The remaining enemies, hidden in the shadows, stared wide-eyed at An Moxue and her group as they disembarked from the train, taking with them a group of captured enemies.
The train attendant who knew about the bomb was extremely frustrated. He regretted not planning to detonate it on the bridge across the river. Now, everyone was off the train, and everything had to be rearranged.
He quietly got off the train and left the station when no one was looking.
An Moxue and her group, who were openly present, left the train station and went straight to the local police station. They then temporarily requisitioned the cells in the detention center and gave the people a thin porridge every day, just enough to keep them from starving.
An Moxue and the others did not interrogate her; the rest of the comrades simply guarded the detention center cell.
She and the fake Yang Yuning were admitted to a local hospital, while Wu Sicheng and his group went back into hiding, waiting for their chance to strike.
The two sat in a small private room that had been set aside in the local hospital. The fake Yang Yuning lay weakly on the bed and asked with some concern, "Comrade An, are you sure they won't use drugs to harm me?"
An Moxue didn't even raise her head, and said coldly, "No."
She only realized how talkative he was after she got to know him better.
Moreover, she had known Wu Sicheng for many years, and she hated the way he teased them. It was so annoying. If they weren't on a mission right now, she would drag him to a secluded place and teach him a lesson, making him behave in no time.
"Can you tell that every single medicine you use on me is safe and not poisonous? You're not going to accidentally kill me in the end, are you?"
An Moxue sat lazily in the chair, as relaxed as if she were at home. She lifted her eyelids to look at him, and what she said was infuriating, "Oh! I can't be 100% sure either. But don't worry, if that day really comes, I'll get you a first-class merit award. Even if it's posthumous, it's still an unparalleled honor, isn't it? You'll definitely get the title of martyr; I won't let you be an unsung hero."
The fake Yang Yuning didn't take her words to heart and continued to court disaster, exaggeratingly saying, "You and our Cheng are truly a perfect match, both so sweet-faced but ruthless, equally heartless."
An Moxue straightened her clothes, sat up straight, and looked him over very seriously, making him feel flustered. He asked hesitantly, "What are you looking at?"
She said slowly, "Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking, if someone sneaks in during this time, should I pretend I don't notice, or should I pretend I don't notice?"
"Fine, you're the boss, you make the decisions, I'll shut up, okay? I'm scared of you!" He grabbed the blanket and covered himself up, lying obediently on the hospital bed, not caring whether the hot weather would make him sweat.
"Shut up and shut up. I don't know why a grown man like you talks so much. You talk more than Cuihua from the rural area where I was sent." After complaining, An Moxue sat lazily back down in her chair, looking like she was about to doze off. In fact, she was practicing her internal energy cultivation technique. It was only because his words disturbed her cultivation that she retorted a few words to him.
The place where An Moxue and her group stopped was a small county town. Everyone here was related by blood or friendship, and there were hardly any strangers. If there was any news or disturbance here, it would spread like wildfire. The same was true for An Moxue and her group's arrival.
The enemy used this to find out the whereabouts of An Moxue and her group, and An Moxue also used this to spread the news effortlessly.
At noon, the nurses came to make rounds again. There weren't many hospitalized people in this small county town to begin with, but with out-of-towners coming, everyone was very curious. The nurses were more proactive in making rounds than usual, just to find out the latest news that others didn't know. In no time, the person in question became the center of attention, the most dazzling one in the crowd.
After taking Yang Yuning's temperature, the nurse secretly glanced at the two of them. However, An Moxue saw this glance as blatant scrutiny and curiosity, but there was no malice in her behavior, so An Moxue let her be.
The nurse wasn't about to let the two off the hook. With a cautious air, she asked curiously, "Comrades, is it safe for you two to be like this?"
An Moxue asked, "What do you mean?"
The nurse glanced at the closed door and whispered, "I heard from a friend at the guesthouse that more than ten people from out of town have come to their guesthouse in the last couple of days. They have very unfamiliar accents and look like they're not to be trifled with." Then, she pointed to the fake Yang Yuning's arm and said, "You guys aren't caught up in this mess, are you? You'd better leave soon!" Actually, she had her own selfish reasons; she was afraid of being implicated.
An Moxue burst out laughing, while the nurse glanced outside in a panic. An Moxue said, "Aren't you afraid we might be bad people who could do something bad to you?"
The nurse, with her usual nonchalant air, said, "Hey! I'm pretty good at judging people. You don't seem like bad people at all. If you were, I wouldn't have said anything." An Moxue, seeing her confident demeanor, didn't know what to say. Should she thank her for her trust, or praise her inexplicably confident eye for people?
An Moxue also became interested and asked, "As a county town, isn't it normal for strangers to come and go every day? How can you judge that those people are definitely not good people?"
The nurse said confidently, "That's easy. We've seen a lot of people, and combined that with our local characteristics, we can roughly guess the purpose of these out-of-towners coming here by observing their behavior after they arrive."
As An Moxue listened to the nurse's words, she thought of herself and broke out in a cold sweat. She realized that whenever she went on missions, especially in remote areas, she had to pay more attention to details. People's wisdom in life was truly not to be underestimated.
An Moxue said approvingly, "Thank you for reminding me. I didn't realize you were so young yet so experienced in life. We will consider it carefully and take it seriously."
However, the nurse still asked the question that had been on her mind, "Are you being chased or killed?"
An Moxue looked distressed and said, "It's all because of a family heirloom. It was originally intended to be donated to the country, but somehow, some people and forces with ulterior motives found out about it. Now, before we could even donate it, it's turned into this mess!"
The nurse's eyes widened in disbelief. "Then why aren't you leaving?"
An Moxue said, "We notified the government and are waiting for them to come and rescue us! We still trust the government."
Upon hearing this, the young nurse's sense of chivalry surged, and she said, "Don't worry, I'll talk to my friend and ask her to keep an eye on those people's movements for you."
The fake Yang Yuning listened silently as An Moxue fooled the nurse, rolling his eyes inwardly. She really lies without thinking.
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