Pingcheng has been far away from the front line for a long time. Although the impact of the war is still continuing, there is not even a single food seller on the street.

"It's not surprising. With fewer merchants traveling to Pingcheng, there are naturally fewer vendors on the streets." Gu Ning'er said.

The First Military Division had just concluded a major battle with the Japanese army, and there was also a tense dispute with Mr. Yan. Merchants also knew that doing business at this time would most likely end up losing their pants.

The two of them walked more than half the street before they found a stall making noodles.

"Boss, here are two bowls of noodles." Yao Pengju greeted, "Why is there no food for sale at night?"

"Are you from out of town?"

"Not really from out of town, half from Pingcheng, but I haven't been back for a long time."

"In the early days, in order to defeat the Japs, ordinary people donated money and materials to the army. Many people donated their family wealth. Some heard that the army lacked iron for making bullets, so they donated all their household pots to the army."

The boss said, "We have donated the pots, so where can we sell food?"

"Is there such a thing?" Yao Pengju was confused. He had never heard of it. "Have you heard of it?"

Gu Ning'er shook her head: "After I arrived in Pingcheng, I was busy with the affairs of the Intelligence Department and almost never left home."

Gu Ning'er had just taken over the Intelligence Department, and one person wished she could be used as three people. She had no time to care about what was happening outside.

"Boss, did you donate voluntarily or was someone forcing you to donate?" Gu Ning'er asked.

Gu Ning'er, who had done intelligence work, smelled something unusual. Although he didn't know Zhao Zhiguo, the Eighth Route Army troops had military discipline and would not allow this to happen.

Moreover, Zhao Zhiguo and Mao Zhiguo were on the front line, so they might have neglected matters at the rear.

"Hey~ What can you do if you don't volunteer? If you don't donate, some people will say that you are having an affair with the Jinsui Army. Which family in Pingcheng has nothing to do with the Jinsui Army? When the little devils attacked Pingcheng...Hey~

"

The noodle stall owner did not continue talking, obviously because he was afraid that if he talked too much, he would easily cause trouble.

Soon, two bowls of steaming noodles were placed in front of Yao Pengju and Gu Ning'er, but Yao Pengju had no appetite.

"Aren't you hungry?" Gu Ning'er saw that Yao Pengju had something on his mind.

"I have to tell the commander and political commissar about this matter. This matter is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface." Yao Pengju said.

"Then we have to wait until tomorrow morning. The commander and Teacher Sun haven't seen each other for a long time. It's not convenient to disturb them at this time." Gu Ning'er thought more about it.

Zhao Zhiguo finally took two days off so that he could spend more time with Sun Siying.

"No, just go and have a bowl of noodles. I can't wait until tomorrow morning."

Yao Pengju is by no means the kind of person who can keep things in his heart for a long time, and he thinks this is not a small matter.

"Eat quickly!"

Yao Pengju originally wanted to eat slowly and talk to Gu Ning'er about his feelings of longing.

The two of them finished the noodles at a speed that was close to eating on the battlefield. After paying the bill with the boss, they went straight to Sun Siying's residence.

Zhao Zhiguo and Sun Siying were having sex when they suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door.

Needless to say, whoever knocks on the door in the middle of the night is definitely not the one bringing good news.

Zhao Zhiguo put on his clothes and came to the door: "Why are you two here?"

When he came out of the room, Zhao Zhiguo thought of all the possibilities, including a counterattack by the Japanese troops on the front line, a certain unit going deep alone and falling into a tight siege, or a Japanese surprise attack.

He just didn't expect that the people coming were Yao Pengju and Gu Ning'er.

"Commander, when Ning'er and I were having dinner, we discovered something." Yao Pengju spoke directly.

"Come in and talk!"

Three people sat together in front of the stone table in the courtyard. Sun Siying soon came out of the room and nestled behind Zhao Zhiguo.

Yao Pengju told Zhao Zhiguo word for word what the noodle stall owner said when the two of them were eating.

"I suspect that someone is coercing them so that they dare not tell the truth," Yao Pengju said.

"Let me tell you, there must be a reason for some rumors to spread. Rumors don't just happen for no reason." Zhao Zhiguo tilted his head and said to Sun Siying.

Zhao Zhiguo firmly believes that rumors will arise when someone is dissatisfied with what they are doing. If this matter is not a rumor, it means that someone is indeed doing things that harm the interests of the people in their defense area.

"Commander, have you heard something?" Yao Pengju asked.

"I heard some rumors. I have sent Tang Xueyuan to investigate, but now it seems that there is no need to investigate. The matter is definitely true, and it may be more serious than I thought."

Zhao Zhiguo originally thought that it was just some people who went to extremes in handling certain matters, but now it seems that they did so in a premeditated and targeted manner.

"What should we do? Is it done by our own people, or someone inserted by Mr. Yan?" Yao Peng asked.

"Use our military radio to send a telegram to the political commissar and your uncle and inform them of what we have heard. Remember, you must keep it confidential," Zhao Zhiguo said.

"I'm going to find Lu Zheng right now!"

Yao Pengju was not sure how many people in Pingcheng had been won over by them. The only person he could trust now was Lu Zheng.

Although Lu Zheng joined them later and liked to brag before, after experiencing so much together, they firmly believe that Lu Zheng is reliable.

"Director Gu, I need help!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

Donating materials, even to the point of selling iron, is by no means a trivial matter.

Zhao Zhiguo and Matthew Wen were completely unaware of such a big matter, which shows that someone in Pingcheng must have been bribed to participate in it.

"Commander, just give the order." Gu Ning'er said.

"I need to know whether this kind of thing has happened in Jinyang City, Wangxian County and other places in our defense area." Zhao Zhiguo said.

If the incident only occurred in the surrounding areas of Pingcheng and Pingcheng, it means that the impact of the incident was not too great.

If this situation occurs commonly in the Zhao Zhi National Defense Zone, and if Zhao Zhiguo and Ma Xiuwen are able to hide it, it means that the person behind the scenes is very capable.

"I will arrange for people from the Intelligence Department to contact other areas and conduct secret inquiries." Gu Ning'er accepted the order.

"Commander, can you allow me to say something I shouldn't say?" Yao Pengju said.

"It's now, is there anything else I should say?"

"Is Tang Xueyuan reliable?"

The moment Yao Pengju blurted out his words, Zhao Zhiguo's back felt as if he was being stimulated by an electric current.

"He is from the reconnaissance battalion directly under the former headquarters. The scouts are all veterans who have fought on the front line." Zhao Zhiguo said.

In the absence of evidence, Zhao Zhiguo did not want to doubt the soldiers who had fought with him.

They once relied on each other on the battlefield and entrusted their lives to each other, which made Zhao Zhiguo doubt that Tang Xueyuan was too difficult.

"In case he has not been attracted by other aspects, money? Power? Or a beauty?"
Chapter completed!