Chapter 204 Protecting
Looking at the crowd of people surrounding her, Lin Yuanshu said helplessly, "Please make way, we need to take him to the police station."
If she had known this man was a spy, she wouldn't have interrogated him on the street. Sure enough, you can't take shortcuts in life; if you try to save trouble, you'll only run into more problems.
However, on the other hand, she had considered everyone, but never thought it could be a rumor spread by spies. What were they after?
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately made way for them, pointing and whispering about their subordinates with expressions of utter contempt.
"I knew he was no good person the moment I saw him; he looked like a shifty-eyed thief."
“If this kind of person were in the past, he would have been shot. He is a traitor.”
"It's a pity I don't have any rotten vegetable leaves on hand right now, otherwise I would definitely throw them over."
“I know this man’s wife. She works at Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory. I never imagined that Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory could produce an enemy spy. He seemed like an honest and kind person on the surface. Who would have thought that he would be doing such shady things behind the scenes…”
Hearing the murmurs of discussion, Lin Yuanshu stopped and turned to look at the crowd. With a serious expression, he reminded them, "You'd better not go around talking about this person. Watch your mouths, or when the police investigate you, no one will speak up for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone immediately shut their mouths. Getting involved with enemy agents at this time was not a good thing. Gossip can be said at any time, but there was no need to go against the tide at this critical juncture.
“We didn’t see anything, we don’t know anything,” an older woman declared confidently.
The others nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Lin Yuanshu didn't say anything more and left with the security guards.
After the two walked away, the security guard looked at Lin Yuanshu with admiration and said with a smile, "You're really something, you managed to shut these old ladies up."
Lin Yuanshu was not pleased by the guard's praise. She sighed and said with a serious expression, "My concern now is that we are not quick enough and that those enemy agents will escape."
She couldn't believe that a spy organization would let one person handle such an important matter as an assassination and then ignore it. It seemed too frivolous. These spies must have a backup plan.
Upon hearing this, the security guard lost all interest in chatting and instinctively quickened his pace, wanting to get his subordinate to the police station as soon as possible so that the matter could be settled.
The subordinate was also in a terrible mood at this moment, because he knew that being arrested meant that he would be abandoned by the organization.
He was indignant about this. He had never intended to assassinate Lin Yuanshu; he was forced to by the organization. He had to bear the consequences of the failed assassination, while the others in the organization could remain unharmed and continue to live a life of luxury. This was unfair.
His current predicament is entirely the fault of the organization.
Not long after, Lin Yuanshu and the security guard took their subordinate to the police station, explained the whole story to the officers, and took a statement.
The officers at the police station took this matter very seriously and immediately formed a special task force to handle it, as everyone wanted to seize this opportunity to earn merit.
Seeing that he was no longer in trouble, Lin Yuanshu left the police station.
Seeing this, the security guard decisively followed behind Lin Yuanshu to protect her. Although catching spies was important, this was his job.
Lin Yuanshu came to a conclusion about today's events: once the staff of the newly established research institute are on duty, she must arrange for a security guard to pick her up and drop her off at get off work.
This era was even more unsafe than she had imagined. Spies could jump out and kill people in broad daylight. Luckily, the spies didn't have guns, or she would have been done for.
Meanwhile, at the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the director asked his secretary how the matter he had been instructed to handle was progressing.
The secretary said apologetically, "It's not going very smoothly. Please give me a little more time, and I'm sure I can get it done."
I had hoped to showcase my work abilities to the dean, but it turned out to be quite difficult.
The dean wore an incredulous expression, his face grim as he questioned, "How could things not go smoothly? Didn't Xu Wei already make a good start?"
The secretary's tone carried a hint of helplessness, "Recently, new rumors have surfaced, saying that the previous rumors about Lin Yuanshu were all false and deliberately spread by malicious individuals. They claim that others are targeting Lin Yuanshu because she is a country girl with no background. There are just too many messy rumors, which are disrupting everyone's mood. Furthermore, whether Lin Yuanshu becomes the director of the research institute or not is irrelevant to most people. They are happy to gossip, but they wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Ministry of Health."
The dean sneered, "These rumors must have been spread by Lin Yuanshu herself. She really knows how to pat herself on the back. If she doesn't have a background, who would dare to say they do? She's worked for so many years, doesn't she have any enemies? I don't believe she can get along well with everyone."
If Lin Yuanshu hadn't had the help of the Minister of Health, he wouldn't have become the director of this institute. He still has the nerve to say that he has no background. Sure enough, people who are willing to do anything to climb up the ladder are all black-hearted.
The secretary touched her nose and said with a forced smile, "She's fairly popular and gets along well with most people. However, Lin Yuanshu is a bit strange. I specifically investigated people who had conflicts with her before, and found that most of them were transferred out of Beijing. Only two people escaped unscathed. One is helping Lin Yuanshu investigate the source of the rumors, and it seems that they have made up. The other is working overtime every day and is so engrossed in her work that she doesn't pay any attention to Lin Yuanshu's affairs. I can't stir up her emotions either."
