She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1178: Chapter 1241: I’ll Help You

"I swear," Xu Qigang said smoothly.

Sheng Ning nodded with satisfaction. He always kept his word; once he said something, he would definitely do it.

"By the way, Captain Yang and the others came today, and that’s how I found out about Su Yun’s defamation of our team," Sheng Ning mentioned.

"Mm!" Xu Qigang’s chest vibrated slightly as he spoke, which she felt keenly as she lay against him, struggling to suppress a smile.

"Hehehe..." Sheng Ning giggled foolishly, "Living Yama, did you know about it already?"

"Mm! Before One Weekly exposed it, the news had already spread everywhere. Su Yun’s report was public, so there were no secrets." Even he, who spent his days training his subordinates, had heard about it in meetings, so one could imagine how widely it circulated.

"Why didn’t you tell me? That’s my team; how can I just sit and watch my team be wronged?"

"Uh..." Xu Qigang pinched her ear and casually said, "I was afraid you’d worry, weren’t you trying to rest well during your pregnancy? Why bother with these matters?"

"That’s my team. If it were you, your rescue comrades would probably be even angrier than I am."

"So what do you plan to do? I’ll help you."

"Of course, we need to clear our team’s name."

"Okay!" Xu Qigang nodded decisively. "I’ll go talk to Gong Ming and Meng Ping at the newspaper tomorrow."

Their thoughts aligned, and Sheng Ning looked at him with surprise. "My husband is so clever and smart."

Xu Qigang was slightly embarrassed by her praise, a hint of red coloring his handsome face, and his resolute gaze became a bit uneasy.

"Ahem..." He coughed lightly. "From now on, if you want to compliment me, only say it in front of me, okay?"

"Okay!" Sheng Ning greeted obediently. "By the way, I’ve earned a lot of money now."

"I know, Against the Current is selling very well."

"How do you seem to know everything?"

"I pay special attention to my wife’s matters, of course. If you ask me about anything else, I really wouldn’t know."

"Do you know what I did with the money?"

"I don’t know!" Xu Qigang shook his head, not really having much concept of money. As a man determined to be a rescue comrade for life, whether he has more or less money doesn’t really matter to him.

"Hahaha... If you don’t know, I won’t tell. It’s a secret." Sheng Ning yawned, and Xu Qigang settled her in, coaxing, "You go to sleep first!"

"What about you?"

"I’ll stay here and watch over you."

"No, that’s not right." Sheng Ning couldn’t bear to have him just watch over her like that. "You have a lot of training to do tomorrow, make sure you rest well."

"Mm! Mm! Don’t worry!" He nodded confidently.

*****

The newspaper office is located on National Security Road, not far from National Security University and the General Political Department. Walking into the newspaper office’s gate, people coming and going were so busy that they didn’t even have time to sip water. There seemed to be some event today; on the square at the entrance were sun shelters and various cameras, with many people bustling around.

Today, Xu Qigang planned to meet Shen Feihu, so he came to the newspaper on the way. Driving a black off-road vehicle in the hot summer weather, wearing sunglasses previously acquired at the Southern Border Rescue Field, he attracted countless eyes the moment he stepped out of the car.

"Who is this person? He seems so imposing."

"The sunglasses he’s wearing are cool; we’ve never seen this style before!"

"Even through the sunglasses, you can feel his intense gaze."

The crowd, both men and women, whispered in curiosity. It wasn’t anything else; it’s just that even though they were part of rescue teams everywhere, they had never seen such a commanding man.

He must be about six-foot-two, taller by a half-head than most men in his presence.

"Hello, who are you? Who are you looking for?"

Xu Qigang wasn’t wearing a formal rescue uniform but rather a simple uniform with a short black sleeve shirt. His attire didn’t reveal his status, and considering his age, generally, people wouldn’t guess he was a captain.

"I’m looking for Gong Ming; tell him I’m Xu Qigang."

"Captain Xu?" The person widened their eyes, immediately greeted, "Come with me to the guest room, I’ll call our editor-in-chief right away."

Xu Qigang’s stern expression softened a bit, "So Gong Ming is the editor-in-chief now."

"Yes."

As soon as Xu Qigang left, the entrance erupted into excitement with many people gesturing excitedly.

"Oh my! The person who just went in is really the War Wolf Rescue Team Leader?"

"He’s so young!"

"Our editor-in-chief will be thrilled when he knows Captain Xu is looking for him." Normally, the editor-in-chief boasted, repeatedly saying that during his days as a field reporter, he shared glorious times alongside Captain Xu.

He would go on about it for a whole day, never stopping.

"Come on, let’s sneak a peek at him; it’s rare to see him. The rescue team rejects all interviews, known as a reporter’s forbidden zone."

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, everyone didn’t want to pass up, leaving their work to run towards the guest room.

The newspaper’s editor-in-chief Gong Ming was a portly man, a year younger than Xu Qigang. But because of his weight, he appeared several years older than Xu Qigang.

"Captain?" Gong Ming received notice, initially thinking his subordinates were teasing him, skeptical as he approached, but it was indeed Xu Qigang. Immediately, he was so happy that he wanted to rush over, only to be effortlessly pushed away by Xu Qigang.

He glanced up and down at him, slightly raised his eyebrows, saying somewhat disdainfully, "How did you gain so much weight?" Back in the Southern Border Battlefield, he was thin as a rail.

Gong Ming blushed like a shy teenager. "Cap... Captain, I don’t need to worry all the time, so naturally I get fatter."

"You lack exercise," Xu Qigang hit the mark with his remark.

"Hehehe... Captain, you’re absolutely right. Without you around, I don’t feel like moving at all."

"Lazy!"

Xu Qigang felt deeply sorry for Gong Ming’s weight gain.

"Captain, how come you had time to come see me? I tried to visit the War Wolf Rescue Team a few times, but got turned away at the gate each time." Talking about this, Gong Ming was full of complaints.

Someone like the captain, a hero among men with a heroic quality incomparable by others, anyone with him would feel reassured. Back then, Gong Ming stuck to Xu Qigang like glue.

"Next time I’ll just make a call."

"That would be perfect..."