Chapter 402: Frankness

"Don't worry, Huang Qifa and Lin Ke Xin are in a very safe place; they won't be in any danger to their lives." Chen Yongren smiled and comforted.

Upon hearing this, Chen Dian's heavy heart finally settled: "Godfather, thank you for your hard work!"

"It's not that much trouble; you also helped me solve a problem. This is mutual benefit, a win-win cooperation." Chen Yongren said politely, then told Chen Dian the addresses of Huang Qifa and Lin Ke Xin.

"Huang Qifa is fine; he's just waiting for you to come pick him up."

"As for Lin Ke Xin…"

"What happened to Lin Ke Xin?" Chen Dian asked anxiously.

"I just got the news that Chen Yongren is also a member of the Military Statistics Bureau; he and Lin Ke Xin have faked their deaths and are hiding in a safe house."

Saying this, Chen Yongren sighed: "I never imagined that Chen Yongren would actually have any connection with the Military Statistics Bureau..."

Hearing this, Chen Dian was also surprised: "What are you saying? Chen Yongren is an agent of the Military Statistics Bureau?"

"Not only that, but he's a high-ranking agent with extremely high secrecy." Chen Yongren said helplessly: "I only found out his true identity at the last moment."

"If you want to meet Lin Ke Xin, remember to avoid Chen Yongren; he only knows Lin Ke Xin's Military Statistics Bureau identity." Chen Yongren cautioned.

"Thanks for the reminder, I understand." Chen Dian nodded solemnly.

"There's one more thing: due to Fujiwara Jinta's death, the Yucheng side has decided to withdraw Chen Yongren from Songhu back to Yucheng for further arrangements."

"Besides, regarding our joint operation, I hope you can continue to keep it hidden from Lin Ke Xin."

"I don't want too many people to know about our affair."

"No problem." Chen Dian nodded in agreement.

Chen Yongren said no more, stood up, and left the grocery store.

Afterwards, he also found Hua Lei and Zhang Haifeng and told them about his faked death and escape.

"The 76th Chief Consultant was assassinated; even if we tried to hide it hard, it couldn't be concealed for more than a few days. Rather than let them worry needlessly, we should inform them in advance to avoid unnecessary worry."

After doing all that.

Only then did Chen Yongren return to the new safe house.

At this moment, Lin Ke Xin has also woken up.

"What happened?"

"Before I passed out, wasn't I guarding the traitors of Yucheng?"

"Why did I wake up in a different place?"

……

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings in the room, her head felt a bit dazed; just as she was thinking, she heard someone opening the door.

"Someone's here?"

Lin Ke Xin immediately lay down on the bed, pretending to sleep.

"Huu…"

"Now we just need to wait for the Yucheng side to transfer us out."

"It's a pity that all the achievements the Military Statistics Bureau has made in Songhu over recent years will have to start from scratch."

……

Chen Yongren outside the door had long known that Lin Ke Xin was pretending to sleep; now he also pretended not to know, muttering to himself as he walked into the room.

"Chen Yongren's voice?"

Hearing Chen Yongren's words, Lin Ke Xin grew increasingly surprised in her heart.

"He's actually also a member of the Military Statistics Bureau?"

"My feeling was indeed correct!"

"Chen Yongren, Chen Yongren, you usually pretend pretty well!"

Just as Lin Ke Xin was letting her imagination run wild, Chen Yongren had already sat on the bedside and deliberately said, "Still not awake?"

"Could it be that too much of the sedative was given?"

"That shouldn't be…"

Saying this, Chen Yongren reached out his hand, pretending to test Lin Ke Xin's breath.

Lin Ke Xin suddenly opened her eyes, reached out to grab Chen Yongren's arm, and pressed him onto the bed to interrogate him thoroughly.

But what she didn't expect was that Lin Ke Xin grabbed at nothing.

"Oh no!"

"We've been tricked!"

Lin Ke Xin only felt a chill in her heart, then felt her body lighten as she lay on the bed; by the time she reacted, her hands and feet were already bound together.

"Little brat, with just that little skill, you still want to sneak attack?" Chen Yongren crouched beside the bed and gently pinched Lin Ke Xin's pretty face.

"Who's your master?"

"Drag him out for a walk; maybe he'll have to call me senior."

"Let go of me!" Lin Ke Xin struggled, saying in a low voice.

"This is a sailor's knot; the more you struggle, the tighter it gets." Chen Yongren kindly reminded.

Feeling the hemp rope tightening around her wrists, Lin Ke Xin gave up struggling: "Who exactly are you?"

"Military Statistics Bureau Songhu District agent, Poison Scorpion." Chen Yongren showed no embarrassment, pulling out the codename he had used before.

Letting her know he was a Military Statistics Bureau agent was enough; no further explanation needed.

"A Military Statistics Bureau agent?" Lin Ke Xin couldn't believe it.

Although she had suspected this before, after Chen Yongren truly admitted to being a Military Statistics Bureau agent, Lin Ke Xin still found it hard to believe.

"Was the person I met with that night you?" Lin Ke Xin pursued.

Chen Yongren shook his head: "The person you met with was the Yellow Weasel Squad Leader; I'm just his member."

Lin Ke Xin finally understood why Huang Shu Lang was so familiar with her own details.

The person leaking the news was right beside him; if he weren't familiar, that would be suspicious.

"Team Leader Huang Shu Lang originally didn't want to activate you…" Chen Yongren was quite helpless.

Lin Ke Xin knew Chen Yongren had more to say, so she didn't follow up.

Chen Yongren continued: "But he didn't expect that Chen Shugang would become a traitor so soon after arriving in Songhu."

"For the safety of the team members, we can only temporarily withdraw them; to assist my work, we can only temporarily activate you to help me with my work in Songhu."

"You're right by my side, so he doesn't have to worry about any accidents."

"If I wanted to become a traitor, you could also deal with me more quickly, right?" Lin Ke Xin asked.

Chen Yongren smiled and gave no reply: "What a pity."

"Lately too many things have happened, causing Tengyuan Jintai to start doubting my identity again."

"I can feel that the old devil Tengyuan has already set a killing intent on me, but limited by my identity, it has also been looking for a chance to strike."

"After Team Leader Huang Shu Lang learned of this, he's also been thinking of ways for us to extricate ourselves."

"When the old devil prepares to let me protect a target, I know he can't hold back any longer and is ready to strike."

"So the team leader simply went along with the scheme and devised a fake-death plan to escape."

"Fake-death escape?" Lin Ke Xin was still dazed even now.

She only felt like she was a wheel being pushed forward, and only the person pushing the cart behind knew the destination.

Chen Yongren briefly explained the fake-death plan, then said: "The Yellow Weasel's assassination, the advisor's violent death—how neat that sounds."

"Now the outside world thinks we died in the assassination."

"We just need to stay in the safe house, wait for the boss to send someone to take over our work in Songhu, and then we can return to Yu City to rest for a while."

Lin Ke Xin fell silent for a moment, then asked: "Can I meet Huang Shu Lang?"

You've already seen him, Chen Yongren shook his head: "When it's your turn to meet, you'll naturally meet."

"For our safety, don't go out recently; if you need anything, I'll go buy it."

Chen Yongren paused, then smiled: "Don't worry, there are two beds here."

"This time, I won't let you sleep on the floor again."

As he spoke, Chen Yongren got up and walked to the bedside.

"What are you trying to do?" Lin Ke Xin was very wary.

Chen Yongren said nothing, took out a dagger, and cut the hemp rope binding Lin Ke Xin.

"Miss Lin, I hope you won't get into the wrong bed again this time."