Chapter 54
Yu Yao didn't know that Mr. Zhu had already figured it out, but it was reasonable for her to try to help Zhu Ci.
Apart from the fact that she is the granddaughter of a scientist, she is also a kind-hearted person.
Yu Yao walked towards the village. She tried her best to avoid the crowd and wanted to secretly see the situation there. Not long after, she finally saw a little girl who was cutting grass for pigs.
In order not to scare the child, she pretended to be a passerby. When she saw the other party, she smiled warmly and asked, "Little girl, does Zhu Ci live in this village?"
The little girl stared at Yu Yao with her big, dark eyes, but didn't say anything.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. I'm Zhu Ci's classmate. I heard he got married, so I came to see him. Look, I even brought him some candy."
As he said this, he opened the gap in his bag to show the child, and took out a bunch of candies from the gap and put them in the bag. The child stared with his eyes wide open.
"Go and call Zhu Ci over for me, and I'll give you some candy, okay?" Yu Yao took out two candies and gave them to her, "I'll give you eight more when the other person comes, okay?"
"Okay." The little girl finally spoke up. She was about to carry the basket on her back, but Yu Yao held her back. "I'll watch over the basket for you. Don't let anyone else know. I have a secret to tell Zhu Ci."
The little girl was a little hesitant, and Yu Yao ignored her. Instead, she took a piece of candy, peeled it and threw it directly into her mouth. The rich milky aroma instantly melted in her mouth, and she couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh.
How could a child bear such temptation? He just ran away.
After the people left, Yu Yao did not dare to stay there for long, but found a secluded place to hide. In case the girl was not honest or let something slip, Yu Yao felt that someone would definitely come to cause trouble.
She didn't think there were many good people in the village where the elderly could be used to force marriage.
But perhaps the power of the candy was too great, or perhaps the child was smart enough, she soon led a stern-faced, thin man over.
In that case, his appearance can only be described as average, very average. Yu Yao thought that since they spent so much effort to marry him, he must be very outstanding. Now it seems that she took it for granted, and Zhu Ci does not look like a capable person.
"Where are the people? Didn't you say someone gave you candy?"
As soon as Yu Yao heard the voice, he knew something was wrong. This was not Zhu Ci.
"I don't know where the person has gone." The little girl lowered her head, looking pitiful.
Yu Yao looked at them but could not arouse any sympathy in her. She dared not believe anyone now.
"You stupid girl, how dare you lie to me!" the man said as he slapped the little girl, who fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.
But that was not enough, he continued to curse, "You loser..." and even kicked.
Yu Yao couldn't bear to watch this anymore and was about to take action when he heard a voice saying, "Chen Si, stop it!"
The man was tall, walked very quickly, and had an expressionless face, which was quite scary.
The man called Chen Si was obviously a little afraid of him and took two steps back, but he seemed to feel that he was losing face, so he made a "pah" sound and quickly left without even looking at the little girl on the ground.
"Chen Daya, are you okay?"
He stepped forward and helped the child up from the ground. The child covered his face with one hand and pointed at Yu Yao with the other hand, "Brother Zhu Ci, someone is looking for you."
Yu Yao was shocked, it turned out that the child had discovered her a long time ago.
She stepped out from the bushes somewhat awkwardly, after all, eavesdropping on people's conversations was not a glorious thing to do. But she still gave the child a handful of candy as she had said before, without mentioning what had just happened.
"Zhu Ci, long time no see, can we talk?"
Zhu Ci pursed her lips and said to Chen Daya, "Can Daya help my brother and sister look after us here? We'll be back soon."
Chen Daya nodded sensibly and said, "You guys go ahead. If anyone comes, I will cough loudly."
Zhu Ci gently rubbed the other's head and said, "You are so good. I will bring you eggs next time."
After saying that, he glanced at Yu Yao and walked straight into the mountain. Yu Yao followed him immediately without any doubt.
