Chapter 11: S-Class File

  Yao Yuanhen, male, graduated from Hubei University of Water Resources and Electric Power in 1981 with a degree in water resources engineering. In 1989, he received his Ph.D. in water resources engineering. In 1991, he was absorbed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as an alternate academician and began participating in the main construction of the Three Gorges water conservancy project.

  In 20XX, he was forced to retire due to cardiovascular disease and had been idle at home since then. Ten years ago, he was found dead in his own home in Hannan, with the announced cause of death being a sudden heart attack.

  After an investigation by the National Security Bureau, it was determined that this was a murder case initiated by international espionage. At that time, the national security system was fully mobilized, and later two Japanese spies were captured, confirming the identity of the murderer. This was a particularly vicious assassination attempt by Japan against our country. After 20XX, China-Japan relations became increasingly tense, and China once withdrew its diplomatic personnel from Japan, causing widespread international attention. This assassination case can be said to have been a fuse. However, due to the cunning escape of the main person in charge on the Japanese side, Katakana Kanji, from our country's blockade line, this incident became a major mystery. It is said that at the time, Yao Yuanhen had retired for many years and had only participated in the construction of the Three Gorges Project many years ago. From any perspective, the Japanese had no reason to target him.

  This has also become the biggest doubt in this case.

  This is the first part of the material. It's obvious that this engineer named Yao Yuanhen is Yao Jing's father. The reason she hates Kakashi so much is probably because her own father died at his hands.

  However, this material did not dispel Lin's doubts about others. He furrowed his brow and continued reading.

  The second material records the situation of Yao Yuanhen's family. Yao Yuanhen was 36 years old when he got married, and after seven years of marriage, he finally had his first child at the age of 43. Unfortunately, his wife died in childbirth due to her advanced age. In grief, Yao Yuanhen took the last character from his wife's name to create the name "Yao Jing" as a memorial to his wife.

  When Yao Jing was 7 years old, his father Yao Yuanhen was exactly 50 years old. It was also in that year that Yao Yuanhen was assassinated. The file recorded several strange places. First, at the time, Yao Jing lived with her father, from a confidentiality perspective, the Japanese would not have let this little girl go. However, Yao Jing mysteriously disappeared from the scene and did not reappear until 8 years later in the eyes of intelligence personnel. Second, two bodies were left at the scene, which were confirmed to be Japanese spies' internal lines in the local area. They were ordered to do a good job after the action was completed. However, these two people died in Yao Yuanhen's living room. Even more bizarre is that the time of death of these two men was one hour after Yao Yuanhen's death.

  Who killed these two people? How did Yao Jing escape from the scene?

  After reading through the entire file, Lin had already formed a general outline in his mind and could clearly infer the whole process of events.

  Yao Jing was definitely at the scene, but she wasn't killed. It's likely that the Japanese used her to threaten Yao Yuanhen, trying to get their hands on the notebook that Yao Jing still had. However, Yao Yuanhen refused to give in, so they reluctantly, perhaps accidentally or intentionally, killed him. They probably thought that even if they killed Yao Yuanhen, they could find the thing after thoroughly searching his residence. But who knew, they searched and found nothing.

  They were undercover agents infiltrating an enemy country, and couldn't afford to linger, leaving behind two insiders to take care of the aftermath. The process of taking care of the aftermath naturally included getting rid of Yao Jing, the eyewitness.

  But who would have thought that just as they were about to leave, someone burst out and took down two of the insiders, rescuing Yao Jing. This person was very likely the one who had trained Yao Jing to be an assassin.

  The on-site photos kept in the file further solidified Lin Yu's idea. Those two people holding guns were killed with a single blow by a handmade knife, and the person who did it was a very capable person. Apart from the mysterious person behind Yao Jing, Lin Yu couldn't think of any other possibility.

  Now, the only question left is what was recorded in that mysterious notebook? It's surprising that Japan would go so far as to damage the recently improved diplomatic relations between the two countries just to get it.

