Chapter 386: The Clash Between Light and Shadow

He Yuzhu drove Huang Ying back to the entrance of the staff dormitory, and he lowered his voice to say, "Be careful when you monitor her; this woman is not simple."

"I know. I've spent so much time with her, I understand her better than you do!"

When Huang Ying pushed the door open to enter the room, Lin Wanning was lying on the bed, moaning softly.

Huang Ying sneered in her heart: "Every day she puts on airs like a young lady with me, bossing me around; it turns out she's just a dog spy. This time, I'll definitely make you reveal your true colors!"

"Are you still in pain, Wan Ning?" Huang Ying immediately walked to Lin Wanning's bedside, reached out to touch her forehead, and said, "Oh! You have a fever! Let me take you to the emergency room to get it checked! We can't delay this!"

Lin Wanning touched her own forehead and shook her head: "It's your hands that are cold. I'm fine, just a bit of stomach discomfort, my body feels a little weak!"

"Your body is weak? Then you must call me when you go to the restroom. Don't go by yourself, be careful not to fall."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanning felt a jolt of alarm: This woman usually demands conditions whenever she helps with anything, so why is she suddenly being so helpful? Could someone have come to investigate me? The person who looked for me just now...

"Huang Ying, did you get a boyfriend? Was it him who took you to eat Boiled Fish?" Lin Wanning asked, intentionally using a weak voice.

"Your nose is quite sharp. It's not a boyfriend, just a fellow villager."

"Why haven't you mentioned this fellow villager before?" Lin Wanning asked.

"I... he was busy before and didn't have time to come over!" Huang Ying said, feeling a bit guilty inside.

"The person who looked for me just now, they left straight away... didn't they say anything?" Lin Wanning continued to press.

"No!" Huang Ying said.

Outside the compound, after making a phone call, He Yuzhu finally waited for Tian Dan to arrive.

The two walked to a corner of a secluded alley, and He Yuzhu began: "Dan, after I left the bureau, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it felt, so I found a girl in her dormitory to ask around and found out quite a few things... Also, as soon as she got back, she said her stomach hurt and didn't go to her night shift. I suspect she swallowed the intelligence."

"How is that possible?" Tian Dan frowned. "If the container holding the intelligence is too large, it would be fatal; if it's made of ordinary material, it would be digested..."

"This woman is a doctor in the Gynecology Department and also knows traditional Chinese medicine. No matter what kind of person meets with her, she has an excuse..."

"Your speculation has some merit, but we need concrete evidence... You didn't let that girl monitor her, did you?" Tian Dan pressed.

"I..." He Yuzhu suddenly realized he had been somewhat reckless. If this woman really was that decisive and ruthless female spy, Huang Ying would be in grave danger!

"Foolish! How can you let an ordinary person monitor a high-IQ spy?" Tian Dan's expression darkened. "Move out immediately, arrest her!"

When Tian Dan led her people to rush into the dormitory, Huang Ying had already collapsed on the floor.

"Save her, quickly!" Tian Dan shouted urgently.

He Yuzhu slapped his forehead: "It's ruined. It was my carelessness that put Huang Ying's life at risk!"

When he felt Huang Ying's pulse and found it was still beating, his heart settled slightly. He immediately rushed out of the dormitory and shouted into the hallway: "Anyone with good medical skills, come quickly to save a life!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's shout, many young doctors ran over to check the situation, but after seeing Huang Ying's condition, none of them knew what to do.

A young girl suddenly walked over and said, "Brother Zhuzi, is that you?"

"Who are you?"

"I'm Sanya. One year, a little child was hit by someone..."

"I remember now. How did you get here?" He Yuzhu asked.

"It's a long story. Let me see the patient first!" Sanya said.

"Alright, alright!"

Sanya felt Huang Ying's pulse and said slowly: "The person who did this still has a shred of conscience left and didn't want her life; they only sealed a few of her acupoints. However, if they aren't unsealed for a long time, it will lead to a coma, organ failure, and even endanger her life."

He Yuzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Sanya, help me. This girl was implicated because of me!"

Sanya curled the corners of her mouth and said: "Brother Zhuzi, I can unseal them."