Even though he was wearing a torn cotton jacket, Zhu Ci in front still looked elegant and refined, so it was no wonder that he was noticed by others.
The two came to a deserted forest. The early winter wind was still biting, and the wind whistling on the branches made people feel even colder.
"Who are you?" As soon as Zhu Ci opened her mouth, it seemed as if everything around her was frozen.
Yu Yao wrapped his shirt around his waist and said, "I was sent by the higher-ups to pick up Mr. Zhu." Yu Yao showed his ID to the other party, "The leader asked me to investigate first. Maybe they noticed that your situation is not good."
After looking at the ID, Zhu Ci's expression softened. "Excuse me, comrade, but I'm afraid your trip will not be smooth."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm not sure either. According to what you said, the people who wanted to harm my grandfather have been liquidated, so there shouldn't be any problems. But before, someone here didn't allow us to contact Shanghai City."
"Isn't it because they're afraid you'll run away?"
Zhu Ci glanced at Yu Yao, who looked innocent. Wasn't what she said the truth?
"They approached me with a purpose from the beginning. They wanted the information in my grandfather's hands. If you are also interested, give up this idea as soon as possible. We will never hand over the information even if we die."
Data, indeed there is data.
But why didn’t Zhang Wei tell me?
I guess he's worried about being exposed or something, or maybe Zhang Wei doesn't know either and is just conveying orders?
"If I go and write a letter of introduction now to take the old man away, do you think it's feasible?"
If the captain is unwilling to give her a letter of introduction, things will be a little more troublesome, but compared with the safety of the old man's life, this trouble is nothing. At worst, she can call Zhang Wei and others and ask them to arrange a car for her, and she can drive directly to send the old man back to Shanghai.
However, Zhu Ci was a little hesitant. "He probably wouldn't dare to make things difficult for you, but can you really take Grandpa away by yourself? If you run into any trouble along the way, it might be hard to solve."
Yu Yao was a little confused. "You mean someone doesn't want the old man to leave and will take action on the road."
"I'm just suspicious." Zhu Ci was very calm, as if he was not happy at all that his old man could leave.
Yu Yao suppressed her surprise and said, "After I write the letter of introduction, I must leave with my master immediately, right? If I come here tomorrow to write the letter of introduction and then leave my master with someone else, will it be dangerous?"
"I have no idea."
After a long silence, Yu Yao said, "I understand, but the old man said he doesn't want to leave you alone. Do you want to go with him?"
Zhu Ci's eyes flickered, "I can't leave. They won't let me go. I have a child."
"Okay, I'll tell the old man. Do you want to go over and see them together?" Originally, Yu Yao had a lot of things she wanted to ask and say, but she always felt that she had overlooked something, and the Zhu Ci in front of her was a little weird, so she said nothing.
"No, they will come to me later, take care."
Yu Yao hummed, did not linger any longer, and walked towards the straw hut.
Upon learning that Zhu Ci was unwilling to leave with them, the old man looked very sad and almost burst into tears.
"He said that you have very important information on you. If this information is really important, you should leave with me first to ensure your safety. It will also be much easier to save Zhu Ci."
Suddenly, Xiaoyu sighed and said in a low voice, "There's someone outside."
Suddenly, no one dared to speak.
But there was no movement from outside.
Yu Yao looked at Xiaoyu, but Xiaoyu said that the man was still there. Did that man intend to keep an eye on them?
I don't know how long I sat in the straw hut. During this time, Xiaoyu went out to get some water and when he came back, he said that the man was still there, but I didn't know who he was.
Yu Yao said: "Why don't you let me go meet him."
After a long time, Yu Yao quietly opened the door of the straw hut and walked back the way he came today.
After she walked out, she finally found someone following her. Yu Yao originally wanted to run faster to get rid of that person and then go around to see who he was.
But the man was relentless in pursuit, and Yu Yao was worried that if she got rid of him, she wouldn't be able to find him again, so she slowed down and waited for someone to catch up.
