Song Shutian's lips curled up. "Don't worry, someone will come to collect it sooner or later. You'll know then."
I reckon the enemy wants to give us a shock before we've even established a firm foothold, so that it will be easier for them to carry out their plans.
It's a pity they probably didn't expect that you would see right through Zhu Yunshan. To be honest, I admire your intuition.
"Let's go talk to Old Zhao about this."
As Jiang Qiao walked, he asked about the handling of Feng Lan. "Imprisoned? What's the point of keeping someone like that around? He should be sentenced. He's treating human life like a joke, especially in this place. It's not their place to run wild."
Those young people, report to the farm tomorrow. Someone will bring a roster and send them over directly. Don't even think about leaving until you've been reformed.
"If it weren't for them, the situation here wouldn't be this bad."
Jiang Qiao continued, "So you're not planning to talk to the Party Secretary and his deputy?"
Song Shutian smiled and said, "We'll talk about it tomorrow. Old Zhao has already returned to work, so there's no need to rush. Take your time. Remember, the data is very important, so don't make any mistakes."
Also, your life is important, so please don't let anything else go wrong. Should I secretly send someone to protect you?
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "If you secretly send someone, the enemy probably won't take the bait. I'm not in a hurry, but someone else will be, because their master will urge them to do this."
When Zhao Anbang learned that he could return to work the next day, the old man became somewhat overwhelmed with emotion, his eyes reddening as he hugged Song Shutian and patted him hard a few times.
"Good job, lad. You didn't let me down—"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Uncle, you'd better be prepared. We're about to have a tough battle. Please sit down, I'll give you acupuncture—"
Speaking of Jiang Qiao's acupuncture skills, Zhao Anbang himself was impressed. The girl's acupuncture technique was really amazing. He had only had acupuncture once in the afternoon, and his body had recovered a lot. In addition, after taking the girl's medicine, it seemed that his previous pain had been reduced a lot.
"You're really suited to be a doctor, what a pity—"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "There's nothing to regret. That's my fate. I can't change it. But I'll become a doctor in the future, and maybe I'll be a very good one. When that happens, I'll take care of your health. I won't charge you much, and you're not allowed to hire anyone else—"
Zhao Anbang burst into hearty laughter. "You think you can escape? We old guys are definitely going to stick to you. Once things are settled here, I should go back home. I wonder how things are back home."
Song Shutian said from the side, "Don't worry, now that you've resolved this matter, things at home are no problem. Just tell your family to stay home and do their jobs properly. There's no need to worry too much about anything else."
Fortunately, Song Shutian told the old man about his discoveries, otherwise, given Jiang Qiao's acupuncture technique, the old man would have fallen asleep comfortably with his eyes closed if he hadn't known that what Song Shutian was saying was important.
“I think it’s a good idea. I’ll start making arrangements tomorrow. We can’t afford any more trouble with Jiang Qiao. Make sure she has plenty of self-defense items. Those people must have put in a lot of effort to infiltrate our area. Have your people keep a close eye on her. I know the leaders at the farm, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”
Once Song Shutian stopped talking, Zhao Anbang also fell asleep.
"Alright, let's go back to the room and rest. I haven't had a proper rest since we arrived."
"Where should I rest? Back at the guesthouse?"
Song Shutian pointed to the side room in the courtyard and said, "You can stay in that room. Don't worry, there are guards there, so there shouldn't be any problems for now."
Jiang Qiao casually asked Cao Mingyuan and Zhang Dalei.
"They both have a place to rest, don't worry—"
Jiang Qiao went to the side room in the courtyard. To be honest, the conditions weren't great; it was a very simple room. However, the bedding and everything else were new, probably arranged by Song Shutian beforehand. Jiang Qiao washed up briefly, turned off the lights, and rested.
However, while she rested, some people got busy at this time.
Especially since the documents were not damaged, the news that they were in Jiang Qiao's hands had already spread in secret.
The next morning, Zhang Dalei brought back some surprising news.
"What? The note has already been taken? Who took it?"
Zhang Dalei gave a wry smile. "I bet none of you would guess that this person is a child, and a mute at that—"
Jiang Qiao exclaimed, "My God, who is so heartless as to use a child like this? Do they even know who the letter is for?"
Zhang Dalei shook his head. "That child didn't give the letter to anyone; he went straight home. Our people are secretly monitoring him now, and we don't know who he'll hand the note to."
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "Don't tell me that the child can't read yet."
Zhang Dalei shrugged. "You guessed right. The child has a disability, so he has never been to school. His parents are honest, simple people. That's all I know so far."
Speaking of the mute child, Zhao Anbang really had some impression of him. "That child, I've seen him a few times. He's quite pitiful. There are many children in his family, and the adults can't take care of him. I heard that his family's conditions are not good, and they often go hungry. I even gave him some food."
Was the child instigated, or is there some hidden story behind it?
No one can answer this question unless you ask the child. Unfortunately, the child is mute and cannot speak or write anything. This is the most ruthless aspect of the enemy.
"We've got someone keeping a close eye on him; that kid definitely wasn't playing around with the note."
Let's go eat first and see how that person reacts.
Zhao Anbang had Jiang Qiao get ready, and the group went to the canteen for lunch. On the way, they ran into the work team.
The scene became somewhat awkward. After all, their attitude towards Zhao Anbang hadn't been very good before, but now that he had turned things around, and it was even done by the leader himself, everyone looked embarrassed.
Zhao Anbang had clearly noticed their expressions. "Oh, comrades, I must thank you for your efforts in finally clearing me of suspicion—"
"Oh, Comrade Zhao, look at what you're saying. We should be the ones feeling embarrassed. We didn't know the truth before, so we offended you in some ways. Please don't take offense."
Zhao Anbang waved his hand. "It's all for work, which is understandable. As long as we all work together and try to catch the enemy agent, the others won't be a problem. Come on, let's go eat. I haven't eaten in the canteen for a long time, and I really miss the food."
Even if Zhao Anbang didn't say what they ate before, Jiang Qiao and the others could imagine it. Don't expect anything good. It's already good enough if you're not given anything spoiled. I guess you might not even get to eat spoiled food sometimes.
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