  When Lin Yu walked out of the Security Bureau, the sun had slowly slid down the mountain. Lin Yu stretched his waist with force to dispel the fatigue of sitting for half a day. Unintentionally, he moved the wound on his shoulder. Lin Yu gritted his teeth in pain and quickly withdrew his hand again.

  At this time, if the injury is made more severe, it would be bad. Lin Yu turned his wrist and did not stop the car, but instead walked slowly forward on the street.

  He lit a cigarette and pondered the situation he was currently facing.

  The Japanese must have been after that notebook, Kakashi had probably already reported Yao Jing's situation to the higher-ups. Although he failed, there would soon be more Japanese spies infiltrating Hannan, and Yao Jing's situation was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.

  The top priority is to find Yao Jing, otherwise, once she is targeted by the Japanese...

  After all the twists and turns, the problem still comes back to the starting point.

  Lin looked up at the completely dark sky and felt extremely depressed. In such a big city, finding one person... was no different from searching for a needle in the ocean?

  His phone rang just as he was getting annoyed.

  "Hello, who is this?"

  "Is that Lin Yu?" A voice that seemed familiar yet strange came from the other side. Lin Yu hummed in response, thinking for a long time, but still couldn't recall who the owner of this voice was, and asked: "I am Lin Yu, may I ask who you are?"

  "Let me ask you again, are you Lin Yu from Hannan Middle School? The one who's in the same grade as Pangzi and Lao San?"

  When he heard the other party mention these old things, a vague image gradually became clear in Lin Yu's mind.

  "You're Old Red Boss!!! It's been a long time since we last met!!!! What are you doing now?" Lin Yu laughed. This was also an old acquaintance. When Lin Yu was still in high school at Hannan Middle School, this Old Red Boss opened a water bar across from the school. At that time, Lin Yu and his friends would often sneak off there after school. They sold water, played cards, smoked, and had air conditioning, so during their three years of high school, Lin Yu didn't miss out on going there to cause trouble. Coming and going, he became familiar with Old Red Boss. At that time, Old Red Boss always wore a red shirt, which he called "auspicious head". Everyone called him Old Red Boss, and they even forgot his real name.

  It's just that it's been 6 years since we last saw each other.

  "Boss Hong, how did you know my phone number? Was it Old Three who told you?"

  "Lao San? I haven't seen that kid in a long time either. I'm not in Han Chang anymore, I've moved across the Yangtze River. I know you called for another reason."

  "Is there another reason? What is the reason?"

  "Lin Wei, I've opened a small eatery in Hankou. This afternoon, a customer came in, a young girl who's been drinking at my place and is now completely drunk. On her table, I saw a small note with your name and phone number on it. Others might not know, but I'm crystal clear that you're the one who gave yourself this name for convenience, using the simplest character possible. A name like that can't be duplicated. I thought to myself, maybe she's a friend of yours, so I gave you a call, and wouldn't have guessed it was really you."

  Lin suppressed his excitement and asked for the address of Hong Boss, while hailing a taxi and thanking him on the phone. "Thank you, Hong Boss, this is really helping me out."

  "Oh? What's up, is it your sister?"

  "No, no...". Lin hesitated for a moment, but still said frankly. "It's my girlfriend."

  "You little brat... How old is this young girl? You're almost 25 already..."

  "Alright, Red Boss, let's talk about this later. First, help me keep an eye on her. Also... throw her somewhere isolated, don't let anyone approach her, not even a glance. Got it?"

  "I see." Old Hong was no stranger to the world and immediately sensed that something was amiss when he heard Lin Yu's words. "Is there some kind of trouble?"

  "Alright, but I can handle it, you don't have to worry about it, I'll take her and leave."

  "Alright, I won't do business tonight, wait for you to come."

  "Thank you, see you later!!"

  Lin and Fei quickly jumped into a taxi and headed towards Old Master Hong's snack shop.

  At the same time, on the other side of the city, there is another group of people who are also moving in the same direction.