Just as Song Lili and Zhang Qinghua had predicted, the Red Guards arrived very quickly, almost as fast as lightning.
Just as the two returned from the cave, they heard people whispering, but Song Lili and her companion couldn't hear clearly.
Once they reached the main road, they could vaguely hear people talking about Red Guards and old people.
"Brother Qinghua, I've finally found you! Come with me quickly, my uncle is looking for you!" Daqing's younger brother, Li Guoqing, said excitedly as soon as he saw Zhang Qinghua.
"Tiedan, what's wrong?" Zhang Qinghua asked quickly.
Song Lili, however, took a moment to feel a bit awkward. Tie Dan? This nickname is truly unbeatable.
"The Red Guards are here. My boss said they're going to arrest some old men from the Fifth Brigade. My boss wants you to go there. Think about what to do," Tie Dan said anxiously.
"What? Why are they here now? How long have they been here? Where are those old people?" Song Lili asked anxiously, grabbing Tiedan.
"They've been here for almost half an hour. The people from the Third Brigade heard what they were saying and ran over to tell me what happened."
"They should be in the Fifth Brigade right now, that's all I know." Tie Dan blurted out everything he knew.
He vaguely knew that Song Lili discussed many things with the adults, so he told her it was okay.
Besides, the whole village will probably know about this soon enough, so whether he talks about it now or not makes no difference.
Song Lili was so anxious that she ran towards the Fifth Brigade, saying, "I'll go see what's going on." Before she finished speaking, she had already disappeared.
She had originally thought that it was too late today and those people probably wouldn't come, so she was thinking of finding another way tonight, avoiding the previous methods if possible.
I just didn't expect them to arrive so quickly.
When they reached the Third Brigade, they ran into Xia Jun, who seemed to have gone to find wild grass for heating the kang (a heated brick bed) and had just returned.
Xia Jun greeted Song Lili with great pleasure when he saw her, calling her "Sister Lili".
Song Lili suddenly stopped and grabbed Xia Jun. "Xia Jun, do me a favor."
"Wh...what?" Xia Jun twisted his shoulder, which was a little sore from Song Lili's grip, and asked cautiously.
“Go to the Revolutionary Committee in town, find a man named Wu Yi, and tell him that I sent you and that I need his help now.”
"Also, if he's not here, go to the town government and find a man named Qian Liulin. Tell him something happened, and he'll know what to do." Song Lili spoke quickly, still worried about the elderly people.
Seeing Xia Jun standing there dumbfounded, she asked anxiously, "Did you understand or not?" She even shook him.
"I...I understand, I know, Sister Lili, I...I'll go right away." Xia Jun finally regained his composure.
This was the first time Xia Jun had seen Song Lili so agitated since they had known each other, so he was momentarily dazed.
Because the person in front of her was somewhat different from the calm and intelligent Lili she knew before, she didn't react for a moment.
Realizing what had happened, he quickly answered and ran towards the village entrance without wasting a moment.
After watching Xia Jun run away, Song Lili turned her gaze away, took a deep breath, and quickly ran off as well.
She kept praying in her heart, praying that Wu Yi hadn't finished get off work yet, praying that Xia Jun could be faster, and praying that he wouldn't waste so much time.
Otherwise, she was afraid that the elderly would suffer more and that their bodies wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Soon, Song Lili ran back to the Fifth Brigade. She didn't go home, but went directly to the house where the elderly lived.
Then I saw a lot of people gathered outside, surrounding us in layers.
After Song Lili squeezed in, she saw four elderly people being held down by several people with their arms tied behind their backs, while several other people were searching for things in their house.
Seeing that the elderly people were dressed neatly and had no signs of pain or discomfort on their faces, Song Lili finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the blink of an eye, Song Lili saw Yang Weimin standing not far away. Instead of going into the yard immediately, she went to Yang Weimin's side.
"Uncle Weimin, what's going on?" How did these people arrive so quickly?
"I don't know either. I was just about to finish eating when I heard a commotion. When I came out, I saw them walking this way, so I followed to see what was going on."
"Then I heard that someone reported them..." Yang Weimin pointed to the old people in the courtyard, "They were stinking intellectuals, capitalists, so they were dragged to be criticized and denounced."
"They're searching right now, I wonder what they'll find?" Yang Weimin said with some worry.
He was one of the few people who knew about the elderly people's situation, and he was afraid that something might actually be found out during the search.
"Uncle Weimin, don't worry, everything will be fine," Song Lili reassured him. She had already checked everything that afternoon and removed anything that might give others cause trouble.
Therefore, it is probably not feasible to convict the elderly based on the items seized at this time.
Song Lili looked up and saw Luo Juan standing not far away, staring at the old man in the courtyard with a gloomy look in her eyes.
She seemed to sense Song Lili's gaze, looked over, and gave Song Lili a provocative yet smug look.
Song Lili felt as if she had been punched in the heart. She was now certain that Luo Juan knew about her close relationship with the elderly people.
It seems she really has dragged her grandparents down with her.
Song Lili took a deep breath and told herself that she must not panic and must stay calm, otherwise she would fall into Luo Juan's trap.
When he felt calm enough, he grabbed a Red Guard standing outside, the same one he had seen at his home that day.
"Whose report did you hear this time?"
The people who had been captured by Song Lili were currently united in their hatred of the old people and were very unhappy about being captured so suddenly.
"Who is this? Let me go right now, or you'll be..." He turned around and saw Song Lili, then said in surprise, "Oh, it's you! What are you doing here?"
Song Lili wasn't going to answer his question, and asked again, "Have you received another report?"
The man nodded. "Yes, and this time the team leader also came out and said it might be true, so we came. We must give these stinking intellectuals a good re-education."
Song Lili frowned, displeased with his later words, but now was not the time to dwell on such matters. She asked directly, "Do you have any evidence?"
"What?" The man didn't react and looked confused.
"I'm asking you, do you have any evidence to prove your search? You're not going to frame me again like you have before, are you?" Song Lili looked at him with distrust.
He was stunned by the question, because he had never thought about it before.
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