Chapter 257 Mysterious Token
In Beijing, there is an interrogation room that is not open to the public.
Eight "Eagle's Nest" members were tied to chairs, and Gao Jianjun and his men were interrogating them. Qian Weiguo's screams still echoed in their ears, but these men remained stubbornly defiant.
"Who are you from 'Eagle's Nest'? What are you doing at Xishan Sanatorium?"
"If you don't talk, I'll chop your fingers off one by one and feed them to the dogs!"
Gao Jianjun shouted until his throat was hoarse, but those guys were like mutes, either pretending to be dead with their eyes closed or looking at him with the eyes of someone looking at a dead man, without uttering a single word.
Su Wantang and Lu Jingyan stood in front of the one-way glass outside the interrogation room, able to see everything inside clearly.
"You're so stubborn," Su Wantang said.
“They are professionally trained, not ordinary agents.” Lu Jingyan’s expression grew increasingly grim as he looked at the situation inside.
“I have an idea,” Su Wantang suddenly said. She turned to look at Lu Jingyan, a sly glint in her peach blossom eyes.
Lu Jingyan raised an eyebrow, said nothing, but looked at her, signaling her to continue.
“Psychological warfare,” Bai Shu said calmly. “Their silence doesn’t mean they have no weaknesses. Send men in now, no need for interrogation, just search them. Take all their personal belongings.”
Lu Jingyan immediately arranged for Gao Jianjun to lead his men inside.
Soon, eight trays were brought out, filled with various items: Swiss Army knives, waterproof matches, compressed biscuits, miniature compasses... all equipment commonly used by secret agents.
Su Wantang's gaze swept over the items, finally settling on one of the trays.
On the tray was an old pocket watch. The watch looked quite old; the case was worn smooth, but the hands had stopped.
"Take out that pocket watch," Su Wantang said to Gao Jianjun.
Gao Jianjun handed her the pocket watch, which Su Wantang took and ran her fingertips over the case. She could feel the engraving on the back of the watch.
"Whose pocket watch is this?" Su Wantang asked.
“It’s prisoner number three,” Gao Jianjun replied.
Su Wantang flipped the pocket watch over and stared intently at the engraving on the back of the dial.
It was a tiny diamond-shaped mark, and Su Wantang's heart skipped a beat.
She recognized the mark. It was exactly the same as the mark on the phoenix blood jade bracelet her mother had left her!
Suppressing the shock in her heart, she handed the pocket watch to Lu Jingyan.
"Take a look at this."
Lu Jingyan took the pocket watch, and his expression changed after just one glance.
He certainly recognized the mark. He first saw it on the jade bracelet on Su Wantang's wrist when he first met her at the Peace Hotel. At the time, he only thought the mark was unusual and didn't think much of it.
Today, I saw this mark again on a pocket watch belonging to a member of the "Eagle's Nest".
He immediately thought of his mother's past and the Hongmen. He recalled investigating the Bai family in Shanghai, where he only knew that the Hongmen had a branch called "White Paper Fan".
Could this mark be related to the mother "Haitang's" past, or the Hongmen?
Su Wantang and Lu Jingyan exchanged a glance, both seeing the same guess in each other's eyes.
This is a crucial token, the key to unlocking the secret.
“It seems this pocket watch is more valuable than we imagined,” Lu Jingyan said in a deep voice.
He put the pocket watch away and then said to Gao Jianjun, "Separate these people and keep them in different cells. Don't let them have any contact. Also, find me a few experienced interrogators. I don't believe we can't get them to talk."
"Yes!" Gao Jianjun accepted the order and left.
...
The Lu Family Compound, the Botanical Garden.
Meng Wan was accompanying Lu Jingyue for a walk in the flower garden.
Ever since Su Wantang said that the fragrance of flowers would be helpful to Jingyue, Meng Wan has made it her top priority. She had people go to the flower and bird market and buy all kinds of flowers, and the botanical garden was decorated with different kinds of flowers every day.
