Chapter 28
Due to the special nature of his father's work and his younger brother's brain, Jiang Mu developed the good habit of being cautious since he was a child.
Although he was willing to trust his uncle, his father had indeed told him to wait in the lab, so he had to give priority to his father's orders.
Jiang Mu thought for a long time and said, "Uncle, please go find my dad. I'll be in charge of the lab. Otherwise, if my dad comes back, we'll all miss him."
Although the boy was worried about his father's safety, his expression remained calm, revealing a hint of immature restraint and rationality.
Colonel Lu, who was rejected by his son, couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth again.
"Okay, I'll go find your dad. You wait here for us." Lu Huai said, glancing towards the crystal core cabin and asking casually, "This bouquet of roses looks really beautiful. I like it very much. Can you give it to me?"
"I'm sorry, uncle." Jiang Mu said apologetically, "I prepared that specially for my father. I don't want to give it to anyone other than my father."
Lu Huai hesitated to speak, then gave Jiang Mu a thumbs up: "Very good, you are much more principled than that major."
Speaking of the major, Lu Huai felt that he needed to give Jiang Mu a heads-up in advance.
"In addition, we have another agent currently lurking in the research institute like me. However, since private communications may be monitored by the Austrian side, I cannot establish point-to-point contact with him for the time being." Lu Huai instructed Jiang Mu, "If the agent returns to the safe house - that is, this laboratory, please tell him that there is no need for him here, and let him go back to the base to take a shower and go to bed early."
Jiang Mu suppressed his laughter and asked, "Excuse me, does the agent have any evidence?"
Lu Huai couldn't help laughing: "I don't have any proof, but you can check the code with him."
After leaving the safe house, Lu Huai walked up the stairs back to the first floor of the institute.
The control center of the iris system is on the first floor, and the bathroom that Jiang Yun went to should also be on the first floor.
Lu Huai was halfway down the stairs when he happened to see Jiang Yun coming out of the bathroom.
Jiang Yun looked normal, except that one button of his white shirt was looser than before, and there was a little water stain on the collar, as if he had only wasted some time washing his face.
The moment Jiang Yun was found, a certain colonel who appeared to be doing whatever he wanted but was actually keen on controlling the overall situation began to make secret plans again.
The longer he lurks in the research institute, the greater the risk of him and the puppet being exposed.
As time was tight, apart from discussing official business, he and Jiang Yun probably had time for two or three private conversations.
Jiang Yun didn't recognize the face he was using now, so he had to use a sentence to explain his identity.
So what should I say in the remaining sentence?
Are you beautiful today?
No, that's too cliché. Besides, Jiang Yun has never been ugly.
Or just say "I love you". It takes less than a second to say it, and you can save time to say something else.
However, Jiang Yun was a little reluctant to discuss emotional issues with him at this stage, especially when he had a mission to accomplish.
Hmm... a little confused.
Before Lu Huai could make up his mind, Jiang Yun had already come to his side.
Just as he was about to reveal his identity, Jiang Yun whispered beside him, "Is it you?"
Lu Huai was slightly stunned.
Seeing that the man in front of him did not respond, Jiang Yun frowned.
Why didn't Lu Huai say anything? Did he recognize the wrong person?
Probably not, he wouldn't mistake Lu Huai.
After Jiang Yun made sure that no one was around, he called out, "Colonel Lu?"
Lu Huai came back to his senses and couldn't help but chuckle: "Hey, how did you know it was me?"
Jiang Yun said calmly, "Colonel Lu is easy to recognize."
It was so recognizable that he couldn't help but wonder if Lu Huai's [Disguise] rating was only [Very Poor].
Lu Huai looked at Jiang Yun and was about to say his planned opening remarks, but suddenly forgot what he was going to say.
Jiang Yun had just washed his face in the bathroom, and his eyes were still misty. The remaining water droplets rolled down his fair face, dangling for a moment at his jaw before sliding silently into the depths of his collar.
Thus, Colonel Lu, who had completely defeated the puppet in [Non-violent Induction], successfully got stuck: "You are very..." He changed his mind midway through the sentence, "Love..." He said only one word, and then changed his mind again, "Beautiful."
Jiang Yun: “?”
Is he very pretty today?
He obviously didn't care much about his appearance a long time ago.
Lu Huai didn't know how to explain his stupid behavior. He could only look at each other in confusion with the little baby, and then continue to look at each other in confusion with the big baby.
After a moment, Jiang Yunxian looked away and said, "Colonel Lu, please discuss official business with me first - is the operation going smoothly?"
"Okay, Foreign Minister Jiang." Lu Huai grabbed Jiang Yun's wrist and walked towards the control center while explaining the situation to Jiang Yun. "Due to an emergency, the puppet has to be temporarily offline from the mission. I need Foreign Minister Jiang to replace the puppet and assist me in completing the plan."
Jiang Yun looked down at Lu Huai's hand on his wrist, then looked up at the surveillance camera on the wall.
