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She looked at the young soldier whose face was flushed, and chuckled. Her almond-shaped eyes curved into beautiful crescents, and her smile was sincere and bright: "So it was Comrade Lu who sent you? Actually, I've pretty much covered this area around the family compound, so there's no need to trouble you. But please thank Comrade Lu properly for me when you get back."

"By the way, speaking of things around here..."

Qiao Xinxin suddenly slapped her forehead, her clear voice tinged with urgency: "Oh dear, look at my brain! Comrade Xiao Zhao, I really have something extremely urgent to ask you!"

Xiao Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly straightened his back: "Comrade Qiao, please speak freely! As long as I know it, I will tell you everything I know!"

Qiao Xinxin didn't refuse and asked frankly, "I don't even know where the public bathhouse is in this compound. How much does it cost to take a shower in the middle of summer?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao's already slightly flushed cheeks instantly turned bright red all the way to the roots of her neck.

So that's what it was about!

A young and beautiful woman stood on the main road asking a single young man, Xiao Zhao, about taking a bath. Xiao Zhao was so flustered he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet, and stammered an explanation:

"The bathhouse...it's right next to that red brick building at the very back of our residential compound. It opens at 7 PM and closes at 10 AM. It costs two cents per bath!"

"Okay, I got it! Thank you so much, Comrade Zhao!"

Having found out the location and opening hours of the bathhouse, Qiao Xinxin thanked them with satisfaction.

She could actually take a bath inside the space, but she needed to know where the bathhouse was located, otherwise it would be easy for her to be exposed later.

Qiao Xinxin went home and prepared to make a delicious twice-cooked pork for lunch and a sweet and sour pork rib for dinner.

She originally wanted to make a pork rib and lotus root soup to nourish herself, but after wandering around the large market for a long time, she couldn't even find a single lotus root. She only realized after asking the vegetable vendor that this was the 1980s, not the modern society she lived in before her time travel where she could buy any kind of vegetable and fruit year-round! Lotus roots weren't available in the north at this time of year!

"Sizzle—"

The pork belly was put into the pot and stir-fried until the lard was glistening and translucent. Then, it was paired with fermented bean paste and green and red peppers. The domineering aroma instantly filled the hallway.

After making twice-cooked pork and sweet and sour pork ribs, she washed the fresh corn and sweet potatoes she had bought and put them into a large pot to cook as a staple food.

Using the remaining fire, I cooked a large pot of smooth and sweet sweet potato porridge. Then, I quickly mixed some spinach and tofu, and stir-fried a plate of tender cowpeas.

After doing all this, Qiao Xinxin's clothes were soaked through.

She put all the dishes into porcelain bowls and plates printed with big red double happiness symbols. Except for a small portion of twice-cooked pork and cold spinach salad for lunch, she also filled a large bowl with sweet potato porridge.

The remaining, almost untouched pot of food was silently stored in her "mysterious space" to be preserved, all by a thought!

If you have a space-saving cheat device like this, you'd be a fool not to use it!

……

In the following days, Comrade Xiao Zhao kept the regimental commander's orders firmly in mind and continued to diligently "keep watch" from the shadows.

However, after watching for four whole days, he still couldn't find even the slightest abnormality in Qiao Xinxin!

On the contrary, this woman's life was so routine it was almost unbelievable!

I get up at seven or eight o'clock every morning and go to the market to buy vegetables with a cloth bag.

When I got back, I started making food in the kitchen. The aroma was so enticing that it made the kids in the neighboring buildings cry.

In the mornings, she either stayed quietly at home or visited and chatted with the families of military personnel next door.

I take a nap every afternoon without fail, and then tidy up the room and do some washing and cleaning afterward.

After dinner, I would take a stroll under the camphor tree in the yard to digest my food, or go to the public bathhouse for a shower, or go straight home to sleep.

To find out the truth, Xiao Zhao even took the opportunity to get close to He Hongying, the kind-hearted woman next to Qiao Xinxin, in the water room.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Qiao Xinxin was mentioned, Sister He's mouth became as sweet as honey, and she talked on and on!

