The laboratory agents were officially put into use as Huo Rou was already flying away from Yizhou.
Rumors about the "Miracle Pharmacist" retiring quietly began to spread online.
Upon landing in Yizhou, Huo Rou and her entourage, avoiding the waiting media and friends outside, loaded Shenfeng into a specially designed vehicle along with the ice coffin.
"Mom, where is this?" An An, feeling the long journey and the vehicle's stop, rubbed his eyes and looked at the open space before him.
Someone opened the door, dressed in a military uniform.
A bright red national flag was draped over the ice coffin, and two people with upright posture and tanned skin solemnly took the ice coffin from Huo Rou's hands.
"Shenfeng!" An An cried out in alarm.
Huo Rou pulled An An's hand back, "This is Shenfeng's future home."
An An got out of the car and walked up the steps to see rows upon rows of tombstones. The tombstones were inscribed with portraits, names, and life stories.
They were all police dogs.
After settling Shenfeng, Huo Rou gently caressed Shenfeng's photo on the tombstone, her eyes filled with tenderness and nostalgia, "Shenfeng, you're home."
An An talked for quite a while longer, promising to visit Shenfeng again when he had time.
As they were leaving, he suddenly stopped and looked at the tombstone next to Shenfeng's. "Mom, look, Shenfeng's neighbor has a similar name to it! Shen Bing! What a coincidence!"
Huo Rou looked deeply at Shen Bing's photo. She didn't tell An An that this was no coincidence; this was Shenfeng's mother, and the police dog that had accompanied her father. The person in charge had deliberately arranged for them to be together in this way, like family.
Shenfeng shouldn't be lonely.
Qin Ningyi gently placed the bouquet in his hand in front of Shen Bing's memorial. He knew Shen Bing's story: when it was old and nearing retirement, it had been blown to pieces while carrying a bomb away from the crowd for the safety of the people. Only bone fragments and fur remained in the grave.
As the wind blew and swallows flew, back in the car, Qin Ningyi turned to look at the hillside dotted with tender green grass.
They were all heroes, striving for life.
Before the car had even left the outskirts, it was stopped by people from the intelligence department.
"Little Rou sister, we need your help with something." They hadn't wanted to come here to find her, but there were simply too many people waiting to see Huo Rou in the city, so they had no choice but to use some special means to intercept her.
Huo Rou could roughly guess what kind of help they needed. When Minister Zeng's people came to find her at this hour, it was usually for one of two things: Walker Bit, or the mole.
Before Huo Rou could reply, another car appeared in their view.
The car stopped, and the people who arrived were from the Qin family.
"A letter of assistance was sent to the old house. The elder has asked us to bring you there."
A letter of assistance? Qin Ningyi lowered his gaze in thought.
The person leaned in and whispered, "It's about Walker Bit."
He and Huo Rou exchanged a glance.
An An, sensing the current situation, obediently offered, "An An will go find Great Grandpa!"
The vehicles drove past, raising dust. Branches quietly sprouted, leaves curled and grew, and birds carried twigs as they flew by, their feathers falling to gently cover the tips of the new grass. Everything was preparing for the arrival of spring.
Intelligence Department.
Minister Zeng grabbed Huo Rou and pulled her towards the computer.
"Quick, quick, quick, Xiao Rou, this call is very important. Can you find the real address as quickly as possible?"
Huo Rou sat down at the computer. On the screen was call information, originating from Yizhou.
She manipulated the mouse, switching through the information, her fingertips occasionally dancing across the keyboard with rapid and fluent clicks.
"Can you do it??" Minister Zeng paced behind her, unable to stay still.
"I can," Huo Rou nodded. Couldn't their own people do this? "Is it urgent?"
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Minister Zeng briefly explained.
Previously, when Yizhou was under lockdown, Matthew had made a call to salvage the reputation of IM. Following that, at a conference in Taichuan City, someone proposed a temporary opening of the supply route to Yizhou to ensure public safety, and many people agreed. This led to suspicions that someone was helping Matthew. And now, the news of Walker Bit's capture had spread with unprecedented speed...
Huo Rou listened to his explanation and nodded, naturally understanding the seriousness of the situation.
Country M was still pressuring China, and it would take time for the international community to make a judgment. Only by cutting off Country M's access to information and slowing down the speed of intelligence gathering could they gain time for Walker Bit's interrogation.
Huo Rou's fingertips moved at maximum speed. Traitors deserved to die. For the people of Yizhou, for the peace of the nation, and to bring the traitor to justice.
As she began to break through layer by layer, she found the method to be very familiar.
"Heh." Mockery filled Huo Rou's eyes.
Country M had abandoned Kurt, yet they were still using the encryption methods left by Kurt. They prided themselves on having abundant talent, so why hadn't they brought in a new person?
"Ace sister, don't rush, this can't be rushed," someone beside her said, worried that Minister Zeng was putting too much pressure on Huo Rou, trying to comfort her.
Huo Rou felt everyone's concern and chuckled lightly, "It's an old acquaintance, it'll be quick."
In the time it took to have a meal, the detailed addresses of both parties in the call information were revealed.
The party making the call was indeed at the IM factory in Yizhou, and the other party...
"Isn't this the Qin family's old residence?" Minister Zeng was too shocked, his voice couldn't be contained.