Fortunately, Fan Wu sent Zhao Xiuying away that very night, because Mr. Chen returned to Baijia Lane early the next morning.
Xu Keke was about to take her two children to school when she ran into him as he entered the courtyard. Mr. Chen, still using the old-fashioned etiquette, placed his hat in front of his chest and nodded to Xu Keke.
However, when he looked at Xu Keke, a hint of caution appeared in his narrow eyes.
Xu Keke didn't care whether he was there or not.
Someone called from outside, and the two children rushed out. Xu Keke didn't stop the children to greet him; she simply nodded slightly in return before turning and going back inside.
Mr. Chen seemed satisfied that he wasn't being noticed. Xu Keke heard his footsteps and didn't hesitate before quickly entering his room.
As Xu Keke tidied the house, she looked out the window. Mr. Chen was still the same as before; he would draw the curtains tightly as soon as he entered the room, making it impossible for anyone to see what he was doing inside. An unsuspecting person might even mistakenly think that no one was inside.
He was a truly terrifying threat in the courtyard. If it weren't for the children, Xu Keke wouldn't have cared, but with the children around, especially Yuanbao, who was different from other children, Xu Keke calculated the time again. According to Feng Lichun's memory, the assassination attempt on the leader should have happened within the last few days.
Before she could go find Fan Wu, Fan Wu arrived first.
When Xu Keke opened the door, she saw five people following behind him. She recognized these people from the hospital. They moved silently and quickly to several key positions in the courtyard.
Mr. Kobayashi, whom they knew best, followed Fan Wu into their room.
Fan Wu didn't hide anything and went straight into the house, saying, "Mr. Cao and A Qiu have been moved to another place. Only you and Miss Feng are in this courtyard now."
It seemed they were preparing to arrest Mr. Chen. Seeing that he still had something to say, Xu Keke didn't respond and waited for him to continue.
"This Mr. Chen is a hidden enemy agent. We haven't taken action against him yet because there are still some things we don't know. He's been looking for something in the courtyard, and we learned from the message he sent out yesterday that it's a list of ours. It was stolen by someone and left in this courtyard before they left. Also, his direct contact, his superior, according to our information, shouldn't know who this person is either. We originally wanted to follow the trail, but the other party is too cunning. At present, we can only confirm that this person is the same person who shot me that day."
The person who dared to shoot at such close range must be nearby, because only in this way could they be confident of quickly evacuating and hiding.
Xu Keke calmed down and carefully checked Feng Lichun's memories. She cautiously mentioned a few places that had never appeared in Feng Lichun's memories from her previous life: "The clothing store opposite the station, the barbershop outside Tiandetang, and the steamed bun shop on the corner."
Mr. Lin, who followed Fan Wu in, didn't understand. He looked at Xu Keke, completely bewildered. "What do you mean? The clothing store is Mr. Chen's contact point; we already know that. That steamed bun shop—the owner was hospitalized a couple of days ago, so it's closed. The barbershop?"
Mr. Kobayashi scratched his head. "That barbershop, they said a few days ago they received a letter from their family in the countryside asking him to go there. They're looking for someone to take over these days. They also said if no one takes over, they'll just close down."
Fan Wu didn't know how Xu Keke noticed something was wrong, but after hearing what Mr. Kobayashi said, he immediately said, "Have someone quickly check the barbershop."
"Yes! Then shall the plan change?" Mr. Kobayashi asked in a low voice.
"constant,"
After he left, Fan Wucai said to Xu Keke, "He came back suddenly today. We were afraid something might have happened, so we decided to arrest him."
"What do you need me to do?" After asking this question, Xu Keke smiled first. Since they were looking for her, they must be hoping to lure the snake out of its hole.
“I can do it. I’ll knock on the door and say someone’s looking for him outside. Don’t worry, after I finish talking to him, I’ll slip to the side. That way, I won’t give him a chance to hurt me, and it won’t delay your actions.”
“There’s a telegraph machine inside. If possible, we’d like to take it over,” Fan Wu explained simply.
Having followed Xu Keke before and later specifically observed her family's life, Mr. Chen saw her as an ordinary woman with two children, not very talkative. He especially noticed her hands, which were very rough. And her two children were uncouth and rude, clearly from the countryside.
Therefore, although Mr. Chen was very suspicious and cautious, he lowered his guard when Xu Keke knocked on the door and believed her. He came out of the house.
Mr. Chen, trapped in the courtyard, stared at Xu Keke in disbelief. He couldn't understand how this woman could be so bold. He felt even more hatred; if he had been more vigilant and taken her hostage, he could have escaped.
The barber, Mr. Chen's superior, and their contact point, the clothing shop, were arrested around the same time as Mr. Chen.
All of this was like a gust of wind sweeping across a lake; as the wind subsided, the lake quickly returned to its calm. It was as if Mr. Chen and his family had never existed in the courtyard. The steamed bun shop at the entrance had closed completely because the owner was ill. Miss Feng's room began to feel warm and inviting again, with the aroma of food wafting from the small stove inside.
Soon, the day arrived when Feng Lichun from his previous life came to rent a house in the courtyard.
In the evening, Da Cui and Yuan Bao returned home from school and cheered at the table full of delicious food that A Qiu had prepared.
"Why are we celebrating today?" Yuanbao swallowed the meat in his mouth, picked up his chopsticks, and looked at the adults present.
The adults were stumped. Yes, gathering for a meal without a holiday or festival required a special reason. The fact that they had uncovered an enemy spy stronghold was something the adults knew about, but no one had revealed it. How could they possibly tell a little boy like him?
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