After learning from Xia Liang that Lin Zhirou had gone to Country M, Shen Jianyi wasn't overly surprised.
With the current medical technology in the country, there was indeed no way to quickly heal the wounds on Lin Zhirou's face. Coupled with all the public opinions, leaving China was the wisest choice for her at the moment.
Putting aside the thought of Lin Zhirou, the woman who popped up every now and then, Shen Jianyi glanced at the calendar on the table.
It was the 14th.
Tomorrow would be the day she had agreed to make a deal with Xu Wenji.
"I'm going out tomorrow."
Shen Jianyi raised her arm and waved it at Lu Jinsheng, who was sitting at the desk reading documents.
Lu Jinsheng looked up. From his angle, he could just see a section of her fair and slender waist when she raised her hand.
His eyes darkened slightly, then he quietly withdrew his gaze.
"When will you be back?"
They had developed a kind of tacit understanding by now.
They didn't ask where she was going, only when she would be home.
"Probably before twelve o'clock."
Shen Jianyi replied casually.
She hesitated for a moment, considering whether to tell him about Xu Wenji.
But she quickly dismissed the idea.
The organization was highly secretive, and few people knew about it. She only knew from the professor that there were mysterious people silently funding them. As for the rest, she knew nothing.
Telling Lu Jinsheng now would only make him worry.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."
Lu Jinsheng said gently. He paused for a moment, as if he remembered something, and suddenly looked up. "So you're going to spend all your time on your own on the day before our wedding?"
"Otherwise?"
Shen Jianyi retorted.
Lu Jinsheng had no way to deal with her and just let her do as she pleased.
...
The moon was very round tonight, as bright and clean as a disc.
The gentle moonlight poured down on the earth, and the sound of the waves came from time to time.
A low - key black van drove towards the seaside and stopped outside an abandoned factory building.
"Wait for me here."
Shen Jianyi put on a cap and hid a dagger in her sleeve.
"Master, let me go in with you. I always feel a bit uneasy."
Xia Liang frowned and looked at the pitch - black warehouse, whispering.
"Wait for me to come back."
Without agreeing to Xia Liang's suggestion, Shen Jianyi directly opened the door and walked towards the factory building.
This was the time and place Xu Wenji had appointed.
The factory building was still pitch - black at this time. There was only a faint smell of the sea in the air, nothing else.
She pushed open the heavy iron gate, her thin lips tightly pursed.
Shen Jianyi glanced at the dark surroundings, then quietly walked in.
There was no sound.
The darkness in the distance seemed like a terrifying giant mouth, ready to swallow her whole.
Suddenly.
At this moment, a small lamp lit up.
A somewhat thin - looking man was sitting on an old wooden stool, crossing his legs, looking very calm.
"You're here."
Ke Yi'an, no, it should be Xu Wenji. He smiled faintly as he looked at Shen Jianyi, who had a serious expression on her face.
"A, you still like to act alone as before."
Xu Wenji stood up from the chair.
The distance between the two of them was less than ten steps. Shen Jianyi looked at his unfamiliar face and didn't beat around the bush with him.
"When did you know that I had found out your true identity?"
"The one who could put me on the wanted list, A, is only you."
Xu Wenji said. "After all, we've been partners for so many years. It's too difficult to hide anything from you."
Shen Jianyi didn't waste any more words with him.
She looked around the factory building. Apart from some abandoned shelves, there was nothing else.
"Where's the stuff?"
Shen Jianyi's eyes turned cold.
Xu Wenji shrugged. "A, don't be so unfeeling. You know that things like chips can bring us huge profits. Just by selling chips, we can live a care - free life for the rest of our lives. Why don't you join me? With your help and the Lu family, the glory and wealth in the future will surely be enough for us to enjoy for generations."
Saying that, Xu Wenji took steps and walked towards Shen Jianyi step by step.
Shen Jianyi impatiently showed the dagger in her hand and coldly asked again, "I'm asking you, where's the goods?"
Sensing the dangerous and murderous aura on the woman, Xu Wenji stopped.
He slapped his forehead and sighed remorsefully.
"I forgot. You're still the young mistress of the Lu family now. Why should you get involved with me?" He paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed strangely. "Since that's the case, then I'm really sorry for you."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Xu Wenji suddenly pounced on her.
Shen Jianyi had been on guard. She leaped to the side and dodged Xu Wenji's attack.
Her face suddenly turned cold, and the dagger glinted with a cold light.
Xu Wenji raised his leg and attacked Shen Jianyi's lower body directly.
And Shen Jianyi had also anticipated his move and dealt with it with ease.
They were too familiar with each other. They didn't even need to guess; their bodies could automatically sense what the other would do.
The two figures fought together, evenly matched.
Until Shen Jianyi felt a warm liquid splash on her hand.
"You're crazy?!"
She stared at Xu Wenji in shock as he suddenly stopped.
He tightly held her hand and pushed the dagger in her hand into his own abdomen.
Shen Jianyi's mind went blank for a moment.
She hadn't intended to kill Xu Wenji.
Her plan was to find the chips, take Xu Wenji to the professor, and then let the professor decide how to deal with him.
But she never expected that Xu Wenji would choose to hurt himself.
"I'll take you to the hospital."
Letting go of her hand, Shen Jianyi reached out to support Xu Wenji, whose face was deathly pale.
They had been partners for many years. Even though Xu Wenji had betrayed the organization, those unforgettable memories made it impossible for her to ignore him.
Xu Wenji's body collapsed on the ground. He tightly grabbed Shen Jianyi's wrist, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
"You're still not cruel enough."
"What?"
Shen Jianyi was a bit confused.
At this moment, Xu Wenji suddenly shouted, "Shen Jianyi, why did you betray me?! Didn't we agree to run away with the chips together?!"
Run away together?
Shen Jianyi didn't react.
But the next second, the whole factory building suddenly lit up.
At the door.
Zhou Sang, Vivian, Sam, and Xia Liang all appeared at the door. They also looked at Shen Jianyi in shock.
"What are you talking nonsense about?"
Shen Jianyi coldly questioned.
Xu Wenji showed a miserable smile. He tightly covered his wound and looked at Shen Jianyi with a disappointed look in his eyes.
"Have you forgotten? It was you who told me before that the chips could help us gain endless wealth. It was you who asked me to get plastic surgery and disguise myself to sell those chips.
"Now that you see the professor and the others have traced my whereabouts, I never thought you would try to get rid of me. Shen Jianyi, you vicious woman. I was wrong to trust you before."