Shanding Brigade.
The villagers have been working hard to finish the summer harvest and are now racing against time to plant the next season's crops.
Brother Yu is now a driver at the quarry. Dazhu and Erzhu are on summer vacation and are not idle at home either, working in the fields with Sister-in-law Yu.
Although they were not old, Dazhu was old enough to earn six or seven work points a day, and Erzhu could earn four or five a day. In this way, they made up for the absence of Brother Yu.
"It's time! It's time! Everyone stop what you're doing! Go home for lunch and rest! We'll get back to work this afternoon!"
The team leader, holding a loudspeaker, shouted at the villagers in the fields.
Some families have many members, so they don't lack cooks. They can just call a few of the maids in the house, and lunch can be prepared.
After finishing their work, Sister-in-law Yu and her family still had to cook when they got home.
Supporting herself, Sister-in-law Yu said to her two sons, "Go wash your hands and drink some water first. Mom will cook the food in a little while."
Dazhu said, "Didn't Dad prepare some food when he left this morning? Just heat it up and eat it. Mom, don't bother, you've had enough these past few days."
Sister-in-law Yu also felt tired. After listening to Dazhu's words, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Erzhu didn't do much heavy work, so he didn't feel too tired.
He ran into the woods behind the Zhou family's house, where many wild raspberries grew. It was the best time to eat them. He couldn't get any from the fields, but he couldn't let the other children in the village get them first.
Erzhu picked a large handful at a time, looked up at the Zhou family, sighed, and muttered, "If Uncle Zhou were still at home, I could go fishing in the river with him."
Erzhu's father, Brother Yu, clearly had no affinity for fish; ever since Zhou Mingli left, his family hadn't been able to catch many fish.
Thanks to Uncle Zhou's introduction of his father to a job, the family's income increased, and when his father came back, he could even buy things from other cities that were not available in Zhongmo Town, making their lives much better than before.
Erzhu muttered to himself, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw several strangers heading up the mountain.
Erzhu looked closely and realized that they were not from their brigade.
He touched his head, then stuffed a lot of bubbly food into his mouth without caring about the dirt, and slowly went home.
Four people, who did not belong to Shanding Brigade or Zhongmo Town, walked up the mountain.
Following their memories, they quickly found the place where they had killed Huang Zhiyuan.
After searching for a long time, they still couldn't find Huang Zhiyuan's body.
"It's been completely eaten?"
Even if you gnaw it clean, there should still be some bones left, right?
"Scatter and search again. I remember it's around here."
"good."
The four of them split up and searched the vicinity for a while. Before long, they found a mound of earth that resembled a grave.
There were no tombstones there; it looked like a lonely grave.
"Boss, come quick!"
When the person who discovered the lonely grave shouted this, others immediately gathered around.
"What is this? A grave?"
"Who would dare bury their grave here?!"
It sounded like a sarcastic remark, but it caused the other three to fall silent.
They looked at each other, thought for a long time, and finally agreed to each find a sturdy tree branch and together surround the lonely grave.
They were preparing to dig up the grave.
...
That night.
Guo Zhen received a phone call from Zhongmo Town.
"We have found Huang Zhiyuan's body. His body is not at the spot where we killed him, but was buried by someone. Based on the knife marks on his clothes, we can confirm that the buried person is Huang Zhiyuan."
Someone came to collect Huang Zhiyuan's body!
Guo Zhen's pupils contracted.
Before receiving this news, he might have still harbored doubts.
This phone call alone is enough to explain everything.
It's Jiang porcelain!
Jiang Ci adopted Huang Zheyue because of Huang Zhiyuan, and she also knew the origin of the imperial seal!
She's 100% an undercover agent!
Guo Zhen did not linger; he went to the Shan family that very night to inform Shan Shengshuo of the news.
Shan Shengshuo was not angry at Guo Zhen's intrusion. After listening to his words, he said nothing, but simply asked, "Has the telegram not been sent out yet?"
Guo Zhen frowned. "The telegram was sent the day after we spoke. They're on the ship, so they probably won't receive the order so quickly."
This means that even if a telegram is sent, it will be delayed by several days if it is received on the ship.
Upon hearing this news, Shan Shengshuo sneered, "It's truly my fault for letting Jiang Ci live a couple more days."
Guo Zhen's eyelids twitched, and he said, "Since we can't force Huang Zheyue, let's make him come out on his own."
Shan Shengshuo turned his head to look at him, "What do you mean?"
Guo Zhen smiled and said, "His own father's grave has been dug up. How can a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy sit still?"
"It's good that you have a plan in mind." Shan Shengshuo didn't have much objection to Guo Zhen's arrangements. "The meeting starts tomorrow, so don't forget the important matters."
"I know," Guo Zhen said softly. "I know what's important."
In mid-July, Beijing held another four-day meeting.
Even though Shan Shengshuo and his allies tried their best to oppose it, the tide of history was irreversible. No matter how fiercely they refuted it, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree in the face of the overwhelming tide of history, utterly insignificant.
Security in Beijing has been significantly improved.
Zhou Mingli knew perfectly well that he couldn't control the entire country; all he could do was patiently wait for the outcome.
He told Huang Zheyue not to wander around, lest she be followed again.
People may be prepared, but they can't do anything about bad people. They have a thousand tricks up their sleeves. If the obvious ways don't work, they'll think of other methods.
Huang Zheyue had no relatives. His uncle, Huang Gong, was also sent to a prison and wouldn't be able to get out for five or six years.
But he also has an aunt and a cousin.
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao were also on summer vacation. Huang Zheyue and the two children played with the other children in the yard. They didn't go far, just ran around near the yard. Even though it was a hot summer day and they were covered in sweat, they still enjoyed themselves immensely.
Huang Zheyue's aunt and his cousin arrived at this time.
Aunt Huang, holding her son's hand, looked around the courtyard house, a hint of jealousy in her eyes.
That damned Huang Zheyue! It's one thing to occupy a house, but to be able to live in such a clean and sparsely populated courtyard house!
What incredible luck!
Aunt Huang's face contorted as she walked into the courtyard.
"Hey, who are you looking for?"
An older woman stopped Aunt Huang and looked the unfamiliar young woman up and down.
Aunt Huang smiled and said, "I'm looking for my nephew. His surname is Huang, and his given name is Zheyue, Huang Zheyue!"
The older woman was the manager of the two-courtyard house where Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli lived. Upon hearing this, she said "Oh," and called out into the courtyard, "Zheyue! Your relative is here to see you!"
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