1985, the year of the great writer, began with Infernal Affairs!

Chapter 96: Is My Identity About to Be Exposed? (Seeking First Subscription)

He turned over, staring at the upper bunk, becoming more and more curious.

No, he has to figure it out.

At 2 PM, the school bell rang.

This lesson is about modern literature, and it focuses on Lu Xun.

The teacher's lecture was quite interesting, and the students listened attentively.

But Chu Yunfei didn't listen to a word he said.

He sat in his seat, pen in hand, notebook spread out in front of him, seemingly taking notes, but his eyes were actually glancing diagonally forward the whole time.

Xie Lu sat diagonally in front of him, listening to the lecture quietly as usual, occasionally writing a few words in his notebook, showing no signs of anything unusual.

Chu Yunfei stared at his back, wondering how to follow him after class.

As soon as the bell rang, he perked up completely.

Sure enough, as soon as the teacher said "get out of class dismissed," Xie Lu started packing his things.

He closed his notebook, put his pen back in his pocket, stood up, and walked out.

Chu Yunfei quickly stood up and said to Chen Xiangdong beside him, "I have something to do, I'll be leaving first."

Chen Xiangdong glanced at him and nodded: "Okay, go ahead."

Chu Yunfei walked quickly outside, and when he reached the classroom door, he saw Xie Lu's back turning towards the stairs.

He slowed his pace and followed at a distance.

Xie Lu didn't walk very fast, and Chu Yunfei followed behind, about ten meters away, stopping and starting as if admiring the scenery.

He saw Xie Lu go up to the third floor and followed him.

He waited a few seconds on the first floor, then tiptoed up after him.

Once we reached the third floor, the corridor was very quiet.

He peeked out and saw Xie Lu walk to the end of the corridor, stop in front of a door, take out his key, open the door, and go inside.

The door closed.

Chu Yunfei stood at the top of the stairs, looking at the door, his mind filled with questions.

What place is that?

What is Attorney Xie doing inside?

Why does he have the key?

He tiptoed over, stopped in front of the door.

There was no sign on the door; it was just an ordinary wooden door, painted dark brown, similar to the doors of other offices in the corridor.

He stood there, staring at the door, his mind racing with all sorts of thoughts.

What's this kid doing hiding here all by himself?

Just then, footsteps sounded behind me.

Chu Yunfei was startled and quickly stepped aside, pretending to be passing by.

The footsteps grew closer, and when he turned his head, he froze.

It's Dean Zhou.

Zhou Shaoyuan, wearing a dark gray Zhongshan suit and carrying a briefcase, was walking towards them.

He walked to the door, stopped, and knocked.

The door opened, and Xie Lu stood in the doorway.

Zhou Shaoyuan nodded to him, went inside, and closed the door again.

Chu Yunfei stood not far away, watching this scene, and his doubts deepened.

Dean Zhou is here too?

What are those two doing in this room?

He hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed back and stood by the door.

The door wasn't closed tightly, and he could faintly hear sounds coming from inside by pressing his ear against it.

The house wasn't very soundproof either.

Zhou Shaoyuan's voice came through: "Xiao Xie, how's the article coming along?"

"Writing, Dean." That was Xie Lu's voice.

"You need to take care of your health. Manage your time reasonably each day and don't overwork yourself trying to meet deadlines."

"Don't worry, Dean, I know what I'm doing."

"Okay, that's good." Zhou Shaoyuan paused, then said, "By the way, Lao He just called me and said that your prequel is so wonderful that he has read it several times and likes it more and more each time."

Chu Yunfei pressed himself against the door, wishing he could squeeze his ears into the crack.

The voices coming from inside the room came out intermittently, and he couldn't hear them very clearly, but he could hear those few words very clearly.

"Prequel", "Editor-in-Chief He", "It's wonderful"

He had some doubts.

A prequel? What prequel? What prequel is Xie Lu writing?

He remembered that Xie Lu usually scribbled in his notebook whenever he had free time, and when asked, he would just say he was writing something down.

They didn't take it seriously; everyone has the habit of keeping a diary.

But now it seems that it's not as simple as a diary.

Just as I was thinking, suddenly...

Chu Yunfei felt a tap on his shoulder.

Chu Yunfei was so startled he almost jumped up, his whole body jerked violently, and his head nearly hit the door.

He turned around abruptly, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his throat.

There was someone standing behind me.

It was none other than squad leader Li Shu.

Li Shu was holding a folder in her hand, looking at him with a curious expression.

She had just come from the stairs and saw Chu Yunfei pressed against this door. She found it strange, so she came over and patted him on the shoulder.

Chu Yunfei stared at her with wide eyes, his breath caught in his throat, and he couldn't catch his breath for a long time.

Li Shu opened her mouth, about to ask, "What are you doing here?", but before she could say anything, Chu Yunfei covered her mouth.

"Hmm." Li Shu's eyes widened, and she struggled for a moment.

Chu Yunfei put his other hand to his mouth and frantically made a "shh" gesture.

His face turned bright red, his eyes were wide open, and his expression was both tense and anxious.

Li Shu was stunned for a moment when he covered her mouth, and then stopped struggling.

Seeing that she was no longer moving, Chu Yunfei slowly released his grip.

He pointed to the door behind him, then to his ear, and then made a "shh" gesture.

Li Shu followed his finger to the door, then looked at Chu Yunfei's furtive appearance, a hint of doubt appearing in her eyes.

What is he doing?

Seeing that she didn't understand, Chu Yunfei leaned closer and whispered, "Inside are Lawyer Xie and Dean Zhou."

Li Shu was stunned for a moment.

Attorney Xie? Dean Zhou?

She remembered that Xie Lu had been disappearing from her sight for days, and that she had tried to talk to him about writing several times but couldn't find him.

Dean Zhou often visits him; this is something everyone knows.

But what is Chu Yunfei eavesdropping on here now?

As she was thinking, she heard a sound coming from inside the house.

This time, because of the commotion Chu Yunfei made, neither of them dared to move. They just stood by the door, listening intently.

The sounds of people talking inside could be faintly heard through the door.

"It's my honor to have Editor-in-Chief He's approval." It was Xie Lu's voice, unhurried and calm.

Li Shu paused for a moment when she heard the name.

Editor-in-Chief He? Which Editor-in-Chief He?

She thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that she seemed to have heard around the time the semester started that the editor-in-chief of the Kyoto magazine "Contemporary" had come to Wuhan University looking for someone. Could it be that Editor-in-Chief He is this editor-in-chief?

She looked at Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei didn't look at her; he pressed himself against the door, his ears perked up.

Zhou Shaoyuan's voice came from inside the room again: "You're being modest, kid. By the way, your royalties will be transferred over in the next few days."

This time, the payment for the article is over a thousand yuan! When it's transferred to you, I'm going to give you a good beating.

Royalties.

One thousand yuan.

More than one thousand yuan.

These words reached Li Shu's ears, and she froze.