Chapter 94 : Capturing the Enemy Agents

“Yan’er, we haven’t seen each other for a while. Do you miss me again?” The man pulled her into his arms, his large hands caressing her waist.

“Who told you to be so irresistible? I missed you so much,” Li Yanyan said sweetly, concealing her inner disgust. She wrapped her arms around his neck, gently nipped at his Adam’s apple, and spoke in a flirtatious tone.

The man’s vanity was greatly satisfied. He held her head with one hand and deepened the kiss…

Afterward, the man looked pleased. Li Yanyan lay in his arms and said, “Master, I forgot to take a jade pendant I brought from home when I moved into the Shu family. Later, when I went to retrieve it, it was already gone. I’m not sure if your brother accidentally mixed it up with the Shu family’s belongings. Can you have someone take me to look for it tomorrow?”

“That’s a small matter. I’ll have someone take you to search for it tomorrow.”

“Master, you’re the best.” A flicker of satisfaction flashed in Li Yanyan’s eyes, she had gotten the answer she wanted.

“Looks like I haven’t worked hard enough if you’re still not fully satisfied.” Saying this, he kissed her again, initiating another round of passionate intimacy. Even the moon in the sky was so ashamed it slipped behind the clouds.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Yun Siying quietly left the Youth Courtyard, picked up a sack of rice, and headed toward the cowshed.

“Girl, I thought you wouldn’t come see us anymore after Xiao Lu refused to take you as his disciple. Looks like you’ve still got some perseverance,” Elder Ming said with a touch of sarcasm.

“I ran into some things these past couple of days and didn’t have time to visit. I brought some rice for you, old folks need to eat well too. You’re so thin, a breeze might carry you away,” Yun Siying replied, thinking the old man might just miss her cooking and was trying to nudge her toward becoming his apprentice.

“Girl, take this money. It’s not much, but it’s what I have. Keep it for yourself,” Elder Ming said, pulling a hundred-yuan bill from his pocket and offering it to her.

“I’ve got money. I found a fifty-year-old ginseng in the mountains a few days ago and sold it. The money will last me a long time, so you don’t need to worry. You’d better keep your money, saving it secretly like that can’t be easy. There’s still a long road ahead.” Yun Siying declined the offer.

“Since you’ve decided to study medicine and claim to have read many medical books, let me test you.” Lu Huaren cut in and began asking questions. Yun Siying responded calmly and carefully. Two hours passed in quiet concentration. Lu Huaren had gained a good sense of her knowledge and was quite satisfied.

He reached under his bed and dug out a small box, then pulled out several books and handed them to Yun Siying. “These are my notes. Study them on your own. How much you can learn depends on your own ability.”

Yun Siying bowed deeply and said sincerely, “Thank you, Master.”

“All right. Go back and study them. Keep the books well hidden. If there’s something you don’t understand, come ask me.” Lu Huaren had now fully accepted her as his apprentice, hoping he hadn’t made the wrong choice this time.

Before Yun Siying had arrived, the three of them had met with Nangong Ruochen and learned from him that much of what the girl said might indeed be true. She likely wasn’t the Li family’s child but whether she was related to the Shu family remained uncertain, especially since paternity testing technology didn’t exist in China at the time.

When Yun Siying returned to the Youth Educator’s House, Nangong Ruoyi had already returned. He and Nangong Ruochen were waiting for her in the courtyard. Sensing they had something to discuss, she followed them to Nangong Ruochen’s room, where Han Yuecheng and Chen Banghua were also present.

“Siying, you’re back. Take your things, we’re heading up the mountain,” Nangong Ruoyi said impatiently.

Yun Siying went into her room, took out incense and a dagger from her storage space, then came out and said, “Let’s go.”

At the foot of the mountain, twenty military comrades and two police officers were already waiting.

“Siying, hand Li Gang over to these two officers,” Nangong Ruochen said.

“Comrades, please follow me.” Yun Siying led the two police officers directly to Li Gang’s hiding place. By then, he had regained consciousness. When he saw Yun Siying and the police, his eyes were filled with fear and hatred.

“Comrades, this is Li Gang. I’ll leave him to you,” Yun Siying said with a smile.

“Mmm—mmm!” Li Gang tried to speak, but the police didn’t give him a chance. One of them said coldly, “Don’t struggle. Your family has already been taken to the station. Cooperate with the investigation and you may receive leniency.”

Li Gang stared at Yun Siying like a dagger, as if he wanted to kill her on the spot. He didn’t understand why she had turned him in and dragged his family down with him.

Only now did Yun Siying learn that Li Minglang and Xu Ziying had also been arrested. Tsk. The Shu family was likely going to be dragged down too. What she didn’t know was that the Xue family had also been taken into custody and were being held at the station for interrogation.

When they reached the first cave entrance on the mountain, Nangong Ruochen gave an order. “Brother, take twenty men and follow Siying. She’ll explain how to carry out the operation. It’s midnight now, at 3 a.m., light the incense in the secret passage on time.”

Yun Siying activated her mental power, extending it to cover the entire mountain. She could see all the entrances and exits clearly. She led the 21 soldiers to search each one thoroughly. At every entrance and exit, she left two men behind, clearly explaining the location of the mechanism switches where they were, what they looked like, and how to operate them.

She also handed each person a pill. “This is the antidote to the incense. Take it before lighting the incense, or you’ll be the first to pass out.”

At 2:30 a.m., Yun Siying and Nangong Ruoyi returned to the entrance of Nangong Ruochen’s cave and waited for the clock to strike 3.

This was the deepest hour of the night, when people were fast asleep and most off guard. At 2:50 a.m., two soldiers activated the switch, revealing a hidden passage. They entered with the incense, followed by Yun Siying and five others. Behind them, the stone door closed automatically.

Once everyone had taken their pill, one soldier stood guard while the other lit the incense and crept deeper into the cave.

After lighting ten incense sticks, Yun Siying used her mental power to control the smoke, guiding it into the sleeping quarters. She paid special attention to ensure the smoke entered any room where people were resting.

Ten minutes later, everyone entered the cave. Upon seeing the unconscious enemy spies, they quickly moved in and tied them up, afraid they might wake up.

Yun Siying also helped tie them up but she took the opportunity to do something extra. She discreetly took half of the gold bars and half of the money the enemy spies had hidden, considering it a reward for herself.

An hour later, the soldiers had dragged all the enemy spies out of the cave and grouped them together. The intelligence documents, radios, and gold and silver valuables were placed in one area, while the rescued villagers were gathered in another.