Lu Youjie sat on the bed, regaining his composure. Upon hearing this, he looked at Zhang Ji coldly and asked, "Going back?"
Zhang Ji looked at him coldly, thinking that he was indeed a person with superpowers. Even without superpowers, he was still so powerful. Just one look from him could be so scary. If he followed such a person, there would be no worries about not being able to stand out and become successful!
He was more respectful and cautious: "Yes, something happened at home, he will be back soon."
"Oh, what did he tell you?"
"No, nothing?"
"Really? Hurry up and call him back. I have something important for him to do." Lu Youjie asked one of his men to accompany Zhang Ji to go get him back. As soon as the two of them left, he pounded the bed hard: "This Zhang Chengtao, I was so stupid just now that I let him get away!"
The subordinates who stayed behind said, "Looking at Zhang Ji's expression, he must have known about this. Neither uncle nor nephew can stay here."
"Of course we can't keep him, but the trouble is, Zhang Chengtao has already escaped." It would be best if we could intercept him halfway, otherwise...
About half an hour later, Zhang Chengtao and Zhang Ji were both brought back. Zhang Chengtao, smiling, declared himself damned for returning at such a late hour, nearly delaying Lu Youjie's plans. Although he tried to remain calm, his slightly trembling hands betrayed his nervousness and fear. Lu Youjie had already sent someone looking for him almost as soon as he left, clearly harboring ulterior motives.
That dead kid Zhang Ji didn't notice anything and actually led the person all the way back to where they all lived.
Lu Youjie looked at him, but didn't kill him as he'd feared. Instead, he kindly said he trusted his loyalty. Now that his strength was gone, he'd have to rely on his subordinates even more. When the base came to pick them up, he'd take Zhang Chengtao with him and arrange for him to be in the best position. He then warned them not to tell anyone that he had no special abilities, otherwise he'd have many enemies at the Nanming base and would be in great danger.
Zhang Chengtao felt dizzy, but Zhang Ji was overjoyed. The uncle and nephew thanked him repeatedly and made promises. When they got off, Lu Youjie said angrily, "What's going on?"
The subordinate who followed Zhang Ji said, "When we arrived, Zhang Chengtao had already spoken to his wife. She looked panicked and didn't know what she knew. There were dozens of people in their area who came from the same place. We were short of manpower, so we could only appease Zhang Chengtao and trick him back first. Lao Liu is now there, keeping an eye on the group."
Lu Youjie was almost biting his teeth: "Then keep a close eye on them! Keep an eye on that uncle and nephew too!" He hadn't expected that just one oversight would lead to the news of his ability being compromised. "My eldest brother is coming soon. He'll be here in a few hours."
The subordinate was delighted: "Is Mr. Lu coming? That's great!"
Lu Youjie looked at him coldly. Even in the eyes of his confidant, he was completely inferior to his elder brother.
After Zhang Chengtao's uncle and nephew came out, Zhang Ji said excitedly: "Uncle, I told you that you think too much!"
Zhang Chengtao was still a little uneasy, but Lu Youjie's promise gave him hope. He had longed for a lifetime to stand out and achieve great success. Zhang Ji kept talking beside him, so he felt relieved: "I have to tell your aunt. I asked her to pack her things."
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Lin Man mingled with the crowd and listened to gossip for a few days. When she found that everything was calm, she felt relieved. She calculated that it was time for her to go back, as she had been out for a long time this time.
She began to count the gains and losses of her trip——
Plan one, to trade most of the food in the space for daily necessities, was only partially completed, and only some cloth was exchanged in return. However, some things were obtained from Lu Youjie, which barely made up for it.
Plan two is to evaluate whether the Nanming base is suitable for living and whether it is possible to transfer hundreds of people from the Heping base. It is hard to say whether it has been completed. The Nanming base looks good, but food and supplies are still very tight. The Zhao family has two people with special abilities, and Zhao Hengshui is brave and courageous, but they are not living well. If the old, weak and sick come here, their lives will definitely not be much better.
Plan three, to understand the outside world, was accomplished quite well and I got to meet a lot of people.
