After midnight

Codename 03 hid behind the last row of bookshelves. He tried to curl himself up, and only dared to take a breath slowly when he felt that he could not breathe. This should be the longest night he had ever spent.

He should be thankful that Song Hongtian only turned on one lamp in his study, which was on his desk and farthest away from Code 03. This allowed him to curl up between the shadows of the wall and the bookshelf. The bookshelf was very high and could completely cover him, giving him a sense of security.

Code 03 originally came to report a matter. Song Hongtian asked him to investigate whether Zhao Yunqi had changed the prescription of his sister's medication. Seeing him coming, Song Hongtian generously handed him the antidote. He did not refuse, but respectfully took it and threw it directly into his mouth and swallowed it dry.

"Almost three weeks ago, Zhao Yunqi had already changed Zhao Yunshuang's prescription, although during this period he still took medicine from Doctor Wang. I checked the Chinese medicine residues left near Zhao Yunqi's home. Doctor Wang checked and confirmed that they were not the ones he specifically prescribed. I traced back to three weeks ago. That was the first time Zhao Yunqi took medicine without carefully asking Doctor Wang about the precautions when using the medicine, and he never stayed for too long since then."

"I also looked for who Zhao Yunqi had met at that time. The only suspicious thing was that he suddenly went into a tea shop called Shiguang. He had never been to that shop before, and we couldn't find out who he met after he went there."

Song Hongtian nodded with satisfaction. Codename 03 was the most outstanding of the assassins he had trained. He and Zhao Yunqi had helped him a lot, one in the open and the other in the dark. The difference was that Zhao Yunqi had the potential to be a politician, and Codename 03 was his most convenient killing weapon.

Song Hongtian only turned on a night light so that he could recognize the words spread out on the desk. The night light shone on the wall, making it look a little yellow. In the dead of night, when neither of them spoke, Code 03 could hear the howling of crickets outside the closed window.

Code 03 reported the mission and waited for Song Hongtian's instructions. During this interval, the wind outside suddenly became stronger, blowing the poplar trees outside and making a rustling sound, the sound even drowned out the crickets' chirping. The wind was very loud, but the knocks on the door outside were getting stronger and stronger.

Song Hongtian raised his head in the corner, signaling clearly that Code 03 should hide behind.

Code 03 walked over steadily. Song Hongtian must have something important to tell him, otherwise he would not let himself hide here. He stood behind the last row of bookshelves, adjusted the angle, and hid his shadow in the shadow. Song Hongtian would be very distressed. What would he do with Zhao Yunqi? Would someone who tried to escape his control be like him?

With a creaking sound, he heard Song Hongtian open the door and then close it. The person's footsteps were very light, and the two people's conversation was also very light. Only when the wind died down a little, Code 03 could vaguely hear something. But Code 03 didn't mean to listen to anything, he just wanted to know when the person who came in would leave.

A few minutes passed, and then a long time passed. The wind outside didn't stop, and the people who came in didn't leave. The wind was so strong that Code 03 thought, maybe it's going to rain today, and he cast his eyes on the empty white wall.

Suddenly, the sound of a chair falling pierced the stuffy air. Codename 03 almost immediately tensed up. He turned his head and then turned it back. His keen intuition told him that he must not move at this moment. This was not a good time to go out.

The bizarre and terrifying developments that followed made Code 03 spend the longest night in history, especially when Song Hongtian's crazy and insane roar cut his eardrums, and when the heavy rain came after the lightning, thunder and strong winds.

He pricked up his ears, stiffened his body, and tried to take in every little movement into his brain, which was working at a high level. Song Hongtian seemed to be possessed, and Code 03 received his exaggerated and crazy talk intermittently, as well as the concern and anxiety of the person who just came in.

Until Song Hongtian said something, no more sound came from that person.

Song Hongtian seemed to be still talking non-stop, and he talked for a long time. But in fact, Code 03 didn't understand what Song Hongtian was saying. Even if he heard a few words clearly, he didn't understand the deep meaning.

But the police dog-like instinct struck again, and Code 03 was too scared to move. If Song Hongtian was crazy just now, then from now on, that man also started to go crazy.

If left alone, there would be unforeseen consequences, but Code 03's body could not move at all. It was as if all other organs except the nose for breathing, the eyes for seeing, and the ears for hearing had failed.

Until later, even Song Hongtian's voice disappeared. The rain outside the window was getting heavier.

If Song Hongtian stopped screaming, no sound would be heard. Code 03 could only hear the rain pouring down from the sky, which was so heavy that it seemed to be leaking from the sky to cover up the evil that was growing in the world.

By now, Code 03 could no longer bear it, because he was about to suffocate, and the thin air seemed to take away his breath. He raised his feet and slowly moved to the edge of the tall bookshelf, pressing his back tightly against the bookcase. He only needed to slightly turn his head to see the corners of the copper-gray window embedded in the wall.

He wants to escape from there.

He leaned his head out, only half of it showing. But the next second, he turned back quickly, no longer having the courage to take a second look. His heartbeat suddenly became louder, and a piercing chill ran up his spine and quickly spread throughout his body. What did he see?

He saw Song Hongtian lying on the ground with half of his body tilted, and saw two pairs of hands fighting each other. The hand belonging to the other person was obviously in the upper hand, and the veins were bulging, and the extremely powerful hands were fiercely pinching Song Hongtian's neck. Song Hongtian's face was flushed, and his whole body was struggling fiercely.

Code 03's body was as stiff as a rock, and it was impossible for him to walk out. His life now had only two options: walk out and die now, or hide and die in the future.

The rain was still pouring down, giving Code 03 goose bumps and hairs standing on end. The weather was so cold that his muscles began to swell and ache.

