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Lijie, who had disappeared for several months without a word, unexpectedly became the "Director Wan" mentioned by Kachin Chieftain Yang Wencai. This left Xin Yi somewhat puzzled. Noticing Xin Yi's expression of genuine confusion, Yang Wencai said, "If I'm not mistaken, she should be the person who joined my Guokan Intelligence Agency a few months ago. She said her name is Wan Ji. We only know she is from the Heavenly Pride Nation; we haven't investigated any other identity details. Normally, we shouldn't use someone with an unclear identity, but she is indeed quite capable. Shortly after joining us, she accomplished many significant feats. Now she is a key figure in my Guokan Intelligence Agency!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Xin Yi felt that Lijie was most likely the Director Wan that Yang Wencai was referring to. He asked, "Lord Toast, could you tell me more about what happened?"
"Well, alright..." Yang Wencai sat back down and recounted how impressive Wan Ji's skills were since he first met her a few months ago, how she dealt with Taiwan's agents, and how she became a backbone of the Guokan Intelligence Agency.
"So you're saying," Xin Yi noted some clues in Yang Wencai's narrative and asked, "that when I first arrived at Guokan, she was the one commanding the operation in Old House Street Town?"
Yang Wencai did not answer directly; perhaps he didn't pay much attention to such matters. He turned to his assistant Xiao Li, who quickly responded, "Yes, that operation was directed by Director Wan. The subsequent capture of Cao Borin and Wu Zhi was also planned by her."
"Alright, I understand now. Thank you!" Xin Yi said. This explained why they were targeted by Mei Organization's agents as soon as they arrived at Guokan but were rescued by Guokan Military personnel. He remembered that the soldier who let them go mentioned it was his Old Friend helping him. It turned out this Old Friend was Lijie. Later, when they were being followed by Cao Borin's group, Xin Yi felt someone observing them from a distance; it must have been Lijie. It seemed that Cao Borin's group was intentionally left for Xin Yi as a favor from Lijie. She might have already guessed Xin Yi's intention to win over Yang Wencai; otherwise, given the information she had, capturing Cao Borin's group using Guokan Military wouldn't have been difficult. Yet she deliberately left them for Xin Yi and arranged for him to meet Yang Wencai, making Cao Borin and Wu Zhi a gift for their meeting.
Due to Lijie's identity as another director of Guokan's agents, Yang Wencai grew increasingly concerned about this matter because Lijie's injury represented a challenge to his ruling power. To dare shoot a Guokan official on Guokan's territory was nothing less than a provocation against him as the highest ruler of Guokan. Thus, Yang Wencai called for a police team specifically responsible for ensuring Lijie's safety before taking his leave.
After Yang Wencai left, Roxy said to Xin Yi, "It seems that everything she has done is for you. Perhaps her coming to Guokan was also to help you one day. But how could she be sure you would come here?"
"Oh," Xin Yi felt somewhat confused and casually replied, "I mentioned it to her before." In truth, he knew he hadn't told Lijie anything back then; even he himself didn't know the relationship between Taiwan and his parents or how Lijie learned about it and came to Guokan early on while actively targeting Taiwan's Mei Organization. Whether this was coincidence or deliberate arrangement would likely only be revealed once Lijie woke up.
Lijie woke up at nightfall but remained cold towards Xin Yi as expected, hardly speaking to him. Instead, Roxy busily attended to Lijie’s needs. Although Lijie didn't have any fondness for this beautiful woman beside Xin Yi either, she surprisingly treated Roxy very kindly and occasionally gave her grateful smiles. This unusual behavior puzzled both Xin Yi and Roxy; what could she possibly be thinking?
Since Lijie was a patient whom Yang Wencai specifically instructed the director to take good care of, the director arranged for her transfer to a high-security ward equipped with complete facilities and an additional bed for family members to rest in. There was also another room next door for resting purposes. It seemed the director made these arrangements because he saw that there were two people caring for Lijie. Even dinner was personally arranged by the director and delivered to the ward. After dinner, Xin Yi asked Roxy to rest in the next room while he stayed behind to care for Lijie; however, Roxy disagreed and insisted that she should take care of Lijie instead. The two argued over who should stay until Lijie weakly said from her bed, "Let Roxy stay." Xin Yi didn't want to provoke Lijie at this moment for fear of making her angry again; thus he instructed Roxy a few times before heading to the next room.
