Many villagers also wanted to go to Hong Kong, but because they were afraid of getting lost at sea, there was no large-scale exodus to Hong Kong.
Regarding this, Song Jingtao had different expectations for Lin Chengyu and Song Ziqing. He felt that the issues they were worried about shouldn't be of too much concern. He could tell the difference between a smart person and an ordinary person at a glance.
Song Ziqing said, "Uncle, we've considered this issue as well. We plan to row along while using a compass and map for navigation. We'll also bring extra water and food, just in case."
Lin Chengyu also said, "Yes, Uncle, don't worry, we have made full preparations."
Hearing this, Song Jingtao nodded in relief and said, "Good, that's good. After you get to Hong Kong, you must live well and not suffer like you did here."
Lin Chengyu said to Song Ziqing, "Uncle, don't worry, we will definitely live a good life."
Song Jingtao said, "Good, it's good that you have this confidence."
Lin Chengyu said to Song Ziqing, "Uncle, we'll be going now. Thank you for your help."
Song Jingtao said, "Okay, be careful on the road."
Lin Chengyu and Song Ziqing waved to Song Jingtao, then turned and left. Their backs looked so firm and brave in the sunlight, as if they were beckoning to the future.
The two of them picked up the letters of introduction, went home to pack their luggage, and planned to leave the island and return to Shanghai early the next morning.
When the two returned to Hainan from Beijing and Shanghai, the once peaceful Shengang Village looked as if it had been ransacked.
The once bustling seafood drying workshop was completely ransacked. Song Ziqing and Lin Chengyu were extremely surprised to see the mess.
Lin Chengyu is a man after all, and he is much calmer when things happen.
Seeing that things were not going well, he quickly pulled Song Ziqing out of the workshop and did not go straight home.
He was worried that if people saw their problematic identities, it would attract trouble and implicate the village, so he quickly found a secluded road and headed towards the educated youth compound.
"Ziqing, let's go find Zhang Xiang and ask him about the situation. This chaos might be caused by Hong Xiaobing's actions during his time in the countryside! Wasn't Bai Mei from the Revolutionary Committee before? She's ruthless and cruel. She abandoned her boyfriend, who was so good to her, just like that. She's so unpredictable."
Lin Chengyu felt that Hong Xiaobing might have been brought by Zhang Xiang's ex-girlfriend. This intuition made him afraid to show himself. After all, it was the two of them who ruined Bai Mei's plan. Seeing them might just add fuel to the fire!
"Bai Mei's men destroyed our village's workshops that had been there for months? Such lawless people really deserve to die!"
After hearing Lin Chengyu's guess, Song Ziqing also felt that Bai Mei had arrived.
Sure enough, when the two quietly arrived at the educated youth compound, they found about a dozen strangers.
They were wearing green military caps, military uniforms, military shoes, or carrying military satchels. Although not all of them were fully equipped, the red badges on their chests and the red armbands on their left sleeves clearly identified them as Hong Xiaobing.
The leader was none other than Bai Mei.
Song Ziqing looked at Lin Chengyu with admiration and whispered in his ear, "Xiaoyu, you're so smart, you guessed it right away. What are we going to do now? Bai Mei inexplicably tried to kill Zhang Xiang before, and today she destroyed the village's workshops."
"Let's hurry and find Song Youjun, and have him take Youying to the town to report to the police. We shouldn't show ourselves. If we do, Bai Mei might become even more demanding, not only causing trouble for us but also for the village!"
Lin Chengyu and Song Ziqing hurriedly went to find Song Youjun and asked him to take his sister Song Youying to the county to report the crime.
The suggestion to report the incident to the county police was also Lin Chengyu's idea. After all, they were very familiar with the situation in the town, and the town's police station did nothing. Even if they reported it to the police, no one would care.
Meanwhile, Bai Mei was directing the Rainbow Soldiers to search for Lin Chengyu and Song Ziqing.
She was filled with resentment and vowed to make the couple pay.
Lin Chengyu and Song Ziqing hid in the shadows, observing Bai Mei's every move. They decided to be patient and wait for the police to arrive. Time passed slowly, and finally, the sound of police sirens grew louder as they approached.
Police quickly surrounded the scene and took Bai Mei and her accomplices into custody. After investigation, police confirmed Bai Mei and her group's acts of vandalism and removed them from custody.
The villagers rushed over and were heartbroken to see the destroyed workshop. But at the same time, they also praised Lin Chengyu and Song Ziqing for their resourcefulness.
The storm finally subsided, and Lin Chengyu and Song Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief.
They hope to resume production in the workshops as soon as possible and revitalize the village.
However, the two of them were very clear that Bai Mei had connections, so even if she was taken away by the police, there wouldn't be any major problems, as there were plenty of people to help her get away with it.
Therefore, at this moment, the two were discussing with Song Jingtao and several village committee members how to get compensation for their workshop losses, and they could not let Bai Mei off easily.
Song Ziqing directly suggested, "Uncle, Bai Mei came to cause trouble in the village for three reasons: first, because of Zhang Xiang; second, because I ruined her plans in Guangzhou; and third, because she probably knows that Youying and Zhang Xiang are together, and she is dissatisfied, so she took a boat to the village to cause trouble for everyone."
Such extreme people won't give up on targeting us easily. Xiaoyu and I plan to take this opportunity to leave the village directly. We'll leave a letter behind, and you can pretend you don't know we're leaving.
The workshop issue not only involves losses in our village, but also has a significant impact on several neighboring villages. Uncle, you could gather people from those villages together to discuss the matter and bring them all to the town. We could ask the town leaders to help us find Bai Mei and the others to compensate everyone for their losses. We can't let them leave our county so easily!
Once they leave, we won't be able to cause them any more trouble. After all, we're just country folk; we're completely lost in the city. We'll have to resolve the issues within the county.
Song Youying was also present. Upon hearing Song Ziqing's words, she paid little attention to anything else, only to be met with confusion and worry when she heard that Song Ziqing was leaving Hainan. "Auntie, you...you're leaving Hainan? Where are you going?"
“We’re used to a good life and we won’t be able to stand staying in the countryside for long. We’ll find a chance to go abroad, Youying. Then we’ll have to rely on you to take care of things in the village!”
Song Ziqing spoke casually, but Song Youying knew that as a sent-down youth, if you wanted to go abroad, you had to take an unconventional route.
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