Zhou Han took a deep breath. He knew that if he was taken away by the Revolutionary Committee for investigation, his chances of survival were slim. He just didn't know how much impact this matter would have.

He wanted his mother to find out what had happened, but Li Mei had been worried sick for so many days. She finally managed to get in touch with her son and found her pillar of support. She kept complaining to him.

"Your maternal grandmother and your uncle actually want to kick me out! I've given them so much over the years, and your aunt actually said I would harm them."

"That heartless bastard, her son's schooling is all thanks to her mother's money..."

Li Mei was both scared and angry. She had witnessed too much of the coldness of human relationships these past few days. Her parents' home no longer allowed her to stay, and those two heartless ingrates, Zhou Qi and his wife, had not only refused to take her in as their stepmother, but had even published a notice in the newspaper severing ties with them.

“Your mother has never mistreated them over the years. Your father has always secretly given them money. They were afraid of being implicated by us. We should have kicked them out long ago. They can’t be tamed.”

Zhou Han tried to interrupt Li Mei several times, but his mother kept accusing those people. Looking at the security guard outside the gate who had almost finished his cigarette, he knew that time was running out.

"Mom, don't cry. I can't call you from the village. I had to ask for leave to come to the city this time."

Li Mei quickly stopped her tears, knowing that her only support now was her son, who lived thousands of miles away.

What about our son?

"Did your father's colleagues say anything to you? Go and secretly ask those people in the Revolutionary Committee."

I sent you a letter a few days ago; it included a money order. Use the money to smooth things over.

In any case, he needs to know what exactly it is before he can have a direction to exert his efforts.

At this moment, Li Mei thought of something, "Son, your Uncle Yang said that a lot of money was found in our house, all of which was embezzled by your father."

They found a lot of things when they searched other people's homes. These were originally public property that was supposed to be confiscated, but your father took them. Now your Uncle Yang wants us to make up for it.

This Uncle Yang was Zhou Qi's former colleague, and he had always had a good relationship with the Zhou family. Li Mei was so frightened at the time that she didn't take what he said to heart at all.

"Your father never told me about the things he embezzled. I wonder if he used them to support his mistress."

"Why am I so unlucky? I have to clean up his messes. That damned bastard only knows how to drag us down with him."

"But all the things in his house have been confiscated, and he doesn't have a penny to his name. How are we going to make up for it?"

Li Mei thought about it more and more and felt that it was because of corruption. Zhou Qi, that scoundrel, was greedy for small gains. Over the years, when the Revolutionary Committee searched other people's homes, he didn't know how much he had pocketed.

She wanted nothing more than to chop the man up with a knife. She wondered where he had taken all those things to raise his vixen. She was sure the Revolutionary Committee had come to investigate and found they couldn't make up for it, which was why they arrested him.

"Son, is it enough to just return the things?"

"Mom, it's not necessarily because of this, but what else did Uncle Yang say?"

The people in the Revolutionary Committee are all corrupt. If his father is removed from office, those people will also suffer greatly.

If they had only taken other people's things, the few of them could have easily chipped in and settled the matter privately; there was no way their father would have been imprisoned.

"Your Uncle Yang said this. He told us to find a way to raise the money. As long as we pay off the debt, he'll figure out the rest."

Li Mei breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just about money, it shouldn't be a big problem. But if it involved things like social class, then it would be terrible. Once you got involved in this, you would never be able to get away with it.

"Cough cough," the security guard in the gatehouse finished his cigarette and circled around outside a few more times before finally walking over and knocking on the glass to remind Zhou Han.

"Okay, Mom, I'm hanging up now. I'll figure out the money. You go ask Uncle Yang for information."

Zhou Han hung up the phone. His mother said that Uncle Yang asked for more than 2,000 yuan, which was a huge sum of money. Li Mei only had a few dozen yuan on her. Zhou Han sent 150 yuan to his mother, so he only had a few dozen yuan left.

"What exactly happened?"

Bai Rongjun waited in the dormitory for a long time before finally hearing noises coming from the courtyard outside.

Zhou Han didn't want to talk in the yard, so he took her outside. "My dad was taken in for questioning, and we don't know what happened yet."

"What?!" Bai Rongjun was startled. These days, people would rather be taken away by the Public Security Bureau than by the Revolutionary Committee.

"What should we do? Will it implicate you?" Bai Rongjun reached out and grabbed Zhou Han's arm tightly. If he had a problem with his family background, he definitely wouldn't be able to return to the city.

They're already engaged, and this might affect her, so she doesn't want to be unable to go back because of it.

Zhou Han quickly shook his head, "My dad's colleague told us to pay the difference, I guess that should be enough."

He felt uneasy, not believing that money was the only issue, but for now, he could only make up for the shortfall.

Bai Rongjun breathed a sigh of relief, "That's alright, let's pool our resources together."

At worst, she could write home to borrow money. They were farming in the village, and they might not even earn enough for next year's harvest, let alone receive dividends. If she could pass the exam to become a worker in a textile factory and earn a monthly salary, she could save up the money quickly.

"How much money is still missing?"

"two thousand."

Bai Rongjun was dumbfounded. Two thousand yuan?!

Her family returned all the money the Lu family had spent raising her over the years, and it was only 1,800 yuan, which was 18 years.

Even if they become workers and can save 20 yuan a month, it would still take them 10 years to save.

"Don't worry, I'll figure out how to get the money."

Afraid that she would be frightened, Zhou Han quickly took her hand and began to stroke it.

Bai Rongjun stopped talking. This was two thousand yuan. Even if they made up for it, the crime would be serious, and Zhou Han's father would definitely not get away unscathed.

"Where are you going to get so much money?" She suddenly realized something, quickly broke free from Zhou Han's hand, and grabbed his sleeve.

What did you do when you went out last night?

Zhou Han knew he could no longer hide it and had no choice but to tell the whole story. Bai Rongjun's eyes widened as she listened; that was the black market! How could he be so bold?

If you get caught, you'll be sent to a labor camp, and it'll be recorded in your educated youth file for life.

"How could you..."

Zhou Han knew she was scared, so he quickly hugged her and Bai Rongjun was trembling all over.

"What if we make one wrong step?"

"No, absolutely not. I promised to give you a better life."

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"Impossible." Brother Leopard looked at Zhou Han with some suspicion. This kid had only worked with him for a short time, and now he actually wanted to get in touch with core information. Could he really be an undercover agent for the public security bureau?

"Brother Leopard, my family is short of money, so I want to earn more. I don't need to be involved in your delivery routes. I just want to learn how to assemble for you."

Previously, there were ten or twenty deliveries each time, but it was very unstable.

He's only focused on making money quickly now, and he's forgotten to tell Brother Leopard about the car he saw in Yanghe Village.