Elite members traded sharp words, but Sugawara Kosuke foolishly interrupted them, throwing the banquet into complete chaos.
Inukai Ken and the embassy joined forces to pressure spies from various countries, trying to force them into a "cornered beast will do desperate things" situation.
But, Sugawara Kosuke ended up finding those spies and peddled all sorts of smuggled goods to intelligence traffickers, even suspecting them of trading intelligence!
Finally, Inukai Ken, out of sheer frustration, simply sealed off the Peace Hotel.
The Peace Hotel became an isolated island, where Lv Yaohua and others from Japan gradually differentiated, making the situation increasingly perilous.
Shen Yan, who had successfully obtained the latest submarine design from a Soviet traitor, was at a loss for a way to smuggle out the film.
Shen Yan and Qu Anni were prepared to stake it all, even if it meant revealing themselves or sacrificing themselves, to get the intelligence out.
Before they could act, Sugawara Kosuke, while eating, unexpectedly suffered from food poisoning and had to be rushed to a hospital.
"...Was the film just sent out ?"
Without any effort, without needing to shed blood or die with the enemy?
It was Shen Yan’s first experience being caught off guard, and he couldn’t adapt at all.
Having successfully sent the intelligence back to headquarters and receiving commendation, he then went and earned a merit from the Guo Party; half a month later, he was still not quite over it.
"Hmm," Qu Anni, who had been carried along too many times, was surprisingly used to it.
Now, she had an unshakeable confidence that, as long as her husband was there, no problem was unsolvable.
By the mid to late forties, the Devils were on their last legs, and He Tiantian, the fake Japanese, began to seek an "escape route."
Over the years, she had gradually transferred her business to Hong Kong, just waiting for the Devils’ surrender before she fled Shanghai with her family.
As for Qu Anni, she received orders from above to continue her undercover work.
With the defeat of the Devils, Sugawara Kosuke’s identity seemed to have lost its purpose.
But in fact, "he" had in his possession a munitions factory, some high-end weapon designs, and a massive shipping conglomerate.
It could be said that He Haotian’s importance had not diminished with the Devils’ surrender.
On the contrary, "he" became even more valuable.
Thus, following a superior’s order, Qu Anni accompanied He Tiantian with her children to Hong Kong.
He Tiantian reverted to the identity of He Haotian, a Hua Country person, and continued under the guise of doing business, using Qu Anni’s channels to supply large amounts of medicine, food, and military hardware to the liberated area.
In the 1980s, with Hua Country’s economy beginning to recover and soar, the now-aged He Tiantian returned to the Mainland with Qu Anni.
They returned as patriotic businessmen from Hong Kong to invest and build.
Besides investing, they also visited Shen Yan, who was retired and living in a rest house.
"...There has been a question I’ve meant to ask you for a long time, Mr. He, you actually knew—" about his and Qu Anni’s identities?
And moreover, during those hardest years, he had always covertly protected him and Qu Anni!
He Tiantian didn’t respond, only gave a faint smile.
Shen Yan and Qu Anni exchanged looks, then after a long time, both started laughing.
The country had grown strong, and the people lived happy, stable lives, fulfilling the dreams of their generation.
Some things, how truthful they were, no longer mattered, right?
"Ding! Protect Qu Anni’s task completed, reward 1 point."
"Ding! Recipient reader awarded 10,000 Dian Niang Coins, redeemable for one Primary Treasure Box."
"Ding! Acquired 300 achievement points."
Once He Tiantian sent off Qu Anni, as descendants cried sorrowfully, the Divine Soul departed this small world.
Returning to the library space, He Tiantian’s emotions were quickly extracted.
Although her feelings for Qu Anni, her children, and other family members were gone, something deep inside remained.
He Tiantian steadied her heart before opening her personal panel—
Achievement Points: 400.
Rewards: 10,000 Dian Niang Coins, redeemable for a Primary Treasure Box.
Cheat: Virtual Learning Space
Huang Rong’s Cooking Skills
Ma Jiu’s Gambling Skill
Junior Master Uncle’s Unlimited Decision
Dr. Chen’s Research (Upgraded Version)
Cheng Chen’s Painting (Unclaimed)
Top in Skill (Unclaimed)
Ah Zhu’s Disguise Technique
Apart from these system-provided cheats, He Tiantian was proficient in traditional and Western medicine, five foreign languages, as well as some talismans and martial arts.
Unknowingly, she had mastered so many skills; seeing all those lines of text, He Tiantian felt an indescribable sense of fulfillment.
"Tiantian, isn’t it exhilarating, these tasks that make up for regrets?"