Meanwhile, Xiao Che, who was being targeted, had already gone to the city with that group of people.
He didn't choose to brutally beat the man, because while that would feel good, it wouldn't actually help. It would also arouse suspicion, since the beating happened outside Xinghua Village, and people would definitely suspect it was someone from there.
Given the nature of this group, they would inevitably cause trouble for Xinghua Village, which is something he does not want to see.
Therefore, he had to get rid of the people while making them unable to find them.
I followed them all the way to the state-run restaurant and watched them have a meal, eating and drinking to their hearts' content.
The young man leading the group was constantly being flattered, and his smile never faded.
An ordinary, even somewhat ugly face, and a short, stocky build, were praised to the skies by this group of people.
Fortunately, Xiao Che was patient enough to ignore all the nonsense and only focused on the key points.
They had also figured out quite a bit of information. Just as they were thinking this, the leader on the other side got a little carried away.
The words that slipped out left everyone present momentarily stunned, especially Xiao Che.
"Hey. My uncle said the Xiao family offended someone in Kyoto, and he asked me to keep an eye on them. They're offering a pretty good deal, hehehe, after it's done..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Che clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with gloom.
He knew those people wouldn't let the Xiao family off so easily! As long as he lived, they wouldn't be at ease!
After speaking, the young man immediately realized that he had let something slip in his excitement and quickly changed the subject.
The others chimed in, saying that they had no connection with the Xiao family and why wouldn't they do something that would bring them money?
Once everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they dispersed.
Xiao Che followed the leader home directly, and only left after he saw which house the person had entered.
For the next day or two, he investigated the background of this group of people.
His methods were sophisticated, and he quickly uncovered the truth.
Apart from the leader, the others were all children from ordinary working-class families in the city. They were all unemployed after graduation and wandered the streets aimlessly.
They were gathered together by the leaders and signed up to become Red Guards.
The person in charge is the nephew of the head of the brotherhood committee. No wonder he's a team leader at such a young age.
This made him even more cautious.
Over the next few days, he staked out the area and gathered a lot of information about the kid.
Finally, an anonymous whistleblower letter was sent to the top leader's rival.
This kid isn't exactly honest and upright, but then again, honest and upright people can't be Red Guards.
He often used the pretext of arresting, criticizing, and confiscating people's homes to secretly keep some of the looted items for himself.
Xiao Che followed him to the place where the treasure was hidden once.
All of this was clearly written in the letter, and he even marked where the items were hidden.
After waiting in the city for another day, that very night, the young man and his two henchmen were arrested. Now, he himself would have to undergo criticism and reformation. It seemed the tables had turned.
Moreover, after this incident, with the rival family so disgracing them and sending their nephew to labor camp, how could the top leader not be furious? Only after the two sides started fighting could their family have a chance to catch their breath and regroup.
Only after venting his anger did he return to Xinghua Village.
When I went to the village to report for duty, the village chief and the brigade leader didn't say much.
"Your family has been settled near the cowshed at the end of the village. Their injuries have almost healed, thanks to Ren Yajing and her family. They helped with furnishing and cleaning the house."
"By the way, you and Bai's son are the only two educated youths in the village. Bai's son lives with Grandpa Bai. What about you? Our village hasn't received any educated youths yet, and there's no place to settle them. However, there are some families in the village who went with the army; although their houses haven't been lived in for a long time, they can still be lived in after some cleaning and repairs."
Xiao Che felt a warmth in his heart when he heard that Bai Yajing had helped settle his family. His choice was indeed right.
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