"What's wrong?" Su Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief.
"I saw someone!" Li Wang said mysteriously. "You'd never guess who I saw!"
"Is it Shen Heping and Ji Xuchang?" Su Ruyi was completely relieved. "They arrived a few days ago. Brother Changzi accompanied Brother Heping to recuperate!"
"They're here too?!" Li Wang looked quite surprised, then suddenly realized, "You're here, no wonder!"
"Who did you see?" Su Ruyi didn't forget to keep asking.
“Summer Show!” Li Wang blurted out.
"Oh, she also... wait!" Su Ruyi grabbed him, "When did you see her?"
“Last night!” Li Wang blurted out, “The old man kept saying he wanted to go for a walk in the Yaoquan area, so we waited until dark and went in through a hole in the wall.”
"..." Su Ruyi was speechless for a moment.
Yaoquan District is an infectious disease isolation and treatment area. Why did Grandpa go in through a hole in someone else's wall?
Li Wang continued, "Su Zhiqing, don't be angry. I advised the old man not to go, but he said that since it's called 'Medicinal Spring,' there's a high chance that the spring water contains natural medicinal ingredients, and he just wants to go and see."
"……Then what?"
"Then... there are three springs in the medicinal spring area, right? Two of them are open now, and the old man said he wanted to go see the one that wasn't open yet." Li Wang said helplessly, "I don't know where the old man got the information from, but he even drew a map by hand—we followed that map and found a row of small bungalows."
"You saw Xia Tianxiu right there?" Su Ruyi asked nervously.
"We searched room by room, and finally found the spring in the last room!" Li Wang's voice became even more mysterious. "I tasted the spring water; it was warm and a little bitter!"
"Is Summer Show there too?"
"No, we were secretly drinking the medicinal spring water when we heard footsteps coming. The old man quickly pulled me down to squat down."
As Li Wang spoke, he bent down slightly.
"That's it! I crouched down and looked out the window, and saw a woman walking towards me, carrying two bags in her hands."
She looked familiar to me.
As she approached, the moonlight shone on her face, and I recognized her immediately – wasn't that Xia Tianxiu?
Those two bourgeois young ladies' maids, huh!
"Then what?"
"Then, she walked to the base of the wall, reached out and fiddled with something, and we heard a 'cracking' sound from behind the house, which startled both my grandfather and me."
Then she picked up what she was carrying and went around to the back of the house.
"What is it?"
Listen to me!
Five minutes later, she came back, and this time she squatted down and fiddled with the base of our wall!
This time, I mustered up my courage and peeked out. They had indeed filled in a brick!
Then he left!
After she walked away, I went to pull out that brick. As soon as I pulled it out, there was another 'crackling' sound from behind the house!
I went around to the back and took a look, and guess what—there was a small hole in the wall!
I pushed the brick in again, and the hole closed—it was like a mechanism!
The old man and I both found it strange, and he asked me to go in and take a look.
I mustered up my courage and went in—it was a small room, half a basement. When I shone my flashlight on it, I saw a mat on the floor covered with food and snacks!
I even packed a few more!
As Li Wang spoke, he took out a piece of flaky pastry wrapped in oil paper and handed it to Su Ruyi, "It's quite delicious, it's a special supply! Want a piece?"
"Is it poisonous? You're going to eat it?" Su Ruyi became nervous.
“How could it be poisonous? The packaging wasn’t even opened—I tucked it in from the bottom. If she found out, she’d just think it was a rat.” Li Wang opened the pastry. “Look, it says ‘Special Health Supplies’ on it! My grandfather used to…”
He suddenly stopped talking, "Besides the snacks, there were two eight-pound kettles. I opened them and checked, one had boiling water and the other had cold water! Besides the kettles, there was also an enamel mug!"
"Hoarding water and food, what is she trying to do?" Su Ruyi frowned.
"Isn't it obvious? Xia Xiu disappeared this summer, right? She must have done something bad and found a place to hide! You know what, she's pretty good at finding places. How do you think she knew this place?"
Li Wang scratched his head, "This summer show, is she some kind of spy?"
"Li Zhiqing, don't tell anyone about Xia Tianxiu's matter, and tell Grandpa not to tell anyone either! I'll trouble you to make this trip and bring me the map that Grandpa drew; I need it!" Su Ruyi instructed.
Li Wang nodded and left. A short while later, he brought back a "map" hand-drawn by Su Qiushi and pointed out the route.
Su Ruyi carefully examined the map and memorized the places that Li Wang had circled in red.
"I put an X on that brick that can be pulled out!" Li Wang added. "Remember to mention this when you tell General Shen!"
Li Wang thought Su Ruyi was going to report Xia Tianxiu to General Shen about being a spy, so he gave her some more detailed instructions.
Su Ruyi didn't say anything, but repeatedly emphasized to Li Wang that he and Su Qiushi must stay out of it.
After seeing Li Wang off, Su Ruyi carried her large medicine box and went directly to Qingquan District.
The courtyard was in chaos, and Qi Yaqin's wailing could be heard from afar.
Qi Yuan stood at the courtyard gate, his face ashen.
Upon seeing Su Ruyi, he hurriedly said, "Dr. Su, the spies at the retirement home haven't all been arrested. These people are too rampant! They kidnapped my granddaughter! By the way, I just sent Xiao Zhao to look for you, have you seen him?"
Su Ruyi put down the large medicine box and shook her head: "We may have gone the wrong way."
"I told Xiao Zhao to stay with you for a while until we find the spy!" Qi Yuan said. "Dr. Su, don't go to any deserted places during this time; the enemy is lurking in the shadows!"
"Thank you, Mr. Qi." A warm feeling welled up in Su Ruyi's heart. Even when she lost her granddaughter, Qi Yuan still remembered her. She would also remember this kindness.
But what exactly is Summer Show up to?
Su Ruyi decided that she would go to her "secret base" to take a look that evening.
After comforting Qi Yuan, she was about to leave when Qi Yaqin rushed up and stopped her: "Little girl, aren't you and our Yue'er good friends?"
Su Ruyi was taken aback.
Summer Xiu actually told this woman that she was her good friend?
Seeing that she didn't react, Qi Yaqin asked anxiously, "What other good friends does she have? Is there anywhere she can go?"
Su Ru frowned when she saw that Qi Yuan's question was strange, and looked at him.
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