Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

Upon hearing Xia An's invitation, Zhao Bing seemed somewhat tempted, but still shook his head and declined.

"Thank you, comrade."

"I'll go check the situation first. If no one buys, I'll have to leave."

"Selling medicine is also a side business for me in Zhaojiatun, so I can't slack off."

Xia An nodded, watching him leave, a flash of cold light passing through her eyes.

There's something wrong with this person!

"Xia...Xiaohai, is there a problem?"

Yang Yanqiu seemed to notice that Xia An's expression was off, and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Xia An shook her head slightly, "There's no problem, let's go inside."

As he spoke, he glanced in the direction Zhao Bing had left and followed Yang Yanqiu into the courtyard.

Seeing this, Yang Yanqiu blinked but didn't ask any further questions.

"I'll go prepare lunch!"

"good!"

Xia An smiled and nodded, "I'll help you, let's do it together."

……

the other side,

Zhao Bing wandered around the village, seemingly genuinely looking for customers.

But they were all rejected.

Now that Xia An is here in Anping Village, the clinic has reopened, and medicinal herbs are only half price.

Compared to Zhao Bing's medicine, it was several times cheaper, and the people of Anping Village didn't need it at all.

Zhao Bing wasn't discouraged. Every time he was rejected, he would chat with his teammates for a bit.

They then left, continuing to wander around, ostensibly looking for people who needed to buy medicine.

Only he knows what he really wants to do.

What he didn't know was that his every move was being watched by someone in the shadows.

"There was definitely a problem."

Xie Miao, in his illusory form, watched Zhao Bing's actions through the binoculars and chuckled.

"This person has impure intentions. If we can catch him, we might gain something."

Illusionary Ye Gu nodded. "This person has a certain level of investigative awareness; he's definitely not an ordinary medicine seller."

Although the two are Xia An's aliases, they still retain the corresponding memories or virtual memories.

As a former special operations squad leader, battlefield survival and reconnaissance/counter-reconnaissance were child's play for Ye Gu.

As a member of the counter-espionage team, Xie Miao had naturally received corresponding training.

These are just side effects of the pseudonym.

In their eyes, Zhao Bing had many flaws and was definitely a problematic person.

Perhaps you wouldn't notice it under normal circumstances,

If everyone suspects he has a problem and they still can't see it, then they really have a big problem.

"Once he leaves Anping Village, find a secluded spot and arrest him."

"A closer look might yield unexpected results."

Xie Miao chuckled.

Ye Gu nodded, and the two continued to keep an eye on Zhao Bing through their binoculars.

After more than an hour,

Zhao Bing seemed to have been rejected too many times, and left Anping Village dejectedly.

It's a long way out.

Seeing that no one was around and no one was following him, he turned into a cornfield.

Immediately, he took out a notebook and wrote something down.

moment,

He carefully put away the paper and pen, placing them in his bag, a smile in his eyes.

But just as he was about to get up, he heard a cold voice behind him.

"Don't move, hands up."

Zhao Bing's expression froze. He glanced back and saw two young men pointing pistols at him.

His face paled, and he slowly raised his hand, turning around with a swift motion.

"Comrades, I'm just a medicine seller, I'm not worth robbing!"

"Selling medicine?"

Xie Miao chuckled, "Your word doesn't count; we'll naturally watch."

Zhao Bing's heart tightened, his face slightly bitter, and he cautiously said:

"Comrades, I really don't have any money on me, I..."

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

Xie Miao stepped forward, took his canvas bag, and was about to check its contents.

Zhao Bing's heart tightened, but as he thought of something, he slowly calmed down.

Xie Miao rummaged through the canvas bag and found it was full of medicine bottles.

In addition,

There were also some loose coins, a piece of scrap paper, and a pencil.

Seeing Xie Miao looking at the draft paper, Zhao Bing's heart tightened, but he pretended to be calm.

These are all his special markings, which no one but him can understand.

Xie Miao glanced at it twice, didn't see anything useful, and casually tossed it into his bag.

Seeing this, Zhao Bing felt relieved.

He asked with a pained expression, "Comrades, who exactly are you people?"

"I have elderly parents and young children to support. Take whatever you want, I beg you to have mercy on me and let me go..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xie Miao gave a cold shout and pointed his gun at him.

"Shut up."

Zhao Bing's heart trembled, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, his body shaking uncontrollably.

"Sir, spare my life!"

Xie Miao crouched down, her voice drifting out, gentle yet chilling.

"Raise your head, answer a few questions, and we might let you go."

Zhao Bing's body trembled slightly. He slowly raised his head and swallowed hard.

"Sir, what do you want to ask? I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Xie Miao looked at him, her expression becoming more serious, and said in a low voice:

"Look me in the eyes. I want to hear the truth. You can't afford the consequences of deceiving me."

Zhao Bing slowly raised his head, looking into his eyes, which he found to be very deep.

Xie Miao's voice rang in my ears, "You need to listen to me now, understand?"

A dazed look flashed across Zhao Bing's eyes, followed by a blank stare, and he nodded slightly.

Xie Miao asked, "What is your real purpose in coming to Anping Village?"

"To scout ahead and gather information."

Zhao Bing, looking dazed, answered directly.

Xie Miao raised an eyebrow, glanced back at Ye Gu, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What information are you looking for?"

"Location of the village's granary and the grain drying ground during the autumn harvest season."

Zhao Bing continued, "And the general situation of the militia."

Xie Miao's expression hardened slightly. "Who's behind you? Why are you asking about that?"

"It's us..."

……

Soon,

Xie Miao knocked the man unconscious, tied him up with rope, shook his head and smiled.

