Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan naturally understood Shen Lanbo's meaning but didn't expect him to come with Shen Lanyin.

But Shen Lanbo had a reason, "Lanyin has been worried about not giving you acupuncture at noon, so she wants to do it now."

Zhou Zhiyuan asked in confusion, "Acupuncture by the roadside?"

This problem was easy to solve, Shen Lanbo said calmly, "Just take Lanyin to that room."

Hearing him reveal the room, Zhou Zhiyuan exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

Shen Lanyin also looked at Shen Lanbo strangely. She did want to bring up the acupuncture and use it as a reason to talk to Zhou Zhiyuan. In her mind, going to the military hospital for acupuncture would be most appropriate, but the mention of a room immediately raised questions.

Then she heard Shen Lanbo whisper, "Going to see your teacher with a young female neighbor and that Han Xue, what are you trying to do?"

A warning bell rang in Shen Lanyin's heart. Before her relationship with Zhou Zhiyuan was clear, she already felt a sense of resistance towards Han Xue. Now that it was clear, this resistance had turned into vigilance. And now there's a young female neighbor?

Shen Lanyin was displeased but didn't say anything at the moment, listening to Zhou Zhiyuan whisper, "What do you know?"

"This is just the surface." Shen Lanbo didn't care what it was.

And Shen Lanyin absolutely agreed with Shen Lanbo's statement and wouldn't reject Shen Lanbo's suggestion, "Going to see your teacher should include Lanyin."

This arrangement surprised Zhou Zhiyuan. He turned to look at Shen Lanyin, seeing her beautiful phoenix eyes filled with suspicion, so he looked away and whispered, "Zhang Yong and Guo Yanhong are going to make dumplings for their parents. Comrade He Yushui should know how to make dumplings, but does Comrade Shen Lanyin know how to make dumplings?"

Hearing this, Shen Lanyin frowned, and Shen Lanbo said in a deep voice, "In one sentence, you made two mistakes. Who calls their girlfriend 'comrade'? Also, how do you know Lanyin can't make dumplings?"

Seeing Shen Lanbo's firm attitude, Zhou Zhiyuan turned to look at Shen Lanbo again, smiled, and said, "I want to talk to Lanbo alone for a moment."

Then the two walked to the side, and Zhou Zhiyuan whispered, "I said before, our mission doesn't involve family members. You agreed at the time."

Shen Lanbo whispered back, "I've figured it out. If you're doing underground work, you must hide it from your family. This is for protection."

"But now it's the opposite. Hiding it from family members may cause harm. As long as we don't talk about the specific mission, it's not a violation of discipline. There's no need to make it so mysterious and worry the family. Don't worry, Lanyin is not a weak woman."

What he said made sense, but Zhou Zhiyuan still objected, "You know how dangerous that room is."

"After the acupuncture, you take her to your teacher's house. Lanyin can give you cover, so you have a reason not to send the female neighbor. I'll pick her up before eight o'clock."

Shen Lanbo's arrangement seemed reasonable. Just as Zhou Zhiyuan was pondering, he heard Shen Lanbo whisper, "Tell me about the political commissar's situation..."

Shen Lanbo wouldn't give Zhou Zhiyuan time to ponder, repeated Zhang Limin's words, and then sent them both to that room for acupuncture so that Shen Lanyin wouldn't have to go to the hospital for her shift.

Watching the backs of the two riding away, Shen Lanbo sighed softly. He had done his best and would now ask for leave for Shen Lanyin.

And Zhou Zhiyuan also had something to do. He turned to look at Shen Lanyin and whispered, "You must give me face in front of the teacher."

Hearing him speak, Shen Lanyin turned to look at him and also whispered back, "You give me face, and I'll give you face. What's the deal with that young female neighbor?"

She didn't know about He Yushui, so Zhou Zhiyuan could only explain to her and answer her questions, "I wanted to have a good relationship with Shazhu, but I didn't expect to take on this job!"

So he had to continue answering her questions, "Shazhu is my neighbor in the courtyard..."

In this back-and-forth questioning and answering, the two rode their bikes to the vicinity of that high-rise building. After some reconnaissance, they parked their bicycles in the lobby on the first floor and then walked up the secluded staircase.

So Shen Lanyin asked again, "Why not take the elevator?"

"To avoid attracting attention. If you're tired, we'll take a break."

"Do you think my physique is very poor?"

"You're a donkey-like woman."

"What do you mean?"

"Ungrateful."

"Are you saying I'm ungrateful?"

