After work, Achuan arranged to have supper with several people and invited Qin Tianyi to join them.
Qin Tianyi, however, did not want to go, saying he wanted to return to the dormitory to rest.
Achuan did not insist that he go along, leaving him to lock up and return to the dormitory when he left.
He waited until all the restaurant staff had left, still somewhat disbelieving that Achuan would no longer be watching him, giving him complete freedom to act.
With a sense of doubt, he turned off all the lights in the restaurant and began to lock the doors, murmuring to himself whether anyone else was monitoring him from the shadows.
After he had crouched down and locked the second iron gate, he stood up to observe if anyone was watching outside the restaurant, only to bump into Amei, who was behind him.
"Why is it you again?" Qin Tianyi asked, sweeping a cold glance over her.
Amei, without any hesitation, hugged him tightly, pulling him to the corner by the restaurant's main entrance and pressing him forcefully against the wall. "Don't move, don't struggle. It was too difficult for me to come here to find you. Believe me, this is your last chance."
Qin Tianyi, a grown man, had never been pinned down by a woman like this. He gripped Amei's arms firmly, trying to push her away completely.
"Does it amuse you to keep testing me on behalf of Mr. Lu? I won't be interested in you."
Amei used all her strength to struggle against him, preventing him from pushing her away. "I told you long ago to trust me, this isn't a test. Lu Yuanhong, that old scoundrel, has been busy with acquisitions these past few days and didn't come home tonight, which is why I had this opportunity to sneak out and find you."
Qin Tianyi remained half-believing, half-doubting. At such a critical juncture, he could not afford any misjudgment.
"Still don't believe me? Then let me tell you, you've already fallen into his trap," Amei said quickly. "There are no raw materials coming to Lancheng at all. None. That's a trap he dug for you!"
Qin Tianyi froze for a second. It wasn't that he hadn't considered this possibility, but he had dismissed it. After all, Lu Yuanhong had made them deal with Anan.
Since Lu Yuanhong was convinced Anan was the mole, he shouldn't be suspicious of him anymore.
"What do you know? I've already eliminated Anan, and Mr. Lu trusts me." Qin Tianyi finally managed to push the troublesome woman away.
Amei stood before him, laughing. "You don't know him at all. Letting you kill Anan doesn't mean he doesn't suspect you. You're wrong. He doesn't trust either of you, so you both have to die! The only reason he's letting you live now is to use those so-called raw materials as bait to expose you completely."
Qin Tianyi was a bit stunned by Amei's words. If Amei was right, then he had contacted Su Kangxi tonight and informed him of the time and place the raw materials would arrive.
Tomorrow night, as soon as Su Kangxi appeared at that pier with his men, he would be completely exposed.
Amei, using the dim light, observed the changes in his expression and asked, "You've already told your superior, and even arranged for the police to be deployed then?"
Qin Tianyi did not respond, still trying to determine if she was friend or foe.
"You're finished. You're truly finished. If you can't contact your superior again, you should flee for your life immediately."
"Why should I flee?"
"Why do you think his people gave you this little bit of free time? It's precisely so you can contact your superior and expose yourself! I think you'd better use this time to escape. If you can get away, there might still be a glimmer of hope."
Qin Tianyi said, "I think you've got it wrong. I'm not an undercover agent, let alone a police officer..."
"Then what are you? Aban, an ugly and unusual bodyguard?" Amei said with a laugh. "I thought you were different from other undercover agents, that you could put Lu Yuanhong in prison. I didn't expect you to be even dumber than other undercover agents. Do you think I've been approaching you repeatedly just because I desire your body? I, Amei, am not that desperate. What I want most is freedom. Do you understand what freedom is?"
Qin Tianyi looked at her expressionlessly, maintaining his silence.
"Forget it, you don't understand. If you don't believe me, so be it. Consider my risk-taking visit a waste of time." Amei turned away haughtily, preparing to stop wasting time on this Aban, perhaps she had misjudged him.
"Wait." Qin Tianyi called out to her, finally making his own judgment. "I believe you. How do you plan to help me?"
Amei stopped, without turning back, and asked him with her back to him, "Are you really an undercover agent?"
Qin Tianyi grunted and said, "But I'm really not a police officer. I'm doing these things for the police solely out of a desire to protect my family."
Amei took out a very ordinary and small USB drive from her bag, quickly turned back to him, and pressed the USB drive into his hand. "Take this and go to the police immediately. Don't go back to your dormitory. Also, you and the police should not go to any pier. From what I know of him, what he said about the raw materials in front of you on the night the factory was destroyed was just bait."
Qin Tianyi tightly gripped the USB drive in one hand and said, "Thank you. But if you lose Lu Yuanhong as your backer, can you manage with your two children?"
Amei retorted, "Do you think I, a caged bird like this, don't deserve freedom?"
"No, that's not what I meant."
Amei seemed to recall something and smiled, "Susu? President Qin? I've already guessed it. You're President Qin who brought your wife to the mansion last time to discuss child adoption with Lu Yuanhong. You didn't die, but your face was disfigured by an explosion, wasn't it?"
Qin Tianyi offered no comment.
Amei sighed mournfully, "I truly envy that woman named Susu for having a husband like you."
"When you are free, you will also meet someone who truly loves you," Qin Tianyi said.
Amei extended a hand, wanting to shake his hand one last time. "President Qin, I wish you success."
"You too. Be careful, he might lash out in desperation. Stay safe." Qin Tianyi extended his hand and shook hers sincerely, now completely trusting her.
Amei released his hand, took out an envelope, and placed it in his palm, as if a weight had been lifted from her heart. "Here, take this too. I'm leaving now."
Qin Tianyi wanted to ask her what this was, but she had already turned and left.
She had collected evidence of crimes committed by Lu Yuanhong and stored it all on this USB drive. She hoped she hadn't chosen the wrong person this time, and that her desired free life was not far away.
Qin Tianyi watched Amei's solitary retreating figure disappear into the night, then quickly hailed a taxi by the roadside. He decided not to conceal his identity any longer and would go to Su Kangxi's residence immediately to see what was on the USB drive Amei had given him.
Although Su Kangxi was not working overtime at the police station tonight, he couldn't sleep at home either. Especially after receiving Qin Tianyi's call, he was worried sick for Qin Tianyi, wondering if he had truly not been exposed yet.
But regardless of whether Qin Tianyi had been exposed, the current situation was very dangerous for him. Qin Tianyi should not continue working for Lu Yuanhong.
As he was worrying, his doorbell rang. He couldn't imagine who would be at his house so late.