Chapter 128 Old House
Su Tong frowned, "Lao Lin and Lao Qi are missing. It's probably related to this matter. I still have to go over and take a look. If they go over there to look for me at this time, I'm afraid something will happen."
Aunt Cuifen was stunned for a moment and said:
"Although Lao Lin and Lao Qi don't talk much, they know what's going on. If they go there rashly, it will only add to your guilt. Logically, they won't go there casually."
Su Tong thought for a moment and said, "Well, Aunt Cuifen, you try to go over and take a look. If you see them, stop them as soon as possible. I'll look for them somewhere else. Don't worry, I won't stay at home and won't let them find me."
Aunt Cuifen saw that Su Tong had listened, so she nodded, opened the gate, looked around, and turned back to say:
"Then I'll be leaving first. You should get out of here quickly, too. I'm afraid they'll come looking for us soon."
After Aunt Cuifen left, Su Tong turned back to the house to pack up, put the dagger on his leg, checked the needle bag in his arms, and then went out.
She was not afraid of any tricks the Wu family might play, but it was really not worth it to get into trouble.
Su Tong did not take the usual route, but took a detour along the path beside the yard.
Since it was inconvenient for her to show up, she might as well ask Ma Daming for help. He knew a lot of information, and even if he didn't know, it would be convenient for him to help find someone.
Not long after walking out of the cowshed, Su Tong saw someone walking towards her. She quickly hid behind a tree. When the person came closer, she found out that it was Zhang Yaping.
Ever since what happened a few days ago, Zhang Yaping has never been kind to Su Tong and never hides her hostility when they meet.
Even if Xing Dongyang was only forced to verbally agree to Wang Guilan at the time, even if this matter did not count, she still regarded Su Tong as her "rival in love".
In this area of the cowshed, apart from the yard where she lives, there is Li Sanleng at the other end of the cowshed. She came in this direction specifically at this time, so she couldn't be looking for Li Sanleng.
Su Tong hesitated for a moment, then walked out and shouted:
"Zhang Zhiqing, are you here to see me?"
Zhang Yaping didn't expect her to appear from this direction. She paused for a moment, then turned around and walked towards this side. When she came in front of him, Su Tong discovered that her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
Before Su Tong could speak again, Zhang Yaping said coldly:
"The two 'stinky old nines' living in your yard are injured, right in the old house of the village committee. I came here to tell you, it's up to you to take care of it or not." After saying that, she turned and left.
Su Tong was shocked when she heard this, but she was not sure about Zhang Yaping's intention. Was she really kind enough to inform her, or was she trying to make a fuss about her class stance?
She shouted calmly, "Please wait a moment! Zhang Zhiqing, do you know why they ran to the old house of the village committee? How did they get injured?"
Zhang Yaping turned around and glanced at her. "You don't know yet! Wu Jiabao is dead, and all the people with the surname Wu in the village are waiting to catch you to worship their ancestors and exorcise the evil spirits. I don't know where those two old men heard that you were caught, so they ran over to rescue you, but they were beaten up by the Wu family and left there. I don't know if you are dead or alive."
Two old men want to save her?
Su Tong felt something was wrong. These two old men were not so ignorant. They could not protect themselves, and one of them was lame. Besides, even Aunt Cuifen knew that they would only add to her guilt if they went there...
But...it's not ruled out that they went to check out the situation in a hurry, and were beaten up by the Wu family...
Su Tong was suspicious, but still asked:
"Zhang Zhiqing, thank you! But why are you the one who informed me?"
Zhang Yaping simply turned around, her eyes misty, and she yelled at her with tears falling:
"If I hadn't come to inform you, who knows if you would ask Brother Dongyang for help again! Even if you don't, Brother Dongyang will meddle in your business again after he knows about it! He almost lost his life last time because of you. Can you be tougher? Either don't bother, or take care of it yourself, and don't involve him and Chou Laojiu again this time!"
After shouting a few words, Zhang Yaping stomped her feet and ran away like the wind.
Although Zhang Yaping's anger was somewhat inexplicable to her, Su Tong believed her words to some extent. Even if Zhang Yaping hated her, she would not joke about Xing Dongyang. She was really worried that Xing Dongyang would be implicated by her again.
Something might have really happened to the two old men.
I couldn't find a clue, so I had to take a look to feel at ease.
Su Tong turned around and was about to leave, but saw Zhang Yaping running back with red eyes, "The Wu family members are all at Wu Dashan's house now, and there are people at the door. Go around behind the embankment, or you will be caught before you reach the house, leaving a mess for others to clean up."
After saying that, he turned around and ran away again.
Su Tong narrowed her eyes. Although Zhang Yaping did it for Xing Dongyang, her behavior today was... a bit too deliberate.
Zhang Yaping ran half a mile in one breath before she stopped.
She didn't know whether Su Tong would believe her, but she had to trick Su Tong into that house...
Otherwise, the humiliation she suffered today would be in vain! She wanted to pay Su Tong back double, and she wanted to completely cut off Su Tong's possibility of being with Brother Dongyang.
Any possibility.
She turned around and walked back a distance, and when she saw that Su Tong really went towards the old house, she finally felt relieved.
Relying on his memory, Su Tong walked along the back of the ditch and around the row of houses where Wu Dashan lived. In less than twenty minutes, he quietly arrived behind the old house of the neighborhood committee.
There is a row of three large earthen houses, which now look dilapidated and old, but they were also important activity places in the village in the past.
There are not many rooms, but they cover a large area. Except for the smaller room in the middle which was used as an office at that time, the two rooms on the left and right are warehouses. The materials and food distributed from the village are first stored here. The house has a large opening, and a long row of windows can be seen from the back.
Su Tong stayed behind the house for a while. He didn't hear any movement and didn't see anyone guarding it. It was very quiet.
Most of the glass in that row of windows was broken. Some were covered with yellowed newspapers, and some were missing glass. Looking in from the outside, the light was too dim to see clearly whether there was anyone inside.
When I went around to the front, I saw a padlock on the door of the middle room, and the door of the room on the left was wide open. I stood at the door and looked inside. The room was too big and the door was too small, so I couldn't see every corner clearly, but there was no movement.
The door of the room on the right was ajar, leaving a gap about the width of a palm.
Su Tong did not push the door rashly. He looked around to see that no one was coming this way, so he called out softly:
"Lao Qi! Lao Lin! Are you in there?"
No movement.
She moved closer to the door and called softly, "Lao Qi! Lao Lin! Are you there?"
At this moment, she heard a muffled groan coming from inside. The sound was suppressed and short, as if someone was holding back the pain.
Su Tong's heart trembled. Although he couldn't tell whether it was Lao Qi or Lao Lin, there was definitely someone inside.
She didn't completely believe what Zhang Yaping said and was already on guard. Now that she was here, she had to find out what was going on.
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