Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 163 - 162: Already in the Game

Chapter 163: Chapter 162: Already in the Game

Qian Guozhu’s truck was parked not far from the outskirts of the black market, where an unremarkable lackey was holding the car keys, waiting for them.

"Brother Qian, Brother Sun, all the goods are already arranged for you, you want to inspect them?"

Qian Guozhu took the car keys and waved his hand: "No need, you can go back."

"Ah, ah."

The lackey quickly scampered away in a few steps.

After the lackey had gone far, Qian Guozhu opened the rear of the truck, to find an extra large cardboard box.

He was extra cautious, tearing open the box to inspect it.

Besides the sewing machine, there was also a radio.

Nothing that shouldn’t be there.

Qian Guozhu jumped down from the truck, locked the door, and looked at Lin Nianhe, hesitating as if he had something to say.

Lin Nianhe said: "Brother Qian, I know you have a lot of questions you want to ask, but this is not the place nor the time to talk about it. You should leave as soon as possible, and if you feel unwell, get checked in the town hospital. The rest, we can talk about later."

Qian Guozhu stayed silent for a moment but still said, "Bai Bo, that guy doesn’t play by the rules, you need to be careful yourself."

"Okay," Lin Nianhe nodded, "I have it in mind."

Qian Guozhu, looking at her composed gaze, didn’t say anything more, got into the car with Sun ManCang, and left.

He had never treated Lin Nianhe as an ordinary educated youth, he felt that since she said so, she must have a plan.

Lin Nianhe didn’t linger on the roadside, nor did she intentionally hide her tracks, walking straight back to the railway guesthouse.

Back in her room, she unlocked the door with her key.

As she entered, her gaze met with Su Yuncheng’s.

Lin Nianhe closed the door firmly, leaning against it with her back, finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

The can of milk powder she was holding fell to the ground with a dull thud.

"Brother Yuncheng, I was almost scared to death."

She pouted, reddening the corners of her eyes, resembling a little white rabbit that had narrowly escaped from a wolf’s den.

The frown on Su Yuncheng’s forehead tightened a fraction, then relaxed.

He got up, went over to her, and patted her head, his voice as gentle as always: "Don’t be scared, I’m here."

"Okay!"

Lin Nianhe nodded vigorously, shaking off the tear drops from her eyelashes.

She sniffled, reached out, and grabbed Su Yuncheng’s sleeve, whispering: "Brother Yuncheng, I have something to tell you."

"Okay, I also have something to ask you," Su Yuncheng said, looking at her with a somewhat helpless expression in his eyes.

Lin Nianhe, with tearful and misty eyes, looked at him: "Can I speak first? I’m scared."

Su Yuncheng said: "Of course."

She said she was scared, what else could he do?

Su Yuncheng steadied her shoulders, letting her sit down on a chair, and poured her some water.

Lin Nianhe sipped the water, her shoulders quivering occasionally.

Looking at her, she seemed pitifully helpless.

Su Yuncheng peeled a candy and brought it to her lips: "Don’t cry, it’s all right now."

"Mm..."

Lin Nianhe opened her mouth for the candy, her soft lips brushing against his fingertips.

Su Yuncheng’s face suddenly flushed red, his mind going blank.

Lin Nianhe dropped her gaze, seemingly unaware of his reaction, chewed on the candy, and said softly: "I was thinking of coming back for a nap after buying the books... I heard them say that you’ve cleaned up the black market in Lan County..."

"... I didn’t expect to encounter Sister Zheng there, but seeing her made me feel not afraid. I thought since you were with her, you must be somewhere nearby..."

"... Things there are so expensive, much more than at the Cooperative Society, but there are so many different things..."

Lin Nianhe’s narration was a bit fragmented, as if she had been terribly frightened, still tightly clutching Su Yuncheng’s sleeve.

This look of panic that would melt a heart of stone.

Su Yuncheng listened carefully to her every word, his brows furrowed tightly and wouldn’t relax.

After a long while, he said: "Nianhe, you should not have got involved."

Lin Nianhe: "..."

She confessed everything to him, including the deal she had struck with Bai Bo.

She knew very well that Su Yuncheng could not be fooled by whatever happened on the black market; neither could Qian Guozhu and Sun ManCang. Rather than waiting for him to ask, it was better for her to confess voluntarily, leaving some room for maneuver.

For instance, she claimed that she had seen Qian Guozhu and Sun ManCang about to be beaten to death, so she pretended to be their boss and managed to deceive Bai Bo.

She was prepared for him to disown her harshly, yet was this all he had to say?

Su Yuncheng sighed, pulled over a chair to sit opposite her, and looking into her eyes, said: "Nianhe, you’re already involved. Now I can tell you... Uncle Sun’s assignment for me is Bai Bo."

Lin Nianhe blinked.

She had guessed as much.

"The Zheng Family has been teachers for generations, with students and disciples spread throughout the provincial city. Zheng Lirong is the Zheng Family’s only daughter. Not long after Bai Bo married into the family, Mr. Zheng passed away... Bai Bo then used the Zheng Family’s network to engage in black market dealings."

"Reselling is a crime, but compared to price gouging and market manipulation, it is more understandable for rural families to sell a couple of baskets of firewood to supplement their income."

"But in the end, those who are usually caught are just the people carrying the baskets."

Su Yuncheng leaned back in the chair, telling Lin Nianhe what he could.

Following his words, Lin Nianhe softly said: "I’ve heard that those caught for buying and selling usually just get detained, right?"

"It depends on the timing," Su Yuncheng said, "That’s not my responsibility."

"I understand." Lin Nianhe, holding a teacup, looked at him and asked, "When will you arrest him?"

Hearing this utterly naive question, Su Yuncheng could not help but chuckle helplessly.

He vaguely said: "When the time is right."

Lin Nianhe took a sip of water and said with downcast eyes: "I actually know, I’m not stupid... There’s no way to catch him here, too many people benefit from him, too many need him, all these people will protect him. Otherwise, Uncle Sun wouldn’t have looked for you."

Su Yuncheng nodded, somewhat helplessly: "Right."

"Maybe, I can get him to come to Lan County," Lin Nianhe raised her eyes to look at him.

Su Yuncheng shook his head decisively, his voice growing more serious: "Nianhe, you’re not Public Security, nor are you military. You just accidentally know a little bit about this. When you go back, you just keep doing what you should do. There’s no need for you to worry about this matter anymore, I will handle it."

No one knew better than him how dangerous these people were to deal with. He was used to it, but he couldn’t let Lin Nianhe get involved.

Lin Nianhe: "Bai Bo knows I went down to the countryside with Ten Miles Team."

Su Yuncheng: "..."

"Qian Guozhu said that he used to deliver goods there once every month or two. If I haven’t contacted Bai Bo in a month, he will surely come knocking."

"..."

"Brother Yuncheng, I’m already in the game."

"..."

Su Yuncheng bit his back molar, his brain spinning rapidly, thinking about the possibilities of getting Lin Nianhe out.

No chance.

Bai Bo would not let her go.

Lin Nianhe reached out and held his fingers, looking into his eyes and said: "Brother Yuncheng, I’m not scared."

The girl’s soft palm held his fingers, causing Su Yuncheng’s head to swim slightly, and he subconsciously grasped her hand in return.

After a moment of silence, he said: "We’ll talk about this later. First, I need to make a call to the prison in Lan County."

"Okay."

"You’ll go with me."

"Huh?"

"From now on, you can’t leave my side," Su Yuncheng said earnestly.

Lin Nianhe suddenly blushed: "Then, tonight, are you going to sleep in my room too? There’s only one bed here."

Su Yuncheng: "...!"