"Let’s go inside first." Chen Zhiyu immediately stopped Gu Ji, pulling him back to the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team.

Ensuring no one was around.

Only then did Gu Ji continue to ask, "What did you find odd?"

"I can’t quite say, maybe it’s intuition. The first moment I saw Li Huiran, her gaze at me was strange. It wasn’t the kind of disappointment and hostility a woman has when spotting a rival in love, but rather... it seemed like she knew me!"

Chen Zhiyu didn’t spell it out.

She worked at the National Security Bureau, receiving special training. Her reconnaissance skills far exceeded that of ordinary people, especially in intelligence and espionage, where her sensitivity was extremely high.

Without waiting for Gu Ji to speak, she continued to inquire, "Repeat from the beginning how you two met, got acquainted, and interacted, including her identity background. Don’t miss any details."

"Ah, okay."

Although Gu Ji felt a bit like he was being interrogated, he wouldn’t be careless when it came to serious matters, so he laid everything out.

"Mr. Wang said her father went missing, and her mother remarried abroad. She lives alone, and children who grow up in such a family environment are very independent. Theoretically, they rarely go to extremes like suicide over a relationship."

"In other words, if this relationship meant so much to her, why was she so easily attracted to a policeman she just met? Are you better looking than Peng Yuyan?"

"Huh?"

Gu Ji responded, raising an eyebrow, forming an ’N’ with his mouth, and actually touched his face as if comparing himself to Peng Yuyan.

Chen Zhiyu watched, her face flushed, and mentally scoffed.

Returning to a cold demeanor, she said, "I feel like her persona and background contradict each other. Moreover, from the rescue to now, she’s shown you a lot of enthusiasm, almost throwing herself at you immediately, which usually..."

"Usually carries a certain purpose."

Gu Ji interjected, a sharp look in his eyes, "Are you saying Li Huiran is a spy?"

As he pondered this thought, everything suddenly made sense in his mind.

No wonder Li Huiran seemed familiar at first; now that he thought back, many of her behavioral traits, language logic, and even some phrasing were reminiscent of Zeng Dan!

And what was Zeng Dan’s status?

National Security Intelligence Special Agent!

"It’s still difficult to ascertain, but there’s one thing I can’t figure out." Saying this, Chen Zhiyu looked Gu Ji up and down, "What secret do you have that’s worth using a beauty trap to uncover?"

Gu Ji had thought about this too.

Based on all the information he encountered, Gu Ji believed it’s most likely the United States Department of Defense Intelligence Agency!

Don’t forget, after the checkpoint in Japan.

He was listed on the DIA’s investigation list, and the reason the DIA put so much effort into getting close to him was simple: to find a missing Japanese DIA agent, which was Katsumura Youta, who had been kidnapped and interrogated by Wa Xueming!

With their agent missing, the DIA was more anxious than anyone.

But Shi Zhengmin, Zeng Dan, and Chen Zhiyu, all three are from the National Security Bureau, and there would be various confidentiality methods and means to protect them, making the investigation extremely challenging.

However, they would definitely have their photos.

This is also why Chen Zhiyu felt Li Huiran recognized her.

As for Gu Ji, Gao Bo, and Wu Kang.

His performance in Japan was the most outstanding, and given that Gu Ji previously caused a stir online due to incidents like "graduation exercises" and "passion fruit internet celebrity kidnapping," it was the simplest one to investigate.

As for why they waited to act until now.

On one hand, it was following and investigating his life trajectory to find the right opportunity to approach. On the other hand, because Gu Ji was sent to Jinbang for training after returning from Japan and then encountered the 324 action upon returning, one thing after another, the DIA had no opportunity even if they wished to make contact.

"It seems Katsumura Youta should know quite a few secrets, otherwise, the DIA wouldn’t prioritize it so highly. I’ll have to let Wa Xueming interrogate him properly one day..."

Gu Ji mused privately.

He couldn’t help but be grateful he asked Chen Zhiyu for help today. Otherwise, continuing contact with Li Huiran might have led to unknowingly getting betrayed.

Apparently, relying solely on his training in SERE’s anti-interrogation techniques was still insufficient to contend with genuine intelligence operatives.

"Hey! What are you daydreaming about!"

