence; let's lay Comrade Wu Ming to rest in peace first."

Jiang Nian grabbed Wang Dahu and said seriously.

Wang Dahu was truly stunned.

He was a little confused about what Jiang Nian meant.

Jiang Nian herself gave him the hint, so why did she stop him from going after the forensic doctor Zhou?
Looking at Wu Ming's body, Wang Dahu felt his mind was in complete turmoil.

The crematorium staff came out quickly this time.

Jiang Nian's request to personally witness the cremation of the body was also fully agreed to.

Watching Wu Ming's body being slowly lowered into the crematorium, Jiang Nian's mood became somewhat somber.

Wu Ming was truly just a child, in the prime of his youth, an age when he should have been carefree and exuberant, but now he has no tomorrow and has turned into ashes.

Soon after, Wu Ming's ashes were placed into an urn by staff. Holding the urn, Jiang Nian and Wang Dahu left the crematorium.

In the cemetery, a tombstone, already prepared, is inlaid with a photo of Wu Ming in military uniform, smiling brightly.

His life came to an end. After standing silently in front of the tombstone for a long time, Jiang Nian and Wang Dahu finally turned and left.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, has the document that Wu Ming brought back... reached you yet?"

On the bus, Wang Dahu seemed to finally come to his senses and asked Jiang Nian excitedly.

He felt that Jiang Nian should not have been so calm if he hadn't already obtained the information.

Jiang Nian remained silent and did not answer Wang Dahu's question.

Wang Dahu didn't expect to get a definite answer from Jiang Nian. He only needed to know one thing: Jiang Nian would definitely find the undercover agent.

Now, Wang Dahu is convinced that the undercover agent is Chen Hao.

"Brother Jiang, Wei Zixuan has been taken to the anti-drug squad and locked up!"

During the journey, Jiang Nian received a call from He Chenguang, whose tone was extremely urgent.

He had been following Wei Zixuan, and after witnessing Wei Zixuan being arrested by Chen Hao and his men, he immediately notified Jiang Nian.

"Okay, calm down, I'm coming right now."

Compared to He Chenguang's anxiety, Jiang Nian was extremely calm.

The surveillance footage clearly shows Wei Zixuan sneaking into the funeral home and secretly cutting open Wu Ming's abdomen. Wei Zixuan has no way to deny this.

Jiang Nian drove straight to the anti-drug squad. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw He Chenguang pacing nervously back and forth.

"You're supposed to be an elite member of the Red Cell Squad, at least be mindful of your image, okay?"

Jiang Nian patted He Chenguang on the shoulder and teased him.

For some reason, after Jiang Nian said those words, He Chenguang's originally anxious mood immediately calmed down a lot.

"Hehe, this isn't like any of our previous missions, it's never been this... roundabout."

He Chenguang scratched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed.

He also knew that his behavior just now was somewhat embarrassing for the Red Cell Squad.

Special forces soldiers always engage in real combat when they go on missions; they would never do something like helping others find spies!

"Captain Chen, I heard you've caught the person who took the data from Wu Ming's stomach? Can we share that data now?"

Entering the anti-drug squad office, Jiang Nian got straight to the point and spoke to Chen Hao.

"Well... Comrade Jiang Nian, I'm sorry. We've caught the guy, but he's very stubborn, and I haven't been able to get the information out of him yet."

Chen Hao looked troubled, seemingly not expecting that Jiang Nian would come in and not care about anything else, immediately asking for the documents.

"Oh, then hurry up with the interrogation. We don't have much time. After all, defusing so many bombs in that 'bomb forest' is a lot of work."

Jiang Nian waved his hand and spoke casually, but he didn't forget to remind him of this crucial issue.

Sure enough, Chen Hao's expression turned ugly as soon as he finished speaking.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, I understand. We will interrogate him as soon as possible and find the information!"

Chen Hao said this almost through gritted teeth.

Jiang Nian smiled and nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble Captain Chen. After all, it's better for everyone to resolve this matter as soon as possible, and we won't have to stay here any longer."

After saying that, Jiang Nian left with He Chenguang.

"Brother Jiang, what do we do next?"

Seeing that Jiang Nian went straight to bed after returning to her residence, looking like she was about to sleep, He Chenguang was really surprised and hurriedly asked.

Why do you suddenly want to sleep when everything was fine?
And at this point, shouldn't we be in a hurry to prepare for follow-up actions now that we've caught the undercover agent?
"What's the rush? The real undercover agent hasn't shown up yet. Let's just wait. This is called playing the long game."

Jiang Nian waved to He Chenguang, indicating that she was really tired and needed to rest.

He Chenguang was full of questions as he watched Jiang Nian fall asleep and start snoring.

So, what exactly does "casting a long line to catch a big fish" mean? When did they cast their line? And what kind of fish were they waiting to catch? He Chenguang said he was completely clueless and knew nothing about it.

However, Jiang Nian wouldn't lie to him. Since Jiang Nian is already asleep, wouldn't it be foolish of him to still be keeping watch?
Thinking this, He Chenguang lay down on the bed and stretched—it was indeed most comfortable to lie in bed.

"Ring ring, ring ring—" The telephone rang urgently.

Jiang Nian immediately sat up, walked to the table, and answered the phone.

"I am Jiang Nian."

"Comrade Jiang Nian, come here quickly! That man has confessed. The documents are hidden somewhere, and the address has been sent to your phone. Go and retrieve them!"

Chen Hao's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Understood, we will definitely bring the data back safely."

Jiang Nian's lips curled into a cold smile, but he spoke in a very serious tone.

Through the microphone, Chen Hao couldn't see Jiang Nian's expression, but he could hear his serious tone, so he hung up the phone with peace of mind.

"Let's go, prepare for action. Notify the others to prepare for battle."

He Chenguang was already standing beside Jiang Nian, who gave him a serious warning.

He Chenguang nodded, his expression equally serious.

The information was clearly in their hands, so Wei Zixuan was obviously not an undercover agent. Otherwise, why would he reveal the location where the information was hidden?
The long net that has already been cast is now ready to be pulled in.

After making all the preparations, Jiang Nian set off with He Chenguang.

On his phone, Chen Hao had already sent him a location.

After searching the map, Jiang Nian noticed that this place was not just remote, it was already in the suburbs.

It was 11 p.m. The night was overcast, with no moon or stars, truly living up to the saying: "A dark and windy night is the perfect time to act."

The car was traveling at a fast speed, and there was no traffic jam at this time. Half an hour later, Jiang Nian and his car were less than a kilometer away from their destination.

Just then, a blinding beam of light shone directly towards us.

Jiang Nian subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes from the light, while He Chenguang immediately stepped on the brakes.

After a while, Jiang Nian finally looked ahead.

Two vans were parked ahead, each equipped with two oversized headlights, which were shining directly at them.

In the blinding light, Jiang Nian saw more than a dozen tall men standing on either side of the van, glaring menacingly at him and He Chenguang. (End of Chapter)