Operation Red Book

"You...how did you know?"

"I saw several thieves walking hurriedly from the other side of the tile wall with knives and guns in the backyard, muttering: 'the alley on the west side', 'the dog hole on the north side', 'the secret passage in the southeast corner' and 'the firewood pile in the backyard of the tavern'..."

Ivy shuddered violently, her cheeks flushed, and a fire suddenly rose in her heart.

"Not many people know this. You are one, I am one, and Mr. Zhu is one..."

"Not long after, you were escorted to Muyunzhai by the thieves."

"Who else would be the one to leak the information?"

Mingcan chuckled, and slowly brushed the corners of his mouth, which were bent several degrees, with the light yellow handkerchief held in his index finger.

"I, I did that to prove my worthiness to stay here. Otherwise, Joshua and I would have been dragged away to feed the fish by them."

"You're quibbling, aren't you?" Mingcan's voice was gentle yet stern.

"Sorry……"

It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Ivy lowered her head and knocked it loudly on the dining table.

"Okay, I forgive you. Actually, we have also confessed a lot..."

"what?"

Hearing this, Ivy twitched her eyes and suddenly raised her head.

What is this? They are both equally skilled at betrayal, so why am I the only one apologizing...

"Then again, there are only a few secret doors, and they have all been taken out...hiss - it's not impossible to dig one out on the spot, but we need someone to cover it."

"It would take a long time to dig a secret passage on the spot!"

"But the secret doors you revealed were all the escape routes we had originally planned."

"Come on, you haven't even considered how to escape from here, right?"

"Um... I'm sorry, I never thought that this letter would see the light of day before the Chinese Wharf collapsed..."

Mingcan bit her lower lip and twisted the handkerchief between her fingers. Her eyes darkened and she drooped her eyelids unconsciously.

Ivy was choked and speechless for a moment. She sat back silently, breathing hoarsely.

In the current situation, it is simply not feasible to blame each other.

Force their way in? A weak woman and a skinny little monkey, the sailors on the other side could break their calves with just a grit of their teeth...

Escape? Make some noise to distract the enemy, but the enemy is too numerous and can suppress all the disturbances in less than three minutes...

What should I do? Ivy couldn't think of a perfect escape route for the moment.

A secret passage...even one that has not been discovered by the enemy...

"Ohh Ohh ohh--"

Suddenly, a loud horn broke the silence, like a spark that ignited the entire street.

Street lamps were lit one by one, and fire racks were set up in stacks.

The horn in the sky blew from one end of the street to the other, and huge figures like monkeys from Mount Emei passed by the windows of every household.

"here we go!"

The chef was the first to react. He quickly gathered up the leftovers on the table and wrapped them up with a table cloth.

Mingcan's face also changed when she heard the voice. She stood up quickly and talked in a low voice to Aunt Wang who had just come downstairs.

Ivy and Joshua looked at each other at a loss. In order to make Joshua understand the current situation, Ivy translated the information she had collected into English one by one, and then explained the current dilemma in the most concise sentences.

The situation is urgent, and the hope of returning is slim. Whether or not we can get out of the mud depends on nature and fate...

"perhaps……"

Suddenly, a young voice burst out from the noise inside and outside the house, like a paper fan that blows away the surrounding fog.

Ivy stopped talking and turned to look at the errand boy opposite her whose name she still didn't know.

His eyes were bright, like a pair of black pearls reflecting the moonlight.

"I know a way to escape..."