After leaving Er Gouzi's place, An Moxue found a secluded spot, removed her disguise, changed back into her original appearance, took out two bottles of wine from her spatial storage, put them in her coat pocket, and walked towards the police station through the soft snowflakes.
At the police station, when Director Li saw An Moxue return, he asked, "Is the matter settled?"
"Okay, Uncle Li, here you go." An Moxue said, taking two bottles of wine out of her coat pocket and placing them on the desk.
"There's a gift too! Did you just get off the car?" Director Li picked up the wine bottle, looked at it, and asked with a smile.
An Moxue sat down on the stool and said, "Of course, it's not easy to go back, so this is a small token of my appreciation. I got off the bus this morning, had lunch at a restaurant, and came here. Uncle Li, what was the verdict on those two members of the Tang family?"
"The border reclamation farm has been there for fifteen years. They don't admit to kidnapping and murder, only saying that they came to the wrong person and mistakenly entered your house."
"What a joke! Was the person actually sent away for execution?"
"It was carried out."
"Fine! Let them go. They've gotten off easy."
"Oh, right, Political Commissar Zhang called and said if you come back, please call him back."
When did he call?
"A couple of days ago." He stood up, took two bottles of wine, and put them into a bag.
After filling the bottles with wine, he said, "Make a call, I'll go out and check, I'll be back in a bit." He then walked out and closed the door behind him.
After Director Li left, An Moxue called Zhang Jing.
"Uncle Zhang, is there something you need from me?"
"Mo Xue, when did you go back?"
"today."
"I just wanted to tell you about Commander Yang's family. The whole family was sent down to the Northwest. His son from his first marriage really did something big."
"That's right. Those who lack virtue will have everything go wrong, and those who mistreat their wives will have no wealth. One should still have a conscience and a sense of responsibility."
"And another thing! Let me tell you, I've been investigating the Nakagawa Tang family recently! Something strange has happened to the Tang family these past few days. For no apparent reason, most of the Tang family members have been poisoned, and all of them are martial arts practitioners. Isn't that strange?"
"That's wonderful! Who did this? I must thank her for getting rid of such a big problem."
“We’ve uncovered some issues, and some members of the Tang family will be gradually sent to labor camps. Just stay there and take good care of yourself. They probably won’t have time to bother you for a while, so you can have a good New Year. But don’t let your guard down, stay vigilant! Next time, if anything happens, be sure to tell us. Don’t let it happen like this time when Director Li called me and we only found out.”
"Uncle Zhang, I don't think this is a big deal. I can handle it myself for now."
"Have you been doing well these days?"
"Everything is fine, don't worry!"
"It doesn't have a tail, does it?"
"I've been in Kyoto the whole time, and I'm perfectly fine! There's no way I could have any tails around!"
"Okay, that's good. Take care of yourself and call me if you need anything."
Zhang Jing hung up the phone and chuckled, "Little fox, you're becoming more and more like your dad."
After laughing, he picked up the phone again and dialed, "Hello, sir, I've confirmed it, it's almost certainly her."
"You got in touch with her?"
"I just hung up the phone; she just got back to her place."
"She admitted it?"
"No, I'm just guessing. But I'm sure I'm right, that girl is cunning!"
"Good, a rising star with a promising future. He is both courageous and resourceful."
"I never realized it before! Why are all the good kids someone else's?"
"The environment shapes a person's growth!" Commander Guan remarked with emotion.
"Yes! Another child might not have been able to pull through."
......
An Moxue hung up the phone, put the money for the call on the table, slowly left the office, said goodbye to Director Li, and walked out of the police station.
The snow was still falling, not heavily, but there were very few pedestrians on the street.
With a multitude of things happening to her, An Moxue strolled along the street and unknowingly arrived at the Nalan family's ancestral home.
An Moxue looked at the vast ruins, remained silent for a moment, and then stepped inside.
Coming here again, her feelings were different. This time, An Moxue walked slowly, imagining what the house looked like when it was intact. She thought that one day she should ask Uncle Ma what the house looked like before and what its layout was like.
They wandered around until it was getting dark, but didn't find any more useful clues.
An Moxue walked into the grove where she had made her deal with Er Gouzi as the night grew dark.
Since it was still early, An Moxue found a secluded spot, entered her space, and enjoyed a delicious meal. After finishing her meal, she collected all the fruits and vegetables from the space.
After packing her things, seeing that it was still early, An Moxue went to the study to read a book. She didn't put down her book until the alarm rang. She then disguised herself as her eldest sister, left the space, and found a place to release the wild boars that had been killed by the three members of the Tang family last time. She counted them and found that there were more than fourteen of them.
The sound of horses' hooves came from afar, growing closer and closer. This time, Er Gouzi drove two carts. He first weighed the wild boar, then unloaded a cart full of sacrificial paper offerings and loaded the boar onto the cart.
An Moxue held the money she got from selling wild boar in her hand, watching Er Gouzi and his group disappear into the snowy night.
After a while, An Moxue packed up her things, led the white dragon horse, and galloped towards Anle Village.
......
Every time An Moxue left and returned to Anle Village, she felt a sense of peace and each time she felt more attached to the place than the last.
In the morning, An Moxue woke up, glanced at the time, and without bothering to tidy up the house or sweep the snow outside the yard, grabbed a bag and went out of the house.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of Village Chief Guo's house, they heard bursts of silvery laughter. Upon hearing this laughter, An Moxue's lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.
"Duoduo, what's going on? Why are you so happy?" An Moxue's voice came before she even entered the house.
"Grandma, Grandma! Aunt An is here."
An Moxue stepped into the house and heard Aunt Guo say, "Moxue is back?"
"Yes, Auntie, come and tell my uncle when you get back."
Village Chief Guo asked, "Is everything alright?"
"Uncle Guo, don't worry, everything's fine!" He handed a bag of fruit to Aunt Guo and said, "Auntie, take this and give it to the children. I bought this especially for our lovely Duoduo and her brothers. Isn't that right, Duoduo?"
"Yes," Duoduo answered crisply.
Aunt Guo laughed and scolded, "I don't know who he takes after to be so shameless!"
"Grandma, Grandpa said I'm most like him, generous and unpretentious, right, Grandpa?"
"Yes, our Duoduo is the best!" Village Chief Guo said with a proud look.
"You two shameless bastards. Mo Xue, please sit down."
An Moxue found it extremely amusing to see the two other grandsons of Village Chief Guo looking at Duoduo with hopeless expressions.
He couldn't help but tease them, asking, "Qingsong, Cuibai, what's wrong with you two?"
Village Chief Guo and Aunt Guo both looked at the two of them. The two little adults quickly changed their expressions, their faces becoming serious, and answered in unison, "No!"
An Moxue, Aunt Guo, and Village Chief Guo exchanged glances, unable to suppress the smiles in their eyes.
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