This was all his savings from the past few years, a total of more than 6,000 yuan. He directly counted out 5,000 yuan and gave it to Lu Guoan.
"This money is for Xiaojun and Xiaoqin."
"Now that's more like Lao Tzu."
Lu Guoan rarely praised him, and a smile appeared on his face.
Lu Guoqing immediately straightened his back, and the pain in his heart lessened considerably.
He thought to himself that he had done his duty to the siblings by giving them so much money.
"Please tell Xiaojun and Xiaoqin that I will come back to pick them up and let them enjoy life after I finish my work."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely get your message," Lu Guoan replied, focusing on counting the money.
"Thanks!"
Lu Guoqing thanked him politely, but his eyes were constantly fixed on the gate. He was anxious, wondering why they hadn't come out yet.
Seeing that Lu Guoan had finished counting the money, he could only try to make small talk with him.
Just as the other party was about to wave them away in extreme impatience, Qin Manman and her follower finally came out.
Qin Manman was carrying a large suitcase, while her follower was empty-handed.
Without coming over to greet them, she simply nodded slightly to Lu Guoqing and got into the car in front.
Lu Guoqing finally let go of Lu Guoan and waved goodbye with a smile.
He said to Guo Conglin, "Deputy Secretary Guo, let's ride in the back car and talk more about investment."
And so, Lu Guoqing and Guo Conglin rode in the car behind, while Qin Manman and her two followers rode in the car in front.
As the car drove away, Lu Guoan stood there watching it disappear into the distance, remaining motionless for a long time.
After the car disappeared from sight, Lu Guoqing let out a heavy sigh.
Oh, what a tragedy!
Why are you so eager to die?
Turning back into the house, Lu Guoan arrived at the door and, seeing the still-locked padlock, relaxed and quickly grasped it.
Perhaps he's overthinking things, and they haven't actually tried to pick the lock?
A sense of anticipation arose in my heart, and I quickly took out my key to unlock the door.
But when he unlocked the door and entered the room, he found that the things in the cabinet on the kang (heated brick bed) had disappeared, and his newly ignited hope was completely extinguished.
As expected, he had already foreseen Lu Guoqing's fate.
He plopped down on the kang (a heated brick bed), remained silent for a while, rubbed his face vigorously, and then got up and walked outside.
They are cousins after all. Although I know he deserved it, I still felt a little sad.
He went to Xu Dong's house to find Lu Xiaoqin and gave her all the money that Lu Guoqing had given him.
"This money was left by your father for you and Xiaojun."
"He's gone?"
Lu Xiaoqin did not take the money, but asked in surprise.
"He's gone. And... I'm afraid he really won't be coming back."
"It's better if they don't come back!" Lu Xiaoqin blurted out.
Lu Guoan sighed and stuffed the money into her hand.
"Take it, you and Xiaojun each get half, you can divide it yourselves."
"so much?"
Lu Xiaoqin looked at the money in her hand, quite surprised.
"He actually had the heart to do that."
Lu Guoan twitched the corner of his mouth. "It hurt to give it, but I gave it anyway."
Lu Xiaoqin knew Lu Guoqing quite well. "It must have been something you said, Uncle, that made him give the money to save face."
"It's good that he's willing to give the money out of politeness."
"Uncle is right."
Lu Guoan waved and left, then turned and went to Lu Yuan's house.
"Did Uncle and the others leave?"
"Let's go!"
"They took the things too?"
"They took it away."
Lu Yuan glanced at Lu Guoan.
"Uncle seems unhappy."
"Not really, it's just a bit disheartening. A person who doesn't follow the right path instead thinks of all sorts of crooked ways will ultimately harm themselves and others."
Lu Yuan smiled faintly and didn't respond to that. Instead, he got up and patted his butt.
"Uncle, we should call the police to report this."
On the other side, Lu Guoqing watched the car leave Changhe Brigade and drive out of the commune's territory, and his heart, which had been pounding, relaxed a little.
The fact that no one has caught up with them yet means that their theft of the medicine has not been discovered for the time being.
With this time difference, their chances of escaping would be much greater.
He had already decided that after arriving in the provincial capital overnight, he would find another vehicle to leave. He would not take the train, because if Lu Yuan reported him to the police, taking the train would make him an easy target for the railway police, like a lamb entering a tiger's den.
His idea was correct. Although train travel is no longer based on real names, once he boarded the train, the chances of him being found by the railway police were much greater.
If you find a car to leave on your own, and there are no surveillance cameras these days, it would be quite easy to escape.
However, he misunderstood something. Lu Yuan did not intend to let him go too far. If he were to leave their county and then be arrested, it would be much more difficult.
He had already contacted Feng Tao and Qian Weixin, and Song Minghao and Han Wenzhao also personally led their men to block all the intersections from the commune to the county town.
The two cars were traveling on the road blocked by Song Minghao when they were suddenly stopped. Lu Guoqing and Qin Manman both felt a jolt in their hearts.
Has the truth been exposed so quickly?
Lu Guoqing's heart was pounding, but he tried his best to remain calm.
escape!
The word popped clearly from my chaotic mind.
He quickly surveyed the terrain outside the car. There were mountains on both sides of the road. If he were to escape, as long as he was fast enough, he would have a good chance of getting away after running into the mountains.
With that in mind, he prepared himself to open the door, get out of the car, and run away at any moment.
Guo Conglin looked outside. He recognized Song Minghao, the director of the county bureau, but didn't think much of it and had no idea that the other party was coming for them.
He smiled and said to Lu Guoqing, "We're acquaintances, I'll get out of the car and say hello."
As he spoke, the man pushed open the car door and got out, and Lu Guoqing also got out of the car.
"Director Song, what happened that required your personal intervention?"
Song Minghao glanced at Lu Guoqing, then calmly looked away. He led his men slowly toward them.
"So it's Deputy Secretary Guo."
"A robbery and murder occurred in the county last night. The perpetrator escaped, and people have been deployed to check all the intersections around the county town."
Song Minghao made up a reason on the spot.
Upon hearing this, Lu Guoqing felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders; it turned out they weren't after them.
He said, "How can the police be so efficient?"
I relaxed completely and gave up the idea of running away.
"Deputy Secretary Guo, I'm sorry, it's just a routine inspection. Everyone in the car needs to get out so we can have a look at them."
Song Minghao pointed to the car in front and said.
Guo Conglin cooperated well with their work.
"It's work, I understand."
Qin Manman overheard that they were looking for a murderer, so she got out of the car with her two followers without any hesitation.
But the moment they got off the bus, something unexpected happened.
With a wave of his hand, Song Minghao's men rushed forward, pinning down Lu Guoqing, Qin Manman, and their two henchmen, handcuffing them behind their backs.
The group was terrified. Lu Guoqing knew things were going badly, but he still clung to a sliver of hope.
"What are you doing? You've arrested the wrong people. We're not robbers or murderers."
Qin Manman was also screaming, "Ahhh, let me go..."
Guo Conglin was completely bewildered. He grabbed Song Minghao and asked, "Director Song, what... what's going on?"
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