Chapter 679 Su Mu Steps Down
The three of us made it into the elementary school without incident. It's different when there are people around. Although there was snow in the school, most of it had already been shoveled to the edges. When we came here, we had to walk through the snow, which was very difficult and strenuous. We also had to keep an eye out for zombies in the snow.
Now, standing on flat ground, I suddenly feel a sense of peace I've never felt before.
On the way to the administration building, Gu Yu beside me kept looking around curiously, as if she had never seen so many people before.
Gu Yu said, "There are so many people here."
I said, "Yes, there are quite a lot of people here, but not too many."
Gu Yu asked, "Do you live here?"
I said, "No."
We naturally don't live here, but I don't want to reveal too much to Gu Yu, since we still don't know her real purpose for coming here, and some things should be kept from her.
As I entered the administration building, the cold wind outside finally subsided, and I went up to the third floor.
When I first came to Jiajiang a year ago, I spent the night in this administration building, so I knew where the principal's office was.
However, when I arrived at the principal's office door, before I could even get to the door, I stopped in my tracks after hearing the sounds coming from inside.
The sounds inside were very clear; the slapping noises were enough to make one wonder what was happening inside, especially since there were also sounds of a woman inside. Obviously, we all knew what was going on inside.
Gu Yu, standing behind, seemingly oblivious to the commotion, asked, "Why aren't you going in..."
"Shh!"
Before she could finish speaking, Hu Fei told her to be quiet, and she shut her mouth.
When Gu Yu heard the commotion inside, her pretty face immediately turned red. She took a few steps back, pressed herself against the wall, and covered her flushed cheeks.
Hu Fei and I exchanged a wry smile. To be honest, I didn't expect Du Xu and his wife to be so open, making out in the office in broad daylight. Luckily, I didn't just push the door open, otherwise it would have been very awkward to see them being so affectionate.
Hu Fei and I went to the window for a smoke. When we returned to the office door, the noise inside had stopped.
Gu Yu's cheeks were still flushed with shyness.
We didn't close the door, we just knocked.
Just then, Du Xu's voice came from inside, "Wait a moment."
We're not in a hurry, we'll wait outside.
A few minutes later, Du Xu put on his clothes and opened the door.
Sure enough, his wife was also in the office, and the whole office was filled with the smell of hormones.
When Du Xu opened the door and saw me, he was very surprised. After a moment of stunned silence, he rushed out and hugged me, saying, "You're back!"
I gave a wry smile. "Yes, I'm back. I just arrived here a dozen minutes ago. We've been waiting at your door for ages."
Upon hearing my words, Du Xu's expression changed immediately. He pushed me away, frowned, and said, "What, what do you mean!"
I laughed and said, "What else could it mean? Don't just stand there. I've been walking all morning and I'm exhausted. Won't you let me come in and sit down?"
Du Xu's wife heard what I just said inside. Her face showed surprise, and then blushed, which was obviously due to the villagers' paleness.
His wife then left the office without saying a word.
The three of us went into the office and saw a bed inside. We asked, "Were you just sitting here?"
Du Xu rolled his eyes at me and said, "Get lost, I'm living here now, okay!"
I raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything more.
Du Xu didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer, so he decisively changed the subject and asked, "So, did you find anyone in Hangzhou?"
I said, "Found it."
Du Xu was surprised, "You really found it and brought it back?"
Du Xu glanced at Hu Fei behind me and the unfamiliar woman beside me, then decisively walked over and said, "You must be Wu Shuang, hello, hello, nice to meet you."
Gu Yu was stunned, completely unaware of what was going on.
I told Du Xu, "She's not Wu Shuang, her name is Gu Yu, and she's someone I met on the way."
Du Xu was surprised and immediately embarrassed. After apologizing to Gu Yu, he looked at me and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you say you found it? Why didn't you bring it back?"
I said, "I've run into some problems, let me tell you slowly, and I also need your help."
At this point, I glanced at Hu Fei and said to him, "Hu Fei, why don't you take Gu Yu out for a walk? I need to talk to Du Xu about something."
Hu Fei understood what I meant and smiled, "No problem."
Hu Fei seemed to have really taken a liking to Gu Yu and was happy to take her out for a stroll.
Du Xu and I stayed in the office. After closing the door, Du Xu asked, "What's the matter that needs to be discussed behind closed doors? Is it serious?"
I said, "I don't know how to explain it to you, but in short, this matter is very troublesome."
Afterwards, I briefly told Du Xu about what had happened in Hangzhou, and also mentioned the matter of borrowing people.
After listening, Du Xu suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand now. So you didn't really come back this time. You're planning to take people and weapons from Jiajiang and unify Hangzhou?"
I said, "Yes, I do have that idea, but relying on the people in Longhu is not enough right now. Hangzhou is too big, much bigger than Jiajiang. It would be very difficult to unify the entire city of Hangzhou. That's why I came up with this idea to borrow people from Jiajiang."
Du Xu said, "I have no objection to this matter. If you unify Hangzhou, it will definitely be a good thing for us. At that time, all the resources of Hangzhou will basically belong to you. Hangzhou is also close to the Delta region. Once we merge and develop, no one can beat us."
I said, "I have indeed thought about the merger, but the situation in Hangzhou is very delicate right now, and it will be difficult to succeed. Just lending me people is probably not enough; I need people from Jiangbei."
“The men from Jiangbei,” Du Xu said, his brows furrowed. “That might be a bit difficult.”
I asked in surprise, "Why?"
Du Xu said, "You probably don't know, but Su Mu has already been ousted from power."
I exclaimed in surprise, "Su Mu is out of office? What happened? I've only been gone for a little over a month, how could Su Mu have been ousted? What happened?"
Du Xu said, "I can't really explain it either. In short, Jiangbei is in a bit of a mess right now. I don't know what Su Mu did, but he's still being held in a basement in Jiangbei. The entire Jiangbei is now being managed by a committee that Su Mu set up before. Your resort originally wanted to get involved in the management, but the Jiangbei committee disagreed."
(End of this chapter)
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