The group stopped at the bank of the Dading River, far from the brigade headquarters.
Shen Heping asked, "Xiao Tong, what do you plan to do now?"
Su Tong shook his head: "I can't figure it out either. It seems that the theft at the brigade headquarters wasn't a smokescreen. Could it be that we just happened to run into it?"
Su Ruyi nodded: "That's right, isn't this too much of a coincidence? Fourth Brother, do you think Ding Daguo's so-called confession actually exists? I think he's just bluffing to scare us, there's no such thing at all!"
Su Tong pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from Ding Daguo's behavior, it should be true. I think Xiao Tie must have experienced... inhuman torture."
His voice trembled with emotion as he finished speaking.
Shen Heping hurriedly said, "We're completely clueless right now, so let's not jump to conclusions. I think it's possible that Su Tie couldn't stand that shrew and her family and ran away on his own?"
Upon hearing these words, a glimmer of hope ignited in the eyes of both Su Tong and Su Ruyi.
Just then, two children, about seven or eight years old, who were collecting firewood, passed by. Su Ruyi quickly took out two White Rabbit milk candies and called out to them, "Want some candy?"
The children were a boy and a girl, both very thin and dirty.
The boy swallowed hard: "Sister, are you a bad person?"
The girl readily accepted the candy and put it in her pocket, saying, "Thank you, sister!"
The boy hesitated for a moment, then took it, unwrapped the candy, and popped it into his mouth.
Su Ruyi took out two more pieces of candy: "I have a few questions for you. Answer one and you'll get a piece of candy. First question: Do you know Su Tie, the educated youth?"
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