The village office is not far from Li Dazhu's home, only about six or seven households away. Everyone went back to eat at noon, and there was no one in the house. They were all from the same village, so if there was anything, they could just go home and call out. There was no need to arrange for duty or anything.
There was a courtyard wall made of adobe, three or four houses, and some vegetables were planted in the yard. Li Dazhu walked in front of them and pushed open the gate directly. The yard was not locked, probably to make it convenient for people to come and pick vegetables.
"Come in, the phone is in this room. It's the only one in the village, and it was installed not long ago." Li Dazhu said as he opened the outermost door. The interior was simply furnished with two tables, two chairs, and an unlocked small cabinet. A phone covered with a cloth was placed on one of the tables.
Because it was Shen Anning who suggested coming over to make the call, the two students from the Medical University suggested that she come first, “Sister Anning, you call first.”
Shen An Ning waved her hand and said, "No, no, you go first." How could she agree to this? The matter had to be kept secret, and it would be best if the village chief could be sent away. She had to be the last one.
Fang Yuan smiled maliciously, "Sister An Ning has to call her boyfriend later, you guys go first and let her go last, otherwise...ah..."
"Fangyuan!"
Shen Anning pretended to be angry and chased her around the house twice before giving up.
So, the two students from the medical university did not refuse. Their parents both worked in factories, so they could answer the phone quickly. When the parents received the phone call suddenly, they thought something happened to their children. But it turned out that the children missed home, so they had to comfort them.
They were all about trivial family matters. Maybe girls are more emotional. The first classmate Lin who called was crying and laughing while talking on the phone. She talked to her mother for nearly five minutes, which made Shen Anning and the others who were listening nearby laugh so hard.
After Lin finished the call, she felt a little embarrassed. She looked at everyone else and felt a little embarrassed, especially since Village Chief Li was there too, which made her even more embarrassed.
Fang Yuan watched as one person continued to make calls for nearly five minutes. He estimated that it would take them at least half an hour to finish. "Uncle Village Chief, it will probably take us half an hour to finish this call. You should have dinner ready at home. Go back and eat first. We'll lock the door for you after we finish."
Li Dazhu looked at the students without worrying about anything. "Okay, then you guys take your time and talk to your family. Your family will always be worried when you're away from home. I'll be back first. I'll hang the lock on the door for you. Just fasten it when you leave."
"Okay, uncle, don't worry, we will get it done."
Watching Li Dazhu walk out of the yard, Shen Anning relaxed a little. If he had to stay here, there would be no point in her calling.
Sun Zimu and Guo Haochen were dragged along by them to make up the number of people. This time, with only their mother and father around, there really wasn't much for them to report to their families, so they simply reported that they were safe. Fang Yuan and her father only said, "Don't worry, Dad. I will study hard with my master. Okay, I will definitely not be lazy. Okay, goodbye, Dad."
Knowing that Shen An Ning was going to call her boyfriend, the two students from the Medical University did not stay to embarrass her. They gave the money for the call to Shen An Ning and asked her to give it to the village chief later, and then went back to rest.
The rest of the people in the room were all her own people, so Shen Anning didn't hide anymore. "Fang Yuan, you go to the door of the house. Hao Chen, Zi Mu, you two go to the gate of the yard and watch. If you see anyone approaching here, report to Fang Yuan. Time is tight, so I can't explain it to you in detail. I'll explain it to you when we get back."
Shen Anning's expression was too serious, and several people nodded. Fang Yuan even closed the door for her when she left.
Shen Anning skillfully dialed the number of Cao Jingheng's office. At this time in the afternoon, grandparents would take a nap after lunch. Others were at work or school, so only the police station could probably get through.
"Hello, Public Security Bureau, who are you?"
"Hello, is it me?"
Cao Jingheng threw the lunch box in his hand and leaned back in his chair. "You've been gone for seven or eight days. Why did you just think of calling me? I waited for you at work during the day and at home at night. I only received your call today."
Ana Shen felt a pang of fear in her heart, “Okay, I apologize, but I called you today for something very important.”
Cao Jingheng also took the overly serious tone seriously, "You say."
"I'm currently in... Village on the edge of Yaocong Mountain in Sichuan. The educated youth who came to this village four years ago... you need to find out their personal information. The Lis in this village all settled here after the three-year disaster. If you can find their original place of residence, you can ask them there. They're so brazen, they must have someone in the town protecting them. You need to find out if the town officials have a bigger umbrella of protection. Also, these people even monitored us when we went up the mountain. We don't even know if they had weapons. And there are only mountains here. If they escape, it will be very difficult to catch them..."
"Go to my house later and tell my grandfather about the situation here. If you can seek help from the armed forces and the army here, please ask my grandfather to coordinate it."
Cao Jingheng on the other end of the phone held the receiver tightly. "Okay, An Ning, remember to protect yourself and don't get hurt. Right now, many educated youth who haven't been able to return to the city are making trouble. This has attracted the attention of higher-ups. I will report it immediately. Don't act rashly until the army arrives."
Shen Anning smiled and said, "Don't worry, after all, we are all people of status. If we lose a village cadre, we will be in trouble. They dare not act rashly."
"Okay, take care of yourself and remember to think of me."
"Yeah, you too. I won't say any more to you, to avoid arousing suspicion."
After hanging up the phone, Ana Shen rubbed his face fiercely and locked the door of the room, “Is there anyone coming over?”
"Just now, two men looked over here from a distance. "We were standing outside chatting, and they didn't come over."
He is indeed the local tyrant of the village, so scheming. Fortunately, I didn’t ask them to close the gate, otherwise something bad would have happened.
"Okay, then let's go to the village chief's house and pay him. The fight lasted about nineteen minutes and twenty seconds. Let's give him twenty-five dollars."
The three people had no objection. Fang Yuan, standing at the door, more or less heard some of what Shen An Ning said. She looked at Shen An Ning and hesitated to speak.
"Fang Yuan, act normal. We still have to go to the village chief's house to give him some money. Don't show your emotions on your face. Smile. I'll tell you everything when we get back."
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