Suddenly, there seemed to be no sound in the house. It was so quiet that it was almost drowning. Even the sound of the rain suddenly became quieter. Suddenly, the man moved and walked towards the back.

He walked to the bookshelf in the first row and pulled out a book, which should be thick and close to the bottom. Then he stood up. Would he continue to move forward? Code 03 suddenly clenched his fists.

No, he turned a corner and walked towards the gate. He pulled out another book, this time it should be at a higher place. The book was pulled out inch by inch, and the sound of pulling out the book was extremely clear in the ears of Code 03.

Suddenly, the mechanism started, and the wall behind Song Hongtian's desk opened.

Code 03 heard his footsteps become more urgent. He walked over quickly, and then heard the sound of flipping through something. Was he flipping through a book? No, it was thinner than a book. Was it a notebook? Code 03 didn't know, but the man flipped through it very quickly, almost impatiently.

For a long time afterwards, there was the intermittent sound of turning pages. The man was so engrossed in it that he didn't pay any attention to the possibility that there might be other people in the room.

Time was so torturous that sweat dripped down Code 03's forehead. He tried to move his arms, but found that his limbs were stiff. He listened to the rain outside gradually stopping and decided to give it a try. He was about to give up.

Codename 03 finally lowered his body slowly. The -meter-tall man curled up and moved with difficulty without making any sound. He only dared to breathe lightly, afraid that even his breathing would be too heavy.

The rain stopped almost immediately after it slowed down. The man seemed to realize that there was a hideous corpse lying on the ground, so he walked out of the door. Code 03 stopped moving immediately.

His clothes rubbed against the floor, and heavy footsteps were heard. It seemed that he had to deal with the freshly-excavated corpse first. The door opened, and when the footsteps gradually disappeared, Code 03 suddenly relaxed, and he sat on the ground, sweating profusely.

But almost immediately, he used his hands and feet to prop himself up and felt the muscles in his thighs pushing up again and again. He walked out and took a quick glance, and just one glance was enough to take in the entire mess. Books and materials were piled on the table, the chair had long been overturned, and the calligraphy and painting with the words "God rewards hard work" were thrown on the ground casually, and the door on the wall was wide open, filled with sealed documents.

Code 03 opened the window. He knew that the man would be back soon, and leaving through the main door was the most inappropriate approach. It was pitch black outside the window, except for the reflective water in the potholes on the ground.

Code 03 wanted to jump out, but turned back. He opened the drawer that Song Hongtian had opened last time before he died, hoping to find another antidote, but there was no extra medicine in the bottle, so he kept rummaging in other drawers. He was not interested in the secrets that Song Hongtian had hidden and cherished, he just wanted to live.

But the hurried footsteps soon approached here, and Code 03 quickly closed the drawers he had opened one by one, turned decisively and jumped out of the window and closed the window carefully. He jumped over the wall in the mud and left, and it only took him three seconds to decide his destination.

He went east.

And this scene in the rain is reaching another climax.

"So, who is it?"

Zhao Yunqi could no longer sit still. He swallowed his saliva, and the strong heartbeat was beating in his ears.

"Don't you know who it is?"

Yin looked sullen and glanced at him sideways.

Zhao Yunqi blinked. Should he know? His mind was in a mess and he couldn't think clearly. Yin was a master storyteller, and he whetted Zhao Yunqi's appetite and made him feel like he was there. He could still feel the excitement boiling in his blood. He never thought that he would get to know the truth in this way.

"How did you find code name 03?" Zhao Yunqi suddenly asked.

"No, it was Code 03 who found me, and found 'Dark Night'. You should have heard of the name Beiqiaodong, right?"

"That intelligence trading point?"

"He went there to find me." Yin said.

Beiqiaodong is just below Beiqiao. Beiqiao is located in the northeast corner of Jiudu, facing Jiudong Bridge. It does not connect the East District with the city center of Jiudu like Jiudong Bridge, but it does connect the two sides. Starting from Beiqiaodong, whether you walk three kilometers east or three kilometers north, you will be out of Jiudu. So Beiqiaodong is in such a position.

But the existence of Beiqiaodong is still relatively secret. Even Zhao Yunqi has never been there a few times, and Song Hongtian doesn't even know that such a place exists. The last time Zhao Yunqi went there was to find out Yin's identity. It was a long time ago, before An Yan escaped from prison.

As expected, Code 03 did not see Yin there, and did not get anything. Because Beiqiaodong said, sorry, Yin's identity is not for sale.

"Speaking of which, Yin, is Beiqiaodong related to 'Dark Night'?"

"No, if I must say there is a relationship, it's a cooperative relationship. I have a good relationship with them. They told me that when we rushed to the hideout of code-name 03 that night, he was fighting with someone and was seriously injured. The person who was able to catch up with him and seriously injure him must be one of his kind."

"Zhao Yunqi, that's all I have to say. I won't say anything else. Please go now."

"Thank you." Zhao Yunqi naturally understood what Yin meant. He stared at Yin deeply and prepared to leave. Yin would not say anything more, or he would not say it yet, for example, he still did not say why he broke into the Song Mansion for the second time.

"By the way, in two days it will be Song Hongtian's seventh day, right?" Yin suddenly asked again.

"Yes." Zhao Yunqi answered, and when he saw Yin just nodded, he opened the door and returned the same way.

Zhao Yunqi walked and walked in the night, passing through the flickering and noise of the night, until he suddenly stopped in the crowd. A horrible thought pierced his heart like an icy arrow, making his breathing suddenly quicken.

He knew who it was. The person who killed Song Hongtian could only be him!