While following, Luo Jingyan noticed someone behind her, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far. She couldn't tell if that person was following her or, like her, following Li Jianguo.

Luo Jingyan couldn't remember offending anyone when she was disguised as Dong Xiao, but Li Jianguo had likely offended many people. Therefore, she deduced that the person was probably also there to follow Li Jianguo.

They are like-minded people; perhaps they could collaborate.

She looked closely at the man and saw that he was quite tall, about 1.8 or 1.9 meters, wearing a military overcoat, a hat and a scarf, covering himself up completely, with only his eyes showing.

Just by looking at the person's height, she felt that he looked a bit like Xue Yanchen. Her gaze moved upwards and landed on the hat the person was wearing. Oh my god, it was exactly the same as the one she had given to Xue Yanchen.

The hat she made by hand was unique, and its design was entirely her own, completely different from those sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. This person's height and hat matched Xue Yanchen's perfectly. Both she and Xue Yanchen had a grudge against Li Jianguo, so there was a more than 90% chance that this person was Xue Yanchen.

So Xue Yanchen didn't intend to let Li Jianguo off the hook either. Why didn't he tell her about it? Was he afraid she would worry, and just wanted to resolve the matter quietly by himself?

They were almost of the same mind, neither wanting the other to be burdened by this.

Xue Yanchen recognized Hei Hu, and fearing she might see him, she sent Hei Hu a command: "Brother Xue is also following Li Jianguo, right next to me. He recognizes you, so be careful and don't let him spot you."

Black Tiger transmitted his voice: [I have received Master's instructions. I will carefully avoid him and prevent him from discovering me.]

【good. 】

Meanwhile, Xue Yanchen, who was behind her, also noticed the short man in front of her. After a little observation, she could tell that he was also following Li Jianguo. However, she wondered if he had a grudge against Li Jianguo himself, or if he was following someone else. Was he friend or foe of Li Jianguo?

To find out what was going on, he decided to test the waters. He walked up to Luo Jingyan from behind and patted her on the shoulder: "Young man, following someone in broad daylight isn't a good idea. If you're discovered, he'll retaliate. Don't you know the Li family's status in the county? If you offend Li Jianguo, you won't be able to live here anymore. Aren't you afraid?"

Luo Jingyan could tell from the voice that it was completely different from Xue Yanchen's. However, when he turned his head, he saw that the eyes were exactly the same as Xue Yanchen's, with the same eye shape and the same dark and deep eyes that were hard to fathom.

She thought about it and realized that when Xue Yanchen was following someone, he didn't want them to see his true face, so he must have changed his voice as well, just like when she disguised herself as a man. Her appearance was disguised, and her voice had to be disguised in sync.

Apart from Xue Yanchen, she had never seen anyone else with such beautiful, clear, and deep eyes, and the person in front of her must be Xue Yanchen without a doubt.

She chuckled inwardly. Xue Yanchen was actually asking so bluntly, trying to find out her background.

Perhaps using a simple and direct approach would be less likely to arouse suspicion.

In broad daylight, she guessed he didn't recognize her. Every time she put on makeup, she would spray some grass juice on her body to cover up her original scent, so even if she was very close to Xue Yanchen, he wouldn't be able to tell her away.

Since they had the same goal anyway, she might as well tell him the truth.

"Hey buddy, how did you know I was following someone? Can't I just wander around aimlessly?"

"You can't fool me. You've been stalking someone. People say Li Jianguo is a wicked man. Do you have a grudge against him?"

Luo Jingyan didn't want to reveal her true identity to Xue Yanchen. She said, "What's your relationship with him? Did he pay you to clean up his mess? Oh, judging by your tall and strong appearance, you're Li Jianguo's subordinate. How much does Li Jianguo pay you a month to work for him?"

"To be his subordinate? No amount of money could make me do that, not even in several lifetimes. On the contrary, I have a grudge against him."

"I see." Luo Jingyan didn't beat around the bush and quickly stated her intentions, "Big brother, to tell you the truth, I also have a grudge against him. That scumbag bullied my sister and wanted her to be his secret mistress. I wish I could strangle him. But his family is too powerful, and we can't afford to offend them openly. So, I want to take care of him privately. Big brother, what about you? Why do you have a grudge against him?"

"I'm about the same as you."

"No way, your sister was bullied by him too?"

“He tried to take advantage of my wife but failed. His hands were too dirty. People like him should be eliminated completely to prevent future troubles.”

Luo Jingyan wanted to hug him and bite his face hard; he had actually done it for her.

"Brother, so we have a common enemy. Why don't we cooperate and take him down together? After all, there's strength in numbers. What do you think?"

“Okay.” Although he didn’t need this younger brother’s help, since the other party had already brought it up, the younger brother would feel more at ease if they worked together to bring down Li Jianguo.

“Then let’s discuss specific ways to deal with him. Yesterday I found out the two illegal places he likes to go to. One is the underground gambling den on East Street, and the other is a place not far from the gambling den, the kind of place with all kinds of women. He visits these two places almost every one or two days.”

Luo Jingyan knew that the place he was referring to was a brothel, and she suddenly felt worried. She hurriedly asked him, "Since you were following him, have you been inside those places?"

"Me." Xue Yanchen suddenly noticed that something was wrong with her, and frowned as he asked, "Young man, you seem a little nervous. Why are you nervous?" Whether he had been to that kind of place or not, what did it have to do with him?

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