Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 43: Why Not Wait for the Fish to Take the Bait?

"So, if we retrieve this thing now, the matter will be resolved, right? They already know that I have military family members around, and they must know that I’ve handed over this item. There’s no way it’s still in my possession," Su Yijia pretended to breathe a sigh of relief, showing no curiosity.

She didn’t ask why those people didn’t just run away directly and had to come to Hu City, as she could already guess it involved classified information. Even if she asked, Xia Weiguo wouldn’t be able to divulge such details. Not running meant there was no way out through the usual channels, as everything was locked down tight. The professor they kidnapped was probably a Hu City local, which was why they decided to conduct this operation secretly. Taking advantage of the fact that no one expected them to take such a risk, they abducted the professor first. However, Su Yijia couldn’t figure out why they had involved her at lunchtime.

Maybe they were setting up a trap within a trap?

Su Yijia’s mind was quite active, and she immediately started to imagine various scenarios.

Xia Weiguo felt a bit awkward as he looked at her.

After struggling for a moment, he decided to tell her the truth. "Not yet. Those people might seek revenge against you to vent their frustration."

"How long are they going to stay frustrated?" Su Yijia sighed lightly, looking rather unconcerned.

Xia Weiguo was relieved and said, "Once we capture the people who have interacted with you, it should be mostly resolved. The other fish in the online network won’t risk exposing themselves to come after you just for someone else’s revenge."

"So it should be resolved quickly," Su Yijia said, smiling easily. Despite what the older generation might say about this era, everything was quite stable, and they had a good sense of security. In matters like this, as long as you caught a few leads, there was no way the other party could escape.

"Should we consider baiting them?" Su Yijia suddenly suggested.

"No!" Xia Weiguo rejected the idea without hesitation. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Not only because she was married to Ze, but also because of their professions, they couldn’t allow her to engage in such activities.

"But if I don’t act as bait, even if it seems like there’s no one guarding the yard, I can guess that we’re still on alert. If we delay a few days, they’ll calm down, and they won’t take risks again. People like them infiltrating among ordinary folks isn’t a hidden danger?" Su Yijia directly pointed out the current predicament.

Undeniably, everything she said made sense, but there was no way Xia Weiguo could agree. He brought Ze into the military, and he couldn’t take care of him properly. He already couldn’t face Ze’s mother. If he were to put Ze’s wife in danger for the sake of these grandiose reasons, he wouldn’t be able to face anyone after his death.

"Yijia, I know you also want to contribute to the country, but this kind of danger is something we can handle," Xia Weiguo patiently advised.

Su Yijia could only turn to Qin Kaize, hoping he could help persuade them. Heroes who were willing to risk their lives for the sake of the country wouldn’t hesitate, right? However, when she turned to him, she noticed that he had simply closed his eyes. His refusal to communicate indicated that he wouldn’t agree to her taking such a risky step.

Disappointed, Su Yijia lowered her head, but she didn’t abandon the idea. Since the system had assigned her this task, it meant that she had a role to play in this matter. Regardless of who it was for, she couldn’t just sit around and do nothing.