"Why did you come here?" Lu Qiuying looked at Lu Yunshen suspiciously.

Two more people followed behind, Xiao Jin and Yang Yanzhou, who were carrying two bags.

"Sister Qiuying, seafood barbecue, beer..." Yang Yanzhou held up the bag in his hand and smiled.

Xiao Jin pulled up a rattan chair and sat down, her gaze falling on the bewildered Lu Qiuying.

"You've come at the perfect time. These oysters will have to be used by you all," Lin Ziyan said with a smile, pointing to the oysters on the grill.

The chirping of cicadas mingled with the croaking of frogs, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.

The chubby girl found a small table and asked them to put the barbecue down.

"You're all here. Is Grandpa home alone?" Lu Qiuying asked suspiciously.

Lu Yunshen said calmly, "He went to drink with Professor Shen."

Lu Qiuying, "..."

As night deepened, the lanterns on the trees became even more conspicuous.

Yang Yanzhou walked to the tree, counted the trees, and clicked his tongue several times.

"These lanterns are really well made; they create a great atmosphere," he praised.

The chubby girl had already become familiar with him, and she spoke more casually, "Of course, it was all made by my Ah Yan."

Lin Ziyan glanced at them, smiled faintly, poured herself a glass of wine, and continued drinking.

She has a low alcohol tolerance and gets flushed very easily; her face turns bright red after just one drink.

But in the darkness of night, no one could see each other's expressions, so no one knew.

Lu Yunshen's gaze would occasionally fall on her face, his eyes slightly darkening.

"Ziyan," Lu Qiuying whispered, leaning on her shoulder.

She had never been so close to anyone before, but for some reason, she particularly liked being near Lin Ziyan.

"Hmm?" Lin Ziyan was a little drunk and looked down at her.

Lu Yun Shen frowned, wanting to pull his sister away, feeling a pang of bitterness in his heart.

Xiao Jin felt the same way.

"Will the bustling metropolis you mentioned last time really appear in China?"

“Sometimes, I even doubt myself, is it just a… dream?” Lu Qiuying murmured, her eyes filled with confusion.

The chubby girl was eating barbecue, chatting casually with Yang Yanzhou while they were enjoying food at Jielongfu City.

Lin Ziyan smiled faintly, "Yes, maybe in the future there will only be two countries..."

One is called China, and the other is called a foreign country.

A prosperous and glorious era will eventually come to pass…

Lu Qiuying looked at her in surprise, feeling that her tone was so confident that she seemed to have seen her before.

“A prosperous and glorious era…” Lu Qiuying murmured to herself, her fighting spirit rising again.

The cool moonlight shone on Lin Ziyan's face, as if veiled by a white gauze, making her appear somewhat hazy.

She seemed to detach herself, and the look in her eyes as she gazed at the moon carried a faint sadness.

The longing for loved ones is especially strong during holidays…

Lin Ziyan looked at the high-hanging moon, feeling as if she were in another world.

In the past, every Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family would gather together to worship the moon and guess riddles.

And now, she may never see her family in the other world again in this lifetime...

The next day, a light drizzle began to fall in the morning.

Grandma had already gone to the temple with Aunt Huang from next door.

Jiaojiao and her second sister Xiaoxiao nestled in Lin Ziyan's room, watching her assemble a model.

She didn't have time to assemble the Lego set that Lu Qiuying sent last time, so now is a good time to try it out.

The rain pattered softly, and a mist enveloped the entire courtyard.

A commotion broke out outside the courtyard…

"It can't be my Lao Tan. He's so honest, how could he be an enemy..."

Lin Ziyan went outside upon hearing the sound.

The village chief and village officials brought two people to the Lin family's house, with them tied up.

Ah Jian followed behind, his expression serious.

When the fish farm workers caught the two men, no one could believe it.

Lin Ziyan frowned, becoming wary.

Enemy what? Enemy agents?

So the bait she threw out hooked these two fish?

"Ayan, please save my husband Lao Tan. He really just went to take a look."

An older woman who looked somewhat familiar rushed over.

But Lin Ziyan reacted quickly and moved to the side.

The cold glint in the aunt's eyes vanished in an instant, and she wanted to get closer again.

"Aunt Qin, don't move!" Aunt Chen stood in front of Lin Ziyan.

She didn't understand what was going on, so why was she lunging at Ah Yan?

More and more villagers gathered to watch the spectacle, and many of them pointed and whispered among themselves.

"Ah Yan, Old Tan is really not that kind of person..." Aunt Tan sat down on the ground and wailed.

The old village chief brought the people over, saying, "The things in their two buckets are evidence; we've already called the police."

Lin Ziyan glanced at the bubble fish in the bucket and squinted her eyes.

So easy to take the bait?

She looked at their hands and saw that neither of them had been caught in a mousetrap.

Lin Ziyan glanced at Aunt Qin casually, and there was something in her hand...

"Village chief, let's wait for the police to arrive and take them to the village office," she said calmly.

Lin Ziyan pulled Aunt Chen up with a hand.

Almost at the same time, Aunt Qin suddenly stood up, and the knife under her sleeve went straight for Lin Ziyan's heart.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden action.

“Ah Yan…”

"elder sister…"

Lin Ziyan pushed Aunt Chen aside and grabbed Aunt Qin's hand.

It was so sudden that by the time the others reacted, Aunt Qin had already drawn another short knife.

Her movements were very nimble, unlike those of a village woman who had been doing farm work for years.

Lin Ziyan took a few steps back, glanced at her steps, and understood.

She is not Chinese; she is most likely from country H.

The village officials wanted to get closer, but they were all afraid of being cut by her knife, so they could only surround her.

The two people who were tied up were stunned and hadn't come to their senses.

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