The next day, Xu Keke was picked up by a car from the Commander's Mansion early in the morning.

She was taken to the villa where Yan Shuo had been injured last time.

Only two days later, when I saw Yan Shuo again, the gauze on his arm was gone.

Xu Keke was somewhat surprised by his recovery ability. "Your injury is healed?"

Yan Shuo chuckled, "How could that be? It's just wrapped in gauze. It would be troublesome if someone found out I was injured."

Fearing Xu Keke might not understand, he added, "My mother is rather timid. It might reach her ears."

Seeing Xu Keke laugh, he pressed, "What are you laughing at?"

Xu Keke repeated what Li Dakang had told her. "Lately, I've been talking about my mother quite a bit."

“His aunt is no low-class woman. That woman is a renowned assassin. If Su Wan hadn’t made the same gesture as that woman before firing her gun that day, I wouldn’t have realized she wanted to kill you.”

Xu Keke exclaimed in surprise, "He said his mother died a long time ago."

The maid set out breakfast, and Yan Shuo gestured for Xu Keke to sit down with him. "He's lying to you. His mother passed away a few years ago. I've even met her. She taught my older brother how to shoot, so I know her habits. However, I only found out she was Li Dakang's mother when I was investigating Su Wan."

Xu Keke waved her hand at Yan Shuo, "I can't eat with you right now. Looking at you reminds me of... no, it's too disgusting."

Fortunately, his dining room and living room were connected. Xu Keke sat in the living room with her back to him. Right opposite her was a replica of a Western-style glass door, from which she could see what Yan Shuo was doing.

Yan Shuo was somewhat amused and exasperated. "You're fine eating at home, but why can't you do it with me?"

“They also separate dishes at home. There are some dishes that are not allowed to be served at the Du family’s table now.” Xu Keke was not going to discuss this with him any further and changed the subject. “Yesterday, Li Dakang said that he lost his mother when he was young and that he suspected the cause of her death.”

“You remember his words quite clearly,” Yan Shuo continued, seemingly realizing that he had gone a bit too far. “He wasn’t wrong, because when he was very young, his mother sent him back to the Li family.”

Yan Shuo had someone pour Xu Keke a cup of coffee and brought it over. Seeing that she drank it, he then had someone cut a slice of a sandwich and bring it to her.

Xu Keke understood his good intentions, thanked him, and asked the question she had always wanted to ask, "If you caught Li Dakang, and he was injured, and then told you who his mother was, would you let him go because of his mother?"

There was a moment of silence in the room. "You want me to let him go?"

Xu Keke rolled her eyes. What do you mean, "I hope you let him go"? I don't care if you let him go or not. "Can you just listen to my question and not make assumptions?"

"But your question is itself a hypothetical question?"

Xu Keke didn't want to say another word to this person. "Okay, that's it. Just pretend I didn't ask anything."

She wasn't going to ask, but he said, "I will. His mother was found by the Li family because she exposed her identity while trying to save my older brother. I just didn't expect her to be dead. That woman had a very strong will to live; she was a woman who wouldn't easily admit defeat."

Xu Keke was almost certain of the reason why Li Dakang was terminally ill in her previous life and why he was released.

Seeing that she had almost finished eating, Yan Shuo sat down opposite her and told her that they had arrested Su Wan. Xu Keke also told her about Li Dakang asking her to steal the epidemic prevention map from Yan Shuo.

"He didn't say it was a prevention and control map, but only that it was a very important document that should be in a very hidden place in your villa."

Yan Shuo felt a little curious and stroked the stubble on his chin. "You told him the truth? He knows you know kung fu!"

Xu Keke felt exhausted. This man seemed to be out of his mind today. "How could that be? He asked me to seduce you. He said you're very generous and wanted me to ask you for jewelry. He suspects you keep all your things in a safe. He just needs to know where the safe is?"

Yan Shuo sensed the flaw in his words and smiled knowingly. "Seduce her, then give her jewelry?"

There's a missing step in the middle. Yan Shuo felt that if he asked, he would definitely be in trouble, so he only glanced at her and decisively chose to keep quiet.

"I heard from Du Jue that Li Dakang is currently living at Fu Kai's house?"

Yan Shuo nodded. "Yes, Chief of Staff Chen's wife and his stepmother are cousins. The reason Nanjing sent him here was to win over Chief of Staff Chen and try to sideline my father."

Xu Keke frowned; she didn't like him telling her all these secrets. "I'm only responsible for helping you find that list."

Yan Shuo smiled at her meticulousness. "Chief of Staff Chen is planning to host a banquet in the next few days. The Du family will be invited."

Xu Keke understood that he was helping her find an opportunity to make her move. What a considerate 'boss'.

“You don’t need to feel pressured. We’ve already learned from Su Wan that they will be handing over the keys in three days. If you can’t get it, we can intercept it directly. So there’s more than one way.”

Xu Keke looked at him in surprise, "Why are you suddenly so human? A good boss shouldn't be like this. Pressure is necessary to complete tasks well."

Yan Shuo chuckled, "The item isn't in his room; we've already checked that area. Su Wan also confirmed that the item is on Li Dakang."

"On your body? That simple?"

Yan Shuo looked at her in confusion, and Xu Keke emphasized again, "If we narrow it down to the body, this matter becomes too simple. In fact, I don't even need to lift a finger; anyone could handle it."

"Could you ask Su Wan what shape that thing is, or if you've already found a substitute?"

Yan Shuo smiled, but unfortunately, this woman's heart wasn't here. He could sense that she had always intended to leave. Just like his elder brother had said, some people don't need to be kept; they won't leave. But some people, no matter how hard you try, you can't keep them.

"Su Wan is now useless, but the item itself was made by our people, so we have already made a copy. It looks exactly the same from the outside, except that the inside is blank."

Xu Keke nodded in satisfaction and then discussed some matters for the day with Yan Shuo.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Yan Shuo asked, puzzled as he saw Xu Keke's eagerness to leave.

"What else can we do? We'll drive back from here and it'll be lunchtime by then."

Yan Shuo, “…”, Yan Shuo regretted letting her watch the execution that day.

As soon as Xu Keke returned to the Du residence, she sensed that something was amiss.

The second concubine avoided her gaze. The Du sisters wore indifferent expressions.

Xu Keke asked several servants but couldn't find Xibao, so she simply blocked the second concubine's path, "Where is Xibao?"

"Xi Bao... Xi Bao has been sent away?"

"Sent her away? Who gave you permission to send her away?"

"It's me!" A dignified voice came from upstairs.

Xu Keke turned around, and the original owner's grandmother was standing on the stairs.