Early in the morning, at five o'clock, before the sun came out, several people from the Cao family got up to pack their things. As usual, people going to work and children going to school were dressed the same as usual.
However, he put some small goldfish and money in places close to his body that didn't take up much space.
"Okay, let's be normal today and don't let anyone see anything. Everything else has been arranged, so let's go."
Watching the family members leave one by one at the appointed time, Mr. Cao got into his private car. The family members set off in batches today, by train, car, and truck. The main purpose was to leave Beijing first.
After leaving Beijing, the Zhao and Cao families could only survive outside.
The two families, more than a dozen people, as well as Cao Yu and Zhao Jie in the countryside, including Li Haotian and Yang Zhengcheng, all set out almost at the same time.
When Peng Cheng received the news from his subordinates, he had to say that the two old men had made a good deployment.
There are many people in the family, divided into different channels. Even if they are investigated, many of them may be able to escape. Even if someone in the family is arrested, the crime is not punishable by death at this time. It is estimated that there are still some forces left by them in Beijing.
"Lao Peng, let's take action."
"Well, the military and police are integrated into small groups. No one is allowed to act alone. Everything is under the control of the group leader. If any problems arise, the group leader will be held responsible first."
Almost at the same time, as soon as the people from the Cao and Zhao families left their respective posts, they were followed by soldiers and police disguised in the crowd.
In order to catch the forces behind the two families at one time, Peng Cheng arranged the task to wait for the people who came to escort them away to appear and then come out and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Cao Yu, Zhao Jie and others took the opportunity to slip away when they just started work in the morning. There are many people who slip away while working in the fields. As long as they do their work in the fields well, the villagers will not say much. Everyone has urgent needs sometimes.
But before they had gone far, they just made a phone call at the town post office and heard that something had happened at home. The old men of the two families were the first to be caught. It has to be said that when people get old, they still know how to consider their younger generations. Or, in other words, the old men of the two families used themselves as a cover to attract the attention of the stalkers and send the rest of the family away safely.
Cao Yu put down the phone and looked at the three people. His hands were shaking and he had to hold on to the wall to prevent himself from falling.
"What's going on? What do they say over there?"
"Uncle Lin said that the two grandfathers in the family have been detained. We don't know about the others yet, but I'm afraid they can't escape. The channels he originally arranged for us to go abroad are temporarily unavailable. If the people above follow the clues and find any connection with the Soviet side, the situation will be, will be even worse."
As soon as Cao Yu finished speaking, Zhao Jie was so frightened that she couldn't stand steadily.
"Well, what should we do now? Have we been targeted? Should we..."
Li Haotian looked around and said, "Probably not yet. The two elders arranged for you to go to the countryside to work in the fields in secret. We shouldn't be under surveillance. Those people in Beijing are not that idle and don't have that many people."
A few people found a remote and deserted place to stay first. Li Haotian, as the more sober one among them, thought about it and proposed two options.
"We have no other options now. Either we return to the village and act like educated youth, pretending to be oblivious to these events and waiting for an opportunity. Alternatively, we can sneak across the border. If Uncle Lin can't arrange it, we can take the train and then take a chance to sneak across the border. However, this is also very dangerous. Now, you all should think carefully about what to do."
At this time, Li Haotian was already feeling a little desperate. He was adopted from an orphanage at the age of ten and knew how to survive since he was a child. But in this situation now, he felt very confused about what to do.
In the end, several people decided to return to the village. At least for the time being, the news from Beijing would not reach here. They would keep it secret as long as possible. However, from today on, they would no longer have money and would really have to start earning their own food rations every month.
A few people left and took a walk around the town, then returned to the village quietly and continued to work. The villagers did not suspect anything.
3:00 p.m. Beijing time.
All those from the Cao and Zhao families who attempted to escape were captured, including children and those who helped them leave. They were all caught in one fell swoop.
Peng Cheng sat in the office, listening to his subordinates' reports.
"Have you found the traitor in the police station?"
"We've apprehended three people, but none of them know each other's identities. The Zhao and Cao families are making a big move. Commander, there must be someone behind them, but the two old men won't say anything. The others know very little, and they've already spilled the beans."
Pengcheng understood what he meant. He said nothing about what he knew, and told everything about what he didn't know, but it was all useless.
"Alright, don't spread this matter outside. Keep the news under wraps for now. Let's see who's panicking. We need to make arrangements for the guards as well as our own. We need to make arrangements for the other two old men. After all, they're old, and it would be bad if something happened to them."
After everything was arranged, Pengcheng was finally able to go home. He had been in the army for a full ten days without going home.
Standing downstairs, I looked in the mirror and tugged at my clothes to make them a little messy.
I sat in the car for about half an hour. I was a little tired from concentrating so much for so many days, so I sat in the back seat and closed my eyes naturally.
When the car drove into the family compound, Pengcheng's driver looked at the leader who was sleeping soundly in the back seat, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.
It was Pengcheng himself who was awakened by the noise outside. Looking at Shen Yipei walking out of the house, he rubbed his hair with one hand and pulled his clothes with the other.
The operation is as fierce as a tiger!
The driver Xiao Cheng was stunned when he saw such a leader!
"Don't rush to pick me up tomorrow morning. Come over at 8:30. Xiao Cheng, you've been working hard lately. Go back and have a good rest."
"Okay, Chief, take care."
The first thing Peng Cheng did when he got out of the car was to hand over the bag he was carrying. "Wife, you haven't been home these days. I can't sleep or eat well in the office alone."
Looking at the man with some amusement, Shen Yipei said nothing, walked in front and turned into the house.
The food was already on the table, all of which were Pengcheng's favorites. His two sons were also sitting at their seats. Even though it was a little late, they were still waiting.
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