Chapter 355 The Evil Ones Complain First
Changli Road is considered the most famous black market in Northwest China. It is controlled, but most of the time, even the government departments turn a blind eye.
Mother Lin wrapped herself tightly with a scarf, covering her head and face, leaving only her eyes exposed.
"You guys wait here, mom will be back soon."
"OK."
Seeing that Lin's mother seemed very familiar with the situation and was obviously experienced, Lin Anan was not worried.
Lin Anan and Chu Minglan were waiting under a banyan tree not far away, watching Lin's mother turn into the alley.
At the entrance of the alley hung a faded wooden sign that read "Scrap Purchase," which was actually a code word for the entrance to the black market.
"Sister-in-law, there are a lot of people coming and going here. Is it really a black market?" Chu Minglan held Lin Anan's hand, obviously very nervous.
Lin Anan looked along the alley and saw several women in headscarves hurrying past with cloth bags in their arms, looking around vigilantly, like frightened rabbits.
"Well, what your brother told me should be correct."
About ten minutes later, Lin's mother came back jogging, with her scarf askew.
"I didn't buy any." She panted and took out an oil-paper bag from her bosom. "But I did buy a piece of Poria cocos, which is said to be good for the body."
"Mom, don't worry." Lin Anan took the Poria cocos and stuffed it into her coat pocket. "I'll ask Editor Liu to find out about it someday. He has a wide network of contacts, so he should be able to find out."
Mother Lin waved her hands. "That person said there were still quite a lot of them. Just a few moments ago, a little girl bought them all. I heard that the little girl bought all the antlers on the black market!"
Lin's mother just felt it was a pity.
The three of them turned and walked towards the main road intersection, preparing to take the bus home.
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion behind him.
Several people wearing red armbands holding loudspeakers rushed towards the black market. The alley instantly exploded with the sounds of shouting, running, and objects falling to the ground.
"Oh no! It's the patrol team!"
When Lin Anan heard the voice, she turned around and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the crowd.
Chen Lefang?
At this time, Chen Lefang had already taken off his military uniform and put on an old cotton-padded jacket. He wrapped his head tightly and fled in a panic with a large backpack on his back. There were still scraps of paper on the ends of his hair.
Half a red ribbon was exposed from the gap in the cardboard box. It was the unsaleable product that he had seen in the supply and marketing cooperative a few days ago.
Lin Anan frowned.
Chen Lefang didn't see Lin Anan, but she suddenly fell down while running, and the goods in her backpack scattered all over the ground. There were not only unsaleable goods from the supply and marketing cooperative, but also a large box of deer antlers and several boxes of medicine bottles with foreign language printing.
Lin Anan's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she stared at the packaging style of the medicine bottle.
This... is imported medicine!
Moreover, the red icon on the medicine bottle was highly similar to an icon of an enemy country that she had seen in the Intelligence Analysis Department.
The footsteps of the patrol team were getting closer and closer. Chen Lefang knelt on the ground and picked up things in a panic. When she looked up, her eyes met Lin Anan's.
Her face was pale and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She then grabbed the medicine bottle and deer antlers and stuffed them into the backpack. She didn't have time to pick up the rest and turned around and ran away.
Lin Anan was about to speak, but her mother, fearing that she would be implicated, pulled her forward and said, "Don't watch all this excitement, hurry up and leave!"
"Um."
A gust of cold wind blew on her face. Lin Anan looked back and saw Chen Lefang disappearing at the end of the alley.
Lin Anan frowned slightly.
Wasn't Chen Lefang just transferred to the Northwest Military Region? How did she start to engage in speculation? And where did she get those imported drugs?
The more Lin Anan thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She planned to talk to Chu Mingzhou about it later, as there might be something wrong with this person.
At the last glance, Lin Anan saw a tall and thin man wearing a red armband bending down to pick up a medicine box and looking at it with squinting eyes.
A few people waited at the intersection for a long time, but the bus didn't come, so they simply turned around and bought some pancakes to eat.
After getting on the bus, Lin Anan's mind was still tense.
The carriage was filled with the smell of damp cotton wool, which made her subconsciously reach out and touch her lower abdomen.
When we returned to the military compound, it was gradually getting dark.
Lin Anan opened the door and was greeted by the aroma of food.
"You are finally back." Aunt Chu raised her chin towards the main hall, "I don't know what happened to Mingzhou, he looks very bad."
"I'll go ask." Lin Anan gave Aunt Chu a reassuring look.
Seeing that the meal was not ready yet, Lin's mother hurriedly changed her coat and went into the kitchen to help.
Lin Anan walked towards the main hall.
Chu Mingzhou sat quietly on the sofa, his long legs crossed, his face very cold, until he met Lin Anan's eyes, his brows gradually relaxed.
Lin Anan sat down next to him and touched him with her shoulder, "Are you in a bad mood?"
"You went to the black market?"
"How do you know? I..."
Before Lin Anan finished speaking, Chu Mingzhou said in a very serious tone, "Didn't I tell you that you can't go to that place?"
Seeing his serious tone, Lin Anan was stunned, "How did you know? Why are you so fierce?"
"Not only do I know this, but everyone in the entire military region should know this. You have been reported by Doctor Chen under his real name."
Lin Anan laughed angrily.
I haven't said anything yet, and she reported me?
Are you kidding?
"My mother wanted to buy some deer antlers, so she went in for a look. I never went to the black market at all."
Chu Mingzhou's taut jawline cast a cold shadow under the light. He reached out to hold Lin Anan's shoulders and looked down at her, worried and sulking. "The report submitted by Chen Lefang said that you were speculating and profiteering. She saw it with her own eyes! And the people who did business with you are in the patrol team and can come forward to testify at any time. The military has already started an investigation."
His Adam's apple rolled and his voice was very low. "She also said that you traded intelligence with enemy spies and made a big fuss."
Lin Anan only felt her temples throbbing and a sudden pain in her lower abdomen.
She held onto the edge of the table to calm herself down, and the image of Chen Lefang panicking in the alley appeared before her eyes.
"She is the first to complain!"
Lin Anan stood up, brushed away Chu Mingzhou's hand, took out the paper and pen under the coffee table, and quickly drew the icon that she remembered.
"She is engaged in speculation and profiteering, but she has the nerve to blame others. Moreover, she is reselling imported drugs, and there are enemy country icons on the drugs. There are huge problems with this person." Lin Anan pushed the paper over.
"A member of the patrol team picked up the packaging box she dropped. You can ask someone to verify it. Also, if someone wants to identify me, you can take a few more photos and ask them to identify which one is me! Ask them when and where I was, what I was wearing, what I was selling, and who I sold it to. Ask them if it was really me!"
Chu Mingzhou pursed his lips and immediately took the paper.
Chu Mingzhou's questioning tone made Lin Anan feel depressed. Not wanting to continue arguing with him, she turned and left the main hall.
"An An."
"I told you to trust me no matter what. I am very disappointed with your performance just now."
Lin Anan just said this, didn’t want to eat anymore, and went straight back to the house.
"I don't distrust you!"
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