Chapter 379: You Can't Get By Just Sucking Up

Not long after, the courtyard gate opened, and a person in ordinary civilian clothes appeared before Chen Yongren.

The scanning eye opened.

His identity was no surprise to Chen Yongren—he was a Riben spy.

Recent information shows he is specially responsible for liaison work with me; if he shows up without carrying medicine, for any reason, he will immediately have himself executed.

Chen Yongren also secretly said, "What a pity."

Right now I need to put on a show for Fujiwara Lao Guizi; otherwise I could kill this bastard and see what reward drops.

"Hurry up and come in!" The Japanese devil spy looked left and right, then brought Chen Yongren into the courtyard.

The two walked into the house.

The Japanese devil spy nervously said, "What are you doing coming so late?"

"The goods are valuable; deliver them early to avoid trouble at night." Chen Yongren put the small box on the table and lightly patted it: "Inspect the goods quickly, pay up."

"What's the rush? Let me inspect the goods first." The Japanese devil spy pretended to open the box, gave it a perfunctory check, nodded satisfactorily: "Very good, all top-quality goods—I trust you haven't made a mistake."

"Then cut the chatter, hand over the money." Chen Yongren feigned impatience and reached out his hand.

The Japanese devil spy carried the box into the inner room; when he came out again, he had an extra envelope in his hand, its mouth sealed with wax.

"Take the stuff back and hand it to him."

"Just this one envelope?" Chen Yongren feigned surprise.

"The money is already deposited in Songhu; the envelope contains the way to withdraw it. Before the transaction I gave him half, and this envelope holds the other half. You just need to bring the stuff back and hand it to him to complete the mission satisfactorily," the Japanese devil spy said calmly.

He then made a gesturing invitation, indicating Chen Yongren should leave.

After the act was over, Chen Yongren couldn't be bothered to manage further, left Huimin Lane, and quietly returned to the guest room.

Lin Ke Xin was still sleeping soundly.

Chen Yongren lay on the floor all night; when he estimated Lin Ke Xin would soon wake up the next day, he got up, lay on the bed, and looked at Lin Ke Xin beside him.

Don't even mention it; really, don't mention it.

This little girl looks quite pretty asleep; it's a shame not to be a hooligan at least once.

Half an hour later.

Lin Ke Xin suddenly opened her eyes.

"Hey." Chen Yongren waved at Lin Ke Xin: "You awake?"

"Huh?"

Looking at Chen Yongren before her, Lin Ke Xin felt puzzled, then realized something, hurriedly scooted to the other side, clutching the document box, and stared at him in disbelief: "How did I end up on the bed?"

"You ask me, I ask who?" Chen Yongren sat on the bed: "I was sleeping just fine; I'm just watching you wake up all groggy."

"You said you were sleeping on the ground, then you lay down on me."

"I called you for ages, you ignored me; you say you're a young lady, I couldn't kick you off the bed, so I just had to make do by the wall all night."

"Secretary Lin, you slept with me all night—you definitely have to take responsibility."

"" Lin Ke Xin.

Last night?

Lin Ke Xin earnestly recalled, but found she had little memory of yesterday's events.

I don't have a habit of sleepwalking either.

Seeing Chen Yong's actions, Lin Ke Xin felt both embarrassed and a bit angry; it's just that she inexplicably ended up sharing a bed and sleeping a night with Chen Yongren, and that's that.

Why does Chen Yongren look like he suffered a huge loss?

Chen Yongren earnestly teased Lin Ke Xin: "What, you don't want to take responsibility? I never expected you to be this kind of woman."

"?" A question mark slowly appeared above Lin Ke Xin's head.

How thick-skinned is this person?

Seeing Lin Ke Xin's chest heaving, Chen Yongren stopped teasing her and immediately changed the subject: "Director Fujiwara gave us four days; the mission timeline is plenty."

"Just leave this to me; you can go out if you have nothing to do."

Speaking, Chen Yongren reached into his pocket, took out about 100 yen from his private stash, and handed it to Lin Ke Xin: "Go buy something you like."

As for how Lin Ke Xin handles this money, that's her own problem.

My mission went smoothly; I just need to report back to Fujiwara Jinta for feedback, but Lin Ke Xin's mission has just begun—this happens to give her a chance to carry out a mission.

Hmm?

What a good opportunity.

Lin Ke Xin was worrying how to get rid of Chen Yongren, never expecting the opportunity to arrive.

It's just right to use the chance to carry out her own mission; Lin Ke Xin therefore didn't bother to argue further with Chen Yongren about who slept with whom.

The superiors told you to go out; just go out obediently, or else they'll surely get suspicious.

"Thank you, Director." Lin Ke Xin took the money: "I also happen to want to go out for a stroll; do you need anything? I can bring some back for you."

"No need; as long as you come back safe and sound, and don't drink too much, I'll be satisfied." Chen Yongren said.

Lin Ke Xin couldn't refute, freshened up, grabbed the document box, and quickly left the room.

In Hangzhou Prefecture, unfamiliar with the surroundings, Chen Yongren worried she might run into trouble, so he disguised himself and quietly followed behind Lin Ke Xin.

She first went into a side alley, came out again, lightly made up her face to look a bit older, then headed toward the Spring Come Teahouse.

Chen Yongren followed behind her, strolling.

Sitting outside the teahouse, he ordered a pot of pre-rain Dragon Well tea, opened his scanning eye, and looked at the customers inside.

The other customers were ordinary folks, except for a middle-aged man wearing a red scarf in the corner.

The system showed this man was a Red Party operative lurking in Hangzhou Prefecture, here to meet with Lin Ke Xin; his identity posed no problem.

Lin Ke Xin entered the teahouse, glanced around, and soon noticed a man sitting in the corner.

Grey long coat, black hat, red scarf.

A pot of tea, three cups.

Matches Chen Diandang's description at that time.

Although they tried hard to avoid the same outfit appearing, there might still be people who like this outfit; without the correct signal, you can't be sure they're one of your own.

"Miss, do you need something?" Noticing Lin Ke Xin's gaze, and also glancing at her briefcase, the man asked with a smile.

Lin Ke Xin sat opposite him, curiously looking at the teapot: "Sir, your tea smells wonderful; may I ask what kind of tea this is? Is it Huangshan Maofeng?"

Huh?

Hearing this, the man was startled, smiled and shook his head: "No, this is Wuyi Da Hong Pao."

The secret phrases matched; they exchanged a glance, confirming they were both on the same side.

"Comrade from Songhu?" the man in the red scarf whispered.

Lin Ke Xin took a deep breath, nodded, and asked: "Where is the thing?"

"Put down your briefcase and take the other one." The man lifted his tea cup and took a sip.

After sitting down, Lin Ke Xin then noticed.

On the other side of the table, the man also had a briefcase of the same shape.

Outside the tea house.

Chen Yongren found it quite amusing.

The contact password was still quite interesting.

I had thought Lin Ke Xin's mission would go as smoothly as mine, but suddenly a mental message caught Chen Yongren's attention.

"It wasn't in vain; sure enough, someone made contact at the Spring Come Tea House."