In the flash of lightning and fire, Xie Yuyao quickly grabbed her handbag to block the fire, causing the dumplings and large bowl to fall to the ground. A lot of soup spilled onto her bag and trench coat, but fortunately, she was not burned.
Her reaction speed and movements were enough to prove that she had extraordinary skills.
The woman's eyes flashed with a hint of something unsettling, and she kept apologizing, asking Xie Yuyao to come to her home to clean it up, promising to help her get it clean.
Xie Yuyao resigned herself to her bad luck, took off her coat, and waved for her to leave.
But the woman felt bad: "Young lady, I think your figure is similar to my daughter's. Why don't you come home with me and change into my daughter's coat? You won't get cold like this."
Zhao Huixiu, impatient with the woman standing by and trying to persuade her, chimed in, "You should go, so that your aunt won't feel bad."
Zhao Hongqin also said, "How about I go with you?"
"Since you feel bad about it, why don't you just bring your coat over?" Xie Yuyao said indifferently.
Anyone would be upset if soup was spilled on them, especially when she was constantly bothering them.
The woman hesitated and said, "Well... I also need to wash your clothes and bag. These two things look very expensive. Let me show you around so you don't worry that I'll run away."
Xie Yuyao stared at her, her mind already filled with doubt, but she put on a haughty expression: "Is that all? It's not worth my time. You can leave now, I'm going to eat."
To her surprise, this gesture only confirmed the woman's suspicions, so she didn't insist any further. "Then I'll go home and get my clothes. Wait for me here!"
After saying that, the woman strode away.
Jiang Min, who was standing next to her, took off her trench coat and handed it to her, saying, "Xie Zhiqing, put on my coat first, and I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy you one."
Unsurprisingly, he was refused: "No need, Auntie will bring it over in a bit."
"Health is the most important thing. If a cold affects the training, Dr. Zhuang only cares about results."
Hearing him say that, Xie Yuyao paused slightly, but still refused, "My health isn't that bad, thank you."
"Brother Minzheng, stop trying to curry favor with her. She already has a boyfriend," Li Hongmei, who was with him, said sarcastically.
Jiang Min was scolding her: "What nonsense are you talking about! We are in the same batch of trainees, and we are just helping each other out."
"That would be best," Li Hongmei muttered softly. Her heart was completely devoted to him, and she couldn't bear to see him being nice to other girls.
Meanwhile, the departing woman walked briskly through the streets and alleys to her organization's stronghold, where she reported the probing process to her leader.
After listening, Ge Dong confirmed again: "So, she's quite skilled and cautious?"
That's right.
Ge Dong rubbed the walnuts in his hand. "Here's what you do: write the code on a piece of paper, put it in your coat pocket, and take it to her."
"yes."
After the woman left, a bespectacled man came out and asked, "What if we made a mistake?"
“If she’s just a passerby, she won’t understand our code. But if she’s really one of Bai Lan’s people, the fact that she’s jumping out at this time must mean she’s realized we’re looking for treasure and wants a piece of the pie.”
"You mean, we'll take her with us on tonight's operation?"
"That depends on whether she shows up. If she's really here for the treasure, she'll naturally cooperate with us." Ge Dong took a sip of tea, his eyes revealing a determined look.
The bespectacled man also believed that Xie Yuyao was Bai Lan's person. Not to mention that ordinary girls wouldn't have her skills, they had just found out that her boyfriend was Zhao Honghui, the demobilized soldier who killed Bai Lan.
If it weren't for a deliberate attempt to get close out of revenge, what a coincidence!
*
Not long after, Xie Yuyao received a simple, thin cotton coat, which was quite fitting for a woman's status.
"Miss, please make do with these." Xie Yuyao was indeed cold, so she simply draped them over herself. "Thank you. I'll leave them at the security booth at the health center tomorrow morning, you can pick them up there."
"Okay, so about the clothes you got dirty..."
"I'll just take it home and wash it myself."
The woman left empty-handed. After watching her go, Xie Yuyao put down the clothes, checked them over, and only put them back on after confirming that there were no problems.
He instinctively reached into his pocket, then stopped abruptly. The note in his hand was clearly left for him. Sure enough, she was up to something.
Xie Yuyao walked out of the restaurant, but the woman was nowhere to be seen.
Everything that happened in the restaurant was observed and remembered by an inconspicuous man in the corner.
After Xie Yuyao and the others returned to the health center, the man quietly left.
An hour later, Hui Zi received the tip. He glanced at Zhao Honghui with a complicated expression, which was noticed by the latter, who then simply handed him the note.
After reading it, Zhao Honghui's face showed slight anger. "You sent someone to follow Yao Yao?"
Hui Zi's gaze hesitated, almost meeting his sharp edge. "Enemy agents saw the floral seal and might try to contact your sister-in-law. We're here to protect her..."
As he was speaking, Hui Zi naturally stopped talking.
The captain knew what they were thinking; no matter how high-sounding his words were, it was useless.
Zhao Honghui stood up abruptly: "I'm withdrawing from the operation."
"No!" Ye Xingchang stood up as well. "Honghui, I need you."
“Now that Yao Yao is a suspect, I also need to avoid suspicion,” Zhao Honghui said calmly and clearly. “If someone in our team leaks information, I won’t be able to explain myself.”
Ye Xingchang: "Then you will be the last line of defense."
"Please pass on a message to Yao Yao, telling her to go back to Qingshan Village with the training team after the training and not go anywhere else." Zhao Honghui was very uneasy, but he couldn't really abandon his responsibilities, so he was very anxious.
Ye Xingchang: "No problem."
However, plans never keep up with changes.
Xie Yuyao returned to the health center, where she and Jiang Minzheng exchanged notes and looked through them.
Just after we finished reading, Director Tian came to inform everyone that the patrol team had important business to attend to and the training was suspended. All trainees were to go home to study and would return for training the day after tomorrow morning.
Another task assigned last night was for each person to go up the mountain to collect at least three kinds of medicinal herbs during their trip home, so as to apply what they have learned.
Zhao Huixiu had been worried all morning, fearing that she would fail again, but upon hearing the news, she let loose and relaxed.
She asked Zhao Hongqin to accompany her to visit a cousin in the commune, and said they could talk about gathering herbs tomorrow.
Zhao Guangliang also said he had to leave first, leaving Xie Yuyao behind. She declined Jiang Minzheng's invitation to go shopping and went to the transport team alone.
On the way, Xie Yuyao pondered the contents of the note in her pocket: "The moon rises above the willow branches, and we meet after dusk."
This should be a time and place for the meeting. Dusk is easy to understand, but the location is unknown.
Upon arriving at the transport team, Xie Yuyao asked the security guard at the gate, "Sir, I'm looking for Zhao Honghui, is he here?"
The security guard was elderly and looked somewhat dazed. He opened his eyes, glanced at Xie Yuyao, and slowly asked, "Who are you? What do you want with him?"
"I am his girlfriend."
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