Thinking of this, she secretly made up her mind that if she wanted to take her father to the capital smoothly, she would probably have to deal with all these troublesome people. Only in this way could she eliminate some potential hidden dangers and worries.
Xia Wan secretly guessed that this Mr. Guo was probably one of the people from the surrounding brigade.
However, to her surprise, when she followed closely behind, she discovered that Mr. Guo went directly to the county town.
What's even more astonishing is that this seemingly ordinary Mr. Guo is actually a highly skilled martial artist with hidden talents.
He moved with incredible speed and agility, dashing straight into the city. His lightning speed and superhuman endurance were truly astonishing.
If Xia Wan hadn't been consistently exercising lately, she probably would have been left far behind and would have been unable to catch up.
After a persistent chase, Xia Wan finally followed Mr. Guo to the entrance of a narrow and secluded alley next to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Only then did she witness Mr. Guo skillfully push open a gate in front of a courtyard and slip inside.
"Phew... We've finally figured out where this guy is staying. I never expected that old man would actually live in the county town."
Xia Wan let out a long sigh and muttered to herself in a low voice, "It seems that he doesn't go to that cave every day. Today, it was just a coincidence that I saw him passing some messages to A Yue."
To avoid alerting the enemy, Xia Wan waited patiently in this secluded alley for a long time. Only after confirming that Mr. Guo, who had entered the courtyard, had not reappeared did she feel relieved and cautiously turn to leave.
The most important task at hand is to deal with those small fry first, Xia Wan thought to herself.
With his own abilities, he should be able to obtain a lot of valuable intelligence from Yue.
When Xia Wan ran home, the night was deep and all was quiet, except for the bright moon hanging high in the sky, which cast a cool glow.
She was panting heavily and drenched in sweat, as if all her strength had been drained. She had no strength left to continue climbing the mountain and could only drag her exhausted body, staggering towards home.
Today's workout was really intense, especially running to the county town and back in the middle of the night. Most people wouldn't do something this crazy!
With each step she took, her legs felt incredibly heavy, as if they were filled with lead, but the deep longing for a warm bed sustained her as she struggled forward.
Finally home, Xia Wan collapsed onto the bed with a sigh of relief and fell into a deep sleep without even taking off her clothes.
She slept exceptionally soundly until the next day when the sunlight shone through the window onto her face, and she slowly woke up.
Stretching and yawning, Xia Wan squinted at the window and saw that the sun was already high in the sky, probably noon.
She slowly got out of bed, dressed, and opened the door. She immediately saw her brother chopping wood with an axe in the yard.
The axe drew arcs through the air, and with a crisp sound, the wooden block cracked.
Seeing this, Xia Wan was quite surprised, because at this time in the past, her brother would either go to work early or go out to run errands. It was the first time he had ever stayed at home chopping wood so early in the morning!
Hearing his sister's voice, Xia Tao stopped what he was doing, looked up at the door, and said with a smile, "The transportation company has temporarily assigned me an important transportation task, and I have to go on a long trip tomorrow."
So I won't go to work today. I'll take this opportunity to take care of some chores around the house. Besides, you have your own job now, so you don't need to suffer in the fields anymore.”
Xia Wan nodded, indicating that she understood. She shrugged and replied with a relaxed expression, "Okay, then I'll go tell the team leader later that I'm officially saying goodbye to my days working on the construction site starting today."
Anyway, I'm a villager of Huaihua Brigade now, so I won't go to work anymore!
After saying that, Xia Wan turned around and went into the kitchen to prepare something to eat for herself.
“Okay, it would be good to tell the captain. That way, we can avoid some people gossiping behind our backs.” Xia Tao said, his hands never stopping, and he didn’t even look up as he continued with his work.
Then, as if he had suddenly remembered something important, he looked up at Xia Wan and solemnly instructed her, "Oh, right! Xia Wan, you have to be careful these next few days."
Wu Guangli and those thugs have been released! I don't know where they heard the news, but they somehow knew you were the one who reported what happened that day. I reckon they'll probably come knocking on your door to cause trouble in the next few days.”
Xia Wan was surprised to hear this, her face showing disbelief, and she even began to doubt whether she had just misheard.
Her eyes widened, and she asked in disbelief, "What? They're out? Shouldn't people like them be sent to a farm for labor reform? How come they were released so quickly? Xia Shitou was released too?"
However, to Xia Wan's surprise, Xia Tao gently shook his head after hearing her words.
He frowned and said in a low voice, "Xia Shitou didn't get out at all! I heard from others that Wu Guangli was able to be released so smoothly this time entirely because his father spent a lot of money to pull strings and bribe officials everywhere, which is how he finally managed to get this opportunity."
At this point, Xia Tao unconsciously revealed a hint of disgust, clearly showing that he now loathed the Wu family.
In the past, out of politeness, he might have called Wu Guangli's father "Grandpa," but now that so many unpleasant things have happened, he is unwilling to even call him "Grandpa" anymore.
Especially since his parents divorced, although his mother never came back home to visit them, she often went to the fields to look for him during this period.
Wu Zhaodi has stopped pretending and now just asks for money, which is driving Xia Tao crazy.
Xia Wan frowned, not knowing why, she couldn't help but connect Wu Guangli's release with the two of them yesterday.
"Then you should also be careful, brother. Since Wu Guangli and the others know that I reported them, they must also know that you sent them to the police station."
Her report about someone stealing coal should have been known only to the brigade leader and her brother; no one else should have known.
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