Gu Jianhua exclaimed "Ah!" and pulled out his notebook filled with phone numbers. The first page contained the village's phone number.
He picked up the receiver and started dialing.
…………
After it got dark, Lu Sisi was taken back to the Hongqi County Public Security Bureau. The police officers first took her to a temporary jail before returning to their office for a meeting.
Colleagues from the same bureau found Lu Sisi's escape file from two and a half years ago.
They never expected that someone who had been on the run for over two years could be found. And judging from Lu Sisi's appearance, she seemed to be living a pretty good life before they caught her.
"This person has no household registration, and she has no relatives in the provincial capital. How did she survive?"
This is a very serious problem.
The police officers present at the meeting exchanged glances, a bad feeling creeping into their minds.
How can a woman with no social standing and no relatives live a comfortable life in a provincial capital? What methods did she use to achieve such a glamorous lifestyle?
We're all adults here; we can all tell what's going on without even thinking. It's just unbelievable that such a shady place could exist in a provincial capital like this.
"What kind of talk is that? Where aren't there scumbags?"
Director Liu, who had overheard something outside, walked in, carrying an enamel mug containing his most prized tea leaves.
He had a faint smile on his face, and the people in the meeting immediately stood up.
"Director Liu."
"Director Liu, what brings you here?"
They stood up to offer Director Liu their seats.
Director Liu waved his hand: "It's alright, it's alright, you don't need to worry about me. You all go ahead with the meeting, I'll just listen in from the side."
After Director Liu finished speaking, he knew that they might not be used to him standing there, so he went to the side, pulled out a stool, and sat down to listen.
Seeing this, the comrades at the meeting continued speaking.
After their meeting, someone went to interrogate Lu Sisi...
Lu Huaijiao, back in the provincial capital, had no idea how they interrogated Lu Sisi. But that night, Zhao Lei had a dream.
He dreamt that Lu Sisi really gave birth to a son for him.
The child looked up at him and saw Gu Changzheng's annoying face!
Zhao Lei was startled awake from his dream.
I woke up to find it was all a dream.
Clutching his pounding heart, Zhao Lei felt this was far too exciting.
Lu Sisi had just told him she was pregnant with his child during the day, and that night he dreamed of a child who looked a lot like Gu Changzheng. How could this not be exciting?
Zhao Lei patted his chest, still shaken. He had originally disliked Lu Sisi, but her sudden words had given him nightmares.
But he quickly realized what was happening.
Could it be that Lu Sisi and Gu Changzheng are actually having an affair?
Otherwise, how could he possibly dream that Lu Sisi's child looked like Gu Changzheng?
Zhao Lei must be completely obsessed, to have such thoughts because of a dream.
What's even more frightening is that he believes his guess might actually be true.
"If I have evidence that Lu Sisi and Gu Changzheng are having an affair, wouldn't Huaijiao leave Gu Changzheng and be with me?"
Zhao Lei couldn't help but get excited when he imagined that scene.
It looks like he'll have to go to Hongqi County tomorrow.
Having made up his mind, Zhao Lei lay down again, incredibly excited. He felt as if he had found a broad road leading to Lu Huaijiao.
He'll succeed as long as Lu Sisi admits it.
Zhao Lei was so excited about this that he couldn't sleep for most of the night. He finally got up and packed his things as dawn approached, ready to head to Hongqi County.
The Zhao family has been quite gloomy these past few days because of Zhao Rui's suspension from her job. Zhao Lei, however, was getting up excitedly, humming a song, and his eagerness to go out caught the attention of Old Mrs. Zhao.
"Xiao Lei, why are you up so early? Where are you going? Why are you so happy?"
Grandma Zhao is getting old and doesn't need much sleep. She had just gotten up when she saw her grandson, who usually doesn't get up until around seven o'clock, had already packed his luggage as if he was about to leave.
She then asked another question out of curiosity.
Zhao Lei was indeed in a good mood.
So when his grandmother asked, he didn't hide anything: "I'm going to Hongqi County."
"Going to Hongqi County? That's quite far, isn't it? It takes several hours by car. What are you going there for?"
"Grandma, I'm going over there to take care of something. If everything goes well, you'll have a granddaughter-in-law soon."
If things really are as he imagined in his dream, and the child in Lu Sisi's belly is Gu Changzheng's, then he believes that Huaijiao will definitely divorce Gu Changzheng immediately.
His opportunity will come then.
Does that mean Old Mrs. Zhao has a granddaughter-in-law?
Grandma Zhao was stunned.
"Granddaughter-in-law?"
She was initially happy to hear the words "granddaughter-in-law." After all, no elderly person dislikes seeing their grandchildren with partners. However, upon learning that the woman might be from Hongqi County, her smile vanished.
“What good girls could you find in a small county town? I’m telling you, Xiao Lei, don’t be foolish and go looking for someone who has a lot of brothers and a bunch of poor relatives to date.”
“A family like ours, the Zhao family, is not a place where just anyone can enter. You'd better not go for a girl from a small county town.”
Grandma Zhao didn't even know who the other party was, but based on Zhao Lei's mention of Hongqi County, she had already started to look down on him.
Zhao Lei didn't think there was anything wrong with what his grandmother said.
He certainly wouldn't be interested in people from small towns. It's not that he looks down on them, but rather that they simply don't have anything he finds attractive.
Lu Huaijiao was different. It is said that before she went to the countryside, she was from Shanghai, a big city, even bigger than their provincial capital, and a native girl.
Only a girl like that is worthy of him.
"Alright, Grandma, I understand. Don't worry, you don't trust me to handle things?" Zhao Lei smiled, patted Grandma Zhao's shoulder, and then turned to leave.
He had barely left when Zhao Rui came downstairs.
"Grandma, where did my brother say he's going?"
"He went to Hongqi County, supposedly to find a partner." Old Mrs. Zhao could easily repeat Zhao Lei's words incorrectly.
"Looking for a partner?"
Zhao Rui was suspicious, wondering when Zhao Lei had taken a liking to someone from Hongqi County.
"Xiao Rui, you've been feeling bored at home these past few days, why don't you go out with your brother and see what kind of person his girlfriend is?"
"Go and see for Grandma, then come back and tell her what happened?"
Grandma Zhao suddenly made a suggestion.
Zhao Rui originally didn't want to go, but after Grandma Zhao said that, she was tempted.
"good."
She decided to visit the village where Gu Changzheng grew up.
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