Chapter 203: There is no way to cover up, and it is not allowed to cover up
Chapter 203: There is no way to cover up, and it is not allowed to cover up
Yan Shaohui calmed himself down, and then as if to confirm again, he lifted the curtain of the compartment again and glanced inside.
It turned out that it wasn't his eyes that were blurring his vision! Although Yan Shaohui was frightened by the person inside again, he didn't overreact like before.
There was a single bed in the compartment, and on the white bed was sleeping quietly a handsome young man with ruddy complexion and peaceful expression. If one ignored the tubes of varying thicknesses and sizes sticking out from the quilt covering him, no one would believe that he was a patient lying on the bed.
Those tubes were connected to three or four instruments, but Yan Shaohui didn't know what those instruments were used for. But he always felt it was very strange.
In the narrow cubicle, which was only three meters wide, there was nothing except a bed and some equipment. The person lying there didn't know whether he was unconscious or asleep...
If that was all, it certainly wouldn't be enough to surprise Yan Shaohui. What really surprised him was that the patient was an old friend of his.
This old friend was also his first love in the true sense, the person who truly made him understand what love is.
This man was called Xiao Ran. The two met in the army and were considered comrades-in-arms.
They established a romantic relationship without too many twists and turns, and they were inseparable during the two and a half years they were together.
That was the first love that Yan Shaohui truly invested his emotions and heart into after his first failed secret love, but it ended in failure.
The reason was that Xiao Ran was exposed to a secret that shocked everyone - that is, Xiao Ran was an insider sent by another country to plant in their team! And the reason why his identity was exposed was that when he was on a patrol armory mission, he always used the excuse of urgent peeing to leave the team.
Yan Shaohui is the team leader. He thinks that it is okay for Xiao Ran to leave the team once or twice. Not only will other team members be dissatisfied if he leaves the team frequently, but he will be punished if his superiors find out!
If one person makes a mistake, everyone will be punished! Then everyone in the team will be punished for Xiao Ran's mistakes!
Moreover, he himself felt strange about Xiao Ran's behavior. He thought Xiao Ran was hiding some secret from everyone.
Yan Shaohui was still a young and energetic young man. Sometimes his thoughts were one-sided and naive, and he would not consider the consequences. This is what is called a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. So in his eyes, there should be no secrets between lovers.
Therefore, Xiao Ran's behavior of hiding the secret from others, and not letting his closest person know, annoyed Yan Shaohui, causing Yan Shaohui to have a paranoid and extreme idea of breaking the casserole to get to the bottom of it, and he put it into practice as quickly as possible.
So it is reasonable for him to find out what Xiao Ran's secret is.
This excavation was a big deal. Yan Shaohui actually discovered that Xiao Ran had secretly taken a camera into the armory to take pictures. Moreover, Yan Shaohui saw that Xiao Ran's movements were skillful and light, so he must have been in and out of this place frequently to be so familiar with it.
In order not to alert the enemy and to track down who Xiao Ran's boss was, Yan Shaohui decided to keep his troops in place. He did not tell the military leaders or anyone else about Xiao Ran's true identity, but continued to observe and track him secretly.
In fact, Yan Shaohui still had a little hope in his heart at this time. He hoped that Xiao Ran was coerced and forced to become a traitor and spy.
But when Yan Shaohui successfully intercepted a private document that Xiao Ran sent to the outside world, his last hope for Xiao Ran was cruelly shattered by Xiao Ran.
In addition to the photos that Xiao Ran secretly took in the armory, the document also contained some text descriptions.
In addition to writing about what is currently happening in the army and any major actions, there are also some of his own personal matters.
What made Yan Shaohui completely disheartened was the part that Xiao Ran wrote about himself.
Xiao Ran said in the letter that he had successfully established a connection with the Yan family through his romantic relationship with Yan Shaohui. The next step would be to infiltrate the Yan family and slowly get closer to the center of power. If necessary, he would choose to marry Yan Shaohui.
