After a moment of silence, listening to the footsteps clearer in the dead of night, She looked up gratefully at Yi Jiefang and said softly, "I’ll be more mindful in the future."

Yi Jiefang rolled his eyes at her. That kind of talk is for fooling kids; he didn’t believe it. This stubborn girl is so naïve, a bookworm! She didn’t even realize she got caught up in Professor Wei’s words, that sly old fox.

"Come on, start as you mean to go on. Check it for me. I’m going to lie down for a bit."

Yi Jiefang was more than happy for her to sleep first, quickly taking over, and waved her away! Check? What’s there to check! Dawn was approaching, and it might not need power at all.

After the footsteps outside stopped, and no one entered, Yi Jiefang sneered, secretly cursing. Some people at this power station are goddamn scoundrels!

Looking at the classmates in the machine room, exhausted and oblivious, then at Zhou Jiao curled up asleep. A surge of anger rose in Yi Jiefang’s heart, and he quickly went to open the main door.

The person outside probably didn’t expect the door to open suddenly. The look of surprise quickly returned to normal under the light, with a sheepish smile, "It’s not safe here, I came to check."

Yi Jiefang, with a stern expression, rebuked, "Check for what? Do you know your footsteps interrupt our thinking? Can you afford it if anything inside is lost? And at this ungodly hour, what are you, a man, running over here for? There are young girls here, you better not have any dirty thoughts."

The other person, perhaps not expecting Yi Jiefang’s harsh words, immediately darkened his expression.

Would Yi Jiefang be scared of you? This is his territory! Before the other could speak, he dropped his expression and loudly demanded, "Speak up, what do you want? Your work ID? Apart from having ill intentions, I seriously suspect you’re here to steal our secrets! Inside are calculation drafts and drawings, are you planning to get your hands on those?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

In the dead of night, the commotion here immediately alerted the distant patrolling personnel and the resting teachers and students. Soon, a group of people hurried over.

"...Stop talking nonsense! I even suspect you’re having improper relations and damaging state property."

Zhou Jiao had long been awakened, standing at the door observing, worried about Yi Jiefang being at a disadvantage. Hearing this, she grabbed a stick and flung it at the other person’s head!

"Murder! Help, murder..."

Under the light, Zhou Jiao saw the other’s tattered clothes and knew this was a vile person who liked to rise through slander. No matter your background, she’ll hit first and ask later.

"Da Yi, guard the door and protect the data. This is an enemy agent! Don’t let him in! Everyone wake up, we caught an enemy agent!"

With that shout, a few in the machine room woke with a start, grabbing sticks and iron bars, rushing to the door.

In the blink of an eye, Yi Jiefang, holding the door, stood there stupefied, watching Zhou Jiao shout while hitting the opponent with an iron shovel, smashing with all her might.

"What’s going on, Da Yi?

"Where is he? Did you catch him?"

Yi Jiefang didn’t know how to describe his feelings, glancing at a few classmates behind him, he smirked, "Over there!"

"Girls, guard the door. Zhou Jiao, be careful, he might have a weapon!" Shen Yunshi warned, holding up a stick but not reaching in time.

Only to see the middle-aged man on the ground, beaten down by Zhou Jiao, really stand up and pull out a butcher’s knife!

Zhou Jiao’s pupils contracted at this, a real jinx! She prepared her sedative, watching people rushing around. If so many couldn’t restrain one person...

"You bitch, I’ll kill you!" The other raised the knife and lunged at Zhou Jiao.

Yi Jiefang, frightened, shouted, "Jiao Jiao, watch out!"

"Quick, run here. Help, the enemy agent is committing murder..."

Zhou Jiao looked at those murderous eyes of the man wielding the butcher’s knife, knowing he wanted her as his burial companion. Seeing people closing in, she coolly tilted and swung her iron shovel vigorously at his head.

With a "bang," the iron shovel hit the other’s shoulder.

Zhou Jiao raised her eyebrows, not expecting the other to have some skills. Taking advantage of the moment he touched his shoulder, Zhou Jiao rushed toward the approaching group.

Professor Wei saw the scene from afar and urgently shouted, "The enemy is escaping, shoot to kill! Shoot to kill!"

Zhou Jiao ran swiftly. Once out of danger, she quickly shouted, "Don’t kill him! Capture alive! Make sure to capture alive, this man knows martial arts, be careful everyone."

If at first, she was angry about the other trying to frame her, now Zhou Jiao was absolutely suspicious of this middle-aged man. Initially being knocked down, it didn’t show, but later dodging her move, it was too familiar!

No basic skill, that angle should’ve been fatal or at least crippling.

So many people converging, yet as he broke through, ready to escape, how could Zhou Jiao let a danger slip away, leaving a hazard behind?

Spotting a militiaman missing repeatedly, she highly doubted these guys knew each other and feared an internal conspiracy. Without a word, she grabbed the gun.

"Hey, what are you doing? Nonsense!"

Yi Jiefang, having rushed over earlier, stepped forward to block, threatening, "Missing five shots, I suspect you’re an accomplice!"

At this remark, the crowd around took a step back instantly. How dare this militiaman intervene, now quiet, staring at his weapon.

Over there Zhou Jiao was ready long ago, constantly aiming at the middle-aged man attempting to flee. Squinting as he turned to expose his back, she decisively squeezed the trigger.

With a "bang," this time Zhou Jiao finally didn’t miss, hitting the other’s back, and as he fell, everyone tied him up with a rope.

"My dear sister, are you alright?" Yi Jiefang circled Zhou Jiao, almost unable to face his mates. He decided never to carelessly agree to take care of someone else’s wife. Tonight scared him to death, practically aging ten years. A whim of his, who knew it would escalate like this?

"He’s dead! Committed suicide!"

"Poison in his mouth..."

Yi Jiefang froze at once, a real enemy agent?

Zhou Jiao bypassed him, squatting by the corpse, feeling for a pulse, opening the eyes to check the pupils, and looking at the dark blood seeping from the corner of the mouth.

Retrieving a pair of hemp gloves from her trouser pocket, she had plenty of medical rubber gloves for chores. At this moment, she couldn’t take them out, so she made do.

Gloved, she pried open the corpse’s mouth. Zhou Jiao once again confirmed she wasn’t wronging anyone, who would stuff poison in their teeth for no reason?

Standing up, Zhou Jiao took off her gloves, tossing them onto the corpse, glanced up, and everyone had retreated far away. She’s not going to eat anyone, what’s the big deal!

To resolve the trouble, she pulled a small notebook from her other trouser pocket. Thinking she wouldn’t need it, who knew this day would come so soon?

"Miss, what exactly happened?"

Zhou Jiao glanced at him, knowing tonight he ought to be in charge. Even a petty official could make a decision. That’s good, she motioned for him to step aside with her.

Once apart, Zhou Jiao handed him the notebook, "This case is already beyond the township police station’s reach. Report it to the municipal bureau quickly. Also, control the word-of-mouth. I suspect there’s a gang behind him, coming here not just to steal Professor Wei’s research, but with a larger motive."