novelraw Chapter 627 616
Chapter 627 616
Pushing open the large doors of the car trunk, Yang Xue jumped down, with a dark face, ignoring the others such as Old Xu who came to greet her, and headed straight for the villa.
Wang Qiang followed closely behind. As soon as he got out of the car, Wen Quanxin came forward with a mischievous smile.
The latter had his hands tucked in his sleeves and nudged Wang Qiang twice with his elbow, then curiously said, "Oh yo, Qiangzi, what's up? Did the little couple have a fight?"
Wang Qiang ignored him, at this moment, he was like a walking corpse, staggering closely behind Yang Xue.
Seeing this, Wen Quanxin became even more interested, he just wanted to tease his good brother again, but was stopped by Tang Xiaoquan stepping forward.
Tang Xiaoquan shook his head seriously, gesturing at Wen Quanxin not to speak.
Wen wasn't stupid, he immediately speculated that something must have happened during this outing, quickly pulling Tang Xiaoquan aside and asking in a low voice, "What happened? Quanzi, Qiangzi, what's going on with Yang Xue?"
In Wen Quanxin's view, it could not have been the mission itself that went wrong, because if something had happened, they couldn't have returned smoothly.
In response, Tang Xiaoquan gave a heavy sigh while looking at the curious Wen Quanxin, "Sigh, it's a long story! Let's talk inside."
This time, Old Zhao originally planned to take advantage of the return trip to find some small shops on the road and get some resources to continue supplementing the villa. After all, the appearance of bandits meant that the roads could be blocked at any time.
And once the roads up and down the mountain were blocked, they wouldn't be able to go out at any time as before, so Old Zhao felt it would be a pity not to bring back some resources on this risky trip.
But things are unpredictable, no one could have imagined that the original worries didn't happen, but instead, the sudden appearance of Liu Yunpeng messed things up, making the return trip's atmosphere very bad for everyone, and given these, Old Zhao ultimately had to give up on his initial idea.
Closing the car door, he greeted Old Xu and Old Lin, who had been waiting for a long time, and then followed Tang Xiaoquan and Wen Quanxin to the villa.
In the villa, the survivors had been waiting for a long time, considering the possible sudden attack by bandits, Old Xu only brought out Wen Quanxin, Old Lin, and Old Zhao to greet them, while the others either stuck to their posts or were ordered to stay inside.
The first to enter the villa was Yang Xue, her face like a bitter gourd, treating those around her like air, and walked through the crowd without expression.
And just having finished tidying the room inside, Wei Yang, intending to see his beloved, bumped into Yang Xue who was about to go upstairs. Wei Yang immediately raised her hand warmly and greeted, "Hi, Yang Xue, you're back, it must have been quite a tiring trip, I've heated up the food for you, why don't you go wash up first, and you can come down to eat later."
Yang Xue was now in a state of not wanting to see anyone, so Wei Yang's good-natured concern was extremely annoying to her; she even thought this woman in front of her was too nosy about other people's business.
Thinking: Whether I eat is none of your damn business, you really are meddlesome, more than my own mother.
Of course, Yang Xue didn't say this out loud, and seeing Yang Xue puffing in anger as if thinking of something, Wei Yang originally wanted to ask what had happened, but decided against it after weighing it up.
In the living room, everyone gathered around the round table as usual, waiting for Old Zhao and others to explain the events of this trip.
Everyone felt that something was amiss when the five travelers returned, so they all held their breath, the atmosphere becoming somewhat oppressive and heavy.
Xu Renjie filled the prepared tea for Old Zhao, then calmly said, "Old Zhao, tell us, how did it go this time?"
"The transportation of goods went pretty smoothly." As the leader of this operation, Old Zhao first gave a conclusion on the mission itself.
"What about Liu Fugui's attitude? Is he in any way connected to the bandits who attacked us?"
"This..." looking over at Tang Xiaoquan on the opposite side, Old Zhao changed his mind and passed the topic to him, "This... Little Tang, why don't you share your thoughts."
After sorting out his thoughts, Tang Xiaoquan replied straightforwardly, "Based on today's brief interaction with Liu Fugui, the likelihood of his connection to the bandits could be reduced, but not entirely ruled out!"
"Oh? Did Liu Fugui not fulfill his previous promise? Didn't he give us the supplies as agreed?"
"No!" Tang Xiaoquan quickly shook his head, affirming, "Brother Hu, Liu Fugui not only fulfilled his promise but also provided everything he promised!"
"Oh? Then why do you say Liu Fugui's suspicion can't be ruled out?" Wu Chao asked, puzzled, rubbing his head, clearly unable to understand the basis of Tang Xiaoquan's deduction.
"Because when Old Zhao asked him to send more manpower to our side, Liu Fugui seemed very ambiguous about it. Although he kept dodging using Huang Yong's excuse of having two teams out, resulting in a shortage of manpower at his factory, when I looked carefully before and after entering the factory, the factory's vehicles were indeed fewer, but only by one, which means Liu Fugui and Huang Yong lied. Additionally, he kept emphasizing that he would send people at an appropriate time. Regarding this point, if I'm right, he'll strike at us when we're at our most difficult, even if Liu Fugui is not connected with the bandits, he's definitely up to no good!"
Listening to Tang Xiaoquan's analysis, Old Zhao nodded gently, "Little Tang makes a good point, I was also puzzled by Liu Fugui's excuses at the time, plus a mysterious vehicle arrived at his factory before we left. I tentatively asked Huang Yong about it, but that guy was very evasive and didn't give any direct answer. So, we indeed cannot dismiss suspicion about Liu Fugui, that old fox, we still need to strengthen our defenses toward the factory!"
In this regard, everyone had no objection, since during the last transaction Liu Fugui had already lowered his standing among the survivors by taking advantage of Tang Xiaoquan's eagerness to find his family and raising prices on the spot.
"By the way, Uncle Zhao, did something happen between Qiangzi and Yang Xue? Neither of them came down."
At these words from Wen Quanxin, the survivors only then noticed the absence of the noisy Wang Qiang at the round table. Everyone recalled the unusual expressions of Yang Xue and Wang Qiang entering the villa one after another, all eyes turning to Old Zhao simultaneously.
Undoubtedly, as Wen Quanxin inquired, something must have happened between Yang Xue and Wang Qiang during this trip; otherwise, it would be impossible for these normally lively individuals to suddenly become absent-minded zombies. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)