Chu Zheling heard Guan Yuxi's voice.
I jumped out of bed and opened the door without even having time to put on my coat.
"Did you come here to see me? Come in quickly, outside..."
The night wind blew, cutting into my skin like knives.
He kept shivering, demonstrating what "cold" truly meant.
He grabbed the slender woman and urgently pulled her into the house, saying, "Come in quickly!"
In an instant, sneers and mockery arose.
Suddenly emerging from the darkness, the eyes cannot adjust for a moment.
Chu Zheling struggled to open his eyes and realized that he was holding the village chief's wife, Bai Mei!
"sorry."
He took two steps back in astonishment and hurriedly apologized.
Bai Qin bit her lip hard. "Chu Zhiqing, what... what's going on with you?"
"No, it's nothing."
My husband and mother-in-law suddenly fell ill.
"I...I'm here to ask for help to carry him to the clinic."
Bai Mei looked at everyone timidly, like a frightened kitten.
Her eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying.
His fair face and hands were covered in bloody wounds, making him look quite pitiful.
Guan Yuxi frowned almost imperceptibly.
The village chief and the old witch both fell seriously ill at the same time?
What a coincidence!
Others were also discussing it.
She quickly assigned tasks, dividing the people into two groups.
The main labor force and two elderly women went to the village chief's house, which made it convenient to take them to the hospital or something.
The others went with her to find Leng Lie.
As expected of the male lead, Chu Zheling quickly overcame the awkward situation.
"Yu Xi, let's go find someone together."
He grabbed a long-range flashlight and stood protectively beside Guan Yuxi without saying a word.
Guan Yuxi wasn't in the mood to pay him any attention.
She had a feeling that something was going on tonight.
Could it be that Leng Hongxing has returned?
She clenched her fists and quickened her pace.
"Yu Xi, don't worry."
"Leng Lie is so fierce, he's the one who bullies others..."
Chu Zheling followed closely behind her, offering gentle words of comfort.
Guan Yuxi felt even more irritated. "Can you shut up?"
It's precisely because everyone knows that Leng Lie is not someone who can be easily bullied that she's even more worried, okay?
There's someone here!
Aunt Du, who was holding a torch, exclaimed in surprise.
Guan Yuxi ran over quickly and saw the dark figure lying by the river. She was immediately thrown into a state of panic.
She stumbled and ran towards the river.
Chu Zheling stopped her firmly, "Don't go over there, we need to protect the scene."
"Go to hell with the scene!"
What if there's still hope?
Guan Yuxi lost control, shoved him aside, and ran downstairs like a gust of wind, flashlight in hand.
"Xiaoxi, slow down, don't be afraid. Your figure doesn't look like your Leng Lie's."
She almost slipped and fell.
Aunt Du reacted quickly and grabbed her.
"Really?"
Guan Yuxi looked closely and indeed it didn't resemble Leng Lie.
A flicker of secret joy crossed her mind, but she still ran down quickly, saying, "Auntie, slow down, I'll go take a look first."
No matter who it is, we mustn't let someone freeze.
The person in front of me was dressed in worn-out gray work clothes, and was indeed not Leng Lie.
Guan Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief and gently turned the person over.
It's Chen Ergou!
Chen Ergou's face was ashen, and sticky blood from the back of his head smeared all over her hand.
"She's still warm! Quickly take her to the clinic!"
Guan Yuxi beckoned over Zhang Yuanli and another young man, and stuffed ten yuan into each of their hands.
"Saving lives is the priority. If you need more, come to me tomorrow."
The two men didn't refuse and quickly carried Chen Ergou away.
Guan Yuxi squatted by the river and carefully examined the footprints on the riverbank with a flashlight.
The marks were messy, and there were drag marks.
It was obvious that Chen Ergou had been knocked unconscious and dragged here.
She examined the footprints again and again, and only after finding none of them were Leng Lie's did she breathe a slight sigh of relief.
"Yu Xi, you'd better not step on it carelessly."
"If something were to happen to Chen Ergou, it would be difficult for the armed forces to investigate."
Chu Zheling followed at a distance, reminding her from time to time.
Guan Yuxi's lips curled slightly as she coldly said, "Since Chu Zhiqing is so righteous, why don't you go to the Armed Forces Department?"
Aunt Du chimed in, "Young Chu, we'll leave this to you."
"That's right. Chu Zhiqing is well-educated and reasonable, making him the most suitable person to deal with leaders."
Other villagers joined in the commotion.
Chu Zheling: "..."
In the dead of night, was he supposed to walk alone to the commune in the dark?
However, he was wearing the high praise bestowed upon him by everyone.
He simply couldn't bring himself to refuse.
He had no choice but to rush to the town, feeling "righteous indignation" and "duty not to shirk his responsibility."
"Let's look elsewhere."
Seeing that most people had left, Aunt Du also pulled Guan Yuxi away.
Guan Yuxi's flashlight swayed aimlessly in the grass by the river.
Suddenly, a green canvas shoe came into view.
"etc!"
She ran over quickly and took out the rubber shoes.
After scraping off the mud, the shoes were still very new, without a single hole.
"What a tragedy, who threw away such nice shoes?"
Aunt Du looked at the shoes, whose color hadn't faded yet, and said indignantly.
"It doesn't look like it was thrown away. Auntie, let's look for it again."
Guan Yuxi, carrying a flashlight, searched for places where people might be hiding.
Soon, she found Leng Dachou covered with a burlap sack in a patch of dry reeds.
Aunt Du also came over to help, and the two of them worked together to lift the person out.
"She's still warm; she was choked unconscious!"
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