Chapter 94 Going to the Provincial Capital
Ning Xuan no longer needs to work in the fields. She just spends some time at the chicken farm every day. After the other women have finished cleaning, she uses her cleaning skills to clean the chicken coop again.
However, her cultivation level is currently low, and she has little spiritual power stored in her dantian. Although the cleaning technique does not require much spiritual power, she can only clean a maximum of 8 chicken coops at a time.
So she cleans eight chicken coops every day, rotating between them. If she has time, she cleans them once in the morning and once in the evening. She can thoroughly clean all the chicken coops in a few days.
Once she finishes the more important tasks, she goes up the mountain to cultivate herself.
Because everyone was worried about her going too far into the mountains alone, Ningxuan would take out the puppet and have it find earthworms or grass for the chickens at the chicken farm on the outskirts of the mountain to give them extra food.
She never expected that Liang Zhicheng's affairs would come to her again.
"You want me to go to the provincial capital?" Ning Xuan was quite surprised; why was it so sudden?
Lu Xun said he wasn't very clear about it either, only that his brother had already arranged for someone to pick up Ning Xuan, and there would be a secret transfer order, which would just be to temporarily transfer Ning Xuan to the provincial capital.
Lu Yan informed Lu Xun in advance so that Ning Xuan could be mentally prepared and make arrangements for her work ahead of time.
In the provincial capital of Dong Province, Lu Yan asked Liang Zhicheng's teammate, who was staring at him, "Haven't you found the person he was in contact with yet?"
The teammate rubbed his swollen eyes and replied helplessly, "We didn't find anything unusual. Liang Zhicheng's daily schedule is very fixed. He either goes to work or goes home. We haven't seen him meet with anyone in private."
Lu Yan was puzzled. The list his brother gave him couldn't be fake, but they needed to find more compelling evidence, or even arrest the suspects on the spot.
"The lack of any abnormalities might be the biggest problem. Maybe it's just a show for others. They must have been sending messages through other means. Let's keep an eye on them."
Although Lu Yan hasn't noticed any suspicious behavior from Liang Zhicheng yet, he still has a hunch that Liang Zhicheng is really suspicious, and that he might actually be a big fish.
Having been watching for a while without any progress, Lu Yan was a little curious about who had given his brother the list. He wondered if the person might be able to find something different.
He had other things to keep an eye on and couldn't spare the time to personally supervise Liang Zhicheng. After thinking for a moment, Lu Yan decided to ask the person who provided the list for help.
That's how Ningxuan received the news earlier about her plans to go to the provincial capital.
Sure enough, two days later, the person Lu Yan arranged arrived. She was an ordinary-looking girl who was not noticeable in a crowd and whose appearance was easily forgotten.
Lu Yan already knew from Lu Xun that the person who provided the list was a girl, so for convenience, he arranged for one of the girls in the team to pick them up.
Don't let Lin Qing's ordinary-looking appearance fool you; her fighting skills surpass those of most of the men in the team, so she was able to pick up Ning Xuan all by herself.
Lin Qing showed the temporary transfer order he had brought to Zhou Jianguo, only to him, and instructed him to keep it a secret from everyone.
They originally planned to use the excuse that Ning Xuan's relatives were coming to visit her and take her back to visit them, but Ning Xuan said it was inappropriate after she found out.
There's also Tan Chengrui at the educated youth compound. Although he doesn't know all of their relatives, if he mentions it to Ning Lan on a whim, the truth will be revealed.
So Ning Xuan changed her excuse for going out to the provincial capital to see if she could explore the market there and further expand the scale of the chicken farm.
Of course, there's no need to issue a formal announcement or spread the word widely; just answer any questions that come to mind.
And so, Ning Xuan, carrying the package she had prepared for the sake of appearances, followed Lin Qing onto the train bound for the provincial capital.
Their commune wasn't far from the provincial capital; it only took seven or eight hours by train.
They set off early in the morning, and because they stopped and started along the way, they were delayed for quite some time, but they still arrived in the provincial capital at around 4 p.m.
Since it was only a half-day journey, they traveled in hard sleeper berths. Luckily, Ningxuan was in excellent physical condition, and the half-day train ride was a breeze for her.
The train was crowded and noisy, so Lin Qing didn't discuss with Ning Xuan what they were going to do in the provincial capital.
After getting off the bus, Lin Qing first arranged for Ning Xuan to stay at the guesthouse.
"Ning, do you want to wash up? You can leave unimportant items in your guesthouse room. I'll take you to the state-run restaurant for dinner later. After dinner, come back and rest."
"We'll tell you the specifics of the work tomorrow." After leading Ning Xuan to the prepared room, Lin Qing told Ning Xuan to use the restroom and wash up as needed.
To protect Ning Xuan, Lin Qing shared a room with her.
In fact, Ning Xuan doesn't need anyone to protect her. She feels uncomfortable and inconvenienced to share a room with someone else.
However, since no one knows her exact combat strength, she can only truly rest tonight, put aside her cultivation, and treat it as a vacation.
Ning Xuan didn't take a shower; she just went to the toilet, washed her face, and then went to eat with Lin Qing.
After finishing their meal, Lin Qing didn't leave. He asked Ning Xuan if there was anything she wanted to buy, or if she wanted to go shopping.
Ning Xuan shook her head, "We've been on the road for a long time, let's go back and rest."
Ning Xuan wasn't actually tired, but she didn't need Lin Qing to sacrifice her rest time to accompany her shopping, since there wasn't much to see on the streets at this time of day anyway.
And so, the two went straight back to the guesthouse to rest.
The next morning, Ning Xuan was brought to Lu Yan by Lin Qing.
Ning Xuan only just learned that Lu Xun had an older brother. After all, she hadn't seen it when she read the book, or it was mentioned but she hadn't paid attention.
When Lin Qing arrived at the Red Star Brigade, she carried some things for Lu Yan to Lu Xun, which is how Ning Xuan found out.
Lu Yan and Lu Xun do look quite alike, but Lu Xun seems to be more refined, while Lu Yan looks more serious and aggressive. Most people wouldn't dare to look Lu Yan in the eye for long.
Of course, Ning Xuan is no ordinary person now.
Lu Yan was also surprised that the person who produced the list was such a slender girl.
However, he also knew the saying "you can't judge a book by its cover," so he was only surprised for a moment before introducing himself to Ning Xuan and explaining why he had asked her to come.
"So, now you want me to help keep an eye on Liang Zhicheng and find out who's behind him?" Ning Xuan asked Lu Yan again after hearing his words.
Lu Yan nodded, "That's right, thank you for your help this time. Our people have been keeping an eye on things for quite a while, but haven't made any progress."
Liang Zhicheng's daily life was very regular. Although his family members didn't follow his routine of going between home and work, their daily activities were also quite normal, including shopping and socializing, and no abnormalities were detected.
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