The next morning, Du Xu and I got up early and strolled around outside for a bit before arriving at the conference room, where we found Wang Xintong waiting for us.
"You've arrived," Wang Xintong said calmly.
Judging from the tone of his voice, I knew the person in front of me wasn't Wang Xintong, so I asked, "Chu Yu?"
Wang Xintong nodded, acknowledging that she was now Chu Yu.
Du Xu laughed and said, "What are you doing here? I thought you were still sleeping."
Chu Yu said, "I woke up a while ago, but I've been thinking about the traitor. Then I remembered something and came over to remind you."
"What is it?" I asked, pulling out a chair.
Chu Yu said, "Actually, when I said yesterday that the school was safe, it was just an inference. But it's also possible that the school is not safe at all, or even very dangerous."
Her words made me freeze as I sat down. Du Xu and I exchanged a glance, our expressions changed, and we sat back down on the stool.
Du Xu asked, "What do you mean by that? Were you trying to fool us yesterday?"
Chu Yu frowned and said, "First, I didn't lie to you yesterday. Second, I didn't think deeply about the issue of the traitor yesterday, I only thought about it briefly. After thinking about it carefully today, the answer I came to is probably not good for you, which is why I said the school might not be safe. Third, you don't have to believe me, I don't care. Your lives and deaths are actually none of my business."
"I……"
Du Xu looked deflated and wanted to retort.
But I raised my hand to stop him, saying, "Alright, alright, Du Xu, don't speak yet. Chu Yu, this matter is very important to us. Please tell us your thoughts. This will benefit all of us."
Chu Yu looked at me and said, "You can say it, but not here."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at the conference room door.
I understand what she means; she's implying that walls have ears. But the school is full of Du Xu's people. Even if they're eavesdropping outside, what can they do? They'll hear it if they want.
But I didn't object. Since Chu Yu felt this wasn't the right place to talk, we should find another place to talk.
But where should we go instead?
I looked at Du Xu for a moment and then smiled and said, "Since you say it's not convenient here, I know a place where it's convenient to talk. Let's go."
The three of us immediately left the meeting room and went outside. We saw that no one was eavesdropping outside the meeting room.
A hint of displeasure appeared on Du Xu's face. I knew what he was thinking; he was probably wondering if Chu Yu was making a mountain out of a molehill.
Without thinking much, I took the two of them directly into a car and drove away.
Du Xu asked in confusion, "Where are we going?"
I said, "Since it's not convenient to talk in the school's meeting room, and it's not convenient anywhere else on campus, let's just come out here. Isn't it easier to talk this way? There's nothing around except zombies."
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Okay."
I drove to the entrance of a nearby stadium. It was a spacious area where I could see everything happening around me and it was also convenient for evacuation.
"Let's stop here. Now you can tell us what you've analyzed," I said as I parked the car.
Chu Yu sat in the back seat, arms crossed, and said, "Yesterday, when you were recounting what happened in Jiangbei, you mentioned at the end that since the kidnapping incident ended, Su Mu of Jiangbei has been searching for the mole within Jiangbei, but hasn't found him yet, right?"
“Yes, I reckon he hasn’t found it yet, otherwise he would have already messaged me,” I said.
Chu Yu nodded slightly, "The fact that we haven't found it after so long can only mean one thing."
"What's the problem?"
Chu Yu looked at me and smiled, "There are no traitors in Jiangbei."
My expression changed drastically, and I said in disbelief, "That's impossible! If there hadn't been a traitor, Sister Jing and Sun Zichen wouldn't have been kidnapped in the first place."
Chu Yu said, "Don't be in a hurry, let me finish. What I'm saying is, just because there are no traitors in Jiangbei doesn't mean there aren't traitors around you."
My expression froze. I thought about it for a moment, and realized it was impossible. I knew my people inside and out; how could there be a traitor among them?
Chu Yu said, "I can tell from your expression that you don't believe me, so let me explain it to you carefully, and you can listen carefully."
"Um."
The howling of zombies outside the car sounded rather lonely.
Sitting in the car, Chu Yu explained slowly, "Actually, the issue of the mole is quite obvious. Think about it yourself, who are the two people who were kidnapped?"
I frowned and said, "Sister Jing and Sun Zichen."
Chu Yu said, "Of these two people, Lu Jing is one of yours, and Sun Zichen is from Jiangbei. This speaks volumes. If the mole is from Jiangbei, why would they kidnap one of yours? Why not just kidnap two people from Jiangbei? Why go through all this trouble?"
I said, "But that's not right. What if this is an inside job to mislead us?"
Chu Yu said, "Why is he trying to confuse the issue? Let's assume the mole is from Jiangbei. To this mole, you are completely outsiders. The mole's goal is to wipe out Jiangbei with Biyuan. He doesn't care about you at all. He could easily kidnap two or even just one person from Jiangbei. Why would he go to the trouble of kidnapping your people? Isn't that redundant?"
"And don't forget the method the mole used to kidnap these two people. He lured them out with a note, and even named them by name. If this mole is from Jiangbei, why would he do this? Does he have a grudge against you? Think about it carefully, doesn't that make sense?"
I was stunned for a moment, thinking, could this mole be Sister Jing?
Just as I was wondering, Du Xu asked the question for me: "You mean, the mole is Lu Jing?"
Chu Yu rolled her eyes. "I don't want to talk to a pig-brain like you."
Du Xu: "..."
I looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Chu Yu explained, "If the mole is Lu Jing, the kidnapping method wouldn't involve a note. Lu Jing only needs to tell Sun Zichen, and Sun Zichen will definitely go out with her. Why use a note? It's redundant."
Yeah, it obviously couldn't be Sister Jing. I patted my own pig brain.
Chu Yu looked at me and continued, "What I just said may not completely rule out the possibility that there are no traitors in Jiangbei, but we can make another assumption. What if there are traitors among your people? Wouldn't that explain everything?"
"This mole is right next to you, and this mole has a conflict with you or one of your people, which is why this mole added Lu Jing to the kidnapping list as a way to get revenge on you. And there's something else you've probably overlooked."
"What is it?" I asked.
(End of this chapter)
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