Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder — I Rise to Female Lead Through Hard Work-Chapter 88: Cooperation

Yi Roujing thought of the last time when Li Xipei attempted to hit her with a stone. She and Li Xijun came together, but they weren’t together at the time. However, when she chased after them, Li Xijun was there along with several people who looked like thugs. So were they looking for them at the guesthouse then? Was it Song Yiluo who revealed her presence in the county?

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Yi Roujing didn’t think deeply about it. Without evidence, it didn’t matter, but this "Brother Wen"?

Yi Roujing pondered deeply. Gu Shizhao rose to prominence late, and Song Yiluo had a capable assistant by her side, a pioneer in her career whose surname was Wen, possibly called Wen Chaocang? Wen something; Yi Roujing couldn’t remember for the moment.

Judging from the atmosphere at the state-run restaurant that day, those five people seemed to follow Gu Shizhao’s lead. Could this Wen have betrayed Gu Shizhao and joined Song Yiluo?

For the Li Family’s siblings to abduct Xia Xingchen, they must have had connections. Xia Xingchen’s stepmother was just a financier; the connections must have been made by the Li Family’s siblings. So whose connections were they? This "Brother Wen"?

"Brother Wen, are you here in the provincial city for some important business?" Li Xijun very much wanted to establish a connection with Wen Chaokuan. He was mingling at the commune, and the people following him were under Wen Chaokuan. It would be different if he could directly follow Wen Chaokuan.

"If you have any task, feel free to order me to do it, even if I’m not capable. Having my sister would make it no problem." Li Xijun said to himself.

Li Xipei turned her head to glance at her own younger brother, feeling somewhat speechless. They were obviously born from the same womb and not far apart in time, yet their brains were so different.

"Oh, I wonder what skills Mr. Li has?" Wen Chaokuan scrutinized Li Xipei. He could obviously see that Li Xijun listened to Li Xipei. To get this hooligan to obey, it couldn’t just be because she was his elder sister.

"Then I wonder what skills this Brother Wen has?" Li Xipei looked directly at Wen Chaokuan and asked, without a trace of fear in her eyes.

Wen Chaokuan smiled. Compared to Li Xijun, his sister was truly remarkable. He extended his right hand and said, "Mr. Li will find out gradually, but I think we’ll have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Upon hearing this, Li Xipei also showed a hint of a smile, extending her hand to shake Wen Chaokuan’s, and it seemed they reached some consensus.

Ding Anguo was watching in amazement from around the corner, "Sister-in-law, they..."

"Shh." Yi Roujing raised her hand to stop Ding Anguo from speaking, and Ding Anguo obediently fell silent.

"I think we can work together now." Li Xipei had an idea, "Let’s find a place to talk."

"That was exactly my intention." Wen Chaokuan reluctantly agreed, and the four of them walked outside, fortunately not noticing Yi Roujing and Ding Anguo all along.

"Sister-in-law, how did they get together? How does our team’s Song know Li Xijun and them?" Ding Anguo was puzzled, but somewhat relieved that they didn’t sell Lingzhi to Song Yiluo, which was thanks to his sister-in-law’s foresight.

"Anguo, don’t let Anmin be alone in the future." Yi Roujing reminded.

"Huh?" Ding Anguo didn’t react at once.

Yi Roujing looked at him seriously, making Ding Anguo shiver involuntarily, and he nodded like a pecking chick.

"Sister-in-law, second brother—" Ding Anmin, having regained her energy, cheerfully waved to them as soon as she entered the building.

"Anmin, let’s have Xingchen stay at our place after we go back." Yi Roujing suddenly said, confusing Ding Anmin.

"Huh? What’s wrong with the commune?" Ding Anmin’s first reaction was this.

"There’s nothing wrong with it; we just go to work together every day anyway. Xia Xingchen’s health hasn’t fully recovered, and in case her family wants to harm her again, we can protect her." Yi Roujing said.

Thinking of Xia Xingchen being wrapped in a sack, Ding Anmin nodded without hesitation, "Alright, I will talk to mom and dad later. They all like Xingchen anyway and would be happy to, plus the commune has food shares, so we can eat together, like before."

"She can stay with me in the same room, no problem."

"What happened?" Ding Ancheng approached and asked Yi Roujing quietly.

"Who was that person who seemed gentle but came across as sinister, sitting with Gu Shizhao at the state-run restaurant last time?" Yi Roujing asked.

"Gentle?" A trace of coldness flashed through Ding Ancheng’s eyes, of course directed towards Wen Chaokuan.

"I mean someone who pretends to be nice but isn’t," Yi Roujing explained again, not sure if Ding Ancheng understood.

"Ha—" Ding Ancheng’s mood changed, becoming much better.

"Wen Chaokuan, Gu Shizhao said he’s local, from Huaixi County," Ding Ancheng explained, "His family has some connections; his father works for the Revolutionary Committee."

"So he knows the law and breaks it?" Yi Roujing got angry, but he wouldn’t be on a rising trend forever.

"Why suddenly ask about him?" Ding Ancheng asked amusedly.

"Big brother, the person you just mentioned, we saw him with the Li siblings and Song right here in the building. They left just before you came in," Ding Anguo explained, "It felt like the four of them reached some agreement."

"What, Li Xipei and Li Xijun are also in the provincial city!" Ding Anmin raised her voice, startled, drawing attention from people around.

"We’ve bought almost everything; let’s go eat." Yi Roujing switched the topic.

The four of them found a nearby state-run restaurant. Indeed, it’s the provincial capital, with a much larger variety of dishes than in the county’s state-run restaurants.

After eating, more people started arriving at the restaurant. Ding Ancheng took the three to Jiangcheng Park, found a shady spot to sit, where it was quiet and cool.

"What did they say?" After sitting down, Ding Ancheng asked, directing his question at Ding Anguo.

Ding Anguo recounted everything he remembered, though puzzled, "Li Xipei said that when we were in the county last time, they went to the guesthouse looking for us, but they clearly didn’t come. Strange, why lie to Song?"

Yi Roujing said nothing, planning not to mention what she encountered, to avoid scaring Ding Anmin and Ding Anguo.

"But what could they cooperate on?" Ding Anmin voiced his doubts.

"I’ll go make a call, you guys wait here for me." Ding Ancheng instructed and left; Yi Roujing knew he was going to call Gu Shizhao.

"Hello, Tongxian Commune, who are you looking for?" Gu Shizhao had been relegated to the Puwan Production Team and, thanks to his ability to repair cars, was assigned to Tongxian Commune to repair tractors. So this call was placed to the Tongxian Commune.

The Tongxian Commune only had a phone in the Commune Secretary’s office, but the secretary wasn’t always there, so there was a designated telephone operator.