She Lives Well with the Shopping App in the 80s
Chapter 479: Help Analyze

Chapter 479: Chapter 479: Help Analyze

Zhao Tianhe returned from night school, rode his bike around for a tour, then went back home.

Fang Chaoyang did not ask where he had been.

"Chaoyang, we must uncover the person behind this because if the enemy is in the shadows and we’re in the light, the situation is too passive for us."

Fang Chaoyang glanced at Zhao Tianhe, noting that having followed Third Brother to Capital City for half a year, he’d learned to think--indeed a cause for celebration.

"We indeed need to find out, with elders and children at home, if they are caught and used to force us to do something in exchange—that, of course, is the worst-case scenario."

Fang Chaoyang’s words were still rather light.

If the enemy were to harm sister-in-law Xiao Yun and others, especially considering human traffickers still exist in Capital City, with the women looking quite good, if they were kidnapped and sold off, where would they find them?

He feared Third Brother had also considered this and would find the person behind this as quickly as possible.

"Tell me again about today, how you went there looking for clues."

He spent the day at the garment factory, as the newly appointed deputy director with many managerial tasks, his time was not as free.

He considered himself more meticulous than Xiao He and wanted to help analyze and see if anything was missed.

Zhao Tianhe promptly recounted the day’s events and then also mentioned visiting those people’s residences in the afternoon.

"I remember sister-in-law mentioning before that many Educated Youth who failed to get into university did not want to stay in the rural areas, yet couldn’t find work when returning to the city, becoming part of the floating population, driven to desperate measures when ignored by their families."

Zhao Tianhe nodded, "Indeed, there are quite a few people without work."

Last year, when he followed Third Brother around, he had seen many jobless people.

"They haven’t identified the person behind this, so either they have family problems, or they need money for some emergencies. Inquire if there’s someone hospitalized but can’t afford the treatment."

Zhao Tianhe suddenly looked at Fang Chaoyang, realizing Fang was extremely clever, "How come I never thought of that? You and Third Brother are really smart."

Although Fang Chaoyang gave Zhao Tianhe a direction to pursue, what if it wasn’t the case?

Then from which aspect should they start searching?

If the men they rounded up didn’t reveal their backer, besides having a family illness requiring money for treatment,

were they being controlled through some leverage?

What kind of leverage could it be?

Could they make a move starting from this leverage?

Or should they wait until Xiao He finds some clues?

Over at Zhao Family Village Team,

"Team leader, you have a package notice."

The postal worker recognized Captain Zhao of Zhao Family Village Team.

He’d heard they’d allocated land to households; the villagers were busy as could be.

"Much obliged."

Captain Zhao signed for the package notice and planned to have Mrs. Zhao pick up the package from town the following day.

He continued his busy work in the fields.

When Mrs. Zhao returned with a large package, many people looked on with curiosity. They, however, did not inspect it, instead dropping their gazes to continue their work.

After Mrs. Zhao brought the package home and opened it, it turned out to be an electric rice cooker, and only upon the old man’s return did they learn how to use it.

"It is for cooking rice, and you can also make porridge. You don’t need to use firewood; it works on electricity. With this device, cooking is much more convenient." Captain Zhao pondered over the appliance, something he had not seen at the Cooperative in town.

It must not be cheap.

"For cooking rice?"

Mrs. Zhao suddenly remembered something, "I think Da Bao mentioned that he knew how to cook. Just rinse the rice, add water, and the rice would cook by itself. I just listened at the time and did not take it to heart."