You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 283 The Writer
Zhao Xuan gently squeezed Dao Yan's hand, smiling without saying a word. But from Zhao Xuan's eyes, Dao Yan understood what he meant: I will do what I promised you, no matter how difficult it is!
For a moment, Dao Yan felt a mixture of sweetness and worry.

In the dance hall, after Li Xiangjun took the stage and sang a song, everyone loosened up and started dancing with their partners.

Zhao Xuan also pulled Dao Yan onto the dance floor. This was Zhao Xuan's first time dancing with Dao Yan, but the two looked very skilled and had great chemistry.

With the dance steps shifting between sometimes brisk and sometimes slow, a dance quickly came to an end.

A short while later, a squad of military police rushed into the ballroom and herded everyone to both sides of the dance floor.

The passageway that had been cleared was soon filled with several people.

Walking at the front, and being linked arm in arm with a woman in a black evening gown, about 1.6 meters tall, with a small round face, delicate features, a beauty mark between her eyebrows, and around thirty years old, with a small mustache and short hair, looking very energetic, was Tojo Jun.

On Tojo Jun's other side, Aizawa Keiko, wearing a white dress, was holding his other arm.

Behind the three were Iwai Hisakawa, Ding Moqun, and several officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As Tojo Jun walked onto the stage at the front, the agents from the Iwai Mansion quickly brought over a counter, placed a microphone on it, and then stepped aside, keeping a watchful eye on the situation below.

After Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan returned to the bar, they found Dao Ya and Sato Ai. The four of them watched together as Tojo Jun had already taken the stage, and Li Xiangjun was invited up later.

Dao Yan frowned slightly, glanced at the woman in the black evening dress next to Tojo Jun, and said in a low voice in surprise:

“Honey, that person, the one in the black evening dress, her name is Ye Luyan. She is the most famous writer in the French Concession, and her works are bestsellers at home and abroad.”

As the person walked up to the second floor, Zhao Xuan had already confirmed her identity using scanning mode.

Dao Yan is right, he is indeed a writer, but in scanning mode, Zhao Xuan also discovered something extraordinary.

(Ye Lüyan, female, 29 years old, from China, a well-known writer, a special member of the underground Communist Party, codename "Jonne"!)

Combining this with what Lan Zehui had told him earlier, Zhao Xuan was certain that Tojo Jun had postponed his check-in at the Huamao Hotel because he was going to invite Ye Luyan.

It seems that the film Tojo Jun is going to make this time is probably an adaptation of a literary work published by Ye Luyan.

Judging from Tojo Jun's attitude toward Ye Luyan, Tojo Jun seems to greatly admire Ye Luyan.

"It seems that the movie that Tojo Jun invited Li Xiangjun to star in this time is most likely based on Ye Luyan's novel."

Upon hearing this, Dao Yan nodded in agreement, but in his mind he was already thinking about which of Ye Luyan's works could attract Tojo Jun to film it.
Although Dao Yan doesn't read literary works often, Ye Lüyan's novels were serialized in the Shenbao newspaper before. It was only after seeing that newspaper by chance that Dao Yan became aware of Ye Lüyan, and she later went to learn more about her.

It's fair to say that the Japanese probably don't appreciate Ye Luyan's existing literary works, because her works don't praise the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere or the Japanese, and you can't even find a trace of Japanese influence in them.

Thinking of this, Dao Yan shook her head again:

"Probably not."

Hearing this, Zhao Xuan became quite curious. He leaned closer, and after Dao Yan explained in detail, Zhao Xuan's eyes lit up:
"Then it must be that Tojo Jun wanted to invite Ye Luyan to write a script for him."

On stage, while Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan were whispering to each other, Tojo Jun had already finished speaking.

The main points discussed were the filming plans, the invitation to Li Xiangjun to play the female lead, and the confirmation that renowned writer Ye Lüyan would help refine the script.

Hearing this, Dao Yan looked at Zhao Xuan and smiled. It was indeed true.

Would someone like Ye Luyan really help Tojo Jun?
After all, Ye Luyan's previous works never contained a single word praising Japan; in fact, some of her works even made veiled criticisms and satirical remarks.

