The train journey was cold and long, so An Moxue took out the letter that Old Ma had given her and started reading it.
The letters from his friends were mostly about everyday things, nothing special, but Wu Sicheng didn't send a single letter. It seems this mission is not simple and will take a long time. Zhang Jing's letter to him mentioned some recent developments of the Tang family over the past few months. An Moxue knew that they were keeping a close eye on the Tang family and had discovered some things, all of which were reported and demoted. The Tang family's fortunes have taken a sharp turn for the worse this year, and now everyone is on edge and acting cautiously.
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Nakagawa
In a secluded house, Tang Jun, the head of the Tang family, lowered his head and glared at the man opposite him. He could not suppress the anger in his eyes and roared, "Are you trying to discard us after we've served our purpose? My Tang family was a once-prosperous martial arts family, but now we've been persecuted to this extent, falling apart. The young have been sent to the countryside, the older ones have been demoted, and what's left are people who are incapable of shouldering heavy responsibilities and have no potential. How do you tell me how to settle this score?"
"Tang Jun, don't be angry. To put it bluntly, what we're doing isn't exactly honorable. We've already laid out the route, yet you keep failing. Is it really our fault? It's just arresting someone, is it really that serious?" The man said with disdain.
"You make it sound so easy. If it were so easy to catch you, why don't you go and do it? It's not you who will suffer the loss of your people!" Tang Jun's eyes were spitting fire.
"What, you only think about how good it was when you got the money? Don't you know there are risks in everything you do?" The man looked at him, as if to say, "How can you be so naive!"
If that girl hadn't been so slippery and hard to catch, do you think the boss would have come looking for you and watched as the profits he was about to take away were gone?
Tang Jun clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. He was now filled with regret. His momentary greed had blinded him to their rosy vision, causing damage to the Tang family's martial arts foundation. It would take decades or even centuries for the Tang family to recover to its pre-accident state, or the family's fortune might be damaged beyond repair. For this reason alone, he would hold on to them no matter what.
"You can't just abandon us like this, or we'll all go down together!"
The man was frightened by the cruelty in Tang Jun's eyes and said, "To tell you the truth, it's not that we don't care, it's that many people on our side have been dismissed, investigated, or demoted. We have no one left to use, so we can only protect ourselves now, lie low, and discuss it later."
Tang Jun never expected this outcome and blurted out, "How is this possible? He holds such a high-ranking official position!"
The man thought to himself, "What's impossible? Anyone but the top leader could be involved, let alone the boss." But he wouldn't tell him that even the boss could barely protect himself right now, and dared not touch anything else.
"Sigh!" The man sighed slightly, then said to Tang Jun, "What are you still unwilling to do now? As long as that little girl is alive, we're not afraid of not finding those treasures. We're just temporarily stopping, not quitting altogether."
"But we've searched everywhere we can, and there's not a single clue. Is it really possible? Otherwise, how could a teenage girl who knows there's so much treasure resist looking at it, touching it, and not using it? Is it possible that she didn't know at all, and that her parents left in such a hurry that they didn't have time to tell her?" Tang Jun speculated.
“Impossible. She must know the clues. His parents are both soldiers, and they could be on missions or have accidents at any time. If you were in his parents' shoes, wouldn’t you tell her?” The man insisted on his point of view.
Tang Jun thought about it and realized that it made sense; if he had such a large amount of treasure, he would definitely leave clues.
"So we can't do anything now?" Tang Jun said, somewhat unwilling.
"If you have the capacity, then do it. We can't do anything here." The man sighed again, his voice filled with helplessness and resentment.
"Fine, I'll listen to the boss, but if I find out you're leaving me out for the good stuff, I'll do whatever it takes," Tang Jun said through gritted teeth.
"No, even though we're doing despicable things, we still have to uphold the code of honor. Don't worry," the man reassured him.
Tang Jun glared at him, then quickly left the house under the cover of night and disappeared.
After Tang Jun left, the man scoffed, his tone full of disdain and mockery, and soon disappeared into the night.
An Moxue took the train to Kyoto and immediately bought another train ticket to Nakagawa, using an alias and even a fake address.
He found a state-run restaurant near the train station, ate, found a quiet place, entered his spatial dimension, disguised himself as a man, and then left the dimension to board a train bound for Zhongchuan.
When An Moxue arrived, it was morning. She booked a guesthouse, went inside, and immediately fell fast asleep.
That evening, when the alarm rang, An Moxue avoided everyone, left the guesthouse, and rode her bicycle quickly towards the Tang family's residence.
The night was slightly cool, but An Moxue felt her heart burning with passion. After half a year of research, she had improved the True Word Pill once again, and she believed that this time she would definitely be able to get some useful clues from the Tang family head.
My lightness skill has also advanced significantly, and I have more confidence when running. This time, my main task is to investigate the background of the Tang family. Once I find out, I will consider other things.
Upon arriving at the Tang family home, An Moxue went straight to the kitchen of the main house. She fiddled around in the kitchen for a while without making a sound. An Moxue was truly glad that it was a bit far from the bedroom.
After finishing her work, An Moxue came and went quietly, without disturbing anyone.
Back at the guesthouse, An Moxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling happy inside—Yay! First step completed.
The next day, An Moxue wandered around Zhongchuan at her leisure, buying whatever caught her eye and that caught her eye. When it was time to eat, she would go to a state-run restaurant for a delicious meal. The day was spent shopping and eating.
Around midnight, An Moxue rode her bicycle back to the Tang family's house.
Upon arriving at the Tang family's main residence, An Moxue lit a bunch of sleeping incense, leaving no one untouched, placing a stick of incense in each of the inhabited rooms.
After making the order, she timed it and tiptoed into the Tang family patriarch's bedroom. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
According to the investigation, the head of the Tang family was extremely skilled in martial arts; otherwise, An Moxue would not have gone to the kitchen to prepare a super laxative the night before.
Even the best person can't take it after a day of diarrhea. Their body is exhausted, their fighting ability is reduced, and their mental focus is not easy to concentrate. This makes it easier for the drugs to take effect and for interrogation to be carried out.
An Moxue stood in front of the Tang family patriarch's bed, gently nudged him, and then nudged his wife, but there was no response.
She dragged him to the living room, still very nervous. She took out a pill and put it in his mouth, then pushed it in and out repeatedly until she saw the pill go into his stomach.
She checked her watch to keep track of the time, then took out a small porcelain bottle, about the size of a snuff bottle. When the time was up, she opened the lid and held it under Tang Jun's nose to let him inhale the smoke.
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