Chapter 2335 Unexpectedly Obtaining Clues about Annie

Jiang Wan pushed Qiao Liancheng aside, put her hands on her hips, and asked coldly, "You have to give me an explanation."

“I just rented a courtyard here and you guys come here to cause trouble.”

"If you don't give me a clear explanation today, I'll raze this yard to the ground, and nobody will have a good time."

"But if you don't give me a decent explanation, I'm not done with you."

At this moment, Jiang Wan exuded her full aura, and her domineering appearance intimidated the villagers present.

A few of the bolder, quick-witted ones stepped forward and said:

"Sister, it's all my uncle's fault. We were instructed by someone. We didn't come here to cause trouble on purpose."

"Someone paid us to come and cause trouble for you."

Jiang Wan asked, "Then tell me who paid for it, where is that person, how much money they paid, and how they told you to cause trouble."

"If you explain it clearly, I will not only let it go, but I will also give you more money."

As she spoke, she pulled a stack of ten-yuan notes from her backpack and waved them in front of everyone.

This stack of papers alone is worth at least two or three thousand yuan.

Everyone stared wide-eyed in horror at the sight.

My goodness, that's so much money, it's equivalent to their annual salary.

The villagers exchanged glances, whispered among themselves for a moment, and then sent out a representative who said:

"Here's the thing, a woman came to our door this afternoon."

"She sent us to cause trouble for you, insisting that the noise in the afternoon was too loud and disturbed the children's sleep."

"They even said you would definitely come up with the money, and they wouldn't leave until you gave them 1 yuan. If you didn't agree, they would let us beat you up."

Jiang Wan asked, "What does that woman look like?"

He paused, then asked, "Is she a foreigner?"

The young man nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes! She's a foreign woman. If she weren't good-looking and rich, we wouldn't have helped her with this kind of thing."

Jiang Wan took a deep breath and then asked, "Where does that woman you mentioned live?"

What time did they find you?

The young man quickly explained the general situation.

The village they are in now is the same courtyard where Bai Qiang lured them here and set them in an ambush.

Because this area is relatively close to the last known location of the rose, and there are currently no clear clues to be found on either side.

Therefore, Jiang Wan and Qiao Liancheng did not leave, but stayed in the courtyard as a temporary base.

Then they sent people out to look for clues, but they were unexpectedly outmaneuvered by Annie.

Jiang Wan stroked her chin and said, "It was quite chaotic here this afternoon."

"However, the shooting happened yesterday, and those people have all been arrested. I only met Yuan Xiaohua here today."

"So how did Annie know?"

Qiao Liancheng's expression was also very serious. He had thought that Annie had already left, but he did not expect that she was still here.

If she shows up at noon today and hires others to cause trouble for Jiang Wan, does that mean Annie is in this village, or even that they have informants here?

Thinking of this, the two exchanged another glance.

They saw a look of agreement in each other's eyes.

Jiang Wan said, "We'll go to the left and the right. I'll go to the left end of the village, and you go to the right end."

"Let's see if there are any clues. Whether there are any or not, they will all eventually converge here."

Qiao Liancheng agreed and had just reached the courtyard gate when he saw Baihu and the others returning from outside.

Qiao Liancheng saw that Baihu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly called the people over, then divided the twelve zodiac animals into two teams.

Part of it was given to Qiao Liancheng, and part to Jiang Wan.

The two men each led a team and began exploring in two different directions from the village.

About an hour later, the two sides met up.

Jiang Wan had already found some clues. She said, "I found something suspicious. Someone must have lived there before."

"But they've already left, let's go take a look."

Qiao Liancheng agreed, and they headed together to the westernmost part of the village.

There was a small, lonely courtyard there, surrounded by few other buildings.

This courtyard doesn't look like a normal person's dwelling; it's more like a small hut guarding a village.

Jiang Wan wandered around outside for a while, then turned around and said, "The suspicious spot I found is right here. Let's go in and take a look."

Qiao Liancheng nodded, and the two went inside together.

The courtyard was in a state of disrepair, with broken and dilapidated items everywhere.

Whether it's wood, brick, or cement, it looks like it's been smashed, and not just recently.

It's a bit like a place where the whole family was wiped out a few years ago, and it's been in ruins ever since. Even a mouse would cry and leave if it came in.

The ground was covered with a layer of white ash.

The two stood at the entrance to the courtyard, and Qiao Liancheng said, "Are you sure there's a problem here?"

"The dust on the ground looks like no one has been here for a long time."

Jiang Wan glanced at him and said, "Okay, wipe your hand on the ground."

Qiao Liancheng looked at her suspiciously, but instead of touching her, he simply rubbed the sole of his shoe on the ground.

Then I noticed that the white layer seemed to be stuck to the ground, and even if I rubbed it hard with the sole of my shoe, there was no scratch mark.

Qiao Liancheng narrowed his eyes.

He looked around and, upon closer inspection, noticed that although the entire courtyard was dilapidated, it lacked a certain air of decay.

The surroundings seemed more like props, created by human intervention.

In that instant, he understood everything. He waved his hand, and the two teams of the twelve zodiac animals behind him had already joined together.

At Qiao Liancheng's command, everyone dispersed.

First, surround them from the outside, then slowly approach them from the inside.

Qiao Liancheng was the commander-in-chief, and Jiang Wan watched quietly from behind without moving forward.

Just as everyone was about to approach the main house, Jiang Wan suddenly felt a great sense of unease.

She couldn't quite explain where the premonition came from, but instinctively she shouted, "Everyone retreat!"

Jiang Wan's shout was very abrupt.

Logically, Qiao Liancheng should be the commander-in-chief, and this task should have been issued by him.

Even if Jiang Wan were to issue the order, the others probably wouldn't dare to carry it out.

However, because they knew more about Jiang Wan when they were in H country, they also knew that this woman often had some strokes of genius.

Most importantly, her command skills and quick thinking were in no way inferior to Qiao Liancheng's.

Because they had spent a lot of time with her, everyone had developed a certain level of trust in her.

After Jiang Wan shouted this, almost everyone instinctively obeyed and began to retreat without saying a word.

However, instead of turning around and leaving, they faced the main house and backed away.