Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

"Then why do you need to ask? You...your family conditions aren't that good anyway, so just tell the truth. Our Party Secretary Wang is a good man and won't make things difficult for you. Even if he criticizes you...he won't really do anything to you. If we go out together, being a man and a woman alone in the mountains in the middle of the night...it will be a big problem."

Zhong Qingqing made up the story as she spoke it, stutteringly, showing both nervousness and chills.

She also handed the hare in her hand to Fang Jili, "Hurry, hurry, they are coming up, I'm hiding first!"

When the search team sent by Secretary Wang reached the top of the mountain, Fang Jili seemed to have not yet reacted. He was standing in a daze on an open space on the mountain, holding a rabbit's skin by the scruff of the neck in one hand, two farm tools in the other, and a sickle at his feet.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" the leader came up and asked.

"Didn't you see? He is holding what he just hit in his hand! This guy is going to speculate and sell these mountain products." The person who followed him immediately explained.

"Why are you alone here? Is there no one else?" Several people circled around Fang Jili twice, looking him up and down.

Fang Jili still stood there, motionless, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

"How could it be that he was alone? I know Fang Jili's character very well. He is more timid than anyone else. If no one instigated him, how could he climb such a high mountain by himself?"

Although some people in the crowd deduced this possibility, Fang Jili just stood there indifferently and said nothing. The crowd also did not find any other suspicious figures nearby. So everyone decided to take Fang Jili back to report to Secretary Wang.

In this way, the group walked from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain at a very fast speed.

Xu Yan, who was at the end of the team, also wanted to keep up with the team, but when he turned around, he suddenly met a pair of eyes deep in the dry grass.

Although the night was darker than anything else, and Zhong Qingqing didn't even see anything clearly after just a brief glance, the overwhelming fear still made her heart beat abnormally, and she lay down in the dry grass, not daring to move.

"Did you catch the person?" Su Wanwan, who was standing at the entrance to the mountain, had already walked back from the clinic.

"Yes, it's Fang Jili. Take him to Secretary Wang's office now." The leader responded.

Fang Jili was like a prisoner at this time, with his hands behind his back, held hostage by several young men, his head down and silent.

"Where's Xu Yan?" Su Wanwan nodded as expected, and suddenly wondered: "And where's Zhong Qingqing?"

"Xu Yan was with us just now. I don't know when he fell behind. I didn't see Zhong Qingqing."

The group walked quickly towards the village party secretary's office.

"That's impossible. How could Fang Jili be the only one who went into the mountain? Zhong Qingqing must have been with him, you just didn't notice." Su Wanwan said as a matter of course.

"I do not know."

Everyone took Fang Jili straight to Secretary Wang's office, but Su Wanwan chose to continue waiting at the entrance to the mountain.

Where did Xu Yan go?

The team was almost at Secretary Wang's office when Xu Yan's tall figure slowly walked out from the mountain pass.

"Why are you alone? Didn't you see anyone else?"

Su Wanwan looked behind Xu Yan in confusion, and seeing that there was no one behind him, she couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Logically speaking, the mountain is so small that Zhong Qingqing can go into the mountain with Fang Jili. Even if she tries to hide, people should be able to find some different footprints.

"I see." Xu Yan said in a low voice. He smiled slightly and turned sideways, making way for a small path into the mountains.

Looking forward along the path left by Xu Yan, Su Wanwan could see nothing but the dark entrance to the mountain.

Did Xu Yan mean for her to go into the mountains to look for it herself?

"It will be out soon."

As soon as Xu Yan finished speaking, Su Wanwan understood on the spot.

The two men slowly left the direction of the mountain pass, but did not go far. They simply hid behind a pile of weeds nearby.

To prevent being seen by people in the mountains.

Sure enough, the two had just hidden for a short while when they heard rustling noises in the direction of the mountain pass. The faint sound of someone walking through the weeds rang in Su Wanwan's ears.

"Why did you come down so soon? Why didn't you hide a little longer?" Su Wanwan stood up and faced Zhong Qingqing.

In the dark night, even though there was almost no moonlight, Su Wanwan could still see the obvious nervousness on Zhong Qingqing's pale face.

"Why...why are you here?"

"Why can't we stay here?" Su Wanwan quickly walked towards Zhong Qingqing, crossing the pile of weeds in front of her.

At the same time, in Secretary Wang’s office——

"Are you really the only one who went up the mountain with these tools?" Secretary Wang had a coat draped over his back and was holding an enamel mug with steam rising from the tea in it.

Fang Jili cried and didn't know whether to nod or shake her head.

"Just tell me what it is." Seeing Fang Jili's conflicted expression, Secretary Wang guessed that this matter was not simple.

"That was indeed what happened just now... I... I will never dare to do that again..."

Just when he had the thought of vomiting Zhong Qingqing, Fang Jili instantly remembered what Zhong Qingqing had said to him before he went up the mountain...

As long as he accompanies Zhong Qingqing to the mountain this time, she will definitely teach him nursing knowledge after they come back.

If he betrayed Zhong Qingqing, what would happen if Zhong Qingqing changed her mind? What if she refused to teach him anything?

There are only two of them and a doctor in the village clinic. Can the doctor teach him nursing knowledge?

Thinking of this, Fang Jili abruptly changed the subject and begged for mercy like a piece of meat on a rolling pin.

"Tell me about you recently. You have been so dishonest. At first, when Wanwan and the others were setting up the factory, you said you were unlucky. Why were you saying that everywhere? As a result, the village chief and Wanwan were left freezing outside the factory all night. I haven't seen you for two days now, and you're bringing up this matter again?"

Secretary Wang enumerated the mistakes Fang Jili had made in recent times. Fang Jili was so frightened that he stood in front of him with his head lowered and just trembled, not daring to speak.

"What's wrong with you?" Secretary Wang finally asked earnestly.

Fang Jili shed a tear, "I don't know either..."

The rabbit that was caught along with Fang Jili was now lying motionless on the cold ground. It was unknown whether it had been strangled to unconsciousness or to death by him.

"You don't know, but you dare to go hunting in the mountains? Do you know that everything on the mountain is public property? Who told you to go hunting in the mountains without permission? Is this a right given to you by the village?"

Secretary Wang also saw the furry rabbit on the ground and picked up the teacup in his hand again.