Chapter 545

Despite having similar talents to Liu Mengyun, He Yiran enjoyed far greater resources, yet he was humiliatingly defeated by Liu Mengyun!

Doesn't this precisely prove He Yiran's laziness?

As a result, he now also finds his daughter-in-law unbearable!

The strong always look within themselves for the cause of failure.

The weak blame others and attribute their failures to external factors.

Seeing that neither his son nor his daughter-in-law spoke, He Gang grew even angrier.

He was constantly occupied with official duties and rarely returned home, leaving no time to supervise He Yiran's training.

Yet his son comes home punctually every day, and his daughter-in-law almost never leaves the house.

He Gang believed that the responsibility for He Yiran's laziness lay largely with them!

"He Yiran has disappointed me, and so have you!" He Gang said, suppressing his anger. "Look at Liu Mengyun—just a few years ago, her strength was on par with Yiran's. Though she's the daughter of Liu Long, her family background still can't compare to ours. So what happened?"

"Yet she defeated He Yiran outright with just one pet beast… Tell me, what has He Yiran been doing all these years?"

He Shuilong whispered, "Dad, Yiran has been working hard!"

"Working hard?"

Just hearing this made He Gang even angrier!

"Working hard by chasing women outside?"

"Dad, is Yiran really that bad? Even if he does go out occasionally, he's still quite restrained!"

This time, it was He Yiran's mother, He Shuilong's wife, who spoke.

"Not that bad?" He Gang stood up and roared. "When Su Yang first met Yiran, he told me right away that Yiran's body had been drained by alcohol and lust! I'm telling you—he saw it with his own eyes! Tell me, how is he restrained if even a single glance reveals it?"

"If he keeps this up, next time Liu Mengyun might crush him with just one hand!"

"Tell him—he must report to the confinement room tomorrow and reflect deeply!"

"After ten days of confinement, I'll transfer him to the front lines!"

After speaking, He Gang left home immediately, got in his car, and headed straight for the military headquarters.

Returning to the headquarters at midnight, He Gang received another unpleasant piece of news.

It had been confirmed that two of the three Divine Beast Cult spies embedded within the Western Army headquarters in Yilan City had escaped.

Upon hearing this from Deputy Officer Wang, He Gang's mood deteriorated further.

"General He, besides the two confirmed Divine Beast Cult spies who fled, Deputy Mayor Wan also reported that three members of the city guard went missing today, and the emergency response team reported two missing as well… The exact number of disappearances still needs thorough investigation!"

"Missing? How could so many vanish on the same day without reason?" He Gang took a deep breath, his headache worsening. "Any leads?"

"Deputy Mayor's office confirmed that two of the three missing city guards are suspected of desertion—witnesses saw them leaving Yilan City… Among the emergency team's two missing, one has also been confirmed as a deserter," Deputy Officer Wang said quietly. "They've already dispatched teams to track and apprehend them."

The Western Army headquarters is by no means harsh toward its soldiers!

Even if someone no longer wishes to serve, applying to leave often results in approval.

But for deserters, every military unit is merciless.

No one dares to desert unless absolutely desperate.

"Tell them to capture them alive if possible—I want to hear what reasons they have for deserting!" He Gang rubbed his graying hair and suddenly asked, "Do you think these deserters might be connected to the Divine Beast Cult spies?"

Deputy Officer Wang nodded: "I also believe it's too suspicious that they all vanished on the same day—there must be a connection."

He Gang pondered and asked, "Has anything unusual happened in Yilan City today? Did any of our operations unsettle the Divine Beast Cult spies?"

"Nothing unusual seems to have occurred," Deputy Officer Wang replied. "The only thing spreading is that Master He Yiran challenged Lieutenant Su and was defeated by him—probably spread by Yiran's friends."

"What kind of friends!" He Gang's frustration flared again. "Aren't there still two spies left? One hasn't fled yet! Move immediately to detain him. If he won't talk, hand him over to Su Yang!"

"I need some quiet. If the city guard or emergency team capture anyone, handle them the same way—and find out why they suddenly fled Yilan City!"

"Yes, General!"

The next morning, He Gang woke up on the bed in his office, glanced at the clock—it was 6:17 a. m. —he'd slept barely over three hours.

He rose from bed, washed up quickly, put on a clean uniform, opened the door, picked up his teacup from the desk, and stepped out.

The two deputy officers dozing in the secretary's office jolted awake at the sound.

"General!"

"Go back to sleep."

He Gang dumped yesterday's tea leaves and began boiling water.

"General, we captured one spy yesterday, but he refused to reveal anything, and we still don't know why the other two Divine Beast Cult spies fled," Deputy Officer Wang said. "However, the city guard and emergency team have apprehended three deserters and are interrogating them urgently."

"Good, let me know as soon as you have results."

"Yes!"

At 7:30 a. m., Deputy Officer Wang entered He Gang's office.

"General, we've now confirmed that the captured deserters are all Divine Beast Cult spies planted in Yilan City!"

"Can we determine why these Divine Beast Cult spies chose to desert on the same day?" He Gang asked, puzzled. "We hadn't even discovered them yet—why did they flee so urgently?"

"It's because of Lieutenant Su."