"Knock, knock, knock." The knocking sounded, but the woman inside the courtyard didn't hear it clearly. However, the little girl next to her heard it clearly.

She put down the toy she was playing with her younger brother and called for the woman to open the door.

"Mom, someone's knocking on the door." The woman was Yang Yan, Xu Wenjie's wife.

After hearing what her daughter said, Yang Yan put down the hoe and asked her what was wrong.

"Who is it?" Before Shen Mu Ning could answer, she walked towards the courtyard gate.

Shen Mu Ning answered from outside: "Hello, I'd like to ask you about someone."

Hearing that it was a young girl's voice, Yang Yan lowered her guard slightly and opened the courtyard gate.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a beautiful young woman standing at the gate of my yard.

When Yang Yan opened the door, Shen Mu Ning carefully examined her.

She was wearing a light blue cotton short-sleeved shirt and cloth shoes that she had made herself.

Even when she was slightly wary of strangers, her gentle and graceful temperament remained undeniable.

Although she wasn't the kind of strikingly beautiful woman, she was still a delicate and pretty girl with clear features.

However, her appearance was marred by several bruises on her face.

Looking at Yang Yan like this, Shen Mu Ning was unwilling to involve her in Xu Wen Jie's affairs.

Unfortunately, they were husband and wife, natural allies, and also beneficiaries of Xu Wenjie's vested interests.

Even if Yang Yan herself couldn't bear the injustice, she would still consider the two children.

However, even though the two of them were on opposite sides, it did not prevent her from feeling sympathy for this woman.

Therefore, even if she had a way to get what she wanted without anyone noticing.

She still chose to talk to Yang Yan face-to-face.

Seeing that Shen Mu Ning was staring at her, Yang Yan didn't say anything, but simply turned slightly to the side so that no one could see the scars on her face.

"Little sister, who do you want to ask me about?" Yang Yan didn't know what Shen Mu Ning wanted to do, so she had to ask first.

Shen Mu Ning snapped out of her reverie and struck up a conversation with her: "Sister, can we go inside and talk?"

Yang Yan hesitated for a moment, not because she was overly wary.

But just yesterday, my beloved younger sister betrayed me, and now I really don't want strangers coming to my house.

"If you want to ask about someone, just ask here. However, I'm only familiar with the neighbors around here; I can't help anyone else."

Not long after Yang Yan married into the Xu family, she began the Scarlet Letter Revolution.

After Xu Wenjie became wealthy, he moved into this small courtyard with her.

She was a typical virtuous wife and loving mother, so she listened to Xu Wenjie's arrangements.

She didn't go out to find a job; she just stayed home taking care of the kids and cooking.

I usually only go out to buy things or take the kids out for a stroll.

After she failed to conceive again for two years, Xu Wenjie stopped coming home as often.

Rumors circulated that she was infertile, so she kept a low profile and rarely went out.

Therefore, she is not familiar with her neighbors and may not be able to provide much information to Shen Mu Ning.

Shen Mu Ning smiled gently, "What I want to ask is about your husband."

Upon hearing that it was about Xu Wenjie, Yang Yan's face turned pale instantly.

"You, you come in first." Her eyes were slightly red. Did Xu Wenjie really not care about her at all?

Yang Yan felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She had thought that she had found out yesterday that her younger sister was her husband's mistress.

This was the most painful and helpless moment of her life.

Unexpectedly, someone came to the door again, to show off to his wife.

Yang Yan calmed herself down, closed the courtyard gate, and then asked, "You're still young, aren't you? When did you start following Xu Wenjie?"

Shen Mu Ning was taken aback. What did this mean? Did they think she was a mistress?

After a moment of silence, he said, "I have nothing to do with Xu Wenjie."

Even if there is a connection, it's a connection that's about to be exploited.

Yang Yan looked at Shen Mu Ning in surprise, and only after seeing Shen Mu Ning's clear eyes did she believe what she said.

"But, you asked me to inquire about Xu Wenjie?"

"I don't want to inquire about Xu Wenjie, I just want to know where his uncle Xu Yuandi lives."

Shen Muling wasn't sure how much Yang Yan knew about Xu Wenjie.

But there is no doubt that she had no idea where those antique jewelry items were transported to.

This should be considered the Red Letter Soldiers' top secret; even the squad leaders probably don't know much about it.

Moreover, Yang Yan was a wife who was neglected by Xu Wenjie.

Upon hearing this name, Yang Yan trembled slightly and became very cautious in her speech.

"Xu Yuan, do you need to see him?"

Shen Mu Ning noticed Yang Yan's change, but did not ask her about it.

He kept pressing, saying, "I just want to know his address."

Xu Yuan's office was spotless.

He only processed the records related to his work, nothing else.

But he would definitely keep ledgers to record their transactions.

The most likely place to hide the ledgers was his home.

Just like Xu Wenjie, his money and records of the bad things he did are all kept in this courtyard.

Seeing that Shen Mu Ning insisted on asking, Yang Yan had no choice but to tell her what she knew about Xu Yuan's address.

"I only know of this one, near the food processing plant. But he must have other properties as well."

However, at the end, he also reminded Shen Mu Ning: "I don't know why you want to find Xu Yuan. My advice to you is not to get close to him."

From Yang Yan's unusual reaction upon hearing Xu Yuan's name, Shen Mu Ning deduced that Yang Yan might have witnessed Xu Yuan committing evil deeds.

And it wasn't a trivial matter, otherwise Yang Yan wouldn't have reacted so strongly.

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