If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

The two were stunned by the shout and fell silent.

Zhang Gui took a deep breath: "Let's talk somewhere else. Also, you must keep your promise to me, or I'll haunt you even after I die."

Guo Zheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone prepare paper and pens for you. Write down everything you know, fill in any gaps, and the three of you can put it together and come up with a conclusion."

"I'll contact our people for you, and once the mission is over, we'll send your remains back home."

"Um."

After opening the door and going out, the assistant asked in a low voice, "Boss, are we really sending them back to their country? Wouldn't that expose our people? It's too dangerous. We went to so much trouble to place them in that island nation."

Guo Zheng smiled slightly, but his eyes were devoid of warmth: "Sending the ashes back to China, letting them float back at sea, how can that not be considered sending them back?"

"Exposing our people in the island nation just to send the ashes of a spy? Do you think I'm out of my mind, or do you think I'm really that merciful to spies?"

"They deserved to die the moment they set foot on Chinese soil. Let them drift away with the wind; they can't possibly not find their own home."

The assistant's eyes widened, and he quickly understood what his boss meant, unable to suppress a smile: "I get it, boss, this is a brilliant move."

Guo Zheng changed the subject: "Has Zhou Dahai woken up yet? If not, wake him up and try the same trick again. See if we can get some useful information out of him."

"Haha, okay, boss, I'll get right on it."

*

Zhou Dahai was woken up by being splashed with cold water. His head was still a little dizzy. When he saw the person standing in front of him, he immediately snapped to attention: "It's you. What do you want with me?"

"Did you come to me because you couldn't get past Zhang Gui? I only know so much, so it's no use coming to me. I don't have any real information about those people's code names."

"There's one more thing. Considering I got beaten up, could you please tell me whether it was Jiang Lie or Wen Yao who reported me?"

Guo Zheng didn't say anything, he just stared at him.

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhou Dahai couldn't hold back any longer and cursed through gritted teeth, "There's no way it's such a coincidence that you would be waiting for me on the ship so precisely on time. Someone must have tipped me off."

"Let me tell you, they're not good people either. They're the ones who cooperated with me. They're the ones who gave me the antidote and let me escape. I'm in cahoots with them. Arrest them too."

If he can't live, why should Jiang Lie and Wen Yao live?

Chinese people hate being associated with spies the most, right? That's treason, haha, they should be dragged down too. Even if they don't die, they should be pointed at and talked about while they live.

Guo said expressionlessly, "Are you done talking? Now it's my turn to speak. Instead of worrying about who reported you, you should worry about how your brother is doing in Japan."

"My brother... what could possibly happen to him? Stop threatening me."

"No, you might know if you read the newspaper."

Hearing him say this, Zhou Dahai felt uneasy and struggled to sit up. He grabbed the newspaper from his hand and looked at it carefully. It was a newspaper written entirely in Japanese.

After carefully reading it, her hands trembled, her eyelashes fluttered, and she murmured, "No, how could this be? My brother's place is very safe; there won't be an earthquake."

Guo Zhengao said, "Then you can see for yourself. We can't possibly publish it in a newspaper in your country's language. Judge for yourself whether it's true or false. Your brother is indeed dead."

"They died in the earthquake. To make it easier to manage the families of you agents, your empire gathers them together. As a result, when the earthquake struck here, they didn't go to provide relief."

"Your brother didn't die in the earthquake, but more accurately, he died in the turmoil. There was no government intervention, and the area was plagued by riots, robberies, and murders."

Zhou Dahai gripped the newspaper tightly, his eyes bloodshot, and gritted his teeth: "No, it can't be. You're lying to me and deceiving me about the information. The government promised to take good care of my brother."

"They saved me, gave me a home, and sent me to school to educate me. In China, no one would care about my brother and me. They are my benefactors. Stop trying to provoke me."

Guo Zheng looked at him and said, "Suit yourself. The newspaper has been delivered. Take your time to study it. I have other things to do. If you think of any important information, you can tell me. I can promise to send your ashes back."

"Think it over carefully. If Zhang Gui gives you more information before you and you lose the initiative, then you'll stay here forever, in this country you look down on."

"Go to the island nation and become a traitor, the knife in their hands that is used to stab their own people."

After saying that, he turned and left.

The door was closed, and Zhou Dahai slumped to the ground, staring at the newspaper word by word, his breathing becoming painful: "No way, how could this happen?"

"It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this, it's not my fault, I didn't betray my country, I just wanted to live."

Guo Zheng returned to his office and tapped the list of code names on it: "Let's have a meeting. We can't just wait for them to give us instructions. Let the technical team work hard to decipher the radio."

"We need to find a way to track down the other leads and pinpoint their locations so we can know if we've arrested the wrong person. We can't just listen to Zhang Gui and his group's side of the story, lest we wrongly accuse an innocent person and let a spy escape."

"Yes, boss, I'll go and inform the technical team right away."

Ring ring ring~~~

Hello, who is this?

[Haha, it's me, Lao Guo! Can't you recognize my voice? I just wanted to ask if you're free. Come over sometime to talk business and have a few drinks, and maybe see if you have the medicine you need.]

[This is really interesting; you'll definitely find it fascinating. If used correctly, it might help you achieve twice the results with half the effort.]

Guo Zheng became quite interested upon hearing this: "Alright, I'll come over tonight for a couple of drinks. Let's have a good chat and see what interesting things are going on. Roast chicken or braised dishes?"

Chen Jianghe smiled and said, "Let's eat roast chicken. Buy some other dishes too; the two little ones are here too, so meals are provided."

[Haha, okay, no problem. Those two little ones helped me a lot, so it's only right that I treat them. I'll buy lots of good food and bring it over. You guys wait for me!]

【Yes, the little one said he'd pick you up. It's not safe to walk at night, so he'll wait for you near Tiger Slope. Be careful not to miss him.】

Okay, I understand. Don't worry.

Guo Zheng softened a bit, said a few words of concern, and then hung up the phone. He glanced at the time and thought, "Hmm, I need to start the meeting early and go buy some good food to go to Xiangyang Brigade."

Meanwhile, Jiang Lie estimated the time, and after dark, he carried his bow and arrows and took his wood-chopping knife to Tiger Slope, where he sat on a rock and waited quietly for people to come.

Take a look into the distance every now and then, lest you miss something.