An Moxue sat on horseback, pondering her predicament, which seemed shrouded in mystery.
What happened next was unclear, so we could only take it one step at a time.
My mind is racing with thoughts, yet it also feels like I'm not thinking about anything at all.
In that case, I should just keep pushing forward and leave the final outcome to the other parties.
When Wu Sicheng arrived in the county town, it was already after get off work hours.
He thought An Moxue would go to the police station, but when he arrived and asked, he found out that she had never been there at all.
After thinking about it, the most likely places I went that weren't here were the educated youth office or the armed forces department.
We searched there, but found nothing. Where else could we go?
County government committee?
Wu Sicheng searched everywhere An Moxue might have gone, but still couldn't find her. Where could she have gone?
It's already dark. Where can we find food and lodging?
On a whim, when she found the state-run restaurant, there weren't many people inside, and An Moxue was facing away from her.
Wu Sicheng walked towards An Moxue. She noticed someone approaching, looked up, and saw Wu Sicheng.
Just then, she put a small piece of crispy pork into her mouth, and before she could even chew it, she looked up and Wu Sicheng saw her chubby cheeks, oily lips, and innocent eyes, like a squirrel eating something, indescribably cute.
This relaxed manner of eating miraculously calmed Wu Sicheng's anxiety that had been hanging over him for so long.
An Moxue looked at Wu Sicheng, who smiled gently, sat down opposite her, and said, "I came after you, and searched for you for a long time. Hindsight is always 20/20. If I had known there would be a cabinet committee meeting this afternoon, I should have gone home with you."
An Moxue swallowed the food in her mouth and said, "Who knows when they'll go? What would you like to eat? I'll order for you."
Wu Sicheng said, "You eat well, I'll go by myself. Is there anything else you want to eat?"
"No, I can't eat all of these."
After a while, Wu Sicheng returned with his meal and placed the dish closer to An Moxue.
"Mo Xue, this is a truly local dish: pickled cabbage, blood sausage, and boiled pork belly. Do you like it?"
An Moxue picked up a piece of pickled cabbage with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth: "It's very appetizing. I also asked the aunties in the village to help me pickle some cabbage, and it will be ready to eat in a few days."
The two of them rarely spoke during the meal and barely interacted. Occasionally, Wu Sicheng would put some lean meat from the sauerkraut into An Moxue's bowl, while she just ate the rest of the meal.
An Moxue finished eating first, and Wu Sicheng, seeing that she had finished, also sped up his eating.
Seeing that he was eating much faster, An Moxue said disapprovingly, "Wu Sicheng, I think you should eat slower. Eating too fast in the long run is very bad for your stomach."
"I'm used to it. Didn't you finish eating? I'll finish quickly, then we'll find a place where you can tell me what happened, and we'll discuss how to deal with it."
"Alright! You can eat slowly, it won't make a difference if you eat a little longer."
After that, Wu Sicheng slowed down his eating pace.
After the two finished their meal, Wu Sicheng drove An Moxue to the guesthouse.
In the guesthouse room, An Moxue sat on the bed, while Wu Sicheng sat in a chair.
"What happened after you got home this afternoon?" Wu Sicheng asked An Moxue.
“When I got to the foot of the back mountain, those people were already at my front door. They said they were there to investigate the whistleblower letter from a few days ago. There were seven of them, big and small. Who normally brings seven people to an investigation? I just couldn’t believe it. Later, after I pressed them, they admitted to paying for my front door, but they wouldn’t pay me. I pushed them so hard that they had no choice but to write an IOU. Here you go.” An Moxue said, taking out the IOU from her military bag and handing it to Wu Sicheng.
Wu Sicheng took the IOU, looked at it, and said, "With this IOU, it's as if they admit the illegality of their first visit to your house, proving they were in the wrong. This IOU is a good one!"
After saying that, he returned the IOU to An Moxue.
An Moxue put away the IOU and said with a smile, "That's what I was thinking at the time. Then I said that I lost a thousand yuan the night that Red Guard went there, and I had reason to suspect that they took the money. They got angry and started fighting, but I dealt with them. I also went to the town to find the leaders and complain about my pitiful experience, and also called the police. After that, I came to the county."
"Where did you go after coming to the county?"
"The restaurant! When I got here, it was already closed, so there was nowhere else to go. How did you know I was in trouble?"
"secret."
"Oh, never mind then."
"What are your plans?"
"I haven't decided yet."
What's the deal with that thousand yuan?
“That’s exactly what happened! Oh my, that was the pension my parents left me. It was all my savings.” She said this without any sadness, her face beaming and her eyes full of laughter.
Upon hearing this, Wu Sicheng understood everything. This little devil had so many ideas!
She showed no fear whatsoever at her workplace, which was feared by everyone, and even looked at it with a mocking expression.
"Are you really going to take that thousand yuan?" Wu Sicheng asked her with a smile.
"Of course! My money is gone, and I have every reason to suspect they did it. If they don't compensate me, who will?" He said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Of course, I have to pay, I absolutely have to pay." Little did he know that these words would bring him closer to An Moxue's heart.
"Are there any specific plans?"
“Yes! Come here.” Wu Sicheng walked over curiously and sat on the edge of the bed.
While An Moxue was speaking, she took off her shoes, sat on the bed, and picked up the military bag next to her.
He pulled out a stack of certificates—a certificate for educated youth, a certificate for children of martyrs, and several award certificates—and spread them out on the bed, asking Wu Sicheng, "Are these enough?"
Wu Sicheng picked up the certificates one by one and looked at them, explaining each one to her as he looked at it.
Wu Sicheng held up a certificate and looked at An Moxue. An Moxue looked at the certificate and said, "This is the one you applied for for me when we caught the kidnappers together."
Wu Sicheng flipped to another page, and An Moxue said, "This is the one the Public Security Bureau secretly sent to me after I discovered the enemy agent. It wasn't made public."
Wu Sicheng then picked up the next one, looked at An Moxue, and said, "This one was sent to me by the army after I saved you."
Wu Sicheng flipped to the last page, and An Moxue said, "This is the reward I received for discovering the tomb-raiding gang and helping the police catch them. How about that? Pretty impressive, right?"
As she said this, Wu Sicheng felt that she was radiating confidence and joy.
"Amazing." Wu Sicheng genuinely thought she was amazing.
"You're trying to persecute the orphans of martyrs and exploit their descendants. What do you think of that?" She spoke with a smile about how to resolve the situation, as if she were talking about a stranger.
Hearing her words, Wu Sicheng felt extremely sad. If either of her father or mother were still alive, would she not have to suffer these hardships?
At this moment, he desperately wanted to become stronger, strong enough to shield her from all the storms outside and ensure her safety!
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