The two ate their meal, each serving the other a bite of soup and discussing what to do next.

Finally, Bai Yajing remembered the purpose of her visit.

She told him everything the women in the family compound had said that day.

Finally, she asked him curiously, "Ah Che, do you think that old fogey surnamed Lin is really a spy? I just feel like something's not right!"

Little did she know, the moment she mentioned Lin Guban, Xiao Che couldn't help but shrug and burst out laughing, "Ya Jing, you'd never guess what that Lin Guban did! Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter."

His words only fueled Bai Yajing's curiosity. Seeing him just laughing, she slapped him on the back of the head and scolded him rudely, "Hey, stop laughing! Tell me, I'm dying of curiosity!"

Xiao Che looked miserable and scratched the back of his head. "Wife, you're too hasty! You're trying to murder your husband!"

Bai Yajing rolled her eyes at him in a less-than-elegant way. "You're getting more and more shameless. I'm starting to miss the old A-Che who used to blush easily."

Since the two started living like husband and wife (not quite to the final step, though), Xiao Che seemed to have suddenly become more open and uninhibited. He would tease her without hesitation and would often use his good looks to seduce her, sometimes to the point that she couldn't resist.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Che stopped teasing her and slowly began to explain, "It's quite a coincidence that he was the second person I interrogated. He was tricked by the director, who lied to him, saying that my husband and I were enemy spies and that we were going to escape back to Country A last night with the project documents."

Their research institute has already joined forces with the military and plans to arrest us on the spot! Once caught red-handed, they can convict us.

"Let him pick us up and take us to the tarmac. Do you remember that driver who was wrapped up like a dumpling, wouldn't talk to us, and drove off as soon as he got us there? That's him!"

Bai Yajing felt both amused and exasperated upon hearing this; it was truly both speechless and hilarious.

"So it was him! I was wondering why that driver was so funny! Now that it's him, I'm not surprised; he's the kind of person who would do something like that. Hahaha..."

After laughing to the end, she wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes and asked with some curiosity, "Will he be released? After all, he's just a little stupid, but he's still very patriotic."

Xiao Che helplessly spread his hands. "It's not appropriate to release him now. We have to wait until the investigation is completely clear and it's confirmed that he really has nothing to do with that organization. We'll only release him after everything has settled down. For now, let him stay here obediently, as a way to teach him a lesson."

After all, it was such an important matter, and he believed it without even asking or finding out the truth. He was so rash and easily fooled and manipulated.

Bai Yajing agreed with his approach, "Yes, that's right. That director is quite something, he actually managed to trick that big idiot into sending us off."

Xiao Che smacked his lips, somewhat puzzled by this. "Only the director himself knows about this. However, I guess either he was the one arranged by the organization to pick us up and send us off, or he has an even more important plan, since he's going to replace us."

So, that's why they couldn't pick us up and dropped us off, and they fooled this big idiot. Or maybe the person who was originally supposed to take us had an accident, and they had no choice but to find someone else. And Lin is the easiest to fool, plus he dislikes us anyway, so isn't that perfect?

Bai Yajing thought about it carefully and realized it made sense.

Xiao Che thought of the project, and after some hesitation, he finally spoke up, "Ya Jing, we can't just leave the project like this. What I mean is, I want Uncle to come and take over. You know, he's the most suitable person right now, and he's the only one with the ability."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yajing was surprised for a moment, but then she understood. Yin Zhi was no longer useful, and the national project definitely needed to be taken over by someone, and her uncle was indeed the most suitable candidate.