Chapter 74: Allowing You to Ask Three Questions
Mingzhu First People's Hospital.
The chief surgeon of the urology department looked at the patient before him, clicking his tongue in silent astonishment.
On the man's oversized boxers, the SpongeBob pattern had somehow become three-dimensional. SpongeBob’s once-lifelike nose was now a tattered, unspeakable mess, encrusted with grains of sea salt—a sight so ghastly it sent chills down the spine.
After four or five hours of emergency surgery, the operation on Tan Dong was a success.
Although, to be specific, it was an amputation of a rather vital part...
“Lu Ye, I swear I’ll kill you!”
“I’ll kill you!”
After regaining consciousness, Tan Dong seemed to have lost his mind, endlessly muttering the same threat over and over.
Suddenly, a strange man pushed open the door to his hospital room, wasting no words as he asked, “Young Master Tan, do you want revenge?”
Tan Dong fixed the stranger with a cold, venomous stare. “Who are you?”
The man smiled, lips curled without mirth, tempting him, “Join the Hongying Society. I’ll teach you how to kill that couple with your own hands.”
He’s with the Hongying Society? That infamous spy organization?
Tan Dong, consumed by hate, hesitated only a moment.
“Fine, I’ll join the Hongying Society!”
“What now? What do I need to do?”
The man replied evenly, “Isn’t Su Qianqian working on a project with you? She’ll be making frequent trips to Licheng in the coming days.”
“Don’t be impatient—there will be a chance to strike.”
“When you get your hands on Su Qianqian as leverage, do you think Lu Ye won’t fall in line?”
At this, both men’s smiles turned cruel and sinister.
...
The Su family home.
Lu Ye’s cries of pain rang through the house.
Chen Xi had given him a thorough beating, leaving his backside in ruins.
He owed this to the old woman—she’d come home and immediately tattled to Chen Xi, making a scene with tears, threats, and melodrama.
She claimed Lu Ye had flirted with Liu Yiyi behind her back and even called her a mistress in public...
With Su Qianqian present, Chen Xi couldn’t keep up appearances, so he had to get serious.
Back in their room, seeing Lu Ye wince in agony with every step, the old woman grew smug. “That’s what you get for being so cocky! Learned your lesson now, haven’t you?”
Hissing in pain, Lu Ye flopped onto the floor mat, drawing a sharp breath and grumbling, “You’re ruthless, old woman—teaming up with my sister to get back at me.”
Su Qianqian shot back with a laugh, “Ha! Did you think about today when you were cozying up to my parents?”
Suddenly remembering he still had business to attend to, Lu Ye struggled to his feet and made for the door.
“Where do you think you’re going now?”
“To see Liu Yiyi.”
Su Qianqian glared, “You still dare see her?”
Lu Ye bared his teeth, “My sister’s going too!”
“Oh, well then, that’s fine.”
Leaning on one side, Lu Ye drove his Wuling van to Liu Yiyi’s apartment and picked her up, heading together for the Apostle Walker.
There, Lu Ye opened the internal site of Y6 and logged in with his special envoy account.
“Yiyi, this is it. See if you can dig up anything useful for us, especially regarding the Hongying Society.”
Although last time, thanks to the intelligence swindled from Xiao Li, they’d dealt a heavy blow to the Hongying Society, it was a beast with many lives—plenty of its members still roamed the country.
Y6’s intelligence was updated in real time, far outclassing even the Shield Bureau’s resources.
Sure enough, after Liu Yiyi filtered through the relevant keywords, the latest reports on the Hongying Society emerged.
“All the Hongying Society’s bases and contact points within Mingzhu City have been wiped out.”
“The group’s nearest active location is now in Licheng...”
The Licheng chapter president, Zheng Peng.
This man was meticulous and cautious. During the Shield Bureau’s recent crackdown, he’d sensed something was off and had the Licheng members scatter to the countryside, escaping the dragnet. The Shield Bureau destroyed their stronghold but failed to capture a single operative, leaving in frustration.
