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Tang Yue had just found Xu Zhiwei a bit annoying, and she didn't want to cause any unpleasantness with Second Master Xu right after meeting him, so she reached out and released Xu Zhiwei's pressure points.
"Huh? I... I can talk now."
Xu Zhiwei excitedly pounced on Tang Yue, "Wow, ugly, no, Yueyue, when did you become so amazing?"
Master Xu stared at Tang Yue in shock, his eyes glued to her for a second. Tang Yue didn't want to argue with Xu Zhiwei, so Master Xu moved closer and asked, "Little Yueyue, how did you do this? How are you so amazing?"
Tang Yue smiled and said, "Grandpa Xu, I learned it from someone else."
Just as Master Xu was about to ask more questions, the car stopped. Chang Yin jumped out of the car first, "This guesthouse is not far from the military base. Since the military base can't get in, let's arrange for them to stay here for now."
Tang Shengkai was very grateful to Chang Yin, "Thank you, Battalion Commander Chang, for your trouble."
Chang Yin didn't say anything and led them to the guesthouse.
Master Xu pulled Tang Shengkai back, "Shengkai, if the army won't let us stay here, let's go to the train station. There are chairs there, we can make do."
Why waste money like that?
Tang Shengkai held Xu Ershu's hand, "Second Uncle, how could I let you treat me like that? Just stay here without worry. I have a stipend now, so don't worry."
Chang Yin offered to pay, but Tang Yue refused. She paid for the guesthouse herself.
"Battalion Commander, can we ask for leave today? We won't go back to the unit. We'll have a good chat with the villagers."
Chang Yin didn't know if those people would come to the army today. "You and your father stay here and don't run around. If anything happens, I'll have Wang Ming or Sun Jinan come and find you."
"OK."
After Chang Yin left, Tang Shengkai led the group to the room. The room was very tidy. As soon as Xu Zhiwei entered, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, Grandpa, this room is so nice! It's so much better than our house!"
Oh dear, I don't want to leave.
As she spoke, she lay down on a bed. Qian Xing shyly placed her luggage in the corner by the window and stood to one side without sitting down.
Tang Shengkai moved his chair for him. "Xingzi, sit down."
Qian Xing sat down, and Tang Yue had already poured water for everyone. Xu Zhiwei and Tang Yue then served the water to the group.
"Second Uncle, you've had a long and tiring journey."
Uncle Xu waved his hand, "Shengkai, it's been more than half a year since you left. You haven't made a single phone call to the village or written a single letter. How have you been?"
Uncle Xu was genuinely concerned about them. He understood why they didn't send messages back, given that the spies were watching them. It was right for them to try to keep their information to themselves.
But he still felt uneasy. Now that he saw that Tang Laosan and the little girl were both well and looked healthy, he felt relieved.
Tang Shengkai felt somewhat guilty. "Second Uncle, thank you for your concern. You know my family's situation; I really don't dare to contact them."
"Oh, I understand all of that. Shengkai, actually, there's something else I wanted to discuss with you this time."
Tang Shengkai was a little confused. He didn't say anything and just kept looking at Uncle Xu. Uncle Xu looked at Tang Yue, and Tang Shengkai explained, "Uncle, it's alright. Yueyue is practically the pillar of the family now."
We don't hide anything from her in our family.
Uncle Xu didn't hide it anymore. He pointed at Qian Xing and said, "It's your Uncle Qian's family. I don't know if you know, but about half a year after you left, your mother—well, no, Li Guiqin's whole family—was arrested."
I heard it's because they were colluding with spies? They were supposed to be eating peanuts, but since they confessed well, I heard they were sent to the far northwest for "re-education."
Tang Yue raised an eyebrow. But clearly, Uncle Xu hadn't finished speaking yet.
He continued, and Uncle Xu lowered his head, seemingly unable to understand. "I don't know when Li Guiqin and the others told the spies, but not long after they were arrested, spies came to our house and your Uncle Qian's house. They came to interrogate us about your address."
We all said we didn't know. They didn't believe us, saying that our two families were the closest to yours, so of course we knew. Zhiwei's parents weren't home, so they really didn't know anything.
Zhiwei didn't know you left, so our family couldn't find out anything from you.
But your Uncle Qian's family is different. His family has many members. If the secret agents pulled out guns and forced your Uncle Qian to speak, he would definitely die rather than say anything. But, alas.
There are more than ten people in his family; he couldn't bear to leave them. So, he told them you went to the South Island.
Tang Yue's eyes were cold, not because Grandpa Qian had failed to resist the agents' interrogation, but because she hated those Japanese devils for daring to harass the other villagers in Qiligou. They were really going too far.
Very well, the Hatoyama family has another crime to add to their list.
Seeing that Tang Shengkai and Tang Yue didn't say anything, Uncle Xu sighed and continued, "After the spies left, your Uncle Qian fell seriously ill. He regretted it and blamed himself for his weakness."
Tang Shengkai shook his head.
“If it weren’t for your Aunt Qian keeping an eye on him, he would have found the dagger.”
Tang Shengkai and Tang Yue were both a little shocked. Uncle Qian (Grandpa) was such a kind-hearted and honest man.
"He's always been worried about you, afraid that what he said would bring disaster to your family. He's afraid that because of his words, your whole family will be gone again. That's why he came to see me as soon as he got a little better."
He knelt and begged me to take Qian Xing to the South Island to find you. He insisted on telling you all this. He knew it might be too late; after all, the spies were more capable than us, but he just couldn't rest easy.
Tang Shengkai had no idea that so much had happened at home. With a "thump," Qian Xing had already knelt down before Tang Shengkai.
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