Chapter 78: Calm Down

Jiang Miao heard her own voice trembling.

She didn’t understand why she felt so afraid.

She only knew that the man in front of her, the one who looked exactly like Yan He… was not Yan He.

Jiang Miao suddenly stepped back, pointing at the man who wasn’t Yan He, and loudly said to the people from the National Security Bureau, “Arrest him! He’s not Yan He! He’s an impostor!”

Her voice rose to a sharp pitch, “Who are you? What do you intend by impersonating Yan He?”

The people who had been dealing with her for the past few days showed sympathy on their faces.

The woman in the black suit said in a deep voice, “Dr. Jiang, please calm down.”

Was she not calm enough?

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Her intentions were too obvious, and the people present were all military-trained; how could they not notice? The woman in the black suit sighed, took a step forward, and said, “Dr. Jiang, calm down. We know this person is not your partner.”

Jiang Miao felt a chill down her spine, a deep sense of unease, and a premonition that the woman in the black suit was about to say something terrible, something she absolutely did not want to hear.

Sure enough, the woman in the black suit calmly and slowly told Jiang Miao, “The person in front of you is not the one you have known for a year and a half. But he is indeed Major Yan He from the 19th District Border Army.”

The handsome young major also stepped forward. His face was identical to Yan He’s, and his voice was the same as Yan He’s.

“I am Yan He, the real Yan He,” he said in the voice Jiang Miao was so familiar with, “The person you knew was impersonating me.”

Jiang Miao felt dizzy.

She wanted to shout: You’re lying! You’re all lying to me!

But deep down, she vaguely understood that what she was hearing now was likely the real truth.

Jiang Miao vividly remembered the night she and Yan He truly became intimate. Yan He refused to turn on the light and even covered her eyes with silk.

He didn’t allow her to think about his face, his voice; he only permitted her to think about his body, about him as a person.

What she thought was playful at the time now flashed before her eyes.

Every time she complimented his face, he would become unhappy.

Why was that?

Because… it wasn’t his face, was it? Not even his voice, right?

Jiang Miao felt her throat dry, her chest tight, and her legs weak.

The woman in the black suit saw her pale face and helped her sit down, then called a soldier to bring a glass of water from outside.

Jiang Miao took the glass and brought it to her lips.

Her face was too pale; she clearly needed time to process this overwhelming information. Everyone remained silent, quietly giving her time.

The room was filled only with the sound of Jiang Miao drinking water.

It was loud but slow, sip by sip, until she finished the whole glass.

The delicate, slender hand holding the paper cup suddenly clenched, crumpling it into a narrow strip, and she slapped it onto the table with a “smack.”

“I’m calm now,” Jiang Miao took a deep breath and said, “Now, tell me, what exactly is going on?”

Everyone exchanged glances before the woman in the black suit spoke, “The Yan He you see here, Major Yan He, undertook a highly dangerous mission deep into enemy territory two years ago.”

“I know. All his comrades died, and he came back alone. He received a medal for it and developed mild PTSD, which led to his reassignment to the relatively peaceful garrison unit for recuperation and to have children,” Jiang Miao said.

The composure she exhibited at that moment earned the admiration of everyone in the room.

“That’s what that person said,” the woman in the black suit replied. “In reality…”

She looked at the real Yan He in the room.

The real Yan He spoke calmly, without any inflection, “In reality, we only lost two men. The mission had been compromised long before; we were all captured. I managed to escape and finally made it back to the Gita-controlled territory, contacting the garrison there four days ago.”

Four days ago…

Jiang Miao closed her eyes briefly and then asked, “And then?”

The woman in the black suit continued, “Actually, a year ago, we received intelligence that the Nash Republic was executing a plan against our country called ‘Trojan.’ Unfortunately, we couldn’t gather more details. It wasn’t until four days ago, when we received news from the border, that we learned after Major Yan He was captured, an enemy spy disguised as him infiltrated our country and entered the garrison in the Capital Star Circle.”

So, four days ago, the fake Yan He was exposed and had to flee.

