Xia Jianguo sighed. He couldn't understand how he could have been tricked by such a woman.
When Wu Zhaodi saw that he didn't speak, she became anxious: "Say something! Are you really going to report Guangli? He's your brother-in-law, after all!"
Xia Jianguo rubbed his temples helplessly: "I told you that as long as you divorce me readily, I'll pretend I don't know anything about this. If you can't make up your mind, you can go back to your parents' home and discuss it with them."
“As long as you agree to the divorce, I can give up the things you used to take from your parents’ home. But don’t even think about taking anything from me. You can see that I’m bedridden now and can’t earn money for you, so I won’t contribute a single penny to the divorce.”
He felt that Wu Zhaodi had taken a lot of money from him over the years, and even before he became paralyzed, she had found a job for the Wu family.
However, there was only one job available, but the Wu family had three brothers, so those short-sighted people simply sold the job and the three brothers split the money.
Seeing that he turned his head away and ignored her, Wu Zhaodi had no choice but to stomp her foot in anger and go back to work.
She was very anxious, but unfortunately her family members didn't work in the same place as him, so she could only talk to them when she got back.
On the other side, after Xia Wan woke up, she headed to the town. Unexpectedly, she met the brigade leader on the way, who was driving an oxcart and said he was going to pick up the educated youth.
Xia Wan didn't think much of it and hitched a ride along the way. The ride was so bumpy that he almost fell asleep again.
The brigade leader kindly escorted him to the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative: "If Xia Wan wants to take a bus back, just wait for me at the entrance of the commune, so you don't have to walk such a long way by yourself."
"Okay, I understand. I'll go find Captain Uncle then." She hadn't initially planned to come to town, so she didn't go out on her bicycle.
After crossing a small hill, I got bored and decided to wander around the town. Unexpectedly, I was quite lucky and ran into the headman driving an oxcart.
"Okay, then you're a young lady, so please take care of yourself."
"Okay, Uncle, take it easy!"
The brigade leader waved his hand and drove away in the oxcart.
After the brigade leader left, Xia Wan turned and entered an alley. She had come all this way not to buy anything, but to earn points.
She didn't win the Medical Academy prize yesterday, even though she really wanted it. But winning prizes always depends on luck. She checked the shop and found that the Medical Academy prize could be bought for 10,000 points.
Moreover, it's different from what you get from the lottery. What you get from the lottery only lets you learn traditional Chinese medicine, while what you buy from the store lets you learn both traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
She already has over 3,000 points, and at this rate, 10,000 points won't be far off.
Of course, most of the points are obtained through lotteries, but that doesn't stop her from earning points by hitting people.
She doesn't mind having one point or a thousand points; she's content as long as she has points, because little by little, they add up.
Old Xia's leg might not be cured even if she went to Beijing. The main concern is how advanced medical technology has become. If this were in the modern world, she would be quite confident, but she's still a little worried here.
Thinking of this, Xia Wan suddenly remembered the health-strengthening pills she gave Lao Xia and her brother at noon today. She wondered if they would be good for Lao Xia's recovery. It seemed she should have the doctor check them carefully during the follow-up examination in a while.
Xia Wan's thoughts were racing when she accidentally bumped into someone hurrying towards her from the opposite direction.
She couldn't help but gasp; the person who bumped into her must have hurt quite a bit. When she looked up, she realized it was someone she knew.
"Officer Sun, why are you in such a hurry?"
Before Sun could speak, he grabbed Xia Wan and ran, shouting, "Comrade Xia, let's go, let's go..."
Xia Wan was a little confused, but she clearly heard footsteps chasing after her, and she thought he was on some kind of mission.
Disliking that Officer Sun was running too slowly, he grabbed the man's hand and ran forward, eventually running a long way through a maze of twists and turns until he could no longer hear the footsteps behind him before stopping.
Officer Sun had been pulled along too fast and was now panting and feeling a little dizzy: "Huff... huff..."
Xia Wan looked around. This must be a house that has been uninhabited for a long time. She found a relatively clean spot, sat down casually, and just stared at Sun Gong'an until she came to her senses.
After a while, Officer Sun looked much better, and Xia Wan finally spoke up: "Officer Sun, are you alright? Do you need any help?"
"Huff...huff...no...no need. Xiao Li and I were just staking out a group of human traffickers, but we were discovered. There were quite a few of them, so we had to leave." Officer Sun took a deep breath, finally managing to catch his breath.
It seems his old bones really can't keep up with the young people. He was dragged so far by Xia, and the young girl was perfectly fine, while he was panting heavily for a long time.
Xia Wan's eyes lit up when he mentioned human traffickers again: "There are human traffickers again? Do you need my help?"
To avoid sounding too agitated, she coughed lightly and added, "There are quite a few human traffickers in our Peace Commune, huh?"
Officer Sun didn't notice anything unusual about her and explained to her, "She should be part of the same group that you helped arrest last time. This time, one of our colleagues discovered her. We wanted to check the situation first, but we accidentally made a sound and got caught."
"This time it's much fiercer than the last time. They must have killed people and be armed. We're outnumbered and can't fight them head-on, so we have to run."
He and a new girl were the only ones there. They weren't sure if he was a human trafficker, so they didn't attract much attention. Didn't they just suffer a loss?
Xia Wan's eyes lit up even more when she heard this. A human trafficker with blood on his hands, how many points does that get?
"So you're running out now because you want to go back and look for someone?"
Sun Gong'an sighed, looking somewhat dejected: "Alas... we've already alerted them; I'm afraid they'll be moving soon!"
"Then you should go back to the police station first, I won't take up any more of your time!" Xia Wan said, trying to hide her excitement.
"Alright, I'll report this matter no matter what!" Officer Sun looked worried, unsure if the people in his station could take down those human traffickers.
In his opinion, they not only had more men, but also more advanced weapons, which made them look different from the small fry last time!
Xia Wan had no time to care about what Officer Sun was saying. She absentmindedly said goodbye to the people, recalling the route she had taken with Officer Sun to escape.
After Officer Sun left, she didn't rush back. Instead, she opened the online store and started looking for a tranquilizer gun she had seen before.
Police Chief Sun said that the place and the people there were dangerous, so she couldn't just blatantly go and throw her life away. She had to be fully prepared.
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