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Chapter 7: The Phone Call Got Connected

"It's a call from the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. They said a woman named Qiao Nian claims to be your wife and wants to confirm if this is true."

The soldier answered in detail.

The man, who had been sitting upright on the stool, immediately stood up after hearing the name the soldier mentioned, closed his notebook.

Their movements are so fast that they leave people no time to react.

"You guys continue."

After saying that, he left the conference room without looking back.

He strode towards the gatehouse.

His face was gloomy, his jaw was tense, his thin lips were tightly pressed together, and he remained silent, his cold and hard aura was quite frightening.

The young soldier following behind him was a little nervous.

If the person who called was really Deputy Regiment Commander Lu's wife, then he and his sister-in-law must have a very bad relationship.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so frightened when I received the call from my sister-in-law.

Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau.

While waiting for the call, Qiao Nian closed her eyes and glanced at the supplies in her storage space.

She ignored what was in her own basement; she mainly went to check on what she had collected last night—those that Chen Guoqing had hidden.

Lots of stuff.

Besides rice, noodles, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, cloth, sugar, and snacks, there were also several large hams, two fresh pork patties, three chickens, three ducks, and a bucket of lively fish.

It can be inferred that these items that cannot be stored are what Chen Guoqing is preparing to trade.

These supplies certainly didn't all come from the supply and marketing cooperative.

It is likely that Chen Guoqing used the convenience of the supply and marketing cooperative to purchase the goods from the black market and then resell them at a high price to his regular customers.

Well, that's it, she's taken them all.

Qiao Nian looked around the space and counted the supplies for a while before her attention fell on the sack full of 100,000 yuan.

A sack of random money, probably a few thousand dollars.

Unfortunately, there was no receipt.

Qiao Nian pondered in her mind that she should use this money to get some cotton, mutton, and yarn from the black market.

Her parents live in the cold Northwest and have suffered a lot over the years. She's going there to take good care of them.

"Comrade, comrade!"

Hearing the police officer's voice, Qiao Nian snapped out of her daze. Looking at the police officer in front of her, she subconsciously smiled.

The girl was strikingly beautiful, and her radiant smile was captivating.

The police officer blushed slightly and looked away. "Comrade Qiao, your wife says she wants to speak with you on the phone."

"Oh well."

"Thank you, officers."

Qiao Nian stood up and walked to the telephone not far away.

Looking at the phone still connected on the table, she took a deep breath and brought the receiver to her ear.

"it's me."

For countless days and nights, the voice that haunted his dreams reached his ears through the telephone line, and Lu Xiao on the other end of the line tightened his grip on the phone.

"Qiao Nian".

His voice was low and deep, and it seemed to carry a hint of anger.

Qiao Nian thought of Lu Xiao's actions as described in the book, snorted, and leaned back on her chair.

“Lu Xiao, I can grant you your wish to be with Chen Jing and agree to divorce you, but you also have to promise me that the police will help me get a letter of introduction.”

"What did you say?"

The man, who hadn't heard the other person's voice for five years, suddenly heard it again. Before he could even feel happy, he heard words that made him want to kill.

"Qiao Nian, what are you saying?"

"You know what I'm saying. Considering we've known each other since childhood, don't blame me for not telling you that Chen Jing isn't a good person."

"Qiao Nian!"

Lu Xiao's voice rose a little.

Qiao Nian's lips twitched. "You yelled at me because of Chen Jing?"

Despite being prepared, my eyes still felt sore and swollen when I heard Lu Xiao defending Chen Jing like that.

"Qiao Nian, I..."

The man on the other end of the phone seemed to realize that his tone was a bit serious, so he lowered his voice and tried to speak to Qiao Nian properly.

Qiao Nian didn't want to.

Moreover, when she gets angry, she simply won't listen to what Lu Xiao has to say.

"Will you help me tell the police? If not, I'll find someone else."

"Wait a minute." Lu Xiao seemed afraid she would hang up the phone, and quickly stopped her. "Where do you want to get a letter of introduction for?"

"Of course I'll go find my parents, where else can I go?"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Xiao seemed to be silent for a while before finally managing to squeeze out a "okay".

"it is good."

"Give the phone to the police officer, and I'll ask him to help you get a letter of introduction. You can go to your parents' place first."

"Lu Xiao is my parents."

Qiao Nian is very petty.

Not only her parents, but also the children are her children.

There's no chance for a womanizer like Lu Xiao.

The man on the other end of the phone paused again before finally saying "okay".

Qiao Nian hummed and hawed, satisfied.

He handed the phone to the police officer standing next to him.

After receiving the call, the police officer took down Lu Xiao's words with a serious expression.

"Please rest assured, comrade."

"We guarantee that Comrade Qiao will be safely put on the train."

Qiao Nian ignored what they were saying.

As long as she achieved her goal, that's fine.

She had made up her mind: first, she would go to the Northwest to find her parents and tell them she was safe; then, she would go to the military base to find Lu Xiao and get a divorce.

Let's get this done before the Lunar New Year.

Bad men should be dumped as soon as possible; they should never be kept around until the New Year.

The police hung up the phone, and a short while later, they gave Qiao Nian a letter of introduction.

Qiao Nian looked at the fresh handwriting and the still-wet seal, and thanked her with a smile.

"Thank you, comrade."

"Comrade Qiao, you're too kind."

After saying that, he offered to take Qiao Nian to the train station.

Qiao Nian can go there herself.

But the other party insisted on taking her there, so she had no choice but to agree.

When they arrived at the train station, Qiao Nian originally intended to buy a ticket, but the policeman actually bought her a ticket first and also bought her some food for the journey.

Qiao Nian?

"Comrade Qiao, please don't misunderstand. This was instructed by Comrade Lu."

"He paid for the train tickets and the food."

The police did not try to take credit and gave a truthful account.

Qiao Nian looked at the train ticket, then at the steaming meat buns, biscuits, and a few fresh oranges.

She snorted inwardly and took the train ticket, the meat bun, and the fresh oranges.

As for cookies?

Consider it payment for the police officer.

She even reminded the police not to forget to settle accounts later.

“You bastard… When Lu Xiao settles accounts with you, comrade, don’t forget to include the cookies in the score too.”

The police officers wanted to shirk their responsibility, but they couldn't.

He felt somewhat helpless, but also somewhat amused.

Although he didn't know what Comrade Lu had done to cause Comrade Qiao to misunderstand, as a man himself, he could tell from Comrade Lu's words that he loved Comrade Qiao.

As an outsider, I shouldn't say too much.

We can only hope that Comrade Qiao and Comrade Lu can clear up their misunderstanding soon.

The train is about to depart.

Qiao Nian boarded the train.

The police officer watched the train drive away before turning and leaving the station.

Qiao Nian sat on the sleeper berth, looking at the scenery outside the window. Suddenly, she realized something and slapped her forehead.

"Oops."

"We haven't bought cotton, yarn, or mutton yet..."

(End of this chapter)