Looking from above the village, there is a considerable open space in the center, where more villagers come and go than in other places. Judging from the traces on the ground, this is where villagers conduct daily activities.
Today, villagers gather together in twos and threes, chatting about topics related to the crusade against the rebels. Noticing the three Ondy people coming over, they all said hello.
Froya was a little strange. After walking to the central area, not only did the sight lines in the dark not increase as expected, but they were almost unnoticeable!
The unusual situation heightened her vigilance.
Xiao Yue, who also noticed the abnormality, stopped her eyes in several directions for a while, and her thoughts turned for a moment before she came to a conclusion.
Noticing that Froya's eyes were becoming more and more solemn, Xiaoyue grabbed her hand.
"Okay, I know you've been walking for so long and you're tired. Just hold on. We'll have a rest soon."
Froya was a little surprised by Xiaoyue's behavior at first, but after hearing what she said and seeing her expression, she immediately understood.
--No danger.
Although she didn't know what Xiaoyue's basis was, Froya believed in her judgment.
"How can I be tired after only walking so long? I'm just a little hungry after walking for such a long time." Froya quickly picked up Xiaoyue's words.
Ang Di, who was walking at the front, slapped his head: "Look at how confused I am. I just asked you if you were tired, and I didn't even think that it was dinner time. It doesn't matter, let's go to the old village chief's house for a meal. He ran away You’ve eaten at my house so many times, it’s time to pay off your debt!”
A villager nearby heard Angdi's words and said with a smile: "Master carpenter, you must be disappointed. The old lady is not here these days, and the village chief always goes to other people's houses to get food."
"What's going on? My sister-in-law isn't here?" Ang Di glared. "When she was out, the old village chief came to my house every day to have food. He hasn't come recently, so I thought my sister-in-law was at home."
"Then I'm not sure. It seems that the old lady has been living with his son and daughter-in-law recently."
Xiaoyue and Froya looked at each other.
This is not a good sign.
The target person they want to meet in this operation is the nephew of the old village chief. The old village chief and his family may be controlled by the enemy. Maybe the enemy had captured the village chief's family long ago and used this to blackmail the old village chief into doing things for them.
"What about the old village chief's brother and sister-in-law? Are they still in the village?" Ang Di was a little anxious.
"They are still here. The old village chief went to his brother's house these days. Oh, I remembered. I heard that the old lady went to the city three days ago."
"That's it." Andy breathed a sigh of relief. After a slight pause, he spoke carelessly again, "It doesn't matter. I can go to his brother's house with the old village chief. I'm familiar with his brother, and they won't reject me!"
"Who in the village dares to say that they are not familiar with you? If there is a big piece of furniture that bumps into something, don't they have to look for you? It's a trivial matter, but it depends on whether your niece is thin-skinned or not." The villager who spoke also laughed. .
"It doesn't matter, I brought it with me!" Andy patted his chest.
After saying goodbye to the villagers and walking away for a while, Ang Di approached Xiao Yue.
"You may have noticed that there is less surveillance here, so I know more about the situation here."
Ang Di stopped talking and said hello to the villagers coming towards him. After pulling away, continue.
"According to my observation, the parents of the person replaced by the target, the village chief's nephew, are not controlled by the enemy."
"Why?" Floya asked.
Since the target unknowingly used the identity of the village chief's nephew with the help of the enemy, normally speaking, in order to avoid the target's identity being exposed, the enemy's best choice is to control his parents.
The reason for not doing this...
Floya thought quickly.
The parents of the person being replaced cannot be moved...the village chief's nephew exchanges identities with the target...the target is deceived...
"Are the village chief's brother-in-law the enemy?"
"Uh, no." Andy didn't expect Floya to ask this. "Like the village chief, they are the first batch of villagers to come back here, and they are old acquaintances of me. If they have any questions, I'm sure Will notice!"
Froya nodded and continued thinking.
Since they are not enemies, then - are they not moving to maintain their lies?
Although the exact content of the lie is unclear, considering that it can make an enthusiastic Leko supporter willingly help, at least it will have no negative impact on the surface.
In this case, it is understandable that the enemy would not harm the family of the village chief's nephew.
If we extrapolate from the idea that none of the village chief's family are enemies, it is even possible that the village chief's nephew was deceived by the enemy. But this has nothing to do with the mission, so I won’t go into detail yet.
After thinking about this, Froya saw Xiaoyue's unsurprised expression at Ondy's words, and she thought subconsciously for a while.
According to the idea that the enemy does not harm innocent people in order to maintain lies, the target itself is most likely not a mediocre person, at least he has good observation skills. Otherwise, even if the enemy quietly kills the replaced person's family, the target will not notice it.
Froya thought about the strange gaps in the surveillance network again.
If the target's observation ability is not just "good", but rather extraordinary, it would not be so strange if the enemy's surveillance personnel specifically avoid the target's range of activities in order to prevent the target from noticing abnormalities...
"...You have thought of it a long time ago?"
Froya looked at Xiao Yue in disbelief.
Xiao Yue was noncommittal.
This is the default.
Floya scratched her hair and said a little embarrassedly: "How did your head grow?"
Xiaoyue thought of what Leko once said, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "Bold assumptions, careful verification."
"..."
Froya stopped talking and silently gave a thumbs up.
The interaction between the two girls made Andy confused. In his heart, he couldn't help but sigh that as he got older, there was a generation gap between him and the young people.
Seeing that Floya stopped asking questions, Andy continued the previous topic: "The village chief's house is not far from his brother's house, and the two families often visit each other. The village chief's wife often goes to stay with his son for three to five days. The old village chief cares about the village and rarely leaves the village."
"So, we have a chance to directly contact the target?" Froya said.
"Well, very lucky." Andy smiled.
The reason why he brought them here was to see if he could contact the target through the old village chief.
We had not tried it before, partly because we were trying to figure out the enemy's movement patterns at that time, and partly because we were trying to avoid alerting the enemy.
"Let's go." Xiao Yue said briefly.
The three of them quickened their pace.
Andy took Xiaoyue and the others to a house whose structure was quite similar to Andy's house.
He was about to raise his hand to knock on the door when the door opened from the inside.
A man over fifty years old with a white beard came out and was startled when he saw Ondy: "Hey, why are you here?"
"Haha, old boy, I'm looking for you to make a living!"
"Hey, you are so good at cooking, why are you here to pay me for a living? Oh, I understand, you are not cheating on me, you are here to pay off your debt!" the old village chief said with an angry smile. , he noticed Xiaoyue and Floya, "Who are they?"
"My niece and her friend."
"Your niece? Oh, you mentioned it to me before..."
Andy quickly interrupted: "Are you going out?"
"Huh? Oh, isn't it because the old lady is not here? I am about to go to my brother's place. I feel a little embarrassed after visiting your house so many times."
"You are still embarrassed!" Andy laughed.
"Okay, okay, Xiaohuixiao." The old village chief raised his hand and was about to hit someone, but then he put his hand down, taking into account Xiaoyue and the others, "Since your niece is here, it's time to set up a table with delicious food... …How about we go together? My craftsmanship is not good, but my brothers’ skills are quite good!”
"Actually, I heard about your family's situation on the way, and that's exactly what I planned, haha!"
