An Moxue shook off the crowd of onlookers and returned home.

Carpenter Yang measured the dimensions of the gate and left, saying that the new gate would be installed before dark.

After Yang the carpenter left, An Moxue carefully examined the house but found nothing suspicious.

They went outside the courtyard wall and searched around the house, but found nothing suspicious.

Finally, he went back inside and carefully checked the room before he felt relieved.

An Moxue hadn't expected this incident to involve several whistleblower letters, nor had she anticipated the brazenness of these low-ranking soldiers.

An Moxue thought to herself that she couldn't rely on the police station for everything; she had to think of a solution herself.

She avoided the crowd and found Li Laitou.

These past few days, Li Laitou hadn't gone out because of Wang Zhaodi's matter, so An Moxue found him as soon as she arrived at his house.

At this time, only Li Laitou was at home. He was somewhat surprised to see An Moxue arrive.

Could this jinx be after me? What exactly did Wang Zhaodi do?

He cautiously asked An Moxue, "An Zhiqing, what brings you to our house?"

An Moxue said, "I need your help with something. Let's find a quiet place to talk."

"Oh, don't worry, An Zhiqing, I'm fine here. My mom and Wang Zhaodi have both gone out, so I'm home alone now."

"Okay, I came to you because I need your help. Do you know what happened to me last night?"

"I've heard some things."

"Oh, okay, good to know. I want you to help me find a few people to investigate the backgrounds of these people, where they live, and what kind of wicked things they've done in the past. The more details the better, and if there's any evidence, that would be even better. Of course, I won't treat you unfairly."

Knowing that it wasn't Wang Zhaodi who had offended her, Li Laitou felt half relieved.

As An Moxue spoke, she handed Li Laitou ten yuan, saying, "Here, take this first, consider it as an expense."

Li Laitou didn't take it, waving his hand in refusal: "No need, it's just a small favor for you, it's nothing."

Do you think it's so easy to get money from a jinx?

An Moxue said, "No, take this and help me investigate it thoroughly. If I'm satisfied, it'll be more than just this little bit of money. But I'm in a hurry, the sooner the better, and the more detailed the better."

“Okay, An Zhiqing, don’t worry, no problem, I can give you an answer tomorrow morning. An Zhiqing, I want to talk to you about something.”

Seeing his hesitant manner, An Moxue asked, "Hmm? Okay, what is it?"

"It's Wang Zhaodi. Lately, I've felt that she's been acting strangely and mysteriously. I've seen her going up the mountain behind your house several times, but I followed her twice and couldn't find out anything. I don't know what's going on, but I have a feeling that her affairs might be related to you. However, I have no evidence, so you should be more careful."

An Moxue was surprised that Li Laitou would tell her about Wang Zhaodi, and she kept it in mind.

After the two finished talking, An Moxue left Li Laitou's house, and Li Laitou also left afterward.

She returned home, waited for Carpenter Yang to install the gate, locked the gate, and then walked out of the village along the mountain road. After walking for a while, she found a secluded place, entered her space, and put on makeup to resemble an elderly woman. Then she left the space, got on her bicycle, and headed straight for Ankou Town.

When I arrived in town, it was just evening. I carried a small basket and wandered aimlessly through the streets and alleys, grabbing anyone I could and saying I was looking for relatives, that I had forgotten the exact directions and was lost.

Kind people would lend a hand, give directions, and occasionally chat for a bit. Before she knew it, An Moxue had become very familiar with the geography of the entire town, and had also learned about the location and basic personnel of the town's council.

After dark, An Moxue decided to stake out the cabinet committee to see if she could find anything else.

Inside the cabinet committee, everyone already knew that the seven-person team had failed to arrest An Moxue and had instead been sent to the county public security bureau. The three older men, presumably their leaders, along with a dozen or so young Red Guards, were all indignant and discussing how to retaliate against An Moxue and how to get her released from the county public security bureau.

An Moxue watched from the shadows. It was obvious that these three people were inciting the emotions of these dozen or so young people to cause trouble. It seemed that her trip today had not been in vain. These three must be the leaders of the town's council.

As the night deepened and everyone dispersed, An Moxue followed the oldest man, whom they all called the director, into a courtyard.

The lights came on in the room, and after the director went in, a voice came out: "How did it go? Was it successful?" It was the voice of a somewhat familiar young man, but An Moxue couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

"Don't even mention it, we've kicked a hornet's nest. Seven people went last night, but they didn't catch anyone. They were all sent to the county public security bureau. What a bunch of idiots! They had a ready-made excuse, but they couldn't even arrest a single person. They're so stupid!" This was the director's exasperated voice.

“I told you long ago, she’s very cunning and hard to catch. You’ll need to find a few martial arts experts to infiltrate the soldiers to catch her. You’re still not convinced, saying that as soon as they hear it’s your cabinet committee, no one will disobey. Who is she? Who are her parents? Do you think they’d be afraid of a bunch of small fry like you? We need to have a legitimate reason to arrest her, otherwise it will attract the military’s attention and cause trouble. Last time, I was lucky I acted quickly and dealt with Jiang Shi, otherwise we would have been in big trouble.”

"What do we do now? The higher-ups are in a hurry. We've investigated for so long, but we haven't found any clues to prove she knew about those things. What if she didn't know anything about them at all?!"

"It's hard to say, but the message from above is that her parents would rather die than tell her, and she won't let it go whether she knows or not."

"How come she's not moved by male beauty at such a young age? You're no good, and neither is that handsome young man. Aren't they all into the bookish type these days? She's a weirdo. This is the first time the handsome young man has failed her."

"Who knows what's going on? Not only am I puzzled, but Lang Yu is also starting to doubt his own charm. Maybe he's just too young and doesn't understand yet."

"Zijian, what do you think we should do next?"

"We've already found a scapegoat, let them investigate. It has nothing to do with us anyway. This time we're done for, we'll just find another excuse next time. Also, don't come looking for me unless it's something important. We're not friends, understand? Just leave your information at the usual place."

"Why make it so complicated? Just tie them up, it'll be so much easier."

“Last time they tried to tie him up, but they didn’t succeed. They even took Jiang Shi with them.”

"Yeah, everyone's afraid of us when we're around, but we still run into a wall when we get to her. I feel like she's harder to deal with than her parents."

“She’s very guarded, doesn’t trust anyone, and only trusts herself. I think she just doesn’t know what we’re investigating and has doubts about the cause of her parents’ death. Otherwise, a sixteen-year-old girl wouldn’t act like this. Besides, she’s usually not with the other educated youth in the brigade when she’s not busy, so nobody knows what she’s doing.”

"So, the county public security bureau will handle the investigation?"

"Go ahead and investigate. It won't trace back to you or me. Don't worry, I've already made all the arrangements."

"Alright, in that case, I'll head back."

After that, there was no more sound, and An Moxue quickly hid in the corner.

The two men came out of the room. The one in front was the director, and the one behind was Qu Bing's cousin, Fan Zijian.