Then, to her great surprise, Guan Guan absorbed a lot of spiritual energy and obtained nerve repair medicine. But the trouble was that she seemed to have offended a man named Lin Cheng.
"Lin Man?" an uncertain voice called out to Lin Man. He was standing near the entrance of the only restaurant in the Nanming base. It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was quite crowded, but the food was quite simple, consisting of nothing more than potatoes and cabbage. It would have been enough to be simple, but the smell was simply repelling. Lin Man was puzzled. How could such a restaurant attract customers?
Then someone called her name. Lin Man subconsciously wanted to answer, but suddenly realized that it was her real name. She looked over and the woman opposite her looked familiar. She thought for a moment and recognized her: "Auntie Du?"
This Aunt Du is called Du Qiu, and she is Du Chun's sister. All the kids in the base call her that, not because they are close, but because she likes to be called that, just like Mrs. Zhang likes to be called Madam. Oh, Du Chun is the name of the head of the Peace Base.
Du Qiu looked at Lin Man in surprise, then walked over excitedly: "It's really you, you're here too? Where are the other people in the base? Where's your mother?"
"I came here alone." Lin Man said simply, "Auntie Du, are you here?"
She found that Du Qiu looked healthier than when she was at the Peace Base, probably because she didn't have to go hungry every meal, but she also looked much older, and her palms were very rough, which was the result of doing heavy work. As the sister of the top leader at the Peace Base, she basically didn't need to do anything, but after only a few months out, she felt like she had been doing hard labor for several years.
She looked at the simple wooden cart next to Du Qiu, on which were several large wooden barrels, which should contain water.
"Your Uncle Du and I are delivering water here." Du Qiu seemed very happy. It was always a pleasure to meet acquaintances in a foreign land, especially at this time of separation, when they would often never see each other again. Only then did she notice that Lin Man was dressed well. He had grown taller than before, his hair was darker, his skin was whiter, and he looked much better overall, no longer dark and skinny.
She had known Chen Yu for a long time and knew how beautiful she was when she was young. Now she saw that like mother like daughter. Lin Man was pretty, not as gentle as Chen Yu who amazed people at first sight, but her facial features were clearer, a very handsome kind of beauty.
Thinking of Lin Man saying she came alone, Du Qiu naturally thought that Lin Man was probably dependent on a man. This was not contempt, but many people did the same. In this world, women basically couldn't survive without relying on men. Like her, she had a brother to rely on, and her brother was also reliable. She was the luckiest. Other women, if they wanted to rely on themselves, had to rely on themselves. Chen Yu's hard work was an example.
But no matter how Lin Man came here and whether he abandoned his mother, she was still very happy to see Lin Man. She asked Lin Man to wait for a while if he was okay. She and Du Chun could go back after delivering water to a few more families. She asked Lin Man to come to their place and sit for a while.
Lin Man and Du Qiu didn't have much contact. She remembered that when she was very young, she had a very good relationship with Lin's mother and often helped her and her daughter. She just liked to introduce potential partners to Lin's mother, but Lin's mother never agreed. Once, Du Qiu wanted to match Lin's mother with Du Chun, but after being rejected, Du Qiu said some bad things about Lin Man's father. Lin's mother had a quarrel with her, and the two of them completely cooled down.
Lin Man didn't remember much about the quarrel. She only remembered that her mother cried bitterly and fell ill afterwards. She was young at that time and had a very bad impression of Du Qiu. For several years, she defined her as "the bad woman who made her mother sad" and was not willing to say hello when she saw her.
Mother Lin and Du Qiu both have a grudge against each other. One is busy with her life every day, while the other is well protected by Du Chun. The two are from completely different circles and basically have no contact with each other.
But before Du Qiu left the base, she tried to find Mother Lin, but was spotted and stopped by Lin Man. Du Qiu said to her, "Auntie Du can take you away, and that's all she can take you. Talk to your mother about it. You'll only die if you stay here."
Lin Man turned around and put these words behind his mind, and did not mention it to Lin's mother.