At this moment, how could Xin Yi rest easy? Although Lijie's injuries were not severe and she would recover after some time of rest, her attitude suggested she wasn't ready to forgive him. What should he do? He couldn't really give up on her completely. It seemed that resolving this situation would be quite challenging. Sighing, he realized there was no point in worrying too much now; his primary task was to capture the officer who shot at them—the bastard who caused such harm to his woman! Just as Big Bull said, he should be torn apart alive to relieve his hatred!
He took out his phone and dialed Qin Dali's number: "Dali, how's it going over there? Any leads on the killer?"
On the other end, Qin Dali seemed to be searching for the killer's whereabouts. The sound of barking dogs came through the line as he replied, "Brother Xin, we are currently searching in the area near where the killer jumped from the car with the Guokan police. The killer is very cunning; even the police dogs have lost the scent. This route may not work."
"If this route worked, it would be too easy. Dali, this killer is a military officer. If he has no counter-surveillance skills, that would be quite embarrassing for the Taiwan Military. Tell the Brothers to return to camp and rest; we shouldn't waste time on this path," Xin Yi said.
"What should we do then? Are we just going to stop looking? We can search outward in circles from where he jumped; we will eventually find that scum, Brother Xin. Let's keep looking," Qin Dali insisted, with background noise suggesting he was asking local residents for information.
"No, Dali, I have another plan. You take the Brothers back; let the police continue their search. I'll handle the rest," Xin Yi instructed.
"Alright, I'll lead the Brothers back to camp. Brother Xin, let me know your plans anytime; I'll keep the Brothers on standby!" Qin Dali knew that Xin Yi never fought battles without confidence, so if he said he had a plan, there must be one; he just needed to follow his orders.
"No need to keep the Brothers on standby; just have them return to camp and rest well," Xin Yi continued arranging their next steps over the phone.
Then Xin Yi made another call to Yang Wencai to help arrange some matters before hurriedly taking a shower and lying down to rest.
...
In a house in the suburbs of Guokan, a chubby man and a woman in her thirties were having dinner while watching local news on TV. The woman placed some food on the man's plate and said, "Leixu, if you hadn't hit that person with your shot, they would definitely be on guard now. It will be quite difficult for us to act again. Sigh, who is that woman? Why did she block that bullet for him?"
The chubby man was Leixu, a border officer from Taiwan. However, that was his past identity. Since he led a team to pursue Xin Yi and his group, he not only lost several soldiers but also caused significant intelligence losses for Mei Organization's operatives hidden within Guokan. In the end, two section chiefs from Mei Organization's Intelligence Division were captured by Guokan authorities. The Taiwan Military was furious and expelled him from service while issuing a warrant for his capture to bring him back for a military tribunal. Leixu harbored deep resentment; it was those spies from Heavenly Pride Nation who ruined his promising career (ever since Cao Borin and Wu Zhi were captured by Guokan agents, Leixu had confirmed that those individuals were indeed spies sent by Heavenly Pride Nation and had since allied with Guokan authorities). Unable to bear this drastic change in fortune, Leixu vowed revenge and swore to kill those Heavenly Pride Nation spies.
After Cao Borin and Wu Zhi were arrested, he had been lurking within Guokan seeking an opportunity for revenge. He hadn't found a chance until Xin Yi and his group returned to Guokan when he learned from someone in the know about Yang Wencai organizing a celebration banquet for Xin Yi at a hotel and began loitering near it.
Eventually, he saw Xin Yi come out of the hotel riding an Outpost motorcycle. Seizing what seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he immediately hailed a taxi to follow them. After pursuing for some distance, he spotted Xin Yi and Lijie standing by the roadside. As his taxi passed by, he suddenly rolled down the window and fired at Xin Yi. However, Leixu did not expect Lijie to throw herself in front of Xin Yi to block that fatal shot. If Lijie hadn't intervened at that moment, that bullet would have surely pierced Xin Yi's heart.
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