Natural disasters were incessant. Ning Xia had survived alone for six years and finally decided to return to her old home in Qianzhou to start anew. Unexpectedly, she rescued two skinny little ones...
Li Gang and others obviously thought of what Ningxia could think of. He called his men together and went door to door to check who was not at home.
However, the weather is good now, and many people have gone to the trading points to exchange food and building materials. A small number of people have stayed at the medical points in the trading points to seek medical treatment, so there is no way to find out.
"Where's Lu Chengfeng? Go call him over. He's familiar with the residents and might know something."
Lei Lao Hu took a sip of water and said, "I went to look for him earlier. The representative from Renlu has been away from District 1 for several days. He said he was going to the trading point to do some business."
Li Gang frowned slightly, "Didn't he just come back last month? Why is he working so hard all alone?" After saying that, he stopped caring about it and started writing the document in his hand.
This matter has to be reported. Once the identities of the people are confirmed, the higher-ups can issue a wanted warrant and send it to all the checkpoints.
"Sister Xia Xia, she hasn't woken up yet?" Lin Yi pushed open the door of the ward.
Ningxia nodded, "It should be soon. What did you tell Granny Yang?"
"I said Sangsang and Liu Qingtian wanted Qiao Zhenzhen to take her out to play, so she won't be going back today."
Ningxia frowned, "Grandma Yang, don't you have any doubts?" After all, the relationship between the families was incredibly distant.
Lin Yi nodded, "Not only did I not doubt it, I was also very happy."
Ningxia nodded. After several contacts, it was obvious that Grandma Yang's words and actions were flattering.
It is understandable that the grandparents and grandchildren have no one to rely on. If they don't cling to the local "local tyrants", anyone can step on them.
"Sister Ningxia..."
A weak cry came from the person in the bed.
Ningxia turned around quickly, "Are you awake?"
Qiao Zhenzhen stood up and tried to sit up with great effort, and Ningxia hurried forward to support her.
Qiao Zhenzhen turned her gaze to Lin Yi's face, looked him up and down, then turned back to look at Ning Xia, "Thank you for saving me."
Ningxia shook her head and looked at Lin Yi, "Go and call the squad leader and the others."
Li Gang, Mo Guanshan and others hurried over.
"Zhenzhen, what's going on? Why did you run to the pine forest? Hu Hua and his gang said they rescued you. Is that true?"
Li Gang asked several questions in a row, and Lin Yi silently handed a cup of warm water to Qiao Zhenzhen, which again caused the other party to look at him seriously.
Lin Yi was puzzled. Why was he always looking at him?
A group of people were waiting for Qiao Zhenzhen's answer.
The little girl's thick hair was loose and draped over her shoulders neatly, making her look a little pitiful.
Her eyes were tough and filled with resentment. "Zhang Mulin came to me yesterday and told me there was a raspberry patch over in the pine forest. He said Hu Hua and his gang would be out today and wouldn't be home, so if I wanted to pick them I could just watch the time pass."
"Zhang Mulin?" Ningxia was puzzled. "Who is this person?"
Li Gang rubbed his forehead with a headache. "That was the guy who danced the most during the meeting. He was later arrested and sent to do voluntary labor."
Ningxia understood and looked at Qiao Zhenzhen, "Is he doing voluntary labor to help your family?"
Qiao Zhenzhen pursed her lips and nodded, "He has been very hardworking since he came here. He helped with most of the land at home, so..." So she believed him.
Now thinking back, when that scoundrel came to her house to do voluntary labor for the first time, he saw the light in her eyes. I'm afraid it wasn't enthusiasm, but he had bad intentions at that time.
Qiao Zhenzhen touched her face. She blamed herself, thinking that Area 1 was safe, and someone from her family, a man, had volunteered, so she washed the mud off her face. It was also... her own thoughts, thinking that others would help her more because of her face's merit...
Li Gang's tone was full of apology. "I was inconsiderate. I shouldn't have sent a man to a family with only women and children."
Mo Guanshan glanced at him and said, "Why should I blame you? How many women are there in the entire District 1? Aren't there only men? If they don't help, who will help these old, weak, and disabled people?"
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Xia. "Sister Xia Xia, are the raspberries there today the same ones we picked when we first came here? Did you make a lot of jam for Sang Sang?"
Ningxia thought about it and realized it was indeed true! No wonder she always felt that place looked familiar. Last year, Lin Yi had suggested that they transplant the raspberries home, but she thought it would be troublesome, so she left them there and picked them next year.
Unexpectedly, she didn't expect this year, and this patch of raspberries was taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives.
"What happened next?" Mo Guanshan looked at the little girl on the bed. "Aside from Zhang Mulin, were there other people involved in Area 1?"
A look of anxiety flashed in Qiao Zhenzhen's eyes. She knew they might not believe it, but she recognized that person!
"The mastermind...is Lu Chengfeng..."
"What?!"
"impossible!"
Several coalition forces looked incredulous.
Ningxia was also confused. Wasn't Lu Chengfeng some kind of representative of the people? He'd even come to her house a few times, but she hadn't been angry at him for not letting him in. He seemed quite a gentleman.
Qiao Zhenzhen clenched her fists and said firmly, "They were all masked, but I recognized them! One is Zhang Mulin, one is Lu Chengfeng, and the other one I don't know. I don't know if he's from District 1."
Li Gang and the others looked at each other, then asked, "Then...what's going on with Hu Hua and the others?"
Qiao Zhenzhen also had a complicated expression, "Yes... they saved me..."
"As soon as I arrived, they jumped out and grabbed me... They wanted to tear off my clothes. I resisted and screamed..." When she said this, Qiao Zhenzhen touched the gauze on her forehead in fear.
"They hit me on the forehead with the handle of a knife... I fainted and fell down... I heard them say... wait... they would send me to the 'boss', and the 'boss' would definitely look upon them with new eyes..."
Boss? Mo Guanshan narrowed his eyes. Was it a coincidence?
"Later, Hu... Uncle Hu and his men rushed out, knives in hand. There were five or six of them, and Lu Chengfeng and his men took quite a few blows. Seeing they couldn't win, they ran into the woods... Later..."
Having said that, Qiao Zhenzhen looked up at Lin Yi, "Lin Yi appeared."
It's not that she is being petty and judging others by her own standards. If it weren't for Lin Yi, she didn't know what Hu Hua and the others would do when they saw her in disheveled clothes. After all, they were a group of ferocious people on the way here.
Li Gang and the others exchanged glances. "Zhenzhen, you should take good care of your injuries first. Doctor Liu will take care of you. Don't be afraid. Doctor Liu said that you are fine and you just need to take care of the external injuries."
After saying that, several people hurriedly left.
"I didn't expect that Hu Hua and the other guys really saved her."
"Yeah, who would have thought?"
"If I hadn't happened to run into them today, Zhenzhen... "
"Maybe Lin Yi is following..."
"Alright, tell Doctor Liu to pay more attention. Feel free to use the herbs and whatever the medical center has. Don't let them down. After all, if it weren't for them today, District 1 would probably be in chaos."
After a brief conversation, they hurried to the ward of Hu Hua and others.