More than ten days later.
The weather gradually began to feel like summer, and the air all around grew warm.
Dong Xuebin had accumulated over twenty-three minutes of BACK. Since he had often used it a few seconds at a time recently, he only remembered the rough whole number and was unclear about the extra seconds. That night, after returning home, Dong Xuebin figured enough time had passed since the previous incident that Jin Di Mountain Villa's guard should have relaxed somewhat. He called Chu Feng at the Police Station and asked him to have trustworthy people check whether the casino at Jin Di Mountain Villa had reopened and gather as much information as possible about the place. Dong Xuebin was preparing to make his move.
After dinner, Yu Qianqian had several Chinese homework questions she did not understand, so Dong Xuebin went into the small room and patiently explained them to her.
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong. The doorbell suddenly rang, followed by the sound of the door opening and Yu Meixia's voice from the living room. "Who are you looking for?"
"...Is Xuebin home?" It was a woman.
"Oh, Director Dong is here. Please come in. I'll make you some tea."
"Please don't bother, ma'am. We can do it ourselves." This time, it was a man's voice.
After all these days of practice, Yu Meixia now knew whom she could let in and whom she needed to turn away. If someone arrived carrying gifts in both hands, bowing and scraping as they asked for Director Dong, Yu Meixia would turn them away if she could, saying he was not home even if he was. But if they carried themselves with some confidence and had brought nothing, she would naturally let them in. Sometimes, if Director Dong was not home, she