Lian Xiaomin ran back to the suburbs quickly. Lu Guanjie and Ma Hui were eating their lunch boxes in the back of the truck. They were really hungry.

"Amin, I left some rice and scrambled eggs for you, so hurry up and eat them. After you finish, I'll go drive the car."

He scooped out a portion of food in an enamel pot, wrapped it in a quilt to keep it warm, and handed it to her.

The three of them continued to eat. It was not good to always eat cake, so now they tried rice and fried vegetables, which were really delicious.

After finishing the meal, Lawrence Lu went to the front to drive the car, letting Amin get some sleep as well. She really hadn’t closed her eyes all night.

Lian Xiaomin took out a sheepskin mattress from the sack she was carrying, spread it under her body, then covered herself with a thick quilt, and prepared to take a nap.

Ma Hui ate his fill and took a sip of loquat paste, which made his throat feel much better. He then continued to rest with his eyes closed.

"Hey, Ma Hui, let me tell you something. Are there twelve boxes of different sizes in your house? Were they taken away when you were arrested?"

When Ma Hui heard this, he opened his eyes and sat up again.

"Xiaomin, you...you are not?"

Lian Xiaomin smiled, turned her head and said to him: "I have brought them all back for you. I don't care if there are any missing. Anyway, there are twelve boxes in total, five black leather boxes and seven wooden boxes."

"…By the way, before I left, Ma Ye asked me to go to the place in the south of the city and get the two boxes in the cellar, and I took them all!"

"…But these things were sent to other people and transported back to Hong Kong through other channels. They didn't come with us."

"…This matter must be kept absolutely confidential. Don't tell anyone. Just between you and me. Do you understand? When we return to Hong Kong, I will quietly send it to you later."

For a moment, Ma Hui felt as if he was hit on the head by the greatest happiness in the world!

He felt so dizzy that he couldn't find the north direction. He couldn't even believe his ears.

Did you see the eight big boxes of treasures that others brought back and feel envious, think too much, and then have hallucinations and mishear the splitting of the lightning?

His heart was pounding wildly.

"Xiao Min, did I hear it right?" He squeezed out these words from his throat.

Lian Xiaomin was happy: "Cleaning your ears, listen carefully again... There are fourteen boxes in total, your family assets, I got them all back for you! No loss."

Ma Hui calmed down for a long time, and said in a hoarse voice: "I will repay your kindness in the future. I will do anything for you."

After saying that, he started coughing again.

Lian Xiaomin waved her hands: "Alright, alright, drink some water and stop talking! If I have a problem in the future, you can just come and help me."

She let Ma Hui stay there and calm down, then turned over, wrapped herself in a thick quilt and quickly fell asleep.

…

When I woke up again, it was completely dark.

Lian Xiaomin rubbed her eyes, turned on the flashlight, and looked at her watch. It was already eight o'clock in the evening.

Lawrence Lu drove for four or five hours and had no idea where he was.

After driving for about another half an hour, the truck slowly stopped.

Lawrence Lu parked the car in a forest beside the road.

I picked up some firewood nearby, lit it, and used the small stove I brought with me, put a small aluminum pot on it, and boiled water to cook the noodles.

Lian Xiaomin got out of the car and went over to help.

Seeing that she had woken up, Lu Guanjie handed the pot to her and went to help Ma Hui get out of the car to move around. He always had to find a place to relieve himself.

Lian Xiaomin filled three hot water bottles with the first pot of boiled water and put them back into the quilt in the truck bed. She also stuffed one into Ma Hui's quilt to keep him warm.

Boil the second pot of water and start cooking the noodles. When they are cooked, pour some soy sauce and open a few cans of beef.

Everything was cooked and put into three clean lunch boxes. The fire was completely extinguished first, and then everything was put away and moved back into the truck bed before eating the noodles.

Under the light of the flashlight, the three people ate steaming noodles.

Lian Xiaomin eats little. She only ate half a box of noodles and a can of beef.

The remaining noodles also went into Lawrence Lu’s stomach.

She wiped her mouth with a tissue: "I'm going to drive the car. You two can continue to sleep after eating! Ma Hui, take two more cold medicines~"

Lawrence Lu took out a hot water bottle and asked her to hold it while driving in front, which would keep her warm.

Lian Xiaomin went over, the truck started, and continued on its journey overnight.

They kept on traveling like this, with the two taking shifts driving. Apart from going to the toilet and occasionally going to a nearby place to buy some hot meals, they seldom stopped to rest for too long.

The truck drove until the afternoon of the 13th and finally stopped in the northern suburbs of Shanghai.

In the past few days, Ma Hui has been taking a small injection of penicillin every day and taking cold medicine, and his pneumonia has improved a lot.

I've been running around all the time and haven't been able to rest well, so I'm still pretty weak.

Lian Xiaomin asked the two of them to wait here, and Lu Guanjie went to the back to take a nap while she went to check on Xiaohong's condition.

She took the bicycle out of the bed and rode into the city.

The basket on his back contained two empty thermoses and a pile of lunch boxes that needed to be washed.

About forty minutes later, she arrived at Xiaohong's yard. She used her mental power to look inside and felt a chill in her heart.

Not only was there no one inside, but there were also obvious signs that the house had been turned over.

Apart from the police, who else would have the guts to come to Hong Nantian's house and cause trouble?

No need to ask, something must have happened!

Lian Xiaomin quickly rode his bike straight to the yard on the black market side. In another yard in the alley, Xiao Hong's brothers also lived.

When I got there, I used my mental power to look around and found that the place was completely deserted. Even the few rooms that were originally used to store goods were empty.

Lian Xiaomin carefully "inspected the scene" and felt that it was more like the people had escaped with the goods.

Because even though everything was gone in the yard, it wasn't too messy.

If it was sealed off and arrests were made, the police would not keep the scene so clean and tidy. It would definitely be even more chaotic.

Lian Xiaomin only knew that Hong Nantian’s brother-in-law was named Yu Chong, who was the logistics director of the shipyard, but she didn’t know where he lived.

It seems that I can only go to the unit and ask Yu Chong for some information.

She asked along the way and found the shipyard, but she was cautious and did not dare to approach Yu Chong directly.

Who knows if the whole family will be implicated.

There is another person to look for, Yan Ruogu, Yan Haixia's younger brother.

Last time, I sold a batch of grain at a low price and gave him a driver job in exchange. So, he has been working in the city for two years.

Lian Xiaomin went to the guard room and found an old comrade inside and said that she wanted to find Yan Ruogu, who was a driver.

After reporting his name, he saw that the other party didn't have any unusual reaction, so he guessed that Yan Ruogu was not implicated and nothing happened.

So he went on to say that he was his sister's friend and had brought some things for him from another place.

After asking the questions, the old comrade picked up the phone in the guard room and dialed it, saying that someone was looking for Yan Ruogu and asked him to come out to the gate.

(PS: I wish you all a happy new year and good luck! One big yellow croaker for each person! Help Xiaomei generate electricity with love and give her a reward ~ three grams of oil!)