Lin Qi grabbed Bai Rou's shoulders and kissed her hard on the cheek: "Don't worry, it won't happen. Just be careful on the mountain. If you're right, I'll come find you sooner."
Bai Rou suppressed her nausea and forced a fake smile: "I'm fine. I'll go back by myself in a bit. You should go quickly, or Brother Sun will scold you if he waits too long."
"Okay, I'll go down first," Lin Qi said, afraid of being scolded, and quickly ran down the mountain.
Bai Rou watched the other person leave, then wiped her face in disgust.
She didn't stay on the mountain any longer, but instead headed towards the educated youth settlement.
Yesterday, my daughter came to me and said that Gu Qiang had talked to her a lot and told her not to tell me.
She originally thought that by taking the initiative to cooperate with Gu Qiang, she could help him support his ambitions.
She was willing to do this so that her daughter could extricate herself from the situation and not let the other party get too involved.
Unexpectedly, Gu Qiang secretly searched for his daughter behind her back and deliberately dragged her into it, which made her very angry.
Since Gu Qiang is heartless, she shouldn't blame her for being unjust.
After arriving at the educated youth compound, Bai Rou waited for Gu Jiazhen to return.
Gu Jiazhen returned shortly after.
Seeing Bai Rou sitting in the yard, Gu Jiazhen quickly walked over: "Mom, what brings you here? My dad?"
Bai Rou smiled at the person next to her, then pulled Gu Jiazhen outside: "Your father is up the mountain, and I don't know what he's doing, he hasn't come back yet. Have you noticed anything these past two days?"
Gu Jiazhen thought for a moment: "Nothing else, but Chu Jianshu, Li Chengyang and Gu Xing haven't been out in the fields these past two days."
I was thinking of going to their house to check, but I couldn't find anyone. Mom, have you found anything else?
"No," Bai Rou didn't want her daughter to know the specifics: "From now on, stay away from your father, stay away from Gu Rong and the others, understand?"
Gu Jiazhen didn't understand; she was also trying to help her mother: "Mom? Why?"
"What else could it be? These are all small things, and Mom doesn't want you to get involved," Bai Rou said, raising her hand to gently rub her daughter's face.
"What? You still don't trust your mother? Would I ever harm you?"
Now, the only person she trusts most is her mother. Gu Jiazhen quickly explained, "No, Mom, I was just worried about you and wanted to help you."
Bai Rou hugged Gu Jiazhen and patted her head: "Don't worry, Mom will take care of everything. Don't worry, go back now, I need to go back and cook too."
"Okay, Mom, if you need anything, just have someone call me. I'm going back now," Gu Jiazhen said before turning around and going back.
Bai Rou watched her daughter go inside before walking away herself.
Lin Qi, on the other hand, went home with Sun Shi.
As soon as he entered the room, Sun Shi slammed the door shut: "I went to town with Chu Jianshu and found that they had acquired a lot of good things. I suspect that they had handled the Gu family's things."
Upon hearing that something had been found, Lin Qi's eyes lit up instantly: "Brother Sun, did you see it? Is there a lot of stuff? Is it real?"
Sun Shi glanced at Lin Qi sideways and said irritably, "Of course it's true."
Do you think I'm like you, only interested in women? I took a quick look, and there are over a dozen chests full of gold and silver.
Hearing this, Lin Qi's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but have a few more thoughts in his mind: "With so many treasures, Brother Sun, aren't you tempted?"
Anyway, the higher-ups don't know how many treasures are inside. Why don't we take some? If we can get our hands on some, we'll be set for life."
Sun Shi frowned and said, "Take what you want, but don't be greedy. If you're caught taking too much, I won't help you."
Lin Qi was overjoyed when he heard Sun Shisong's offer.
Those are treasures of the Rong family; one can only imagine how many treasures are there.
Even if we don't sell them, it would be enough to make a few pieces into family heirlooms.
Lin Qi secretly rubbed his hands together and said, "Brother Sun, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
I'll only get a few, but I'll get you some more while I'm at it. You can take them back to your sister-in-law; we'll definitely be able to get them all in one go."
Upon hearing this, Sun Shi finally smiled slightly: "Then you should be careful in your actions and make sure you don't get caught, lest you end up losing more than you gain."
Lin Qi's eyes darted around, and he said, "Brother Sun, I have experience with this, I will definitely pay attention, Brother Sun, don't worry."
Sun Shi nodded: "Alright, starting tomorrow, you keep an eye on Chu Jianshu and Li Chengyang."
I'll go find some help. Once they put the things down, we'll get moving.
Lin Qi patted his chest and assured him, "Brother Sun, just watch and see. Keeping watch on people is second nature to me. You can go find them without worry."
When Gu Qiang and Bai Rou return, I will explain the situation to them and ask them to cooperate.
The two discussed some details, and then Sun Shi left.
Lin Qi, on the other hand, sat by the door, watching what was happening next door.
Bai Rou had just returned when she saw Lin Qi sitting there.
Bai Rou smiled and stepped forward: "Brother Lin, have you finished discussing things?"
Lin Qi glanced at the time and realized that almost an hour had passed since he returned.
He stared at Bai Rou and asked, "Well, you've finished discussing it, why are you only coming back now?"
"I went to see Jia Zhen, and then I thought I should come back to cook for you, so I rushed back," Bai Rou said, her gaze sweeping across the room through the wide-open door.
Not seeing Sun Shi, Bai Rou asked softly, "Brother Lin, where did Brother Sun go? Why haven't I seen him? Is he coming back for dinner tonight?"
Everyone knew that they had come looking for the Rong family's assets.
Since they needed his help with this matter, and seeing that there were no outsiders around, Lin Qi said directly: "Brother Sun followed Chu Jianshu and Li Chengyang and found something with them."
He went to find someone to help. Once we've determined the quantity and exact location of the items, we'll take action. When Gu Qiang returns, you can also tell him.
Bai Rou was surprised that she discovered something so quickly.
Although he found it a bit strange, Lin Qi dared to say it, so he must have already discovered something definite.
Bai Rou smiled and obediently replied, "Okay, I'll tell him when he gets back. I'll go cook now."
"Okay, go ahead." The people who went to work in the fields haven't come back yet, and only an old lady lives in the backyard of the house they're staying in.
If he didn't have to keep an eye on people, Lin Qi really wanted to go in and have some intimate time.
But burdened with heavy responsibilities, he could only keep an eye on the outside, and even when he ate, he would sit at the doorway.
As it grew darker, Lin Qi was just about to go back to sleep.
By the dim moonlight, they could see people coming out of the Gu family's and Chu Jianshu's houses and sneaking towards the village entrance.
Upon seeing this, Lin Qi quickly called Bai Rou and Gu Qiang, and they quietly followed behind.
When Gu Qiang was told that Lin Qi and his team had found something, he initially thought it was something that had been discovered on his side.
But as he watched the crowd walk towards the village entrance, Gu Qiang was happy that he hadn't been discovered.
But he was also worried that his side was just a smokescreen by Gu Rong and his group.
But when they led their men, pushing boxes of things, toward the cave he had been staring at, Gu Qiang completely gave up hope.
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