"They were enemy agents!"

"Targeting the autumn harvest directly in each production team of Songlin Commune, that's a pretty ruthless move."

"wrong,"

Ye Gu shook his head and said, "I feel that things are not that simple. Perhaps this is a sabotage operation targeting Songyuan County."

Xie Miao raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

Ye Gu shook his head. "Intuition!"

Xie Miao nodded, "As a member of an anti-espionage team, I felt it too."

Ye Gu nodded. "In that case, take your men directly to the commune and follow the trail..."

"Can,"

Xie Miao nodded slightly, "But to avoid alerting them, let's go later."

Ye Gu shook his head and said, "We can bring the person later, but the message needs to be sent back."

"Have the people of the commune secretly arrest the accomplice this man implicated, and get rid of the enemy agents lurking in Songlin Commune as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Xie Miao nodded in agreement. "You watch him, I'll go to the commune."

Ye Gu nodded and watched him leave.

……

In Anpingtun,

Xia An accompanied Yang Yanqiu and the other person, but his attention was also frequently drawn to the illusionary body.

nature,

He "saw" the actions of Xie Miao and the other person in the illusion, and even the details of interrogating Zhao Bing.

A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he inexplicably thought of the two men in the baseball caps from last time.

Could these people be in cahoots?

It's a pity we didn't have interrogation techniques last time, otherwise we might have taken them down long ago.

If they really are in cahoots,

That must be because the baseball cap disappeared without a trace, which is why these people have been silent for so long.

Now, so much time has passed, and there's still no official response.

Have these people regained their courage?

Xia An secretly guessed,

He wasn't quite sure, but he would probably find out soon.

Xia An stopped paying attention to the matter.

Since the illusion has already done it, there's no need to overthink it; let's just wait for the final answer.

He doesn't have much to do now; he just needs to spend time with his woman.

As the sun sets,

The phantom Xia Jiang and the others have also returned.

Xia An brewed a bowl of medicine with medicinal herbs and gave Chen Zhiyi an acupuncture treatment.

He withdrew the silver needles, ruffled Chen Zhiyi's hair, and chuckled:

"Your weakness and the problems it caused have been resolved. Now you're just a bit malnourished, so eat more good food, okay?"

Chen Zhiyi nodded quickly, blinking her big eyes expectantly as she asked:

"Brother Xia, can I get pregnant?"

Xia An was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course, but there's no rush."

"Mmm," Chen Zhiyi nodded, a noticeable blush appearing on her face.

I don't know if it was shyness or excitement.

Yang Yanqiu smiled too, genuinely happy for Chen Zhiyi.

Immediately, as if she had thought of something,

"Tomorrow is the 3rd, you can come in tonight for acupuncture treatment."

"This..." Xia An's eyes lit up, "Wouldn't this have a bad influence?"

Yang Yanqiu smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? Xia Jiang and I are here."

Chen Zhiyi's eyes also lit up.

"This is a good idea. Brother Xia doesn't need to be so careful anymore."

"It can be said that precious medicinal materials are rare, and using common herbs to supplement daily acupuncture requires a recuperation period of one to two years."

Yang Yanqiu nodded, "It doesn't have to be every day. Just come on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th of each month, as they said. We wouldn't mind if they came every day..."

As she spoke, her face flushed, as if she were somewhat embarrassed.

Chen Zhiyi's face also flushed slightly; she naturally understood what Sister Yang meant.

They come every day, and although they're happy, their bodies can't keep up.

They're not Brother Xia.

Xia An nodded and smiled, "Then I'll do as you say. I'll have Xia Jiang and Xia Hai bring back some astragalus and angelica every day."

"These two medicines can replenish qi and blood, and it's fine to take them regularly; they're also good for your health."

Yang Yanqiu frowned slightly. "Eat it every day? Wouldn't that be too wasteful?"

"Won't,"

Xia An shook his head and smiled, "I've already been secretly growing these two medicinal herbs, so don't worry, there's plenty to go around."

Yang Yanqiu nodded knowingly.

Chen Zhiyi hesitated and asked, "Brother Xia, don't the medicinal herbs go through the clinic?"

Xia An shook her head and chuckled, "Xia Jiang claims to know only herbs, so of course he'll say they were the two of them who went into the mountains to collect them."

Chen Zhiyi nodded in realization.

Yang Yanqiu laughed and said, "Isn't it perfect that Xia Jiang is helping his brother gather herbs?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhiyi's eyebrows curved into smiles, her eyes brimming with laughter.

Although these are false identities, they are all Xia An's identities, and the puppets are all his.

She's with Brother Xia now too.

Xia An glanced at the two of them, her heart filled with inexplicable complex emotions.

These women truly loved him, and he liked them very much, but they were bound by the rule of law.

He couldn't give them a complete family, which, strictly speaking, means he wasn't good enough.

Xia An shook her head, glanced at the vegetables and fruits placed in the room,

"You don't need to skimp on these things. I have plenty of channels. I'll send more when you finish them."

"Just send some back to your parents privately, don't make a big fuss about it."

Yang Yanqiu and the other person nodded quickly, "We know, thank you, An~"

"We're family, what's there to thank me for?"

Xia An shook her head and chuckled softly, gently hugging the two of them and kissing them on the cheek.

"I'm going back now."

"I'm a man, so if you need anything, just tell me, okay?"

"Yes, yes," the two nodded quickly.

With a casual wave of his hand, Xia An's illusory forms Xia Jiang and Xia Hai reappeared.

Immediately, the group walked out of the house.

As soon as Xia An stepped out of the courtyard, he saw Chen's mother and the other two approaching.