At this moment, Chen Zhiyu’s shout brought him back to reality.

Gu Ji looked at her slim and graceful figure, and at her delicately made-up features, he couldn’t resist reaching out.

Chen Zhiyu’s eyes widened, instinctively shy and wanting to evade.

But recalling what Dan had told her, she hesitated for a moment and eventually stood still, her flawless skin feeling the warmth of Gu Ji’s palm.

It was the first time Gu Ji saw Chen Zhiyu so docile and cute; if it were before, she would’ve slapped his hand away and shouted: "Filthy pig trotters." He couldn’t help teasing her a bit.

He smiled and said, "I was thinking, if the enemy’s beauty trap were you, I..."

"Then, would you be tricked?"

Chen Zhiyu lifted her head, her lashes fluttering as she asked sweetly.

Gu Ji furrowed his brow, looking extremely conflicted, and finally said four words:

"Absolutely not."

"..."

Chen Zhiyu didn’t speak, but her breathing quickened, and her face turned bright red, clearly furious.

Unexpectedly, as quickly as it was said.

She suddenly grabbed Gu Ji’s hand on her face and bit it without hesitation.

"Ouch!"

Gu Ji couldn’t help but cry out; Chen Zhiyu did have little tiger teeth!

Hearing the noise, Chen Zhiyu immediately reacted, quickly letting go, only to see Gu Ji’s hand with a row of teeth marks, though not bleeding.

She looked up, her eyes shimmering, torn between being angry and wanting to apologize, but in the end, she turned her head in a huff, "Who, who told you to tease me on purpose, I didn’t use much force!"

"I know."

Unexpectedly, Gu Ji smiled, patting her shoulder and saying in a somewhat doting tone, "Since Miss Chen loves nibbling on pig trotters, to thank you for your big help today, I’ll treat you to some barbecue, let’s go!"

"That’s more like it!"

Chen Zhiyu first smiled brightly, but when she turned her head, she saw Gu Ji still holding the avocado tea Li Huiran gave him, and couldn’t help but feel jealous.

"Oh! Still unwilling to part with the tea she gave you! If I hadn’t arrived in time, you might have already eagerly shared a cup with Li Huiran mouth-to-mouth!"

"No, I just forgot for a moment."

Gu Ji, of course, knew this wasn’t the time to provoke the little girl any further, so he threw the avocado tea into the trash can right in front of Chen Zhiyu.

Chen Zhiyu said this, but her eyes noticed.

Since pretending to be Gu Ji’s girlfriend just now, their hands, once clasped together, seemed never to have separated...

PM.

After eating hotpot, Gu Ji hurried home and eagerly lay down on his bed.

He first opened the item slot, where the yellow marked treasure chest had already cooled down in the afternoon. Compared to the 7-day time for white chests and 21 days for blue chests, the yellow chest’s opening time had already reached 35 days.

And the cost of opening the chest had jumped from 1 point, 2 points, to directly 4 points.

[Do you want to spend 4 crisis points to open the Lv3 marked chest (checkpoint exclusive)?]

[Yes!]

The yellow chest, made from refined bronze and gemstone-like gold, started shaking violently as he mentally confirmed, the gemstones gradually cracking, and a dazzling golden light bursting from the crevices.

"Whoosh!"

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the mark: Shooting Specialization (Large)!]

Awesome!!

Seeing the yellow words of the mark, Gu Ji was so excited he almost jumped straight up from the bed.

After all, there wasn’t any impressive mark option in the MERS checkpoint.

So much so that when Gu Ji opened the chest, he didn’t have high expectations, but surprisingly, the chest didn’t yield a checkpoint-exclusive mark, instead receiving a random one.

And the shooting mark was precisely what Gu Ji needed most at the moment!

During the Myanmar North 324 action, suppressing the Bai Family Border Defense Camp and mercenaries was an improvement, not just by a small margin.

After embedding the mark in a slot,

Gu Ji felt that familiar sensation return, with one more chance to win a glory prize and some honor points left.

He first spent 0.8 points to purchase [Suicide Drone Missile Support] again.

Couldn’t help it, after experiencing it firsthand.

Gu Ji found this thing to be delightful.

With 2.59 points remaining, he began browsing the privilege library seriously, almost drooling as he scrolled down!