Wealthy Beauty in the 60s
Chapter 75 - 74 Victory (Monthly Ticket 60+)

Chapter 75: Chapter 74 Victory (Monthly Ticket 60+)

"Why go back to the dorm? There’s protection over there, and even getting there is dangerous now," Zheng Xianghong said disapprovingly as she looked at Xia Xiao.

"Auntie, you don’t understand, the dorm is the real dangerous place right now. Everyone is outside chasing the thieves, but it’s just the girls in the dorm, and we even tied up two thieves there," Xia Xiao explained the danger at the dorm to Zheng Xianghong, describing how they had knocked out two thieves.

Zheng Xianghong clutched her chest and said, "Oh my god, you are too bold and reckless."

"That’s why, Auntie, I need to go check on the dorm," said Xia Xiao.

"Then I will go with you," said Zheng Xianghong.

Xia Xiao frowned. Her intention was not to bring Zheng Xianghong along. She could protect herself but couldn’t guarantee Zheng Xianghong’s safety. If anything happened to Zheng Xianghong, the Gao family’s men would be furious with her.

"Auntie, no, you stay home. I’ll go have a look and then come back to find you," Xia Xiao said.

"No, I won’t feel at ease if you go alone. I better come with you. I’m strong, and if we encounter a thief, I can fight," Zheng Xianghong insisted in a determined manner, leaving Xia Xiao feeling helpless and unable to persuade her. Eventually, she just sat down, feeling deflated. Jiaxing had indeed made a smart move by sending her here, knowing his mom could keep her confined.

"Tell me about what’s happening outside," Zheng Xianghong said.

Xia Xiao had no choice but to share with Zheng Xianghong the events from outside, feeling anxious as if ants were crawling in her heart. She was keen to see what the situation was like at the dorm and concerned about whether the few girls there could keep the thieves restrained.

Xia Xiao wasn’t distrusting the few young female educated youth but was worried that more armed thieves might show up, which would put them in danger.

The village girls had their families to protect them, but the dorm’s female educated youth could only rely on themselves. Though the thieves were primarily after the granary, a few lascivious ones still posed a threat.

Therefore, Xia Xiao was extremely worried about Wang Aihua and the others, but leaving like this also made her worry about Zheng Xianghong.

She couldn’t risk taking Zheng Xianghong outside either, to avoid exposing her space, as following Zheng Xianghong outside would be extremely dangerous.

Xia Xiao thought it through and decided to calm herself and stay with Zheng Xianghong.

These thieves must be furious, having lost many of their own. Now that it was broad daylight, they couldn’t even approach the granary, let alone preserve their own lives.

"Where are Big Teeth and Wang Ergou, not a single one in sight," said He Dato furiously, and they were all in trouble if this continued.

"A thief reported, "He Dato, Wang Ergou went to the educated youth’s side to take hostages."

Upon hearing this, He Dato exploded in anger, "He’s dragging me down! I told him to come rob the granary, and he ran off after women."

"Fall back," said He Dato, seeing he had only one man left. His heart was seriously aching; outright fighting was no longer an option, only retreat was left.

"Retreat," ordered He Dato, leading his remaining follower away from the production team.

"Jiaxing! It’s unwise to pursue a desperate foe," Gao Guoqiang told Gao Jiaxing.

"I’ll see where their hideout is," Gao Jiaxing still chased after them, with several young men from the production team following him.

Gao Guoqiang said, "Check the headcount, get all the thieves together, put the dead ones aside and the living ones separately."

Under Gao Guoqiang’s command, the ringing bell brought everyone from the production unit together under the big tree, starting the headcount.

Soon, all the thieves were brought under the big tree.

"Captain, three thieves are dead, and thirteen were captured alive."

When Xia Xiao and others came out and saw the bodies of the thieves, they couldn’t bear to look.

This was Xia Xiao’s first time seeing dead bodies. She clung tightly to Zheng Xianghong’s arm, shocked and terrified as she looked at the corpses.

Some of them might have been killed by her, but Xia Xiao didn’t dare to confirm, and except for the first and the last two, she had no recollection of the others.

"We won," someone shouted.

Smiles appeared on everyone’s faces, and they let out a sigh of relief, "Yes, we won."

At that moment, everyone started cheering. They had defeated the thieves, and their production team had actually emerged victorious.

But for Big Teeth, Wang Ergou, and the other captured thieves, their mood wasn’t as cheerful. The thieves, all grimy and dirty, weren’t made that way by the villagers but had come dressed like that.

Despite this, the Guangming Production Team had won, and Gao Guoqiang was very happy.

However, although there were no deaths, there were quite a few injuries, including gunshot and stab wounds.

Immediately, Gao Guoqiang sent Gao Jiazhi to the county to report the incident and ordered people to take the injured to the county hospital by ox-cart. Gao Jiazhi and several young men went into the city.

The Red Star Production Team also came over, being utterly shocked that the Guangming Production Team had harshly defeated the thieves and captured so many.

"Brother, you’re amazing. Why didn’t you notify us sooner?" Liu Jiefang said, visibly impressed.

"It was too chaotic tonight; we couldn’t make it to your place. We were desperate and couldn’t think about anything else," Gao Guoqiang said, having been truly fierce this time.

"Impressive, the thieves have been almost annihilated and will not dare to come again. Nor will other thieves dare to target your production team any time soon. Your team can enjoy some peace now."

Once Liu Jiefang finished speaking, Gao Guoqiang shook his head, "Not necessarily; I’ve come to see that these thieves are all madmen."

By noon, Gao Jiaxing still hadn’t returned, and everyone was getting worried.

"That boy, I should have stopped him," Gao Guoqiang felt a deep sense of guilt, feeling utterly desperate at the thought of something happening to Gao Jiaxing.

They waited and waited, but still no sign of Gao Jiaxing. Gao Guoqiang felt awful and didn’t know where to even start looking.