After Jiang Qiao finished eating, she couldn't stay in one place forever. In particular, she felt that she should go to the back to take a look. The people stationed at the front might be a smokescreen, and there might be something else going on at the back door.

Just as they reached the back door, they saw someone sneaking out of the inn. Jiang Qiao didn't dare to follow directly, so she carried her basket and followed the person at a distance.

Behind the hotel was a large residential area, and fortunately there were people walking around on the road, so she followed them without arousing their suspicion.

Jiang Qiao watched as the man walked and stopped, eventually turning to the door of a house. From a distance, she saw him knocking on the door. The door opened, but no one came out; the man went straight inside.

After a while, the man came out again and hurriedly walked towards the hotel.

At this point, Jiang Qiao was no longer in a hurry to go back. As long as Liu Zhanyu and the others stayed at the hotel, they would be relatively safer.

What she cared about most was: who exactly lived in this house? Could they be the person behind that middleman? But how could she explain the two groups of people at the door? Could it be that the Japanese soldiers and the enemy agents didn't trust each other?

But then she thought again, that's impossible. The enemy agents wouldn't be interested in medical books or anything like that. They're just following orders from their superiors. Besides, she didn't seem to have heard of any investigation into this kind of thing when she was in her previous life.

The only explanation is that the Japanese side probably didn't trust the middleman, so they had to send someone to keep an eye on him.

But who exactly lives in that courtyard? Enemy agents or Japanese soldiers?

Before she could figure out the intricacies of the situation, the courtyard gate opened again, and a young woman, not yet thirty, walked out. She was neatly dressed, carrying a basket, and hurried away.

Seeing that there were acquaintances at the door, the woman, despite being very anxious, still politely greeted everyone.

Jiang Qiao hesitated for a moment, wondering if there were any other people in the room. She also didn't know what the woman was going out to do, whether she was going to see other people or had something else to do.

The hesitation was only momentary. Once he understood, he strolled out from where he was hiding, saw the direction the woman had gone, and leisurely followed her.

Since she knew the woman lived in this place, she could come and inquire anytime. However, since the woman was in a hurry to leave, she must have something on her mind. She should go and see what was going on.

Seeing this woman reminded her of people like Milan, and she wondered if this woman was in the same situation as Milan.

The woman walking ahead never dreamed that there was someone following her. After receiving the news, she quickly took the picture and went to find the person in the picture.

Jiang Qiao watched as the woman meandered away from the residential area, and she had no idea what the woman was up to.

But she wasn't the other person. She didn't know what this woman was thinking. Perhaps it was a common problem in their line of work—always worrying about being followed. So, she decided to hold off for now and wait until she could no longer see any signs of being watched before getting down to business.

So, after the woman went into the store, Jiang Qiao followed her in. She actually bought something too. People who aren't short of money won't just stare at good things. Especially that woman, who was also buying things and didn't see anyone behind her who wasn't buying anything but just watching her. So, this time, Jiang Qiao felt relieved.

After buying her things, the woman carried her basket and headed straight for her destination. Jiang Qiao saw the woman walk into a hospital, paused for a moment, and then followed her inside.

These days, not many people are hospitalized. Old farmers are reluctant to spend money, while workers have subsidies from their employers that fully reimburse them. People only come to the hospital when they have a serious illness. For minor illnesses, they come to get medicine and go home to take it without affecting their work.

After all, these days, every family has many children and heavy burdens. Missing a day's work is like throwing money away.

There weren't many people in the hospital, which made it easier for Jiang Qiao to follow the woman. She didn't even need to go up close; from a distance, she could see the woman slip into a consultation room.

Jiang Qiao strolled over. Although the door wasn't closed, there was a curtain hanging at the entrance, so she couldn't see what was going on inside. Moreover, the voices she heard were inquiring about the patient's condition.

However, she wouldn't simply assume that this person was there for a medical checkup; the two people inside might be up to something, though what they were, she couldn't know for the time being.

Jiang Qiao glanced at the sign on the wall, then turned and went to the next room which had a sign for cardiac surgery.

When Jiang Qiao went in, there was no one inside yet. She guessed that the doctor had gone out to use the restroom or was doing something else. She sat in the room and waited for a while, straining her ears to see if she could hear any conversations from the next room. Unfortunately, she couldn't hear anything useful.

Jiang Qiao glanced around the room; it was a very ordinary consultation room. Just as she was looking around, she heard footsteps behind her. When she turned around, she was surprised to see a young, beautiful, and elegant female doctor.

"Comrade, you've come to see a doctor? I'm so sorry, I had to go out earlier. Where do you feel unwell?"

Jiang Qiao, with his ordinary looks, didn't attract much attention from women.

Jiang Qiao's first impression of the female doctor was that she was beautiful. She had seen beautiful people before, but she rarely saw a woman with such a refined air.

Moreover, she didn't have a good feeling about this woman. How to put it, although she was good-looking, she felt that her smile didn't reach her heart.

"Doctor, my grandma keeps complaining of chest pain. She doesn't want to come to the hospital because she's afraid of spending money, but it's not good for her to be in pain all the time. When the pain comes, she doesn't even dare to move. Do you know if there's any suitable medicine, even just to relieve the pain?"

The female doctor shook her head. "This medicine can't be taken casually. Every medicine has some degree of toxicity. I suggest you bring your elderly relative here for a thorough check-up. If there's an illness, treat it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you delay, a minor illness can become a major one."

Jiang Qiao was troubled. "But, our family's resources are limited. I only dared to come here after selling some eggs. Doctor, could you prescribe some painkillers for me first, so that the old man won't feel uncomfortable? As for the rest, I'll come back after I sell some things and save some money. Is that alright?"

Jiang Qiao had already given her opinion on whether it would work or not. The female doctor didn't say anything else, just prescribed a bag of painkillers and told her to go downstairs and pay for the medicine.

As soon as Jiang Qiao left the female doctor's office, her face darkened. She hadn't looked at this woman closely before, but after what she had said, she felt like she had seen those eyes somewhere before.

But thinking about it, she couldn't find any memory of those eyes. Judging from the other person's age, she shouldn't have known such a person in her past life, but what exactly was wrong?