Safety
The events in Fanhua City came to an end, and Shen Anyan and the others finally returned to the familiar Haicheng.
The rented house was still shabby, but for Shen Anyan at this moment, it was warm and reassuring.
After being busy with the murder case in the villa for so many days and sitting in the car for a whole morning, she was exhausted at the moment. She was too lazy to even take a shower and just lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
As a result, when she woke up, her phone was bombarded with messages.
Chen Anyan looked at the 99+ messages on the social software and felt overwhelmed.
The first one was from Teacher Jiang. She was old and couldn't travel far. Although the affairs of Fanhua City were mainly under the jurisdiction of the competition team and the police station, she didn't need to worry too much. But thinking that Shen Anyan was also involved and had no family to accompany her, Teacher Jiang asked Lin Lu to go over and help.
After returning to Haicheng, Shen Anyan wanted to meet Teacher Jiang to reassure him, but Lin Lu stopped her.
"Now that you're back, take a good rest. Come back tomorrow and don't get too tired." The other person said.
Shen Anyan was indeed tired, so he did not refuse. He made an appointment with the other party to visit the next day and went home to rest.
Teacher Jiang didn't send her many messages, just some simple words of concern and advice, asking her to take care of herself and get enough rest.
Shen Anyan replied to the other party, "Thank you for your concern, teacher."
Then came the messages from He Qingtian, Zhou Tian and Gu Cijiang, all of whom reported her safety and asked if she had arrived home.
Shen Anyan replied to them, "I'm home, just woke up, everything is fine," and continued to scroll down.
Next came Jiang Xiaosong and the others. They had not come to the winter camp and had just heard about what happened in Fanhua City. They hurriedly asked her how she was doing and whether she was in danger.
Shen Anyan patiently explained the situation to them briefly.
This was truly a wonderful experience for her. Shen Anyan was not a lively and outgoing person, and before she traveled through time, she didn't have many friends around her. Apart from her family, she only had one friend she had known since high school.
Apart from Qi Bai who liked to harass her on the phone from time to time, other people would basically not contact Shen Anyan unless there was something important.
Therefore, when she suddenly received so many messages, she felt helpless, but also had an indescribable softness in her heart.
After gathering enough energy, Shen Anyan went out to Teacher Jiang's house.
Teacher Jiang lives in a small village. There is a large area of flowers planted in the yard. Unfortunately, it is winter now and the flowers have basically withered, leaving only bare flower pots.
There was a brightly colored parrot hanging in front of the porch. As soon as Shen Anyan entered the door, he heard a string of "Congratulations on your wealth! Congratulations on your wealth!"
Shen Anyan took a look at it and couldn't help laughing.
Lin Lu came out to greet her. The two of them entered the house. Teacher Jiang was sitting at the table making tea. Seeing them coming, she smiled and said, "Hey, just in time. The tea is already warm. Come over and drink it."
Shen Anyan thanked him and asked, "Is Sister Jiang Nuan not at home?"
Lin Lu said: "She went to work and probably won't be back until tonight."
Teacher Jiang smiled and said, "Why are you standing here? Come sit down."
The two of them sat down as instructed.
As soon as Shen Anyan sat down, she felt her foot touch something warm and soft. She looked down and heard a meow. A fat white cat, half the size of her arm, emerged from under the sofa. With a light leap, it jumped onto the armrest and then raised a paw to step on Shen Anyan's arm.
Shen Anyan looked at the white cat curiously for several times. Teacher Jiang smiled and said, "Touch it if you want."
Shen Anyan said: "Then I won't be polite."
After she finished speaking, she tentatively stroked the white cat's head. The white cat didn't hide, but stood lazily there for her to touch. The more Shen Anyan touched it, the bolder it became. Seeing that the white cat was in a good mood, he simply hugged it into his arms and began to touch it even more wildly.
The white cat glanced at her, its eyes seemed to say "this person is really ignorant", then it swept its tail, did not resist, and nestled in An Yan's arms, letting her touch it.
While petting the cat, Chen Anyan told Teacher Jiang and Lin Lu what happened in Fanhua City.
After hearing this, Lin Lu sighed and said, "It was really dangerous. Fortunately, you are okay."
Teacher Jiang seemed to be thinking about something, and she only came back to her senses when Shen Anyan called her.
Shen Anyan said: "Teacher Jiang, is there anything wrong with what I said?"
Teacher Jiang shook his head: "Nothing, it's just the name Lan Bing..."
Lan Bing is the name of the instructor.
Lin Lu said, "Oh, that name is indeed unique. However, since this teacher Lan Bing deliberately brought the contestants to the villa, he probably wouldn't use their real names, right?"
Teacher Jiang said, "It's not a question of whether it's a real name or a pseudonym. This name reminds me of an organization. If it really is them, then it's not surprising that they would do something like this."
Shen Anyan asked: "What organization?"
After experiencing what happened with Dr. Xu, Teacher Jiang no longer treated Shen Anyan as an ignorant young man, and was willing to tell him more things.
