Su Tong hesitated for a moment.

Su Ruyi asked again, "Is it about Su Dazhi?"

Su Tong grinned: "It's not his business. He just happened to come looking for you. But Ruyi, I think it's possible that he found out about you going to Su Family Village to see Su Xueshu."

"He would find out sooner or later, I was prepared."

Su Ruyi said with a hint of disdain, "I just didn't expect that he would actually have the time to cause me trouble! Fourth Brother, you said it was something important, what is it?"

"This matter... Ruyi, promise Fourth Brother you won't be angry, okay?" Su Tong hesitated before speaking.

Su Ruyi's face had turned cold: "Is it related to that Shen Heping again?"

Yesterday, the round-faced receptionist at the hotel came to tell her that a man named Shen Heping had come to check if she was staying there, and she managed to get away with it by giving him a few words.

Su Ruyi was surprised for a few seconds, but didn't take it seriously. She grabbed a handful of White Rabbit candies for Yuanyuanlian, thanked her, and went back to her room.

How did you know?

Su Tong asked curiously, "Ruyi, he wouldn't... have gone to look for you, would he?"

"Hmm, but he couldn't find me. What is he trying to do? Is his hand healed?"

Su Ruyi felt extremely uncomfortable, as if she had swallowed a fly.

"well……"

Su Tong sighed, "This is all my fault! If I hadn't come up with such a terrible idea, we wouldn't be in this mess now!"

"Fourth Brother, what's wrong?"

Su Ruyi suddenly found it somewhat amusing, "I've never seen you stammer like this before!"

“Shen Heping is going to the countryside too!” Su Tong said through gritted teeth.

"Why did he go to the countryside?" Su Ruyi really hadn't expected this news.

“…” Su Tong looked at her but didn’t say anything more.

"Is he going to the place where I was sent to work in the countryside?" A sense of foreboding rose in Su Ruyi's heart.

Su Tong nodded slowly.

"Is he sick?...Isn't he the son of some high-ranking official? Or some old man?" Su Ruyi frowned.

“His family was somewhat affected by this movement. So his father told him to lay low for a while, and he…” Su Tong swallowed the rest of his sentence.

"So he was lying low and came to see me on the side?"

Su Ruyi clenched her fist. "His hand is healed?"

"Yes, I heard it was just a fracture. A doctor applied some ointment to it and it's almost healed."

Su Tong said, "Ruyi, how about we talk to Officer Zheng and change our destination to the countryside?"

The two were unaware that Officer Zheng was already in the hospital, pretending to be terminally ill, and this tactic was indeed effective.

Su Ruyi shook her head: "Shen Heping's family has so much influence. If he really wants to find me, he can find me anywhere."

Su Tong sighed, "This is all Fourth Brother's fault!"

"It's alright, Fourth Brother. If he comes looking for trouble, I won't be polite to him."

Su Ruyi then comforted Su Tong instead.

“Changzi is going too,” Su Tong added.

"Ji Xuchang? He's going too?"

Su Ruyi's eyes widened. "Doesn't he have a regular job?"

"Yeah, after I found out about this yesterday, I had a huge fight with him. He stormed off, but came back to me a little while later and said that he had also signed up to go to the countryside, and that he would keep an eye on Shen Heping and make sure you wouldn't suffer any injustice!" Su Tong shrugged.

Su Ruyi bit her lip—something felt... off.

"Fourth Brother, is it really just this little thing?" Su Ruyi looked up and smiled.

"This is no small matter. Shen Heping is a very strange person! Moreover, they all set off on the same day as you! The 23rd!"

Su Tong said, "Originally, I didn't want you to go to that place to work in the countryside. Recently, I wrote more than a dozen letters to your fifth brother, but he hasn't replied to a single one. I always feel that something might have happened to him! Ruyi, I know you are smart and stronger than most boys, but you must be very careful about your fifth sister-in-law's family!"

"If there's no reply, how about... we make a phone call? The village committee office should have a phone, right?" Su Ruyi also became worried.

"Right, how come I didn't think of that!" Su Tong slapped his forehead and led Su Ruyi into the factory.

"Is Uncle Su here? I need to talk to him." Su Ruyi asked as she walked.

She did indeed have business with Su Xiangjun. Ever since she learned of the feud between the Guan and Su families and the deaths in the Su family compound, she had been planning to come to him. Seeing the tragic state of the Su family compound today made her realize that this matter could not be delayed any longer.

"Uncle Su is the deputy factory director now. I need to go to his office to borrow his phone. Let's go together."

As Su Tong spoke, he quickened his pace.

"Uncle! Congratulations on your promotion!"

Seeing the spirited Su Xiangjun, Su Ru smiled broadly, looked around, and exclaimed, "What a big office! It's so beautiful!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Flattery will get you everywhere, and Su Xiangjun happily offered them his seats, "My dear niece, what brings you here to see me today?"

"My fourth brother wanted to borrow your phone for a moment. I happened to have something to report to you, so I came along," Su Ruyi said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go next door to talk. Su Tong, feel free to use the phone!"

As he spoke, he led Su Ruyi to the office next door.

Su Ruyi sat down, holding the teacup that Su Xiangjun had just placed in front of her with both hands: "Uncle, don't go get water, I... I'm actually quite embarrassed to tell you about this!"

"You're not going to give up on selling that house, are you?" Su Xiangjun asked worriedly.

These days, because the family is splitting up, his family has enjoyed a brief period of peace.

Everyone wants to leave a good impression on each other in the end, which made him feel much more relaxed.

"No, no, no, it's a done deal, how could I not sell? But, that house..."

Su Ruyi carefully considered her words, "Now it can be said that... it has become ruins."

"ah?!"

Even though things seemed perfectly stable, Su Xiangjun started to panic. "It's been demolished?"

"No, but two families got into a fight inside, and someone died," Su Ruyi said truthfully.

"..." Su Xiangjun fell silent.

After thinking for a moment, he said with a solemn expression, "Ruyi, tell me in detail what exactly happened."

So Su Ruyi recounted the entire story of the bloody feud between the Guan and Su families, leaving both sides severely injured.

Silence, and more silence.

This time, Su Xiangjun remained silent for a full three minutes.

Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face, which then widened into a hearty laugh: "Ruyi, I really didn't misjudge you two siblings, you're both good kids! Why would an ordinary seller tell such things to a buyer?"

"You don't care?" Su Ruyi looked at Su Xiangjun in disbelief.

The armed conflict was truly unexpected for her.

At least, I didn't expect anyone to die.