Groups 4 and 5 went to the tunnel exit on the northern mountain to monitor in two shifts. Jiang Shaoming directed the second batch of reinforcements dispatched from elsewhere to conduct a comprehensive search of the surrounding mountains, trying to find any hidden caves or other suspicious places. This task was large-scale and extremely difficult.

After several days of hard work day and night, with continuous searches on the mountain and strict defense and close surveillance at the foot of the mountain, something finally happened at the two-story building on the tenth night.

The advantage of daytime is that surveillance is easier, while darkness facilitates concealment.

That night, three teams were on duty. Two comrades hid in trees, one crouched on a rooftop, and four others lurked at a distance. Around ten o'clock in the evening, a short, withered old man quietly appeared near Li Xiaoman's home, immediately alerting the comrades on duty. After glancing around to make sure the area was safe, the old man began making a strange, cat-like meow at the door of Li Xiaoman's house, the sound intermittently long and short, like a specific code.

Not long after, Li Xiaoman emerged, opened the door, and welcomed the old man inside. She carefully glanced around the entrance, confirming nothing unusual before turning, closing the door, and entering the courtyard. The comrades, hidden in the trees and rooftops, saw everything clearly.

After the two men entered the house, the door closed tightly, as if completely isolating the outside world from the inside. From the outside, all that could be seen was pitch black, unable to discern their movements or hear any sound. This inevitably gave rise to many fantasies, some of which were even somewhat ambiguous. However, perhaps this was not the case, and their relationship was simply a simple relationship between ordinary spies, and everyone was just overthinking it.

Seeing the target person finally show up, the leader of Group 3 was secretly delighted and hurriedly signaled his men to return to the bureau to request reinforcements, and at the same time reported the situation to Director Jiang.

After three busy days in the county seat, Fifth Grandfather and Jiang Huashu returned to Guanjia Village. Firstly, with the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the village needed to distribute many items, a significant event that naturally required the highly respected Fifth Grandfather's presence. Secondly, Jiang Huashu had come to the county on a whim after work with his eldest brother-in-law, without even asking for leave. This led the entire commune to mistakenly believe Director Jiang had disappeared or been taken into custody for investigation. Furthermore, given the recent heightened tensions and Jiang Huashu's unrelated advancement, everyone wondered who had embroiled him in this turmoil.

At this moment, the villagers were busy processing food in the handicraft factory. They had been baking mooncakes day and night. The village chief and two people had set up eight simple "ovens" in the yard. When the first batch of mooncakes came out, the fragrance filled the yard and made the younger children cry with greed. After discussing with Professor Dong, the village chief distributed the first batch of mooncakes to everyone in the room, calling it a "tasting." Everyone got half a piece. Some villagers, thinking of their children at home, were reluctant to eat any of them, so they took a small, symbolic bite and put the rest in their pockets for their children to take home.

Professor Dong felt sad when he saw this scene and decided to sell mooncakes in the village in advance.