Han Xiao

Biodata

Personality

Han Xiao is outgoing, talkative, and fond of gossip. When reporting Song Ning’s encounters with Lu Changqing and Chen Yuting, he deliberately builds suspense and complains when Chen Liang reveals the engagement before he reaches that part of the story. His enthusiasm does not always come with insight: he later mistakes Gu Zheng’s unusual behavior for growing interest in Zhou Yunzhi 30 49.

He is protective of both his commander and Song Ning. He urges Gu Zheng to take his head injury seriously and seeks Song Ning’s medical help after another fainting episode. During Song Ning’s journey to the base, however, he becomes unusually reserved because he fears saying something hurtful about her engagement 25 30 39.

Han Xiao reacts sharply to apparent breaches of discipline, threatening to punish Zhang Qianjin for abandoning his hospital assignment. He nevertheless accepts Song Ning’s explanation that Zhang was following Lu Changqing’s orders and lets him return to his duties 38 39.

Abilities & Skills

Military Coordination

Han Xiao leads search personnel, reports urgent orders, and supervises soldiers assigned to support injured comrades 17 39.

• Leads the search party that locates Gu Zheng and Song Ning after their signal flare 17.
• Escorts Song Ning with Chen Liang and resumes rescue work upon reaching Gao Ping 17 18.
• Assigns Zhang Qianjin to care for Lu Changqing in the hospital 39.
• Receives orders to find Ge Liang, recover Zhou Yunzhi quietly, and preserve leads to higher-ranking accomplices 45.

Reporting and Liaison

Han Xiao carries information between Gu Zheng, military personnel, and Song Ning.

• Publicly explains Song Ning’s rescue of Tiedan to counter criticism from the medical team 23.
• Reports regimental affairs, disaster-relief wrap-up work, and Elder Zhou’s worsening condition to Gu Zheng 30.
• Relays the request that Song Ning keep the kidnapping incident confidential and take time to rest 46 47.

Relationships

• Gu Zheng — His commanding officer, whom he habitually calls “Boss.” Han Xiao worries about his health and defends his informal speech despite Chief of Staff Xu’s objections 30 40.
• Song Ning — A trusted acquaintance from the anti-trafficking operation. He escorts her, offers practical help, and gives her a candid assessment of Lu Changqing when she asks 17 25 38.
• Chen Liang — A fellow soldier who frequently accompanies him on escort and reporting duties. Chen Liang’s bluntness clashes with Han Xiao’s love of storytelling 17 25 30.
• Lu Changqing — A fellow company commander. Han Xiao initially praises his ambition and willingness to take risks, but privately admits that his eagerness for promotion and excessive attentiveness to superiors feel insincere 25 38.
• Zhang Qianjin — A Guard Company subordinate assigned to look after Lu Changqing. Han Xiao later directs him to ask Song Ning before withdrawing from the hospital assignment 39 44.
• Xiong Gang — An investigation colleague who joins him in speculating about Gu Zheng’s romantic life; Gu catches both men gossiping outside the interrogation room 49.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Disaster Relief and Song Ning’s Engagement

• After locating Gu Zheng and Song Ning, Han Xiao reports that Tiedan has been rescued and that urgent military orders require Gu Zheng’s immediate return. Gu assigns him and Chen Liang to escort Song Ning 17.
• On the way to Gao Ping, he identifies Lu Changqing as a member of their regiment’s Communications Company. Song Ning tells him that Lu is the man she intends to marry 17.
• Han Xiao and Chen Liang later intervene before Chief of Staff Xu to defend Song Ning’s conduct. Han explains that the search lasted nearly eight hours and found her more than seven kilometers from Rockhorn Village after she saved a child from a debris flow 23.
• Unaware that Chen Yuting has been presenting herself as Lu Changqing’s family member, Han Xiao announces that Song Ning is his fiancée. The disclosure exposes the conflicting relationships before the assembled personnel 23.
• As relief work winds down, he and Chen Liang escort Song Ning to the base. He assures her that she can seek help from them or Gu Zheng while investigating her grandfather’s marriage arrangement 25.

Hospital Visits and Gu Zheng’s Treatment

• Han Xiao enthusiastically recounts Song Ning’s medical work and the engagement dispute to Gu Zheng. After Chen Liang reveals that she is Lu Changqing’s fiancée, Gu abruptly dismisses them; Han initially interprets his reaction as renewed head pain 30.
• At the hospital, he questions Zhang Qianjin’s absence and offers to arrange another attendant for Lu Changqing. Song Ning subsequently exposes Lu’s attempt to leave himself apparently unattended so that she will care for him 38 39.
• Han brings Song Ning to examine Gu Zheng after another collapse and encourages her to administer acupuncture 39 40.
• While escorting her back to the Guesthouse, he discusses Gu Zheng’s lack of interest in Zhou Yunzhi and recounts the dangerous missions and trauma behind his heavy smoking 40.

Kidnapping Investigation

• Han Xiao reports that Ge Liang has kidnapped Zhou Yunzhi, then adds that Song Ning was taken too. Gu rebukes him for withholding part of the report and decides to lead the operation personally 45.
• During the rescue, Han spots movement near the courtyard wall and draws Gu’s attention to the escaping women 46.
• Afterward, he visits Song Ning to explain that the investigation is continuing. When she asks whether the request to rest is connected to the operation, he clarifies that it is concern for her recovery after the ordeal 46 47.

Notable Quotes

“Once you're at the base, just let us know if you need any help. If we can't help, Boss Gu definitely can! After all, we're revolutionary comrades who caught human traffickers together!” 25

Trivia

• He repeatedly scratches his head when thinking, embarrassed, or confused 30 38 39.
• His conversation with Song Ning continues all the way to the Guesthouse, unintentionally preventing two waiting figures from approaching her 40.