I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 281: Rendezvous Code?

Chapter 281: Chapter 281: Rendezvous Code?

Su Yunyao had requested to see Yu Jing, a request that normally wouldn’t be allowed, but when Su Yunyao pleaded with He Xiuyu, he agreed readily and even personally called Director Lin.

Naturally, Director Lin agreed, so Su Yunyao was able to see Yu Jing, detained behind the interrogation room window.

Su Yunyao was pleased that He Xiuyu had given her face, feeling a small secret delight in her heart.

However, upon seeing the haggard and disheveled Yu Jing, her expression became complex.

In a nearby hidden vantage point, He Xiuyu and Director Lin were also watching Su Yunyao and Yu Jing.

Especially He Xiuyu, he didn’t know if he could find the answer in this meeting.

But he knew that Qiao Qingyu had written a letter to Su Yunyao in the voice of Old Mountain Eagle, which had scared Su Yunyao so much that she came to him the next day to admit her faults, publically critiquing herself without remorse...

It’s well-known that a young girl couldn’t do such a thing, yet she had done it against all odds.

Su Yunyao, with a somewhat hoarse voice, then asked Yu Jing, "Sister Yu, everyone says you are the spy chief Old Mountain Eagle, is this true?"

Yu Jing lifted her head and looked at Su Yunyao, she could have never anticipated that this woman would be the first to see her.

Privately, the two of them had a good relationship, and Su Yunyao was proud and conceited, but ever since she had been stripped of her pride, she had become reckless.

You couldn’t say she wasn’t intelligent; on the contrary, she was very smart, just not using it in the right way.

Yu Jing smiled, she had lost a scary amount of weight in just a few days, her eyes sunken and cheekbones protruding, looking almost like a skeletal frame.

She didn’t answer Su Yunyao’s question, but simply said, "Su Yunyao, this isn’t something you should ask about, and it’s not your responsibility. I don’t wish to respond."

"I’m just asking, I know you won’t tell, but now everyone at the base is talking like this..."

"Let them say what they want. What did you want to talk to me about, is it just this? Whether or not I am Old Mountain Eagle, does it concern you? Have I affected you in any way? Or harmed you? Oh, perhaps I’ve sought to harm He Xiuyu, he’s the man you love, but he doesn’t like you. After all this time, let me sincerely advise you, Sister Yu, to give up that fantasy. You’re far from Qiao Qingyu’s league."

Director Lin discreetly glanced at He Xiuyu, whose expression remained calm and unaffected.

But Su Yunyao’s face didn’t look too good. Before, Yu Jing had already hinted to her indirectly, which she hadn’t taken to heart, but now it seemed like Yu Jing’s true feelings, and what of it? Now, it was Yu Jing who was locked up inside, while she was outside.

Su Yunyao stood up, somewhat unwilling to leave it be, and asked again, "Sister Yu, then do you know about Jade Golden Lotus?"

In the secret corner, He Xiuyu and Director Lin, who were constantly watching the interrogation room, swiftly exchanged glances.

Was it a secret passphrase?

Or perhaps Su Yunyao was Yu Jing’s superior?

For a moment, not just Director Lin, even He Xiuyu held his breath in shock.

Little did he know that Jade Golden Lotus was something Qiao Qingyu had written in the letter, the very reason Engineer Su of the Su Family had been implicated and discharged, leading to the gradual downfall of the entire Su Family.

Yu Jing’s brow furrowed slightly as her thoughts raced. She, too, considered it might be a secret passphrase. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case; she thought these were words Director Lin had given Su Yunyao to bait her with, and with a cold smile on her lips, she thought it naive. How could they expect her to tell the truth in such an incongruous attempt?

Yu Jing shook her head, "Jade Golden Lotus? I don’t know about it."

Her words carried the weight of truth, for she indeed did not know, and her eyes and gestures did not betray her, as He Xiuyu, skilled in analyzing micro-expressions, knew Yu Jing was telling the truth.

After Yun Yao uttered those words, she immediately regretted it. She wasn’t foolish; once she put her mind to it, she knew she shouldn’t have mentioned it here. Fear gripped her heart, which started pounding rapidly.

There was a moment of silence in the room. Trying to compose herself, Yun Yao took a deep breath and asked again, "Sister Yu, do you really know nothing about the Jade Golden Lotus?"

If Sister Yu was the one who had written that letter, she must know about it. Even if she denied it, shouldn’t she remind herself?

Or perhaps reveal her rebirth in exchange for a lighter sentence?

Yun Yao watched Yu Jing nervously, while Yu Jing became even more certain that this was Director Lin trying to trap her in her words.

Yu Jing decisively shook her head, "I don’t know anything about a Jade Golden Lotus." Then she counter-asked, "Is this something from your family?"

Yun Yao did not hide the truth. "It is not from my family; it’s a piece of... dirt."

"Why did you ask me about it?" Yu Jing genuinely didn’t understand.

"They all say you are the Old Mountain Eagle, right? I just wanted to see if you really know what’s the deal with this item."

Despite her forced composure, Yun Yao’s back was soaked in cold sweat.

"I don’t know," Yu Jing answered concisely.

Yun Yao had nothing more to ask, but looking at Yu Jing, she still said, "Sister Yu, I advise you to confess honestly and hope for leniency. Even if you get a life sentence, doesn’t your daughter need her mother to be alive in this world?"

Yu Jing’s eyes widened in shock, not expecting Yun Yao to say such things. She suddenly felt lost.

Then she looked down without a word, but laughed coldly in her heart. With a death sentence by firing squad looming over her, confessing wouldn’t make a difference.

Everyone has their fate; there was nothing she could do about it.

Yun Yao sighed and then left.

She wasn’t there to see Yu Jing alone; it wasn’t allowed. Two members of the special task force were present as well.

One of them stopped Yun Yao as she was leaving and led her to the office. He Xiuyu was not there, but Director Lin was meeting with Yun Yao.

Director Lin wouldn’t let Yun Yao know he had been monitoring her. After the task force member finished reporting, Director Lin smiled and asked Yun Yao, "Engineer Su, what is this Jade Golden Lotus you mentioned? Why did you ask Yu Jing about it?"

Yun Yao already regretted it, but she wasn’t really scared; she wasn’t a spy, and she had nothing to do with any of that stuff, nor did she deign to join their organization.

She might despise the poverty and backwardness here and look down on many people and things, but she hadn’t engaged in espionage in her past life, let alone after her rebirth.

It was the 1980s now. Those who dreamt of overthrowing the government should have woken up from their dreams long ago.

Yun Yao calmed herself and candidly said, "Director Lin, do you suspect it’s a secret code for a rendezvous?"

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