Four o'clock in the morning.
Jiang Ye was woken by the urge to urinate.
He opened his eyes and was startled.
Cen Yemeng sat by his pillow, looking down at him intently, her eyes glistening.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ye asked.
"I just finished feeding the baby," Cen Yemeng blushed. "I was hesitating whether to wake you up."
"It's only four o'clock, why wake me up?" Jiang Ye was confused.
Cen Yemeng's face turned redder, and she said nothing.
She lifted the quilt from herself.
Perhaps it was the effect of underwater childbirth, or perhaps the medical recovery methods of this era were advanced, but her figure had almost completely recovered.
She wore pink underwear, her skin as white as porcelain, and her long legs were shapely.
"Is our son asleep?" Jiang Ye craned his neck to look at the crib.
"He's asleep," Cen Yemeng whispered.
Jiang Ye immediately pulled her into his arms.
The phone suddenly rang, as if hitting a pause button for the two of them, and all their movements instantly stopped.
Cen Yemeng blinked, reached for the phone on the bedside table, and handed it to Jiang Ye.
It was Shao Wan calling.
"Answer it?" Jiang Ye asked.
"Yes, business is important."
"You are business."
"Pervert." Cen Yemeng's face turned as red as a tomato. "Answer the phone."
Jiang Ye chuckled. Perhaps because they hadn't been together for long, Cen Yemeng still often showed shyness, completely lacking the ease of an old married couple. He quite liked this feeling.
Fearing that the phone call would wake Jiang Senlin, Jiang Ye left the bedroom and went to the bathroom in the corridor. He pressed the answer button while urinating.
"Commander, Malun has finished confessing. Shall I give you a brief report?" Shao Wan said in a deep voice.
"Okay, I'm listening," Jiang Ye replied.
"They met someone in the Hal Star prison. We don't know this person's exact name, but his nickname is Spider-Man. Spider-Man assigned them missions to come to Jiang Ye Star as professional killers, assassinating a group of key figures. Upon successful completion, they would receive money and be arranged to smuggle to an alien planet."
"They arrived on the criminal continent at six in the morning. At three in the afternoon, after the inspection troops had passed, the killers immediately boarded a fishing boat from Da Kun Fisheries, hiding among the fish in the hold, and landed in Binhai City. After landing, they stayed at Granny's Squid Roll shop, working as clerks during the day and sleeping on the floor of the shop at night. For the food ordered by customers, they would leave a small portion in the kitchen for themselves, thus avoiding any consumption records."
"This means that both Da Kun Fisheries and Granny's Squid Roll are problematic. Seal them immediately. Control all staff and the owners. Don't let any of them escape," Jiang Ye said. "How did they know your home address? Who gave them the order? How do they communicate with each other?"
"The order also came from Spider-Man. He has already arrived on Jiang Ye Star. We don't know his specific name, but we've seen his face. I've already asked Malun to look through the ID photos of alien immigrants. We should be able to identify him soon. Once identified, we'll arrest him immediately," Shao Wan said.
"They communicate using secret codes, somewhat like spy rendezvous. Opposite Granny's Squid Roll street in Binhai City is Coco Café. The café tidies the flowers on its windowsill every morning. Bright yellow flowers mean no business today. Small white flowers indicate danger and the need for self-preservation. Red flowers mean there's a mission."
"The rendezvous times are all in the morning, at the newly completed Binhai City Central Park. There are benches on the main path of the park. The sixth bench is the intelligence point. Spider-Man will place small objects under the bench in advance, such as metal bottle caps, plastic straws, plastic bottle caps, etc. Different small objects indicate different specific methods of intelligence delivery. If you'd like to know more, I can send you the confession transcript."
"As for how they knew my home, it was through a type of radioactive dust," Shao Wan said. "The dust was sprinkled on my shoes. The dosage was very small, but enough for a radiation detector to track remotely. I walked home, and someone followed the radiation trail. They passed by my house and noted down the house number."
"An inside mole?" Jiang Ye was shocked.
"Most likely," Shao Wan said. "But I don't know who it is. I'm going to check everyone who entered and exited my office during that period. I only change my shoes in the office and at home, so it should be easy to catch them."
"Seal Coco Café as well and detain all the servers," Jiang Ye said. "We must eradicate this killer network completely. If you need anything, submit a report and proceed, don't have any reservations."
"Understood!" Shao Wan replied.
"Did Malun say how many people they were supposed to assassinate? Why were they targeting you?"
"I don't know. The intelligence is very limited; we just need to catch Spider-Man," Shao Wan said. "It's probably because my existence threatens certain matters. I'll think about what I've threatened and investigate them one by one."
"Alright, tell me if you need any manpower or support. I'll give you full support to suppress these rebels," Jiang Ye said.
"Thank you, Commander!"
"You're welcome. Jiang Ye Star now has six million people. It's not surprising to encounter any demons or monsters. Your responsibility is still very heavy."
After hanging up the phone.
Jiang Ye returned to the bedroom.
Cen Yemeng sat cross-legged on the bed, looking out the window.
Her hair was tied up in a neat high ponytail, and her slender neck was reminiscent of a swan. The bedroom lights were off, with only a faint glow from outside. Her body's curves were particularly alluring in the dim darkness.
"Finished the call?" she asked softly when she heard footsteps.
"Finished."
"A call at this hour, did something happen?" Cen Yemeng was a little nervous.
"It's not a serious danger, and in a way, it might be good. We've caught the vine of a criminal organization, and now we need to follow it to find the roots." Jiang Ye sat beside her and pulled her into his arms.
"Why don't... you rest? You'll be busy tomorrow, right?"
Jiang Ye hesitated for a moment. "Then... alright. I'll talk about it after I finish my work these days. You should also recover your strength."
"Are you a blockhead?" Cen Yemeng's eyes shone like deer eyes in the darkness. She suddenly pinched his waist, "I was just being polite, and you're actually being polite back?"
Jiang Ye was stunned. "Just say what you want. Then I won't be polite anymore!"
"Don't you dare be polite with me!" Cen Yemeng giggled.
Jiang Senlin suddenly burst into loud cries, different from ordinary infants, more like the wailing of an old man.
Jiang Ye froze.
Cen Yemeng also froze.
She crawled to the side of the large bed, pouted, and rocked the crib, scolding softly, "You little rascal, you really have no sense of timing. You don't wake up early or late, but you choose to wake up now! Alright, alright, don't cry."
"Is he hungry?" Jiang Ye was a bit flustered, being a father for the first time.
"He's definitely not hungry, I just fed him less than fifteen minutes ago." Cen Yemeng suddenly leaned close to the crib and sniffed. "I know why Senlin is crying. Honey, go get me a set of new baby clothes and two diapers."
"Coming right up!"