In his previous life, Yan Shuo found a list of spies hidden in the city on the original owner's body, but in the end, he still couldn't defend the city.
Yan Shuo then revealed that Su Wan had been trying to seduce him recently. Based on some of the information uncovered, they were likely trying to steal the Yan family army's defense maps.
Xu Keke vaguely understood why there was no Su Wan in her previous life, and why Li Dakang looked so terminally ill.
The only explanation is that they took action, and although they succeeded, one died and the other was injured.
This explains why the original owner felt the Li family didn't really care about Li Dakang after they married. He probably wouldn't fare well in the Li family after their affair was exposed.
"So Li Dakang is a double agent."
This is the only plausible explanation: why didn't they expose him to the Nanjing government? Because he was a spy, and all his actions were considered legitimate by the Nanjing government.
Yan Shuo understood Xu Keke's meaning and nodded, "Pretty much. However, his collusion with outsiders is probably an attempt to use their power against them. He is the illegitimate son of the Li family and has always had some ambitions towards them. I guess the old man of the Li family also wants to use his ambition to gain something. He has been more dedicated to cultivating Li Dakang than to other younger members of the Li family. The third generation of the Li family has always been very competitive."
Xu Keke laughed as she applied the "catfish effect" to her own grandchildren. It seems the original owner of this body later visited the nursing home in Hong Kong, where the old man, Li, with his cloudy eyes and paralysis, was once a ruthless individual.
Xu Keke twirled the white jade bracelet that Madam Hu had recently given her, "You didn't tell me so much that day, why are you telling me everything today? Is it because I saved you?"
Xu Keke looked at the young marshal with a mocking expression.
Yan Shuo looked somewhat helpless, and with one hand unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his muscular chest. Then he turned around, lifted his shirt, and showed his back to Xu Keke.
His broad back bore a mix of old and new knife wounds, along with several bullet wounds. One of them had grazed a vital area. This man's survival was no small feat.
He turned around and saw Xu Keke looking at him calmly, without any intention of avoiding him. He felt a little embarrassed, put down his clothes, and carefully pulled them up with one hand.
"Even without you, I might not have died. I was shot twice in the back, and I still managed to lead my men back to camp. What's a bullet wound in the arm?"
Xu Keke pointed at the cup on the table from a distance, "So, this is a ruse?"
Yan Shuo didn't respond to her words. "I only decided to tell you the truth because you said in the car that this place is full of ordinary people. I know you don't want to help us and you're deliberately stalling for time. If this matter concerns the people of an entire city, I think you might reconsider."
Xu Keke cursed under her breath. This person was too shrewd. He could tell from her expression that she was afraid of execution. He could find her weakness just by listening to her casual complaints.
She really wanted to ask him, with so many tricks up his sleeve, why he died so silently in his past life.
There was no such person in the original owner's memory. In the worlds she experienced, no one ever mentioned him in history textbooks, and no one even mentioned Yan Family Army.
The explanation is that, in this era of rampant warlordism, they did not have the largest army, nor were they particularly powerful.
Secondly, they were likely wiped out in a short period of time during the war, causing no impact whatsoever.
The reason Mayor Hu is still recorded is because the history of that period was compiled by the government at the time. Historically, Yan's army should be directly classified as a government force.
Like geese leaving their calls in the sky, they left nothing behind. They sacrificed their lives for this country and this city.
Xu Keke learned more about Li Dakang from Yan Shuo. Yan Shuo wanted her to stay for dinner, but Xu Keke decisively refused.
Now, in her eyes, Yan Shuo is like the chicken leg in chicken soup—something that can't be seen on the dining table.
In the evening, after dinner at the Du family's house, Du Bingtian called Xu Keke to the small living room to discuss the trip to the Sun family's house the next day.
Although Xu Keke didn't feel there was anything to discuss, she still patiently listened to Du Bingtian tell her that girls shouldn't be too assertive in public, and that they should still be courteous to strangers to avoid making relationships more strained.
Du Rui suddenly interjected, "Big sister insists on going to the Sun family tomorrow. Mayor Hu wants her to go for a few more days. Hu Jiaru even said she's a little scared without her."
As she spoke, Du Rui winked at Xu Keke.
Xu Keke didn't understand what she meant. If she said Mayor Hu and his wife wanted her to visit more often, she could believe it. Hu Jiaru should be alright with everyone except Du Wei.
Xu Keke didn't immediately respond. She still remembered how, on the first night, this fourth sister had provoked Du Shan into stabbing her in the face with a knife. And then there was the white gauze dress incident, the theft of the pearl flower. Her using the second concubine to attack Lin Meijuan was one thing, but it didn't mean she was in cahoots with the second concubine's family.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became awkward. Unfortunately, the second concubine was now in charge of the household and was in her room reconciling accounts with the steward. Du Rui, clutching the hem of her clothes, felt somewhat embarrassed.
"No wonder our fourth young lady is so likable. She only went to the Hu family with the eldest young lady for one day and she's already made connections with Mayor Hu's family. If you ask me, you've had a long day, and you have to go there again tomorrow, whether it's to accompany her to her studies or to see a doctor. You'll be tired tomorrow, so why don't you go back and rest early?"
After the third concubine finished speaking in a lukewarm manner, Du Rui's face turned bright red.
Du Bingtian was already displeased that Du Rui had interrupted him. However, considering that she was now closer to the Hu family, he tried to speak to her in a gentler tone.
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