Chapter 185 Deadly Bait
The next day, morning light streamed through the window lattice, casting dappled shadows on the wooden floor.
Su Wantang was awakened by waves of tingling, itchy sensations.
She opened her sleepy eyes and met a pair of deep eyes. Lu Jingyan, who had been awake for some time, was propping his head up and lying on his side next to her, his other hand idly tracing circles on her smooth back.
"Awake?" The man's voice was hoarse with the characteristic huskiness of early morning, deep and sexy.
Su Wantang lazily hummed in agreement and snuggled closer to him, like a satisfied cat.
Last night's passion and tenderness greatly comforted the weariness and loneliness she had accumulated over two lifetimes. This man's embrace was warmer and more reassuring than she had imagined.
"Want to sleep a little longer?" Lu Jingyan's large hand slowly slid down her back, stopping at her pert buttocks, and gave them a light pinch.
Su Wantang stiffened, her cheeks instantly flushing red. She reached out and slapped away his wolfish paw, scolding, "Stop fooling around."
“My wife is amazing,” Lu Jingyan said, taking her small hand and kissing it, a playful smile in his eyes.
"She can make poison, save lives, and even set traps for men. Tell me, did I marry a treasure or a little vixen?"
"You just found out?" Su Wantang raised her chin, her peach blossom eyes sparkling. She deliberately puffed out her chest. She already had a great figure, with full breasts and a slender waist. With this puff, she outlined a breathtaking curve.
She leaned close to his ear, her breath sweet as orchids: "I'm not just a little vixen, I'm a little vixen who eats people, are you scared?"
He immediately flipped her over and pinned her down, his voice hoarse: "Scared? I'd like to see how you devour people."
A new round of "morning exercise" is about to begin.
Just then, an untimely knocking sound rang out on the door.
A respectful voice came from outside the door: "Miss, breakfast is ready and keeping it warm in the pot. I'll go clean the front yard first."
Su Wantang was easily embarrassed. She pushed the man off her, grabbed the blanket and covered her head. Her muffled voice came from under the blanket: "It's all your fault!"
Lu Jingyan chuckled softly, then stopped teasing her and got out of bed.
He was shirtless, wearing only military green trousers. His broad shoulders and narrow waist, along with his bulging muscles, exuded power, and several menacing scars added to his wild charm.
After he finished dressing, he turned around and saw Su Wantang with her head covered by the blanket, only revealing a pair of watery peach blossom eyes, glaring at him with a mixture of shyness and anger.
That look was incredibly alluring.
Lu Jingyan walked over and lightly patted her bottom through the blanket.
"Get up quickly, we need to get down to business."
...
An hour later, a military jeep drove away from No. 1 Courtyard and merged into the morning traffic in Beijing.
The atmosphere inside the car was no longer as ambiguous as it had been in the morning.
Lu Jingyan was focused on driving, his profile sharp and angular.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Su Wantang also put away all her softness. She was no longer Su Wantang, but Bai Shu.
She watched the street scene rushing past the window, going over her next plan in her mind again and again.
The car finally stopped in front of a courtyard that wasn't on the map. There was no sign at the entrance, only two heavily armed sentries with eyes as sharp as eagles.
Lu Jingyan showed his identification, and the door slid open silently.
The car drove in and stopped in front of a drab three-story building.
"'Viper' is on the third floor, kept in solitary confinement." Lu Jingyan turned off the stove.
"I've made all the arrangements. He can see everything downstairs from the window. Are you ready?"
Bai Shu took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes again, her beautiful face was pale and haggard, with just the right amount of grievance and resentment in her eyes.
"Let's go."
The two got out of the car and had just reached the bottom of the building when a middle-aged man wearing a military uniform with four pockets and stars on his shoulders quickly came to greet them, his face showing some impatience and anxiety.
"Brigade Commander Lu, why are you so late! The higher-ups are waiting for something!"
Lu Jingyan frowned, his tone hard: "What's the rush? Can this be rushed? I've brought her here, you can talk to her yourself."
The middle-aged man then turned his gaze to Bai Shu, looking her up and down with scrutiny and contempt: "You're Bai Shu? Where's the stuff?"
Bai Shu bit her lower lip, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and reluctantly took out a small porcelain bottle from her cloth bag.
“This is the limit of what I can do.” Her voice trembled slightly. “It can only temporarily suppress the toxicity, not eradicate it. And there’s only a small amount, just this one bottle.”
"Only this much?" The middle-aged man snatched the porcelain bottle, uncorked it, and smelled it. A strange medicinal fragrance wafted out.
