After midnight

The continuous autumn rain started again after the sky cleared up for a while, covering the entire Jiudu with a patter.

Lu Lang held up a black umbrella and covered himself completely inside. He had just seen off a distinguished guest and was about to go back inside. The Lu family's courtyard was full of flowers and plants, among which two golden osmanthus trees were planted in the center of the courtyard, exuding a more refreshing fragrance under the baptism of rain.

Lu Lang put away his umbrella, stood in the corridor, shook off the water, and handed it to the old servant who was waiting on the side. By then, the tea in the hall had gone cold, so the old servant took the umbrella and went to clean up.

"Lu Li and A Nuan are not at home, so the house is not very lively." Lu Lang said sadly as he looked at the cool autumn air outside the eaves.

"Yes, the young master and the young mistress just left, but it feels like they have been gone for a long time."

"Yes... Lao Yang, go make another pot of tea and bring it to my study. I want my favorite box of Maojian."

"Okay, sir."

After Old Yang left, Lu Lang closed the door, picked up the black umbrella leaning against the white wall and held it above his head, then walked into the rain curtain and went to the study. He walked slowly through the still lush bamboo forest and came to a small house. Someone was already waiting outside the door with an umbrella.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lu. You are truly a clear and gentle person."

"The old man just likes quietness."

Lu Lang opened the door with the key, entered the room and pressed the switch. The light came on, making the room warmer and more comfortable. "Please come in. I asked Lao Yang to re-lay the carpet a few days ago. Lu Li and A Nuan haven't stepped on it yet. It's a pity that the rain hasn't stopped since it was laid."

"It's a pity, but the rain will stop." Yin looked down at the dark gray carpet with fiery red spots, put on slippers and stepped on it. At this time, Lao Yang just brought hot tea, and after Lu Lang took it, Lao Yang left and closed the door of the study.

"As you can see, this isn't strictly my office, so if there's any inconvenience, just make do with it."

"I think it's great to meet you in a place like this."

Lu Lang smiled happily and sat down in his seat. "Brother Lin mentioned you to me before he died, and we finally met today. However, even if there is no deal between us, if you have any difficulties, I am willing to help you."

"Thank you, Master Lu."

"If you want to thank someone, thank your Uncle Lin. I didn't help you at all. Take it. According to the agreement, this is what you deserve." Lu Lang took out a thick paper bag from the drawer of the desk.

At the beginning, when Lu Lang learned that Yin had approached him through Lu Xian and Lu Li, he had made it clear that he could help him without asking for anything. But Yin still wanted to do things the way a businessman does, so Lu Lang did not force him. Now, Lu's company had won the cooperation that was originally to be discussed with Song's company through Yin's intelligence, so Lu's company also kept its promise and gave Yin the information he wanted.

This data covers all the information of all the people who can be called chemists and biologists in the country in the past fifty years. No matter their origin, life or death, their current status, their huge social network and their unknown secrets, all this information is in Yin's hands.

The only person who could obtain such detailed information was Lu Lang, besides Jiu Xiang. Yin took the thick information with both hands and kept it well. The rest depended on them, Dark Night.

"Are you in a hurry to leave? Come and try this cup of tea. I want to talk to you more."

"This is a rare opportunity, and Yin also has this in mind."

Yin took off the black sports backpack and sat next to Lu Lang. At this time, the continuous drizzle outside was still falling. After Yin returned, the information was thoroughly analyzed. Within 48 hours, all possible relationships between people were listed and compared, with dense markings.

Yin closed his eyes and rubbed his swollen temples, roughly locking onto the target range.

"Ye, the next step is up to you."

Ye Wenyan crawled out from the pile of papers and reached out to take the thin paper from Yin's hand, "Wait for my news, it will be soon."

Just as Ye said, they soon found several key figures among them. They were the only breakthrough to the secret.

"arranged?"

"It's arranged, but what if it doesn't work?"

"No, there must be some clues on them. No one would disappear for no reason without causing any waves. Now, Song Hongtian is dead, and Song Yu has just taken over. It is a time when they are out of balance, so they will definitely reveal their flaws."

"Well, I'll expose our people first to get their attention."

"Okay, but we can't reveal that they are our people. We don't know what they will do, so we have to be careful."

"I'll tell them to be careful." Ye said. He was about to leave but turned back. He looked at Yin, hesitant to speak, and his expression was not as relaxed as before.

"Are you going to ask me whether I should inform An Yan? No, you can go out now."

"By the way, remember to find Zhao Yunqi and remind him not to forget what he promised."

"Zhao Yunqi has been An Yan's teacher for six years. Does he really know nothing?"

"He has told me almost everything he knows. Let's see what he does next. When reminding Zhao Yunqi, you don't need to tell him anything. Just let him think carefully about what happened on the night Song Hongtian died."

