Yu Haiquan's reply came very quickly; less than half an hour later, a call came in via the dedicated line.

"No. I don't agree, the organization won't agree, and 'Warriors' certainly won't agree." Yu Haiquan's tone left no room for argument.

He then added, "Using yourself as bait? If something goes wrong, all these years of sacrifice will have been for nothing."

"If I don't act as bait, and they switch to more sophisticated and covert communication methods, wouldn't all our efforts over the years be wasted?" Jiang Yin spoke calmly, yet each word was clear.

"Moreover, rather than waiting for an attack that may come at any time or from any place, it is better to proactively prepare for the battlefield."

"You can't act impulsively, you still have children." Yu Haiquan's voice grew increasingly stern.

"It's precisely because I have children that I'm doing this!" Jiang Yin's emotions also surged.

"I don't want him to live in the shadows forever, and I don't want to worry about his safety all the time. I also want to live a normal life, to be able to eat crayfish wherever I want."

In fact, ever since she decided to fight for Qin Se's custody, she had been repeatedly thinking about how to prevent her own danger from affecting her son. Although the current plan was risky, it was also an opportunity.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained; risk and opportunity always go hand in hand.

Thinking of this, her attitude became even more resolute: "Besides, their priority is for me to be alive. They won't easily kill me. As long as we are well-prepared, the danger to our lives is controllable."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. When Yu Haiquan spoke again, his tone was slightly softer:

"...Let me and the organization discuss this further."

The next day, Jiang Yin waited all day, but the hotline never rang.

The silence was finally broken when I got home in the evening.

"The Warriors strongly oppose this. Moreover, there is currently no evidence that the other side has targeted you. Therefore, this plan is no longer worth mentioning." Yu Haiquan's reply was crisp and thorough.

Jiang Yin was prepared for this.

She remained calm and composed, yet her tone was unusually firm:

"Even if they haven't found me yet, reopening the investigation will be exponentially more difficult and require greater sacrifices."

She paused, softening her tone:

"Most importantly... we don't know how much longer this will take, and these days..."

She whispered, "I can't take another day..."

There was a long silence on the other end of the line, before a heavy sigh finally came through: "...I'll think about it some more."

The following afternoon, Jiang Yin received a message from Yu Haiquan: The organization has approved your application, and "Warrior" has also approved it.

Jiang Yin felt a huge weight lifted from her heart and immediately began to gather all her strength for the next action.

That evening, Yu Haiquan personally went to Tang Ning's apartment.

The three of them sat down and had a meeting.

Yu Haiquan first announced the organization's decision: Jiang Yin's plan was approved, but all actions must be absolutely obeyed and no one was allowed to act on their own.

The operation was personally directed by Haiquan, with the Eighth Division responsible for security throughout.

Operation codename: Operation Yellow Bird.

After the meeting, Jiang Yin returned to her apartment.

She sat on the sofa, opened Qin Se's photo album on her phone, and slowly flipped through the pictures one by one.

Her gaze softened as she looked at the photos, and her expression changed accordingly, sometimes laughing, sometimes raising an eyebrow... She seemed to want to etch each one into her heart.

After a long while, she closed the photo album.

After a moment's hesitation, she pulled the number from her phone's blacklist and dialed it.

The call was answered in a second.

"Hey, Yinyin?"

Qin Heming's voice came through the receiver, and for some reason, Jiang Yin felt that his voice was a little hoarse.

Jiang Yin took a deep breath and said calmly, "I've been very busy lately, so please don't send Se Se over for the time being."

"...Understood." Qin Heming's voice was somewhat low.

Jiang Yin pressed her temples and whispered, "...Please take good care of Se Se."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, then Qin Heming answered softly:

"...Okay, take care."

.......

Because of the research and development of those two industrial-grade drones, Professor Ouyang and several students in charge of the project will be working in the Tianyu laboratory for a period of time, and Lu Xun is among them.

Today is Lu Xun's first day working at Tianyu.

The project meeting in the morning surprised and even astonished Lu Xun.

Jiang Yin's technical skill level is unfathomable, something that an undergraduate student could not achieve through a year of hard work.

That's not a piecemeal skill, but a cognitive system that has been built from the very bottom of the system.

After the meeting, Lu Xun hid in the fire escape next to the elevator to smoke, trying to process the shock that the meeting had brought him.

I had just put the cigarette in my mouth and hadn't even lit it when I heard two people talking in hushed tones in the elevator outside.

"I heard the border patrol is furious; the project they were determined to win was snatched away by us." That was Tang Ning's voice.

"They've already pushed the limits of the old system," Jiang Yin said calmly. "They lost because of disruptive innovation."

"There's nothing I can do." Tang Ning chuckled. "Leaving aside the exclusive patents you developed after your comeback, you didn't even license those two declassified national patents to them. They have no chance at all."

"Shh," Jiang Yin interrupted in a low voice, "This can't be mentioned, it's still under confidentiality."

"Uh-huh."

The elevator dinged, the two stepped inside, the doors closed, and the footsteps and conversations disappeared.

The hallway fell silent again.

Lu Xun stood motionless, an unlit cigarette dangling from his lips.

The doubts from the meeting suddenly cleared up: it turned out she was under a confidentiality period, so Qin Heming had no idea about her abilities. Otherwise, why would someone as pragmatic and power-hungry as Qin Heming abandon her? And even... dislike her so much.

And yet, she, a woman so capable, actually stooped down to "climb into someone's bed" because of her infatuation with love...

Thinking of this, Lu Xun couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head: This world is so interesting.

.......

Inside a 20th-floor apartment building in a high-end residential complex in Beijing, the usual loving and harmonious atmosphere was disrupted by the sound of a couple arguing.

"This kind of thing can't happen a third time..." came the man's voice.

"This is the last time. I can't just watch my daughter lose what she deserves..." the woman said hysterically.

A long silence.

A moment later, the man asked, "Did she agree?"

The woman replied, "She agrees."

The woman added, "She agreed."

.......

Jian Tingyun has recently developed a peculiar habit: if she doesn't see Jiang Yin for a day, she feels uneasy.

Sometimes, if they didn't have time to eat together, he would take a detour past Building 2 where Jiang Yin lived on his way home from get off work.

It's good to glance at this building or look at that window when you pass by.

Especially when she was working overtime, the light shining through that window seemed to have a gentle warmth in his eyes.

That evening at nine o'clock, guessing that Jiang Yin should be off work, he drove to the roadside of Building 2 right on time.

He stopped the car and looked up; the light in that window was already off.

Has this person already left after get off work?

As he was thinking, he saw Jiang Yin's white sedan slowly drive out of the underground parking lot exit.

Jian Tingyun smiled slightly, preparing to start the car and silently accompany her for a while.

Just then, his eyes sharpened as he suddenly noticed two cars on the side of the road that had silently followed Jiang Yin's car ahead of him.

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