By the time she finally managed to get out of the abandoned mine, the sky outside was already beginning to brighten.
She didnāt rush to leave but instead found a hidden spot and entered the space.
First, she prepared some food for herself, filled her stomach, and took a quick nap.
When the time was up, she exited the space, and with her came the camera Han Jingchen had bought for her earlier. She took many photos of the terrain here.
This could save the relevant departments some effort; these people are way too cunning, and they must not be allowed to slip away.
Luckily, traveling in the day was much easier than at night, and since she exercised regularly, she wasnāt slow on her feet.
Because she didnāt dare to call and send a message, fearing it might be overheard by someone with ill intentions, she had to arrange a meeting place for Han Jingchen to quickly come over.
Taking advantage of this time, Xinyan arrived at the courtyard from last night. Seeing that there was no one around, she climbed over the wall and jumped into the yard.
After confirming there was no one, she followed the operation that a person named Xiao Liu had done last night, fumbled around the stoveās hole for a long time, and finally found the mechanism.
When the entrance was revealed, Xinyan distinctly felt a breeze blowing out from inside; it seemed that this hole had more than one exit.
She had guessed it right. When she went down with a flashlight, there were quite a few boxes placed in the not-so-large area in front of her, but in the middle, there was a passage that led out of sight.
She casually opened a few boxes, finding them filled with hard currency. Xinyan thought for a moment, having been busy all night, she couldnāt just leave empty-handed, so she directly took three boxes from the middle, two boxes of jewels, and one box of gold.
She didnāt go further down the passage, leaving that to the relevant departments.
After erasing her traces, she left the small courtyard.
When she met Han Jingchen, it was already near noon.
Han Jingchen hugged his daughter tightly: "Yanyan, are you alright? You are really too risky; how did you manage to divert those people?"
Xinyan was a bit puzzled and asked: "Dad, didnāt you have someone check out that small courtyard those people confessed about earlier?"
Seeing that his daughter was really okay, Han Jingchen replied: "By the time they got there, the small courtyard was already deserted, and they didnāt find any useful information, so it was clear those people must have suspected something and left."
Xinyan knew her father had his own arrangements, but to avoid any more issues cropping up: "Call the police. I have a major discovery. Letās take down this group first. If they are indeed connected to the Xue Family, then we can deal with the root of the problem.
If thereās no connection, weāll find another way to investigate.
However, this time, letās not expose ourselves. At least we should make the people behind this, or those connected with them, feel some fear. Who knows, there might be some unexpected gains."
Seeing his daughter safe now, Han Jingchen was naturally more at ease: "Alright, time is of the essence. Come with me to meet someone."
So, Xinyan was taken to a military district, and soon enough, she was brought into an office building. Upon meeting the person there, Han Jingchen approached and said, "Commander."
The person stood up with a smile: "Jingchen, is this your daughter?"
Han Jingchen smiled and introduced: "Yes, my daughter, Han Xinyan."
Then he turned to Xinyan and said: "Yanyan, this is Commander An."
Xinyan gave the person a slight smile: "Hello, Commander An."
Commander An waved a hand at her: "No need to call me Commander, just call me Grandpa An. Your father and I have known each other for a long time."
Xinyan didnāt hold back: "Hello, Grandpa An."
The old commander patted Han Jingchen on the shoulder: "Well done, truly showing your colors even after retirement. Tell me, what exactly is going on?"
Han Jingchen didnāt want to take credit for his daughterās accomplishments and pointed to his own young lady: "Things are more serious than we imagined. This fearless young girl decided to follow along, so Iāll let her tell you."
Commander Anās expression turned serious: "Young lady, carefully tell me everything that happened."
Xinyan also put away her smile and, except for her space, recounted everything else in detail.
Commander An, after listening, realized the gravity of the situation. He immediately instructed people to develop the photos Xinyan had taken and began to make arrangements and deployments.
Half an hour later, everyone had gathered together.
The photos were also developed, and someone familiar with that areaās terrain identified and confirmed the target.
To catch the culprits as quickly as possible, under Commander Anās arrangements, Xinyan changed into a female soldierās uniform and got on the vehicle.