An Moxue carried a large bag into the Kyoto Military Hospital. As she walked in, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind her, getting closer and closer. She quickly moved to the side. As the crowd passed by, An Moxue could vaguely hear them whispering, "Hurry, I don't know if we'll make it in time!"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

A group of people jogged away, and An Moxue carried her things to the inpatient department.

As soon as An Moxue entered the inpatient department, someone recognized her and called out from a distance, "Moxue!"

An Moxue jogged forward and called out, "Aunt Qin."

"It really is you!" His eyes were filled with indescribable joy, and several people had already come over.

"It really is Mo Xue."

"Dr. Lan's daughter."

"Mo Xue" (漠雪).

An Moxue greeted them one by one, "Aunt Lin, Nurse Xun, Nurse Wei."

"Let's go, let's talk in the office." Dr. Qin pulled An Moxue along, followed by several people who called out as they walked, "Dr. Lan's daughter, An Moxue, has come to see everyone!"

Soon, a lot of people gathered in the office. Some of them were still working and hurriedly came over to say hello before leaving again.

Finally, only a few people who were close to An Moxue's mother remained. Aunt Qin held her hand and said, "Moxue, you always say in your letters that you are doing well, and we are always worried. But we also have our own families and jobs, and there is only so much we can do to take care of you. Now that we see you look so well, we are relieved."

"Life goes on, Aunt Qin, Aunt Lin, Sister Wen. Now that you've seen me, you don't need to worry anymore. I'm doing very well," An Moxue said to them.

"Mo Xue, did you transfer back here, or did you come back on leave?" Dr. Lin asked.

"I took leave to come back and pay respects to my parents."

"How many days can you stay? Come to my house for dinner tonight," Nurse Wen asked.

"Sister Wen, I'm only back for a short time this time, and I have to go back tomorrow, so there's no need for a meal. I have things to do tonight, so I won't have time. I appreciate your kind words."

"You can't skip meals even if you have something to do! Go ahead, it won't take up much of your time," Nurse Wen persisted in inviting him.

"It's really not possible this time, but I'll definitely go next time I have time. Okay?" An Moxue replied with a smile.

Just as Dr. Lin was about to say something, a nurse came into the office, panting, and said, "Dr. Qin, Dr. Lin, the head doctor over there wants to see you. The patient in ward 302 for senior officials has an emergency."

"Mo Xue, I'm going to see the doctor first. Wait for me." The two of them said at the same time, turned around and jogged out of the office.

An Moxue checked the time and didn't wait for the two of them any longer. Sister Wen was a nurse, and it wouldn't be good for her to be away for too long. So she said, "Sister Wen, we don't know when Aunt Qin and Aunt Lin will be back yet. It's not good for you to be away from your post for too long. I'll go first. I'll come to see you again next time. We can keep in touch by letter. When Aunt Qin comes back, you can give the things in this bag to her and let her distribute them to everyone. It's not much, just a small token of our appreciation."

"Okay, call me if you have any problems."

"Okay." An Moxue left the office.

They hadn't walked far when they heard two people walking quickly, saying, "Do you think this trick will work? Won't it be exposed?"

Another man said, "We can't worry about that now. We have to give it our all."

"But I'm still worried..." the woman said worriedly.

"Stop talking so much nonsense, let's talk after we've been exposed! If we hesitate, the opportunity will pass."

As they passed each other, An Moxue could no longer hear what they were saying. She listened and thought to herself, "Why does this sound like a conspiracy?"

......

That night, An Moxue thought that tonight was the last chance. It wasn't easy to come back, and she couldn't let it slip away like this. She had to go to the Zizhu Mountain compound and explore to see if she could find any useful clues about Zhu Zhen.

The compound was difficult to enter. An Moxue observed outside the compound for more than two hours before finally finding a place to enter. It was a secluded spot with a large ancient tree extending beyond the wall. There was a blind spot hidden by the branches, which could only be climbed over by someone with exceptional lightness skills. This spot was perfect for An Moxue.

She seized the opportunity, leaped lightly onto the tree branch, climbed over the wall, and descended into the courtyard.

The people living here are leaders of even higher rank than those in An Moxue's compound. An Moxue had been here with her father before and knew roughly where Zhu Zhen lived.

She carefully avoided the guards and finally made her way to Zhu Zhen's house.

She carefully entered the courtyard, then cautiously went into the house, but shortly after reaching the second floor, she heard two people arguing in a suppressed manner—

"Hurry up, have you found it yet?"

"Aren't we looking for it? What's the rush?"

"How can we not be anxious? While no one's around, once we find it, we'll move it and hide it. We'll bring it out when the time is right. It's all because the old man is biased. He only wants the good stuff for his concubine's son. You, the eldest son born to his first wife, are just for show, there to take the blame for them. You're never the one who gets good things, but you're always the one who gets bad things. You can tell by how they rushed back this afternoon."

"Stop nagging. Use this time to look for it. Finding it is what really matters. We've finally gotten a rare opportunity to have them guarding that old man. No one's home tonight, so stop wasting your time talking nonsense."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll look for it."

An Moxue was surprised by the voice. Wasn't this the same couple who had spoken in hushed tones earlier today?

They must be Zhu Zhen's eldest son and daughter-in-law.

It seems that the group of people he encountered at the hospital might be his children from another wife.

It seems that heaven is helping me. An Moxue avoided the two people and began to search the house quickly. After searching around, she found no useful clues and returned to the door of that room.

The man said, "That old man was really good at hiding things. If my mother hadn't lived with him for almost twenty years and told me some of his little habits before she died, I probably wouldn't have found any clues even if I died." The man said with some pride.

"Come on, grab the keys, let's go move the treasure." The woman's words were full of excitement.

When An Moxue heard that they were about to come out, she slipped into the room next door. The two of them came out, locked the room, and then went downstairs.

An Moxue thought for a moment and decided not to search that room. Since her son had already searched it, An Moxue didn't think there was anything else to investigate. If a son who was not on Zhu Zhen's side found any clues that were detrimental to him, would he let it go? Why did she not believe that?

After the two left the house, An Moxue followed them out in a flash. When they reached a place overgrown with weeds, the two pushed through the weeds and crawled inside. The man then turned back and pushed through the weeds again.

After a while, An Moxue also emerged from there. The area outside was overgrown with weeds and had been disguised by the man. An Moxue followed suit and disguised herself as well. She then followed the couple and walked a long way to a secluded courtyard.