"Who is it? How dare they slander you?" Xing Zhaozhao asked in surprise.
“A young man surnamed Sun,” Fei Ge said. “I’ve known him for over a year. He often comes to me to get goods. We always paid cash on delivery before. Last time, he came to me and said his mother was sick and he was a little short on cash. He wanted to buy a batch of goods on credit. I saw that he had always had a good reputation and was doing this for his mother. He’s a filial son, so I decided to help him out. But it’s been over ten days and I still haven’t seen him. That’s a batch of in-demand goods. There’s no way he still can’t sell them.”
By the end, Fei Ge was practically gritting his teeth.
"What kind of hot commodity?" Xing Zhaozhao asked curiously.
“A radio, and a watch,” Fei said with a long face.
Xing Zhaozhao: "..." She could roughly estimate the losses from the goods she got from her.
Xing Zhaozhao patted Fei Ge's arm reassuringly: "We really need to find a way to get this back. I'll leave Ling Xiao to you. If you encounter any trouble when you go to Qingxi Town, you can go to him. After all, he's a local, so it'll be easier for him to handle things."
Fei nodded knowingly: "I know."
After leaving the black market, Xing Zhaozhao went to Dacheng Street to visit the old principal and Old Mrs. Qin.
The old principal's foot is better now, and he can barely walk.
Xing Zhaozhao also brought them some large bones and an old hen, telling them to make soup to nourish themselves. She also told them that the case in Qingxi Town had been closed, so they could relax and not worry about her all the time.
Ling Ze settled into Xing Zhaozhao's house, feeling like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar. He was so happy he almost lost his bearings. Finally, someone was there to play with him, and someone would help him when he argued or fought. He was no longer all alone.
Whether it was because of a new toy, a new playmate, or both, Hongfei and Hongyu went wild with the fun. The three little ones wandered around outside all afternoon and didn't come home until it was getting dark. Xing Zhaozhao went out and found them, dragging them home by the ears. The next morning, after breakfast, they ran out again in a big group. Fortunately, they knew they were hungry and came back on their own when it was time to eat.
Perhaps because they had expended so much energy, they wolfed down their food, one, two, three at a time, and ate with great relish.
Watching Ling Ze eat heartily, occasionally playfully teasing Hong Yu beside him, seemingly without any qualms about how happy he was, Xing Zhaozhao thought that at this time, Fei Ge might already be in Qingxi Town, having found Ling Xiao and told him about Ling Ze. He might even be on his way here. Imagining the scene of fatherly love and filial piety that might unfold when the father and son met, Xing Zhaozhao's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but ask, "Ah Ze, aren't you worried?"
Ling Ze's mouth was bulging as he looked up at Xing Zhaozhao, puzzled, and asked, "What are you worried about?"
“I’m worried your dad might have already guessed you’ve come to me and is on his way,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
Ling Ze shook his head without thinking and said, "Impossible. He should still be on the Qingxi River trying to get me out."
Xing Zhaozhao: "??"
Fu Lan: "??"
Hongfei: "??"
Hongyu: "??"
At the dinner table, apart from the still-naive little Hongling, everyone looked at Ling Ze with a head full of questions.
Xing Zhaozhao's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling about it: "Trying to fish you out of the Qingxi River? What do you mean?"
Ling Ze: "!!"
Ling Ze looked like he'd let something slip.
"N-nothing." He tried to pretend nothing had happened.
Xing Zhaozhao's face darkened, and she snatched the bowl and chopsticks from his hands: "Tell me the truth, or I'll send you back to Qingxi Town right away."
Ling Ze hesitated for a moment, then, under Xing Zhaozhao's intense gaze, he knew he couldn't hide it anymore and had no choice but to confess dejectedly: "He had promised to go fishing with me on the Qingxi River, but he was too busy to show up. I got angry, so I pretended to go alone, rowed the small boat to the other side, and let it drift away on its own..."
Xing Zhaozhao was dumbfounded. She looked at Ling Ze with disbelief, and it took her a long time to find her voice: "...You have some nerve."
The small boat is floating on the river, but the child who should be on it is nowhere to be seen. Ling Xiao must be going crazy with worry, thinking his son is gone.
Xing Zhaozhao suddenly remembered what Aunt Ling had mentioned about Ling Xiao's cause of death, and her heart skipped a beat.
Aunt Ling said that Ling Xiao was searching for his son, who had gone fishing and disappeared, on the Qingxi River. Exhausted, he accidentally fell in and drowned. Previously, she had taken it for granted that when they went to Qingxi Town last time, they had rescued Ling Ze, who had nearly drowned in the river, which could be considered indirectly helping Ling Xiao survive. But what if that wasn't the case?
Xing Zhaozhao looked at Ling Ze, her expression growing increasingly serious.
Ling Ze felt inexplicably flustered under Xing Zhaozhao's gaze and asked in confusion, "W-what's wrong? Aunt Xing?"
Xing Zhaozhao vigorously rubbed Ling Ze's head, her tone somewhat heavy: "You've probably gotten yourself into big trouble this time." She hoped that Brother Fei could find Ling Xiao as soon as possible, perhaps he could help him escape this deadly ordeal.
Hearing Xing Zhaozhao's words, Ling Ze's heart pounded, and he asked uneasily, "W-what do you mean?"
"It's nothing. Just stay here with me these next two days and don't run around. Wait for your dad to come pick you up, okay?" Xing Zhaozhao said.
Seeing Xing Zhaozhao's serious expression, Ling Ze panicked and dared not throw a tantrum anymore. He obediently nodded and agreed, "I understand."
At this time, Fei Ge had just arrived in Qingxi Town. After filling his stomach at the state-run restaurant, he went straight to find Sun Liang, who had stolen his goods.
Sun Liang lived in a small village not far from Qingxi Town, in the first dilapidated house at the entrance of the village.
Fei suppressed his anger and went over to knock on the door.
Sun Liang's voice quickly rang out from inside: "Who is it?"
Fei Ge didn't say anything, afraid that Sun Liang would recognize his voice and run away without even opening the door. He just kept knocking on the door.
"Who is it?" Sun Liang asked again. Seeing that the person outside did not speak, he seemed to be hesitating as well. However, after a moment, he finally opened the door, and very cautiously opened it only a crack, peeking out cautiously.
Fei Ge, with a cold face, kicked him directly.
The door slammed into Sun Liang's nose with a loud bang, making him yell in pain. He stumbled backward and fell flat on his backside.
Fei Ge walked straight in expressionlessly and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
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