Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 322 Gu Tuan's Explanation

no……

Thankfully not...

But something was still wrong with the child. He was over three years old, and no matter how much he was fussed, he wouldn't wake up. He just kept his eyes closed and whimpered in a daze. When I touched his head and face, his skin was burning hot.

“The child is sick!” Lin Qingping said, standing next to Zhong Xiaoxiao.

Zhong Xiaoxiao also noticed and became very anxious, grabbing the child and wanting to go to the hospital.

The man who had been holding the child earlier blushed and looked very flustered, rubbing his hands together. "I've already...I've already been to the doctor. The doctor prescribed some medicine, and I've given it to her...once."

The child probably sensed his mother's presence in Zhong Xiaoxiao's arms, and after whimpering a few times, he quieted down.

"You even give medicine to children?" the man who came with him said to his companion with a hint of amusement.

The person was successfully rescued, and Zhong Xiaoxiao was reunited with her daughter. The atmosphere became more relaxed, and the men laughed along with her.

One of them said, "He used to feed pigs. When the pigs got sick, he would hold them while feeding them medicine, and he would even sleep while holding them."

Everyone burst into laughter again.

"Who sleeps while hugging someone?" the man said anxiously, his face turning even redder.

Zhong Xiaoxiao's heavy heart relaxed a little in this atmosphere, and she smiled as well, remembering that she neither knew these strangers nor had she thanked them yet.

He immediately held his child and bowed deeply in front of them to express his sincere gratitude.

Everyone waved their hands and stepped back, telling her not to do that; they were just doing what someone asked them to do.

“I will definitely do a good job of what Commander Gu asked me to do!” one of the men said.

Zhong Xiaoxiao recognized the person speaking now as the one who had difficulty walking when he rescued her earlier.

She looked at Lin Qingping, hoping that Lin Qingping would introduce her to her savior.

Lin Qingping then said, "This is Comrade Gu's comrade-in-arms, now retired, his surname is He."

He Qiancheng's leg was injured by a landmine, causing him to walk with an uneven gait.

After she finished speaking, she looked at the others and said, "These are all Comrade He's friends, and they are all veterans. This one is surnamed Wei."

The person I'm referring to is Wei Zhonghua, the one who just held Zhong Xiaoxiao's child.

There are two others, namely Shen Hai and Wang Ping'an.

They were all former heroes, each bearing some kind of injury. He Qiancheng had a broken leg, Shen Hai had a scar on his face, and Wang Ping'an was the tallest, but his hearing was poor. Because he couldn't hear what others were saying, his expression was rather solemn, and he looked quite fierce.

Only Wei Zhonghua was unharmed and seemed very kind, so they sent him to pick up the child.

“In the future, when teaching children, they can’t just follow anyone around. Luckily, they met me,” Wei Zhonghua said haltingly, still sounding quite uneasy.

He took the child away from the ditch behind the house when she was alone. At that time, the child was poking at something in the ditch with a stick, and her clothes were soaked. He only gave her a piece of candy and said he would take her to find her mother, and the child went with him.

What if we run into bad people?!

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiaoxiao burst into tears and hugged the child in her arms even tighter.

Lin Qingping knew that raising children at this time was not as meticulous as it would be decades later, especially in rural areas where many families let their children grow up freely. Perhaps Wei Zhonghua and his fellow veterans were more vigilant.

Zhong Xiaoxiao expressed her gratitude to them once again, saying she was extremely grateful.

He Qiancheng simply waved his hand, saying it was something Gu Tuan had instructed him to do, and there was no need to thank him.

Lin Qingping replied, "Of course we should thank you. Comrade Gu only said one thing, but you were the ones who risked your lives to save her and the child. You were the ones who kept your promise and risked your lives because of a single word. How can we not thank you?"

"Hey..." He Qiancheng's face turned red with anger after being spoken to, and he kept waving his hands.

It was at this moment that Lin Qingping told her the whole story of how he saved Zhong Xiaoxiao.

Upon arriving in the county town where Zhong Xiaoxiao's family lived, Lin Qingping was keenly aware that it would be quite dangerous for her, He Xin, and Yun Qi to enter the village. Judging from the attitude of the county town neighbors towards Liu Dong's closed-door policy, it proved that Liu Dong was a difficult person to deal with. Moreover, once they entered the village, who knew how many more members of Liu Dong's family were there...

The saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy," but they knew nothing about the situation in the village.

Lin Qingping could only try to figure out what Gu Juncheng's plan was.

Gu Juncheng was only familiar with people in the military, so the people he asked for help could only be related to that area, which narrowed down the possibilities to professionals and veterans.

This is where Yunqi can come in handy. Although she always looks at Yunqi with the same feeling as if she's looking at a landlord's foolish son, there's a certain charm to his simplicity.

With Yunqi's help, it wasn't difficult to find out who had served in the military in the same place as Gu Juncheng—and they successfully found He Qiancheng.

Meanwhile, He Qiancheng, entrusted by Gu Juncheng, had already thoroughly investigated the situation in the village.

Lin Qingping originally wanted Gu Juncheng to inquire about Zhong Xiaoxiao's child. She knew that Zhong Xiaoxiao needed to completely get rid of Liu Dong and his family, and the child was her weakness. She had to fight for the child, otherwise Zhong Xiaoxiao would definitely be led by the nose by Liu Dong using the child.

Originally, she planned to find out the situation first and then resolve it through legal channels, but who could have imagined that Liu Dong was such a devil!

So, after meeting up with He Qiancheng, she decided that the plan to save Zhong Xiaoxiao would be divided into two steps: first, get the baby out of the house, and second, go and save Zhong Xiaoxiao.

She was initially worried that if the child went missing, Liu Dong might become suspicious, making it more difficult to rescue Zhong Xiaoxiao.

But He Qiancheng and his group were very confident. "That's alright, it's no problem for us."

Lin Qingping believed in them one hundred percent!

However, they overestimated Liu Dong's humanity. After discovering that the child was missing, Liu's family searched the village frantically, but to no avail.

Liu Dong's mother said, "Forget it, even if someone wanted to steal a child, no one would steal a girl. Who knows which house she's playing at, maybe she forgot and fell asleep at someone else's house? We'll go ask around tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Liu Dong actually agreed, so he gave up and went to torment Zhong Xiaoxiao.

Lin Qingping spoke in an extremely calm tone, but Zhong Xiaoxiao was deeply moved and burst into tears. After Lin Qingping finished speaking, Zhong Xiaoxiao could only express her gratitude through tears, and she really didn't know how to express the strong impact she had on her heart.

"I didn't do anything, no need to thank me. I just drove a car, and they wouldn't let me go into the village," Lin Qingping said with a smile. "Besides, I didn't even get the car; Brother He and the others borrowed it."

To be precise, it was rented, and Lin Qingping paid the rent.

Everyone disagreed with her going into the village and risking her life, but after learning that she could drive and that they had seen her drive very well, they arranged for her to drive and pick them up.

Lin Qingping does know how to drive, and she can drive a truck. In her previous life, what hardships hadn't she endured in the early stages of starting her business? From making a small profit to losing everything, and then starting over again, what difficulties hadn't she overcome? When the restaurant was struggling and closing down, it was the time when driving a truck was most profitable, so she also learned to drive a truck to earn money to support her family.

After a moment of distraction, she returned to reality. Whether it was her past life or Zhong Xiaoxiao's past, it was all in the past. People can only move forward and constantly start new beginnings.

The most important thing right now is to get far away from here, go back to the capital, and help Zhong Xiaoxiao get a divorce so she can completely distance herself from Liu Dong.

Lin Qingping meant that they should leave immediately, and take this car. Of course, she wouldn't drive it herself; she would hand it over to one of He Qiancheng's or the others, because someone would have to drive it back after they got to the capital.

Shen Hai suggested, "Let's all go together and get you home safely. We don't know if those people will keep chasing us."

Lin Qingping thought the suggestion was feasible and excellent! She had been worried that she hadn't had a chance to properly thank them! Going to the capital would allow her to express her gratitude properly.

But He Qiancheng looked hesitant and smiled, "You guys go ahead, I won't go."

"Why?" Lin Qingping felt it was such a pity.

“Yes, he can’t go, and my elder brother can’t go either,” Wei Zhonghua said.

why?