Although the county town was pitch black at night, one could occasionally see a glimmer of light coming from not far away, which would flicker for a moment and then quickly disappear.

Just like the people walking around the county town at this time, most of them were silent.

At most, you would see a passing shadow and catch a little bit of sound floating in the wind, but it would disappear in an instant.

However, the county town seemed exceptionally quiet tonight, as if something was brewing, like the calm before a storm!

Because he had heard the little girl's thoughts before, he was on guard, so as soon as he arrived in the county town, Xu Xiangbei vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Xu Xiangbei did not go directly to the agreed place, but went to another more remote place and then took out all the things he had brought.

"Little girl, hurry up and get dressed."

This was a camouflage that Xu Xiangbei brought specially. The baggy clothes covered Xu Jinning's petite body, and then covered her face and head, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

"Little girl, when you follow me later, remember to follow behind me and don't talk, okay?"

"Yeah." Xu Jinning let Xu Xiangbei dress her up and nodded.

After making sure that the little girl was ready, Xu Xiangbei put on a simple disguise for himself.

"Walk."

Then, Xu Xiangbei hid the bicycle somewhere, holding Xu Jinning's hand, and kept moving back and forth in the alley.

"Brother, are we going directly to the place where the transaction takes place?" Xu Jinning asked. If so, then they definitely couldn't go.

"No, I'm going to find someone first."

Xu Jinning breathed a sigh of relief. As he continued to move back and forth, he was soon brought to a remote little house.

Xu Xiangbei knocked on the door rhythmically with his fingers, like some kind of secret signal.

Not long after the knocking stopped, footsteps were heard from inside, and then the door opened a small crack.

"who?"

"I am a leopard." Xu Xiangbei said.

Here, no one uses their real name, they all use nicknames they give themselves.

The man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xu Xiangbei's voice, and soon caught a glimpse of someone behind him.

"Did you bring anyone else?"

"Um."

"Is it credible?"

“Trustworthy.”

"...Okay, come in then."

Xu Xiangbei took Xu Jinning in.

After entering, Xu Jinning discovered that there were quite a few people here, but each of them was disguised as carefully as she and Xu Xiangbei.

Unless they knew each other, none of them talked, and it seemed like this was just a place to stay.

Each of them seemed to be waiting for something.

Xu Xiangbei led Xu Jinning inside and explained, "Everyone here is here to pick up goods. In about an hour, goods will be delivered here. There are many kinds of goods. You can take whatever goods you want when the time comes. As long as you have enough money and connections, you can take it."

[No way, aren't there policemen lying in ambush tonight to arrest people? ]

Xu Jinning was so scared that he immediately wanted to take Xu Xiangbei and run away.

Xu Xiangbei said hurriedly: "I did trade here before, but not tonight."

Xu Jinning felt slightly relieved, but a little confused.

At this time, Xu Xiangbei saw the person he was looking for, and pulled Xu Jinning forward.

"Qiangzi." Xu Xiangbei shouted.

The man in the same disguise turned around and seemed relieved when he saw Xu Xiangbei. He then patted his shoulder and said, "Why did you come just now? I thought you were not coming."

Xu Jinning revealed his eyes and looked at the person in front of him.

Qiangzi, could this person be Cui Zhiqiang?

Because of the disguise, Xu Jinning could not see Cui Zhiqiang's specific appearance.

But in the book, there is a description of Cui Zhiqiang's appearance.

Cui Zhiqiang has a rather delicate face, so delicate and handsome that he was able to immediately attract the city girl Zhang Xiaoyan.

Moreover, he is tall enough and has a well-proportioned body.

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If he really was a dark-skinned, rough-looking man, Zhang Xiaoyan would definitely not like him.

It’s called love at first sight, but in the end it’s nothing more than the hormones stimulated by a hero saving a beauty, and lustful intent at first sight.

In the book, Cui Zhiqiang was undoubtedly successful in framing Xu Xiangbei this time.

And he did get a 50-yuan bonus and a job by betraying his brother this time.

In the end, he successfully married Zhang Xiaoyan.

Even later, during the period of reform and opening up, Cui Zhiqiang went into business, set up a company, became an entrepreneur and a wealthy man, and accumulated a lot of assets.

Because of his career success, he was frequently interviewed and appeared in newspapers, and even became a national role model at the time.

Although in the end, Cui Zhiqiang had more than one woman, Zhang Xiaoyan.

Zhang Xiaoyan was his wife, but after he became successful in his career, Cui Zhiqiang had lovers, and more than one.

But this time it was just some of his romantic affairs.

In the life described in the book, Cui Zhiqiang was undoubtedly successful.

He died when he was in his eighties. When he died, he already had many wives and concubines, many children and grandchildren, and became one of the richest people in the country, with assets all over the country.

But no one knew that the first step towards his successful career was achieved with his brother as a stepping stone and by selling out his conscience.

At that time, when seeing this plot, Xu Jinning and many other readers complained.

This is really too distorted.

Why could Cui Zhiqiang, a man without conscience, selfish and even unable to be loyal to his marriage, achieve success?

Does success have to be achieved by being unscrupulous and relying on tricks? How could a wicked person like Cui Zhiqiang live to the end of his life without any retribution?

There are countless people who were framed along Cui Zhiqiang's way to success, and all of them became his stepping stones.

Although Xu Jinning had read all the books by that author, it was not because he liked them, but because of his distorted values.

Really, no matter which book the author writes, there are always points for complaints.

It seems that the author’s point of view is that bad people live long and are successful, while kind people who have never done evil are destined to be cannon fodder, experience misery, and may even pay with their lives in the end.

"Abei, who is this person?"

Cui Zhiqiang saw a petite figure behind Xu Xiangbei and couldn't help asking.

You know, Xu Xiangbei always came alone, but today he brought other people with him.