After dinner, A-Xia and An Mo-Xue were talking in the living room about the grain transport and the recent unusual situation at the border. An Mo-Xue thought for a moment and said, "Just keep an eye on the situation. I think it's mostly related to the political situation in Lan Kingdom. Are there more people coming over or going over?"

"What's the difference between the past and the present?" Asha asked, puzzled.

An Moxue said, "I don't know either. I just asked casually. It's just a guess right now. We can't be sure. We'll just keep an eye on it." Could she say that if many people go there, they're probably there to cause trouble?

It seems I need to tell Xu Qingfeng to keep a close watch on the border, and it would be best to notify the border guards as well.

A-Xia knew that An Mo-Xue never said anything inaccurate, so now that she had doubts, she became even more concerned. "I'll have someone keep an eye on this."

"It's not a big problem, don't worry," An Moxue reassured her.

"Sister, once Gra and the other two go to university this year, there won't be any permanent residents here. Is that alright? Should we arrange for some people to come here?" A-Xia was still reluctant to easily give up the empire they had built up over many years; it was their livelihood.

An Moxue laughed, "That's narrow-minded. Who said you're going to abandon this place? You're just going to school, and you'll still have to come back during the holidays. Things can still be done, but things might have to be dealt with all at once, which increases the risk, so you have to be more careful. You can't stay here for years, and you need to maintain your connections, especially with some key people. Better to have none than to have bad ones."

Hearing this, Xia felt relieved. "Sister, I actually knew I could do that, but I felt more at ease after hearing what you said."

An Moxue laughed and scolded, "You still lack experience and need more training. Once you have more experience, you won't have this concern anymore."

"I'll listen to my sister."

"Alright, I'm going out for a walk. You all go about your business and don't worry about me," An Moxue said, getting up and walking outside.

A short while later, the sound of a car starting up could be heard from the yard, and then it drove away.

An Moxue drove the subway far out of town, found a secluded spot, took out her radio, and sent another message to Xu Qingfeng—frequent border crossings, many people entering Lan. Open the warehouse.

A while later, I received a reply from Xu Qingfeng: Received, as scheduled.

Just as An Moxue was about to turn off the radio, another telegram arrived—a spy had crossed the border with classified documents; they should be apprehended.

An Moxue replied – Information.

But I only received a few words: female, other details unknown.

An Moxue looked at the message and really wanted to curse. What kind of mission was this?

Is it like finding a needle in a haystack?

But she knew Xu Qingfeng, so she figured this information must be very important.

There are only a few places where you can cross the border, but what if it's a woman? What if she's disguised as a short man?

It seems we need to make a detailed plan.

For the next few days, An Moxue spent her days chatting with the proprietress in the tavern.

The tavern owner looked at her shrewdly, as if trying to see right through her. "Young man, you've got a lot of free time, haven't you? Coming here every day to kill time. Tell me! What big fish are you fishing for?"

"Beautiful sister, I just had a few extra drinks at your place, is it really that big of a deal? Besides, I paid the bill." An Moxue said, giving the proprietress a flirtatious wink.

The proprietress wasn't buying it. "Alright, let's get this straight! I don't care what you do, but you can't drag me and my tavern down with you, understand?"

An Moxue smiled self-deprecatingly: "Sister, you really think highly of me!"

Whether the landlady believes it or not is none of her business.

The town is so small that everyone knows about the slightest thing that happens. Recently, someone posted a secret mission on the blacklist. Although we don't know what it is, just the fact that they offered two large yellow croakers to capture a female illegal immigrant from Lan Kingdom tells us that this woman must be someone special.

Considering the timing of her appearance in the town, it's no wonder that the proprietress, who had known her for several years, suspected her. It's true that any new face passing through the town would inevitably catch the proprietress's sharp eyes.

Seeing that no one else was paying attention, the proprietress whispered, "Let me give you a piece of advice: sometimes you need to know how to be tactful."

"Beautiful sister, what do you mean by that?" An Moxue asked, handing over a large wad of banknotes.

The proprietress accepted it without ceremony, simply saying, "The literal meaning."

When An Moxue asked again, she refused to say anything more.

Unable to get an answer, she put on a cheeky grin and said, "Sister, you're so heartless. It seems my face isn't popular with you anymore!" Then she looked at the proprietress with a resentful expression.

"Get out! I want to live a couple more years! No one can come!" The proprietress said impatiently, trying to shoo people away.

"Fine, let's go, okay!" An Moxue acted as if she couldn't do anything about her and would do whatever she was told. She staggered out of the tavern, looking like a complete drunkard.

But when she sat in the car, she didn't look drunk at all; she was perfectly sober.

It seems there's another potential force that has already entered the town, most likely to help that woman!

What exactly did she take from Lan Kingdom that made the proprietress wary of the person who came?

That's very rare!

After a while, the car started and drove in a serpentine pattern, making everyone worry that if the drunkard crashed such a nice car, it would be a complete waste!

An Moxue returned to the courtyard. "A-Xia, have them gather people immediately to check if anyone has entered the town recently and then gone into hiding."

A-Xia asked with some concern, "Sister, has something happened?"

An Moxue only said, "The grain transport is about to begin. At this time, we must be careful of any disturbances. We cannot be careless just because we are familiar with the situation; that is a very dangerous sign."

"We've been paying close attention to the town's movements lately, but we haven't discovered this group of people. That means they're not simple, and their danger level might even be higher than that of the border guards. It's better to be cautious."

"Yes, I understand."

She analyzed that the reason the tavern owner knew this was because the Osiris had a fatal weakness: regardless of age or gender, they all couldn't live without alcohol.

If anyone enters this town wanting to drink or buy alcohol, this is the only place to find it; there are no other places to buy it.

The type and quantity of alcohol purchased can give a rough idea of ​​the number of people.

Thinking about it this way, An Moxue felt that this proprietress might actually be the hidden big boss in this town!

A beautiful woman, all alone in this small town, has been running a tavern for so many years, especially in such a chaotic place!

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this proprietress was not simple.

As night fell, An Moxue quietly left the courtyard alone and quickly disappeared into the night.