"I've seen her file. She came from a small village nestled in the mountains near Wu County. Logically speaking, such a small place shouldn't produce someone like her."

But what's going on now? We have such a bright and intelligent girl, and you say she's quite skilled, but now you're saying she also has a cousin who is exceptionally skilled.

"Is there some hidden family in Wu County that we don't know about?" Wei Han asked curiously.

"She saved me back then, and afterwards she and her cousin Chu Jiaojiao helped me complete my mission. She was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, and she behaved differently from ordinary children. Her eyes were too calm, and she didn't have the vitality and curiosity that girls her age should have."

Including her younger sister Chu Jiaojiao, one of them was a natural commander and the other was born with super strong execution ability. Their skills at the time were no worse than the soldiers under my command who were on missions all year round, and possibly even stronger.

When I woke up, she was doing a bunch of calculations by herself. I couldn't understand them. I'm pretty sure that the education level in Wuxian County wasn't that high back then. And the study materials she was using didn't seem like something an ordinary student or a regular school could produce.

After that, I would exchange several letters with her every year.

Once, I casually chatted with my boss and asked him...

Does our organization check all mail before it reaches individuals to ensure its safety?

The supervisor said that only mail from special locations would be checked, and my letter, which was clearly from an ordinary rural area, would not be opened unless there were special circumstances.

But every time a letter reached me, I could find signs that it had been opened in a very hidden place. At that time, I felt that Chu Xingyue had a secret, or that her family had a secret, and that they were being monitored in real time.

They even checked the names and people in the correspondence. I suspect I may have been unwittingly monitored at the time.

This surveillance lasted for a year, and when I carefully examined the letters that came into my possession later, there were no signs of them being opened.

I don't know if they lifted the surveillance after confirming I was no longer in danger, but since then, the letters have remained unopened.

"On the day Chu Xingyue reported for duty, she was brought here in several expensive cars with Kyoto license plates. There were men, women, and children getting out of the cars together. They seemed to be very close. The cars were parked a street away from our school. They were very low-key and didn't want to attract attention."

"These are just your guesses. Is it possible that they are spies lurking in our China?"

"You have quite the wild imagination," Cheng Guobang said, looking at Wei Han as if he were an idiot.

"If they had problems, would they be able to get into our school? Is the political vetting just for show? Do you even know her college entrance exam score?"

She scored a perfect 750, plus an extra 10 points. Those 10 points are not included in the total score; they are part of a calculation in Zhang Jianshe's project to select the most talented among the most talented. That's why she was the first to arrive early in all these years, and why you two were assigned to mentor her.

I suspect that those above knew her identity and had been secretly monitoring her—no, to be precise, protecting her. Back then, I must have been assured of my safety before I was able to continue corresponding with her.

"So, if that's the case, then anyone who has contact with her is being monitored, but we just can't find out?" Wei Han was a little alarmed.

"I think so. It's because of our special status. If someone had ulterior motives, they probably wouldn't be able to appear in front of her."