Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door.
Two figures were crouching in the dark room.
Anyone who enters will be arrested on the spot.
Deng Hui gave Ding Xiaotong a wink.
Ding Xiaotong composed himself and forced himself not to move.
Xu Manzhi's case has been piling up for too long.
The Xu family's secret network was kept too secret and had never been exposed. The leadership was worried that things might change if they waited too long, so they planned to set a trap to lure Xu Manzhi into arresting her. They believed that the Xu family would come to her rescue...
Kill two birds with one stone.
At No. 89 Xianghua Street, a counter-revolutionary named Xu Liang was being held. His case had been investigated and he was being used as bait on his way to be executed.
Xu Liang was extremely nervous.
He has received a promise from the organization that if he performs meritorious service, his death sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment.
He will be able to make a clean getaway as soon as Xu Manzhi appears at nine o'clock tonight.
The time was drawing ever closer.
With no further movement, Xu Liang was extremely anxious.
Fortunately, just at nine o'clock, the door was finally knocked on.
He strode to the door and flung open the wooden door.
Meow~~~
A long, drawn-out meow rang out.
He looked down and saw no woman outside the door, only a mischievous stray black cat staring at him expectantly. This made him furious, and he kicked the cat.
"Meow--"
The black cat's shrill cry shattered the silence of the street.
Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Deng Hui and Ding Xiaotong secretly staked out the area, lying there for four or five hours straight until their hands and arms ached. They were so eager to rush to the family compound and catch Xu Manzhi.
What kind of situation is this?
Could it be that Xu Manzhi didn't receive the note from Jiang Pengyue?
With the clock already past midnight, the chances of Xu Manzhi arriving were almost zero, so they had no choice but to get up, go inside, and send the message of mission failure to their leader.
Soon, they received orders to retreat.
"What should I do then?" Xu Liang asked in a panic.
Deng Hui looked impatient.
He glanced at the police officers guarding the house and said, "Naturally, it's up to the Public Security Bureau to handle. How would we know what they'd do? As long as you haven't been exposed, you still have a chance."
Ding Xiaotong glanced at Deng Hui and said smugly, "It's definitely not exposed. The problem might lie with Jiang Pengyue. She's always been unreliable."
Deng Hui nodded.
He also believes that this is a possibility.
Jiang Pengyue and Zhou Xiangqun had long been disgraced; if it weren't for the Zhou family's protection, they wouldn't even be able to afford food.
Xu Liang was immediately delighted.
He felt there was still a chance and never considered who he was harming for no reason.
At this moment, Xu Manzhi is fast asleep in the house.
She kept thinking that with her current abilities, if there was a trap inside, she might not be able to leave safely. So she secretly knocked on the door and sent Xiao Hei to scout ahead.
Even before that, she had directed several snakes to crawl into the house...
There are several people inside.
She immediately sensed something was wrong and turned to hide. When she heard the sound of Xiao Hei being kicked, she became even more certain that this was aimed at her.
So she immediately slipped into the space.
She only came out after the storm had subsided.
Jiang Pengyue is truly insidious.
Instead of thinking of herself, she should at least think of her child's good karma; she actually conspired with someone to harm her...
Xu Manzhi gritted her teeth.
Her last bit of patience for Jiang Pengyue and Zhou Xiangqun vanished.
Counting the days, Jiang Pengyue should give birth in two months. If the baby is born prematurely, that would be interesting... Xu Manzhi sneered inwardly.
Xu Manzhi did not plan to go out for this one day.
She locked herself in her room, refusing to entertain anyone, and focused solely on waiting for Yan Lin to return so she could have a proper talk with him and see if he could investigate further.
A week has passed in the blink of an eye.
Yan Lin returned home travel-worn, and as soon as he entered, he saw Xu Manzhi writing incessantly at her desk, her body covered in sweat, yet she seemed oblivious to his presence…
He was heartbroken.
He strode over to his wife, snatched the pen from her hand, and said angrily, "I told you to stop making a fuss, why won't you listen?"
Xu Manzhi was overjoyed to see him and hugged him tightly around the waist, saying happily, "You're finally back. I have something to tell you."
Without any delay, she recounted the events of that night truthfully.
In an instant, Yan Lin's face darkened.
He also said that he suddenly received a mission from the military region, and that he would be gone for a week. It seemed that they couldn't wait and wanted to catch him in the act.
Yan Lin was clear-headed, but he couldn't bear to see his wife heartbroken.
He said directly, "Don't worry about it. If Jiang Pengyue comes to the door again, we won't open it. We also won't let anyone else into the house. We'll do a thorough house inspection every three to five days."
We cannot let them succeed.
Xu Manzhi understood immediately.
She looked around, then whispered in his ear, "Someone's trying to frame us, isn't that right?"
"Um."
"What a wicked heart."
Xu Manzhi made a decision: starting today, she would have the venomous snake patrol the entire house every day, leaving no corner unchecked, and investigate any unfamiliar scents it might detect.
"Zhizhi, don't worry, no matter what happens, I'll face it with you. Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you," Yan Lin said sternly.
"good."
Xu Manzhi put her arms around his waist and smiled.
She looked up at him and said, "I want to eat dumplings. Make them for me. Let's turn our grief into strength and eat more to gain weight. Otherwise, like A-Ye, we won't even have any to eat."
Thinking of Ling Junye, she also asked Yan Lin how things were progressing.
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