Chapter 461: Received Another Package

Upon hearing this.

The polar bear, who had wanted to say a few words in his defense, felt his heart sink even further.

He was exposed.

Everyone knows the team's name; it's clearly aimed at me.

But how could they know these things?

The polar bear was full of doubts.

Because of the special nature of the hideout, under normal circumstances the Ice Mountain Team never conducts assassinations; even when turning someone, they only appear after capturing the other's little braid.

Even acting so cautiously, could they still be targeted?

"Udon has already confessed everything, so there's no need to waste time." Chen Yongren said bluntly: "Just confess honestly, and I'll give you a quick death."

"Damn traitor!" the polar bear snarled, grinding his teeth: "I'm no coward—don't expect to get any information out of me!"

The polar bear bared his teeth, arrogantly.

Chen Yongren didn't want to waste time, so he directly used mind control.

He hadn't used this skill on Manda Feiyu before, saving it for their leader.

After putting the polar bear through the stubborn routine once, Chen Yongren then made it reveal the identities of the other outer members.

As Chen Yongren expected.

The biggest catch turned out to be a government secretary bureau chief from Hibiscus City.

Before the trainees could even react, the polar bear's sudden shift in attitude left them deeply shocked by his confession.

Damn, all big fish!

But Chen Yongren was already accustomed to this.

Compared to the earlier Dandelion Plan, this is just a small fry.

Chen Yongren didn't waste any words, leading the trainees door-to-door to deliver warmth; the massive arrest operation lasted until dawn.

The original interrogation room was also temporarily turned into a cell, and a squad of agents was temporarily transferred from the Military Statistics Bureau's Hibiscus City Substation to assist with interrogation.

They heard that a group of trainees had captured Japanese spies, but they still felt somewhat dismissive.

After all, in their eyes, a bunch of rookies—how many spies could they possibly catch?

But when they saw the room full of bound Japanese agents, plus a radio and codebook on the table, they were dumbfounded, feeling their brains couldn't keep up.

This is damn infuriating!

I risked my life, facing the danger of getting shot, yet I didn't even know where the radio was, let alone the codebook.

Normally, catching just one would make me happy for half a day.

Now?

Who exactly is the newbie?

But anger aside, what needs to be done still must be done.

First they arranged for someone to send the radio and codebook back for signal comparison, then they began interrogating the Japanese spies.

And the commotion Chen Yongren caused in Hibiscus City quickly reached the boss's ears.

The next morning he called.

Although the boss was already used to Chen Yongren catching Japanese spies as routinely as buying vegetables at the market.

But he still lavished praise on Chen Yongren over the phone, actually just soothing his emotions.

He is a meritorious official, only a week after being transferred to a new post, and now he has achieved great merit again—how could there be no recognition?

The boss didn't mention Grace on the phone, so Chen Yongren naturally didn't bring it up either.

Just a few words and you think you can fool me?

No matter, you're in a hurry—indeed you're right!

Last night's events quickly made the front page of Hibiscus City's local newspaper.

The headline is also very simple and clear.

The newly appointed instructor at the military academy displayed great power, wiping out a Japanese spy team that had lain hidden for years in just one night.

Hibiscus City, a certain breakfast stall.

"Chen, is this your doing?" Géléisī slurped her golden shredded noodles, looking incredulously at the newspaper in her hand, and asked softly.

This…

Chen Yongren has been with me almost all day—how could he still find time to catch Japanese spies?

"Shh..." Chen Yongren made a silencing gesture: "This kind of thing, you just do it when you have free time."

But Géléisī was very curious, lowering her voice: "Chen, how exactly did you do this? It's simply amazing!"

Chen Yongren, however, remained mysterious and refused to say, merely calling Géléisī to order noodles.

But the more he did this, the more it stimulated Géléisī's curiosity.

Chen Yongren teased her for a while, then stopped hiding it.

Géléisī exclaimed: "My God, you were clearly with me shopping yesterday, yet you still managed to detect the Japanese spies behind us!"

"Chen, you're really amazing."

Géléisī's gaze toward Chen Yongren was filled with admiration.

Letting the Japanese spies follow behind, then turning around and capturing them all—who could do that?

After this, Géléisī also became interested in Chen Yongren's past.

Seeing her genuine curiosity, Chen Yongren selected some actions he could discuss, such as the capture of Hongdie and how he thwarted the Storm Plan.

But things like the Dandelion Plan, which would embarrass the National Government, certainly couldn't be mentioned.

Chen Yongren's description was vivid and lifelike.

Grace also listened with great interest; hearing that Chen Yongren had been trapped in Songhu, nearly surrounded and taken away by Japanese spies, she couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

Upon learning that Chen Yongren later turned the tables, killed the traitor, and took out the Japanese spy leader, she let out a cry of admiration.

Her gaze toward Chen Yongren once again was filled with deep reverence.

"Chen, I never expected someone your age to have such an exciting experience." Grace couldn't help but say: "You are practically a person like Steve Rogers!"

"Do you know who he is?"

"Although he is merely a fictional character, he is strong, brave, resourceful, and dares to face the enemy head‑on!"

"But such a character is ultimately fake."

"And you, Chen."

"You are the true hero of the real world!"

Chen Yongren, however, shook his head and said seriously: "Everyone is a hero; it's not just a single person."

"Just like the warriors who died on the battlefield defending home and country."

"If they hadn't resisted on the front lines, I wouldn't have had the chance to do these things."

"Compared to me, they are more deserving of being heroes."

Chen Yongren's modest and unassuming demeanor made Grace unable to help but fall for him.

Such a man is simply too perfect.

Little fangirl success +1.

Chen Yongren originally thought he would stay in Rongcheng for a while longer, at least seeing this batch of trainees graduate smoothly.

But the accident came very quickly.

Time soon reached the end of the year.

Chen Yongren was reviewing training reports in his office when he received a package.

The person delivering the package was a clerk from the Yucheng Military Statistics Bureau; Chen Yongren had met him a few times and considered him a close aide of his boss.

He examined it carefully, but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

He was simply following orders, delivering the package to Chen Yongren's hands, and didn't know what was inside.

He opened the package and took a look.

Inside lay a rectangular wooden box.

Besides that, there was also a letter.

The envelope bore no writing, only a specially marked seal of wax that, once broken, could not be restored.

Even when held up to sunlight, nothing written inside could be made out.

Mysterious and enigmatic.

Chen Yongren was about to open the letter to see what was inside when he heard a commotion downstairs.

He looked up toward the window.

Chen Yongren's heart jolted—it turned out the person who had just delivered the package was dead.

Damn it…

Chen Yongren immediately realized that the secrecy had reached this extent.

What could be written on the letter?