Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

Xia Guoan had just hung up the phone when Pei Shizhou dragged his exhausted body back. Pei Shizhou had people search every sparsely populated area in the vicinity, and he even had his company employees help. However, they still found nothing.

"Shizhou, take a break. The secret agents want you to go to the abandoned factory in the west of the city at 2:30 a.m. to find them."

"Uncle Wu, have someone send me a map of Pengcheng."

Pei Shizhou didn't believe those spies could have gone far; he must have missed something.

"I have some at home. I'll have the driver go back and get it for you later."

"Uncle Wu, it's too late. I'll go with the driver."

"it is good"

Wu Mingli cannot leave here; many people came to Xia Yichu's house today. The higher-ups are taking this matter very seriously; the national security department is in charge, and the public security bureau, the confidentiality administration department, and the military are assisting.

Wu Mingli was in charge of cooperating with their work; they were discussing and researching plans to rescue Xia Yichu. The most important thing was ensuring Xia Guoan's safety, followed by Xia Yichu, and then capturing the spies.

Pei Shizhou and his driver sped off and quickly retrieved the map. No one was home at the Wu family's house; Wu Mingli had already sent his wife and daughters back to his parents, fearing that spies might harm them.

Pei Shizhou spread out a map at Wu Mingli's house and began to study it carefully, examining the surrounding area and the abandoned factory in the west of the city.

A garbage dump and a crematorium on the map caught Pei Shizhou's attention, but they didn't go to either of those places today.

These two places weren't exactly deserted, so the guide didn't mention them. They split into several groups to investigate, and with limited time, they inevitably missed some places.

Pei Shizhou carefully examined the map again. The garbage dump was a bit far from here. The crematorium was closer, but it shared the same road as the abandoned factory in the west of the city. Generally speaking, spies wouldn't choose this place to set up camp; it would be easy to be detected.

This was a huge gamble, and he didn't know where the spies would choose to settle down; perhaps neither of these two places would be the case.

Pei Shizhou didn't care about anything else. He picked up the phone and called Xia Yichu's house to tell Wu Mingli his guess. After hanging up, he didn't have time to wait for Wu Mingli and the others to come up with a conclusion.

He drove away in Wu Mingli's car, and his driver couldn't stop him, so he quickly ran back to call Wu Mingli and tell him about it.

"Nonsense, wasn't his hand injured? None of the enemy's agents knew that, how could Pei Shizhou act alone?"

Xia Guoan said irritably, his daughter's situation was already enough to worry him, why was Pei Shizhou adding to the trouble?

"Teacher, don't worry. The spies aren't necessarily near the garbage dump. I'll arrange for someone to go help Shi Zhou right away."

"Alright, hurry up! I should get ready to head to the west of the city too."

With one hour left until the time agreed upon by the spies, Xia Guoan stood up and prepared to leave.

"Guards, arrest Engineer Xia!"

Wu Mingli shouted, and two policemen went over and arrested Xia Guoan.

"Wu Mingli, what are you doing?" Xia Guoan struggled to speak.

"Teacher, you should stay at home. Someone will go to the appointment for you."

Wu Mingli's orders were that Xia Guoan must not be harmed under any circumstances. He could only come to Pengcheng; he could not be allowed to take even the slightest risk.

"No, those spies definitely have my picture. If they find out it wasn't me who went to the appointment, Xiao Chu will be dead. Wu Mingli, stop messing around and make them let me go."

This was the first time Xia Guoan had felt so panicked. If Xiao Chu were to get into trouble because of him, Lin Weidong would definitely kill him, and Xia Guoan himself would have no face to live on.

"Teacher, this isn't just my idea, it's also the idea from higher-ups. You can't get hurt, don't worry, we'll do everything we can to protect Xiao Chu."

His teacher is an exceptional talent; orders from above had already been issued. Getting the teacher to come to Shenzhen was already the biggest concession the higher-ups could make.

"No, Mingli, I'm begging you. Xiao Chu can't be hurt. I'm begging you just this once, please have mercy!"

Xia Guoan was forced to sit on the sofa and could only helplessly beg Wu Mingli.

Wu Mingli comforted him, "Teacher, we have arranged for a comrade with a similar build to keep the appointment. We will try our best to delay the time and buy time for us to save Xiao Chu."

Bring Xia into the room, handcuff him, and keep a close eye on him.

"Wu Mingli, you're harming Xiao Chu! Let me go!"

Xia Guoan shouted hoarsely, but the two policemen still dragged him into the room and handcuffed him. Xia Guoan slumped onto Xia Yichu's bed, tears welling up in his eyes.

Outside, everyone sprang into action, with Wu Mingli and his men arranging most of their forces in the western part of the city. After all, it was almost two o'clock, even if the spies' hideout was near the garbage dump.

There must be quite a few spies in the west of the city at this time, so he only assigned two people to go to the garbage dump to find Pei Shizhou. He also sent two people to check out the crematorium that Pei Shizhou mentioned.

Meanwhile, Pei Shizhou sped towards the garbage dump. His eyes were resolute, and his mind was focused solely on rescuing Xia Yichu.

Upon arriving near the landfill, Pei Shizhou noticed how large it was. His heart sank; he didn't know when he could find the spy on his own.

There were houses on both sides of the landfill, and several more in front and behind. To avoid being detected by the spies, he had no choice but to stop the car.

He cautiously looked around, but an hour later, he still couldn't find Xia Yichu or the spy. Unfamiliar with the terrain and with it being night, he knew there was no use in getting anxious, so Pei Shizhou forced himself to calm down.

While he was extremely anxious, Xia Yichu was eating. The spies were drugged by Xia Yichu and then tied up with ropes.

Six spies lay on the ground, wearing only thin shirts and no shoes or socks. Only Bai Mei was wearing a coat, and Xia Yichu had even given her a blanket to cover herself with.

Xia Yichun thought of Bai Mei protecting her, preventing the male spy from taking advantage of her. Although she also fainted, she was kept warm.

Two hours ago, Xia Yichu had intended to hide in her spatial dimension. However, she overheard the spies chatting, saying that it wasn't easy for everyone to get together. They decided to have a meal to celebrate and wish each other well.

Xia Yichu thought that this gathering of spies was a perfect opportunity to capture them all in one fell swoop. She didn't want to miss it, so she had to find a way to keep them here and then notify Wu Mingli and the others.

"Keep an eye on Xia Yichu. Er Mao is coming out with me. Da Tou, go cook. We'll eat together when we get back."

Bai Mei, keep an eye on things outside. I heard Pei Shizhou and Xia Yichu are dating, and he's here too. A lot of our people have fallen for him in the past few years, so you all better watch out.

After speaking, Hua Ge and Er Mao drove away. They let Xia Yichu go hungry for two meals and then tied her hands and feet. Bai Mei went in to check on her several times, but after finding her lying obediently on the bed, she ignored her. Now, only three spies remained.

Hua Ge forbade the spy named Xi Gou from seeing Xia Yichu. This is a critical moment, and no mistakes can be made. Xi Gou suffered such a great loss at Xia Yichu's hands, and Hua Ge is afraid that Xi Gou will kill her.

The spies' invitation to Xia Guoan that night was merely a test; they had no intention of actually going. They wanted to test Xia Guoan, making him anxious and frightened so he wouldn't dare to play any tricks, and then they could make a deal with him.