Back To The 80s-Chapter 168: Shark_1

Gu Xiaobei was eager to tell Lu Zhanguo about this matter, but Lu Zhanguo, who was in his office, had already received a call from Shen Heng.

"Wang Chuanjiang has been sent to the Xinhua bookstore in your town by Gao Dailin. Be careful over there," Shen Heng warned.

"Hmm, I guess he’s been sent to be a disposable pawn," Lu Zhanguo analyzed.

"We’re having a meeting to discuss this. Our main focus is on uncovering the big fish behind Gao Dailin. Through this exercise, it is likely that the white fox will be revealed. We think the white fox might be a woman, and the big fish is a man."

"Just a guess? It’s unlikely to be that simple. By the way, has Jin Cheng returned yet?" Lu Zhanguo was still concerned about Jin Cheng’s safety. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"No, but he should be fine. The crackdown has begun nationwide, with the south being the main focus. They won’t dare to harm Jin Cheng openly." Shen Heng was relieved after receiving the crackdown documents. This way, Jin Cheng wouldn’t be pushed to the brink and do something to harm himself.

"Hmm, how’s the investigation on Yuan Ye? The boarding house mentioned that she was taken away by a car last night. Can you find out who picked her up?"

"Alright. We’ve been short-staffed and overlooked keeping an eye on her. According to the feedback we have, she indeed couldn’t stand the abuse and got a divorce. They say she was emotionally unstable and never mentioned her children. Now both her children have been sent to a children’s shelter by her ex-husband." Shen Heng was reluctant to believe that Yuan Ye could be problematic, after all, she was his crush during their youth.

"I see, what about Yuan Tan?" Lu Zhanguo knew what Shen Heng was thinking but didn’t spell it out.

Lu Zhanguo had been dropped off at the military camp when he was young, was indifferent and was less likable than his younger brother, Lu Aiguo. Wen Xiuqing naturally favored the younger son more. Some incidents from the past only deepened Wen Xiuqing’s dislike towards him. Only in recent years had things started to improve a bit.

"There hasn’t been much from Yuan Tan, she spends her days accompanying Aunt Yuan and wandering around, nothing unusual."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhanguo gazed out the window lost in thought, going through the recent events and people like watching a movie in his mind.

In the evening, when Lu Zhanguo returned home, he saw Gu Xiaobei and Jiujiu sitting at the table, head to head, having a tutoring session.

Hearing the door, Gu Xiaobei lifted her head and said with a radiant smile, "We’ve been waiting for you to start dinner. But wait a bit, let me finish explaining this problem to Jiujiu."

Lu Zhanguo nodded, watching Gu Xiaobei whispering explanations to Jiujiu, feeling very fulfilled.

After washing his hands, Lu Zhanguo curiously stood behind Gu Xiaobei, bending over to see what the two were sketching in their notebook.

Jiujiu was only in first grade, learning mostly about simple addition and subtraction within ten. However, Gu Xiaobei also taught her additional lessons of addition and subtraction within twenty every day.

After finishing the explanation, Gu Xiaobei looked up at the standing Lu Zhanguo, her eye were curved with the smile. "What do you think about me being a teacher?"

"Very good," Lu Zhanguo affirmed with adoration.

"If we can return to the city in the future, let’s start a school." Gu Xiaobei suddenly found her idea brilliant.

Lu Zhanguo straightened up and patted Gu Xiaobei’s head. "Okay." As long as you’re willing to do it, feel free. I’ll always be here to catch you if you fall.

Gu Xiaobei asked Jiujiu to clean up the table, while she went to serve dinner which was quite simple with green onion pancake and spinach egg soup.

During dinner, Gu Xiaobei looked like she had something to say, but seeing Jiujiu with them, she just kept it to herself. You could see the expression on her face getting more and more anxious.

Finally, after dinner, once everything was cleaned up, Gu Xiaobei hurried Jiujiu to wash her hands, then hurriedly pulled Lu Zhanguo into the room.

"I saw Wang Chuanjiang in town today. He’s actually working at the Xinhua Bookstore. Do you think the bookstore might have some issues too?" As soon as she closed the door, Gu Xiaobei began to whisper anxiously.

Lu Zhanguo looked at Gu Xiaobei who seemed to have stumbled upon major intelligence, sighed, seated himself on a chair, and motioned for Gu Xiaobei to sit on his lap. "Shen Heng has already informed me about this."

"Ah, you already knew?" Gu Xiaobei was a little disappointed and wrapped her arms around Lu Zhanguo’s neck, her fingers playfully stroking the roots of Lu Zhanguo’s hair.

"From now on, when you go to town, don’t pay attention to these things. If you see them, try to avoid them as much as you can."

"Oh. Why don’t you just arrest them and interrogate them harshly?" Gu Xiaobei didn’t understand.

"Because not everyone is willing to take risks and commit crimes. Some may have been forced because their families are in danger. At this point, if we startle the snake in the grass, not only will we fail to catch the instigator, but also some innocent family members might get persecuted." This time Lu Zhanguo satisfied the curiosity of the one in front of him.

"But, nobody knows when the instigator behind them will appear. Why don’t you just set a trap and then catch them all at once?" Gu Xiaobei was full of ideas.

Her little antics amused Lu Zhanguo. He pinched her dainty nose and said, "It’s not just about setting a trap and catching them all, it’s also about being the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

"By the way, Yuan Ye also wanted to go up to the city wall the other day, saying she wanted to look at the river dam. What’s so special about the dam?" Gu Xiaobei was always puzzled.

Lu Zhanguo looked at Gu Xiaobei with admiration, this girl did have a high level of alertness at times.

Seeing Lu Zhanguo staring at her, Gu Xiaobei huffed, "Keep looking and I will kiss you." She did indeed immediately lean over and kissed Lu Zhanguo’s thin lips.

After landing a ’stamp’, she raised her head with satisfaction, "From now on, don’t stare at me in an inappropriate manner, got it?"

Lu Zhanguo’s eyes were filled with amusement as he looked at Gu Xiaobei, "Fine, as long as you’re the one who does that to me."

Gu Xiaobei almost bit her own tongue. Why was she always the one being teased at? This man was too unloveable!

"By the way, weren’t we discussing Yuan Ye?" Gu Xiaobei remembered the unfinished topic. How did their serious conversation go off track..

"I am aware of all that. Don’t be this curious in the future and try not to visit town unless absolutely necessary. If you need to buy anything, just let Xiangyang bring it back." Lu Zhanguo still felt uneasy. This girl was brave, and clever, but her curiosity often got the better of her.

"Okay, I promise not to be curious." While humming, Gu Xiaobei nuzzled against the hollow of Lu Zhanguo’s neck.

Gu Xiaobei didn’t mention the argument she had with Wang Chuanjiang today. She felt she could handle the situation herself, and didn’t want Lu Zhanguo to get any ideas or feelings about it. After all, trust is the most important thing in a marriage.

The next day, just after the wake-up call, Li Fengmei came to announce that the coal delivery truck had arrived.

Gu Xiaobei instructed Jiujiu to finish her breakfast while she went downstairs with Li Fengmei to check on the coal.

Several fellow army wives were already there downstairs, chattering about something.

Standing in the middle of the yard was a large transport truck, piled high with black honeycomb coal. A few soldiers were standing by, looking somewhat at a loss. Xiangyang too was standing over there with a gloomy face, what’s he doing?