After a while, she really felt that the person behind her was getting closer and closer to her. The other party was coming towards her and had no intention of hiding.
Just when he was about to catch up with her, Yu Yao suddenly turned around.
"Zhu Ci?" Yu Yao had guessed it long ago and said, "Are you here for that information as well?"
Zhu Ci narrowed his eyes and said, "Hand over your things and I will spare your life." Zhu Ci guessed that Yu Yao might have some kung fu skills, but he did not expect that this seemingly weak girl had such extraordinary skills. He could feel it even though they had not fought face to face.
It’s a pity that she met herself.
Yu Yao sneered, "Aren't you afraid of pissing your grandfather off to death? Let me guess, you didn't come to the countryside just for that information."
If not, Yu Yao could not imagine that a loyal person who was brave enough to go to the countryside for his grandfather would betray for a valuable piece of information.
"But later on, you didn't expect that the captain's daughter would have such thoughts about you, so you played along and made yourself the victim, hoping that Mr. Zhu would trust you completely and give you the things?"
"It's a pity that even facing a grandson like you who always cares about the old man, the old man still has no intention of handing over the things, so you can only keep acting. Are you tired now?"
Zhu Ci's face became increasingly gloomy.
"Or is it that you are not Zhu Ci from the beginning? What about Zhu Ci?"
Hearing this, the man on the opposite side could no longer hold back and attacked Yu Yao directly. His movements were totally unlike those of a farmer or a scholar.
Yu Yao also cheered up and started to fight with the opponent.
Fortunately, the training these days was not in vain. With certain fighting skills, even if the opponent was strong, he could not withstand Yu Yao's great strength and soon fell into a disadvantage.
He obviously realized this himself, and he became even more ferocious in his attack, with every move aimed at killing Yu Yao. He probably wanted to end the fight as soon as possible, but how could Yu Yao give him this opportunity?
At a time like this, it was a matter of life and death, and Yu Yao did not dare to slack off. He used all his strength and beat "Zhu Ci" back step by step.
In the end, seeing that he could not win, he had already thought of retreating, but Yu Yao did not give him the chance. He directly kicked him to the ground, and then took out a brick from the space and smashed it on the opponent's head before the opponent could react. The person fainted immediately.
Yu Yao tied up the man, blindfolded him, and then threw him directly into the space.
She returned to the hut again. Everyone in the hut was very worried, but they were relieved to see her.
"What's going on? Who is following you?" Xiaoyu asked.
Yu Yao did not say anything, but asked the old man, "Mr. Zhu, I want to ask you something in private."
Everyone was a little confused, and Xiaoyu even stood in front of her and Mr. Zhu, "What do you want to do?"
“I just want to ask a question.”
Because she remembered what Zhang Wei said before they set off. He said that when necessary, no one else can be trusted except Mr. Zhu.
What if there are people they crammed into this hut?
It was so cold outside, yet it took that person so long to stay outside. You can imagine how important the thing they were looking for was.
"Xiaoyu, please step aside for the time being."
Everyone went out reluctantly.
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Meanwhile, in Daye Village, Gu Qing and his party were also not idle.
They followed the group and finally arrived at the deep mountains next to Daye Village.
Because it was too quiet in the mountains at night, they did not dare to follow too closely and could only follow the people up the mountain from a distance.
It has been confirmed that the person they are looking for is among that group of people. They must capture him in one fell swoop and must not let Shao Liyang get into any accidents, but they also have to find out what this group of people are going to do.
In fact, their purpose is already very clear. There must be something in this mountain that they want, but Gu Qing is not completely sure, so he is wasting time here with them.
This group of people walked and stopped, holding compasses in their hands as if they were playing tricks, and Shao Liyang, who was following at the end, had many things in his hands but had no sense of presence and looked more like a errand boy.
