At this moment, Wu Xiangdong had no idea that Xia Tao might be deliberately trying to hide this from Xia Wan.
After all, in his opinion, a girl like Xia Wan who knew kung fu would have no problem dealing with those thugs.
Moreover, among the three people in Xia Tao's family, Xia Wan is the most suitable to handle this matter.
"Is Taozi still not back? When I came back from the city just now, I happened to see him being attacked by a group of thugs, those coal thieves who were reported before. I think you have the ability to do this, and it would be better to resolve it as soon as possible. If you have any difficulties, you can also come to me."
Wu Xiangdong recounted their ordeal to Xia Wan in detail and offered to help, since Xia Wan was his savior.
Xia Wan's cold eyes seemed to have been tempered by a thousand years of ice. She had only heard from her brother that morning that the group of people had been released, but she did not expect them to come knocking on her door so soon, and the first one to come was her brother.
Xia Wan tried to calm her expression, nodded slightly, and said softly, "Okay, Brother Xiang Dong, I understand. If there is a real need, I will definitely ask for your help."
Seeing this, Wu Xiangdong understood that she had grasped his meaning, so he didn't say anything more and simply replied, "Yes, as long as you know what I mean."
After saying goodbye to him, Xia Wan hurriedly walked to the trash can, threw the trash bag in her hand forcefully, and then sped home like an arrow.
When she stepped into the house, she saw that Xia Tao had already changed into a brand new set of clothes and was in his father's room.
"Brother, come out here for a second!" Xia Wan didn't care what was being discussed inside the house. She stood in the middle of the courtyard and shouted at the top of her lungs, trying to get her brother to come to her in this direct way.
Hearing his sister's call, Xia Tao didn't hesitate at all and quickly replied, "Coming!"
Not long after, he strode out of the room and came up to Xia Wan, asking, "Xiao Wan, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to find me?"
As Xia Wan looked at her brother's face, she slowly said, "Brother, I happened to run into Brother Xiang Dong when I went out just now..."
Before she finished speaking, her gaze was fixed on Xia Tao's face, as if trying to catch some clues through the changes in his expression.
As expected, when Xia Tao heard her mention Wu Xiangdong's name, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face.
"Xiao Wan, did Brother Dong tell you? Well, it's not really my fault! There were just too many of them, and you can't fight them all! But don't worry, those guys will be back in force by tomorrow!"
As Xia Tao spoke confidently, his eyes kept darting around, and he didn't dare to look directly at his younger sister's expression.
He was terrified of seeing his sister's disdainful and contemptuous gaze. After all, he, as the older brother, was so pathetic that his sister had to worry about him when something happened. He felt utterly ashamed to face anyone.
At this moment, Xia Jianguo, who had been silently listening to the commotion outside, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He shouted, "You two, stop dawdling outside and come in if you have something to say!"
Hearing her father's call, Xia Wan glanced helplessly at her older brother, then reached out and pulled him into the house together.
Fortunately, her unlucky brother managed to resolve the trouble, which calmed her anger considerably.
As soon as he entered the house, Xia Tao put on a silly, goofy smile, scratched his head, and said, "Dad, did you call us?"
Xia Jianguo glared fiercely at his good-for-nothing son, then turned to his daughter and began to explain the whole story in a gentler tone: "Xiao Wan, your brother is just too thin-skinned. While you were out just now, he honestly told me about his encounter with those thugs..."
It turned out that Xia Tao didn't want to tell his family about this, but he was afraid that his sister would look down on him. So after changing his clothes, he went straight to his father's room and told his father about being beaten up by a group of thugs.
Upon hearing this news, Xia Jianguo immediately thought of the same thing as Xia Wan: these thugs couldn't have been released so easily; their release was likely related to the man in the mountains.
Those people aren't very clever at doing things; they're convinced they know nothing!
However, this matter could no longer be kept from his son.
You see, he's always out and about, busy with work. If there's such a dangerous person around him all the time, then he has to take precautions in advance.
It was with this in mind that when he heard the two people talking outside, he resolutely made up his mind to call them both into the house and explain the whole story in detail.
"Then why did you just say that those guys would be arrested and taken back today?"
She pondered to herself, feeling that her understanding should be correct. She had just heard her brother say those words, and that was probably what he meant.
What puzzled her was where this person got such confidence from.
Xia Tao scratched his head while cautiously glancing at his younger sister's expression, afraid of accidentally offending her.
He then hurriedly explained, "Sister, the situation is actually like this. When I went into town to pick up some things, I stopped by the Revolutionary Committee to write a letter of complaint, and I even asked several friends I'm on good terms with to come and help me."
Together we found those thugs and taught them a good lesson! Sister, it was just that they outnumbered me; I couldn't fight them all head-on. But if it were a one-on-one fight, they wouldn't stand a chance against me.
Xia Wan looked helplessly at her brother: "Brother, you don't need to explain so much. I know it's not your fault. I just heard Brother Xiang Dong say that there were a few strangers among those thugs."
Xia Tao thought for a moment before speaking, "They're not exactly strangers; they're from several nearby brigades, but they weren't involved in stealing coal."
Xia Wan frowned, thought for a moment, and then looked at her father: "Father, what do you think? I think the release of these people is probably related to the people in the cave."
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