Ye Wenjie, watch my moves closely.

Chapter 7 Ye Wenjie

In her previous life, Ye Wenjie was always viewed negatively online.

Countless people cursed her, considering her a traitor, a sinner, and a ruthless executioner.

But Li Youyu was somewhat moved.

When I first read The Three-Body Problem during my student days, I hated Ye Wenjie so much that I gritted my teeth.

She was naive and childish, actually assuming that extraterrestrial civilizations were benevolent and could help transform humanity.

Because of her naive idea, Zhang Beihai died in space, Wade was executed by future humans, and Luo Ji faced the wall alone for a hundred years, fighting against the Trisolarans with a sword alone, only to be judged by humans as someone who didn't thank Luo Ji...

Countless people died because of her decision.

It wasn't until after graduation, and after being toughened up by society for several years, that he came to understand Ye Wenjie.

Ye Wenjie was betrayed by her younger sister, her father was beaten to death, and her mother abandoned her, so she came to the Greater Khingan Mountains.

After being betrayed, she eventually arrived at the Red Coast Base and met Lei Zhicheng.

When they first met, Lei Zhicheng's words, "I hope I can call you comrade from now on," were such a great salvation for her, who was shattered into pieces.

She craves recognition and trust.

However, Lei Zhicheng took advantage of this trust, seized her research results, and even trampled on this trust in front of everyone at the Red Coast Base's organizational meeting.

Having experienced all this destruction, Ye Wenjie hesitated slightly before pressing the button to reply to the Trisolaran civilization.

That's still too much of a saintly attitude.

If it were him, he would probably change the content of the email to:

"If you don't reach Earth within five years, I will broadcast your location into space."

For someone who has already given up hope, what does it matter what others do?

Ye Wenjie stood firmly in front of Li Youyu, wondering what the man was thinking.

Even under the sunlight, her complexion was still terrible, and her lips were as white as a sheet of paper.

"I thought that last time was the last time we would meet, but I didn't expect to have another chance to run into you. Commissar Lei is investigating you; it seems you're not one of his men."

Li Youyu collected his thoughts, "I don't belong to anyone."

These words were utterly outrageous, but fortunately, Ye Wenjie wasn't particularly sensible and continued, "What did you say to him?"

"It's nothing, just that he shouldn't report the discovery of extraterrestrial civilization."

Is that possible?

Ye Wenjie tossed her hair. "Once he has investigated your background, he will report to his superiors."

"I can't see through you... You're not one of Political Commissar Lei's men, so how do you know I've made contact with an extraterrestrial civilization?"

"Is only this part strange?"

Li Youyu looked at her awkwardly.

Ye Wenjie remained silent.

If we're talking about strange things, the story of the hunter in the Greater Khingan Mountains is even stranger.

Moreover, looking back now, it seems that on the night he replied to the alien civilization, Li Youyu deliberately allowed himself to press the launch button.

This person gave her the feeling that he could predict the future.

Ye Wenjie couldn't figure it out, and she stopped thinking about it.

Right now, no one can stop Lei Zhicheng.

He represents the will of the nation and is the significance of the Red Coast Base.

Killing Lei Zhicheng was the only way, but she gave up on that idea.

"See, when you encounter a difficult question, you fall silent again."

Li Youyu seemed to have seen through her thoughts and said, "I think Lei Zhicheng will not only not report this matter, but will also join us."

"us?"

Ye Wenjie found it amusing. "Do we have any common goals to strive for?"

"and,"

Ye Wenjie's eyes dimmed. "I don't deserve it. I'm just an abandoned person, only able to live in a corner where the sun can't shine."

Her trust had long been shattered by the wind and snow of the Greater Khingan Mountains.

"Let's make a bet, Ye Wenjie. If I pull this off, you'll have to call me comrade from now on."

"A 100% probability event isn't a gamble; it's a fact."

For Ye Wenjie, "comrade" was a luxury. She was somewhat resistant to this gamble, and the little bit of trust that had re-emerged over the years couldn't withstand any storms.

But she herself didn't realize that the other meaning of refusing the bet was that she believed Li Youyu could really do it.

Li Youyu smiled knowingly and stopped talking about the bet. "Whether you accept the bet or not, I have to go find Lei Zhicheng, but before I do, you have to do something for me."

"What is it?"

Ye Wenjie did not give a clear answer.

"You should write a letter and send it out."

"letter?"

Ye Wenjie recalled unpleasant memories. When she was in the Forestry Production and Construction Corps, a reporter asked her to write a letter for him.

"For whom?"

She asked.

"Cheng Lihua".

!

The name Li Youyu blurted out instantly pulled her thoughts back to winter twelve years ago.

That year, Ye Wenjie was twenty years old.

Summers in the Greater Khingan Mountains are scorching, but just hearing the name sent a chill down Ye Wenjie's spine, and the light and shadows shifted before her eyes...

----

"Cheng Lihua".

A female cadre in a military overcoat walked in, introducing herself with a smile. "Wenjie, why are you daydreaming?"

The female cadre had soft facial features and a smile always lingered at the corners of her eyes. The wide-rimmed glasses on her face inexplicably reminded Ye Wenjie of her father.

But Ye Wenjie knew that it was very unusual for someone of that rank to come to the interrogation room to see a prisoner awaiting trial.

Coming to her senses, Ye Wenjie cautiously nodded to Cheng Lihua and got up to make room for her on the narrow bed.

"It's so cold, where's the stove?" Cheng Lihua looked around, glanced disapprovingly at the detention center director standing at the door, then turned to Ye Wenjie and praised, "Hmm, young, you're even younger than I thought."

After saying that, she sat on the bed, very close to Ye Wenjie, and started rummaging through her briefcase, muttering like an old lady, "Little Ye, you're so confused! Young people are all like this, the more they read, the more confused they become. You, you..."

She found what she was looking for, held the small stack of documents to her chest, looked up at Ye Wenjie, her eyes full of affection, "But, young people, who hasn't made mistakes? I have too. People say that young people these days are immature, but who hasn't been immature? I'll say it again, don't have any mental burden, stride forward, work hard, recognize your mistakes, correct them, and then keep striving."

Cheng Lihua's words brought Ye Wenjie closer to her, but Ye Wenjie had learned to be cautious through several hardships, and she dared not rashly accept this extravagant kindness.

Cheng Lihua placed the stack of documents on the bed in front of Ye Wenjie, handed her a pen, and said, "Here, sign this first, and then we'll have a proper talk and untangle your knots in your mind." Her tone was as if she were coaxing a child to nurse.

Ye Wenjie stared silently at the document, motionless, without taking the pen.

Cheng Lihua smiled tolerantly, "You can trust me. I guarantee with my integrity that the contents of this document are unrelated to your case. Sign it."