Without Tao Junle accompanying her, Tong Jia simply took out the lithium battery bicycle from the RV and rode all the way to Yang's house according to the route Diao Ren gave her.

When he arrived at the door of Yang's house, Tong Jia did not go in directly.

She chose to enter the RV and saw Tao Junle sitting at the table on the first floor, copying books seriously.

It was not until this time that she began to think that Tao Junle's recent series of abnormal behaviors seemed to have started when he started reading novels with her.

He wanted to pick up a novel to read, but before he could even touch it, Tao Junle carefully put all the papers on the table into the bag he was carrying.

Tong Jia sighed softly and said, "You're still copying books while reading novels? Taking notes?"

Tao Junle just smiled and didn't answer.

Tong Jia said, "We're already at the Yang family's door. I want to wait until dark, go in and take a look at the situation, and then officially go in tomorrow. But we've been staying in the RV for quite a while, so we might need to stay in the mountains tonight. Can you handle that?"

Tao Junle nodded.

Tong Jia said, "Okay, let's eat something and go to Yang's house when it gets dark."

As night fell, Tong Jia and Tao Junle changed into their action clothes and left the RV.

Perhaps the poverty of the Yang family is now known to everyone. They don’t even close the door when they go to bed at night.

Tong Jia first sprinkled sleeping pills at the doors of all the rooms. Tao Junle walked around the yard, but still felt uneasy, so he asked Tong Jia for some sleeping pills and sprinkled them inside and outside the gate.

After he finished peeing, he was about to close the door, but Tong Jia stopped him.

Tong Jia used Morse code to transmit information in Tao Junle's palm: Since the Yang family deliberately left the door open, we should not move. If we close the door, people outside will think something is wrong and it will be bad for them to go in to check the situation.

Tao Junle nodded and replied to the message in Tong Jia's palm using Morse code: You go in, I'll be guarding in the yard. In case someone comes and the sleeping pills at the door evaporate, I can sprinkle some more.

Tong Jia patted Tao Junle on the shoulder to show her agreement, then went in alone.

We first went to the room of the old lady of the Yang family in our memory. The people living here were no longer the old lady of the Yang family, but Yang Jichun and his wife.

Originally, Yang Jiqiu's room was also occupied by Yang Jichun and his wife's two children.

Yang Jidong moved to the east wing, which was originally the wedding room of Yang Jixia and Tong Jia. His original room was empty and covered with dust.

Tong Jia searched the main house and the east and west wing rooms, but didn't see the old lady of the Yang family. She felt strange.

When a gust of wind blows, a faint foul smell will float over. Turning around, I saw that the smell came from the south room.

Although the south room was right next to the toilet, Tong Jia could clearly tell that the stench in the south room was even stronger than that in the toilet.

Tong Jia took a deep breath, tried to hold her breath, and entered the south room.

As soon as I entered, I was overwhelmed by the smell inside.

Tong Jia took another deep breath, covered her mouth and nose, and took out a small flashlight from the RV.

A beam of light shone in from the doorway, and Tong Jia saw a withered old lady lying on the kang in the south room. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of her chest due to breathing, Tong Jia would have thought it was a mummy.

Although the eyes were closed, the eye sockets were sunken, a bit like a skull model in the laboratory.

Tong Jia was shocked when she saw it, and an inexplicable fear surged in her heart.

A gust of wind blew by, making Tong Jia feel cold from head to toe, inside and out. She completely gave up the thought of exploring further, turned around quickly, closed the door, and left the south room.

The entire Yang family really has no valuables. The only asset should be the few savings hidden in the room where Yang Jichun and his wife currently live.

Tong Jia did not touch the Yang family's money. She was about to ask Tao Junle to leave and go to the mountain to find a cave to shelter from the wind to stay for one night. When she was thinking about how to return to the Yang family tomorrow, she heard two muffled "clang" sounds coming from the door.

She hurriedly looked in the direction of Tao Junle and saw him squatting on the ground, his lower body still in the same position as before, and his upper body turned towards the door where the sound had just been made because of the sound.

Seeing that he was about to go to the door, Tong Jia grabbed him, let him walk behind her, and walked in front.

When he walked to the door, he found two men lying there. Their faces were unfamiliar and Tong Jia had no impression of them. He felt that they were probably not from the Yang family, or they were members of the Yang family that Tong Jia had never seen before.

