By the time An Moxue and Wu Sicheng arrived at the village, it was already past midnight. People from the county public security bureau and the armed forces department stayed at the village brigade headquarters. Wu Sicheng went back to Old Ma's house, and An Moxue went back to her own home.
The next morning, before An Moxue had even left the hospital, the legend of her and her two white wolf kings had already taken over the top spot in the village headlines, and it was unshakeable.
"Did you go see? My God, it's terrible. Those people are bitten all over. I heard that two of them might not survive."
"He went there and just got back. That An Zhiqing is really something. The wolves he raised are also amazing. A few days ago, he chased away the wild wolves that were roaming around our village, and now he's caught so many bad guys."
"I heard that it was An Zhiqing's wolf that came back to find her in the middle of the night, and it was also her wolf that came back to report the capture of the bad guys. That wolf is really amazing!"
A few people met on the road and stopped to chat.
"That's right. With An Zhiqing around, he always managed to catch bad guys. Our village was able to be recognized as an advanced village back then, mostly because of An Zhiqing."
"That's right, the difference between people is really huge. We were all sent-down youth, but look at what the other sent-down youth did."
"You can't say that. There are good ones too, but a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch."
"Stop talking, you're here, it's not good to hear this."
The group exchanged knowing glances and began talking about the two wolf kings.
“Do you remember? An Zhiqing kept those two wolf kings. A few years ago, that scoundrel reported her to the cabinet committee. Later, they couldn’t find anything, so An Zhiqing had no choice but to send the wolves back to the mountains.”
"If you ask me, it's just because they're bored and have nothing better to do. Which kid in the village hasn't eaten candy from An Zhiqing? They're much better than those city people we can't even dream of."
"That's right. The parents of the educated youth from Ren'an were all soldiers, and even martyrs. They were incomparable to those ordinary city folks."
Just then, Chen Hong and Zhu Yan, two former educated youths, walked by. The group glanced at the two of them out of the corner of their eyes, but no one paid any attention to them.
"Tch, one firecracker and one innocent girl. Let's go home, it's too cold today." The villagers dispersed.
Chen Hong rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. "Zhu Yan, tell me, An Moxue is rarely in the village, she must be up to no good. Who knows what kind of shady business she's been up to!"
Zhu Yan said softly, "Chen Hong, don't say that. Even if she has something going on, it's fine for us to know. Let's keep it a secret! We're all educated youth, it wouldn't look good for us if we told anyone."
"Yes, she is. Otherwise, what could she do? With that vixen-like face, who wouldn't know what she's done? Who is she trying to fool? Does she think everyone else is a fool or blind?" Chen Hong said indignantly, as if she had witnessed it herself.
Zhu Yan spoke softly as always: "Chen Hong, stop talking. It's enough that we know. There's no need to make it public. That's not good."
Wu Sicheng happened to be walking behind these people, and he could clearly hear Chen Hong and Zhu Yan's conversation. Their voices were quite loud, and even passersby who didn't want to hear it could hear it clearly. Several villagers curled their lips and walked away.
Wu Sicheng was so angry he almost laughed. He had originally gone to Old Ma's house for breakfast, but he didn't expect them to arrive so early. These two female educated youths were really diligent!
He turned a corner and returned to the village brigade headquarters.
In the morning, after seeing off the people from the county public security bureau and the armed forces department, Village Chief Guo held a meeting at the educated youth settlement. The main point was that as educated youth, you must be responsible for your words and actions, speak with evidence, and not make irresponsible statements.
In the end, Zhu Yan and Chen Hong were punished by cleaning the livestock shed for a week, and it wasn't even the kind of cleaning that paid a centimeter.
Now, everyone at the educated youth settlement knew they had been implicated by the two of them.
Xu Guoqing, the head of the educated youth settlement, said fiercely, "Zhu Yan, Chen Hong, what trouble have you two caused now? The village chief found out. Can't you two live without causing trouble every day? There are quotas for returning to the city to work now. Although there aren't many, there are one or two a year. If you drag our entire educated youth settlement down because of you, you'll be in big trouble."
Xu Guoqing's words were like a fuse, igniting a huge uproar throughout the educated youth settlement.
When An Moxue learned about this, it was Tao Hua who came over to chat with her. In the end, she asked Village Chief Guo and found out that Wu Sicheng had come to him to report the situation. He then went to the educated youth settlement, held a meeting, and punished two people, which led to a series of chain reactions.
With so many bad guys caught, An Moxue's peace in the village was shattered. It was during the quiet of the first month of the lunar calendar, and there were many people coming to gossip and chat.
Losing their peace and quiet, An Moxue and Wu Sicheng went to the county. The photo studio happened to be open for business, so An Moxue took the film to get the photos developed. As she went in, she saw a person carrying a bag coming out of the photo studio. Neither of them paid any attention at first, but An Moxue felt that the person looked very familiar.
She turned around and looked at the person walking away, but the back view seemed even more familiar.
Wu Sicheng looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"That person felt familiar, but their face was completely unfamiliar. No, it's too incongruous."
"Follow them?"
"Um."
And so, the two pretended to be a couple and followed the person from a distance. Unexpectedly, the story took an unexpected turn, and the person ended up in the home of the film projectionist who had disappeared a few years ago.
An Moxue's memory seemed to have opened a floodgate, and she said to Wu Sicheng, "I remember who he is? Go in, arrest him first, and then we can't let him get away this time. Be careful, this person is very cunning. If it really is him, he faked his death a few years ago, and it was at the police station. If he's back this time, it must be for something important, or he's just too arrogant."
An Moxue looked around; she was familiar with the terrain. She said, "I'll be behind you, and you'll be in front. We'll attack from both sides. We'll move in three minutes. Let's check our watches."
Wu Sicheng held out his hand, and the two checked their time.
An Moxue said resentfully, "Fine, take action. If it doesn't work, you can kill them. They should have died years ago anyway."
After saying that, he turned around and went into a house next door. Wu Sicheng stared at his watch. Three minutes later, the two of them acted at the same time and entered the house. One broke in through the door, and the other broke in through the back window.
Upon hearing the noise, the person inside immediately feigned fear and said, "Take whatever you want, just please don't hurt me." A typical image of a cowardly, petty bourgeois.
"Really? Bring out all the money and valuables you have at home." An Moxue said to him fiercely.
However, judging from their clothing, appearance, and demeanor alone, they did not seem like people who would commit burglary during the day.
Despite uttering harsh words, An Moxue and Wu Sicheng attacked him simultaneously.
One attacked with a swift throat lock, the other with a fierce tiger pouncing on a sheep; caught in a pincer movement, the man had nowhere to hide and had no choice but to fight back. The moment he made a move, he exposed himself.
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