After following for a long time, the group of people finally stopped and someone said, "This is it."
After a while of hesitation, they finally picked up the tools and started digging.
Gu Qing thought of Yu Yao and felt a little anxious. Not only did they feel that Xiaoye Village was a little abnormal, but Daye Village also seemed a little abnormal. So many strangers came into the village looking for relatives, but not only did they not find it strange, they also took them back into the house. Don’t they know the principle of letting a wolf into the house?
At about 2 a.m., this group of people were sweating profusely from working, and Gu Qing and his group were almost frozen to death. Finally, they heard a surprised voice from the other group, "We found it, it's here!"
Just when Gu Qing thought that they were not robbing a tomb but had dug up some treasure, one by one they jumped down from the cave entrance.
Gu Qing quickly divided the people he brought into two teams, one team guarded the cave entrance, and the other team went down the cave to chase. Soon, gunshots were heard from the cave, and then the group of tomb robbers were taken out one by one.
They felt very aggrieved, as they were caught before they even saw the main tomb chamber. They had no idea where these people came from, but no matter how dumb they were, they could tell that these people were well-trained, and judging from their temperament, they should be members of the army.
Since when did people in the army start caring about this?
However, no matter what they asked, Gu Qing and the others did not answer them, so they were destined to get no answers.
Even Shao Liyang was handcuffed and taken away directly, for fear that something else might happen.
Gu Qing led his group away, while Cai Qi led a team to guard this place. This place must be protected.
The freezing winter night made everyone's steps heavier.
It took us about two hours to finally reach where Gu Qing and his friends had parked their car. When we came here yesterday, we were worried about making a fuss, so we parked the car a little far away. Even Gu Qing felt a little tired.
However, this tiredness instantly disappeared when I heard Yu Yao's voice.
That’s right, after leaving the straw hut, Yu Yao did not go to the city, but came to Daye Village. She guessed that Gu Qing’s task would not be completed so quickly, otherwise Gu Qing would not have asked to meet before noon tomorrow. Sure enough, she found their two cars not long after she arrived.
However, they found the car and waited for a long time but Gu Qing and the others did not come back. Just when Yu Yao was struggling over whether to go look for Gu Qing, she finally heard footsteps. Even though it was dark, Yu Yao immediately used the light of the torch to find Gu Qing.
"Throw everyone into the car and set off."
Gu Qing and Yu Yao sat in the back seat of the rear car. In the front were still the two little warriors who had come from the commune today, while the front car was crowded with seven or eight people.
Of course, Yu Yao couldn't say that they were overloaded at this time, after all, there were no such regulations at that time.
"It's been a while since you came here. It must be frozen."
Gu Qing reached out to grab Yu Yao's hand, but it turned out that they were both about the same, so Gu Qing had no choice but to hold Yu Yao's hand and rub it over and over.
However, Yu Yao was still thinking about her mission. She asked, "Have you completed your mission?"
Gu Qing nodded, "Almost done, we've found the person, and now we just need to get the things."
Yu Yao frowned, "Can you help me get a car? I want to drive directly to the village to pick someone up tomorrow morning."
Gu Qing already understood her mission. He thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you. As long as I find the person, I can handle the rest."
"Is that so? It's fine with me as long as it doesn't affect you, but I can do it myself." Yu Yao said.
"It's okay, I'm just picking someone up. It's your luck that you met me, so it's not cheating."
Yu Yao chuckled. This matter was indeed a bit complicated. Yu Yao also felt that she should try her best to complete the task. There was no need to increase the difficulty of her task on her own initiative just because it was a test. As long as she wanted, difficult tasks would definitely be hers.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Otherwise, we can go to the village and wait for them. I'll go to the brigade headquarters tomorrow morning to get the introduction letter."
Gu Qing thought so too, so he immediately ordered the young warrior who was driving the car.
They quickly caught up with the car in front, said something to the people in front, and headed towards Xiaoye Village.
