Pei Manning couldn't sleep at night because she had slept too long. She looked at the ceiling of the ward and thought about her next plan.

She had put countless gold, silver, and jewels in a mustard seed, but now it was impossible to open it. There were also banknotes, about 600,000 taels of silver in the small box. She had originally intended to take them to Chongzhou in the northwest, where she could use them to bribe people and secretly help her uncle's family. Unfortunately, they had all become waste paper here.

She had seen the "silver note" called "Ko-jiao" when Han Jingchen registered. The patterns, characters and symbols on it were completely different from those of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The only valuable thing on her was the gourd pendant around her neck, but she was reluctant to pawn it. Even if it could never be opened again, it was her mother's legacy.

The next morning, Pei Manning got up very early. She planned to observe the local customs and habits first. As she had just arrived, she did not intend to act rashly.

When I opened the door, I saw Jiang Ye.

"Hey? Comrade Pei, you're awake so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Jiang Ye, who was used to getting up early for training, was already sweating all over and wiped his face with a towel.

Pei Manning gestured with 꿛: I feel much better today, can I go out?

Jiang Ye saw her pointing at herself and then at the street outside, and suddenly realized: "Comrade Pei, do you want to go shopping?"

Pei Manning paused for a moment, thinking that the meaning was roughly the same, and nodded.

Jiang Ye scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "Of course I can, but... that, how about we wait until Brother Chen comes back?"

Most of the money and notes he had on him were put into the pension for Jiang Aihua's family. Now he has very little left in his pocket. How embarrassing it would be to have no money to go shopping.

Although Brother Shen also put some money in, his salary level and allowance were higher, so he had much more money than him.

Pei Manning didn't know the reason, but since Jiang Ye asked her to do so, she naturally wouldn't object.

Han Jingchen came back soon with breakfast. After listening to Jiang Ye's words, he glanced at Pei Manning expressionlessly and said, "Let's not go shopping first. I'll take you somewhere today."

He didn't discuss it, he just made the decision.

After breakfast, Pei Manning was taken to the county public security bureau by Han Jingchen with a confused look on her face.

Most of the buildings in the county town still retain their original appearance, with blue-walled houses, arcades, and brick-and-tile courtyards. Along the way, you will pass by a grocery store, a grain administration office, an oil mill, a post office, and a county bearing factory. The Public Security Bureau is next to the old square and adjacent to the auditorium.

Liao Weiguo was still tidying up the documents on his desk.

Seeing Han Jingchen and Jiang Ye coming over with a particularly beautiful lesbian, he was stunned for a moment, then walked forward and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, you are finally here, Xiao Li, go make some tea, this is... the lesbian you rescued?"

This little girl was so eye-catching that the men in the office became distracted as soon as she entered the room.

However, as a family man, he always didn't look at other lesbians on principle, so he turned around and looked at Han Jingchen again.

Han Jingchen nodded and said, "We will be back to the camp soon. She will have to stay in the hospital for two days for observation. She has no relatives around her. Please take care of her for a while."

"Okay, Brother Shen, don't worry, I know what to do."

Han Jingchen had come to see him a few days ago. If the lesbian's family came to her and forced her to go home and get married, he would help her solve the problem. But if no one came to see her, he would pay close attention to her movements, and call him if she did anything suspicious.

Han Jingchen turned around and introduced Pei Manning, "This is my former comrade-in-arms Liao Weiguo. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come here to ask him for help."

Pei Manning smiled gratefully at Liao Weiguo.

"Comrade Pei, right? Don't worry, if you have any difficulties, just come to the organization. Our police are here to help you solve the problems. You don't have to be afraid or embarrassed." Liao Weiguo assured.

Nowadays, many people are a little afraid of the police. When encountering problems, they usually deal with them privately. They don't want to go to the police station unless it is absolutely necessary.

Especially when it comes to family matters, they won't be reported to the police even if they are kept secret. He said this to reassure Pei Manning.

Pei Manning nodded, but she felt helpless in her heart. Han Jingchen looked serious, cold, and upright. Her friend's personality was probably similar, but she had something to worry about, so she couldn't show it openly.

She now needs to get an identity certificate here, but she must not ask Liao Weiguo for help in this matter, otherwise she will be trapped.

Liao Weiguo talked to Pei Manning for a few words before looking at Han Jingchen again and patting his arm. "We haven't gotten together for a long time since I changed jobs. I'll treat you today. Shall we go to the state-owned hotel for dinner?"

The last time they met was when Jiang Aihua got married. They had gone to the wedding together and had a great time. The smiles of everyone were still imprinted in his mind, as if it happened just yesterday.

Three years passed in a blink of an eye, Jiang Aihua passed away and his ashes were sent back.

Then a shy and silent man,

He is still so young, his parents haven't taken care of him yet, he has a good relationship with his childhood sweetheart, his child is still very young, has only met him once, and hasn't learned to call him dad...

He was very upset. In recent years, the south had not been very peaceful, and small-scale frictions often occurred on the border, but in order to avoid causing panic, they were not publicized or reported. In the future, no one knew how many soldiers would be silently sacrificed.

Liao Weiguo has a big family to support and their life is not well off, so how can we ask him to treat us?

Han Jingchen: "Okay, the train to China is at 11 o'clock, it's too late, let's talk about it next time."

"I don't know when the next time will be, and you don't have a holiday. How about this, I'll take a day off today and come to my house for dinner! Jiang Ye, you too, I'll take you both to the station after dinner."