She answered: "Snowflakes."
Lin Lu was a little confused: "Snowflakes?"
Shen Anyan had some impression: "I've heard of this name. If I remember correctly, this seems to be a history-related book sharing session?"
Teacher Jiang lamented, "You younger generations really haven't heard of this name much. The so-called book sharing group is just a front they use to the outside world. More accurately, this is an organization that likes to 'punish evil and promote good.' But they only care about outcome justice, not procedural justice. While what they do is considered good, it's not officially recognized."
Shen Anyan couldn't help but think of this incident. The four people who died in the villa were all bullies. From this perspective, it seemed to be a kind of "fighting violence with violence" type of punishment for evil.
Lin Lu asked, "Then why does the name Blue Ice make you think of them... Oh, that's right. Blue Ice and Snowflakes are indeed easy to connect."
Teacher Jiang nodded. "They usually choose winter-related images as their names: frost, snow, fog, plum blossoms, pine trees, withered leaves, and dead wood. These are very common in this organization."
Shen Anyan asked: "Then why is this organization not well-known now?"
Teacher Jiang said, "Because their mission has been completed, there is no longer much work for them to do to 'punish evil and promote good,' so they have naturally faded from the public eye."
Lin Lu asked: "But can the authorities tolerate them?"
Teacher Jiang shook his head and smiled. "The authorities can't do anything about it. If nothing unexpected had happened, 'Snowflake' would be the official name now."
Lin Lu widened his eyes slightly and exclaimed "Ah" in surprise.
Shen Anyan was also a little surprised: "I have read a lot of history books, but I have never read about the deeds of 'Snowflake'."
Teacher Jiang said, "If you have some free time someday, you can go ask Teacher Qi Bai. She's quite knowledgeable about history."
In the subsequent chat, Teacher Jiang did not mention anything about "snowflakes" anymore, and only talked to the two of them about some trivial matters in life.
Teacher Jiang asked Shen Anyan: "How do you plan to spend the Spring Festival this year?"
Before traveling through time, he naturally spent the holidays with his family. However, Shen Anyan's mother and sister were not keen on celebrating the festival. Instead, his cousin Qi Bai would take Shen Anyan out to play for a few days during the New Year.
But she has no relatives or friends here now, so naturally there is no way she can celebrate the festival.
Shen Anyan thought about it and said honestly: "Watch a movie at home?"
Teacher Jiang looked a little helpless: "If you want, you can stay here during the Spring Festival. There will be a lot of people and it will be lively."
Shen Anyan readily agreed.
A few days later, she met up with her schoolmates at a new restaurant on the commercial street and talked about what happened at the Evergreen Mountain Winter Camp.
I can only give a rough outline of the story over the phone; if I want to get a more detailed account of the experience, it's more convenient to talk in person. And the name "Mountain Villa Murder Case" alone is quite alluring.
After hearing what happened, Jiang Xiaosong enviously said: "Is it so interesting? I want to go too!"
He Qingtian was helpless: "It just sounds interesting, but I don't want to go through it again."
Zhou Tian's words were even more direct: "You think this is a detective mystery game, but there aren't many mystery adventures, just burying the dead every day."
Li Xinran couldn't help rubbing his arms: "It feels so scary, aren't you afraid?"
He Qingtian said, "Of course I was afraid, but under the circumstances at the time, I had no choice but to go ahead. Besides, I also had to worry about how to contact the outside world and whether I had enough food, so I didn't have the energy to be afraid."
Zhou Tiandao: "Almost. But I feel like Shengyan isn't that scared?"
Chen Anyan proudly raised a finger and shook it. "Because all fear stems from insufficient firepower. Look, the instructor isn't that scared and even dares to go out and look for someone alone. That's because she can knock down the murderer even if he's holding an axe."
Chen Shan asked, "But isn't your team leader in cahoots with the murderer?"
Shen Anyan said: "Oh...I forgot."
He Qingtian shook his head: "The teacher really took care of us during those days in the villa. I didn't expect this to happen."
Lin Yue asked, "What about the competition team? Shouldn't they also take responsibility for something like this?"
Speaking of this, Shen Anyan was a little speechless: "Oh, I don't know how the family of the deceased handled it. On our side, the plan they discussed was to give each person 10,000 as compensation."
Zhou Tian rolled his eyes: "It's like sending away beggars. Anyway, my family didn't accept it and has already sued them."
Chen Shan thought about what had happened, a little confused. "But wasn't this incident caused by the teacher leading the team? The man was killed by a staff member in the villa, and the competition team also made timely corrections. So it seems they don't have a big problem. Can they win if they sue?"
He Qingtian explained, "Think carefully, how was the team leader able to trick us so easily? How did the preliminary round finalists and contact information get leaked? How did the official certificate from the competition team end up in someone else's hands? Even though they weren't directly responsible for the murder, they still have serious problems."
Chen Shan suddenly understood.
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