Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 84 First Meeting with Yu Manli

Ye Shaohong spent half a day busy at Nancheng Prison.

He reviewed all the records of detainees, eliminating those who were utterly depraved and removing the root causes of the problem that were too far-reaching.

As a result, not many people will be left in the end.

Including both men and women, there are fewer than a hundred people. Among these hundred, there are some who are old and frail. Even if Ye Shaohong takes them out, they will not be of any use for the time being.

Even if these people are only temporarily seconded, Ye Shaohong still needs to give an explanation to his superiors after bringing them back to the Special Service Department.

Not wanting to cause himself any trouble, he decided after a moment's consideration to remove the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled from the shortlist.

Ye Shaohong met with the remaining thirty-odd people one last time.

They had a brief conversation.

After careful selection, the final personnel were finally determined.

When Ye Shaohong and Li Yunlong came out of Nancheng Prison, there were three more men and one woman behind them.

The four of them were all quite young, between twenty and thirty years old.

Their origin stories are all different.

There are highway robbers, thugs who run casinos, a philandering playboy who preys on women, and...

A murderer who slaughtered and wiped out an entire family.

That's right, the most special one is the woman among the four.

Her name is Yu Manli.

In the drama "The Disguiser", Mingtai's partner in life and death.

She was hailed as the woman most suited to wear a cheongsam. Ye Shaohong never expected that his whim visit to Nancheng Prison would lead him to run into a famous character from a spy drama.

In fact, when Ye Shaohong watched The Disguiser in his previous life, he felt very sorry for the character Manli.

She was born beautiful and should have had a happy and fulfilling life, but fate played a cruel trick on her. At the tender age of 14, she was sold into a brothel by her stepfather and began working as a prostitute at the age of 15.

If that were all, it wouldn't be considered particularly tragic.

There were many pitiful people during the Republic of China era.

The most tragic thing was that she contracted venereal disease at the age of 16, was kicked out of the brothel, and nearly lost her life while wandering the streets.

Perhaps even the heavens couldn't stand it anymore.

Unable to bear seeing this fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl die such a tragic death, they arranged for her to meet a kind-hearted Hunan embroidery merchant during her most desperate moment.

The merchant, surnamed Yu, took pity on her when he saw her wandering the streets and brought her home.

They spent another six months consulting renowned doctors and taking meticulous care of her, finally managing to restore the poor woman to her health.

Yu Manli was grateful for the other party's kindness and originally wanted to repay him with her body.

However, the boss disagreed.

He also said that he was already an old man, and Yu Manli would not have a happy life with him.

Afterwards, Boss Yu began to plan for Yu Manli's future and sent her to a private school.

From then on, they addressed each other as brother and sister.

It can be said that Yu Manli was very lucky; she met some of the rarest good people in this era, and several more years passed in this way.

Just as Yu Manli was preparing to start a new life, Boss Yu met with an accident. He was attacked and killed by bandits while transporting goods, and his body was never found.

When the news reached her home, Yu Manli disappeared from the school. Shortly after, a prostitute named Jinse reappeared, finding the three robbers who murdered Boss Yu and using every trick in the book to bring ruin upon their families.

Finally, he managed to marry each of the three men separately, and on their wedding night, he personally killed them and dismembered them into eight pieces to avenge his blood feud.

This is Yu Manli's past.

When Ye Shaohong saw Yu Manli's file at Nancheng Prison, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He certainly knew what fate awaited Yu Manli.

I also considered whether to pretend I didn't see it.

But in the end, Ye Shaohong still gave up.

There was no other reason than that he didn't want to see Yu Manli fade away in obscurity. This era owed her too much, and she shouldn't have such a tragic end.

To put it bluntly, Mingtai is not worthy.

That unruly rich young master was indeed a patriot; he was handsome and extremely dashing.

He is a rare and exceptional talent.

In other aspects, Ye Shaohong was flawless, but when it came to relationships, Mingtai was utterly incompetent, even though there was a beautiful woman right beside him.

She devoted her whole being and heart to Mingtai.

Mingtai knew the truth, yet he still couldn't help but keep thinking about a brainless, naive girl.

This is also what made Ye Shaohong extremely angry when he watched The Disguiser.

Now that he has traveled through time, he also has the opportunity to change Yu Manli's life and destiny, so Ye Shaohong certainly won't miss it easily.

This led to the experience of bringing Yu Manli out of Nancheng Prison.

The group of six turned back to the secret service.

Ye Shaohong told Li Yunlong to take Yu Manli and the others downstairs to find a place to settle down temporarily, while he went directly to Xu Baichuan's office.

Isn't this old bastard bullying him because of his seniority and position in the secret service?

Ye Shaohong didn't need to be polite with him.

When it's time to give Xu Baichuan something to do, we absolutely won't hesitate.

He spoke frankly to Xu Baichuan about his journey to Nancheng Prison and explained his thoughts.

Finally, he asked Xu Baichuan for the pardon document again.

Moreover, each mouth contains four.

This really worried Xu Baichuan. Yes, Ye Shaohong was capable. In the entire Special Service Department, he was definitely a leading figure among the younger generation.

But Ye Shaohong can also cause trouble.

He was always trying to break the established rules of the Special Service Department and always trying to cause trouble for him. And yet, Xu Baichuan couldn't do anything about Ye Shaohong.

Who can blame Ye Shaohong for being Zheng Yaoxian's man? And who can blame Ye Shaohong for having Jiang Shan's faction behind him, suspected to be members of the Special Service Department?

Xu Baichuan scratched his head, wanting to discuss with Ye Shaohong whether he could give him two fewer pardons.

Even with his current status and position, it would be very difficult for him to get through all the connections and finally sign off on this matter. He might even have to pay a price.

Ye Shaohong understood the reasoning behind it.

But he just wouldn't budge.

"Old man, when you relied on your seniority and position to make a solemn pledge for me in front of the section chief, why didn't you consider my difficulties?"

"That's right, you're a high-ranking official, there's nothing I can do about you."

"But you have to get what I want done done for me, right?" With this thought in mind, Ye Shaohong held his head high and didn't back down an inch.

In the end, Xu Baichuan resigned himself to his fate.

He agreed to Ye Shaohong's proposal, but also made his own demands: he could give him the four pardons, but only after the case was closed.

There is actually no problem with that.

That's normal logic.

Ye Shaohong still couldn't agree. He knew his request was a bit excessive, but Yu Manli's situation was special.

If he doesn't take back Yu Manli's pardon document today, according to the original plot of The Disguiser, if there is any oversight or leak, Yu Manli will take the opportunity to escape.

By then, Ye Shaohong's painstaking efforts will have been in vain.

Therefore, Ye Shaohong slightly changed the conditions.

The other three pardons can be issued when the case is closed, but Xu Baichuan must issue Yu Manli's pardon immediately.

Ye Shaohong did not explain the reason behind it.

There's no need to say it.

Xu Baichuan glanced at Ye Shaohong a few times with surprise, then shook his head and smiled bitterly. He resigned himself to his fate and signed a pardon document on the spot.

When Xu Baichuan handed the pardon document to Ye Shaohong, he also gave Ye Shaohong a meaningful piece of advice.

"Brother, I know you're young and energetic, and Yu Manli is beautiful, a real little enchantress!"

"But women are like steel knives that scrape your bones. Throughout history, countless heroes have fallen victim to women's bellies."

"Your future is bright, but you should still exercise some restraint."