Time flies, and a week has passed quickly.
Lin Ziyan spent the past week shuttling between the science park and the aquatic laboratory.
Professor Shen and Professor Su went on an inspection tour to another city, and the experts from the laboratory went with them.
Before Professor Shen left, he gave the chubby girl homework, saying that she had to submit a report when she returned before the New Year.
"I don't even dare to tell my teacher I'm pregnant now." The chubby girl pouted and slowly cleaned the lab equipment.
Lin Ziyan nodded slightly, her thoughts drifting away as she wondered if something had happened to Lu Yunshen.
Her eyelids have been twitching lately, and with the Lunar New Year just around the corner, there's still no news.
Tengyun's side is managed by Lu Yunshen's mentor, so she only handles documents at night.
"Ayan, does Grandma Wang come to your house every day? Why doesn't she go to the temple anymore?" the chubby girl continued to ask.
She didn't look up, so she couldn't see Lin Ziyan's expression at that moment.
The chubby girl waited for a long time without getting a response, so she asked again.
Lin Ziyan said, "Grandma doesn't want to go out anymore, so she comes to visit every day."
"That's good, otherwise I wouldn't dare to stay out for too long now."
The chubby girl nodded; everyone was terrified by what happened last time.
Fortunately, it was a close call, and Grandma recovered in the end.
It's raining outside, drip-drip-drip.
The raindrops intertwined like fine threads, weaving a curtain of rain.
"Clang..."
After a flash of white light, a sudden clap of thunder seemed to split the heavens and the earth.
A chill came on the wind and crept into the laboratory.
"By the way, how did you come up with the idea of setting up a New Year's goods stall next to the seafood market? Ade said business there is very good, with crowds of people every day." The chubby girl glanced outside.
Lin Ziyan washed her hands, rubbing them repeatedly with hand sanitizer, "It saves everyone from having to squeeze into the county town, it's more convenient."
It's raining today, so there shouldn't be many people there.
Because of the rain, villagers who have been busy with farm work have time to go out, making the market even more lively than usual.
Cao De bought a lot of New Year's goods and was carrying a red plastic bag, preparing to go home.
But the rain got heavier and heavier, so he simply went to Aunt Wang's shop to take shelter from the rain.
When Aunt Wang saw him, she quickly put a pot of tea on the table and leaned against the door to look at the New Year's goods street outside.
The makeshift stall doubled her business.
Most of the vendors who come from outside to set up stalls here order her fast food.
To make food delivery easier, Aunt Wang hired two extra people specifically to handle the deliveries.
There are more and more construction sites nearby, but people are sometimes too tired to go far, so they just grab a quick bite and don't want to go far.
Suddenly, a foreman came to order food and mentioned it briefly, which Aunt Wang took to heart.
The next day, she set up a fast food stall at the entrance.
Divide into one vegetarian dish and one meat dish, two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish, etc.
"Cao De, will the stalls here stay open until New Year's Eve?" Aunt Wang asked, cracking open a plate of melon seeds as she brought them over.
The crowds outside made her shop seem deserted.
"Yes, we only set up the stall in the morning on New Year's Eve, and then we took it down at noon."
"The market opens on the second day of the Lunar New Year and closes on New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year," Cao De said directly without hiding anything.
The announcement will be posted tomorrow, so it's fine to let her know in advance.
Aunt Wang lowered her voice, "You need to patrol the area more often. The owners of the two stalls near the entrance often argue; it looks like something bad could happen at any moment..."
Cao De frowned and looked towards the gate.
The rain was getting denser, making it impossible to see what was happening over there.
"ah!"
"Murder..."
Cao De's pupils constricted, and he didn't care about the New Year's goods on the table anymore. He stepped into the rain.
The red tents and all the stalls looked the same, separated only by marked aisles.
Aunt Wang's brow twitched. She put the New Year's goods on the table into the cabinet behind the cashier, quickly locked the drawer, and ran out after them.
The rain was getting heavier, and the crowded streets were now in chaos.
"The owner of the first stall was stabbed; I don't know how he is..."
"I just saw a pool of blood..."
"The owner of the second stall kept nagging and spoke in a very aggressive tone. When I went to buy cookies earlier, I saw that his cookies were more expensive than others, so I didn't buy any, and he scolded me."
"..."
Aunt Wang finally managed to squeeze to the entrance of the first stall, where she saw a man slumped on the ground, clutching his wound.
Cao De's expression was serious. "Call the police. The police station will handle it."
The second stall owner's hands were shaking so badly that he suddenly threw the knife on the ground, squatted down, covered his head, and muttered something to himself. He was clearly terrified.
More and more people gathered around, but Cao De only paid attention to the inside of the shed and didn't notice what was happening outside.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering, Aunt Wang quickly squeezed her way out.
"Ouch..."
An old woman was pushed to the ground, and the person next to her also fell down, landing on the old woman's legs.
One after another...
Cao De looked outside and shouted, "Don't push this way, you're stepping on people..."
His shouts were drowned out by the crowd, and those behind him couldn't hear him at all.
The sound of rain pattering on the roof drowned out his voice.
…
On the other side
On an island in country A.
Lu Yunshen's uncle, Lu Tianqi, has been out of contact for over a week.
Qi Wei could only hide in a cave on the island and wait for news.
Lu Yunshen sat to the side drawing a map, his expression solemn.
He's been here for a week, and apart from finding out that what they need is in the center of the island and having a rough understanding of the island's situation, he knows nothing else.
"Number 0, are you going to infiltrate tonight?" Qi Wei asked with concern.
The people in the center of the island are ruthless killers; sometimes, they'll kill someone on the spot if they have even the slightest suspicion.
Several teammates almost got killed like that.
That's why they urgently sought help from higher authorities, asking for someone who understands the local dialect to come and assist them.
"Hmm, if we delay any longer it will be the New Year." Lu Yun Shen said casually, as if he were talking about something ordinary.
He wanted to go back home for the New Year, and finish the job quickly. Once the map was drawn, they wouldn't be afraid of being discovered by those people.
Qi Wei's lips twitched. What he said made perfect sense, and he was powerless to refute it.
This mission lasted for six months, making it the longest one ever.
Qi Wei hadn't been lying low in one place for long; this time he was in for a lot of trouble.
Previously, the maximum period of time a person could remain undercover in Germany was three months.
"I've left the map for you. We'll wait for the signal." Lu Yunshen tossed the map to him and began preparing his things.
After Qi Wei finished reading, he blinked. Was the drawing of those villas in the center of the island?
"Provide support according to the route I wrote down." Lu Yunshen ignored his expression and said to himself.
Qi Wei flipped the map to the other side and sure enough, there was a route.
A dark shadow loomed over him. He looked up and saw Lu Yun Shen walking out of the cave with unhurried, relaxed steps.
Qi Wei watched his retreating figure thoughtfully, wondering what would have happened if he hadn't left the team.
She definitely climbed much faster than him...
Lu Yunshen was unaware of Qi Wei's thoughts; all he wanted to do was leave this awful place as soon as possible.
"Snap!" He flicked on his lighter and lit a cigarette.
Who are you?
The cold muzzle of a gun was pressed against his lower back...
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