Although Zhu Jie had no idea what Li Bai meant by the rendezvous, she fully understood how urgent the situation was. Wu, their only real fighter, had been led away. The rest of them would be lambs waiting to be slaughtered when faced with those monsters.
"You're awake?"
When Jiang Cheng entered the room, Zhu Jie naturally stayed in the outer room, doing some cleaning. In reality, she was keeping an eye on the other room in the courtyard, where Doctor Zhou was discussing their next move with Wang Fugui and Tang Qisheng.
The moment Li Bai saw Jiang Cheng, she excitedly repeated what she had told Zhu Jie earlier and urged him to bring Wu back at once.
Jiang Cheng was initially shocked by what Li Bai said, but he quickly composed himself. A hint of wariness crept into his gaze as he looked at her. "You say the state appointed you to contact the support forces. Then why didn't Lin Wan'er mention this to me before?"
"I—I don't know either. Maybe this matter is top secret, and she wasn't told until the operation actually began. But once we see Specialist Lin, she'll recognize me."
"Fine. If you're saying those people failed the password because they're impostors, then tell me: what's the real password you agreed on?" Jiang Cheng asked.
A conflicted look crossed Li Bai's face, but after a moment, she shook her head resolutely. "I'm sorry, I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"I just woke up. I don't know what's happened here, and I can't tell whether you're real or fake. If the Night Watch gets the password out of me, then the real Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui will be in danger." Li Bai spoke with absolute conviction, leaving no room for discussion.
"But if you