Chapter 762: The Tree Desires Stillness, But the Wind Will Not Cease

Liu Guangfu sent Chen Xiaolin home, and only then did he stroll back to the residential compound.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Guangtian pointed at his nose and cursed: "I told you to come back after delivering the flower basket, look at what time it is now? A pile of chores at home, and you dumped them all on me to do alone?"

"Brother, I've taken a fancy to a girl. She sings in the Literary and Art Troupe, and I must pursue her."

Liu Guangtian sneered: "A singer, and young too, would she take a fancy to an old bachelor like you?"

Liu Guangfu stiffened his neck, his face full of defiance: "I'm only forty, and that girl even said I look quite young. Besides, how much money can they make singing? Boss Cui only gives twenty-five yuan a night. We have an income of over ten thousand a month, why can't we afford to support her?"

Liu Guangtian's expression darkened: "Don't think that just because business is good now you can get carried away. In less than half a year, there will definitely be as many people doing this line of work as there are hairs on an ox. You've lived this many years, don't you even understand this simple logic?"

Liu Guangfu grinned, looking like he was ready to risk it all: "I don't give a damn! I'm determined to pursue this girl. Even if I only spend a month with her and then die, I'll have no regrets."

Liu Guangtian scolded: "Are you a hopeless romantic or what?"

In the days that followed, He Yuzhu continued to work at the Chip Factory as usual, no different from an ordinary old worker.

Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai knew nothing about what was happening outside, and since no one had come to cause trouble, they lived quite carefree lives. Every time they got off work, the two would stick to He Yuzhu, buying this and that, and always sponging meals off him. They gradually discovered that this old man not only made exquisite Chinese food, but his Western cuisine was also not a bit inferior, and he could produce high-end ingredients at will—caviar, top-quality steak, everything one could wish for. These were all goods He Yuzhu had swept up in the Soviet Union; once placed in his space, they would never spoil no matter how long they were kept.

Every day at the end of the shift, the people on this floor would gather together to drink, eat meat, play cards, and brag; it was incredibly lively.

It was just that no one knew He Yuzhu had already secretly stepped up surveillance on Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai. While he called it protection, it was actually waiting for a rabbit to hit a tree stump, waiting to hook the people behind them.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

That evening, Wang Qiaozhi finally received a letter. He quickly translated the contents and immediately found Zhou Kai, saying in a low voice: "The higher-ups have contacted me; they might be about to make a move on the factory. The day after tomorrow at seven in the evening, we are to meet at the Yuan Dadu Relics Park."

Zhou Kai's eyes lit up: "Does that mean we're going to be free?"

Wang Qiaozhi's brows were tightly locked: "I don't know why, but I keep feeling flustered. Look, the letter was sent from Hong Kong."

Zhou Kai didn't think much of it: "We said everything we were supposed to last time, and we didn't make any mistakes, what more could they do to us?"

Wang Qiaozhi sighed: "Sigh, we can only take it one step at a time."

Two days later, in the evening.

The setting sun dyed the clouds on the horizon a dark red.

Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai returned to the dormitory after work, changed into casual clothes, and hurried out.

All of this had long been seen clearly by He Yuzhu from behind the door crack.

He deliberately pulled the door open slowly and poked half his body out: "Hey, you two, where are you off to?"

The two were suddenly called out and their bodies stiffened abruptly.

Wang Qiaozhi forced a smile: "We brothers are... going out for a stroll, we've been stifled in the factory."

"Go see a girl, then!" He Yuzhu said with a smile: "Come back early, we're still playing cards tonight."

The two replied and hurried out of the factory gate in a panic.

He Yuzhu immediately applied his disguise quickly, got on his motorcycle, and quietly followed them.

The two waited at the factory gate for a long time before hailing a taxi. He Yuzhu followed at a distance on his motorcycle, trailing them all the way to the Yuan Dadu Relics Park.

After the two got out of the car, they didn't even look at their surroundings and walked straight inside.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu knew—these two had never received proper agent training. He followed behind them, and the two didn't notice a thing.

They didn't walk far before stopping near a section of the old city wall, taking out cigarettes to smoke.

Here, ancient trees grew in clusters with thick trunks, their crowns blocking out the sky and sun, completely obscuring the last bit of evening light; everything around was dim.

He Yuzhu stood more than thirty meters away and immediately activated Scanning.

