After checking in, I asked Qian Fugui to accompany the senior to rest, and Wen Siqiang took me to Jing Lei's department store.
I went to Jing Lei's office to find her. When she opened the door and saw me, Jing Lei looked me up and down. Seeing that I was relatively normal, she finally relaxed.
It seemed that she worried every time I went out. Indeed, although we didn't make a move last night, it was thrilling enough.
Six lives gone just like that.
Jing Lei's worry was not unreasonable. In fact, every time we went out, we were putting our lives on the line. Danger was always by our side.
Jing Lei took her phone from the desk, pressed the power button, and handed it to me. She said, "I didn't hear from you last night, and I didn't sleep all night."
I pulled her into my arms. We had left too early yesterday and didn't have time to get phone cards and phones. In fact, even if we had mobile phones yesterday, it might not have been possible to get through to the seniors. It was better not to have them. If we had them but couldn't call back when we should have, wouldn't that be even more anxious?
Jing Lei snuggled in my arms like a well-behaved cat. Perhaps because of the accidents in the past few times, she was too worried. She had a feeling that I shouldn't leave her side for even half a step.
Jing Lei leaned against my chest for a long time before letting go. She went to the desk and gave me another phone, saying it was Wen Siqiang's.
Jing Lei said, "Your phone numbers haven't changed. These new phones have a phone book function. Later, you can give me the phone numbers you've recorded, and I'll help you input them. That way, making calls will be much more convenient."
I looked at the new phone. It was much smaller and better looking than the old bricks. Although it was small, its functions had increased. Jing Lei said I could even send messages directly on it, so I wouldn't need to carry a pager anymore.
I put the phone in my bag, kissed Jing Lei, and whispered in her ear to wait for me tonight. I didn't dare to mention my plan to visit Wu Guodong again. The nightmares of the past few days hadn't dissipated yet. If I told her now, I was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it.
I had to get close to Wu Guodong. He had become a knot in my heart that I had to untie. If I really couldn't untie it, I would cut it open with a saw.
Jing Lei responded deeply. We reluctantly parted. Wen Siqiang was still waiting downstairs. It was not good for me to linger here. I came out, closed the door, and went downstairs to find him.
Now that we have Qian Fugui and the seniors to guide us, I feel that our team is constantly improving and growing.
I went downstairs to the parking lot to find Wen Siqiang. I called him first and then told him to arrange a meeting with Zhou Yingying this afternoon. If she had time, I wanted to meet her at the hotel where they were staying.
Wen Siqiang grunted and drove forward. I said, "Let's go to the raw stone base first. I want to check on those assassins."
I had put a high-level killer and ordinary killers together. I didn't know what would happen between them.
Wen Siqiang grunted and drove away.
In the car, I called Lan Ya and told her I was back. She told me that Da Shijie would reopen tonight and asked me to come with Wen Siqiang to help out.
I agreed. Da Shijie had been closed for the few days of the raw stone base press conference, and it was reopening today. She couldn't handle it alone.
Originally, there was Zhou Yingying. Ah, forget it, let's not mention her.
After leaving Jing Lei, I passed by the school gate and was filled with emotion. I remembered the time before I dropped out of school and thought of Xiao Pang, Wang Xin, and Da Laizi.
It all happened last year, but it felt like half a century had passed, and I felt a sense of unreality.
It felt very distant.
It was said that Da Laizi no longer attended school, his academic status had been revoked, and he had been ordered to withdraw from school!
What about Wang Xin? I hadn't seen her for a long time. She was about to enter her third year of high school and had to prepare for the college entrance examination. It was probably difficult to see her due to her busy studies.
Xiao Pang's studies were average. His family originally didn't want him to go to high school and wanted him to learn pig slaughtering so he could take over the family business.
He had always resisted. He went to middle school precisely to avoid learning pig slaughtering, with the condition that he had to get into college. If he didn't get into college, he would have to go back to his old path.
Xiao Pang was very diligent, but he was the type with very low comprehension. He had to put in several times more effort than others to learn anything. I wasn't optimistic about him, and there was a very high probability that he would go back to slaughtering pigs.
The car had driven far away, but my thoughts hadn't returned.
As if Wen Siqiang knew what I was thinking, he suddenly said, "Wang Xin transferred schools."
I said in surprise, "Transferred schools? Why? How come I didn't know?"
He said, "It happened during the days you were unconscious. She even came to see you. You didn't wake up, and she shed quite a few tears."
I grunted. During those days, the enemy was at the gate. I was constantly on the minds of various factions, with one event after another. Even though I woke up later, I didn't have time to stop. The enemies had me in a difficult situation, and I had no chance to learn about Wang Xin transferring schools.
I said, "Do you know where she went?"
Wen Siqiang said, "To the provincial capital. It's said that her aunt arranged it."
The provincial capital is in the eastern part of Yunnan Province. We are in the southwest, on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. In an era when highways were not yet on the agenda, going to the provincial capital was more difficult than going abroad. The provincial capital at that time was a very distant existence.
I suddenly felt a sense of profound loss, as if she had taken my soul with her.
I had never expressed the word "love" to Wang Xin because we were too young when we were together and didn't understand the meaning of the word. By the time I knew her place in my heart, she had already left me and gone far away.
The car stopped. I looked up and saw that we had arrived at the raw stone base.
Wen Siqiang drove the car to the workshop entrance. We got out and went to the room where the killers were being held.
The distillery had returned to its usual quiet. Outside, apart from a few patrolling security guards, there were almost no other people.
The security guard opened the door for us. I asked them if there had been any unusual occurrences. The security guard said everything was normal and to rest assured.
Entering the room, it was brightly lit. Several people were gathered together playing cards, arguing heatedly. I watched them for a while, but they didn't even notice me.
Our security guards were playing with them, and the few people were playing harmoniously, with no distinction between them.
Wen Siqiang coughed. Only then did they look up. Seeing me, they hurriedly stood up.
I gestured for them to continue playing, saying I was fine and just came to check.
The security guards didn't dare to really sit down and returned to their posts, abandoning their cards.
I affirmed that they had done a good job. Honestly, if I hadn't seen this scene, I would have wanted to send them to the police station today. But I didn't want to do that unless it was absolutely necessary. If they were taken there, it would become an international incident. Their problem was serious, and they could be sentenced to life imprisonment.