Published at 9th of October 2026 6:08 am

Chapter 4106: Is There Really a Problem?

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Just now, I only noticed Zhou Rui herself without paying too much attention to her figure.

But after she turned around, Lin Yi found she seemed different, like she had shrunk a bit.

Lin Yi recalled the scene when they met at noon; Zhou Rui at that time definitely looked bigger than now!

Lin Yi was sure it wasn’t his illusion; something had really changed.

Could she have removed it midway?

Her behavior was already strange enough, and now this added twist made it even more incomprehensible.

At this moment, Lin Yi saw Zhou Jianrong come out and stand in front of the training team, watching them train.

"Dismissed, rest!"

Chen Peng’s voice came, and the trial training team dismissed, starting to rest in place.

Zhou Rui approached Zhou Jianrong, the two went aside, chatting as they walked.

Lin Yi watched them with interest. Although they seemed aimless, their route was getting further from the crowd as they continued their exchange.

Watching their demeanor, Lin Yi frowned slightly.

Through micro-expression psychology, he could tell the topic was not exactly light-hearted.

Zhou Jianrong kept talking while Zhou Rui nodded slightly.

Moreover, Lin Yi noticed something peculiar.

The angle at which they were speaking was always facing away from the camera.

This was quite interesting.

Normally, siblings chatting casually wouldn’t walk this far off.

If they were discussing something serious and didn’t want others to hear, it’s unlikely they’d maintain a face-away-from-camera posture the whole time.

This indicated their state wasn’t relaxed; it was likely intentional.

Considering Zhou Jianrong’s words at noon and Zhou Rui’s series of actions, Lin Yi vaguely felt there might be some issue with these two.

Thus, Lin Yi kept watching them closely.

After a circle, they returned, their expressions becoming more relaxed, no longer as stern as before.

Lin Yi still didn’t leave, hiding on the rooftop of the Central Guards Brigade administrative building, until after six in the evening when Chen Peng dismissed the team again.

This time wasn’t a break; it marked the end of the day’s training.

But those who came for trial training didn’t leave; tonight there would be a real combat exercise, starting the next phase of assessment after the rest.

At this moment, Zhou Jianrong appeared again, and the siblings started talking once more.

Lin Yi could even faintly hear Chen Peng teasing Zhou Jianrong.

He seemed to say that as an older brother, he was really worried about his sister.

From Chen Peng’s standpoint, saying this was understandable.

The sister coming to the Central Guards Brigade for trial training, the brother being concerned, was perfectly natural.

But the way they communicated was very strange.

Lin Yi stood on high ground, watching the two, finding it still the same as the afternoon.

Though seeming aimless, their bodies were getting further from the crowd while always facing away from the camera.

The siblings stood together, chatting for half an hour, then went to the cafeteria to eat.

Thinking about this, Lin Yi took out his phone and called Tao Cheng.

"Big Brother Cheng, are team four planning to collaborate with these newcomers for real combat training tonight?"

"You know about this too? Are you thinking of watching the excitement?" Tao Cheng said, laughing.

"Not watching for fun, I feel something is wrong. Where are you doing the real combat training tonight?"

"In the woods of Lou Mountain," Tao Cheng said with a serious tone:

"Did you find something? Tell me about it."

"Now is not the time to talk, let’s meet later."

"Need me to do anything?"

"It’s just speculation; I’m not sure if I’m right. You don’t need to do anything, just proceed as planned."

"Alright."

After hanging up Tao Cheng’s call, Lin Yi dialed Qiu Yuluo.

"Help me check Zhou Rui’s info, the faster and more detailed, the better."

Seeing Lin Yi’s straightforwardness, Qiu Yuluo didn’t say anything else.

"Wait for my news, I’ll get back to you soon."

"Alright."

After ending Qiu Yuluo’s call, Lin Yi went downstairs and returned to the intelligence department, finding Pan Youwei.

"Yo, why are you back, Team Leader Lin?"

Seeing Lin Yi return with a slightly stern expression, Pan Youwei sensed something amiss.

"I want to ask, how many days has the trial training outside been going on?"

"Today’s the third day, why?"

"I want to check the surveillance for the past three days, can you arrange it for me?"

"That’s not an issue, come with me."

With Lin Yi’s position, asking for this wasn’t a big deal at all.

"It’d be best not to let others know, could you set up a separate computer for me, is that doable?"

Pan Youwei looked at Lin Yi seriously.

"Team Leader Lin, did you find something?"

"You could say that, but I’m not sure if my judgment is accurate. Need to check the surveillance to see the details."

"Then use my computer. You can access all monitoring equipment at the base."

The two reached the computer, Lin Yi sat in the chair, and Pan Youwei sat beside him, pulling up surveillance for the past three days.

After spending over an hour, Lin Yi found all the content he wanted to see.

Almost every break, Zhou Jianrong would go to find Zhou Rui, using the chance to chat for a while.

Besides, Lin Yi also retrieved the cafeteria’s surveillance footage.

The siblings almost always ate together in these three days, what they talked about was unknown.

But each meeting had a common feature; they always tried to face away from the camera.

During this process, Pan Youwei also noticed Lin Yi’s objective.

The target he wanted to check was Zhou Jianrong and Zhou Rui.

"Team Leader Lin, do you suspect something’s wrong with these two?"

"It’s hard to say, just suspicion. Director Pan, do you have the trial training personnel’s information here too?"

"Only some family compositions; confirmed there’s no issue then brought them for trial training. Since nobody is sure who will stay, no further investigations were done."

"These materials are fine too. Help me find Zhou Rui’s, I want to take a look."

"Give me a moment, I’ll find them for you."

Pan Youwei got up and left, returning a few minutes later with Zhou Rui’s information and handed it to Lin Yi.

"Team Leader Lin, all Zhou Rui’s data is here, please take a look."

"Alright."

Opening the file, a large portion was family introduction, which seemed very proper. Her elders had served in the Central Guards Brigade before.

So Zhou Jianrong and Zhou Rui started training in this aspect very young.

These things were quite mundane, but one line caught Lin Yi’s attention.

Could there really be an issue?

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