Shocking! The young educated youth had just arrived and was already clashing with spies.

Chapter 690 Why does that woman who came in last not even respect them?

As she spoke, she led Zhou Yichen in the direction where Huo Baohua had been taken away. As for the house with two stone pillars at the entrance that Chu Yunting had mentioned, there was no need to go there anymore.

Zhou Yichen's expression was also not good.

Living in a country that has just been reborn after being ravaged by war, he desperately hopes that his motherland can become strong as quickly as possible.

But things didn't go as planned. It's now sick, the whole country is almost at a standstill, and some people are even engaging in power struggles, causing widespread panic.

After calming down, Zhou Yichen continued, "Although the U-2 reconnaissance plane that the Hongqi-2 missile successfully shot down belonged to the United States, the United States also provided the U-2 reconnaissance plane to the Kuomintang army in Taiwan. The Kuomintang army used this to form the so-called 'Black Cat Squadron,' which specifically flew this reconnaissance plane into the airspace of the mainland for reconnaissance."

Therefore, it's highly likely that two parties are behind this targeting of Chief Engineer Huo: the United States or Taiwan. But ultimately, the one who benefits most from abducting him is the United States.

Chu Xin agreed with him. Their pride and joy had been easily taken away, especially by China, which they had always looked down upon. No wonder the United States was unwilling to accept this. Even if they didn't seek revenge, they would still try to uncover the secrets behind it.

Kidnapping researchers involved in missile development is the fastest way.

Huo Baohua was neglected, and his family was devastated. If his willpower was not strong enough, he would easily be turned against the country if he became completely disillusioned with it.

The imperialist powers are still up to their old tricks.

"Hopefully, Huo Baohua is patriotic enough, otherwise, well..."

Chu Xin spoke coldly and ruthlessly.

If this happened to her, she would rather live like a hermit in the deep mountains and forests than continue to toil and sacrifice herself.

Whether you say she has ideological problems or that she has let the country down, it doesn't matter.

She was quite rational not to kill the biggest troublemaker herself.

Feeling a chill on the back of her neck, Zhou Yichen could tell from her tone that the girl was annoyed.

Quickly changing the subject, "Where are we going?"

He had wanted to ask this question for a long time. Even if there was nowhere left to investigate, shouldn't they have gone back? Why were they going deeper and deeper?

Chu Xin exclaimed "Ah!" sounding quite innocent. "I don't know either. I just randomly picked an alley and ended up here."

After saying that, she looked around curiously, then turned to Zhou Yichen and said seriously, "We shouldn't get lost, right? Anyway, we'll take the same old route back. Since we're already here, why don't we walk around? Just the two of us, how about it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she winked twice playfully and charmingly, which caused Zhou Yichen, whose face had already turned red upon hearing that it was just the two of them, to completely freeze.

"Silence means consent, good girl!"

Chu Xin offered a perfunctory compliment and continued walking towards her predetermined destination, completely ignoring Zhou Yichen, whose heart was on the verge of collapse due to her drastic change in demeanor.

"Bang bang bang-"

A rapid and intense heartbeat resounded in Zhou Yichen's chest like a drumbeat. His face was burning and his head was a little dizzy. This long-lost feeling of high fever made him feel both unfamiliar and nostalgic.

However, he hadn't completely lost his mind. After standing there for a while, he quickly composed himself and hurried after Chu Xin.

He was self-aware enough to realize that she was probably just teasing him on purpose.

The two walked one after the other, no longer speaking, yet the silence was warm and comforting, until…

Yang Zheng used every means to escape from the encirclement of that small squad of guards. Needless to say, his injuries were numerous, and he was already at his last gasp by the time he got here.

Knowing he couldn't hold on any longer, he planned to find a place to hide. Unexpectedly, he chose the same place as the two spies who were carrying Huo Baohua on their escape.

Both were trying to avoid people, so they were on high alert. One entered through the gate, and the other climbed over the wall. They met in the courtyard as if by fate, but immediately began to attack each other.

Knowing that someone was looking for them, they tacitly refrained from firing their guns and instead engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat.

When Chu Xin used her mental power to detect this situation, she was stunned for a moment. Knowing that Yang Zheng wouldn't last long, she didn't offer any explanation when Zhou Yichen raised questions, and just focused on rushing over here.

Of course, it was also because she couldn't explain why she knew where the escaped spy was hiding, so she chose to play dumb.

Upon arriving at the destination, without Chu Xin needing to guide him further, Zhou Yichen could already hear unusual sounds coming from the courtyard from a distance.

He strode over, and after confirming that there was a fight, he immediately drew his gun and pushed open the door.

They then discovered that not only was the person they were looking for inside, but Yang Zheng was also there.

Covered in blood, Zhou Yichen could no longer recall his previous romantic thoughts. He didn't have time to ponder whether it was a coincidence or something else. He rushed forward and delivered a flying kick to the person who attacked Yang Zheng.

The sudden appearance of Zhou Yichen also startled the agents. They quickly dodged when he came up, and soon they turned around and began to fight with Zhou Yichen.

Yang Zheng was able to catch his breath and immediately released all his strength, lying sprawled on the ground.

Chu Xin slowly walked into the courtyard and went to check on Huo Baohua first. Yes, he was lying in a very peaceful coma.

"...Is he your target?"

Yang Zheng saw that as soon as she came in, she looked at the man whose hands and feet were tied up, so he asked her a question.

"No."

Chu Xin turned her head and shook her head. "He's just a jinx."

They serve the country with their hearts and souls, and achieve great things, but they are still unlucky enough to be maliciously treated because of the accusations that others arbitrarily assign to them.

Yang Zheng hadn't expected this answer, but he wasn't particularly curious about other people's affairs anyway. He turned to Zhou Yichen and asked again, "Aren't you going to help him?"

"No need. Those two are no match for him. Of course, if all your injuries are from them, then I misjudged you."

Yang Zheng: ...

Is she praising Zhou Yichen for being better than herself, or does she know something?

After a brief silence, he praised, "You're quite accurate."

Chu Xin remained noncommittal. She wasn't stupid; Yang Zheng had gunshot wounds and bruises from a fall, and there were bloodstains on his face from something scratching him. In addition, his clothes were not only covered in mud but also stained with a lot of green stuff.

If I'm not mistaken, it must have been caused by rolling, crawling, and tumbling on the grass, which is clearly out of place in this small courtyard.

But knowing something doesn't necessarily mean you have to ask. Everyone has secrets and the right to keep them.

The two chatted like this, completely different from the tense and life-or-death atmosphere on Zhou Yichen's side.

The two agents saw someone approaching and tried to come over several times, but were blocked by the man who suddenly appeared. After a brief exchange, they were horrified to find that the man was very strong and could hold them both off.

This was completely contrary to the intelligence they had received. With one unexpected event after another, the statement in the intelligence report that "Huo Baohua was kicked out of the top-secret unit and left without protection" was now an outrageous lie.

They felt ignored and insulted. It was one thing for the man to be ignored, but why did the woman who came in last also disregard them?