How could someone like her end up with Tojo Jun?

Dao Yan looked thoughtfully at Ye Lüyan on the stage, while Zhao Xuan also guessed at Ye Lüyan's purpose for coming.

Was it because you couldn't refuse, or did you come with a mission?

After Ye Luyan and Li Xiangjun each introduced themselves in front of the microphone and expressed their honor in participating in the filming, Tojo Jun took over the conversation, looking at everyone present and saying:

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for attending my film launch. So, I'd appreciate it if you could continue to stay at the hotel for the next few days, as a scene in the film needs to be filmed here and we'll need your help."

"But please rest assured, all your expenses for staying at the Cathay Hotel will be paid by me."

"Now, let's welcome Miss Li Xiangjun to sing a song, and then let's continue with the music and dancing!"

After speaking, Tojo Jun, protected by Iwai Ogawa and Ding Moqun, stepped off the stage. Ye Luyan followed him off, leaving only Li Xiangjun and a group of backup dancers who came up later.

As Zhao Xuan watched Tojo Jun and his group walk towards the elevator, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Inside the elevator, Zhao Xuan hadn't had a chance to tamper with anything yet, since Tojo Jun hadn't arrived yet.

Tonight is the time for Zhao Xuan to take action.

Watching Tojo Jun, Aizawa Keiko, Iwai Hisakawa, and Ding Moqun enter the elevator, Zhao Xuan felt somewhat helpless. He only wanted to kill Tojo Jun, but what if he accidentally killed Aizawa Keiko, Ding Moqun, and Iwai Hisakawa as well?

This is a big problem!

The main problem is that when the time comes, no one will be there to protect me.

Therefore, everyone else can die, but Aizawa Keiko must live for the time being.

If Ding Moqun insists on staying by Tojo Jun's side this time, then Zhao Xuan can only say: Farewell!
Toa and Sato Ai watched as Tojo Jun and the others entered the elevator. Sato Ai tugged at Toa's sleeve and said:

"Xiaoya, that's Prince Tojo. Now that everyone who could come has arrived, how can we be sure who's behind this scheme to betray us?"

Daoya shook her head and whispered:

"I don't know. The entire hotel is being watched so closely by the military police that we can't investigate. Let's just let it go for now."

Sato Ai nodded somewhat indignantly. It was affecting her ability to make money; the person behind it all was simply despicable!
Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan didn't pay attention to what the two kids were talking about.

As Tojo Jun left by elevator, many of the secret agents and military police in the ballroom also left, reducing the level of surveillance by at least 70%.

Watching the men and women dancing joyfully on the dance floor again, Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan exchanged a glance and each found their own target.

Zhao Xuan was still very curious about Jon Snow, after all, this was the first time he had seen someone with that code name in Shanghai.

However, seeing that his wife had already gone to Ye Luyan, Zhao Xuan turned around and walked towards An Ruoxian, who was sitting not far away.

Of course, Zhao Xuan's target was not An Ruoxian, but Su Min, who seemed eager to make contact with An Ruoxian.

Su Min's every move is now under the surveillance of those people arranged by Iwai Ogawa.

Su Min is unaware of this matter yet, and Zhao Xuan needs to help her find a way to extricate herself as soon as possible.

Li Xiangjun and her group stayed in room 503, while room 502 was the residence of Tojo Jun. Given Iwai Hisakawa's cautious nature, he would probably take action against Su Min if he couldn't get anything from her.

It won't be long; tomorrow will probably be the final moment.

Last time, Zhao Xuan's actions were somewhat accidental, preventing Su Min from meeting with An Ruoxian. This time, however, Zhao Xuan did it on purpose.

Seeing Zhao Xuan appear beside An Ruoxian, Su Min, who had originally intended to come over, also withdrew her gaze, but felt a little anxious. Why would this big traitor go to An Ruoxian?

Although Su Min knew that the person who bumped into her had slipped the note to her last time, she never saw that person again afterward.

