If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

As darkness fell, Guo Zheng rode very slowly. Before they reached the agreed-upon place, a figure walked onto the main road and shone a flashlight on him.

Jiang Lie asked, "Is this Uncle Guo?"

"Yes, that's me."

He quickened his pace and soon stopped the car beside him. He got out and looked over: "Jiang Lie, have you been here long? Did I keep you waiting?"

"No rush, I'll go hunting while I'm at it."

He raised his hand and revealed two pheasants, which startled Guo Zheng. After regaining his senses, he couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, you're quite something, kid. Let's go find Old Chen."

Jiang Lie hummed in agreement.

The two walked side by side and soon arrived at the courtyard of the militia brigade captain, where the lights were on in the main room.

Hearing footsteps, Chen Jianghe came out and greeted him with a smile, "Old Guo, Little Hunter is here. Come in and sit down, I'll go get the dishes."

"Yes, Uncle Chen, my wife is here."

"You're here, busy in the kitchen. What a diligent child! I've also invited your parents over. Let's all have a meal together and chat about what's to come."

The six men sat down around the table. The captain, seeing the unfamiliar face, asked with some surprise, "Old Chen, who is this...?"

Chen Jianghe introduced, "This is my old comrade-in-arms. He now works in the Ministry of State Security and is responsible for this area. We'll inevitably have to deal with each other a lot in the future."

"The reason I invited people over today is mainly because of your son and daughter-in-law. They did a great job this time, haha. As for the reward, it will have to wait a few days."

"Don't worry, I'll personally deliver it after I get off."

The captain was completely confused: "When did my son receive a commendation? What kind of commendation? I don't know anything about it. They've been staying at home obediently, not doing anything."

Chen Jianghe laughed and briefly explained the whole story. He said that this matter should be kept secret from outsiders, but not from the brigade leader and his wife, as they might need his help in the future.

"...I see. I really didn't realize that. Many people come to see my daughter-in-law for medical treatment every day, and there are quite a few unfamiliar faces among them."

"I never imagined they were spies behind the scenes. They're really despicable. They actually tried to steal our ancestors' medicine formula and send it to Japan. Isn't that stealing?"

"My son mentioned thieves before, and I only thought they were stealing money. I never imagined they were spies behind it all."

The captain slapped his thigh in frustration, saying, "Why didn't I notice earlier? If I had noticed sooner, I could have arrested him sooner."

Chen Jianghe picked up his chopsticks and gestured, "Eat, let's eat and chat, there's no rush."

"Dashan, you can't blame yourself for this. Those are well-trained spies. They're not so easy to catch and expose. This time, it wasn't your daughter-in-law who poisoned the spy."

"He won't come knocking on our door, and the others won't be arrested either. They might even run back to the island nation if things get delayed, then there won't be any way to catch them."

Guo Zheng looked over and asked seriously, "Dr. Wen, did you really poison that person? Was it the kind of poison that goes straight through the intestines?"

Wen Yao smiled and gently shook her head: "No, I don't research lethal poisons. They just look more serious, but in reality, you just need to endure it for a few days and the effects will wear off on their own."

"I was betting that he was scared, that he would come looking for trouble. But it went even more smoothly than I expected. He was actually buried alive by his own accomplices, and he held a grudge and reported them all."

"Our unexpected gain was a stroke of luck."

Guo Zheng nodded emphatically, his eyes gleaming, and said, "Old Chen is right. You have a lot of interesting medicines here. Could you introduce them to me? Our line of work is very dangerous."

"Once exposed, they are all tortured to death. Very few can come back alive. It is too difficult to escape by relying on your skills. Those spies would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."

"If there were self-defense drugs, the survival rate would increase significantly, so I want more of these kinds of poisons. It doesn't matter if they're not lethal, as long as they can delay people."

Wen Yao hummed in agreement and pulled out a stack of papers from her pocket, about a dozen sheets: "Half of them are medicines, the other half are mild to moderate poisons, and there are also lethal poisons, but we need real purchase documents for that."

It's not that she doesn't trust the Ministry of State Security; it's that the poison is lethal—one touch and death is certain, there's no time to even get an antidote, it's extremely dangerous, and there's no real procurement documentation.

If someone uses the drug inappropriately, wouldn't she be the one to take the blame, increasing the risk without any evidence?

Guo Zheng immediately understood what she meant, and his smile deepened: "Not bad, as expected of a city girl, you are very vigilant. Don't worry, the medicinal materials that the Ministry of State Security purchased from you are all legal and have official stamps."

"To protect your safety, we usually use code names to place orders. You can choose one for yourself."

Wen Yao thought for a moment and said, "Let's call him 'Old Herbalist'. It won't be easy for people to find out my gender or age. We'll use this code name when purchasing medicinal herbs from now on, and we'll try not to mention my real situation to outsiders."

"Understood. Don't worry, our National Security Bureau knows best about confidentiality. I only came out after dark because I was afraid of causing you trouble. It's too easy for people to watch during the day."

As they flipped through the pages, each one was a brief introduction to a medicine, a comparison of its effects, the onset time, and so on, written in great detail that it was easy to understand at a glance.

Guo Zheng's eyes lit up as he looked, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Good, good, these poisons are really interesting. You're a smart girl. How did you come up with the idea that you don't need to eat or burn incense to poison someone? This one stick can knock someone out and doesn't even have a taste."

Wen Yao said softly, "It's nothing. I was just bored at home before, so I would think about things when I had nothing to do. As long as they are useful to you, that's fine. If I make a great contribution, can you remember me?"

"I want to save up my personal credit so that I can mention it to the organization when it comes in handy later."

Her current achievements are not enough to bring her family to the city and restore their original positions. She has to be patient and wait. Only when she has made enough contributions can she be exonerated.

Once the higher-ups have investigated and clarified the situation, sending her family back home will be too slow. She will try to speed things up, and cooperating with the National Security Department would be the best option. It may be dangerous, but the merit she earns will be genuine.

Guo Zheng readily agreed: "No problem, this is enough for you to get credit. You said you wanted to accumulate merit, it seems like what you want is not simple."

Wen Yao said softly, "Nothing can be hidden from Director Guo, but everything I ask for is something the organization can provide. I won't ask for anything unreasonable."

"Director Guo must have investigated me before he came, right?"

"...Well, you really can't hide it from me. But I was just doing a normal inquiry. The first thing we do when we come into contact with people in this line of work is to check the situation."

"However, I can only see your basic personal information. I can't see your family's information. I need access to open it. Unless you are related to spies, you are generally not allowed to check too many details."