“Regrettably, the enemy received the information a few hours earlier than we did. When we attempted to capture him, the public information obtained from the building’s central control indicated he hadn’t left Ness Garden, but…”

But the car was there, and he had already escaped, leaving only Jiang Miao in the house.

“How did he get in? Even with plastic surgery, wouldn’t soldiers returning from the battlefield have their identities checked? Isn’t DNA tested?” Jiang Miao asked logically. “DNA can’t be faked.”

“All soldiers returning from other planets undergo DNA verification precisely to prevent enemy spies from infiltrating,” the woman in the black suit explained. “It appears that the Nash Republic has developed DNA disguise technology. At the time, the DNA test matched Major Yan He’s DNA profile perfectly. Because of this oversight, no one questioned his identity. Additionally, he pretended to have PTSD, which led to his quick reassignment from his original unit…”

In a new place, no one could suspect he was an impostor.

Jiang Miao rubbed her face and couldn’t help but glance at the real Major Yan He.

It must be said that when the fake “Yan He” first arrived in the Capital Star Circle, he bore a strong resemblance to the real Major Yan He. But later… later, his behavior and personality seemed to change drastically. Jiang Miao had joked several times that he seemed like a completely different person from when they first met, and he had always brushed it off.

Looking back now, it made perfect sense.

The initial “Yan He” had been meticulously imitating the real Major Yan He. But as he spent more time with Jiang Miao, living together daily, sharing tender moments, he gradually began to reveal his true self.

Jiang Miao rubbed her face again and asked, “What did he do? Does the large-scale power and internet outage four days ago have anything to do with him?”

“We currently have no evidence linking him to the incident at Capitol Hill,” the woman in the black suit said. “But he did something extremely detrimental to our country—he stole a warp engine!”

Warp technology is a major tactical advantage for the Gita Republic over its enemies. As a national-level researcher, Jiang Miao understood the significance of the warp engine theft.

It was said that warships equipped with warp engines rarely fell into enemy hands at the front lines, except in cases where the ship’s hull was severely damaged and couldn’t withstand warp travel. If a warp-engine-equipped warship was in such a dire situation, the crew’s primary task was to destroy the warp engine to prevent the enemy from obtaining any samples.

“How could he steal something as large as a warp engine?” Jiang Miao demanded.

The woman in the black suit replied, “Based on the intelligence we have, it seems the Nash Republic has developed a space compression device.”

Even in her current state, Jiang Miao couldn’t help but widen her eyes in shock. The concept of space compression was still in its theoretical stages in the Gita Republic, with no significant breakthroughs.

“You must understand,” the woman in the black suit said gently. “So, Dr. Jiang Miao, if you know anything, anything at all that could help us find this person, you must tell us.”

Jiang Miao’s mind was in turmoil.

She hadn’t really processed what the woman in the black suit was saying. She mumbled, “I don’t know, I’ve told you everything I know.”

The woman in the black suit turned to her colleague, who had been monitoring Jiang Miao’s vital signs on the screen. The data indicated she was telling the truth.

She genuinely didn’t know.

Her colleague nodded.

The woman in the black suit was disappointed but maintained her gentle tone. “Alright, I understand. But if you remember anything, please inform us immediately. Dr. Jiang Miao, the Nash Republic is a backward and conservative nation. If we lose this war, we can’t foresee the terrible consequences we might face. Please remain rational.”

Jiang Miao did not give her any promises.

She lifted her head and asked shakily, “I just want to know one thing.”

The woman in the black suit made a gesture indicating she was listening.

“My son, Jiang Rui…” Jiang Miao asked with difficulty, “Where is he?”

The room fell silent for a moment.

Even the woman in the black suit found it difficult to tell Jiang Miao, but she told her the truth nonetheless.

“It appears that the agent took your child with him when he retreated,” she said.

Everyone saw Jiang Miao’s beautiful eyes quickly fill with tears. But she tilted her delicate face slightly upwards, pressing her lips tightly together, trying hard to hold back the tears.

At that moment, everyone forgot that Jiang Miao was a successful doctor and a national-level researcher.

In their eyes, she was just a young mother who had her child taken away, evoking a sense of pity and compassion.

But this situation was beyond consolation.

The room remained in an awkward silence.