"I understand, Yin, you should have a good rest."

Ye said this and really left this time. Regarding the "Son of God" and the "Guardian", Yin did everything himself. Ye knew that this was the most important thing for Yin, but he still didn't want him to be too tired. Not to mention the deal with Lu Lang, when He was away, Yin had already sorted out the information about Beizhong, and was just waiting for He to come back and take away the little gift.

As for the deal with Lu Lang, it can be traced back to the night when Song Hongtian died. That night, codename 03 did not take nothing, he took away a report hidden in a secret compartment.

This report not only tested An Yan's physical fitness, but also used professional knowledge to analyze An Yan's abilities at the time, including chemical formulas, biological principles, etc., which were the most basic knowledge that Yin could understand.

But most importantly, the report was dated May 2010, 5, when An Yan was missing.

Therefore, with this report, it can be basically concluded that An Yan's disappearance is related to Song Hongtian. The ten years when An Yan disappeared is not only An Yan's biggest secret, but may even be Song Hongtian's biggest secret, so Yin must use this as a breakthrough point to find some clues.

They spent a lot of time on the deal with Lu, and should have spent even more time on arranging their troops, but the outbreak of the war in Taipei and New Taipei meant that there was no more time. Yin couldn't help but feel irritated, not only because of his tired brain, but also because he found that he couldn't fully control the outcome of this operation. He hadn't felt this way for a long time.

"Brother Yin, I'm back. How can I help you?" He said as he leaned forward and closed the door with his backhand.

"Let's talk about this later. How was your trip out?" Yin said with a smile.

"How could I be playing? Everything was normal at Beizhong when I came back." Ajiu said unhappily.

"Really? I was just talking about you to Ye. I didn't expect you to come back so soon."

"What bad things did you say about me again?" He squatted down and picked up the papers scattered on the ground one by one.

"That you are clever and smart."

"The devil believes you!"

Yin laughed, opened the drawer and took out two books. "Bring these to An Yan when you get back."

"What's so important that I need to bring it myself?" He was curious and came over to take a look. He flipped open a page and knew what it was at a glance. "Okay, I will definitely hand it over to Brother An Yan in person."

"He is indeed smart and clever." Yin praised him sincerely.

"Well, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"There are some materials that need to be supplemented and sorted out. Here, they are all on the ground."

"What? So many? I'm in a hurry to get back!"

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Yin handed He another copy of the list he had given to Ye. "These are the key targets. Get to work quickly."

He looked at Yin angrily, took it resignedly and dived into the pile of papers scattered on the ground. He curled his lips. But when He finally sorted the pile of papers into piles, Yin had already fallen asleep on the ground beside him with his head tilted.

"How could Sister Wuying let you work so hard?" He muttered as he pushed him, "Go back to your room if you want to sleep, or I'll tell Sister Wuying about it!"

"Don't." Yin straightened up immediately, wiped his face and prepared to stand up and go back to his room to sleep.

"Speaking of which, Brother Yin, I felt him in Beizhong."

"Really? It seems that Jing has regressed and is about to be discovered by you." Speaking of Jing, Yin perked up.

"It wasn't me, it was Brother Anyan, because I was with Brother Anyan the whole time. I noticed that he looked in a certain direction and his expression was obviously wrong, so I found out. Brother Yin, Brother Anyan wouldn't confuse Jing with Song Yu's group, right?"

"Will not."

"Okay, then I'll go to the basement, you go back to sleep." After saying that, He went out with the pile of things, and Yin also got up and went back to his bedroom.

Jing, like Ye, Qing and Wu, was his hidden trump card. Jing did not live with them, and only kept in touch with Yin. Yin dared to guarantee that, except for them, no one would know of Jing's existence, let alone associate him with "Dark Night".

But did An Yan discover Jing? Perhaps he had already discovered Jing and deliberately exposed himself in front of He in order to determine Jing's identity. Too scary. Yin was afraid of this, not because he was too powerful, but because he was afraid that he would be too powerful and think that he didn't need to rely on anyone, and would even force himself to protect everyone.

How can one person protect everyone?

Yin opened the bedroom door, and the midday sun was shining all over the floor. He drew the curtains and lay down to sleep.

Soon after this, riots broke out in Beizhong and Beicheng. After the people tied up hostages and surrounded Lu Li and Lin Nuan, Song Yu had no chance to attack Lin Xuanfeng, so he hurt Ajiu. After the operation, Ajiu slept for another day and night before finally opening his eyes from the hospital bed.

When Jiu woke up, Lin Nuan, who was guarding the ward, noticed it immediately. She immediately touched Jiu's forehead to test it. Fortunately, the fever had subsided.

