When leaving the hospital, Wang Shuning said to Zhang Meili, "You go back first. I'll go find my friends to find out about Shanmo."
Zhang Meili said, "I'll go with you."
"OK."
Wang Shuning originally planned to ask the guard at the entrance of Chaoyang Automobile Manufacturing Plant where Ge Nie or Qi Jianping lived, but when he arrived at the door he found out that they were at work today.
Today is only the 13th day of the first lunar month, and we’re already back to work before the Lantern Festival is over!
The guard thought they were looking for a date, so he said, "Which workshop is your date in? I'll call him out for you."
Wang Shuning quickly shook his head, "I'm here to meet friends, not to find a date. It seems like it's almost time to get off work, so I'll just wait outside."
Not wanting to be misunderstood, Wang Shuning pushed the cart to the opposite side of the gate. This position would not attract attention, but he could clearly see everyone walking out of the gate.
Zhang Meili asked: "Are you here to look for the man you met at the mall that day?"
Wang Shuning admitted: "Yes, their family is in the county town, so they might know Shan Mo."
As the time approached 11:30 in the morning, the gate of the automobile factory was opened and a few workers came out one after another.
Wang Shuning and Zhang Meili stared with eyes wide open, afraid of missing the person.
"My mother is not at home today. She went to my grandmother's house. Can I go to your house for a meal?" Ge Nie twisted his neck. He had been keeping his head down for the whole morning and his neck was about to break.
Qi Jianping nodded, "My dad is coming home for dinner today, if you're not afraid you can come over."
Ge Nie's Adam's apple rolled twice, "I'm not afraid as long as you're here. I'll just pretend your father doesn't exist."
Qi Jianping shook his head in amusement, "If you can pretend that he doesn't exist, I admire you."
When they were about to turn the corner, Qi Jianping grabbed Ge Nie's shoulder, pointed to the opposite side and said, "Is that Wang Shuning?"
Ge Nie looked over quickly. Wasn't it Wang Shuning, waving at him? "I knew that pestering would work. Now you come to me."
Genie pulled his hair twice and quickly ran to the other side.
"Comrade Wang Shuning, are you here to see me?" Ge Nie asked expectantly.
Zhang Meili was stunned. Why is there another one?
Wang Shuning pointed at Qi Jianping who had followed him and said, "I'm looking for you two. I want to ask you about something."
Ge Nie didn't want to go to Qi Jianping's house now. "It's noon now. I'll take you to the state-owned restaurant for lunch."
"We're not going to the restaurant to eat." It's not safe to eat in a state-owned restaurant. If someone hears it, it might alarm Shanmo.
Wang Shuning saw that there was no one around and the workers who were leaving get off work across the street couldn't hear him that far away, so he asked directly, "Do you know Wang Tuzi and Shan Mo?"
Ge Nie's mouth corners drooped and he glanced at Qi Jianping. Why would they ask this?
Qi Jianping saw that Zhang Meili, who was standing next to Wang Shuning, was a little nervous. After thinking for a second, he asked, "Did you offend them?"
Wang Shuning was nervous, and it seemed that he knew. "No, it's just that my friend seems to be in some trouble."
Qi Jianping: "Let's talk at my house."
Wang Shuning saw Qi Jianping walking forward, hesitated for two seconds, and then followed him with Zhang Meili.
In Chaoyang County, besides Aunt Ma and her son, she only knew these two people. Aunt Ma and her son met in the black market, purely in exchange for interests. Qi Jianping and Ge Nie worked in a car manufacturing factory and had decent jobs, so they seemed more reliable.
When Qi's mother saw her son coming back with Ge Nie and two girls, one of whom was the one she saw in the mall last time, she was surprised but also a little unsure. Didn't they say that Ge Nie liked that girl?
Could it be that my son has a crush on someone else?
Although she is not as pretty as Wang Shuning, she is still pretty good. She looks like a good wife and mother who is capable of doing housework and enduring hardships.
"Kid, if you had said you were going to bring your friends back earlier, I would have cooked two more dishes. Hurry up and get bowls and chopsticks for the two girls. I'll go to the kitchen and add two more dishes."
"Auntie, no need. We're not eating here." Wang Shuning quickly refused.
Qi's mother enthusiastically pulled out a long bench for Wang Shuning and Zhang Meili to sit down, and even moved the dishes on the table. "Since you're here, it's time to eat."
"Jianping, go to my room and get two bottles of drinks." After saying that, Qi's mother went back to the kitchen and put on her apron again.
Qi Jianping looked at Wang Shuning and Zhang Meili and said, "Sit down and eat together, otherwise my mother won't let you leave."
Ge Nie pulled out the stool self-sufficiently. He couldn't tell the difference before, but now he understood the meaning of different treatments.
Qi's mother was very quick. After a while, she brought over two dishes, one was stir-fried pork with lettuce, and the other was scrambled eggs with green peppers.
"Your dad is coming home late today, let's eat first."
Qi Jianping nodded, poured drinks for Wang Shuning and Zhang Meili, and said while eating, "Shan Mo is the cousin of Shan Congyun, the director of the Public Security Bureau of City D. He has a bad reputation in Chaoyang County, and Wang Tuzi is Shan Mo's subordinate. What trouble did your friend encounter that made him ask about these two?"
When Qi's mother heard this, her brows furrowed instantly, "Shanmo is not a good person."
Wang Shuning put down his chopsticks. "I don't know whether my friend was favored by Wang Tuzi or Shan Mo. Yesterday, the state-owned mall was having an event and we went to the city to buy things. While we were watching a movie in the cinema, her wedding dress was stolen. Her boyfriend ran out to chase her, but the dress was cut into pieces. She is now lying in the hospital on IV drip, and she is seriously injured."
Qi Jianping frowned, "Are you sure they did it?"
Wang Shuning nodded. "They have no enemies in Chaoyang County. Yesterday I called the police and rushed to the scene to rescue people, but even the police were unwilling to arrest those people. The only possible person is Wang the Butcher."
Zhang Meili interrupted, "Jingyi could have been a chef at the county's state-owned restaurant, but she changed to the town's state-owned restaurant when she found out that Wang Tuzi often went there. She had to go back to work after the Lantern Festival, but Shu Ning found out that Wang Tuzi was also in contact with the manager of the town's state-owned restaurant. She didn't know what to do after that."
Wang Shuning said: "I suspect that going to town to be an apprentice is a trap designed by the other party. It doesn't matter if I lose my job, but I am worried that they will not give up."
Mother Qi understood and offered her own opinion: "The gossips in the village are not there. If your friend had never left the village, they would not have come to the village and forcibly taken him away."
Wang Shuning looked worried. With Guo Jingyi's ability, how could she never leave the village for her entire life? It would be best if she returned to the city.
"Did Shan Congyun acquiesce to what Shan Mo did in Chaoyang County?"
Ge Nie swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "They are cousins. If it weren't for Shan Congyun's protection, how could Shan Mo, an unemployed idler, be so bold and have so many hooligans willing to listen to him?"
Qi Jianping said in a heavy tone: "It's probably impossible to say that you didn't know anything about it. If the job in town was really arranged by the other party, you'd better ask your friend not to go to work."
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