An Moxue was surprised that the investigation team was so capable, actually finding the mastermind behind it all. However, An Moxue had always had a suspicion that Zhu Zhen was not alone, but rather that he was cooperating with one of those forces. This would make the escort case more reasonable, and then everything would fit together.
She wasn't too concerned about the details; what she cared about was that no one involved in the case should be let off the hook. The state's severe punishment was the state's, and hers was hers. So, today she had written down the names and information of all the relevant people.
Since the team had already uncovered so much, she didn't forcefully intervene. She simply watched them investigate, interrogate, and analyze, occasionally expressing her own doubts.
Her words were always insightful and to the point, and gradually people became more and more accepting of her.
Because of her appearance, she attracted a crowd of onlookers when she left work.
Of course, opinions were mixed; men mostly praised it, while women were mostly sour.
Would she care? No.
Why?
Because it was getting dark soon, she had to call her boss to report her itinerary, and most importantly, she needed to meet those four people.
At the time, she overlooked one thing: she didn't interrogate those people more thoroughly. Now, looking back on the case, she feels that there are still some things that need to be clarified. Perhaps there are still secrets she doesn't know about!
The most important thing is to administer the medication!
Who knows what their final verdict will be?
If it weren't for the death penalty, she would be so unwilling. It would be more reassuring for her to die slowly, like the head of the Tang family, by secretly administering some poison. Even if she wasn't sentenced to death in the end, she wouldn't be afraid.
She plans to meet these people openly and honestly tomorrow; she has no intention of resorting to underhanded tactics and will simply behave properly.
Night fell quietly. After dinner, An Moxue returned to the guesthouse at the military headquarters. Once inside her room, she did not go out again.
Until the early hours of the morning, she secretly slipped out of the window, left the guesthouse, and ran towards the place where the four people were being held.
As expected of the military headquarters, the defenses were tight. An Moxue managed to get inside during their shift change. Along the way, she managed to evade the patrolling soldiers because her martial arts skills had reached the fourth level and her concealment technique was already masterful. It would have been difficult for anyone else to do so.
An Moxue entered the place where several people were being held, or more precisely, a group of people related to the case of An Muyang and his wife, with utmost caution.
Time was of the essence, so An Moxue didn't care about anything else. She burned a sleeping incense in each room, and the drugs were ingested while they were asleep. The effects of the drugs varied, and the time of death would be between three and seven years. They were lucky enough not to be sentenced to death this time, so they could live a few more years, but they would not live to see the arrival of the new era of the country. The main problem was that there were too many people, and it was inevitable that they would be suspected if they all died in a short period of time. This made things very difficult.
After administering the drug, she would collect the ashes of the sleeping incense before finally going to the room of those four people.
In the first room, An Moxue first collected the ashes, and then simultaneously put two pills into the person's mouth.
She timed it, then let him smell the antidote to the sleeping potion again, and he slowly woke up, but his eyes were unfocused.
She began her interrogation—
"May I have your name?"
“To bestow kindness”.
"Tell me about the mission you went on with An Muyang and his wife, in detail."
“I was surprised when I received the mission. Normally, such missions are completed by one unit or by two units that have cooperated before and have good teamwork. But this time, the team was composed of people from four different units who were not familiar with each other. It was inevitable that mistakes would be made due to the lack of teamwork, especially for such an important mission. It wasn't until we received a notice from our superiors just before we set off, that the team leader and medic were changed, and we also received a secret mission from the faction leader that we realized it was indeed the case.”
What was the mission you received?
"The interrogation revealed the whereabouts of An Muyang's family treasure."
"Did you interrogate them?"
"We interrogated them and even used torture, but the couple insisted that they had no treasure. In the end, they were tortured to death. We had no choice but to stage an ambush and disguise their bodies."
"You also went through their belongings, and then reported them missing?"
"Yes."
"How did you disguise it?"
"We only picked up two people, one of whom was a woman who was with us. We just needed a scientist who had no fighting skills. We could stage a fake ambush to get him away. It would be an easy task."
"Finally, where did the female assistant and the scientist go?"
"The female assistant was taken away by the National Academy of Sciences, and the male scientist was taken away by the research institute."
"Not the same place?"
"no."
"Did that woman successfully change the information?"
"It was a success, but An Muyang discovered it, so we moved our operation forward. Otherwise, he could have lived two more days."
"Did you know they searched An Muyang's house?"
"I don't know, this is not our responsibility."
Are all ten of you a group?
"yes."
Who is the mastermind behind this?
"Zhu Zhen".
"What benefits did you receive after it was done?"
"Promotion and a thousand dollars for everyone and some tickets."
Do you have any questions about this matter?
"Does the An family really have any treasure? How much treasure must it be to attract someone as important as Zhu Zhen? I also suspect that there is no treasure at all. Is it possible that someone is jealous of An Muyang's talent and fabricated a perfect story to kill him? Otherwise, the couple wouldn't have acted without hesitation, no matter how much torture we used."
How did you manage to catch him?
“If we capture Lan Dieyi first, capturing him will be a piece of cake, it’s very simple.”
"Perhaps he was on guard, but he didn't expect the whole group to be in cahoots."
"Yes, he was very shocked at the time."
"As far as I know, you and An Muyang have been on missions together before and had a pretty good relationship. How can you bring yourself to do this to him?"
“I had no choice. If I didn’t take the mission, I would be the one who died. In this respect, I can only feel sorry for him. Who told him to be chosen by my superior? I had no choice.”
What a convenient excuse! Is there really no choice? It's just a choice made after weighing the pros and cons.
Seeing that the effects of the medicine were wearing off, An Moxue said to him, "Close your eyes and go to sleep!"
The man collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.
So he did the same thing to all four of them, and the answers were pretty much the same. Only one of them revealed his jealousy of An Muyang, especially since he was so jealous of his beautiful and outstanding wife, Lan Dieyi. He was so jealous that he felt like he was going to burn himself out.
After going around in circles, just as she had guessed, she returned safely to the guesthouse and quickly fell into a deep sleep on the bed.
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