His face showed greed, but he was rude, saying, "Alright, something is better than nothing! The country is doing you a favor by requisitioning your formula, don't be ungrateful!"
After saying that, he took the porcelain bottle, got into a black car without looking back, and drove away.
Bai Zhu stood there, watching the car drive away, her body trembling slightly, as if she was very angry.
Lu Jingyan stepped forward, took off his military overcoat, draped it over her shoulders, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Bai Shu shook his head and buried his face in the coat that still held his body heat.
All of this was clearly seen by a pair of sinister eyes behind the third-floor window.
A cruel sneer curled at the corner of "Viper's" mouth.
So that's how the so-called "miracle drug" came about.
As he looked at the frail woman being "forced" by Lu Jingyou, a wicked plan had already formed in his mind.
Half an hour later, a transport vehicle drove out of the secret prison.
Lu Jingyan's jeep followed at a distance that was neither too close nor too far behind.
"Will he believe me?" Su Wantang asked softly.
“He will.” Lu Jingyan looked ahead. “People like ‘Viper’ are extremely arrogant. He will only believe what he sees and hears with his own eyes and ears. Last night, I made him ‘accidentally’ overhear two sentries’ complaints.”
He repeated the conversation between the two sentries.
After hearing this, a smile flashed in Su Wantang's eyes.
This man, when he gets cunning, is truly ruthless.
Just then, at the intersection ahead, a large coal truck suddenly went out of control and crashed straight into the escort vehicle!
"Squeak—"
The screeching of brakes and the violent crash of a car rang out.
The transport vehicle was hit and overturned on its side, with the doors deformed.
In the chaos, a dark figure darted out of the broken car window like lightning, disappearing into a maze of alleyways nearby in a few leaps.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Lu Jingyan picked up the walkie-talkie and calmly gave the order: "The target has escaped. Repeat, the target has escaped. All units shall proceed according to the plan. There is no need for pursuit."
He put down the walkie-talkie, turned to look at Su Wantang, and a smile curved his lips.
"The fish has taken the bait."
On that day, news that "the military's vehicle transporting a high-ranking prisoner was attacked and the prisoner escaped" quietly circulated through various internal channels in Beijing.
Two days later.
The National Military Industry Science and Technology Exhibition has officially opened at the Beijing Exhibition Center.
The entire exhibition hall was surrounded by guards every three steps and sentries every five steps, creating a solemn and dignified atmosphere. However, inside, it was bustling with people and lively with activity.
Bai Shu, dressed in a well-fitting beige suit with a "Special Medical Consultant" pass pinned to her chest, calmly walked into the exhibition hall.
This was the identity that Old Chen arranged for her, allowing her to freely enter and exit any area without arousing suspicion.
She had a communicator smaller than a grain of rice inserted into her ear.
"The lark is calling the eagle's nest. We have entered Zone One. Everything is normal," she said in a low voice into the miniature microphone on her collar.
“Eagle Nest received.” Lu Jingyan’s steady voice came through. “Stay alert. The Tiger Team members are all in position. There are thirty plainclothes officers, thirteen cleaners, and six electricians inside the venue. You are not alone.”
Bai Zhu sat in front of a model of the latest tank, seemingly listening attentively to the guide's explanation, but in reality, his mind had already sunk into another realm of perception.
She slowly closed her eyes, spreading the internal energy of the Taiyi Xuanjing like mercury spilling onto the ground.
The airflow, temperature, sound... countless pieces of information flooded into her mind.
She was like a highly sophisticated radar, filtering out all useless noise and searching for that unusual energy fluctuation.
The "queen bee" is a biological weapon; no matter how stable it is, its energy composition is incompatible with the surrounding environment.
A minute later, Bai Shu suddenly opened his eyes.
Found it!
Her gaze fell upon the huge dome in the very center of the venue.
That's where the central ventilation system of the entire exhibition hall returns air.
Behind the massive grille, airflow surges, drawing in air from the entire venue and then delivering it to every corner through pipes.
There's no more perfect spot to poison the enemy!
Just then, Bai Shu caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye.
It was a cleaner in a blue uniform, pushing a cleaning cart, head down, walking slowly toward the central ventilation vent.
Bai Zhu's pupils contracted slightly.
She recognized that face.
At Old Chen's birthday banquet, there was the deputy who followed behind Qian Weiguo and used a plate of mangoes to test her!
He did come!
The man pushed his cart and stopped near the ventilation vent, pretending to wipe the floor tiles, but his eyes kept glancing at a small door marked "Maintenance Passage" not far away.
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