There was not a trace of the gentleness and tenderness that Xiao Ran usually showed in front of Yan Shaohui between the lines. Instead, it was a complete subversion of the officialdom and coldness.
Yes, Yan Shaohui did bring him home a few times at the beginning, with the intention of letting him get more familiar with his family. After all, in his eyes, Xiao Ran was very introverted and shy. If he got to know him in advance, they would not feel too strange or alienated when getting along with each other later.
As for marriage... he had mentioned it to Xiao Ran before. He thought that if their relationship became stable, he would go abroad to get a marriage certificate after he was released from the army with the consent of his family.
But I didn't expect that all of this was carefully planned by Xiao Ran, who only used me. He approached me step by step, and then from comrade-in-arms to roommate, from roommate to friend, and then from friend to lover, one thing after another, what kind of scheming must be done to plan so carefully and without mistakes?
After learning the truth, Yan Shaohui was completely disappointed with Xiao Ran.
When their team went to patrol the armory again, Xiao Ran still used a lame excuse to leave the team. When Xiao Ran left the team for the second time, Yan Shaohui took the remaining teammates directly to find him.
He timed it perfectly and met Xiao Ran head-on when he finished taking pictures and just came out of the armory with his camera.
A son of a high-ranking official like Yan Shaohui is naturally a natural actor. The emotions of surprise, disbelief, confusion, etc. that he expressed deceived everyone, including Xiao Ran.
Ever since Xiao Ran was "accidentally" discovered entering the armory without permission, the military leaders have received a lot of evidence about Xiao Ran's true identity, including photos Xiao Ran had taken, letters he was about to send outside the army, and so on.
The leaders were furious and began a thorough investigation. The focus was naturally on Xiao Ran’s dormitory and bed, as well as his luggage.
Sure enough, they found a lot of pinhole cameras, many memory cards, some mini cameras, and an iron eagle badge in Xiao Ran's suitcase.
This badge is unique to the secret army of Country Y. Xiao Ran's true identity is now completely exposed! He is also charged with treason and espionage, and will spend his fading life in the highest level prison of Country Z.
On the day Xiao Ran was taken away, everyone who used to have a good relationship with Xiao Ran, except Yan Shaohui, went there.
In his heart, disappointment, heartache, guilt and other emotions were tangled together. He simply could not face Xiao Ran who was shackled and wearing prison clothes.
How could he not be sad when his lover was sent to prison by his own hands?
But Xiao Ran's mistake was so serious that he couldn't and shouldn't cover it up.
It is a soldier's duty to uphold justice and protect national security. He cannot bend the law for personal gain in this matter. Yan Shaohui cannot bear the consequences.
Not to mention that the country would suffer a severe blow because he spared Xiao Ran, he himself would also be tormented and tortured.
The young man, who was passionate about defending his country, finally chose justice and gave up the love that was already mixed with too much falsehood and self-interest.
In this way, Yan Shaohui spent another two years in the army.
The boy who was originally young and reckless has grown into a more mature and charming young man.
Yan Shaohui took some time out to visit Xiao Ran in prison. That was the last conversation he had with Xiao Ran.
"It's you, right?" Xiao Ran's appearance didn't change much, except that he became thinner. He sat quietly in the visiting room. His eyes showed no joy or sadness, but Yan Shaohui remembered those wooden and indifferent eyes deeply in his heart and could not erase them.
"Yeah." Yan Shaohui did not evade and did not intend to explain.
After such a long time, Yan Shaohui realized that he and Xiao Ran were actually from two different worlds. His and Xiao Ran's goals were different, which meant that Xiao Ran was destined to stand on the opposite side of him and fight against him.
Explaining it at this time would just be slapping yourself in the face, so why bother?
Xiao Ran sneered: "You are so calm."
"I just don't want to lie." Yan Shaohui shrugged.
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