Chapter 446 When traveling, one's identity is determined by oneself.

An hour later, following the mental guidance left by Bai Nuo, Fang Meng ran to a corner of the street next to the market. As soon as he turned the corner, he saw the little girl leaning against the wall, one foot on the base of the wall behind her, her hands in her pockets, turning her head to look at him with a smile, but her eyes and brows were slightly cold.

"What did Lao Pang say?" Bai Nuo asked as soon as he saw someone approaching, then quickly stood up straight and turned around.

While Bai Nuo went to gather information, Fang Meng went to a safe place to call home. He found that, given the current situation and the certainty that it would not cause harm to ordinary citizens or the country, they did not need to take immediate action. Therefore, they still had time to report to the team and await instructions.

"Let's hold our positions for now and keep track of the men. Jin Zicheng will lead a team to meet us later. I'll have him bring our third team along as well."

This way, there's no need to notify Liu Zi and the others separately; we can just wait for Lao Pang to issue the order.

Bai Nuo nodded, then quietly explained the information he had gathered.

"I've inquired about it. Those two were educated youths who came to the countryside from Fuxia half a year ago. Their destination was Juxiang Production Brigade of Shouxing Commune, which is under the jurisdiction of Changping County. It is said that the two did not know each other before they came to the countryside, and they went to the countryside half a month apart."

The taller one was named Liu Hulai, twenty years old. He had seven or eight children in his family, and both his parents worked. He wasn't favored, so his family sent him to the countryside. The other one was named Hu Xilai. His family was from the county town and their conditions weren't good. He was also not favored at home. His parents were biased, and his siblings bullied him. When his family needed someone to go to the countryside, they signed him up without hesitation.

The two were from the same place and had similar upbringing, so they got along well. They were the kind of people who huddled together for warmth in the educated youth settlement. They were honest and kind, and worked hard without complaint. In the six months they were in the countryside, they never got into any fights with anyone, but they were often bullied by other educated youth.

Some of the older women and men in the village took pity on them, and since the two of them worked hard and would often help the villagers with small favors, they gradually became included in any good things that happened in the village, and were not treated like other educated youth.

Including this trip to the market, normally the village wouldn't bring the educated youth along for such a good occasion, but the village chief's wife really likes the two of them, so she specifically asked the village chief to take them along this time to sell goods at the market.

Fang Meng sneered after hearing this, and had to admire these people. They really were... flexible and adaptable!

Bai Nuo curled his lip and sneered disdainfully: "It's a good thing there are no Oscars now, otherwise I would have gone and stolen an award to smash those two bastards to death. They're such actors, making themselves out to be two people like that, and daring to openly look for matsutake mushrooms to make miso. Do they really think all the Chinese are fools? I just took a special look, and those two beasts definitely have bowlegs."

Fang Meng looked at his sulking little partner and patted his head with amusement: "Alright, don't be angry. These two are probably just small fry. We need to find out the big fish behind them, and most importantly, find out why they are hiding here."

Changping County is under the jurisdiction of Beijing Municipality, so it's not a place where you can act recklessly.

Bai Nuo nodded and followed Fang Meng toward the market. Just as they stepped out of the alley, he suddenly stopped, his brows furrowed, and he looked at Fang Meng with a puzzled expression: "Second Brother, is Changping County poisonous? Are human traffickers hiding there? Are Japanese agents going to the countryside? I haven't heard of anything good in Changping County. Shouldn't that unlucky county magistrate secretly find someone to check the feng shui?"

However, Fang Meng fell into deep thought upon hearing this. In dealing with enemy agents, he was more experienced than Bai Nuo. Over the years since joining 917, he had handled countless enemy agent cases, so he knew very well that some seemingly insignificant coincidences could very well be a major clue.

Within a few breaths, a plan had formed in his mind. He turned to look at Bai Nuo with a serious expression: "Niu Niu, I feel something is not right. It feels too coincidental. These two things may be related. Here's what we'll do: you go to the market and secretly monitor those two people. I'll go to Changping first to investigate."

“Okay, we’ll meet at the Juxiang Brigade then. I’ll stay behind and leave clues on the nearby mountains. By the way, have Jin Zicheng take Fugui’er and Huahua with him. If you’re not here, Huahua and Fugui’er can find me by following them.”

"Okay, be careful!"

Couples who are evenly matched never doubt each other's abilities. There's no need for excessive worry or tedious, pointless instructions. Once the plan is finalized, they each turn around decisively and go their separate ways.

When united, they are unparalleled; when divided, each becomes king.

This statement will be perfectly embodied in the two of them.

When Fang Meng went out, he stopped by the parking spot. This car was too conspicuous and not suitable for driving in Changping County. Parking it here for a long time could arouse unnecessary suspicion if there were enemy agents nearby. So Fang Meng drove the car to an empty courtyard house under his name in the vicinity.

To prevent the things in the car from rotting, he specially put them all into his spatial storage. He then took out a motorcycle from the storage, pushed the motorcycle out the door, locked the gate, and then rode the motorcycle to Changping County.

Bai Nuo, carrying an empty basket on her back, leisurely squeezed into the market again.

"Uncle, how much is this melon?"

The little girl walked up to a cart full of melons, her bright, fox-like eyes wide open, her face full of innocent and carefree joy.

The little girl was wearing a three-piece outfit: a beige corduroy jacket over a white cotton shirt with a small stand-up collar, the collar of which was embroidered with small pink flowers.

She wore a pink knitted vest over her shirt, paired with slightly fitted black trousers and dark brown ankle boots embroidered with blue auspicious cloud patterns on the sides, looking both refined and elegant.

Every single item looked like something you couldn't buy at an ordinary supply and marketing cooperative, especially those little riding boots. They weren't available in ordinary department stores; you had to go to the Friendship Store with foreign exchange certificates to get them.

She looks like the kind of girl who comes from a wealthy family, was spoiled growing up, and is easily fooled.

The key point is that this young girl must have an elder in her family who receives a government salary, and those foreign exchange certificates are not so easy to obtain.