The dean said with a solemn expression, "This is not just a little strange, it's clearly a ruthless attack that leaves those people without the right to deal with her. You need to act quickly, I'm worried that if we drag this out any longer, Lin Yuanshu will find an opportunity to retaliate."
For some reason, he felt very uneasy, and he attributed it all to his secretary being too slow.
He was doing it for Lin Yuanshu's own good; students should do what students do.
Meanwhile, Zhou's mother was also arguing with someone downstairs in the tenement building, hands on her hips.
"You're all just jealous that my daughter-in-law became the director of the research institute. You're meddling in other people's business. Even the leaders aren't worried about whether my daughter-in-law can complete her work tasks, so it's none of your business to worry about it..."
The other middle-aged women were also surprised that Zhou Ma had overheard their chatter. They said hesitantly, "We were just chatting, it's not illegal."
Zhou Ma persisted, saying, "I will relay what you said to Xiao Er's wife. Anyway, I'm just chatting with Xiao Er's wife; it's not illegal."
Upon hearing this, the other women quickly went to Zhou Ma and begged her not to tell Lin Yuanshu what they had said. They promised never to gossip about Zhou Ma and Lin Yuanshu again.
For them, it didn't matter if Aunt Zhou was angry, but if Lin Yuanshu was angry, the consequences would be unimaginable. If they encountered trouble in the future and Lin Yuanshu was unwilling to lend a hand, they would have nowhere to turn for help.
Seeing these middle-aged women behaving so humbly, Zhou Ma felt an immense sense of satisfaction. After all, these people usually looked down on her and ignored her, but now they had to bow down to her.
She waved her hand dismissively and said, "Let's see how you perform!"
Upon hearing this, the older women immediately began to coax Zhou Ma, praising her in every way they could, hoping that she would let the matter drop and move on.
After enjoying the praise from the older women, Zhou Ma felt that this kind of thing could be replicated. She went from speaking up for Lin Yuanshu at the beginning to wanting to seek benefits for herself.
When she had nothing to do, she would wander among various groups of people, and if she heard anyone saying bad things about Lin Yuanshu, she would jump out.
Through her tireless efforts, the neighborhoods around the tenement building dared not talk about Lin Yuanshu. After all, not everyone could happily praise Zhou Ma. They preferred to keep their mouths shut rather than praise Zhou Ma.
Sun Yiyi was filled with mixed feelings when she learned about this. If only Zhou Ma had protected her like this in her past life, she wouldn't have ended up like this. Her miserable life in her past life was all Zhou Ma's fault.
Two days later, Lin Yuanshu, unable to contain his nervousness, went to the police station to inquire about the situation of the spies.
To be honest, she couldn't concentrate on her work until this matter was settled. She was always worried that these spies would launch a surprise attack and fight her to the death, since no one would have been caught without her.
When questioned by Lin Yuanshu, the police officer, considering that Lin Yuanshu was the person involved and her identity, revealed some unimportant information to her.
“You don’t need to worry too much. We’ve already caught all the enemy agents. You have nothing to worry about now. Luckily, you acted quickly and brought that person to the police station in time. Plus, that person wasn’t tight-lipped, which is why we were able to proceed so smoothly.”
He deliberately released this information to avoid alerting the enemy and to keep the higher-ups in check to prevent them from escaping. The enemy agents they have captured so far are just small fry; they haven't caught the real big fish yet.
The main problem was that the person was useless; he knew nothing about what he should know, but he knew all the gossip. They could only rely on the existing clues to follow the trail and trace the source step by step.
Lin Yuanshu felt much relieved. As long as the spies hadn't escaped, that was good. Even so, he would still need to rely on the school's security guards for the time being; safety was the top priority.
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and whispered a reminder: "The director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital is also spreading rumors about me. I wonder if he has any connection with enemy agents?"
She didn't want to use the police to deal with the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital; she genuinely felt that the director was suspicious and was being targeted at her for no apparent reason, just like a spy being targeted at her for no apparent reason.
The police officer, his face beaming with excitement, said, "Thank you for the tip. I will verify it and then arrange for the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to come and assist with the investigation..."
Lin Yuanshu nodded. She really hoped that the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital was a spy, so that she would have one less opponent.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
Wu Jianhua and the president of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital were both forced to get involved in the enemy's spy activities, and they were both in a very bad mood. Wu Jianhua was better off; at least he was interrogated by the police and released without charge.
But the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital was quite uneasy. After receiving the news, he immediately asked his secretary to call Xu Wei over.
He felt that Xu Wei was an enemy agent, which was why he was involved in this matter. He shouldn't have gotten involved in the first place; he should have let Xu Wei do whatever he wanted.
He's so incredibly unlucky.
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