Of course, he knew very well that if he really found out that Shen Mu Ning had any problems, then the credit would not be his alone.
However, he did have a bad feeling. Just yesterday, he received a message from the organization telling him to stay quiet, and today she came to the county town in such an unusual way.
Even though he couldn't connect her to Xu Yuan, he still felt the timing was too coincidental.
Furthermore, since he can't even find her now and can't confirm her identity, there's no way he can claim any merit.
It would be better to report the news; the organization might even give him a small credit.
He knocked on the door at the outpost for a long time, but no one came to open it.
Since this outpost was one of Deng Kai's residences, and he was trading antiques outside the county town at the time, naturally no one would open the door.
When he returned after lunch, the stronghold was still quiet, so he decided to wander around the county town and try his luck to see if he could run into Shen Mu Ning.
However, not long after he left, Deng Kai and the others returned to the stronghold with the cultural relics.
They all stayed indoors, wanting only to protect the antiques and hand them over that night, after which everything would be fine.
When Zhu Yang arrived at the stronghold again, Yan Bin's men had already surrounded and were monitoring the area.
They saw someone who wasn't one of the people Deng Kai had mentioned, but someone from the organization in Anbei County, sneaking around trying to knock on the door.
The people watching him outside immediately knocked him unconscious and took him away.
Their current priority is to ensure that tonight's handover of the antiques goes smoothly without any mishaps.
Even if Zhu Yang, the person who was planning to find Deng Kai, wasn't on the list he revealed, he was very likely to be problematic.
So, they tied him up and waited until the next morning when they arrested the others before taking them all back for interrogation.
And so, Zhu Yang, who was eager to make a name for himself, was taken away for investigation before he could even get close to Shen Mu Ning.
However, precisely because he was in a military prison, he quickly revealed what he knew.
He was deemed worthless by Yan Bin's men.
Shen Mu Ning never saw them again after that, so she naturally didn't know what else he was hiding.
For example, what is his current task?
This allowed the organization to escape unscathed for the time being, preventing its other objectives from being exposed prematurely.
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In the Xinshan Brigade, the first thing everyone did after finishing work and returning to the youth settlement was to check if those who had asked for leave that day had returned.
It's worth noting that three former educated youths took leave today, and these were people who usually led regular lives.
They were already very curious even before the person returned at noon.
Now, the desire to know where they went has only grown stronger.
After they all went back, they discovered that only Shen Mu Ning had returned.
“Shen Zhiqing, you’re back.”
Upon seeing Shen Mu Ning cooking, the group of people who had just returned all went up to greet her.
"Yes, you're back. Sister Xue and the others have prepared the meal. We can start eating now."
She only rested for a short while before Zhuang Xue and Wei Sheng came back to cook.
Hearing the commotion outside, she got up to clean and cook, wanting everyone to know she was at the educated youth settlement.
Once they've all rested, she can leave as soon as possible to help out in Anbei County.
"Really? Sister Xue always cooks super fast. Let's wash our hands and eat."
"Okay, let's go." Although the group was curious about where Shen Mu Ning had gone today, none of them asked.
After all, in their previous interactions, Lin Siqi was the only one she was relatively familiar with.
But Lin Siqi didn't want to pry into other people's privacy, so no one asked her that question.
While they were washing their hands and eating, someone whispered among themselves: "Chu, the educated youth, went on leave to visit relatives. What about Zhu, the educated youth?"
Of the three people who were on leave, Shen Mu Ning has already returned.
They had just run into Chu Mingxu, who was back to ask for leave. They learned that his family member was sick and he needed to go back to visit his relatives.
However, Zhu Yang, the person who said he was going to buy seasonings needed by the educated youth settlement, never returned.
"I don't know what's wrong with him, let's wait and see."
"Well, if they haven't returned by dark, let's go talk to the captain again!"
"Alright."
Unless there is a special reason, educated youth are generally not allowed to stay out overnight.
Only with the captain's permission, and with a certificate or letter of introduction from him, can one not return.
Besides, they knew why Zhu Yang had taken the day off; it wouldn't have taken him this long to buy any seasonings.
If they haven't returned by nightfall, something must have happened.
Shen Mu Ning, who was lost in her own thoughts, did not notice the discussion among the others.
After she finished eating, she locked the door and went into her own space.
She used up all the black jade feathers she had refined earlier today, so she needs to make some more hallucinogenic drugs to keep on hand.
Therefore, when Wei Sheng and Zhao Chuan from the educated youth settlement went to Captain Zhao to explain the situation, she was also unaware of it.
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When she came out of the space again, it was already around 10 p.m.
Although it's a bit early now, and everyone hasn't entered deep sleep yet.
However, the handover of the antiques was scheduled for after midnight, and she had to arrive in Anbei County before then.
So regardless of whether the educated youth were asleep or not, she had to leave.
At this moment, Shen Mu Ning, as usual, enveloped herself with a mental energy shield.
They blocked out the sounds they made and used the Bloodthirsty Vine to lock the door from the inside.
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