Lin Yifan thought of three possibilities. The first was that the "information" had already been taken by the intelligence organization's operatives; the second was that his movements had already been noticed by the operatives; and the third was that the operatives were playing psychological and attrition games with those secretly tracking him.

Each possibility seemed plausible, and at the moment, he didn't know which to believe.

"If I believe the first and second, what if it's actually the third?"

Lin Yifan found a commonality between the first and second possibilities because if he believed either one, he would have to leave here or go to retrieve the floating hemp sack at sea to check if the "information" he wrote was still inside.

Once he left or appeared on the sea, he might miss, or be discovered by the hidden operatives of the intelligence organization, thus losing the chance to catch them.

After some thought, he decided to stake out one more day to see if there's any progress.

Soon nighttime arrived again, and he stared intently at the floating hemp sack on the sea.

After a night passed, he still discovered nothing.

At this point, he couldn't help but question himself if his choice was right.

"It's been two consecutive days! Does the intelligence organization's operatives really not care about this 'information'? Or have they already obtained it?"

As he was puzzled, Ding Lao Da sent him an impatient message.

Lin Yifan soothed Ding Lao Da's mood, asking him to give one more day. If the operatives still did not appear, then they would withdraw.

Because Lin Yifan had been good to him before, Ding Lao Da generously granted one more day.

Lin Yifan endured tremendous pressure, both physically and mentally; he refused to believe the information had been taken or that his whereabouts had been discovered.

So another night came, and he continued to observe the floating hemp sack on the sea under the weak moonlight.

During the day, the operatives of the intelligence organization had almost no chance of appearing.

Because if discovered during the day, there would be no escape route; while at night, they could use the darkness to flee or hide.

Hence, smart personnel of the intelligence organization would certainly avoid daytime actions.

It was also for this reason that Lin Yifan usually rested during the day, and sharpened his focus at night.

Several hours passed, and the sea was still turbulent; the hemp sack continued to drift endlessly.

Just as Lin Yifan yawned and wanted to rest for a while, the hemp sack suddenly moved.

The hemp sack disappeared from the sea with a "whoosh."

Lin Yifan saw clearly that the sack "dived" into the sea, meaning someone or something underwater dragged it down.

Lin Yifan couldn't determine if it was a shark, another sea creature, or a human. Nonetheless, he couldn't sit idle.

As the saying goes, it's better to mistakenly kill a hundred than let one go.

However, just as he was about to act, he saw a small boat without lights drifting on the distant sea.

His first instinct was that the operatives of the intelligence organization had started to take action.

He immediately sent a message to Ding Lao Da, asking him to lock onto the small boat.

Sleeping soundly on a tree, Ding Lao Da was jolted awake by the sound of his phone ringing.

He took out his phone to check and saw a message from Lin Yifan, which he quickly opened.

Learning that the operatives had started to take action, he swiftly approached the shore and intensely observed the small boat on the sea for any clues.

Meanwhile, Lin Yifan was contemplating whether to act.

If the person retrieving the "information" wasn't an operative, then acting rashly would alert them.

So he had to wait; if the person opened the sack to inspect, then act; if only transporting, then follow.

How to determine whether the person on the boat would inspect or not?

The answer lies in the need for light. To check the contents of the "information," they needed light, as the weak moonlight was insufficient to read the text; hence, they would need a flashlight or the boat's lights.

With this plan, Lin Yifan informed Ding Lao Da not to act hastily.

Ding Lao Da followed Lin Yifan's instructions, staying vigilant.

On the other side, the diver retrieved the hemp sack onto the boat, which then sailed away with a "tutututu."

This action indicated that the small boat was only responsible for transportation; so they had to continue tracking.

Since the small boat was heading toward the deep sea, Lin Yifan felt the operatives might be in the deep sea; hence, he couldn't fly on the surface but had to dive to follow.

So, after the small boat went far away, he immediately submerged and used Cultivation Power to swim swiftly.

Under the boost of Cultivation Power, he was as fast as, if not faster than, the small boat.

He tightly pursued the small boat, and before long, the boat took a turn, heading towards the distant shore.

Just as Lin Yifan suspected his judgment might be wrong, he heard a "plop" sound of something hitting the water, then saw a sack floating on the distant sea.

Lin Yifan was shocked; the small boat's turn to drop the sack into the water deceived many; if not attentive or without following, one wouldn't think the boat would drop the sack back into the sea at this moment.

Moreover, the throw was in the same direction, meaning people on shore couldn't see them dropping the sack due to the boat's blocking view.

The operatives of the intelligence organization were extremely cunning, using various deceptive tactics for the information.

This also indicated that in the Empire of Dongying, they were extremely unsafe.

Lin Yifan realized this turn was a checkpoint for object exchanging; someone would quickly come to retrieve the sack.

Sure enough, within seconds of the sack hitting the water, a diver who had been waiting took it away.

Using Cultivation Power, Lin Yifan clearly sensed a moving object ahead.

He knew it was a diver sent by the intelligence organization, so he unhesitatingly pursued.

Meanwhile, Ding Lao Da, unaware on the shore, still thought the sack was on the small boat and followed it back to the other shore.

Waiting in the shadows to observe the sack's direction, he found no one carrying the sack from the small boat, which puzzled him.

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