Yu Yao came back again, and everyone in the hut was surprised.
But as soon as they saw Gu Qing's aura, they could guess Gu Qing's identity. They didn't care about that much and packed up their things quickly, moving all of the old man and his things into the car before dawn.
There were four of them in the group, so they were not afraid even if the restless Yu Yao was in the straw hut, and everything went very smoothly.
As soon as the sun rose, Yu Yao prepared to go to the brigade headquarters to open a letter of introduction. Gu Qing originally wanted to go with her, but was stopped by Yu Yao.
"It's just a letter of introduction. They are no match for me. The talents here are the key. Please help me keep an eye on them to prevent any accidents."
Gu Qing did not force himself to follow. He nodded and said, "Okay, then you should be careful."
Yu Yao did not comment and walked towards the village openly.
However, as soon as I arrived at the place where the villagers lived, I heard a noise. When I got closer, I found that it was related to Yu Yao.
"How could he disappear? Could such a good person turn into a butterfly and fly away?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? If someone is missing, why don't you send someone to look for him instead of making a fuss here?"
Yu Yao stood at the back and no one noticed her at all.
A middle-aged man who looked quite respectable was standing in the crowd. He spoke in a serious manner and looked like an official. However, Yu Yao was not sure if he was the captain and could only watch him arrange to find someone.
"You guys follow me to the mountain, and you guys look around. If anyone sees it, just shout, and the others who haven't been shouted at will go to work!"
He had a very loud voice and looked very powerful. As soon as he shouted, the crowd scattered.
At this time, everyone noticed Yu Yao standing behind them and looked at her.
Yu Yao also pretended to be here for the first time. She asked in a gentle manner, "Excuse me, where is the captain of Xiaoye Village?"
Yesterday, when Aunt Qian saw Yu Yao, she wanted to come up and say hello, but when she heard that she was looking for the captain, she immediately fell silent and just stared at Yu Yao and kept winking at her.
Yu Yao pretended not to see it, and soon the captain stood up. It was indeed the one who gave the order just now, "I am the captain of Xiaoye Village, comrade, you are..."
"I'm from Shanghai City. I have something to discuss with the captain in private. Would it be convenient for me to talk for a moment?" She spoke the first sentence in a low voice, so Aunt Qian didn't hear it. However, the way she stretched her neck was really funny, and it made Yu Yao smile even more.
Seeing Yu Yao smiling like that, the captain couldn't afford to offend her. It was obvious at first glance that this girl was not an ordinary person. She was from Shanghai City. Even if he couldn't curry favor with her, he definitely couldn't offend her.
"This is my home. Can we talk at home?"
Yu Yao wanted nothing more than to follow him into his yard.
As expected of the captain's home, the yard inside is as big as the entire Yu family's in the past, not to mention the vegetable garden and the bicycles in the yard. All of these are beyond the reach of many rural people in their lifetime.
Before Yu Yao had enough time to appreciate it, the two of them saw a girl sitting in the front hall wiping her tears. The girl was pretty, but a little thin. Next to her sat a two or three-year-old boy, who was wiping his tears together with his mother.
"Why are you crying? Either find someone or go back to the house!" The captain yelled twice. When the person was about to leave, he stopped him and asked him to make a cup of brown sugar water.
Yu Yao quickly responded politely, and then pretended to be surprised and said, "Something happened. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"No, my son-in-law may have gone into the mountains early this morning, but he didn't say hello, so this damn girl got very anxious and made a fuss looking for him."
"Is that so? We must look for it carefully. It would be unsafe if it were lost in the mountains."
The captain frowned slightly, looking like he was really worried, but he quickly came to his senses, "Comrade Yu, you haven't told me what's wrong with you."
"Oh, that's right, Captain. I'm here to pick up Comrade Zhu Guoming from Shanghai. Here's my work ID and this is my letter of introduction. Please take a look."
