After midnight

At the end of October, the Song elders' meeting only lasted half a day. That evening, when Yin and Wuying went to Anyan's place for dinner, they suddenly brought up this topic.

"Did you know that the Song family held a meeting of elders? This morning."

Su Ziling shook his head, while An Yan did not express his opinion, which meant that he probably didn't know.

"I forgot. They didn't announce it to the public this time. This is the first time they have held a meeting since Song Hongtian's death and Song Yu was elected as the head of the Song family."

"So what did they say? It can't be about those people again." Su Ziling asked.

"No." Yin said in a deep voice, "The head of the Song family has changed."

"Who is it?" Su Ziling asked in surprise.

"Song Nan, I heard rumors some time ago that those people were going to start slaughtering the Song family members and follow Song Nan's orders. Today, I received the latest news. Song Yu also attended the elders' meeting this morning, but the result is what happened now. As soon as the meeting ended, Song Yu was placed under house arrest in the Song family's old house."

"Why so sudden?"

"It's not sudden, actually. Ever since Zhao Yunqi died, Song Nan has taken over all matters of the Song family. Song Yu has been concentrating on copying water abilities. There's no guarantee that Song Nan won't have other ideas after getting in touch with those things."

"It's unlikely. This matter is a bit strange. Yin, has the revolutionary army known about it?" An Yan asked the first question since he learned the news.

"They should know tomorrow morning."

"Do you have a list of the people they have killed?"

"Yes, the river is being tidied up and it will be sent to you when it's done."

"Okay." An Yan nodded.

"Brother, if the head of the Song family changes, the situation will change accordingly."

"That depends on whether this person has really changed and how the revolutionary army wants to deal with it. But I agree with An Yan's point of view. The storm surrounding those people will not change easily." Yin put his arm on the empty chair beside him.

"Yin, do you know something else?" An Yan asked again.

An Yan and Su Ziling sat side by side opposite Yin, and the two of them asked questions one after another. In fact, no matter how they asked, Yin could answer them freely, and Yin could only tell them what he wanted to say. But now, An Yan sat right in front of him and asked him so seriously, and he suddenly wanted to tell him everything truthfully.

Yin retracted his arm and changed his position. At this moment, Wuying suddenly stood up. In fact, they had almost finished their dinner. Halfway through the meal, He, Ajiu and Xiaosu ran to the side to play.

"I'll go clean up." Wuying said as she stood and was about to carry the plates.

She didn't look very good, and An Yan and Su Ziling subconsciously felt something was wrong when they looked at her.

"No need, sit down first. I also want to talk to you." Yin touched her with his hand, and Wuying sat down again.

"Someone came to me and wanted to get the complete list from Song Nan through me. I agreed."

"What? No, brother, this is too dangerous." Su Ziling said anxiously immediately.

Song Nan would definitely carry the complete list with him, and now that he has become the new head of the Song family and can command those people at any time, isn't this too dangerous? It's like plucking hair from a tiger's head.

Wuying nodded slightly, her face was very ugly, she knew about this matter, and her worries were no less than Su Ziling's. Now Yin told An Yan and the others, but she didn't hope that Su Ziling's persuasion could change Yin's mind.

"Okay, don't worry about it. This is just a business. If Dark Night can't always grasp the first-hand information, it can't survive. What we work hard for is also our best lifeline."

"Brother..." Su Ziling called him softly.

Yin ignored him. He looked at Wuying and grabbed her hand. "Wuying, you come with us this time."

"Okay." Wuying responded quickly, firmly and forcefully. That was enough.

"An Yan, I'm not here during this time, so you have to pay more attention to Xindu."

"I see."

"He!" Yin shouted towards Jiu's room, and He quickly ran out, followed by Jiu and Xiao Su. "Let's go back, we have to be busy tonight."

After Yin and the others left, Su Ziling asked An Yan: "Why don't you persuade my brother? It's okay if he doesn't get involved in this mess."

"Zi Ling, your brother is right. This is Dark Night's business, we can't interfere."

"I know." Hearing An Yan say this, Su Ziling instantly felt a little irritated and dejected.

"Feel sorry."

"Okay, I'll go wash the dishes. I'm sure my brother will be fine anyway." Su Ziling packed up the dishes and went into the kitchen.

An Yan looked at Su Ziling's back and still felt sorry. This should have been his business, but only if Yin, as the leader of Dark Night, got involved in the internal disputes of the Song family, would they be able to find out the bottom line of those people.

An Yan stood up, walked up the stairs, and turned into his room. Ajiu and Xiao Su looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders like little adults, and went to the kitchen.

"Brother Ling, just now?"

"What happened just now? Have you finished your homework? If you don't want to do your homework, come and help me wash the dishes."

"Got it."

When Yin and Wuying arrived at Xidu, Ye and his team had already arrived. According to Ye, Song Yu was imprisoned in the old Song family mansion, while Song Nan was living in the elders' building not far from the old Song family mansion.