Lu Huai saw Jiang Yun's concerns and said, "The surveillance system has been successfully infiltrated by the puppet. Now all that's left is to crack the iris system. As long as we don't get seen, we won't be exposed for the time being."
Just as Lu Huai finished speaking, the voices of Ian and Eugene came from the other end of the corridor.
Lu Huai immediately pushed open a door marked "Utility Room" and hid inside with Jiang Yun.
The two stood behind the door, listening to Ian and Eugene's voices getting closer and closer to them.
Ian: "Where did Jiang Yun go?"
Eugene: "Foreign Minister Jiang said he was going to the bathroom, but that seemed a little too long."
Ian: "Jiang Yun couldn't have come to the institute for no reason. He must be doing something - immediately retrieve the surveillance footage and find out where Jiang Yun is."
Eugene: "Okay, I'll contact Lance right away."
…
While waiting for Ian and Eugene to leave, Jiang Yun suddenly said, "I don't know why Colonel Lu thinks so, but I'm not very pretty today."
Lu Huai didn't react for a moment: "Huh?"
Jiang Yun didn't understand why he had to explain it again: "I don't wear a tie just to remind you to pay attention to the position of my collar."
"I know," Lu Huai laughed, "I made a slip of the tongue."
Jiang Yun glanced at Lu Huai in surprise: "Do you still make mistakes sometimes?"
"Why not?" Lu Huai said with a smile, "I'm not a god."
"...In short, once Ian retrieves the surveillance footage, he'll quickly realize it's been infiltrated." Jiang Yun changed the subject, "We don't have much time left."
"Really?" Lu Huai raised his hand to check the time, confident to the point of arrogance: "We have about five minutes left - isn't that more than enough?"
As soon as Ian and Eugene walked away, Jiang Yun walked out before Lu Huai could pull him in. "Give me the components, and I'll be responsible for inserting them into the control center. You go to the third floor underground to get what you want."
Lu Huai followed Jiang Yun out and closed the door: "What a coincidence, baby and I were thinking of the same thing."
Jiang Yun forced himself to ignore the colonel's sudden taunting and said calmly, "But the control center can't be left unguarded." Thinking of Lu Huai's "masterpiece" in the 1223 robbery during their honeymoon, Jiang Yun asked worriedly, "You won't kill them all, will you?"
Those people are just ordinary staff members.
"Want to see me kill someone? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." Lu Huai shrugged. "I'm not very interested in killing people, although I have killed quite a few."
"Then why did you want to kill Wycliffe?" Jiang Yun asked, "Did you receive an assassination order from the Intelligence Bureau?"
Lu Huai didn't say much, just "No." He looked up at the ventilation system against the corner of the wall and quickly found the one leading to the control center among the intricate pipes.
Then, Lu Huai found a metal canister filled with powerful anesthetic gas from the equipment he carried with him, and without taking the time to aim, he threw the canister into the ventilation vent accurately.
"In ten seconds, the staff at the control center will fall into a deep sleep. It will take three minutes for the component to take effect, and I will reach the negative third floor within those three minutes." Lu Huai took out another pistol. "During this period, you must ensure that the entire cracking process will not be interfered with by anyone or anything. Do you understand?"
Jiang Yun took the pistol from Lu Huai: "Of course I understand. I don't need you to teach me."
Lu Huai looked down at Jiang Yun and asked worriedly, "You should still remember how to use a gun, right?"
"Remember," Jiang Yun unbuttoned and drew his gun smoothly, his expression completely focused. "My late husband taught me—on our third date."
"I know," Lu Huai was puzzled. "Am I not your late husband?"
Jiang Yun looked back at Lu Huai, as if he had just realized something: "Oh, right. Sorry, I forgot for a moment."
“…”
Lu Huai couldn't help but feel worried.
Seventeen years is really too long for Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun had long been accustomed to living alone, and had also long been accustomed to the days when Colonel Lu was not around.
It may not be so easy to make him fully adapt to his return.
Jiang Yun felt the gun in his hand and asked, "What exactly do you want to get back from the bottom floor of the institute?"
Lu Huai collected his thoughts and said calmly, "Take back the target of my last mission seventeen years ago."
Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
Lu Huai took two steps, as if he had thought of something, and turned around and smiled: "I found that when the baby faced me today, he was not as stiff as last time. There was no sign of losing control at all - is this a good thing?"
After meeting for the second time in seventeen years, Jiang Yun was able to have a normal conversation with him. If they met two more times, wouldn't Jiang Yun be able to act like a spoiled child and ask for a hug again?
Jiang Yun looked at Lu Huai, somewhat puzzled: "Do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand?"
Lu Huai: "Hmm?"
"I'm not stiff because you've been facing other people's faces the entire day, Colonel Lu." Jiang Yun said calmly, "No matter how grateful I am for my husband's resurrection, I won't cry bitterly in front of a bunch of ordinary faces."
Lu Huai: "...Okay, I understand."
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