"Ajiu, you're awake. Wait for me. I'll go get the doctor, okay?"

Ah Jiu nodded weakly, he didn't have the energy to reply. After Lin Nuan walked out quickly, he turned his head to look out the window. There was sunshine, wind, and lush trees outside the window. He looked for a while and then turned his head back to look at this small ward. He was very tired but couldn't bear to close his eyes.

The doctor came quickly, gave a few brief instructions and then left.

"Ajiu, the doctor said you're fine. You just need to take care of yourself."

Ah Jiu smiled at Lin Nuan, "Sister Lin Nuan, where is my master?"

"Your wound became inflamed and you had a fever last night. Your master took care of you the whole night. I just sent him away and told him to go back to sleep."

"Thank you, Sister Lin Nuan."

"Don't tell me this. If there is no emergency in the next few days, you will be under my care. I will send you back to Xindu in a few days. The medical facilities there are better and you will recover soon."

"Thanks……"

"Don't say that again. Jiu, we didn't do well this time. You are really good."

"Yeah." Jiu smiled shyly, his eyes shining.

At noon, Lin Nuan brought a thermos box, which contained all the food she cooked herself. She cooked porridge, fried eggs, and made beef patties with bone soup.

"Ajiu, I've told your master that he will come to see you in the evening."

"really?"

"Really? So hurry up and eat, and stay alert." Lin Nuan spread out the lunch boxes one by one on the small table on the bed and said, "I can only make these simple ones, so don't be disgusted."

"I don't mind it."

"Then try it. Can you eat it yourself? Don't be so stubborn. I can feed you."

"I'll eat it myself." Jiu shook his head like a rattle and quickly picked up the spoon to scoop the soup.

"What a shame for a kid." Lin Nuan said. Jiu's action made Lin Nuan unable to help but tease him.

"I'm thirteen years old!"

"But you will always be younger than me. In my eyes, you will always be a child."

Ah Jiu had no choice but to give in. He picked up the fried egg and forced the chewing sound to become the sound of grinding teeth. He thought to himself, Sister Lin Nuan is not cute at all, Xiao Su is more likable.

"What's wrong?" Lin Nuan asked when she saw Jiu's mood suddenly drop.

"I miss Brother An Yan and the others."

"Your brother An Yan," Lin Nuan seemed to be thinking, "You know you hurt yourself, but you are very angry."

"Ah?" Jiu suddenly stopped eating and looked at Lin Nuan nervously.

Lin Nuan reached out and pinched Jiu's face, "So, Song Yu won't have an easy time."

For some reason, Ah Jiu wanted to cry instantly. He quickly lowered his head and put the spoon into his mouth, then he raised his head and said, "Sister Lin Nuan, I was really scared at that time. I was afraid that I would die like that. I still had a lot of things to do. I... I wanted to see Master, I wanted to see Brother An Yan."

Lin Nuan didn't say anything, but raised her hand to rub his head. After Jiu controlled his emotions, he picked up the beef patty and put it into his mouth. He ate it in big mouthfuls. "Sister Lin Nuan, the food you cooked is so delicious. Have you eaten it?"

“I’ve eaten.” Lin Nuan said as she started to peel an apple for him.

"Sister Lin Nuan, when did you get married to Brother Lu Li?" Jiu looked at Lin Nuan, his eyes rolled as he began to stammer and gossip.

"When I was eighteen."

"So early?"

"Yes, it just meets the minimum legal age for marriage in our country."

"Is there such a requirement for marriage? Come to think of it, I didn't even know that the place where I lived was called Jiu Country."

"How come?" Lin Nuan asked him in surprise, "Jiu, I remember you once said you didn't know where your hometown was, right?"

"Well, my hometown is very small. I can't even find it on the map of Jiu Country."

"That shouldn't be the case. Even the smallest villages will be marked on the map. Have you looked for a map with a smaller scale?"

"I have looked for it. I have looked for it seriously. If I must say, my hometown is on a small island outside Jiudu Park."

The island outside Jiudu Park? Isn't there no one living there? But Ah Jiu couldn't lie, and the route to that place was correct. An Yan had escaped from there. By the way, this kid had appeared to find An Yan, and then he recognized Lin Xuanfeng as his master.

Lin Nuan put down the half-peeled apple and asked seriously, "Ajiu, when did you meet your brother An Yan?"

"It was in April this year, a few days before the end of the month. I can't remember clearly."

This time is earlier than the time when An Yan took Xiao Su away from the pavilion, and it is completely logical. Lin Nuan finally realized a problem that she had overlooked. She sat up straight and said, "Ajiu, I have a favor to ask of you. Could you please explain clearly how you met An Yan and how you found An Yan later, okay?

Ajiu nodded blankly.