He Teng took the train from the county town to a city with an airport, then went straight back to the military base. At the base, except for a few people in the know, everyone thought He Teng had been out on a secret mission. When they saw him return, they all said he should host a celebration.
However, seeing that He Teng's wife hadn't been back to the base for so long and didn't come back with him this time, coupled with all the things happening in the capital — like how his wife turned out to be the biological daughter of Commander Gu — these bits of news became a hot topic of gossip in the base.
"Since that little rascal is back, tell him to get his ass over to my office, pronto!" The head commander, upon hearing He Teng had returned, immediately had someone pass the word for He Teng to come see him.