"Have you been to see it?" Yin asked in a secret residence in Xidu.

"I have checked. There are many people guarding the Song family's old house, but there is no one guarding the elders' building."

"This is strange. Doesn't Song Nan know that if he launches a coup, some people will do something bad to him? Isn't he afraid that some people want to overthrow him?"

"We haven't found those people hiding in the dark yet. Maybe he is confident enough now that no one can hurt him." Ye said after thinking for a while.

"By the way, when are you going to see Song Luo?" Ye changed the subject.

"tonight."

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Yin took advantage of the night to go to Song Luo's mansion. They met in a reception room, which was empty except for a transparent coffee table and a matching black leather sofa. Yin and Song Luo sat down face to face.

"I never thought that one day I would be able to meet you in person." Song Luo handed over the tea that he had prepared for Yin.

"You have met many important people, so there is no need for polite words. We have to hurry up, there is still a lot to do."

Song Luo lowered his head and smiled, "The man next to Song Nan is called Lingyi. He does use water abilities and is very strong. Other than that, I don't have any extra information for you."

"What does the person named Zero One look like?"

"When can you give me that list?"

"I need to find out the actions of Song Nan and the man named Lingyi first."

Song Luo looked at Yin, and finally took out a portrait from his pocket. "Just take a look at it, there is no photo."

"What? You people from Xidu know about this?" Yin teased while looking at the portrait.

"Humph, the new world is developing so fast, no one knows why Song Hongtian is so against the new era. But in my opinion, as long as the Son of God still exists, the three major families will not be annihilated."

Yin paused while folding the portrait, "Why do you say that?"

Song Luo smiled mysteriously and said, "I hope you can hand over the list to me as soon as possible. Although there are many people in my Song family, we can't waste them like this."

"I understand." Yin stuffed the portrait into his hands and left.

Yin returned to his residence and walked towards the study. Ye was still waiting for his news.

"This is the person, his name is Lingyi." Yin threw the piece of paper to him.

"Just hearing the name makes it sound difficult to deal with."

"In addition to finding out the actions between him and Song Nan, I also want the layout of all the rooms in the Elders' Building."

Ye's mind turned a corner and he understood what Yin meant. "Are you sending Wuying out so soon?"

"I have to get it before the date Song Luo thought I got the list."

"Okay, I'll give it to you as soon as possible."

Ye took the paper down, and after Yin said so much, Ye more or less knew what Yin was planning. What he had to do was to finish what Yin asked him to do as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

One day later, Ye came with the design drawings of the Elders' Building. This time, Wuying was also in Yin's study.

"The first floor is the living room and kitchen, the second floor is the meeting room and the room for the elders to rest, and the third floor is the temporary bedroom. But it is worth noting that Song Nan did not live in the room where the head of the Song family should live. Instead, he lived in the second bedroom, which is the first room on the left side of the corridor." Ye gestured to Wuying on the drawing, and Wuying listened very carefully.

"There is also this man called Lingyi. He doesn't usually stay by Song Nan's side. He only appears by his side when he receives a mission. This time they are also different from Xindu. They will only know the next mission target after completing a mission."

"Because Zero One has been exposed, I reasonably suspect that there will be another person among them who will serve as a bridge for Zero One to communicate with others. Because I have found out Zero One's address, I believe there are more than one pair of eyes watching him now. So I am keeping a close eye on the suspicious people around Zero One, but there is no result yet."

"You did a great job. Have they been quiet for a few days?" Yin asked after Ye finished speaking.

"Yes, that's what I'm worried about."

"What should I do? When should we act?" Wuying asked suddenly.

Yin and Ye looked at each other. They hadn't taken action for a long time, which meant they were about to take action, and this was Wuying's chance. Wuying knew their intentions very well.

Ye folded his arms across his chest and said, "Song Nan comes home very late every day, but no later than 3:30 in the morning. We are not sure how Song Nan hid the list, but we can be sure that he would put it away before he goes to bed at night."

"So I need to see where he put the list at this time?"

"But in the elders' building, people will start getting up at 4:30. The master of the house will move in, so there will be no fewer servants."

"I see. The most suitable time is to wait until Song Nan is fast asleep and the others have not yet woken up, which would be around four in the morning," Wuying thought.

"There's plenty of time. I'm not worried about that." Yin shook his head. "I'm still worried about how Song Nan will put the list. Wuying can't be watching him all the time, and it's impossible for him to see it by chance."

"I can try a few more times."

"No, Wuying." Yin immediately refuted the proposal. "This time is different from the past. I only plan to let you succeed once. The more times you try, the more dangerous it will be."

"It's definitely different than before, Yin. This time I must get it no matter how many times I have to go."

"Wuying, be obedient."

Ye looked at the two and coughed unconsciously. When Zaiyin and Wuying looked at him at the same time, he said with a stiff face: "In fact, it is not that there is no way to make Wuying succeed in one go, but it is more dangerous and will greatly increase the possibility of Wuying being exposed."