Su Min suspected that the tiger cub was disguised, but how could a person's disguise be so perfect that not a single detail or flaw could be seen?
But that's how it turned out. Su Min had been keeping a close eye on it all this time, but she hadn't even spotted the tiger cub once.

Therefore, Su Mo did not connect the young tiger with Zhao Xuan.

After all, how could such a major traitor be a young tiger?

So when Su Min saw Zhao Xuan approaching An Ruoxian, she looked away to avoid being noticed by Zhao Xuan.

An Ruoxian's eyebrows furrowed slightly as a stranger approached.

Last night's explosion shattered the door to her house. An Ruoxian reacted quickly and suffered only minor injuries. However, she managed to throw her weapons into Murano Masaki's room after the explosion, thus escaping the military police's search.

Otherwise, An Ruoxian and the other three would have already been invited for tea by Iwai Ogawa.

She had initially thought that Zhao Xuan was coming over to chat with her, but to her surprise, he simply sat down next to her, ordered a glass of wine, and slowly savored it, showing no intention of engaging in conversation whatsoever.

An Ruoxian immediately became wary. She knew before that the Mr. Zhao she had taken the initiative to chat with last time was actually Zhao Xuan, and the Miss Lan who was jealous was Lan Zehuizi.

Now that Zhao Xuan had approached them without saying a word, An Ruoxian wondered if he already knew their identities and their purpose.

While in dialysis mode, Zhao Xuan was trying to understand An Ruoxian's psychological state. He glanced at Su Min, who had left after Li Xiangjun sang a song, and lost all interest in staying.

Just as Zhao Xuan was about to leave, An Ruoxian's thoughts changed.

Just after Tojo Jun and the others left, Lee Jik-jae and the other two who were with An Ruoxian also quietly left.

Zhao Xuan hadn't taken it to heart at first, but An Ruoxian's inner thoughts stirred something within him.

The three men actually went to Marus's room, hoping to get a batch of useful weapons from there.

Moreover, Tors and Gomarev had also taken action before.

However, Zhao Xuan knew that even if they took advantage of the time when Marus was being secretly received by Tojo Jun to search for weapons in Marus's room, they would at most find a few pistols and submachine guns. The truly dangerous and powerful weapons could only be found by Marus himself or by Zhao Xuan, who had scanned the entire Hua Mao Hotel.

It has to be said that Marus is a master of hiding his true intentions, much better than Poppy.

Also at the Cathay Hotel, the place where Marus hid his things was absolutely unexpected—room 412!

Upon opening the ceiling of Marus's room, one could only find some weapons that Marus used to conceal his presence.

Anyone who knows can simply pry open the floorboards under the bed in room 412 and retrieve the weapons Marus has hidden. But room 412 is completely unoccupied.

Seeing Zhao Xuan get up to leave, An Ruoxian turned her head in confusion. When she saw that Zhao Xuan had really left, An Ruoxian was puzzled.

Could this guy really be here for a drink? Is the wine here better than the one at the bar where Zhao Xuan was before?
Obviously, An Ruoxian wouldn't believe it, but she couldn't figure out Zhao Xuan's thoughts either.

Lan Zehuizi didn't contact Zhao Xuan again tonight, which gave Zhao Xuan plenty of time to prepare for his actions.

Upon returning to room 301, Zhao Xuan saw Dao Yan, who had arrived earlier, already sitting on the sofa waiting for him.

Upon seeing Zhao Xuan return, Dao Yan blinked, took out her notebook, and quickly wrote down a passage.

Zhao Xuan stepped forward with a smile:
"Ayan, it's getting late. Go wash up and go to bed. Who knows how much we'll have to do tomorrow?"

Dao Yan smiled and waited for Zhao Xuan to walk to her side before handing him the notebook.

After glancing at him, Zhao Xuan shook his head, then picked up Dao Yan and headed towards the bathroom.

Dao Yan exclaimed in surprise. After they got to the bathroom, turned on the shower, and filled the bathtub with water, Zhao Xuan said in a low voice:

"The three people with that Korean woman are gone; they're probably doing something. What did you find on your end?"