The captain's brows furrowed even more tightly. He took the letter of introduction and the work permit and looked at them. As soon as he saw the official seal, he believed it for the most part, but he still read the contents carefully.
"Comrade, there is one thing you may not know. Comrade Zhu Guoming's grandson Zhu Ci has married my daughter. They have a very good relationship. Are you sure Comrade Zhu Guoming is willing to leave with you?"
Yu Yao paused, not quite understanding what he meant. Did he not want Zhu Guoming to leave? Or was he worried that he had ruined his daughter's feelings?
However, the relationship that is snatched away is destined to be unhappy.
"Comrade Zhu Guoming has agreed to leave with me. The captain directly wrote the introduction letter. As for Comrade Zhu Ci, he was an educated youth before, and he should not return to the city. Now he is a villager. It is his freedom to leave or not. The superiors have not instructed to take Comrade Zhu Ci back with us, but I should tell him out of courtesy and reason."
Yu Yao looked around and asked, "Is Comrade Zhu Ci here?"
The captain narrowed his eyes and said, "The missing person I just told you about is Zhu Ci. He may have gone to the mountains, but we haven't found him yet."
"That won't do. If Comrade Zhu Guoming finds out, it will be disastrous. Captain, please write me a letter of introduction so that I can take the person away first. As for Comrade Zhu Ci, please inform him. The higher-ups are pressing us, and this mission cannot go wrong."
Hearing this, the captain smiled and said, "Okay, but why did the higher-ups send a little girl like you to such a remote village to pick someone up? What if you run into some bad guys?"
Yu Yao smiled and said, "I'm not an ordinary little girl. I'm very strong."
"Ah?" The captain obviously didn't expect her to give this answer. How much strength could a little girl with thin arms and legs have?
Seeing the disdain in the other person's eyes, Yu Yao curled her lips and smiled, "I'm sorry."
After saying this, he reached out and grabbed the other person's shirt and lifted him up above his head without waiting for the other person to react.
"Ahh...Comrade Yu, please put me down!"
Yu Yao laughed twice and then put the person on the ground. Her movements were not big and she did not hurt the other person, but she frightened the other person so much that his face turned pale. Not only him, but also the mother and son next to him were frightened to the point of being unable to move.
"Now the captain believes it, right?" Yu Yao was in a good mood after scaring someone. Who told this guy not to do anything?
He was a grown man and was lifted up by someone. If he told others about this, he would be laughed at. But he was even more afraid of the strength of this little girl. How could she have such great strength?
The captain's hands were shaking as she wrote, and she finally finished writing the letter of introduction. "Comrade Yu is truly a heroine."
Yu Yao said politely, "Thank you for the award. Captain, please help me inform Comrade Zhu Ci. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Take care, take care. I will definitely notify you." The captain had an embarrassed look on his face. Yu Yao didn't know what he was thinking, and Yu Yao didn't care too much. Unless they were in cahoots with the fake Zhu Ci and hid the real Zhu Ci, otherwise Yu Yao might never come to this place again.
But it is inevitable that these people will be investigated.
Some people are like this, if they do one bad thing, they may do many of them, so don't expect it to be a momentary mistake.
When Yu Yao returned to the hut with the letter of introduction, the people in the hut didn't know that Zhu Ci had disappeared. They were all happy that Zhu Guoming would leave soon. Zhu Guoming's departure meant that they all had hope.
Yu Yao wanted to give them some advice, but she couldn't tell them the truth, so she could only say, "Take care, everyone. No matter what happens, you should save your own lives. Everything others say could be a trap. When you make a decision, you should not only consider yourself but also the people you care about. Don't trust others too much. Goodbye."
No one understood what she said, but it was obvious that she said it for their own good, so they did not fail to appreciate it. Instead, they watched them drive away in their car.
They have lived together for such a long time, and now someone is leaving, so they are a little sad. But this is a good thing. Even if they have tears in their eyes, they are moved and happy.
