Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 562 - 561: The Captain’s House Was Robbed

Chapter 562: Chapter 561: The Captain’s House Was Robbed

"Cough cough cough, Nianhe, I think, we don’t necessarily have to set up a branch factory in the city, right? How about moving to the provincial city or Xi City? We are familiar with both places, so why must we fixate on the city?"

Wang Shumei took Lin Nianhe’s words very seriously and sincerely offered her suggestions.

"The city is closer, anything happens, and we can get there by a one-hour train ride, convenient for handling matters. Now, with the few people at our textile factory, who would manage the branch factory if it’s in the provincial city?" Lin Nianhe, a bit calmer, pressed her temple as she spoke.

Wang Shumei held her hand, fearing that the next second she might grab a kitchen knife and go after Shi Chengkun: "Calm down, why are you so irritable today, just like Xiao Lan... Why don’t you go talk to Uncle Wong?" As she spoke, she patted Lin Nianhe’s back to help her relax.

"Uncle Wong is busy being a money scatterer, he won’t have time for this issue right now." Lin Nianhe rested her face on her hand, her irritability genuinely soothed by Wang Shumei.

Wang Shumei continued to comfort Lin Nianhe: "That being the case, you don’t need to rush. Plus, Comrade Su and the others will definitely not ignore someone like Shi Chengkun. Who knows, by the time we need to set up a branch factory, Shi Chengkun might have been taken down already."

"If it were that easy, how could Sun Jun have investigated for half a year without any results, yet Shi Dongshan came out instead?" Lin Nianhe lightly pursed her lips and shook her head.

In this game, Shi Chengkun clearly had the upper hand.

If someone like Sun Jun, experienced in such matters, has been defeated by him in Lan County, let alone in the city that Shi Chengkun had been running for many years...

This unseen enemy was not simple, making Lin Nianhe feel somewhat powerless.

She looked up at the rolling clouds in the sky, clasping her hands together with utmost sincerity, muttering: "Lend me strength, Uncle Kapasa!"

Wang Shumei: "..." A perfectly sane person, talking nonsense all of a sudden.

Perhaps because the distance was too great, Uncle Kapasa did not hear Lin Nianhe’s muttering. Perhaps Kapasa himself was unaware of his own power.

In any case, he did not lend it.

Lin Nianhe neither found any money nor accidentally rescued someone holding leverage over Shi Chengkun, only to face the arrogant Shi Dongshan the next day.

Shi Dongshan’s luggage had already been packed by battalion educated youth and sent to the commune. She was supposed to go directly to the battalion’s station, yet here she was, carrying her big and small bags, not minding the hardship, arriving at Ten Miles Team.

She said she left some items at an old village host.

Aunt Li watched her turning the house upside down, her hand clutching the rolling pin trembling constantly.

Wang Xixi hugged Aunt Li’s shoulders, whispering comforting words: "Mom, don’t get angry at people like her, it’s not worth upsetting yourself, let her be. I’ll clean up later."

Aunt Li clenched her teeth frantically, her cloth-shoed feet itching to move.

Wang Xixi used more force, gripping Aunt Li tightly and not letting go.

Right then, Lin Nianhe arrived, calling out before entering: "Aunt Li, Hehua forgot her homework book, I came to pick it up."

The excuse was clearly half-hearted, but no one cared.

Lin Nianhe entered the courtyard and, without waiting for anyone to greet her, followed the noise directly to the noisy east room.

"Well, what is this, bandits entering the house?" Lin Nianhe stepped through the door, and seeing the mess inside, decisively pulled Aunt Li and Wang Xixi out of the room, then slammed the door shut.

Shi Dongshan didn’t even see who it was before Lin Nianhe bolted the door from the outside.

"Daxi, close the window!" Lin Nianhe commanded brightly.

Seeing her expression, Wang Xixi instantly understood her intent, dashed forward, seized a stick to barricade the window, then hid to one side to avoid being affected by anyone breaking the window from the inside.

Watching their mischievous appearance, Aunt Li’s mouth twitched.

She actually wanted to say that there was no need to call for people, as she could handle such a small girl and throw her into the ditch all by herself, as long as they didn’t stop her.

"Aunt Li, you block the door, I’ll go call for help!"

Lin Nianhe frantically signaled to Aunt Li with his eyes.

Out of no choice, Aunt Li stepped forward to block the door in place of Lin Nianhe.

It was exactly noontime when work ended, Lin Nianhe stood at the entrance of Li’s house, gathered her breath and shouted at the top of her lungs:

"Help—Bandits have entered the village—The Team Leader’s house is being robbed—"

The vast Ten Miles Team fell silent for a moment, then immediately erupted like cold water being poured into a boiling oil pan, with the villagers just off work directly rushing towards Li Dahe’s house with various tools in hand.

Today was rather "coincidental." The village school had invited the Company Commander Zhu and several squad leaders from the battalion to teach the students how to farm—though the village was not short of skilled farmers, most could only farm and not teach, which the students couldn’t understand, unlike Company Commander Zhu and his team who taught new educated youths how to farm every year with experience.

This reason was obviously more carefully fabricated; otherwise, Lin Nianhe’s mention of Company Commander Zhu and others wouldn’t have brought them here.

They were originally having lunch at the village school, but upon hearing that bandits had arrived, they immediately left their meals and rushed out with the villagers.

As a battalion company commander, Zhu Weiqiang was also armed; he shoved his way through the crowd into the courtyard and hadn’t even spoken when he heard the sound of glass shattering.

The intact glass shattered completely, fortunately, no one was standing under the window, otherwise, they would have been injured by the flying glass shards.

This convinced the people in the courtyard completely that bandits truly were attacking—what decent person would smash windows!

"Quick, quick, quick, block the door, don’t let her escape!"

"Where’s Xiao Su? Xiao Su, come quick, there’s a bandit!"

"Women move back, men come forward and hold the fort!"

Zhu Weiqiang didn’t wait for Su Yuncheng; he fired a shot into the air and shouted towards the dark window: "Inside, I have a gun! If you dare cause more trouble, I’ll shoot!"

The villagers, hearing the gunfire, were not scared but felt more reassured instead.

As everyone was on high alert, suddenly a panicked cry came from inside: "Company commander, it’s me!"

Although the voice was particularly hoarse and had a crying tone, it was still clearly distinguishable as a woman’s voice.

Zhu Weiqiang was a bit dazed, looking bewilderedly at Aunt Li: "Who is inside?"

Wang Xixi was already standing in front of Aunt Li, and hearing this, she stepped forward, spread her arms to shield Aunt Li, and blatantly lied: "How should we know? My mom and I were cooking when we heard noises from the eastern room, came to the door and saw everything inside turned upside down! How dare we even ask who she was!"

Aunt Li: "..."

Well, indeed, they didn’t ask who Shi Dongshan was.

But that was because there was no need to ask; Shi Dongshan had been staying at Li’s house for so long, how could they not recognize him?

Nearby, Lin Nianhe peeked his head out from behind Su Yuncheng, adding: "I just came to find Aunt Li and ended up helping to call for people... My aunt’s hands were shaking!"

Aunt Li: "..."

She wasn’t scared, really, she wasn’t!

Su Yuncheng stepped forward again, shielding Lin Nianhe behind him, his cold gaze sweeping over Zhu Weiqiang: "Are you very familiar with the bandit inside?"

Zhu Weiqiang: "...!"