Today, she specially placed a rare blue flower. This flower was taken out of Su Wantang's space and she specifically instructed Meng Wan to place it in a conspicuous position.
Meng Wan pushed Lu Jingyue's wheelchair to the blue flower.
"Yueyue, look at these flowers, aren't they beautiful? I forgot what they're called, but Wantang specially had them delivered."
Lu Jingyue's previously vacant gaze suddenly stirred slightly when she saw the flower.
She reached out to touch the blue petals, uttering a few indistinct syllables.
"Moonlight...grass..."
Meng Wan and Wang Ma were both stunned. They simply couldn't believe their ears.
"Yueyue! What did you just say?!" Meng Wan's voice trembled with excitement.
Lu Jingyue did not respond. Her hand stroked the petals, and her face showed a confused yet nostalgic expression.
Wiping away her tears, Wang Ma excitedly told Meng Wan, "Madam, Miss...she remembers! She really remembers!"
Meng Wan quickly took out a handkerchief and kept wiping the dirt off Lu Jingyue's hands, afraid that she would get herself dirty.
When Su Wantang and Lu Jingyan arrived, they saw this scene.
Meng Wan held Lu Jingyue in her arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Lu Jingyue, like a child, let Meng Wan hold her, still clutching a flower petal in her hand.
"What's wrong?" Lu Jingyan strode forward, his voice filled with anxiety.
Meng Wan looked up, her face streaked with tears but filled with joy: "Jingyan! Yueyue...she just spoke! She called this flower 'Moonlight Grass'!"
Lu Jingyan's body stiffened. He looked at the blue flower, then at Su Wantang.
Su Wantang's eyes held a hint of wild joy.
She knew that Lu Jingyue's memories were being awakened.
The bait she used was the "Moonlight Grass" that she cultivated with the spiritual spring water in her space!
Lu Jingyan's eyes instantly reddened. He stepped forward and hugged Su Wantang tightly.
"Wantang...you are my lucky star." He buried his head in the crook of her neck, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.
"Thank you, Wantang."
Su Wantang patted his back without saying anything.
...
Nighttime, Courtyard No. 1.
Su Wantang sat in the study, with the old pocket watch and the phoenix blood jade bracelet on the table.
She took off the phoenix blood jade bracelet and gently placed it next to her pocket watch.
She could feel that the jade bracelet emitted a faint light the instant the two came into contact.
It wasn't physical light, but a faint resonance that she could perceive.
Su Wantang's heart was pounding.
Both the jade bracelet and the pocket watch are related to my mother. What exactly does that diamond-shaped mark represent?
She picked up the pocket watch and examined it closely. Judging from its material, it wasn't a particularly valuable item. However, its internal structure was remarkably intricate.
Shortly after, she put away the pocket watch and jade bracelet, then went into the bedroom.
Lu Jingyan had already finished showering and was leaning against the headboard reading a book. When he saw her come in, he put down his book and patted the spot next to him.
"Come here, let me massage your shoulders."
Su Wantang took off her coat and lay down beside him. Lu Jingyan's large hands gently massaged her body, which felt very comfortable.
"Today, thanks to you," Lu Jingyan said in a low voice. "If it weren't for you, we don't know how much more time we would have wasted."
“This is how we should be.” Su Wantang closed her eyes, enjoying his massage.
Lu Jingyan didn't say anything, he just hugged her and kissed the top of her head.
“Tomorrow, I’m going to the research institute to see Zhou Jimin,” Su Wantang suddenly said.
"Huh? What are you doing?"
"I need Zhou Jimin to take a look at that pocket watch. His equipment can analyze many things that we can't see with the naked eye."
“Okay.” Lu Jingyan didn’t ask any questions or raise any doubts; he simply nodded.
Su Wantang turned around to face him, reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck: "Jingyan, do you believe me?"
Lu Jingyan's eyes were deep. He pulled her into his arms and said in a low but firm voice, "Wantang, I believe in you, just as I believe in myself."
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