They originally thought that after Master Zhu left, things would soon return to normal here. Maybe the time difference would be a little different than when Master Zhu left, but how much worse could it be?
But they didn't expect that within half a day some villagers would find them and ask them about Zhu porcelain.
"What did you say? Zhu Ci is missing. How is that possible?" None of them believed it. After all, they had agreed to wait until their grandfather was settled before settling down and then deal with Zhu Ci's issue. Besides, Zhu Ci had children here. How could he just leave like that? Where could he go without any introduction?
The trust they had built over the years made it impossible for them to doubt Zhu Ci.
When the villagers realized that they really didn't seem to know, they went to look for people on their own, leaving the few people in the straw hut looking at each other in bewilderment.
"You don't think they took the person away quietly, do you?" someone said.
Because Captain Zhu Ci would definitely not be happy if we wanted to take him away directly from the village, but it would be much more convenient to take him away quietly and then find him a job in the city.
"But the food and household registration information is still in the village. Even if he left quietly, they would definitely find someone to come back and handle it. At least from the way they are looking for him so anxiously, they really think he is lost."
Xiaoyu: "I think we shouldn't worry. Comrade Yu Yao said that whether Zhu Ci is missing or taken away is none of our business. We can't find her, and it's impossible to call back someone who has left, so we just need to do our own thing."
That's true. They should trust Mr. Zhu now. After all, this is their last hope.
If Mr. Zhu had deceived them, then they could only blame themselves.
"Well, live your life well. Let's boil some water today to soak yesterday's steamed buns. If there's any smell, they'll be suspicious."
They might find them here if they were looking for someone elsewhere.
Fortunately, Yu Yao and his friends left a lot of things yesterday. At least they won't be hungry or frozen to death this winter. Just for this little bit, they should be grateful even if Yu Yao took Zhu Ci away.
At this time, Yu Yao was also wondering where the real Zhu Ci had gone.
The worst and most likely outcome is that the person is already dead. In that case, Yu Yao doesn't know if the old man can bear this truth.
She now actually felt that the best outcome might be that the captain's family and the fake Zhu Ci were in cahoots, and the real Zhu Ci was just hidden by them.
Gu Qing noticed that Yu Yao had been a little dazed since she sent the introduction letter, and he couldn't help but worry about her.
But he knew that Yu Yao would usually tell him whatever happened, and the reason she didn't tell him now was probably because there were strangers in the car, or because she wanted to solve the problem herself.
So Gu Qing could only reach out and squeeze Yu Yao's palm, letting her know that with him around, he might not be able to do anything, but he could definitely accompany her.
Yu Yao felt her little movement, looked up and smiled at him.
The two of them came all the way to the county town, and instead of staying in a guesthouse, they went to a small courtyard.
There were many people in the yard, most of them were Gu Qing's comrades-in-arms, and Yu Yao didn't know any of them. But that didn't stop them from knowing that Yu Yao was their sister-in-law, and they all respected her very much.
The old man was first arranged in a room and someone was assigned to guard it. Yu Yao then found a room to rest. Gu Qing went to find Shao Liyang, as his mission was not yet completed.
Yu Yao planned to take a nap and see what was going on there. If there was no progress on Gu Qing's side when she woke up, she would have to contact Zhang Wei and the others according to her mission, and then send her old man back to Shanghai directly. If Gu Qing could complete his mission earlier, she would like to discuss the matter of the real and fake Zhu porcelain with him.
Yu Yao was really tired because of the busy travel and stress in the past two days. She fell asleep almost the moment she touched the bed.
While dazed, Yu Yao felt someone hugging her. The other person's arms were warm, and she unconsciously snuggled into the other person's arms, just like she did before in the family compound.
When she woke up, she found that she was not dreaming. There was indeed someone beside her. This person was naturally Gu Qing. Gu Qing was also very tired and was sleeping soundly.