Lin Man didn't have much affection for Du Qiu, but she didn't have any bad feelings towards him either. Later, she was grateful for Du Qiu's willingness to help her, even though she didn't want to do it. Seeing Du Qiu's enthusiasm, she felt happy and nodded. "You and Uncle Du, go ahead and get busy. I'll wait for you here."
However, when they turned around, they saw Du Chun coming out with a person that Lin Man had just remembered but now absolutely did not want to see.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Lin, for what I did just now." Du Chun was carrying two buckets of water. The lower part of his pants and a pair of shoes were soaked. He spoke to Lin Cheng a little stiffly.
"You're welcome." Lin Cheng said lightly, still wearing the same black clothes that looked to be made of quite good material as the two previous meetings. He looked up and saw Lin Man. He seemed a little surprised and delighted, and subconsciously touched his watch.
Du Qiu went up to him worriedly: "Brother, how did it become like this?"
"Something happened, and luckily I met Mr. Lin who spoke up for me." Du Chun explained simply, "This is Mr. Lin from the Tuanyuan Base I told you about."
Du Qiu thanked him. She felt particularly pressured when she saw the tall and serious Lin Cheng. She didn't even dare to speak loudly. She pulled Du Chun and said, "Brother, look who I met."
Du Chun also saw Lin Man and was a little surprised. He opened his mouth and was about to call out Lin Man's name.
There were only six big words in Lin Man’s mind - big, type, flip, car, present!
If she had known this, she wouldn't have made up a fake name. How is she going to explain it now?
She suddenly cried out "Ah" and said to Lin Cheng in an exaggerated manner: "What a coincidence, Mr. Lin!"
Lin Cheng: "Yeah, what a coincidence."
Lin Man bravely grabbed his hand and pulled him across the street: "Um, I have something to ask you."
Her hand happened to grab Lin Cheng's watch. Lin Cheng blinked. They were not familiar with each other and had only met twice. How could she be so bold?
Also, isn’t this technique of forcibly interrupting Du Chun too bad?
Lin Cheng could actually break free from her, but thinking about his doubts about her identity, he became very patient.
"What do you want to ask me?"
What could Lin Man ask him? She held it in for a moment, then simply said, "What on earth did you want when you asked that Liu Shu to call me over that day?"
Lin Cheng said: "Didn't I explain it to you at the time? It was Liu Shu who acted on his own initiative."
Lin Man looked at him in disbelief: "Really?"
"Really, I just thought you looked a bit like someone I know, and I couldn't help but look at you a little more that day." Lin Cheng didn't dare to say that he had no intention of her at all. After all, if his suspicion was proven to be true, she would be the person he was looking for, and they would inevitably have to deal with each other afterwards.
He accidentally saw the cloth shoes on Lin Man's feet. The size... his eyes narrowed slightly.
Lin Man looked at his frank look and wondered if he was wrong. He had previously suspected that he was targeting him because of that batch of sweet potatoes, but the fact proved that the buyer of the sweet potatoes was Lu Youjie, and Lin Cheng had nothing to do with it from beginning to end. There was no reason for Lin Cheng to target him. Perhaps he really misunderstood him.
She relaxed, happy to have one less enemy. "Sorry, I misunderstood." She quickly let go of his hand and even smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes. "Well, I'm just a little worried. A small figure like me definitely can't fight someone like you, Mr. Lin. If you're dissatisfied with me in any way, I hope you can tell me in person and I'll correct it immediately."
Who doesn't know how to say nice things? Lin Man thought that he was leaving soon, so it wouldn't be a big deal to flatter someone. It was necessary to leave a good impression on people, just in case he met them again someday.
Lin Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that if you really are of that identity, I will probably have to call you Miss when I see you in the future, and I would never dare to express any dissatisfaction with you.
He raised his left arm slightly, and as he checked the time, the tiny camera on his watch was aimed at Lin Man's face. He casually pressed the watch with his right hand, capturing Lin Man's face. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Have you eaten yet? Since we've met, why don't we have dinner together?"
Within the time it takes to eat a meal, there will definitely be a response from the base.
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