Shen Lanyin raised her hand to hit him, but Zhou Zhiyuan immediately restrained her, her arms were firmly clamped by his arms, and there was one of Zhou Zhiyuan's feet between her legs.

Shen Lanyin couldn't move and asked nervously, "What are you trying to do?"

"Two kicks will do, no punching."

"Okay."

The two reached an agreement. Zhou Zhiyuan released her arms and took a step back, and then his calf was kicked.

Zhou Zhiyuan said angrily, "You're not keeping your word."

Shen Lanyin replied triumphantly, "You said I could kick twice."

"I said inside."

"But I didn't say I'd kick you inside. You denied doing it outside, but you didn't deny kicking outside. I'm very trustworthy."

Shen Lanyin's explanation seemed to make sense, so Zhou Zhiyuan could only reply, "Let's redefine it. No punching or kicking outside."

"Okay."

This answer greatly surprised Zhou Zhiyuan. He turned to look at her and asked in a low voice, "Is this your true face?"

"What true face?" Shen Lanyin said, and a coldness rose again on her fair oval face.

Seeing her like this, Zhou Zhiyuan chuckled and continued walking upstairs.

Arriving at the seventh floor, Zhou Zhiyuan stopped and looked left and right. Shen Lanyin, who was following behind him, asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

"Tired, taking a break."

"Liar."

Shen Lanyin was dissatisfied but didn't kick him, only rebuking him.

Arriving at the ninth floor and entering the room, Shen Lanyin carefully observed it and then walked into the washroom. After a while, she came out and said with satisfaction, "The sanitary environment is up to standard, I'll let you off this time."

Zhou Zhiyuan chuckled and replied lightly, "Thank you, Miss Shen, for your mercy."

Then he said, "It's so much better when you're like this."

"If you want me to be like this, you have to behave well. I can be petty because I'm a woman, but you can't. Men should be broad-minded. Sit on the bed, I'll give you acupuncture right away."

Shen Lanyin placed the needle kit on the bed and spread it open. She pulled over a chair, sat down, and had Zhou Zhiyuan sit on the edge of the bed. She grabbed his hand with her left hand and pulled out a silver needle with her right to insert it.

Zhou Zhiyuan looked at the silver needle and asked softly, "Are there no other painful acupoints left?"

"Does it hurt a lot?" Shen Lanyin asked softly.

"No, I want to know the specific locations of the various acupoints on the human body."

"What for?"

"To practice acupressure, so I can immediately immobilize someone with a single finger."

"And then what do you want to do?"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiyuan felt something was off and thought for a moment, "I mean, to use acupressure in a fight and then capture the opponent alive. I didn't want to do anything else."

He explained, but Shen Lanyin replied faintly, "If you have time to find and press acupoints, it's easier to just knock him down with a punch."

After saying this, eight silver needles were inserted into Zhou Zhiyuan's four fingers.

Shen Lanyin inserted the silver needles into him, raised her wrist to look at her watch, and was about to speak when she saw Zhou Zhiyuan raise his left index finger and put it to his lips, then pointed to the door.

She wanted to go out and take a look, but Zhou Zhiyuan shook his head gently, closed his eyes slightly, and carefully listened to the footsteps outside.

The footsteps were very light, tiptoeing over and stopping in front of the door, as if listening to the movement inside.

Making this judgment, Zhou Zhiyuan looked up at Shen Lanyin, and seeing her covering her mouth and nose, he couldn't help but nod slightly.

After a long while, the faint footsteps came again, walked up the stairs to the roof, and then disappeared.

At this time, Zhou Zhiyuan opened his eyes and looked at Shen Lanyin, seeing that she was still covering her mouth and nose, so he whispered, "All clear."

Shen Lanyin put down her arm and asked in a low voice, "Is it a spy? Why not chase?"

Zhou Zhiyuan replied in a low voice, "We can't be sure now. Not chasing is to avoid alerting the enemy."

He explained, but Shen Lanyin had her own thoughts and asked in a low voice, "Not chasing because I'm here?"

"Your safety is the top priority." This answer satisfied Shen Lanyin.

And what Zhou Zhiyuan said was also the truth. Faced with a confusing situation, he would rather be cautious than rash. Some mistakes cannot be undone.

If Shen Lanyin wasn't here, he would definitely have tracked them out. The footsteps were obviously there to spy on this small house.

This shows that this small house has been exposed, but Zhou Zhiyuan didn't care. Hiding in this small house is not only about becoming a hunter, but also about becoming prey. Then it depends on who is better at hunting.