Yu Yao noticed that she did not disturb him while in his arms, but closed her eyes and stared at him for a while.
Unfortunately, the other party was probably too alert. Yu Yao only turned her head slightly and heard the other party's somewhat lazy voice, "Are you awake?"
"Well, did I disturb you?" Yu Yao asked.
"No, are you hungry? Do you want to get up and eat?"
Not to mention that Yu Yao was actually a little hungry, and she was also worried about reporting for work, so she was about to get up and ask, "How are things going over there?"
Gu Qing nodded, "It's all taken care of." He had already got the things. As for the matter of Daye Village, it was no longer within his scope of responsibility. He had reported it and naturally someone would follow up. "I am also going to send Shao Liyang back to Shanghai. I have applied to Cao Lu to go to Shanghai with you."
"What a coincidence?" Yu Yao was very surprised. Could this person be talking nonsense just to be with him?
Seeing her doubtful expression, Gu Qing was so angry that he almost laughed. Was he such an unreliable person?
"It just so happens that Shao Liyang is originally from Shanghai, and since he has made a great contribution this time, we can find a way to solve his work. In order to ensure his safety, Shanghai is the most suitable place, and it is also his own choice."
If that's the case, it would be great. Yu Yao also missed Gu Qing. With Gu Qing around, her journey would be much easier. Don't say it, it really felt like cheating in an exam.
But when she thought of the guy in her own space, Yu Yao couldn't laugh anymore.
"Let me tell you something. I brought someone with me when I left Xiaoye Village this time."
Gu Qing didn't understand what she meant for a moment.
The main reason was that Yu Yao had never said that her space could be used to accommodate other people. In fact, Yu Yao seldom used space in front of Gu Qing. She always felt that this would be weird and would scare Gu Qing.
Therefore, Gu Qing only realizes the difference in his daughter-in-law when she often sees some extra things at home, and most of the extra things at home are not other things, but just for food.
But this time, Yu Yao had to say it.
She told Gu Qing exactly what happened yesterday. Gu Qing's face turned pale when he heard that the fake Zhu Ci had followed her and was going to attack her.
But he still patiently thought about it.
"How do you know he's not the real Zhu Ci? What if he's just a two-faced person?"
Yu Yao sighed and said, "Because I asked the old man about the birthmark on his body, he has a birthmark on his right thigh, but the birthmark on this person's body is located at a wound. How can it be such a coincidence? And from what I see, there should not be any wound there originally."
So what she said was just a guess, and Gu Qing was a little worried.
"When you asked the old man, he didn't respond?"
Because by asking the old man this, wasn't she telling him clearly that she doubted the identity of this Zhu Ci?
The old man didn't have any doubts either? This is really a bit unreasonable.
Yu Yao said, "I suspect that the old man has already guessed it. This man has been very good to the old man over the years. He even created the illusion that he was forced for the old man's sake and threatened to die to prevent the old man from committing suicide. However, the old man still did not give the important information to Zhu Ci, which shows that he had doubts for a long time."
She didn't know whether the old man was deceiving herself or just waiting for an opportunity to find out where his grandson had gone.
"So what are you going to do?" Gu Qing thought Yu Yao should have an idea.
As expected, Yu Yao said, "I want to examine this Zhu Ci, but I don't know where to do it. I can't let anyone know that I kidnapped him."
Yu Yao only knew that living things were still alive when they were taken out from her space, but she was not sure what nutrients people relied on to survive in the space. What if these spaces had the function of nourishing people, or had some other magical function, just like the novels she had read before? Then wouldn't she be helping the bad guys?
Even if not, it would not be good if that person could hear what they said, although she could sense that the other person was still unconscious.
Another thing is, if a person cannot stay in the space for a long time and something happens to him/her, it will not be good news for Yu Yao.
Anyway, Yu Yao was not comfortable letting this person stay in her space for a long time.
"The sooner the better. I know a place. Follow me."
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