Song Ning was not surprised.
The first call she had made after seeing the Blue Shield had been to contact Lu Changqing through him.
Although Gu Zheng had not asked about it afterward, that did not mean he had no suspicions.
"Yes! It was Lu Changqing!"
Song Ning nodded. "I didn't mention it to you before because... whether their mission was important or not, it was a promise a retired veteran and a soldier on active duty made to a dying man."
"My grandpa was thinking about it right up to the end. He caught an infectious disease while saving that man and died far too young. He placed all his hopes of completing the mission in Lu Changqing!"
"And when I met Lu Changqing afterward, he was still doing everything he could to fulfill that mission! Even when I broke off our engagement, he repeatedly stressed how important it was!"
"So only Lu Changqing knows what comes next in this mission-what to do after finding Blue Tears!"
Gu Zheng fell silent for a moment.
Then he asked, "Seventy-five. Lu Changqing's investigation report stated that he told the organization he became engaged in 1975. Is that right?"
Song Ning looked a little surprised. "You even remember that!"
Gu Zheng gave her a meaningful look. "My memory is pretty good now, after all. And I've read Lu Changqing's file more than once."
But he immediately returned to the subject and continued, "In August 1975, the Southwest Military Region sent a reinforced company to Henan Province to assist with flood relief. Lu Changqing was among them. So he met your grandpa in Henan Province?"
"Yes! That year, my grandpa joined a medical relief team organized by the county as a barefoot doctor. He went to Henan Province to help with disaster relief