Chapter Twelve Wristwatch

  On the other side, Huai Jin found Fu Qiu Sheng, his face cold as an ice sculpture: "I think it's better to find an opportunity to send her back as soon as possible!"

  Fu Qiusheng was shocked and asked with suspicion, "What? You've been in contact with her?"

  "That's right," the cigarette incident made Huaijin feel a lingering fear, and he recalled the two girls' frivolous remarks about "bras" earlier, frowning unintentionally. "I didn't see that she had the qualifications to play such an important undercover role, continuing would be irresponsible to her own life, as well as to you, me, and the party state."

  "What's going on, Ah Jin?" Fu Qiu Sheng asked in a low and anxious tone, unable to say no to the woman in front of him. Although they didn't have a superior-subordinate relationship, Fu Qiu Sheng was usually assertive and never compromised in front of anyone. However, every time he faced Hua Jin, he found himself wanting to go along with her, and it always turned out that she was right.

  A fleeting expression of helplessness flashed in Hua Jin's eyes, and she felt a twinge of sympathy. If she told Fu Qiu Sheng about the cigarette incident, she didn't know what the consequences would be. She didn't want anyone to get punished; on the contrary, she just wanted to protect everyone.

  "A student who still has a childish air about her, how did Duan Yunong send her to infiltrate our ranks?" She always addressed Duan Yunong by his full name.

  "Are you worried that she's too young and immature?" Fu Qiusheng let out a sigh of relief, "Ah Jin, don't forget, you yourself are also very young, yet you have both courage and strategy, with a good sense of propriety. A person's abilities can't be judged by their age."

  Looking at the dance pool, her eyes seemed to penetrate everything and saw another world. "Don't forget, I was orphaned in my childhood, and then drifted away from home, witnessing countless worldly affairs."

  "In that case, she's more like you, you know? She also lost her parents at a young age and had to rely on others for support. Moreover, she has many skills that others don't have. In the past two months in Shanghai, she has already proven her potential to us. Ah Jin, please don't be so quick to judge, give her a chance." Fu Qiusheng almost begged.

  Huaijin fell silent again, lowering her head and finishing the drink in her cup.

  "I've already exposed myself to her." She said after a pause, this can't be kept from Fu Qiu Sheng.

  "What's going on?" Fu Qiusheng exclaimed in surprise.

  "It was when I spoke with her just now, just a moment ago," paused, "she must know that I am Yu Pei's person, and should also be able to guess that I am 'Kui'."

  "You..." Fu Qiusheng wanted to say how could you be so careless, but he couldn't bear to, and forcibly swallowed his words back. He felt uneasy, how could Huai Jin be careless? This was simply unreasonable. After thinking for a moment, he spoke again: "In that case, our plan needs to be adjusted. Originally, we were going to tell her your identity later on, there are some things she can do, it's also good to share the risk with you. Now that things have come to this, why not clarify things with her? It's just right that you're in a dormant period now, if there's any urgent information, let her find me."

  Huai Jin furrowed her brow, still uneasy about this girl, but for now, it seemed like a necessary step. After a moment of contemplation, "I'll take care of the arrangements."

  Fu Qiu Sheng nodded and said she would arrange everything well.

  Just then, Huai Jin saw Dong Zhiyu put on his coat and was about to leave, "I'm leaving too." She stood up.

  Fu Qiusheng watched her back disappear from view and let out a sigh.

  As she reached the door, she saw Dong Zhiyu just a few steps ahead of her, with no one else around, so she called out to her: "Wait."

  Dong Zhiyu hadn't turned around yet, but she had already guessed who was behind her. Although she had only heard this voice once before. Turning around, it was indeed her. For a moment, she didn't know what to say and was still blaming herself for the low-level mistake earlier.

  "Give it to me." Huai Jin stretched out his hand.

  Dong Zhiyu lowered his head, took out a box of "Sanmin" cigarettes from the bag and handed it to the other person.

  Huai Jin crumpled it up into a ball, wanting to throw it away but fearing someone would pick it up and cause trouble later. So she stuffed it into her own coat pocket, coldly saying: "Go back and thoroughly inspect your living quarters and personal belongings, don't leave things like this behind again."

  Dong Zhiyu grunted, admitting that he had made a mistake. However, his stubborn nature made him dislike others speaking to him in such a tone, especially since the other person was from the Xuan Tong Temple and was essentially his enemy.

  Seeing that the other party was no longer speaking, only the eye color under the night sky was extremely deep, and it was unknown what they were thinking. Then, tentatively opening their mouth again: "Who are you?"