Just yesterday, Zheng Peng rebuilt the Licheng branch of the Hongying Society. This time, their new base was even better hidden, and no address was available yet.
The above was intelligence Y6 had updated just half an hour ago.
Chen Xi asked, “Kid, when did you infiltrate Y6? And you’re even a special envoy?”
Lu Ye grinned mysteriously, “A mountain man always has his ways!”
Pah!
Even I have no idea.
I’m baffled myself!
I wish I could ask how I ended up in there at all!
But never mind that for now.
After all, Y6 had done him no harm—instead, it was offering invaluable support.
Special envoy or not, he’d just play along.
On another note, Liu Yiyi had also traced the so-called headquarters of the Hongying Society, matching the Pacific island Xiao Li had mentioned last time. But according to Y6, it was just a decoy—meaningless in reality.
The society’s headquarters wasn’t fixed in one place. In other words, wherever their leader was, that was the headquarters—it could move at any time.
In the end, the key was to find the woman named Ivanka.
As for her current whereabouts, even Y6 had no clue.
The last intelligence update on Ivanka was three months old; during that long silence, she could have gone anywhere in the world.
So, Lu Ye didn’t harbor any illusions about capturing the leader directly—that would be aiming too high.
The most important thing was to deal with the problems at hand.
“Next, we’ll keep up our cover as Y6 members and systematically eliminate the remnants of the Hongying Society in the country.”
“We’ll start with Licheng!”
Licheng was murky territory now.
He recalled that the old woman had just signed a project in Licheng, and until the office building for Tan Dong was completed, she would be commuting between Mingzhu and Licheng regularly.
Lu Ye made a mental note to stay vigilant.
During these turbulent times, he had to accompany her—she couldn’t be allowed to go to Licheng alone.
After helping Liu Yiyi sort through the intelligence, she was about to close the webpage when a pop-up appeared in the lower right corner.
[Friend “Queen” is now online!]
The Y6 site didn’t just offer intelligence—it had a chat function, rather like Taobao’s Wangwang messenger. It was designed to let members communicate and compare notes, but Lu Ye had never paid much attention to it.
He stopped Liu Yiyi. “Wait, I want to chat with this Queen for a bit.”
Liu Yiyi ceded the seat without argument. “Go ahead.”
Lu Ye clicked on Queen’s avatar, opened the chat box, and quickly typed three words.
Social Ye Ye: Who are you?
Queen: Hehe, take a guess. I’ll give you three questions!
Social Ye Ye: What’s your name?
Queen: ...
Queen: You can’t ask something so direct. Only indirect questions allowed.
Social Ye Ye: Fine. Was my special envoy status arranged by you?
Queen: Yes.
Social Ye Ye: Are you a relative or a friend of mine?
Queen: Once, but not now.
Social Ye Ye: Are you beautiful?
Queen: I’m the most beautiful woman in the world!
Lu Ye’s mouth twitched.
Then he quickly reviewed the facts in his mind.
First, his special envoy status was arranged by Queen.
Second, she used to be a relative or friend, but not anymore.
Third, Queen was extremely narcissistic.
Generally, a girl bold enough to claim she’s the most beautiful woman in the world is usually quite stunning.
Putting this together, a lovely face floated to Lu Ye’s mind...
The chat window was silent for a few seconds.
Queen: I’ve answered your three questions. Have you figured out who I am?
Social Ye Ye: Damn, are you... Caicai?
Queen: No.
Social Ye Ye: Cai Yueyao, drop the act—it’s obviously you!
Queen: Sigh. I mourn for your intelligence.
With that, Queen’s avatar dimmed and she went offline.
Although she didn’t admit it, Lu Ye was certain she was Cai Yueyao!
Firstly, Cai Yueyao was his ex-girlfriend.
That fit: once together, now apart.
And Cai Yueyao was undoubtedly a first-class beauty—one with a particularly high opinion of herself, too!
“Heh, Caicai, you can’t fool me!”