In an instant, the movements within a hundred-meter radius were all in his view—six men, loosely surrounding them in a semicircle, each with a gun hidden in their bags or satchels.

One of them even had a sniper rifle inside a cello case.

The sniper had to be dealt with first; this person was the greatest threat.

He Yuzhu waved his hand and took a birdcage out of his space, which actually contained a hwamei.

He had been performing undercover operations for years, so his space was well-stocked with everything, from birds to beasts.

As soon as the hwamei came out of the space, it flapped its wings excitedly, letting out a crisp chirp.

He Yuzhu disguised himself as an old man walking his bird and strolled slowly toward the sniper's position.

It was already dark, and the woods were even dimmer.

When he was ten meters away from the sniper, the other party suddenly became alert, turned his head sharply to look, and his hand instantly reached into his satchel, gripping the gun butt.

He Yuzhu didn't give him a chance at all.

With a flick of his wrist, two Flying Knives shot out silently.

One accurately pierced his throat, directly severing his windpipe; the other nailed firmly into his eye socket.

The sniper opened his mouth wide, wanting to scream but only able to make a wheezing sound, his body going limp as he fell.

He Yuzhu stepped forward quickly and stowed the man and the gun into his space all at once.

Immediately after, his figure flashed, and he silently took care of the other four.

By the time he was ready to deal with the last person, he discovered that the man had already reached Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai.

He Yuzhu didn't alert them, quietly sticking behind an old locust tree, holding his breath and listening intently.

Lin Qingjie spoke, delivering the code: "The wind remains before Jiande Gate."

Wang Qiaozhi immediately replied: "Iron cavalry once crossed ten thousand mountains."

Lin Qingjie's gaze darkened: "Mr. Wang, let's not mince words, I want to confirm one thing with you—after you met with Mark and Wayne last time, did anyone follow you?"

Wang Qiaozhi thought for a moment, shook his head, and his expression looked very sincere: "We ate at Quanjude, and parted ways after eating. They went to get their car, and we took the bus back to the factory; there's a stop right at the factory gate."

Lin Qingjie was silent for two seconds, then spoke abruptly: "Do you know? After the two of them met with you, something happened to them."

Zhou Kai was so scared he shivered all over, his voice trembling: "Mr. Lin... you don't suspect that we defected, do you?"

Lin Qingjie didn't answer, his eyes staring at Zhou Kai like knives, making his whole body crawl.

Zhou Kai hurriedly explained: "Everything was normal that day, and no one has ever looked for us since."

Wang Qiaozhi was steadier than him and spoke slowly: "The higher-ups... do they no longer trust us?"

Lin Qingjie nodded: "You need to prove yourselves."

Wang Qiaozhi grew anxious and grabbed his hand: "Mr. Lin, we really didn't defect!"

Lin Qingjie looked the two over carefully; seeing their pale faces and panicked eyes, it didn't seem like an act, so his tone softened slightly: "Looking at it this way, it's highly probable they had problems of their own. Perhaps they were greedy for money and went to exchange foreign currency, only to be taken out."

Wang Qiaozhi feigned confusion: "Why would they go to exchange foreign currency?"

Zhou Kai's mind turned quickly, and he immediately followed the lead to fabricate: "When Wayne met with us, he even asked where he could buy gold bracelets, saying it was a gift for his girlfriend."

He was intentionally steering the conversation toward foreign currency and greed to avoid being implicated by those two.

Wang Qiaozhi caught on instantly and immediately added: "The embassy is close to Xiushui Street, and there are many girls there; perhaps they were just momentarily muddled."

Lin Qingjie waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on the matter anymore: "Enough about them. We are moving immediately, and you two must coordinate with us from the inside."

Wang Qiaozhi nodded hurriedly, his tone solemn: "Please give your orders; we will not refuse anything we can do."

"Draw the factory area structure map as soon as possible; it would be best if you could get the architectural blueprints."

Zhou Kai's face showed difficulty: "Our Laboratory area is separated from the other factory zones by a wall, and we aren't allowed to make contact freely."

Lin Qingjie pondered for a moment: "Then tell me the general layout of the factory in detail."

In order to show his loyalty, Zhou Kai hurriedly said: "There is a sewer that leads to the main factory area, and the outlet is right by that small river in the Northeast direction."

He Yuzhu leaned behind the tree, hearing every word clearly.