The woman was very pleased to see the soldier accept the candy, and turned back to her own carriage.
An Moxue and the others walked away, took the candy, opened it, looked at it, smelled it, and then broke it open. They saw that it was filled with a filling inside.
An Moxue rubbed the sugar filling between her fingers, smelled it under her nose, and sneered, "What a clever scheme."
When everyone heard An Moxue say this, they all looked at her. She whispered, "Eating this candy alone is fine, but if you eat it and then smell a certain fragrance within twelve hours, you will quickly fall into a coma. Moreover, without a specific antidote, it will be very difficult to wake up."
An Moxue opened a few more candies, looked at them, and found they were all the same candy.
Then, his eyes darted around, and he said slyly to the group, "Let's turn the tables and see how many mice we can catch?"
As she spoke, she took out a handful of candies from her pocket, packaged in the same way the woman had given them, and gave each person a few, saying, "Eat as much as you like, and enjoy yourselves."
The group understood each other, took the candy, and each person took a piece and put it in their mouth.
Over there, the woman who had returned sat on a small stool in the aisle, seemingly glancing casually at An Moxue's direction. She noticed that everyone in their area was eating candy, with almost everyone having a piece in their mouth. She smiled contentedly, and her eyes met An Moxue's. She even nodded and smiled at An Moxue.
Not long after, it was ten o'clock. The lights on the train were all turned off, and people returned to their sleeper berths to rest. Some of the carriage doors were also closed.
The night was quiet, with only the clanging sound of the train.
Many people gradually fell asleep, and the night grew even deeper.
An Moxue was lying on the sleeper berth when she suddenly smelled a pleasant scent. She opened her eyes abruptly. The darkness seemed like two bottomless vortexes, drawing people in without their awareness.
Opposite her was Yang Yuning, who was in disguise. He called out softly, "Comrade An?"
An Moxue responded softly, "Yes, they're about to make their move. Be careful to disguise yourself and be extra cautious."
The person opposite responded softly, "Mmm." Then they closed their eyes, and their breathing became light and even again. Everyone in the three carriages did the same.
About twenty minutes later, the sound of light, almost imperceptible footsteps echoed in the carriage. An Moxue counted carefully: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." She heard no more sounds and thought to herself, "That's quite a lot."
Suddenly, the sound of prying open the door rang out. She slowed her breathing and squinted her eyes. She saw two tall foreigners enter the carriage, then carefully look around. One of them made a gesture, and the other pulled aside the fake Yang Yuning to take a look, then nodded, rolled him up, and took him outside.
The person without anyone on their back was the first to open the window and jump out, followed by the person carrying Yang Yuning, who also jumped out. After these two jumped out, everyone in the carriage surged out, heading straight for the remaining people. As the rearguard, they were about to open and jump out of the windows when An Moxue and her group blocked their way. An Moxue only said, "Don't let a single one escape!" and then jumped out of the window. Wu Sicheng followed closely behind. The rest of the people did not jump out of the windows; this was agreed upon beforehand.
Nine people could easily capture six, and the battle ended quickly. No one escaped, and the fight also woke up some people in the carriage.
Four of the nine people stayed behind to guard the train, while the other five jumped out of the train window and chased after An Moxue.
An Moxue and Wu Sicheng, who jumped out of the car window, were already some distance away from the second person who jumped out. It was a dark night, and it was still the beginning of the month, with no crescent moon in sight. She could only follow the scent left on the fake Yang Yuning as she ran, leaving her mark on the road as she went.
Wu Sicheng quickly caught up with her and asked in a low voice, "You didn't scratch it when you got out of the car, did you?"
An Moxue said, "No. Where do you think they're going, walking along the railway like this?"
"I don't know." In the darkness, he took her hand and gently scratched her palm.
An Moxue pinched him back in dissatisfaction, glared at him, and felt a little annoyed that he couldn't see her.
Wu Sicheng clearly sensed her emotional change, and he suppressed his laughter, afraid that she would notice, feeling quite helpless.
The two of them, hand in hand, moved forward together.
The two men followed the two foreigners ahead of them for a long time until they reached a mountain. The two men then carried the man into the mountain.
After being deep in the mountains for a while, the two of them slowed down noticeably, going from running to walking. There was no moonlight, and the branches and leaves were also obstructing their view, so they couldn't go fast.
An Moxue muttered to herself, "Where are they going? This doesn't seem like a pre-selected location?"
Wu Sicheng said, "Just follow along, you'll find out eventually."
An Moxue said, "I hope we can catch a few more people, otherwise, it would be a waste of my time running through this dark night."
Yes, it will.
After a while, five more people followed behind, "Comrade An, Comrade Wu."
The two responded softly, and An Moxue asked, "Have you caught them all?"
One of them replied, "We caught them. What's this?"
An Moxue said, "We don't know either, we can only follow them for now, and keep our distance." So, the five of them followed An Moxue and Wu Sicheng for a distance, while the two of them followed behind the two foreigners.
They stopped under a big tree when they felt safe. They put the fake Yang Yuning down and put a pill in his mouth.
One of them asked in confusion, "Why haven't they caught up yet?"
Another person said, "Is it because you're not familiar with the terrain, or maybe someone spotted you and jumped down too late? After all, the car is going quite fast; a few minutes later would have meant a significant distance difference. Besides, would you really want them to come along and share the prize money with us?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? Who wants to receive less money?"
"That settles it. Why isn't the antidote working yet? Could it be a fake?"
Hearing their words, the fake Yang Yuning slowly woke up. First, he moved his hand slowly, then he slowly opened his eyes. Just as he was about to scream, one of the men covered his mouth and threatened, "See? This is deep in the mountains. If you scream, who knows what you'll attract in the dark? We won't care about you then. So, listen to me, don't scream, or we'll gag you, understand?"
The fake Yang Yuning seemed to be frightened by the unfamiliar environment or by the scene the two were describing; in any case, he nodded frantically in terror.
The two men were very pleased with his reaction, laughing wildly, their voices filled with contempt and disdain.
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