  "I am 'Kui', I know you are 'Ge'. From today on, you will be my liaison officer, directly under my leadership."

  "Where is Mr. Fu?"

  "He'll stay the same, you still come every Saturday, sometimes I'll come too," paused for a moment, "We need a cover relationship to avoid suspicion, I don't usually socialize with people, and my office is in the Military Affairs Department at Dingjia Bridge, completely separate from yours. I have a plan here, but first, I need to ask you something." She looked into Dong Zhiyu's eyes, "Do you have someone special?"

  "Ah?" Dong Zhiyu first suspected that she had misheard, her face suddenly flushing red, fortunately the darkness of the night covered it up for her, "No... nothing..."

  "That's good," Hua Jin remained serious and solemn, as if the question she had just asked was something like "Do you have any siblings?" or "Do you like working here?" Very ordinary, then continued: "Among the people present today, there is a young lieutenant named Ye Mingtian. He is my right-hand man. This person is very interested in you. Tomorrow, come to Dingjiabridge to find me and say that I dropped this," said while looking around, then took off a watch from her left wrist and handed it to her, "I will arrange for Ye Mingtian to contact you."

  Dong Zhiyu hesitantly took over the watch and asked, "Then what?"

  "Then you can continue to play this role, and as a result, you will get along with him. This way, you will also have the opportunity to frequently come and go from Dingjia Bridge. Ye Mingtian and I are extremely close, so if you and I interact with each other like this, others won't think it's suspicious."

  "But...". Dong Zhiyu felt that this was a daunting task, more difficult than any previous one. She didn't know how to explain it, nor did she know how to get along with others, or how to play this role without arousing Ye Ming's suspicions.

  "What? You think it's inappropriate?" Huai Jin saw her dilemma.

  "She thought for a moment and didn't say anything, only asking: 'Is this person with the surname Ye one of us?'"

  "He's not, so you have to be careful. Fortunately, he has a good intention towards you, and what you need to do is just follow him and pretend to accept his kindness." After a pause, "Apart from this, I couldn't think of any other bond that can connect us together. If it weren't for me figuring out Ye Mingtian's thoughts tonight, we might not even have had this opportunity. You also know about Qian Xinmin being captured, and some of our people are already on the death list in Huo country. We're both walking on thin ice, can't afford to lose our lives, but can't stop acting either?"

  "It's... tomorrow noon, I'll go to the Military Affairs Department to find you." Dong Zhiyu raised his wristwatch.

  "Alright." Huai Jin nodded, threw out a single word and turned to leave. After thinking for a moment, he turned back around, "Remember, if one day you're unfortunately caught, and enter the interrogation room, in order to protect your comrades' lives, protect Xuanwu country's interests, and also so that you'll suffer less, I will personally end your life."

  Dong Zhiyu was stunned on the spot, for a moment she didn't know how to respond, Huai Jin only gave her a glance before turning around and walking away.

  Shrew! Dong Zhiyu suddenly felt a thread of anger, thinking in her heart: Why don't you pretend to be with some man? I think old Sun from the general affairs department who is bald would be quite suitable!

  She got angry and then calmed down, thinking over the plan she had just made. She remembered that Fu Qiusheng had emphasized to her that in Xuanwu, he was her only single contact person. Thinking of this, she felt it wasn't suitable, so she turned back to "Ye Jinling".

  She didn't feel at ease until she got the other's confirmation, and just as she was about to leave, Fu Qiu Sheng called out to her: "Your return like this to prove it to me is a cautious and careful move, worthy of praise."

  "Mr. Fu, I...," Dong Zhiyu's cheek was slightly flushed, "I guarantee that what happened tonight will not happen again."

  "What's going on tonight?" Fu Qiusheng was somewhat perplexed.

  "It's about cigarettes." Dong Zhiyu looked up at Fu Qiusheng, wondering how he could be so forgetful.

  "Cigarette?" Fu Qiusheng looked puzzled.

  "Huai Jin... didn't Huai Can Miao tell you?"

  "What's going on?"

  Dong Zhiyu then told the story of the "Three People" cigarettes again, and was puzzled that Huaixin had not informed her about it.

  "So that's how it is." Fu Qiusheng finally understood what Huai Jin meant by "not being careful", and it was to protect this Dong Zhiyu. He also understood why Huai Jin wanted to send her back to Yu Pei. "Huai Jin, ah Huai Jin," he sighed helplessly, saying only: "In the future, be even more careful!"

  "Got it." Dong Zhiyu lowered his head.

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