"Oh, Xiao Zhao, what about Battalion Commander Bai's daughter? She's a real gem! Not only is she beautiful and charming, but she's also incredibly cheerful and outgoing! She's quick and efficient, always greeting everyone with a smile. She even brought us some homemade mung bean cakes the other day! Whoever marries her is incredibly lucky!"

Xiao Zhao was stunned. He couldn't get even a single thing out of Sister He's mouth—not even the slightest bit about Qiao Xinxin's shortcomings!

To ensure everything went smoothly, Xiao Zhao even held his nose and secretly rummaged through the trash that Qiao Xinxin had thrown in the outside trash can late at night.

Besides cabbage stalks and bone scraps, there were only a few pieces of waste newspaper.

Four days in a row, and nothing was gained!

Xiao Zhao dared not delay any longer and quickly ran back to Lu Baizhou's office to report.

"Reporting to the commander!"

Xiao Zhao stood at attention in front of the large desk, snapping to attention, and reported in detail: "I secretly observed Comrade Qiao for four whole days and didn't find anything unusual about her! She just arrived, and every day, besides buying groceries and cooking, she just chatted with the neighbors about everyday matters. She absolutely hasn't had any contact with any suspicious outsiders!"

Lu Baizhou paused slightly as he was flipping through the documents.

He leaned back in his chair, his tall frame hunched over, his long, thin fingers tapping lightly on the mahogany table, a thoughtful look in his dark eyes.

"Nothing unusual?" he repeated coldly, his voice low.

"Absolutely not!" Xiao Zhao scratched his head, then suddenly remembered something, his expression turning somewhat strange. "However, Commander... she did recognize me as your orderly at the market entrance that day. She even asked me to tell you... that she's very grateful for your special care!"

Lu Baizhou's fingers, which were tapping the table, suddenly stopped.

Those usually cold, hard, and thin lips twitched very slightly.

Thank you for taking care of me?

Lu Baizhou's eyes darkened instantly. For a moment, he was unsure whether this woman was truly stupid or pretending to be ignorant!

He sent Xiao Zhao to keep a close eye on her and catch her red-handed as a spy, not to be her maid and take care of her daily life!

but……

Lu Baizhou snorted coldly.

It's good that no one suspects anything. Since they've disguised themselves so well, let's keep an eye on them. The fox will eventually slip up!

Xiao Zhao secretly glanced up at his regimental commander's inscrutable expression and thought to himself: She's just a young girl, and the sister of Battalion Commander Bai, what could be wrong with her? Is the regimental commander's anti-espionage nerve too tense and overthinking things?

But then I thought, if this woman really was a high-level spy who had infiltrated the area, she certainly wouldn't have revealed her true nature so quickly.

Just as Xiao Zhao was lost in thought, he heard the man behind the desk speak again, his voice icy cold: "Continue to observe. Report any unusual activity to me immediately!"

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

……

The next morning, sunlight streamed into the regimental commander's office through the glass windows.

Lu Baizhou was quickly annotating a document with a fountain pen when the old-fashioned black crank telephone on the table suddenly started ringing shrilly!

Lu Baizhou put down his pen and grabbed the receiver: "This is Lu Baizhou. What's up?"

On the other end of the phone, a strong, clear voice immediately came from the sentry at the gate: "Reporting, Commander Lu! Two elderly people have arrived at the gate post. They claim to be Battalion Commander Bai Zhengyuan's biological parents, saying they've come from their hometown to join the army!"

Lu Baizhou's hand gripping the receiver tightened suddenly.

A sharp glint suddenly flashed in his eyes, which were as cold as stars!

Baek Jung-yeon's parents have arrived!

Perfect timing! It couldn't have been more perfect!

He was worried that he couldn't find any flaws in the woman's story and had no way to verify her true identity.

Bai Zhengyuan joined the army at the age of thirteen and hadn't seen his younger sister for ten years. Girls change a lot as they grow up, so it's understandable that he couldn't recognize her.

But her biological parents are different!

The elderly couple raised that girl from infancy, taking care of her every need, for a full twenty years!

Even if you hear that they only recently discovered the baby was switched at birth and isn't their biological child, that still represents twenty years of living and working together!

If the woman in that compound was indeed a fake, a spy disguised as a woman, Bai Zhengyuan's parents would have exposed her on the spot!