Spy war in the Republic of China, peak undercover

Jinling, Chen family villa.

Chen Yijun sat in the study, rubbing her fingers over and over again, until her knuckles turned white.

The cicadas outside the window chirped one after another, as if laughing at her mistake.

"Miss, the brothers from the Northwest are back." Li Guozhu pushed open the door and said cautiously.

Chen Yijun looked up suddenly: "Speak!"

Li Guozhu lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly: "Lu...Brother Lu really kidnapped Zhou Qing."

"Bang!" Chen Yijun slammed her fist on the table, and the teacup fell to the ground, with fragments flying everywhere.

She stood up and paced back and forth, her eyes full of regret and anxiety.

“Damn it!” she gritted her teeth. “Why am I so impulsive?”

She knew Lu Yang well. With his personality, he could do anything.

Zhou Qing is like his own brother. If he dares to touch him, Chen Yijun is looking for a reason to turn against Lu Yang!

Li Guozhu stood aside, not daring to say a word.

After a while, Chen Yijun finally calmed down. She took a deep breath, a sly look flashing in her eyes.

"Li Guozhu, go get Ye Wanru. Tell her... tell her I have something important to discuss with her."

Li Guozhu nodded, turned and left.

After a while, Ye Wanru and Li Wenjuan arrived at the villa. Chen Yijun put on a smile and greeted them warmly.

"Wanru, Wenjuan, please sit down." Chen Yijun personally poured them tea. "How have you been lately?"

Ye Wanru and Li Wenjuan looked at each other, somewhat bewildered. They didn't know about Lu Yang yet.

"Not... not bad." Ye Wanru answered carefully, "Sister Yijun, you asked us to come here..."

Chen Yijun interrupted her with a smile: "No big deal, I just wanted to chat with you. It's been a long time since the three of us sisters have sat together properly."

In this way, the three women began to chat casually.

Chen Yijun secretly thought in her heart: With the two of them around, Lu Yang will come back sooner or later.

"Wanru, Wenjuan feels lonely living here alone. Why don't you move in and keep her company?"

Ye Wanru was stunned when she heard this, and her first reaction was that Chen Yijun was jealous of her.

Lu Yang's marriage proposal was unsuccessful, and he was so angry that he refused to spend the night with Chen Yijun, which was somewhat disrespectful to Chen Yijun.

Is Chen Yijun pulling herself here to give Lu Yang a way out?

The kind-hearted Ye Wanru readily agreed.

In her heart, she had long regarded Chen Yijun as a family member, and she did not compete with her for priority.

Ye Wanru and Li Wenjuan were settled.

Chen Yijun ordered that the two of them were not allowed to leave without her permission.

After that, I went to find my second uncle without stopping.

In Minister Chen’s office.

"What did you say?" Minister Chen stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open, "Lu Yang ran away?"

Chen Yijun lowered her head, not daring to look Minister Chen in the eye: "Yes... yes, Second Uncle."

"Asshole!" Minister Chen slammed his hand on the table. "We tried so hard to keep him, and you just let him run away!"

Chen Yijun bit her lip and didn't dare to argue.

Minister Chen paced back and forth, his brow furrowed. It took him a long time to calm down.

"Let's do this for now," he sighed, "Let Wang Ming temporarily serve as the prison warden. You immediately send someone to Taohuawu to negotiate with Lu Yang."

Chen Yijun nodded, turned and left.

On the other side, Lu Yang and Zhou Qing finally arrived in Wuzhen.

The town is built by the water, the bluestone roads are covered with moss, and the air is filled with a faint fishy smell.

The two walked on the narrow street, and heard bursts of hawking sounds.

"Old Lu, this place is truly a paradise on earth!" Zhou Qing suddenly said, "It's a pity that this is not the time to enjoy it."

Lu Yang stopped and frowned, asking, "I know it's almost impossible for you to go back this time?"

Zhou Qing lowered his voice: "What? You want to assign me a job?"

Lu Yang: "I just got the news that the commander here, Tang Huaiyu, is leading his troops north to encircle and suppress our troops. Jing County here seems to be prosperous, but they are still lacking a county magistrate. The security corps is full of idiots. I plan to ask you to be the county magistrate and replace the security corps with our people. This is also a force that should not be underestimated."

"This? I need to ask my superiors." Zhou Qing thought for a few seconds and then asked, "Good attention, this way we can escape the Kuomintang's pursuit."

Lu Yang didn't answer directly, but asked, "I think I can get this appointment by looking for that Wang Wen. He's a capitulator and very soft, so he won't care about these small places. He just wants to recruit soldiers. If you bring the troops, he will be the first to promote you. Then, Chen Yijun won't dare to arrest you easily."

Zhou Qing nodded: "For both public and private reasons, I should take this job."

Lu Yang's lips curled up slightly. "I was thinking, how about letting Xiao Ling be the county magistrate? You lead the security team, and I'll ask Wang Wen for the position of division commander to directly integrate the scattered soldiers nearby."

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, then frowned again: "But... can Xiao Ling control those government departments?"

Lu Yang patted Zhou Qing on the shoulder and said, "This requires us to plan carefully."

The two chatted as they walked towards Yuelai Inn. As they opened the door of the inn, a rich aroma of tea hit them in the face.

"Deputy Director! You're back!" Xiao Wu saw Lu Yang at a glance and ran over excitedly.

Shopkeeper Wang also hurried over to greet him: "Master Lu, you are finally back."

Lu Yang greeted them with a smile, then asked, "Where's Qinglan?"

Xiao Wu replied, "Sister Qinglan is still in Taohuawu taking care of the children. She never leaves there."

After hearing this news, Lu Yang finally felt relieved.

"Let's go to Taohuawu." Lu Yang said to Zhou Qing.

The two men rode to Taohuawu and saw a familiar figure standing at the door from afar.

"Xiao Ling!" Zhou Qing shouted excitedly.

Xiao Ling turned around and saw Zhou Qing, his eyes instantly red: "Old Zhou!"

The two old comrades from Shanghai hugged each other tightly, unwilling to separate for a long time.

Lu Yang stood aside, watching this touching scene, feeling filled with emotion.

He thought of everything that happened in Jinling, thought of Chen Yijun, thought of Li Wenjuan and Ye Wanru.

"Oh no! If we leave in such a hurry, Wenjuan and Wanru will definitely be detained by Chen Yijun."

Right now, I can't go back immediately, I can only take one step at a time.

"Ahem," Lu Yang coughed twice, "Let's go inside and talk."

The three of them walked into the house and saw Qinglan sitting there holding the child.

When she saw Lu Yang, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

"You're back." Qinglan said lightly.

Lu Yang nodded, walked over and touched the child's head: "The child has grown a lot."

Zhou Qing didn't have any gift for the meeting, he just took off the pen he was wearing and gave it to the child.

"Old Lu, I don't have much, but this pen has been with me for years. I'm giving it to you as a gift. I hope your child can use literature to govern the country, instead of you fighting and killing people all day long. Haha!"