Shu Ying leaned her head on his shoulder and poured out all her worries.
"I didn't find it difficult at all, but it was a bit strange. You said that person had my picture on him. How did he have my picture? And who is that person?"
As she spoke, she straightened her head and met Xie Zhiyan's gaze. "My photo is in his hands. Does that mean the organization suspects I'm also an enemy agent?"
Shu Ying had some questions that were hard to understand.
The Shu family hadn't even been removed from the label of capitalists when they were inexplicably labeled as enemy agents.
How come one problem after another keeps arising?
The two of them had been holding hands and hadn't let go yet. To reassure Shu Ying, Xie Zhiyan took her hand completely in his, and their fingers intertwined, making their relationship seem even closer.
He smiled and said, "Of course not. The fact that the organization decided to let you participate in this matter shows that they completely trust you. As for the identity of that person, we still have no way of knowing, but I believe we will know the answer soon. In addition, the higher-ups only said that they need you to go and help communicate with those two foreigners. Director Wu from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also be arriving at the scene soon, which will make it easier for you to communicate."
Shu Ying had a general understanding of the situation and felt relieved.
As long as the organization believes in her innocence, she will still have motivation.
"How did my photo end up on that person? Do we know each other? Or did he see me somewhere before?"
When asked this question, Xie Zhiyan looked a little embarrassed. He glanced guiltily out the car window as the scenery outside flew by, changing scene by scene before his eyes.
Shu Ying sensed something was wrong from the subtle expression on her face. She gently ran her little finger across Xie Zhiyan's palm, a tingling, itchy feeling spreading through her heart.
"Are you hiding something from me?"
Xie Zhiyan's face flushed slightly. He subconsciously glanced at the driver in front, but fortunately, the other driver was focused on driving and didn't seem to notice the commotion in the back.
He met Shu Ying's gaze, let out a long sigh, and then began to explain.
"Actually, this is also my fault. At that time, I was still on the front line. We left shortly after our marriage. At that time, I did not understand your feelings and thought it was just my wishful thinking. So I carried a pocket watch with me with you. There was a picture of you in it. Over the years, I have been looking at your picture as a spiritual pillar to get through those hard days."
He carefully observed Shu Ying's expression and, seeing that she was listening attentively, secretly breathed a sigh of relief before continuing.
“I always kept that pocket watch on me, and I would take it out to look at it whenever I missed you. But on the eve of the victory in the war, I was seriously injured and fell into a coma. The pocket watch disappeared. After my wound was treated, I searched for it while cleaning up the battlefield, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. I was disappointed for a while. Then, by chance, I reunited with you and the children. We lived happily in the capital. Everything went smoothly. The misunderstandings of the past were resolved, and we understood each other. From then on, I no longer had to look at your photo to live my life. As time went by, I even forgot that the pocket watch was lost.”
Xie Zhiyan scratched the back of his head somewhat guiltily with one hand, then met her gaze shyly.
As clever as Shu Ying was, she immediately understood the meaning behind Xie Zhiyan's words, "So the photo of me that he was carrying was actually the pocket watch you lost, which he then picked up?"
Xie Zhiyan nodded, "Yes, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, but I swear I did look for it seriously back then. It was my spiritual sustenance, and I always valued it more than my own life."
Seeing Xie Zhiyan's solemn promise, Shu Ying was both amused and exasperated, but seeing the seriousness in his eyes, her heart was filled with sorrow.
At that time, she was preoccupied with raising her child and couldn't really have a deep relationship with him. Xie Zhiyan had always longed for something, but she never knew.
If the two of them had cleared up the misunderstanding from the beginning, perhaps they would have understood each other on their wedding night and wouldn't have missed so many opportunities.
“I searched for it for a long time, until the battlefield was cleared up and everyone had to withdraw from the front line. I thought it was not meant to be. On the last day, I was determined to find it, but Yingying, you don’t know, my body was too weak at that time. I only searched for one day before I fainted. When I woke up, it was already on the way to evacuation.”
Even now, Xie Zhiyan still feels a pang of regret when he talks about it.
If the pocket watch had been found, there wouldn't be so much trouble now, at least Shu Ying wouldn't be worrying herself unnecessarily.
"Fortunately, you didn't mention divorce after we got back together. You have no idea how excited I was when you said you liked me. I could hear my heartbeat even when I was lying in the hospital bed. My heart told me it was so happy. I could see you every day when I came home from get off work, and we slept in the same bed. Gradually, I forgot about it. It's all my fault. If only I had been more careful."
After Xie Zhiyan finished speaking, the entire carriage fell silent. He coughed twice unconsciously, and for some reason felt that everything he had just said was like a confession.
The car was dimly lit, and Shu Ying couldn't see his profile clearly. Her face gently touched Xie Zhiyan's earlobe, and it felt very hot.
She was about to reach out and touch it when Xie Zhiyan gripped her hand even tighter. His voice was a little hoarse as he leaned close to Shu Ying's ear and said, "You can't touch my ears."
His ears and the back of his neck are usually quite sensitive, and Shu Ying could tell just by listening to his voice. Her face turned bright red, like a shrimp that had been cooked in a pot. Shu Ying slowly calmed down, but silently remembered it.
She thought this man was made of steel, but she never expected that he also had a switch for happiness.
In the interrogation room, Du Chenzhou was extremely anxious. He closed his eyes and tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.
He didn't know what questions they would be asked after they separated from Howard. Given the serious situation in the country, they might fall into some question traps. If they answered even one question incorrectly, the police station would label them.
He clenched his fists tightly, his anger evident on his face, and questioned the police with dissatisfaction.
"Where are my two friends? The place where you just detained me was oppressive and inhumane. My friends and I have done nothing wrong, yet you interrogated us like prisoners. This is outrageous!"
He had just come out of the detention cell; the police had been very rude.
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