The two looked at the two people lying at the door of the Yang family in confusion. Tong Jia asked doubtfully, "The Yang family left the door open, could it be that they were waiting for these two people to come? What are they waiting for them to do?"

A possibility suddenly flashed through Tong Jia's mind. She glanced at Tao Junle and whispered, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go in and be out soon."

Just now when Tong Jia went to Yang Jichun and their room, she felt very strange.

Now looking at it again, it almost confirms the guess in my mind.

The room of Yang Jichun and his wife was obviously much smaller than when the old lady of the Yang family lived there. Upon closer inspection, there was a small room behind the wardrobe. When entering through the wardrobe, there was nothing in it except a bed.

Being able to set up a bed here definitely couldn't have been done unilaterally by Yang Jichun and his wife. They must have both known about it.

If that’s the case, Tong Jia probably knows where the money came from after the Yang family fell into decline.

She glanced at Yang's eldest sister-in-law, shook her head, and left with Tao Junle.

While Tong Jia went into the house to look for evidence, Tao Junle also searched through the belongings of the two people lying outside. After roughly guessing the purpose of the two people coming, he also followed Tong Jia away in silence.

The next day, when Tong Jia was about to go to Yang's house, Tao Junle refused to let her go.

He gestured in sign language, "Sister, the Yang family are not serious people, you'd better not get involved."

We just need to find a way to get that old lady out and let Yang Jixia know that we saved his mother. We don't need to worry about the others.

Tong Jia didn't want to care, but she was curious.

She said: "I didn't intend to reveal my identity to the Yang family right now, I just wanted to find out more about the Yang family's reputation during this period.

Although Diao Ren had been here before and had found out some things, based on the two people last night, I always felt that Diao Ren had not investigated it clearly.

Don't worry, I can protect myself. If I go to live in the Yang family directly, I will definitely come back and take you with me.

I'm going to get some information this time, so you should stay here.

Haven't you finished taking notes for the novel yet? Stay here and take notes. I'll be back soon.

Since his reading notes were not as important as Tong Jia’s now, Tao Junle still followed Tong Jia down the mountain.

Before I even reached the door of the Yang family, I heard people discussing the Yang family's affairs.

It turned out that the two people who fainted at the door of Yang's house last night had been frozen into popsicles when they were found because it snowed in the second half of the night.

The two men happened to be brothers, so their family found a cart and immediately took them to the doctor.

The family members were still unclear about what was going on, but the men were found at the doorstep of the Yang family, and the wives of the two men started making a scene right there.

Tong Jia and Tao Junle happened to go and see the excitement.

The brothers Yang Jichun and Yang Jidong stood at the door, feeling helpless in the face of two women who were making a hysterical scene with them. Especially Yang Jichun, his face was flushed red. To those who didn't know the truth, it looked as if he had really knocked out the two people who fainted at the door. His guilty look made people know that there must be something fishy going on.

Tong Jia carefully observed the crowd and found that most of those who supported the two women were women, while most of the men remained silent.

Looking at the mess that the Yang family was in, with all the thieves and prostitutes involved, there was bound to be a lot of trouble. She suddenly felt a little regretful about the promise she had made to Yang Jixia the day before.

If she showed up at the Yang family now, she would definitely be pushed out by Yang Jichun and Yang Jidong to take the blame.

Before Diao Ren came to join them, Tong Jia felt that it would be better for her to keep herself safe.

She immediately stopped watching the excitement at the Yang family and went to the contact point near the Yang family according to the address Guo Xin had told her - the only tea shop in the town.

Tong Jia walked to the counter and knocked on it twice in succession with the back of her hand, and then knocked on it twice with her palm at intervals.

When the guy at the counter saw this, he immediately lifted the curtain and called the boss out.

Seeing that Tong Jia was a stranger, the boss asked carefully, "Madam, is this your first time in our shop? Are you planning to buy some tea? As a gift, or for yourself?"

Tong Jia said: "Hello boss, I was introduced by Boss Guo.

He said, "Boss, you are a straightforward person and very generous. I have a batch of high-quality tea leaves and a lot of tea cakes. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Oh? Boss Guo introduced you here? That means you are one of us. Please go into the inner room to discuss business matters. There are customers outside who want to buy tea. There are so many people talking and it's not suitable to talk business. Please come in!" The owner of the tea shop lifted the curtain and invited Tong Jia and Tao Junle in.