Dao Yan shook her head:
"I only got Ye Luyan's autograph. She was very wary. I tried to probe her several times, but she skillfully changed the subject. I suspect that Ye Luyan's identity is not simple."

He's definitely not simple; this is the first time Zhao Xuan has met Jon, the underground party member.

After speaking, Dao Yan looked at Zhao Xuan with concern, her beautiful eyes flashing:

"Honey, shall we make our move tonight?"

Zhao Xuan nodded.

From the perspective of the nanobugs, Zhao Xuan already knew what Tojo Jun and Marus were talking about. Aizawa Keiko and Iwai Hisakawa were there, but Ding Moqun was not. It seemed that Tojo Jun did not trust Ding Moqun, or rather, he did not trust any Chinese.

Judging from their negotiation process, Zhao Xuan knew that Lan Zehuizi wouldn't have time to contact him tonight.

"After you take a shower and get into bed, it's all up to you. Put on a good show; my life is in your hands."

Dao Yan blushed. From the moment Zhao Xuan carried her into the bathroom, Dao Yan knew how she was going to cooperate with him tonight.

"Okay, you must be careful. I'd rather abandon the mission than have anything happen to you."

Then, Dao Yan asked curiously:
"Honey, how do you plan to help me assassinate Tojo Jun?"

Zhao Xuan didn't tell Dao Yan about his plan to tamper with the elevator. Some things are better kept from you. If Dao Yan knew too much, she might figure out his true identity.

After thinking about how to lie, Zhao Xuan smiled and said:

"I plan to cause an unexpected power outage when Tojo Jun takes the stage to speak next. You need to keep an eye on Tojo Jun's position at that time."

“Once the power goes out, his people will definitely surround him immediately, making it extremely difficult to assassinate him.”

"So, I'll try to get you a grenade. Remember, you only have one chance. Act immediately after the power goes out, and stop after that, whether you succeed or not!"

Dao Yan took a deep breath, confident that she could take down Tojo Jun with just one grenade.

As for the origin of the grenade, Dao Yan believed that her man would handle it properly and would definitely not be traced back to her.

Half an hour later, Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan, both wrapped in bath towels, came out of the bathroom and came to the bedside. After exchanging a glance, Dao Yan spoke first:
"Honey, no, Uncle just said today that we need to be careful about how we behave in public."

Zhao Xuan suppressed a laugh, looking at Dao Yan who was speaking so vividly and seriously, and replied:

"Ayan, Uncle has said many times that he wants us to have a son or daughter in the family, why can't we?"

"Besides, Uncle doesn't know that the listening devices in our room have been removed, and the soundproofing in the rooms at the Hua Mao Hotel is very good, so it's fine."

Dao Yan covered her mouth with both hands. After hearing Zhao Xuan's words, her eyes curved into crescent shapes as she suppressed her laughter and said:

"Really? The soundproofing is really good?"

"Really, the night is too short, Ayan, let's get some rest."

After saying that, Zhao Xuan put Dao Yan on the bed, covered her with a blanket, nodded to her, and walked towards the bathroom again.

Dao Yan withdrew her worried gaze, her face flushed as she thought about what she was going to do next, her shyness growing stronger.

In the bathroom, Zhao Xuan lifted the cover of the ventilation duct, climbed inside, and followed the holographic map provided by Edith to the fourth floor.

Along the way, Zhao Xuan simply activated his nano mode to remove all the barbed wire fences that blocked his way without any effort. After passing through, he would reinstall them, prioritizing caution above all else.

Otherwise, if they waited until they returned to install it, Zhao Xuan was afraid that the people Iwai Ogawa had arranged to inspect the wire mesh of the ventilation ducts would find out, and then the plan would be exposed.

As Zhao Xuan headed towards the ventilation duct of room 412, inside the study of room 501...

Ma Shangcheng was working with his headphones on when Sakata Yamato, standing next to him, glanced at him with a strange expression.

Ma Shangcheng didn't take it to heart once or twice, but after being secretly stared at so many times, he became suspicious and turned to look at Sakata Yamato, asking:

"Sakata-kun, why are you staring at me like that?"

