Perhaps because this is just a small county town, there is only one staff member, Sister Zhao, in charge of managing telephone and mail services.
Now that things are getting busy, you can see how hard the staff works.
After a long time, Sister Zhao finally finished her hectic work.
She gently put down the documents in her hand, stretched as if relieved, then picked up the thermos cup next to her, unscrewed the lid, tilted her head back, and gulped down several mouthfuls of water.
After catching her breath, she finally had a chance to turn around and look at Xia Wan, who had been waiting quietly.
"Oh, girl, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting! That's just how our job is, there's always work to be done. I don't know what happened just now, but it's like everyone came at once, all at once."
As Sister Zhao spoke, she looked at Xia Wan with a slightly apologetic expression. However, when she turned her head, she found Xia Wan staring intently at her, and her heart skipped a beat. She wondered to herself: Could it be that this young lady is getting impatient?
Xia Wan seemed to sense Zhao Jie's thoughts, and quickly shook her head gently, revealing a hint of gratitude on her face. She hurriedly explained, "Sister Zhao, please don't misunderstand, it's really okay for me to wait a little longer."
Seeing how busy and tired you are with your work, I feel really bad for bothering you with personal matters.
And despite your hard work, you still managed to keep an eye on my grandmother's affairs for me; I am truly grateful.
Upon hearing Xia Wan's words, Sister Zhao was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting this young woman to say such considerate words.
The weariness on her face instantly lessened, replaced by a relieved smile: "Hey, girl, what are you saying? It's just a small favor. I work here, and so many people come and go every day. If I pay attention, I can remember almost everyone's situation perfectly."
After saying all that, Sister Zhao stopped with the small talk and immediately brought up Xia Wan's grandmother: "Your grandmother called the day before yesterday, saying she wanted to send money to someone."
I paid closer attention then, and later when she made the phone call, I listened carefully, and it sounded like someone was moving their household registration out or something. Oh, and she also said some scary things, like 'Why not just kill them already?'...
As Xia Wan listened, her face grew increasingly grim and unpleasant. She couldn't help but curse inwardly, "This old bastard is utterly heartless! No wonder he's from the Xia family; they're all so ruthless and vicious, with absolutely no bottom line!"
Although Sister Zhao's explanation was only half-understood, the exceptionally intelligent Xia Wan was still able to discern the truth in it. It turned out that the despicable Old Lady Xia was plotting to murder her own father!
Thinking of this, Xia Wan couldn't help but gasp, feeling even more disgusted with this vicious old woman, wishing she could just drag her over and beat her up.
However, from the few words Zhao Jie revealed, Xia Wan also keenly sensed that the old man seemed to have some savings.
After all, how could she casually offer to wire money if she didn't have enough? It's just a pity that the money wasn't in cash at home, otherwise, with Xia Wan's abilities, she would definitely have been able to get her hands on it and put it in her own pocket.
"Sister Zhao, did you hear my grandmother mention anything else about the other person on the phone?" Xia Wan looked at Sister Zhao expectantly, hoping to get more valuable clues from her.
Sister Zhao shook her head slightly and replied with a troubled expression, "No, that old lady is very guarded. She always speaks in a veiled manner, and even if I wanted to hear her clearly, I didn't dare to show it too obviously."
Upon hearing this, Xia Wan nodded, indicating her understanding of Sister Zhao's predicament: "I understand, Sister Zhao, you have already helped me a lot. If you hadn't told me these things, I would probably still be in the dark and wouldn't know a single thing."
Alas… my poor grandfather is still lying in a hospital bed, his life hanging in the balance. Who could have imagined that at a time like this, she would still be thinking of doing such a heinous thing!
As she spoke, Xia Wan couldn't help but furrow her brows, her face filled with worry.
Afterwards, Xia Wan cursed Old Lady Xia a few more times in her heart before saying goodbye to Sister Zhao.
She was still worried about her father, but thankfully, Old Madam Xia was probably preoccupied with Xia Shitou's affairs and didn't have time to worry about him. It seemed she would have to be more careful in the future.
She has decided to visit her bedridden grandfather first. She can't do anything else right now, but she can still give him a little stimulation.
I wonder if Li Cao has gone to the hospital to see Xia Jianjun yet?
She felt she should go and see for herself; she couldn't just let others scheme against her without any power to fight back. As the saying goes, it's only polite to reciprocate; since the other party had made a move, they naturally had to respond.
Since she didn't know the exact room number where Old Man Xia was staying, Xia Wan could only go to the nurses' station to inquire first.
After patiently asking around, she finally learned the location of their ward. Then, she deliberately pretended to be worried and preoccupied and walked in that direction.
When she arrived outside Old Man Xia's ward, she found it bustling with activity. Old Mrs. Xia and Li Cao were talking incessantly around the bed, their spittle flying everywhere.
Old Man Xia and Xia Jianjun sat to the side, their faces extremely gloomy, clearly in a terrible mood. After all, it's hard for anyone to be happy to learn that their child has been arrested by the police.
Xia Jiandang's expression was much calmer, as if he were listening to someone else's story. He didn't care about a single word. It wasn't like his son had been arrested. He had no interest in his elder brother's family affairs at all.
"Oh dear, it's a good thing I came, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to hear Grandma and Aunt distorting the truth here!" Xia Wan's lips curled into a mocking smile as she looked at the two of them with amusement.
As she spoke, she walked into the ward, and seeing everyone's expressions and phone calls, she suddenly felt incredibly powerful.
These people looked at her like mice before a cat.
"You... what are you doing here?" Li Cao looked at Xia Wan warily, having long forgotten how she had begged the other woman to go to the police station with her.
Xia Wan glanced at the patients' family members watching them from the sidelines in the ward, and raised her voice, "I'm worried that Grandma and Auntie are slow and have difficulty walking, so I wanted to send a message to Uncle to tell him that my eldest cousin has been arrested by the police..."
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