The captain stepped forward and patted Zhou Yubai on the shoulder, "Yubai, tell me if you need anything."
"Uncle. My family is planning to build a house, and there isn't much work to do on the farm right now. I'd like to take some time off," Zhou Yubai said.
"Okay, your family's situation is special, so you just take care of your family. Gu, the educated youth, also needs to build a house, so I'll give him leave as well." The team leader looked at Gu Qichuan.
"Thank you, uncle." Gu Qichuan responded with a smile. He had strong social skills and smiled at everyone he met, but his status was too high and he felt alienated.
"Uncle, I have to go to the city to do some shopping these days." Shen Qingli also spoke at the right time.
"Okay, I'll write you a letter of introduction." The captain agreed readily. He was here to solve their problems, so he wouldn't make things difficult for them.
Seeing that some people were about to eat, everyone left without staying any longer.
Shen Qingli washed the dishes and served rice to everyone.
"Ali, this fish is really delicious." Gu Qichuan praised. He did more work today and ate one more bowl of rice than usual.
Zhou Yubai was worried and only ate two bowls of rice.
The two little ones felt sad and ate very little.
Shen Qingli felt distressed seeing this. She comforted them softly for a long time, but the two little ones still didn't feel better. It was late at night.
Gu Qichuan took the two kids back to the room.
Zhou Yubai took Xiao Hei to exchange for Da Huang. Not long after he walked out, he saw two sneaky figures.
Zhou Yubai quickened his pace and soon disappeared in front of the two men.
Only then did Li Dazhuang and Li Dali get up from the ground.
"I was so scared. I was almost discovered by Zhou Yubai." Li Dazhuang was so frightened that his legs went limp.
"Did you see that big black dog? They are going to that yard! Fortunately, we haven't reached there yet." Li Dali was also scared.
"Go home quickly and don't worry about other people's things. Otherwise, you won't know how you died." Li Dazhuang said and walked back.
"Wait a minute, I'll go back too."
The two men ran back home in a panic.
Zhou Yubai walked out from where they had been hiding. The Li brothers wanted to take advantage of the fire, but they were not the ones who set the fire today.
Zhou Yubai gathered his thoughts and took Xiao Hei with him.
"Xiao Hei, you wait here for me, Da Huang will go to the back and guard." Zhou Yubai said.
Woof woof, woof woof!
The two big ones responded and went to guard it.
Zhou Yubai went directly to the place where he had buried the things. The firewood on top had long been burned out. After determining the location, he quickly dug out a document bag wrapped in several layers of plastic film.
Zhou Yubai's eyes were solemn. This light object seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in his hand.
After a while, Zhou Yubai disappeared into the yard with the things in his hand.
When he came back, he found Gu Qichuan standing outside the gate.
"Why are you here? Only Qingli and the children are left there. It's so dangerous." Zhou Yubai frowned, called Dahuang and was about to leave.
"No one knows that we both went out at night, so we will be fine in the short term. I'll be back after I finish talking." Gu Qichuan stopped Zhou Yubai.
Zhou Yubai rubbed Dahuang's head and said, "Go find Qingli and the others."
Dahuang wagged his tail and ran away quickly.
Although he had never been to Gou Wa's original house, Dahuang had a very sensitive sense of smell, so finding someone was not a problem at all.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhou Yubai asked.
"I want to know the truth about why you left the army." Gu Qichuan said bluntly.
Zhou Yubai looked at Gu Qichuan and said, "You'd better not get involved in my affairs or ask about them. It won't do you any good."
"I'm just curious, Zhou Yubai. Your individual combat ability is so strong and your mind is so smart. All the soldiers under your command obey you. Why did you suddenly leave the army?" Gu Qichuan also looked at Zhou Yubai. Under the moonlight, he could clearly see his expression.
"I don't want to talk about the past anymore." Zhou Yubai acted as if he didn't want to talk about it.
"Don't you want to go back to the army?" Gu Qichuan asked.
"So, you came to Kaoshantun not to go to the countryside, but to be close to me." Zhou Yubai's voice became a little colder.
He thought of many possibilities: Maybe Gu Qichuan was ordered to investigate the incident, and he came for the truth! So he wanted to get close to him, but he had been here for so long and couldn't find any clues, so he just told him the truth.
There is another possibility, that he killed himself in order to find those things and then destroy and erase that past.
Then take away the clear pear.
Zhou Yubai hopes that Gu Qichuan can be the one who helps him uncover the truth, but he will not let anyone know his cards unless he is absolutely sure.
"Zhou Yubai, I thought you were so smart. Do you think you could fake going to the countryside? I have retired from the army and my family arranged a job for me. I came here for Ali." Gu Qichuan said.
That's a good excuse.
For Ali.
It coincides with the purpose he expressed when he first arrived.
"I asked you if you wanted to return to the army because I was curious." Gu Qichuan smiled. He was indeed a little impulsive today. Zhou Yubai was such a smart man that he could detect any abnormality at the slightest sign of trouble.
Especially today.
He was already nervous.
"I'm curious. If the villagers are so afraid of you, who would be so bold as to burn your house? Who would dig up the yard like this? What are they looking for?" Gu Qichuan paused, then his tone sank. "Could it be that someone is eyeing your house for treasures?"
Zhou Yubai looked indifferent. He did not continue the previous topic and was too lazy to answer Gu Qichuan's words. Anyway, he had no evidence and was not sure.
To put it bluntly, it's all speculation.
"I'll go back and accompany Qingli. If you want to go shopping, feel free to walk around."
What I mean is, you can look for it, and I lose whatever you find.
After Zhou Yubai finished speaking, he strode back.
Gu Qichuan looked at his back until he could no longer see him, then he slowly withdrew his gaze, "Zhou Yubai, did you really hide those things?"
In Shen Qingli's room.
Shen Qingli didn't sleep. She was lying on the table drawing drawings. Now she has nothing and has to prepare everything from scratch.
"Why haven't you slept yet?" Zhou Yubai asked as he walked in.
"I'm drawing the design of our house." Shen Qingli pulled Zhou Yubai to sit next to her and told him her plan.
She wanted to build a suite with a bathroom, with dry and wet areas separated in the bathroom.
Gou Wa and Niu Niu are growing up quickly, and the two little ones need to sleep in separate rooms.
A guest room is also required.
Shen Qingli did some calculations and decided to build four rooms.
So many rooms also need to be equipped with bathrooms. She drew in detail where to dig deep wells and designed a biogas tank, which is hygienic, energy-saving and environmentally friendly. At the same time, it also avoids the trouble of crowded toilets.
Zhou Yubai nodded in cooperation. He was willing to give Shen Qingli whatever she wanted.
"Okay, you design it, and I'll have the people who come to help dig according to your ideas."
"We have to avoid our tunnel." Shen Qingli blinked. The secret passage could not be made public.
The two were talking when they heard a noise outside...
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