After going down the provincial highway, you have to cross a gravel road before you reach Jinma Town.
In those days, there were few cars, and even fewer cars would pass through this gravel road; often, you wouldn't see a single car for an hour.
The road is wide, there are few cars, and hardly any people are to be seen.
However, the car couldn't get through, it was difficult to turn around, and there was no other way to go.
Zhou Weiguang turned off the car and said to Qin Hanshu in a deep voice, "Stay in the car and behave yourself."
Qin Hanshu stopped him. "Let's turn back." It would be a bit difficult, but there was no danger.
"It's alright." Zhou Weiguang patted her hand reassuringly, then took off his uniform and touched his sidearm.
He jumped out of the car and shouted, "Excuse me, everyone!"
Those involved in the brawl were clearly not good people, and Zhou Weiguang had no intention of getting involved.
However, the road belongs to everyone, and he has no reason to give way.
As for danger... this is hardly a danger to him.
Those who were fighting stopped, and when they saw the military vehicle behind Zhou Weiguang, they all became serious and moved aside, showing no intention of causing trouble.
There's a military garrison nearby, and they all know that. Why would they be so foolish as to cause trouble for the military?
Thank you.
Zhou Weiguang clasped his hands in a fist salute and was about to return to his car when someone called out to him.
"Brother Zhou, since we've run into each other, how about I hitch a ride?"
Zhou Weiguang looked at the man who had spoken with a puzzled expression.
The man was very tall, standing out from the crowd, his face bruised and swollen. Beside him was a thin man, whose injuries were even more severe, his face covered in blood.
Zhou Weiguang glanced at it and immediately knew what was going on.
There were more than a dozen people fighting, divided into two groups. The person who called out to him, along with another person beside him, were clearly from the same group, and he was more seriously injured.
The tall man called him "Brother Zhou" so familiarly that, for a moment, Zhou Weiguang even had the illusion that the man actually knew him.
In a moment, he realized that the man was just gambling.
These two were unarmed, while the opposing side was almost entirely armed with weapons such as iron bars, and their numbers far exceeded those of the other two.
If the fighting continues, it's not impossible that we might lose our lives here.
As for how they knew his surname was Zhou... Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Wang, it was probably just a coincidence.
The other group fighting was led by a bald man. He was initially surprised, but then seemed to realize what was happening and scrutinized Zhou Weiguang and the tall man with his eyes.
As Zhou Weiguang was weighing the pros and cons, he heard Qin Hanshu's voice coming from behind him.
"Oh, it's you, Xiao Zhang. Since we've run into each other, I'll give you a ride."
Zhou Weiguang reacted quickly and naturally continued, "With your bruised and swollen face, I didn't even recognize you. Let's go, get in the car."
The two men hurriedly ran to the car. The thin man tried to pick up the bicycle that had fallen to the side of the road, but the tall man stopped him.
The bald man looked suspicious, but after hesitating for a few moments, he ultimately did not stop him.
Even if Zhou Weiguang was really meddling, he didn't dare to say anything.
There's no other reason than that we can't afford to offend them.
There's no need to provoke them.
The jeep swayed past the group of people, and the bald man stared fiercely at the tall man in the car window, giving him the middle finger.
He's lucky today!
Inside the car, Qin Hanshu looked at the two of them in the rearview mirror and asked, "Are you alright? Should I take you to the hospital?"
The tall man shook his head. "It's just a superficial injury, nothing serious. Just drop us off in town."
Qin Hanshu nodded. "Okay."
After a while, the tall man said again, "My name is Huo Zhenduo, I live in Hongyang Village, and I'm unemployed. Thank you for today, I will repay your kindness."
This person was Huo Zhenduo.
There were too many people fighting just now, and Huo Zhenduo's face was injured, so Qin Hanshu had to look at him for a while before she could barely recognize him.
Qin Hanshu wouldn't get involved in this mess if it were someone she didn't know.
But Huo Zhenduo... after thinking about it, she decided to lend a helping hand.
Regardless of whether this person is good or bad, he is someone who always repays kindness.
Helping him this once, making him indebted to you, might be helpful for things to come.
Since it's such a coincidence that they all ran into each other, it won't have any impact on Zhou Weiguang.
However, on the surface, they still had to pretend that they didn't know Huo Zhenduo.
After hearing Huo Zhenduo's self-introduction, Qin Hanshi casually expressed surprise, "Unemployed? How could that be?"
In cities during that era, almost everyone had a job, and there were very few unemployed people.
Although Hongyang Village is called a village and has farmland, it is actually located in a place where urban and rural areas meet. Several factories were gathered there in the early days of the People's Republic of China. Apart from a few original villagers, the people living there were basically factory workers.
When people from Hongyang Village come out, their first reaction is usually that they are factory workers, not farmers.
Qin Hanshu knew that although Huo Zhenduo's parents had died, he was a factory worker with impeccable family background. He became unemployed because he had secretly run away from the countryside where he had been sent to work.
But she has to play the whole role.
Huo Zhenduo did not hide his identity.
There were quite a few educated youth like him.
Qin Hanshu didn't press the matter further.
The car fell silent for a moment.
After a while, another thin man muttered, "That white pigeon bike belongs to my sister. If I let her ride it out and don't take it back, she'll tear me apart."
Huo Zhenduo said impatiently, "I'll buy you a new one."
The skinny man quickly waved his hand, "It's not your fault, Brother Huo, how could I ask you to compensate me... If you want compensation, you should go to Baldy Chen!"
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