An Moxue left the village and ran lightly to the intersection of Ankou Town.
When she arrived at the agreed place, An Moxue checked the time. It was still early, and the car hadn't arrived yet. She put down her handbag and backpack, stood at the intersection, and took out a White Rabbit milk candy and ate it.
A short while later, at exactly seven o'clock, a jeep drove up from the town and stopped in front of An Moxue.
A soldier in his thirties got out of the car, walked up to her, and asked, "Are you Comrade An Moxue?"
“Yes,” An Moxue replied.
The soldier took out his identification and handed it to An Moxue, saying, "This is my identification. Please check it."
An Moxue took the document, glanced at it casually, and then handed it back to him, but in fact she had memorized all the information.
She then took out her ID and handed it to the soldier, who took it, checked it, and then returned it to her, saying, "Please show me your verification code."
An Moxue took out a piece of paper from her pocket, and the soldier also took out a piece of paper. The two pieces of paper fit together perfectly, and the pattern was complete.
The soldier said, "It's been verified. Comrade An Moxue, please get in the car. Once you're in, I will blindfold you until we reach the training camp. Please cooperate."
An Moxue said, "Okay, no problem."
Two people, each carrying a bag, put An Moxue in the car. An Moxue sat in the back seat, and the soldier took a black cloth strip from the car and tied it around her neck.
An Moxue was suddenly plunged into darkness and felt somewhat disoriented. She asked, "Comrade Xu, may I ask how long it will take to arrive?"
"Comrade An, I'll let you know when we arrive. Don't worry, just sit still. You can talk to me if you need anything."
The soldier got into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove away.
An Moxue sat in the car, bored, thinking about Zhang Jing's last words to her in Kyoto: "Moxue, the list for the National Security's secret training has been released. Take this paper; it's the contact code. You'll need to show the code after verifying your identity. Only if the code is correct will you be allowed to leave with your handler. If there's no code or the code is incorrect, do not go with them. After verification, do everything they ask. Remember, once you're on this path, the fewer people who know your whereabouts, the better. I believe you have the ability to get into the National Security."
An Moxue sat in the car, feeling lost about the future, but she knew that, given her current situation, joining the National Security Bureau was the best option.
She didn't know what level the others were at, but she was prepared to fight tooth and nail.
She firmly believes that outstanding people will be treated well and valued wherever they go, and she wants to be not only outstanding, but also exceptional.
Sitting in the car, bored to the point of feeling like she was going to rot, she decided to start practicing internal energy cultivation techniques.
Xu Qingfeng, who was driving, was puzzled. No matter how capable a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl was, she should have asked something after getting in the car. But this girl didn't say a word and didn't change her posture at all. It had been several hours and she was still in the same position when she got in the car.
Little did he know that An Moxue, bored, had entered cultivation mode and was in a state of perfect harmony with her mind. Without any sudden external disturbances, the time she could maintain this state was beyond his imagination. Of course, this did not mean that she was unaware of or unprepared for the outside world.
After an unknown amount of time, the car stopped, and Xu Qingfeng's voice came: "Comrade, you can get off now."
Hearing the sound, An Moxue stopped her cultivation and came out of her meditative state.
An Moxue groped her way out of the car. Xu Qingfeng walked up to her and said, "I've removed the strips of cloth for you. Now just come with me."
The cloth strip was removed, and it was already dark. An Moxue rubbed her slightly uncomfortable eyes, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and Xu Qingfeng stepped forward to help her with her handbag, but she stopped him: "Thank you, I can do it myself."
Xu Qingfeng nodded slightly to him and took two steps back.
An Moxue picked up her bag and followed him into the house in front.
Finally, Xu Qingfeng stopped at the door of the innermost room. He knocked a few times, and a voice replied from inside: "Please come in."
Xu Qingfeng looked at her and said, "Go inside! I'll wait for you outside."
An Moxue pushed open the door and went inside. There was only one person and a table in the room. As An Moxue entered, he looked up at her and said, "Please present your identification. Also, after leaving this room, you are not allowed to tell anyone your name. Here, you can only use your code name. You cannot say anything related to your identity information. Take a piece of paper from this box; this will be your code name for a long time. The mask you are given can only be taken off when washing your face. Put it on before leaving this room, and no one can see it. Do you understand?"
An Moxue stood ramrod straight and said, "Understood, sir."
Then she took out a letter of introduction and her household registration book from her pocket and handed them over, and took the mask the soldier handed her, a fox mask, which she thought was quite pretty.
She reached into the box on the table, grabbed a piece of paper without even looking at it, handed it to the officer, and asked, "Comrade, my pension and dependents' benefits have been transferred. Who should I contact for this?"
The officer put down the note he was making notes on, and replied without looking up, "Just give it to me. Someone will give it to you when it's done. Your code name is Nine, and you'll be called that from now on."
"Yes, sir, I understand." After saying that, he handed over the pension and support documents from his pocket.
The officer took the documents, glanced at them, handed her the letter of introduction and household registration booklet, and said, "No problem, you can leave now."
"Yes, thank you, sir." An Moxue bowed, put on her mask, and left the room.
At the door, Xu Qingfeng was still waiting. When he saw her come out, he said, "Please come with me."
An Moxue, carrying her bag, followed behind him as they walked out, saying, "My code name is Nine."
"Nine, today and tomorrow are reporting time. All rooms are single rooms, and the room corresponding to your code name is yours. Once everyone is here, we will start formal classes and training. There will be a preliminary assessment tomorrow, just answer truthfully what you know. It's getting late today, so after I take you to your room, we'll go eat. After dinner, I'll take you to collect your supplies."
Xu Qingfeng was fine as long as he didn't mention food, but as soon as he did, she suddenly felt hungry because she hadn't eaten anything all day.
In a short while, it got completely dark. The temperature was the same as in Anle Village. An Moxue guessed that they must still be in the North.
Xu Qingfeng led her for a while, then stopped in front of a row of houses. He pointed to a room and said, "Look, that's the one. There's a light cord by the door."
An Moxue approached, removed the lock from the door latch, opened the door, fumbled around in the doorway for a bit, found a rope, and gently pulled it, instantly illuminating the room.
The room was dimly lit, with a single bed-sized kang (heated brick bed), a table and chairs, a wardrobe, a washbasin stand, and nothing else.
She thought that this would be the place where she would live for a long time in the future, and she was very satisfied to have her own space.
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