Sakata Yamato's lips twitched slightly, and just then, Ding Moqun pushed the door open and entered:
"what happened?"

Ma Shangcheng shook his head, while pointing at Sakata Yamato:

"Director, it seems that Sakata-kun has discovered something."

Upon hearing this, Ding Moqun immediately stepped forward and took the earphones from Sakata Yamato. As soon as he brought them to his ear, Ding Moqun felt so embarrassed that he wanted to scratch his toes.

He could still recognize his own niece's voice, but Ding Moqun didn't expect that he would remind Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan during dinner, and then this would happen to him that night.

Sakata Yamato looked at the stolen headphones with some regret. It seemed that Ding Moqun had no intention of returning them to him.

Sasaki, sitting next to Ma Shangcheng, is now looking at Ding Moqun with curiosity.

"Director Ding, what happened?"

Ding Moqun's lips twitched, unsure how to answer. He quickly pressed his hands down on the earphones before forcing a smile and saying:
"nothing."

After saying that, Ding Moqun reluctantly returned the earphones to Sakata Yamato.

Eavesdropping was their mission, and even though the situation was quite awkward, Ding Moqun didn't want to give anyone cause for gossip.

Now he can only sit in his study and keep watch, preventing Sakata Yamato from revealing the matter and making it widely known.

Sakata Yamato coughed awkwardly after taking the headphones:
"Ahem, Director Ding, don't worry, I will absolutely not tell anyone about this."

Thinking of room 301, Zhao Xuan confidently stated that all the listening devices in the room had been removed, and Sakata Yamato almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Sasaki and Ma Shangcheng were extremely curious, but Ding Moqun was sitting in the study with a somewhat gloomy expression, so the two of them didn't ask too many questions, only glancing at Sakata Yamato from time to time.

A few minutes later, Sakata Yamato's expression turned somewhat surprised, but he still looked very serious.

Half an hour later, Sakata Yamato gasped:

"Wow—so strong!"

This sudden outburst made Ma Shangcheng and Sasaki lose their focus on listening to the rooms they were responsible for. The two of them looked at Sakata Yamato with longing eyes, both wanting to know what had happened on Sakata Yamato's side.

"You can listen if you want, but shut up!"

Sakata Yamato snapped out of his daze and quickly looked at Ding Moqun, nodding awkwardly.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xuan had entered room 412 and found a box of grenades and two explosive charges under the bed.

After taking these items, Zhao Xuan did not return the way he came. Instead, after confirming the current location of the elevator, he went directly to the elevator shaft on the second floor.

(Edith, is the remote control working properly?)
(Don't worry, sir, nanoparticles can definitely do that.)
(That's good.)
After receiving Edith's affirmative reply, Zhao Xuan installed the explosive charge and the grenade, then took the remaining grenade into the ventilation duct. However, he came down directly from the ventilation duct in the kitchen of the second-floor Western restaurant.

At this hour, the kitchen is empty and dark.

However, it had no impact on Zhao Xuan whatsoever.

With the holographic map, Zhao Xuan didn't need to worry about environmental issues at all.

After hiding the grenade in the spot where the British had previously hidden their weapons, Zhao Xuan returned to the ventilation duct and followed it back to room 301.

Just as Zhao Xuan had predicted, Iwai Ogawa's men did indeed inspect all the ventilation openings.

However, thanks to the scanning mode and Zhao Xuan's initial caution, Iwai Ogawa's people did not detect anything unusual, and Zhao Xuan also avoided those people in advance.

Back in his room, Zhao Xuan heard Dao Yan's voice sound a little hoarse, and smiled as he walked out of the bathroom.

Upon seeing Zhao Xuan return, Dao Yan's pretty face flushed red, and she let out a long moan, panting heavily as if she had lost all her strength, before collapsing onto the bed.

"Honey, thank you for your hard work."

Dao Yan rolled her eyes at Zhao Xuan. The thought that her voice had been eavesdropped on made her want to disappear into the ground. How could she ever face anyone again?
(End of this chapter)