Chapter 357: A Person from the Military Statistics Bureau Arrives

Hearing Lin Ke Xin's inner voice, Chen Yongren ate his meal calmly.

At the same time.

Her inner voice also kept appearing in Chen Yongren's ears.

"Could Chen Yongren be secretly drugging me?"

"But I've been watching him all along; when would he have the chance?"

"I've also compared things in the pharmacy and found nothing wrong..."

"It can't just be that I've been too tired lately."

"Today's meals were all prepared by me; Chen Yongren had no chance to touch them. I want to see if it'll still happen today..."

……

When he heard Lin Ke Xin's inner voice, Chen Yongren found it very interesting.

This little vixen's mind really works fast; unfortunately, from now on, I don't need to drug her at all.

Even if Lin Ke Xin searched her whole life, she wouldn't find anything.

While eating, Chen Yongren secretly released some melatonin aura toward her.

Not long after, Lin Ke Xin yawned several times.

"Something's off… why am I getting sleepy again…"

"I haven't even drunk the water he poured, so why am I like this?"

"Could it be the smell?"

"But I haven't smelled anything special, and I haven't burned any incense at home. Even if it's the smell, how could Chen Yongren be unaffected?"

"This is an unfamiliar environment where danger could appear at any moment; I haven't even identified this person before me, yet I'm willing to let my guard down?"

This shows that your spirit chooses more than your body does; upon hearing Lin Ke Xin's inner voice, Chen Yongren added a thought in his mind.

The melatonin constitution is indeed good; it's starting to take effect.

But to prevent Lin Ke Xin from falling asleep too early, Chen Yongren immediately stopped emitting the aura and gave a solemn order: "Ke Xin, after eating, prepare to handle the documents you haven't finished today."

"Some funds need to be processed quickly by the General Affairs Department; the brothers are working hard outside, we can't let them suffer."

"Yes!" Lin Ke Xin replied, tidied up the table, prepared the documents, and came to Chen Yongren's bedroom.

Taking the opportunity, Chen Yongren again emitted melatonin aura toward Lin Ke Xin.

Lin Ke Xin, who had been standing beside Chen Yongren, suddenly felt drowsy, yawning repeatedly, her brows and eyes full of weariness.

This feeling came again.

Why does seeing this guy make me want to sleep?

"Go on down, you're not needed here." Chen Yongren said without looking up.

"Yes!" Lin Ke Xin didn't object, returned to her room, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

After confirming Lin Ke Xin had fallen asleep, Chen Yongren disguised himself, left the villa, and headed toward the predetermined meeting point.

The newcomer to Songhu—whether human or ghost, nobody knows—but Chen Yongren didn't want this guy to see his true appearance.

He arrived outside a courtyard in the concession.

Being able to hear the inner voices inside, Chen Yongren lightly knocked on the courtyard gate according to the contact signal.

"Dang dang~~"

"Dang~"

"Dang dang dang~"

Not long after.

The courtyard gate slid open a crack, and a middle-aged man greeted Chen Yongren: "Come in quickly!"

The two entered the house.

The man was wearing a long robe, stood at attention and saluted Chen Yongren, saying: "Commander!"

Chen Yongren sized up the guy, activated his scan eye, and looked at the data before him.

Name: Chen Shu.

Alias: Chen Gong.

Age: 36.

Native place: Huaxia·Minzhou.

Military rank: Personnel Lieutenant Colonel, duty Major.

Skills: business acumen, assassination.

Current position: Deputy Section Chief of the Military Statistics Bureau Songhu District, codename "Shusheng".

Recent situation: In order to better sell goods in Songhu without interfering with the original work of the Songhu District, the Chengyu side dispatched Chen Shu to Songhu to assist Chen Yongren's work, with the aim of resolving worries and difficulties, establishing transportation routes, and earning funds.

The following long list is Chen Gong's résumé.

This guy's résumé is indeed impressive; he was originally supposed to be in the 4th term, but because he rescued a female student midway and got injured fighting hooligans, he ended up in the 5th term.

Think about how I once tricked new recruits into a brawl and got expelled from Huangpu; the two of us almost became alumni.

Seeing the recent situation column, Chen Yongren fully understood; no wonder they sent this guy to Songhu—it was to make money here.

That also makes sense; the yellow weasel's clones are stretched thin, and the Japanese puppet traitors before him are endless to kill. Diverting some spirit to handle material affairs obviously leaves him stretched thin as well.

Chen Gong looks refined and genteel, indeed full of a scholarly air; no wonder he has the codename "Shusheng".

"Are you Shusheng?" Chen Yongren asked.

"It's me!" Chen Gong nodded and flattered: "I've long heard the Section Chief's reputation; today I see it's truly deserved."

Chen Yongren was direct: "The goods—why are you the one who came this time?"

Chen Gong gestured for Chen Yongren to sit down and poured a cup of tea.

Chen Yongren feigned suspicion as he looked at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong said respectfully, "This time I have come not only to transport goods but also to assist you with your future work in the Songhu District."

"Work?" Chen Yongren feigned surprise: "I didn't know about this; the radio station in Yucheng didn't mention it, only saying you needed to come sell goods."

"Yes." Chen Gong nodded, carefully feeling inside the lower part of his lifted long robe for a while.

He took out the dagger hidden in his boot, pulled open the thread, retrieved the letter hidden in the lining of his clothing, and handed it to Chen Yongren, saying, "District Chief, this is my transfer order; please have a look."

"I'm keeping this from you mainly because I'm worried the Japanese will intercept our radio; Songhu is a major station, so we need to be careful on all fronts."

Chen Yongren took the letter.

The gist of it is that Chen Gong will assume the position of deputy district chief of Songhu District, assist Huang Shulang in his work there, and sell goods related to the Military Statistics Bureau.

Chen Gong said, "I've just arrived and don't understand many things; please, District Chief, give me your guidance going forward."

"No need to be formal." Chen Yongren waved his hand lightly.

As things stand, although Chen Gong has been sent to Songhu, he doesn't even know his own background.

"District Chief, here is the cargo list for this shipment; please have a look." Chen Gong then handed over a list.

"Once you approve it, I will handle this batch of goods; the superior's order said that after selling them, our Songhu District can take a ten percent share."

Chen Yongren nodded slightly and casually glanced at the list.

As expected, most of them are scarce supplies.

"District Chief, could I get a list of the local personnel? I want to quickly understand our situation in Songhu and help with your work." Chen Gong asked again.

"No problem, same time tomorrow." Chen Yongren didn't decline.

Since he has assumed the position of deputy district chief, it wouldn't be right to keep this information from him any longer.

"Out of sight, out of mind"—with Chen Gong handling the cargo, I can also carry out assassinations more effectively.

"District Chief, you've worked hard." Chen Gong said.

"It's not hardship; I just feel bad for you." Chen Yongren smiled: "You know our current situation—we can't hold a welcome feast for you."

"It's not hardship; serving the party-state and being loyal to the nation is my duty." Chen Gong straightened up.