Chapter 451 - 432: Secretly Observing, Discovering an Anomaly

Seeing he was outmatched, Yun Dan started to lose his nerve.

"Then who are you?"

Cai Jinhua slammed a fist into Yun Dan.

"You need to calm down! Have a little to drink and you forget who you are, huh? Where do you think you get the money for that booze?"

"Let’s talk inside. This man is here to give us money."

The moment he heard "money," Yun Dan sobered up a bit.

Yun Dan shot the middle-aged man a suspicious glance.

Cai Jinhua pinched his arm and showed him the five hundred yuan.

Yun Dan’s eyes instantly lit up, and he reached out to snatch it.

Cai Jinhua quickly pulled it back. "What do you think you’re doing? This is money we’re saving for our son to get married. If I give it to you, you’ll just waste it on drinking and gambling!"

Yun Dan said, "Just give me a little. I won three yuan playing cards today. I’m sure I can win more next time."

Cai Jinhua spat. "Pah! I’ve never seen you bring a single cent home."

The middle-aged man said impatiently, "Are you two done? We have business to discuss."

"Yes, yes, of course..."

Lured by the money, the couple instantly became incredibly obedient.

They followed the middle-aged man inside.

Yun Dan’s parents weren’t home today. They had gone to a funeral banquet and wouldn’t be back until tomorrow because it was far away.

As for Yun Zhuangzhuang, Cai Jinhua had already lulled him to sleep.

That was why she had been bold enough to invite the man into their home.

Yun Jiao crouched down, tiptoed to the door, and pricked up her ears to eavesdrop on the sounds from within.

Thanks to her keen hearing and the fact that these old village houses had poor soundproofing, she could hear their conversation quite clearly.

"You want Yun Jiao? What are you grabbing that damn brat for?"

Yun Dan was disgruntled. He was deeply resentful and jealous that Yun Linhai’s family was prospering while his own was falling deeper into poverty.

Besides, their previous stint in jail was indirectly related to Yun Jiao. If the county magistrate who knew Yun Jiao hadn’t come to the village, they wouldn’t have been caught red-handed trying to sell their daughter.

They had suffered immensely during their time in the labor camp.

He wanted to get revenge, but he didn’t have the guts.

"You don’t need to worry about what I want her for. Just bring her to me."

"It’s best if you do it before your parents get back. The fewer people who know about this, the better. Otherwise, if your family ends up in danger, it’ll have nothing to do with me."

"Once you’ve caught her, I’ll give you another thousand yuan."

"A thousand!"

Yun Dan’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.

A thousand yuan was indeed a huge sum of money for their family.

"Don’t you worry. You can count on us."

Yun Dan completely stopped caring what the man wanted with Yun Jiao.

’If we catch Yun Jiao this time, not only will we get the money, but we can also get revenge on Yun Linhai’s family.’

The thought of that family suffering in misery after losing Yun Jiao filled Yun Dan with immense satisfaction.

Rubbing his hands together, he could hardly wait for the next day to arrive.

The middle-aged man would be staying with them temporarily.

The couple gave him the master bedroom without a second thought.

Just as they finished their conversation and were about to come out, Yun Jiao and Cat Boss slipped away and found a place to hide.

It was nighttime, so they had no chance of spotting Yun Jiao.

The husband and wife excitedly began discussing the thousand yuan they were about to receive.

As for whether they could succeed, they would definitely find a way for that thousand yuan.

Yun Jiao stroked her small chin, a pensive look on her pretty little face.

’This man wants me specifically, by name. This can’t be a simple kidnapping.’

’I haven’t really hidden some of my special abilities. So... have I been targeted?’

Just as she was wondering whether she should eavesdrop a little more, a shadowy figure stealthily climbed over the wall.

Yun Jiao hid herself even better.

She saw the person make a few meowing sounds.

Soon, there was a noise from the room where the middle-aged man was staying, and the window opened a crack.

Yun Jiao heard their conversation, but it wasn’t Chinese, nor was it English.

Her pupils contracted.

After the two of them finished jabbering away and the person who had climbed the wall left, Yun Jiao waited a good while before silently leaving Cai Jinhua’s house.

When she got home, Yun Linhai saw her and asked a question.

"Jiaojiao, where did you run off to? Your grandma made you sweet fermented rice with Tang Yuan. Come and have some."

Yun Jiao shook her head. "Dad, I have something to do. I need to make a trip to Uncle Lin’s place. If Mom and the others look for me later, please let them know."

"Why are you going to see Mr. Lin so late? Do you want Dad to take you?"

Vice Commander Lin had been promoted to Commander before the New Year.

Yun Jiao shook her head. "No, it’s fine. I’ll ride my little bicycle."

She didn’t tell her family about Cai Jinhua and the middle-aged man.

Her intuition told her it wasn’t something her family could handle. She was afraid that too many people knowing would ruin things, so she decided to keep it from them for now.

Huffing and puffing, she pedaled her little bicycle to the military garrison on the island.

The guard on duty was surprised to see her.

"Little Yun Jiao, what are you doing here?"

Yun Jiao was quite famous throughout the naval district now, mainly because of the last time she helped salvage the plane wreckage, which made many people aware of her.

It was only then that many of them realized they had such a young, yet capable, colleague.

"I’m here to see Uncle Lin."

"Mr. Lin is over in the family quarters. He applied for a courtyard house. I can take you there."

"Okay, thank you."

They arrived at the courtyard where Mr. Lin was now living and knocked on the door.

"Mr. Lin, is Mr. Lin home?"

Mr. Lin was still in the courtyard, grunting with effort as he washed clothes. He walked over when he heard the knock.

Seeing it was Yun Jiao, he quickly ushered her inside.

"Jiaojiao, what are you doing here? Come in, have a seat."

As for the young soldier who had led the way, he gave Mr. Lin a military salute and left.

Mr. Lin poured Yun Jiao a glass of sugar water to drink.

She sat on a small stool, sipping the sugar water as she recounted everything, from noticing Cai Jinhua’s strange behavior earlier that day to what she had seen and heard at her house.

Mr. Lin’s initially relaxed expression gradually grew solemn as he listened to Yun Jiao’s story.

"Let’s go, Jiaojiao. Come with Uncle to see someone."

Yun Jiao obediently agreed.

The big one and the little one arrived at an even larger courtyard, where Yun Jiao saw an old man with half-gray hair.

"Sir, we’ve made an important discovery."

In front of the old commander, Yun Jiao repeated everything she had told Mr. Lin.

The old commander’s expression also turned serious.

He called someone over and had him say a few sentences in Japanese.

Then he asked, "Listen. Is this the language those two were speaking?"

Yun Jiao nodded affirmatively. "Yes, that’s it."

’It definitely wasn’t English, because I would have been able to understand English myself.’

The old commander patted Yun Jiao’s little head. "Don’t you worry. We will definitely not let anyone threaten or harm you."

"Lin Bin."

"Sir!" Lin Bin immediately stood at attention.

"I’m putting you in charge of this matter. You must capture these enemy agents!"

"Yes, sir!"