They laughed and joked around until eight or nine o'clock in the evening. However, they weren't laughing and joking the whole time. They were constantly distracted by what was happening outside, but it seemed like nothing happened.

But the next morning, the two were woken up by a knock on their courtyard gate.

After knocking on Si Tian's door for a long time without any response, the person knocking on the door quickly ran over to knock on Zhu Qinghao's door.

Hello, I just got up and heard a knock on the door. I quickly put on my clothes and went out to take a look.

"Uncle Captain? You're up so early? Have you had breakfast yet?"

Zhu Qinghao looked at Wang Fulin, but at the same time, she did not ignore the long line of people following behind him who were clearly not ordinary.

Wang Fulin looked at her, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh my, Xiao Zhu, you two really scared me to death. I told you to stay at my house last night, but you wouldn't. So this morning I went to knock on Xiao Si's door, but no one answered. It scared me to death."

Do you know where she is right now? Is she with you?

Zhu Qinghao could tell that the captain was really flustered, so she quickly tried to explain.

"She's fine, Captain. She's at my house. We were too scared to sleep alone last night, so we slept together."

"That's good, that's good, it's alright..."

As the captain spoke, he patted his chest forcefully, trying to catch his breath.

Before Zhu Qinghao could ask anything, he took the initiative to speak.

"I went into town last night. The county sent people to check. Don't go up the mountain for the next couple of days. If anything happens, come find me. Don't keep it to yourself."

Also, where did you meet this person before? Could you point it out to us?

Zhu Qinghao was always 100% willing to cooperate in such matters, and immediately pointed out the location where the person who had been monitoring them had been.

At this moment, Si Tian also came out dressed. When she saw them asking for directions, she went to help point out where she had found the person.

After asking all the necessary questions, the team leader hurriedly left with his men. Before leaving, he repeatedly told the two women not to go up the mountain.

Even if he didn't say it, the two of them knew the gravity of the situation. After all, the authorities had started searching, and those people might just do something desperate.

If they were taken hostage again, that would be the least of our worries. If things got more serious, it would be more than just a problem.

So the two of them decided to stay home and not go anywhere.

They stayed there for several days.

These past few days, the two of them have been very careful, constantly keeping an eye on what's happening outside. Zhu Qinghao also needs to keep an eye on the cowshed.

During that time, she even went there twice, but seeing that they didn't know anything, she couldn't bear to tell them.

Given the usual behavior of the women in the Zhu family, if they found out, they would definitely be filled with worry, and might not be able to eat or sleep properly.

So Zhu Qinghao ultimately didn't say anything, only telling them to call for help if anything happened, as she could hear them.

Seeing that they all readily agreed, Zhu Qinghao returned home with peace of mind.

She and Si Tian have been sleeping together for the past few days, but they do their own things during the day and eat dinner together.

Zhu Qinghao's daily routine consists of: planting vegetables and feeding pigs in her space, eating and chatting with Sitian, and thinking about Sheng Yi.

As for Sheng Yi, he arrived at Kyoto Station the day after he left, so he knew nothing about what was happening at the Hongshan Brigade.

After getting off the bus, he immediately found a guesthouse to stay in, and then went to check on the Zhu family villa that night.

He didn't know what his purpose was; it seemed he just wanted to see the place where Zhu Qinghao had lived for more than ten years.

Upon entering the house and seeing the mess inside, he seemed to feel Zhu Qinghao's helplessness and fear at the time, and felt extremely regretful that he had not been able to stay by her side.