After saying this, Sanya took out silver needles from her small bag and quickly pricked several of Huang Ying's acupoints. It didn't take long before Huang Ying slowly regained consciousness.

Tian Dan walked over and said: "Young lady, thank you."

Sanya smiled and said: "Don't mention it. Brother Zhuzi saved me back then! It was he who sent us to the Genjudi, which allowed us to escape a disaster!"

The awakened Huang Ying looked at He Yuzhu and said: "I'm sorry, I underestimated that woman. As soon as I got back, she asked me so many questions, and I don't even know where I let something slip..."

"It's not your fault, it's my mistake!" He Yuzhu said.

Huang Ying said weakly: "Does the meal still count?"

"Go if you want to, just put it on my tab!" He Yuzhu said.

"That's good. I still want to sleep for a while!" Huang Ying suddenly opened her eyes again. "Our Director Ma is very attentive to Lin Wanning, it's a bit abnormal. Do you want to check him out too?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Dan's eyes lit up, and she waved at Lao Xiao beside her: "Hurry and take your men to go."

He Yuzhu pulled Sanya outside and chatted about their experiences over these years.

Sanya said: "My Siqiang and I were always following Regimental Commander Yang. Later, we went to Xibaipo and were noticed by the higher-ups, so we were transferred to the headquarters. The headquarters then had my Siqiang train students. After the liberation, we came to Beijing. Now, my Siqiang is seeing patients at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, and I have been studying with him ever since."

"So you're a little miracle doctor now?" He Yuzhu wanted to pat Sanya's head but pulled his hand back, feeling that she had already grown up.

"Brother Zhuzi, if you have anything in the future, just come find me. I'm very capable now!" Sanya said.

"Definitely!" He Yuzhu said. "Sanya, what is your formal name?"

"I go by Jiang Mei now."

"That's a very nice name. Another day, have a look at my mother's rheumatism. Her legs and feet ache whenever it rains."

"Alright, I'll have my Siqiang look at her when the time comes!" Jiang Mei said.

The two chatted for a long time more, then Lao Xiao came running back, panting. He Yuzhu then parted from her and followed Lao Xiao to listen to Tian Dan's report.

Lao Xiao said breathlessly: "Section Chief Tian, Director Ma has fled. We searched his residence, but found nothing."

Tian Dan was so angry she kicked the wall nearby and cursed: "This bunch, they are truly alert, running faster than rabbits!"

He Yuzhu sighed: "Today, we let the enemy escape twice. We must conduct a thorough review!"

Tian Dan nodded and said: "The responsibility is all mine. These past few years, I've only been dealing with small fry, so I've grown lax. It's been too long since I've encountered a well-matched opponent. This group from the 'Jingzhe' Action Group is indeed not simple."

He Yuzhu suddenly felt a wave of fatigue and said: "Dan, I'm a bit tired today, I'll head back first."

Tian Dan waved her hand: "Go on. Don't take today's events to heart; solving cases is never easy, it's always full of ups and downs."

He Yuzhu nodded.

He Yuzhu drove back to the Siheyuan and found the main gate already closed; he reached up to grab the top of the wall and vaulted over.

Just as he was about to land, he caught a glimpse of a short figure quietly splashing water at the entrance of the Yan family home.

He Yuzhu crouched on the wall, observing silently.

It turned out to be Liu Guangtian—he had fetched water from the basin, tiptoed to splash it in front of the Yan family door, and after finishing, waited for the water to freeze into ice before sprinkling a layer of stove ash to cover the icy surface.

He Yuzhu shook his head inwardly: this Siheyuan truly "produces talents in every generation"; Liu Guangtian was only ten years old, yet he had already learned how to be malicious.

Seeing that Liu Guangtian was almost finished, he casually flicked a pebble, which hit the Yan family's window with a "clack."

Liu Guangtian was startled and turned to run.

"Who is it?" Yan Bugui's shout rang out immediately.

With a few leaps, He Yuzhu returned to the East Cross Courtyard without a sound.

Yan Bugui threw on his clothes and stepped outside, cursing, but as soon as his foot hit the icy ground, he slipped and fell.

He reached out to brace himself, but heard a "crack"—his left arm had fractured.

"Ouch! Ouch!" Yan Bugui began to howl in pain in the courtyard.