Chapter 210 Indirect Pressure

Only then did John Lee realize that after he entered his mansion, except for the gatekeeper at the door, he did not meet any butler or servants all the way to the study. It was obvious that Miss Peony had been waiting for him for a long time.

He looked down at his right palm which was numb from the pain, forced an ugly smile on his face, and then said in a casual tone:

"Miss Mudan, you misunderstood. The situation has been unstable recently, and I am also afraid that someone will harm me."

"It seems that I have wronged Mr. Johnley. When will you give me your information?"

Lianyi had no intention of apologizing and asked straight to the point.

"Well, the domestic intelligence personnel haven't sent me any news recently, so..."

John Lee explained immediately.

"You have seized the gold that one of the small teams was escorting, as well as half of the wealth of the main team on the fourth evacuation route. These are enough to exchange for the intelligence I need."

Lianyi was unmoved and spoke directly.

John Lee's eyes flashed. Mudan knew the fourth route, but obviously did not tell him. She also used the underground party members to divide half of the things.

"Don't blink. I know your character. I just made preparations for both situations. And obviously, your style of doing things is within my expectations."

"Ms. Mudan, this is inconsistent with our original agreement."

John Lee argued.

"I gave you three Japanese evacuation routes. Did you gain any wealth from the intercepted teams?"

“Yes, but.”

"That'll do."

Ripple said forcefully.

John Lee kept silent, obviously not wanting to fulfill his promise. Perhaps he didn't want to provide information, or perhaps he really didn't have the information that Ripple needed.

Lianyi didn't waste her time. She just got up and left without saying a harsh word. She just gave John Lee an ambiguous smile.

After making sure that Blood Peony had left, John Lee went to look for his butler and found that they had all fainted in their respective rooms.

After bandaging his wound, John Lee waited anxiously until dawn, and immediately went to find his old friend Andrew.

Andrew's intelligence trading place was still doing well. When he saw John Lee with a bandage on his right hand, he asked in surprise:

"John Lee, my friend, have you done anything dangerous?"

John Lee had obvious dark circles under his eyes and looked listless. He said weakly:

"It's hard to explain! Andrew, I'm here to ask for your help."

"Please tell me. If it is within my ability, I will definitely help you."

John Lee briefly talked about the transaction with Blood Peony, but did not say the specific content of the transaction. However, Andrew, as the owner of an intelligence agency, immediately linked the previous intelligence about the Japanese retreating troops being blocked with John Lee's words.

Andrew took a puff of his cigar and then said:

"So, Blood Peony attacked you because she didn't receive the information she wanted? To be honest, based on my understanding of Blood Peony, if she had taken action, you would not have survived to see me."

John Lee's green eyes flashed, his eyelids twitched, and then he said:

"You mean, Miss Peony has other intentions?"

"I'm not her, so I don't know what she's thinking, but I suggest you give her the information and don't fool her with false information."

Andrew said conscientiously.

Andrew still remembers vividly the scene where the five Japanese intelligence officers were killed that day. It was so clean and neat, as if they were born hunters.

"I see!"

John Lee understood that he now had a feud with Blood Peony, and Andrew obviously didn't want to get involved in this mess, so he could only thank her and tactfully asked her to tell him if he had any news about Blood Peony.

"Okay, I'll try my best."

As for whether John Lee would be told the news about the Blood Peony, that is another matter.

After half a month of peace, intelligence personnel left behind by Country M in Pingbei City encountered accidents one after another. Some had their intelligence hijacked, while others lost their lives. A Luoyang red peony flower was left at the scene.

As soon as John Lee got the news, he understood that this was Blood Peony's revenge on him. It only took half a month to break up the intelligence network of Country M. He became a little restless.

Lianyi just wanted intelligence, so she used this method to put pressure on Johnley, and the fact that she was able to find the intelligence personnel from Country M so quickly was due to the efforts of the Kuomintang and the underground party.

Needless to say, she was an official intelligence officer on the underground party's side, and because of the intelligence she provided, the Kuomintang also put her back into the intelligence department's sight.

Lianyi used the intelligence networks of both sides to capture all the intelligence agents left behind by Country M in Pingbei, except John Lee.

John Lee has been having trouble sleeping and eating lately. If he continues like this, he will be in trouble when he returns to Country M, so he went to the intelligence agency run by Andrew and asked the other party to spread the news that he wanted to see Bloody Peony.

Lianyi received the message from Lao Zhou and smiled faintly. Three days later, she wore the cheongsam with a black background and red peonies and went to the cocktail party organized by Andrew.

When she stepped into the cocktail party at night, the surroundings were quiet for two seconds, and then the intelligence brokers, speaking various languages, immediately began to discuss in low voices, looking at Lianyi from time to time.

Lianyi picked up a glass of red wine from the tray in the waiter's hand and walked towards Andrew.

Andrew looked at the woman in front of him with gorgeous features, devilish figure and mysteriousness, and immediately took two steps forward to greet her.

"Ms. Mudan, I have long heard of your great name, but now that I have met you, I realize that their descriptions of you are not even half as good as you really are."

After hearing this, Lianyi smiled with her red lips pursed, then raised the wine glass in her hand and said:

"Thank you for your compliments. I came here today to apologize. I was ambushed by Japanese intelligence agents at the bar before. I'm sure it caused you a lot of trouble. I'm very sorry."

"Don't take it to heart, Miss Mudan. They violated the rules of intelligence trading, and it has nothing to do with you. Besides, that bar is a bit old, so I just took the opportunity to change places. I hope you can come often."

Andrew was very good at talking. He immediately raised the champagne in his hand and clinked it with Lian Yi to express his indifference.

Lianyi felt inwardly that it was no wonder that such a person could be so successful, his emotional intelligence was extremely high.

Then she took a sip of red wine and walked to a corner, saying as she walked:

"Mr. Andrew is the most generous person I have ever met, but that incident did affect your business. I was away for a while to avoid being arrested by Japan, so I was unable to come to your house to apologize in time. Today I brought a new piece of information as an apology, and I also thank Mr. Andrew for his understanding."

"I am flattered! Miss Peony is so polite."

Andrew said with a smile, but did not reject the information provided by Lianyi.

Lian Yi understood what Andrew meant, and handed him a card with a smile:

“I hope it will be helpful for Mr. Andrew’s future arrangements.”

Andrew took the card and toasted Lianyi with another glass of wine.

When John Lee received the news and rushed to the party, he happened to see the two people chatting happily.

(End of this chapter)