After work that night, to avoid Chen Hua, Zeng Mo Yi left the office early. She had other things to do today, so she left early.
Today was the day she was to meet with her superior.
Zeng Mo Yi knew what her superior wanted to see her about, it was nothing but the list of 73 secret agents.
However, this kind of thing was a top secret within the Military Unification, not even five people in the Military Unification knew about it. Zeng Mo Yi was just a small fry in the Military Unification, how could she possibly find out about it?
The person meeting with Zeng Mo Yi today was Yuan Nong, the head of the Chongqing underground party organization. He seemed particularly kind and enthusiastic when he saw Zeng Mo Yi.
There was no other reason, Yuan Nong liked Zeng Mo Yi and wanted her to be his wife.
But Zeng Mo Yi didn't feel the same way about Yuan Nong, she would often compare him to Chen Han Wen, and in the end, she realized that… Yuan Nong was completely outmatched.
There was simply no comparison.
Zeng Mo Yi believed that liking someone was her own freedom. When the War of Resistance Against Japan ended, when our party defeated the Kuomintang and unified the whole country, as long as Chen Han Wen was still on the mainland and wasn't married, why couldn't she be with him?
And Chen Han Wen was so capable, he could contribute a lot to our party in the new China.
As for Yuan Nong's affections, Zeng Mo Yi had rejected him outright, but he still wouldn't give up, which made her feel a bit of a headache.
This meeting took place at the Rose Western Restaurant on Yunfeng Road, this was also the place where Zheng Yao Xian and Cheng Zhen Er met… the restaurant was called Rose, clearly more suitable for couples on a date.
In such a conspicuous place, there was a risk of exposure.
Zeng Mo Yi saw Yuan Nong in his suit and felt a little uncomfortable.
He didn't suit a suit, his dark skin would look better in a robe.
"Mo Yi, you're here," Yuan Nong very gentlemanly pulled out a chair for Zeng Mo Yi and motioned for her to sit down. But his actions felt very passive to Zeng Mo Yi.
Forcing down her inner displeasure, Zeng Mo Yi whispered after the waiter served their food, "We shouldn't meet here in the future, it's too conspicuous. What if someone sees us? Also, there are too many people here, if we're discovered it'll be a big problem."
In the face of Zeng Mo Yi's reminder, Yuan Nong didn't take it to heart, instead, he said, "We have our own identities here, the Military Unification wouldn't think we'd be meeting here, would they? Besides, I came to see you, not just for work."
The implication was clear.
He came to see Zeng Mo Yi.
But Zeng Mo Yi found it very awkward, she didn't want to have any relationship with Yuan Nong beyond work, she had to clarify with him again, "I won't like you, I have someone I like, please understand."
"Okay."
Rejected again, but Yuan Nong still felt unwilling.
He managed a smile and made a gesture of invitation to Zeng Mo Yi, "Let's eat together, talk while we eat."
After finishing the steak, Yuan Nong whispered, "The old folks are urging us to get the list of 73 Military Unification secret agents as soon as possible, if we keep dragging it out, the old folks will suffer severe losses. We're currently identifying people in northern Shaanxi, but the range is too wide and it's too troublesome to identify them, so we still need to rely on you to provide relatively accurate intelligence."
Zeng Mo Yi also knew the matter was urgent, facing Yuan Nong's inquiries, Zeng Mo Yi explained, "I'm trying to find a way, but that list is a top secret in the Military Unification, besides Dai Li himself, almost no one knows about it, I don't even know where it is, how can I find information?"
"You have to try every possible way, do everything you can."
Yuan Nong spoke vaguely, but he made the methods very clear.
Try every possible way, do everything you can.
That is, as long as you can get that list of 73 secret agents, you can do anything regardless of the cost, right?
After all, Yuan Nong was the head of the Chongqing underground party, and her direct superior, Zeng Mo Yi didn't want their relationship to be too strained, she always thought the relationship between their party organizations was pure, but Yuan Nong had infiltrated.
"Alright, I'll try my best."
Zeng Mo Yi didn't want to talk to Yuan Nong anymore, she even felt a bit of disgust for this pompous leader. "Nothing else, I'm going back."
Seeing Zeng Mo Yi wanting to leave, Yuan Nong couldn't help but try to keep her. "We just finished eating, don't you want to go for a walk?"
"No need, thank you."
Zeng Mo Yi left directly, leaving Yuan Nong with a gloomy expression.
According to Yuan Nong's thinking, Zeng Mo Yi shouldn't ignore him like this. After all, he was her leader, and he was the one who planned her infiltration into the Military Unification. In this era where people looked at ability and culture, not appearance, Yuan Nong believed he was enough to capture Zeng Mo Yi's heart.
But the longer they stayed together, the further he felt from Zeng Mo Yi?
This made Yuan Nong feel very unwilling.
He wanted to investigate Zeng Mo Yi, wanted to know who she was in contact with in the Military Unification, but Yuan Nong's hand couldn't reach into the Military Unification.
However, the feeling of his beloved woman not being under his control was unbearable!
After sitting in the Rose Restaurant for a long time, Yuan Nong thought of someone, someone who could reach into the Military Unification, without any hesitation, Yuan Nong immediately took action, he would control Zeng Mo Yi in his hands.
The person Yuan Nong was going to find was none other than Zheng Yao Xian's direct superior… Lu Han Qing.
Lu Han Qing was an underground party member, publicly a very low-key traditional Chinese doctor, he worked as a sitting doctor at the Hui Chun Hall. He was very low-key in his daily life, relying solely on his reputation, his behavior was quite in line with the image of a traditional Chinese doctor.
In Chongqing, his only task was to contact Zheng Yao Xian and deliver intelligence obtained from him.
Lu Han Qing knew Yuan Nong, but they weren't on the same line. Yuan Nong was the head of intelligence for the Chongqing underground party organization, but he couldn't directly command Lu Han Qing, and he shouldn't contact him unless necessary. This was not the same as when they were working in Shanghai, this was Chongqing, the territory of the Military Unification, you're already breaking the rules by contacting me, do you really want to make that person break the rules with you?
How could Yuan Nong not understand Lu Han Qing's words?
But he had to do it.