These fish and shrimp might be rare in their eyes, but they are worthless in the fishing village. They can be exchanged for a dollar, which is better than ten days of work for them. That's why Xiao Jiu felt it wasn't worth it, but he also understood that poor people had to be so frugal. That's just how things are, so there's nothing to complain about.
During the meal, the village chief said some things that made people uncomfortable, and he kept bringing up the brothers' work.
Before arriving at the fishing village, they parked their car in front of the town's guesthouse instead of driving over, partly because the road was difficult to travel on and partly because it would attract too much attention. So they took an oxcart to the fishing village.
Even without seeing the military vehicle, the village chief could tell from his intuition that the two brothers were soldiers. It can only be said that they had the unique perseverance of soldiers in their temperament. This quality was ingrained in their bones and could not be removed in a short time.
The two brothers probably sensed that something was wrong with the village chief, so they didn't say they were soldiers. They only said they were from a food processing plant and wanted to see if there were any seafood products they could process.
They even produced proof of employment to demonstrate their sincerity.
Even so, the village chief remained reserved in his speech, always feeling that there was something wrong with the two brothers.
They showed no interest whatsoever in their proposed cooperation on seafood products.
If it weren't for that one dollar, I probably would have been kicked out.
His words and actions were all strange, and the two brothers, who were already sensitive, could not help but be wary.
Actually, the two sisters were also having their own doubts.
The moment the two sisters saw Zhou Xing produce his work certificate, fully prepared, they realized that their trip to the beach was probably just a pretext.
His real purpose was definitely to investigate this small fishing village. The reason he was with them was probably just to be a pioneer, to find out the truth first. There might be professional people following up later.
The two sisters were arranged to sleep with the village chief's two daughters, the older one being seventeen or eighteen and the younger one fifteen or sixteen.
She was quite naive; she was given a few candies and started calling her "sister" all the time, not caring at all that Cui Mei wasn't even as old as her, the eldest daughter.
Although they saw through Zhou Xing's plan, the two sisters didn't ask any questions, fearing that the old man might get information out of them and affect their plans.
People with nothing on their minds fall asleep quickly. The two sisters were fast asleep within half an hour of touching the bed, and they were even snoring softly.
How could Xiaojiu and Cuimei possibly sleep?
I have a feeling something's going to happen tonight.
The Zhou brothers slept in the next room with the old man's two sons.
The two sisters were too scared to sleep and secretly listened to the sounds.
The old man got up first in the early hours of the morning and stood at the door of Zhou Xing's house for a while. Only after confirming that the snoring inside was deafening did he tiptoe out of the house.
After walking a short distance, he suddenly turned back, and only left after confirming that everything in the courtyard was as before.
Such vigilance is truly unlike that of an ordinary fishing village chief.
A dozen minutes later, Zhou Yue opened the door and came out, but Zhou Xing was not behind him.
The two sisters exchanged a glance, quietly opened the door, and Zhou Yue probably knew they weren't asleep. After thinking for a moment, he asked.
Do you still remember the way back to town?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiu nervously grabbed his arm: "What are you going to do?"
"You two go back to town first. If we're not back by daybreak, give this letter to Director Cai of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Here are the car keys. Take good care of them. This is your mission. Don't look back. Be very careful on the road."
Cui Mei frowned: "Is there something wrong with this fishing village?"
Zhou Yue did not give a direct answer: "It needs to be verified. Don't worry about it. Let's get going."
He patted Xiao Jiu's hand and said, "Be careful in everything you do."
Then, like a nimble leopard, it quickly disappeared into the night.
Xiao Jiu turned to look at Cui Mei, her hands trembling slightly: "Sister, what should we do?"
"Let's go and follow his arrangements. The problems here must be serious, otherwise they wouldn't have implicated us."
If they had known the serious problems in this fishing village, they wouldn't have brought them here in the first place.
The two sisters quickly packed their things, quietly closed the door, and, with their backs bent, followed their memories out of the village.
They were very fortunate that in those days, because people were not getting enough to eat, no one kept dogs; otherwise, even the slightest noise would have caused dogs to bark.
The road conditions were poor, and there was no moonlight to guide them, but they had good memories. At the slightest disturbance, they would immediately hide in their own space, and only come out when there was no noise around.
Unexpectedly, by using the power of space, they were able to successfully evade the patrols of the three groups of militia around them.
Whose small fishing village has three groups of militia patrolling at night?
Lenovo is not far from the capital and is a small port, so it doesn't usually attract much attention. If the enemy really wanted to do something, it would be easy for them. Since Zhou Xing was able to come here, it must be because the higher-ups received the news and specially sent him to find out the truth.
Zhou Yue was just there to cover for them, but they didn't expect to discover such a big problem as soon as they arrived, so they tried to get the two of them out of there.
If it weren't for the space providing cover, the two of them might not have been able to escape the small fishing village safely.
"Sister, my eyelids are twitching really badly. I have a feeling something big is going to happen. Do you think something might happen to those two? It's a fishing village, and if they do something, we might not even be able to find their bodies."
The more Xiao Jiu thought about it, the more frightened she became. She grabbed Cui Mei and said, "I don't think we can just leave like this. They have no weapons. Sister, you go and deliver the message. I'll go back and find them. I have weapons and a spatial ability here. I can save them if necessary."
Cui Mei was actually quite uneasy, constantly looking back. What Xiao Jiu said made sense, but she...
"No, I don't feel comfortable letting you go back alone. Let's go deliver the message first, and then we'll go back to find them together later."
"What if it's too late, sis? That village chief doesn't look like a good person at all; his eyes are sinister, he's a ruthless one."
Cui Mei slapped her forehead, "How could I forget? I have a bicycle in my space. We can ride back, it'll be much faster!"
Xiao Jiu insisted, "You go back and deliver the message, but delivering a message isn't something you can do on a whim. You have to make sure that Director Cai is reliable. If they're colluding with each other, you can still find a way to bring back reinforcements to save us. So, sister, in this situation, we have to split up."
After pondering for a moment, Cui Mei grabbed Xiao Jiu's arm and said, "You have to promise me that you won't use the weapons in your space unless absolutely necessary. If they start investigating, you won't be able to explain the origin of these things."
Xiao Jiu nodded haphazardly, "Okay, I understand. Let's arrange it that way. You go back and deliver the message, and I'll go back to find them right away."
Time was tight, and they couldn't think of any extra arrangements for the time being, so they could only decide on this for now.
And so, one headed east, and the other southwest, and they parted ways...
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