"Let's talk and listen first."

"There is one thing I haven't finished saying about Song Nan. Song Nan never lets anyone enter his room, and so does Lingyi. So Song Nan must have put the list in his room. And Lingyi only goes to the Elders' Building when he needs to receive a mission."

"I see. If I want to take the list without anyone noticing, I can only do it now. After Lingyi leaves, when Song Nan returns to the bedroom. No one would expect that someone would suddenly appear in the bedroom, so I just need to be careful."

"Yin, time is running out. I promise that once I see where the list is hidden, I will disappear immediately. I will wait until Song Nan goes out or falls asleep, and then I will take action." Wuying said again.

"Then if there is any news, I will inform you immediately." Seeing Yin nodded, Ye said and went out first.

There was no third person in the room, Yin took Wuying's hand. "Wuying, it's not that I don't trust you. You always complete your tasks excellently, but this time Song Nan's ability is too dangerous. If you feel unsafe, don't wait, you must come back immediately, understand?"

"I know." Wuying shook Shangyin's hand and said, "You almost never use my ability to make me do dangerous things, so I'm very happy that you let me do it this time. I know you are worried about me, but I promise I will be fine."

At exactly three o'clock in the morning of the same day, information came from Ye that Lingyi had left his residence just after Song Nan returned to the Elders' Building, and his current whereabouts are unknown.

Wuying and Yin stayed in the study together, waiting calmly.

Twenty minutes later, Yin received another letter from Ye.

He crossed his arms and said to Wuying who was leaning on the sofa, "Ye Lai Xin, Lingyi walked into the elders' building."

Wuying heard the news and stood up at once. His eyes, which were sleepy due to waiting, immediately became cold.

"We'll leave in five minutes." Yin said, looking at his watch.

Five minutes later, Yin gave her one last instruction. "Wuying, you must remember what I said."

Wuying nodded, opened her hands, clenched her fists, and disappeared out of thin air.

She appeared in Song Nan's room, clinging to the wall beside the door. The room where Song Nan lived was not big but simple, and one could tell the general idea at a glance. In addition to a bed and a table and chair, there was only a wardrobe in the corner. Wu Ying was clinging to the wall, not moving anything, trying to blend in with the place.

Song Nan came back earlier than expected, but Wuying had adjusted her mindset and breathing. Standing here, she seemed to have become a part of this room, sharing the heaviness and loneliness of this room with them. The door opened, and the air began to flow. Wuying was neither frightened nor afraid, she just opened her eyes following the air.

These beautiful eyes did not carry a single bit of malice. She hid behind the door and saw Song Nan walk straight to the wardrobe in the corner. He opened the door and pulled out the middle drawer, and put the black notebook he had been carrying in his arms into it.

Right now, Wuying clenched his fist again and disappeared.

Almost at the same time, Song Nan turned around, walked to the door, closed it and turned on the light.

Wuying collapsed on the floor of the next room, breathing rapidly. She was just one step away from being discovered. Wuying waited every second until almost four o'clock in the morning when she came to Song Nan's room again.

Song Nan was sleeping soundly, and this time she stood directly in front of the closet. She was very skilled at opening closets, whether her own or someone else's. As expected, she saw a box with a combination lock in the drawer. She didn't hesitate and disappeared with the whole box.

Song Nan, who was sleeping in bed, had no idea about this.

At 4:15 in the morning, in Yin's study, Yin, Wuying and Ye were facing the bronze box, worrying about it. They had been thinking about it for a while, but they were not experts at decrypting it after all. In the past, they would have smashed it open with a rock and would not even return the list. What was the point of the box?

They even wanted to let the owner of the box know that his secret was taken away by the 'Dark Night'.

But now... just a four-digit password has made everyone puzzled.

"If it's neither Song Nan's birthday nor his mother's birthday, then what could it be?" Ye asked.

"I don't know. I tried the date when he was elected as the elder and head of the Song family, but it didn't work." Yin replied.

"We have to hurry. Song Nan has a meeting at 10 o'clock today, so we don't have much time left. Also, Lingyi and the others might take action tonight."

"I know, but we can't just try it randomly." Yin said again, and his index finger began to tap the table regularly.

"By the way, let's tell An Yan and let him guess." Wuying suggested.

"An Yan?" Ye didn't understand why he was looking for An Yan.

"Yes." Wuying seemed to think that this method was very feasible.

"Ye, give it a try and write a letter to An Yan."

"I understand." Ye picked up the paper and pen on the corner of the table and started writing a letter.

Almost five minutes after the letter flew away, they received a reply from An Yan. Ye quickly opened the letter.

"1105," he called.

"Let me try." Wuying almost pounced on the table and turned the combination lock outside the box.

The lock was opened, Wuying excitedly took out the notebook and handed it to Yin. Yin took it, held it in front of his face, looked at it carefully and smiled. "It's Song Yu's birthday."

Yin opened it with one hand.