Jiang Yunzhou clutched his chest and rubbed it, intending to quicken his pace to get back to his dormitory to rest. However, just as he turned a corner, a tall shadow loomed over him, blocking the light from his path.
He instinctively took a step back and looked up warily.
It is Wu Zhengyi.
"It's you."
"But weren't you patrolling over there? How come..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wu Zhengyi grabbed him by the collar and dragged him to the corner between the two buildings without saying a word. With a sudden shove, he pushed him into the shadows.
Caught completely off guard, Jiang Yunzhou slammed his back against the wall like a rag doll, the pain contorting his face.
Jiang Yunzhou looked up, puzzled.
"Wu Zhengyi, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, the moment he looked up, Jiang Yunzhou saw the dark muzzle of a gun pointed directly at his forehead.
Wu Zhengyi's index finger was on the trigger, his eyes filled with anger.
"Damn it, you bitch, how dare you play me for a fool!"
Wu Zhengyi only realized after he got back that everything he had risked his life to photograph that day was useless.
He was originally full of confidence, thinking that he would finally gain something this time, but he didn't expect to be deceived by the information that was put in as a smokescreen.
He was initially quite proud, thinking he had finally made another contribution, but shortly after the data was sent back, he was berated by people in the organization.
Because of this, the organization began to question his sincerity, suspecting that he had been turned by the enemy and was deliberately sending back false information to cover his tracks.
Wu Zhengyi was dumbfounded. He had risked being discovered to obtain and transmit these materials and information at great personal risk. How could they be fake?
He tried desperately to explain, but all he got in return was a vicious threat.
"Wu Zhengyi, don't forget that the lives of your family members, and even your own life, are all in the hands of the organization."
"Whether this was a mistake or you really had ulterior motives, you need to straighten your mind right now. If there's a next time, you can expect to be collecting the corpses of your family members!"
Wu Zhengyi was so angry that he was trembling all over, and his index finger on the trigger was desperately pressing down.
"I really want to beat you to death right now! I want to riddle you with bullets and vent my anger!"
When people are angry, they may lose control of both their reason and their body.
At this moment, the cold barrel of the gun was pressed against his forehead. If Wu Zhengyi had used even a little more force with his fingers, he would have lost his life today.
How could Jiang Yunzhou not be afraid?
He never expected that the mole who had been lying in wait would be Wu Zhengyi, who usually seemed so honest and simple.
This person seems the least likely.
"No wonder the suspect escaped so easily back then."
"Now that I think about it, you must have faked being injured and deliberately let them escape, right?"
Jiang Yunzhou questioned.
Wu Zhengyi gritted his teeth and sneered.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense! Hand over the real information to me right now, immediately!"
He was waiting to submit the documents as soon as possible to ensure the safety of his family!
Jiang Yunzhou looked at Wu Zhengyi, but his gaze seemed to go beyond Wu Zhengyi and look behind him, appearing calmer than before.
"Even if I gave you the information, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it."
Wu Zhengyi frowned, feeling something was off: "What do you mean...?"
The next second, he suddenly felt something, his eyes widened, and just as he was about to turn his head, the cold muzzle of a gun was suddenly pressed against the back of his head.
Wu Zhengyi's heart skipped a beat, his mind raced, and he raised his hands and slowly turned around.
He met Xie Zhiyan's icy, deep eyes.
The sharpness in Xie Zhiyan's eyes and the terrifying pressure emanating from his body startled Wu Zhengyi, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
I've never felt Xie Zhiyan's aura was so intimidating when I met and spent time with him before...
He swallowed hard, still clinging to a sliver of hope: "What...what are you doing?"
Qi Zecheng and Ye Zhanying strolled over leisurely, chuckling softly.
"Why are you pretending to be stupid at a time like this?"
Wu Zhengyi's eyes widened even more.
"What are you all doing here? I clearly saw you all just now..."
"You clearly saw that we had already left, didn't you?"
Ye Zhanying smiled, her expression flippant like a cat teasing a mouse.
Wu Zhengyi understood everything in an instant.
"So you all knew all along? You deliberately tricked me. It wasn't you who left just now, it was only Shu Ying?"
Qi Zecheng raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying.
"Alright, there's no need to think of any other way. Once you're in our hands, there's no way you can escape."
As Ye Zhanying spoke, she and Qi Zecheng stepped forward, grabbed Wu Zhengyi's hands behind his back, and took out a rope to tie him up.
Seeing that he had no hope of escaping, Wu Zhengyi, in utter despair, suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, so be it! Things have come to this, there's no way out, so I have nothing left to care about!"
"But don't think you've completely defeated me. Let me tell you, I've long disliked you seemingly righteous people!"
"You probably don't know this yet, but while you were upstairs having a meeting and on guard, I had already planted bombs in your cars!"
Wu Zhengyi's expression and tone carried an indescribable madness.
"It's a pity that the three of you were here, not in the car. Those who died in the explosion..."
Wu Zhengyi feigned doubt, looking smugly into Xie Zhiyan's eyes.
"Who could it be? Hahahaha!"
Ye Zhanying and Qi Zecheng were startled, their expressions changing drastically in an instant.
"You bastard!"
Jiang Yunzhou's face turned ashen instantly. The thought of that possibility made his legs go weak and he almost couldn't stand. He desperately pushed aside the people in front of him and ran away, stumbling along the way.
“Yingying, yingying…”
Wu Zhengyi laughed even louder and happier, with an air of wanting to destroy everything, his eyes sweeping mockingly over everyone in front of him.
"You all deserve this. You talk big and high-sounding words all day long, but do stupid things that you think are righteous, and then you think you can stand on the moral high ground and punish others?"
"idiot!"
"You dare to play me for a fool? If I and my family don't survive, then none of the people you care about will live either! You'll all be buried with me! Hahahaha!"
Ye Zhanying and Qi Zecheng were extremely flustered and looked at Xie Zhiyan with trepidation.
"Zhiyan, say something! Why are you still so calm?"
After all, this was during an operation, and the two originally wanted Xie Zhiyan to give them an idea on how to handle the current situation.
Unexpectedly, Xie Zhiyan's expression did not change at all, and he still held the gun to Wu Zhengyi.
Ye Zhanying was practically frantic with worry.
She couldn't care less about Xie Zhiyan's thoughts anymore; saving Shuying was the priority!
Ye Zhanying turned around and ran towards the entrance of the military factory.
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