Lin Yan originally thought that what Lu Jinghuai said about poverty alleviation and road construction was just an excuse. His main purpose was to investigate the situation of each family and go find Lu Yingqian.
But now...
There is a reason why the road in Daliang Village has not been repaired for so many years. Building roads in such mountain villages is difficult and expensive. In addition, the population of villagers is small, so it is not cost-effective to build roads specifically.
Lu Jinghuai hummed, "I promised them."
Lin Yan was silent. The "they" here referred to the villagers of Daliang Village. This afternoon, when the village chief took them to inspect the local villagers, they passed by every house.
When they heard that Lu Jinghuai was here to inspect the road construction, every villager was very enthusiastic about them.
Lin Yan didn't know how disappointed they would be if the road was not repaired.
【Suddenly I feel that Lu Jinghuai is a good person.】
Lu Jinghuai glanced at Lin Yan. "He's a good person, too?" This wasn't really a compliment.
Lin Yan didn't continue the topic, but continued to ask: "Are we going to Xiaoliang Village tomorrow?"
Lu Jinghuai said "hmm".
Lin Yan pretended not to know the purpose of this trip and jokingly said, "Didn't you say you brought me on this business trip because you needed me? Is this all I can do for you?"
Lu Jinghuai did not explain, but glanced at Lin Yan indifferently, as if his eyes could see through her.
Lin Yan felt inexplicably uncomfortable and turned over with her back to Lu Jinghuai.
"It's late at night, go to sleep."
The next day, the sun rose very early. The rooster raised by Grandma Chen woke them up and they got up and washed up. Grandma Chen had already cooked sweet potato porridge.
The group asked Grandma Chen for the address of Xiaoliang Village and prepared to set off. Before leaving, Lu Jinghuai asked the bodyguard to put a few hundred yuan on Grandma Chen's table.
Xiaoliang Village was indeed nearby. After walking for more than an hour, the group finally saw another continuous village.
The population concentration in Xiaoliang Village is obviously much more compact than that in Daliang Village, and it is indeed richer than Daliang Village. Brick and tile houses are everywhere you look.
Lu Jinghuai did not go directly into the village, but stopped.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yan turned her head to look over.
"Something's wrong." Lu Jinghuai's expression was obviously not good: "Xiaoliang Village is more remote than Daliang Village. Logically, it should be poorer, but..."
Lu Jinghuai didn't say the rest of the words, but Lin Yan understood it instantly.
Daliang Village is too rich. This reminds me of some unpleasant situations.
Lu Jinghuai's expression also became serious. There must be something wrong with the strange wealth of such a remote mountain village.
People who investigated Lu Yingqian said that the news about Lu Yingqian was deliberately cut off, and it was most likely a large-scale human trafficking case.
Lin Yan thought of Lu Yingqian, the girl who was abducted and sold into the mountain village.
[Could it be that everyone in this village is involved in human trafficking?]
This was the only thought in Lin Yan's mind, and Lu Jinghuai's expression was particularly gloomy.
At this time, people from Xiaoliang Village also noticed the stranger at the entrance of the village.
The man looked at the bodyguards behind Lu Jinghuai warily: "What are you doing here?"
Lu Jinghuai looked extremely calm, and he still used the same rhetoric he used in Daliang Village yesterday. However, the rhetoric that worked in Daliang Village was completely useless in Xiaoliang Village.
The man waved his hand impatiently, driving the group away: "Go, go, go! Our village doesn't need roads."
This simple answer made Lin Yan feel that something was wrong. Poverty alleviation and road construction are obviously good things, so why are they not needed?
Yesterday in Daliang Village, not only the village chief but every villager in the village were very excited when they heard about the road construction.
Even the most ordinary villagers should understand that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads.
Daliang Village and Xiaoliang Village are not far apart, but the situations are completely different.
At this time, even Song Jingya sensitively noticed that something was wrong. She didn't dare to say a word and followed Lu Jinghuai closely.
However, Lu Jinghuai seemed not to notice the man's refusal, but remained persistent.
"The road construction is supported by the government, so you don't need to pay for it. I need to communicate with your village chief for the specific situation."
The man was already a little impatient, but seeing that Lu Jinghuai was not giving up, he could only respond irritably.
"I'll take you to see our village chief, but it's no use. Our village chief won't want to build the road."
Lu Jinghuai, Lin Yan, Song Jingya and the others followed them into the village.
Because the houses in Daliang Village are clustered together, the road conditions are much better after entering the village. There are obviously more people on the road than in Daliang Village.
According to the village chief, Daliang Village is poor and there is not much work to do in the village, so the young and strong people all go out to work.
However, in Xiaoliang Village, you can see many strong young people.
Along the way, many people greeted the man and looked at Lin Yan and Song Jingya with strange smiles, which made Lin Yan feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
Then those people laughed and joked, "Brother Gouzi, you've made a fortune this time!!"
The man who brought Lin Yan and others into the village, Gou Zi, waved his hand impatiently to drive the man away after hearing this joke.
"Get rich, what? These are people sent by the government to inspect our village. They said they want to help alleviate poverty and build roads for us."
The smile on the man's face instantly faded, and he curled his lips and muttered, "What kind of road are we building? It's so troublesome."
The sound was not loud, but Lu Jinghuai, Lin Yan and others could clearly hear it. Just as Gou Zi said, people in their village generally did not want to have the road built.
Lin Yan's expression became even more tense, and several bodyguards also noticed something was wrong and stood closely behind them to protect them.
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