Gu Yanzhi couldn't say he completely believed Li Sheng's words, but he did believe half of them. The remaining task was to verify Li Sheng's identity.
Therefore, Gu Yanzhi did not make any promises to Li Sheng for the time being, but only arranged a time for their next meeting.
She needed to verify Li Sheng's identity with Chu Guodong.
Seeing Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao's reactions, Li Sheng gave a wry smile. However, he also knew in his heart that no one would easily believe someone they had only met once, or a stranger who spoke a lot without any basis in fact.
Fortunately, they agreed on a time to meet again, which means he still has a chance.
After the four parted ways, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao did not rush back, but strolled around the trading market.
It was completely dark by now, but the trading market was still brightly lit.
Most of the people who went out to collect supplies have returned, and there are more vendors and customers now.
The two strolled leisurely through the market, glancing at anything that caught their eye. However, they didn't buy anything; after all, they lacked nothing, they were just there for the fun of browsing.
When he returned, Song Zhao had an extra frozen chicken and some frozen meat in his backpack.
They saw people selling it in the market, and the stalls were packed with people, and the goods were quickly sold out.
Gu Yanzhi took some food out of his spatial storage when no one was looking, put it in his backpack, and pretended that they had bought it to improve their meals.
When the two returned to the villa in the dark, the members of Squad 532 had already returned.
Everyone was happy to see the meat that Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao brought back.
The chicken Gu Yanzhi brought out was quite large, and they all decided to stew it tonight. The meat could be stored away and eaten in a few days.
Thanks to Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao's occasional special meals, Team 532 was able to eat meat every now and then. However, chicken was not commonly available in the market, so they couldn't easily bring it out.
However, before Gu Yanzhi left City C, he heard from his colleagues in the planting team that some places had already started experimenting with raising chickens, so it was only a matter of time before a large quantity of chicken meat appeared.
Given that the 532 team of straight men were really not very good at cooking, they decided to ask Song Zhao to help this excellent cook stew the chicken.
Of course, the remaining people felt embarrassed to eat for free and not do any work, so they only let Song Zhao be in charge of stewing the meat, and they took care of all the other chores.
After rummaging through the leftovers in the kitchen, Song Zhao decided to make chicken stew with potatoes and some dried vegetables. As he picked at the vegetables, Song Zhao thought he should try to get more out of the kitchen; there really wasn't much left, and they'd only have enough for two or three more meals.
However, there was still a lot of rice and steamed buns left. Before leaving City C, the members of Team 532 only kept their necessary supplies and exchanged the rest for staple food.
They hadn't expected Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao to bring so many dried vegetables. They thought they would just eat steamed buns and porridge on the road, a simple and quick way to solve their three meals.
Everyone enjoyed dinner very much; even the bottom of the plates was scraped clean, so clean that Gu Yanzhi almost thought the basins had never been used.
Before the meal, while Song Zhao was busy in the kitchen, Gu Yanzhi told Chu Guodong about Li Sheng.
When Chu Guodong heard the name Li Sheng and listened to Gu Yanzhi's description of him, although there were some differences between him and the person in his memory, he felt that this person might indeed be the Li Sheng he knew.
He decided to let the rest of the team go out to "gather supplies" the next day, while he would stay at home and go to see Li Sheng with Gu Yanzhi.
For the first few days, they could only "familiarize themselves" with the route. In reality, they wanted to use the guise of a "reconnaissance team" to infiltrate the Liancheng base and gather information.
This kind of thing is fine with Vice Captain Lin Cheng leading the team; there's no need for him, the captain, to keep a close eye on things all the time.
"Brother Li, what happened to you?"
Their agreed meeting place was still at the trading market. As soon as they met, Chu Guodong recognized Li Sheng as the Li Sheng in his memory.
However, he was different from the steady, reliable, and spirited Li Sheng I remembered. Now he looked extremely downcast and much older, with gray hairs already visible on his head even though he was not yet 40.
"Dongzi, it's been a long time." Upon seeing Chu Guodong, Li Sheng couldn't help but smile, but as he smiled, tears streamed down his face.
A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he's deeply grieved. Upon seeing the eastern part of Chu, Li Sheng thought, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, I hope it's not too late; my wife can be saved."
Zhang Qi, standing next to him, was equally excited; his sister was saved.
Although Zhang Qi was not good-looking, he had a shifty and rat-like appearance, giving the impression of being a cunning and heartless person.
However, he has a very good relationship with his older sister. He is the same age as Gu Yanlin, only 20 years old this year. His older sister raised him from a young age, and he has always lived with her.
His sister was suffering, and he was really looking forward to rescuing her as soon as possible. Now it finally seemed like there was hope.
Li Sheng didn't cry for long. He quickly wiped away his tears and, suppressing his grief, discussed the next steps with Chu Guodong.
Now that they were all confirmed to be reliable and trustworthy people, Li Sheng and Zhang Qi, along with Chu Guodong and the other two, left the trading market and returned home.
The address Zhang Qi gave Li Sheng was indeed real; it just so happened that he also lived with Li Sheng.
Their living space was small, a 30-square-meter apartment divided into two bedrooms and a living room. Li Sheng and Zhang Qi each occupied one room.
I don't know if it was because it was getting dark, but the whole room was dark and there wasn't a single ray of light.
Li Sheng lit the only candle in the room for illumination, which allowed Gu Yanzhi and the other two to see the room clearly.
Such houses were in high demand at the Liancheng base. When they first arrived at the Liancheng base, it wasn't difficult for three able-bodied people to support themselves, and they also had some supplies on them, which enabled them to buy this house.
The houses in Liancheng Base are now only for rent, not for sale, and the rental prices are trending upwards every month.
Although it wasn't big, it was very clean and didn't look like a house for two rough men.
“My sister is very clean, and my brother-in-law and I are used to it. Even when she’s not around, we want to keep things the way she likes,” Zhang Qi explained.
They had originally planned to live a good life at the Liancheng base and cherished their house. Unfortunately, fate intervened; their sister was injured and is now missing. Zhang Qi prayed silently, hoping to find her soon and leave this wretched place.
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