After entering, the tea shop owner asked, "Why didn't Lao Guo come over?"

Tong Jia said, "There are too many things to do in the provincial capital. Going back and forth would take up too much time. I just happened to have a task to complete here, so he assigned me here."

"What are you sending this time and how much is it?" asked the tea shop owner.

Tong Jia replied, "It's a batch of Western medicine, including anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and antiviral medicines. The quantity isn't large, but it's enough to fill a truck. Do you have the right tools to transport it?"

The tea shop owner looked serious and asked, "Where is the goods now? Is it safe? How long can it be kept?"

The drug inspection in the encirclement area is very strict, so we need to break it up into small pieces. In addition to hiding it in tea leaves, we have to find other ways to hide it, which requires more than one car.

Finding things and finding a car takes time, and it will take me at least three days.

Can you wait over there?"

Tong Jia thought for a moment and said, "Please hurry up. I'm not sure about the situation here. The packaging of Western medicine is too obvious and can be easily discovered. I can't guarantee it."

How about you try to prepare first, and I'll come back around this time tomorrow, and we can discuss it then?"

The tea shop owner nodded and said, "Okay, come back tomorrow. I'll go find a car now."

Tong Jia left the tea shop and saw Yang Jidong walking in a hurry, and went straight into an inn.

Although Tong Jia had left here for many years and had only spent three days with the Yang family, Yang Jiqiu could recognize her at a glance. Who knows if Yang Jidong could also recognize her?

In order to avoid being dependent on Yang Jidong, she also booked a room in the inn, dressed up as an old lady, and then left the room with Tao Junle.

Just then, she saw Yang Jidong coming out of a room upstairs in high spirits. She wanted to follow Yang Jidong, but she was curious about who Yang Jidong had come to the inn to meet. After hesitating for a few seconds, Tong Jia chose to go back to the room and stare at the room upstairs.

About ten minutes after Yang Jidong left, the door of the room upstairs opened again.

An acquaintance of Tong Jia walked out of the door. She was a student she had taught in Shanghai - Lan'er, one of the eight cheongsam beauties.

The moment she saw Lan'er, Miss Zhang's face appeared in her mind in a flash.

No wonder she felt that Miss Zhang looked familiar when she saw her. It turned out that Miss Zhang was also one of the cheongsam beauties, Zhuer.

After recognizing these two people, Tong Jia suddenly felt that things were not as simple as he had expected.

That Miss Zhang, also known as Zhu'er, is she originally the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, or is she an imposter who disguised herself as the eldest daughter of the Zhang family?

Lan'er is in contact with Yang Jidong, and Zhu'er is in contact with Yang Jiqiu.

Now thinking back carefully, although I don't know Pan'er very well, she seems to have traces of makeup. If she wasn't taught by me personally, she must have learned it from Lan'er or Zhu'er.

These people are all secret tools trained by Pan Meiying. How could they appear here and appear in the Yang family in such a planned way?

Is it a coincidence?

If it is not a coincidence, then it is a trap set up specifically for the Yang family.

Why set up a trap for the Yang family?

It could only be that they began to doubt Yang Jixia's identity, or even maybe not suspicion, but a traitor betrayed them, allowing them to confirm Yang Jixia's identity. They expected that after he came to the provincial capital, he would return home sooner or later. If they could control the Yang family in advance, they would have the bargaining chips for future negotiations with Yang Jixia.

Thinking of this, Tong Jia suddenly felt that she couldn't escape the Yang family's mess.

"Oh..." Tong Jia sighed lightly, and suddenly thought of something. She came back to her senses and pulled Tao Junle to go out.

It was Tao Junle who closed the door and pointed outside, motioning her to look. Lan'er upstairs had not left yet. If they went out now, their whereabouts would easily be exposed.

Tong Jia had no choice but to wait until Lan'er and her group left the inn before leaving.

She wanted to leave and rush back to the provincial capital to tell Yang Jixia and Guo Xin that Yang Jixia's identity was at risk of being exposed and that there might be a traitor in their team. But not to mention the provincial capital, even the town where she lived was under martial law for unknown reasons.

Not only could she not go back to the provincial capital, but the medicines she wanted to ask the tea shop owner to transport out could not be shipped out either.

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