It was Major Yan He, who had just escaped death, who broke the silence.

He suddenly asked, “Whose child is it?”

Jiang Miao looked at him in astonishment. “What?”

Her tears fell uncontrollably down her face, her cheeks white and delicate, like a pear blossom in the rain.

Major Yan He stared at her for a second before saying, “The person matched with your genes was me. When this person impersonated me to meet you, he also applied to the military sperm bank to retrieve the sperm I had previously stored there.”

So, the Jiang Rui she had with “Yan He” could also be the child of this complete stranger standing before her?

Jiang Miao understood the implication of his words and felt her whole body stiffen.

She looked pleadingly at the woman in the black suit, who, judging by her age, must have been a mother herself.

Indeed, the woman’s eyes flashed with sympathy as she said, “This was an oversight on our part. But after Major Yan He arrived today, he requested that we retrieve the child’s DNA sample from your home. Now…”

She glanced at the screen. “Oh, the comparison results are already out! This child…” She seemed to be embarrassed and didn’t know how to speak.

The brief pause was suffocating for both Jiang Miao and Major Yan, their bodies tense, awaiting judgment.

Until the woman in the black suit finally said, “It’s not Major Yan He’s.”

Major Yan He kept his lips tightly sealed, showing no emotion.

Jiang Miao felt a wave of relief wash over her, her shoulders involuntarily relaxing.

Major Yan He noticed this detail, his brows furrowing even tighter.

At that moment, the women in black received new information. Looking at the new report, the woman in black suit raised her head abruptly and asked, “Dr. Jiang Miao, do you know Liu Chenguang?”

“Liu Chenguang?” Jiang Miao snapped back to reality. “The Liu Chenguang from Ness Garden? He lives on the 79th floor, he’s our neighbor.”

She habitually used “our.” This detail was also noticed by Major Yan He.

“Is he closely associated with Colonel Yan… no, I mean Troy?” the woman in black asked.

“Yes, we often take our children out together,” Jiang Miao replied truthfully.

The woman in black immediately issued orders into the communicator, “Investigate this Liu Chenguang immediately! And compare the surveillance data from Capitol Hill!”

With a clear direction, results soon followed.

The surveillance footage from Ness Garden four days ago showed “Liu Chenguang” boarding public transportation, while the surveillance at Capitol Hill showed him present there.

But in reality, Liu Chenguang had gone on a business trip a week ago and hadn’t been in the capital city for days!

“Is it confirmed? Is it him?” the woman in black spoke into the communicator. “Okay, got it.”

She hung up and activated a large screen, displaying surveillance footage of “Liu Chenguang” at Capitol Hill Square.

“Our people found that Troy frequently interacted with this person. This is another blind spot for us—there’s no contact whatsoever between Troy and this person in his communication records for the past six months.”

“That’s because…” Jiang Miao said, “if they bring their children together, they meet in the garden at a fixed time every day and discuss matters face to face.”

In retrospect, this was undoubtedly orchestrated by “Yan He.” Because this way, when needed, Liu Chenguang wouldn’t easily come under the surveillance of the women in black. The use of Liu Chenguang’s identity information wouldn’t have been discovered so quickly, giving him time to buy.

Jiang Miao stared at the screen with “Liu Chenguang” and said, “And this… is Yan He.”

Everyone knew that when Dr. Jiang Miao referred to “Yan He,” she wasn’t talking about the Major Yan present in the room but the enemy spy temporarily referred to as “Troy.”

But it seemed that only Jiang Miao hadn’t noticed it. Only she still referred to that person as “Yan He.”

Major Yan glanced coldly at her.

Jiang Miao caught his gaze and returned it.

Major’s pupils were jet black, his gaze sharp. Jiang Miao vaguely felt as if she were seeing the black uniform and the upright figure of the man who had first come to her house.

Even ignoring the face, “Yan He” and Major Yan, in terms of stature, aura, and even this piercing gaze, they really looked alike.

Perhaps that’s why he was chosen to infiltrate this hostile country, Jiang Miao thought.

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Sansukini: So remember on one of the chapter, the fake “Yan He” was mulling about which sperm sample to use. And Jiang Rui looked like his real face.

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