Traveling through time and space, wanting to lie down, but being forced to move forward

Chapter 177 Secret Investigation

After Liu Jingxue had eaten and drunk her fill and finished cleaning up, she took a leisurely rest there.

Little did she know that the telegram she sent on behalf of Grandpa Zou had caused an uproar in someone's heart.

Mr. Zou and Mr. Zhang have shared life and death together many times, and can be considered brothers in life and death.

After liberation, they all held high positions, but their friendship remained as strong as before.

However, unexpectedly, during a movement, Mr. Zou was demoted, and no matter how Mr. Zhang tried to save him, he failed.

In order to save him, he almost got himself into trouble.

Later, under the strong request of Mr. Zou, Mr. Zhang stopped and accepted the reality.

Originally, Mr. Zhang planned to move Mr. Zou to another place where he had his own people who could protect Mr. Zou and take care of him after he was demoted.

However, he did not expect that the people who were going to deal with Mr. Zou had already been on guard against him. They changed their location halfway and sent Mr. Zou to another place.

He waited for news from the other side, but after a long time, no one arrived.

Fortunately, the two of them had already agreed on a secret code so that they could communicate with each other without being seen. Otherwise, considering their age and the harsh conditions of being sent down, there would be no hope of them meeting each other in this life.

After waiting day and night for more than a year, Mr. Zhang finally received a telegram from someone unknown yesterday.

When seeing the three words "Zidanggui" above, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but burst into tears.

My old brother finally sent me news.

The fact that he was able to send me this news shows that he is in a good situation now.

But why didn't he contact him before? Mr. Zhang was a little puzzled.

After a moment, he gave the answer himself.

Considering those people's fear of Lao Zou, they are afraid that they will not take him to a good place and he will probably suffer a lot.

I’m afraid it wasn’t that Old Zou didn’t want to contact me before, but that he couldn’t contact me.

Now that we can get in touch, it can be said that his situation has improved, and is even getting better.

If there was any danger, Lao Zou would not have sent himself such a message.

I had already found out the whereabouts of Youguo's family.

Those people were not as wary of Youguo's family as they were of Lao Zou, so they allowed him to successfully place people there to take care of them secretly.

Old Zou hasn't heard from his son and his family for a long time. I think he must be very worried, so I have to tell him as soon as possible.

Mr. Zhang picked up a note on the table: Liu Jingxue, Red Star Production Brigade, Qianjin Commune, Linshan Town, Ping'an County, Xishi City, Liao Province.

This is the person who sent the telegram for Lao Zou.

After receiving the telegram yesterday and seeing its contents, he sent out people who were absolutely loyal to him to find out who sent the telegram without leaking any information.

The man delivered this note an hour ago.

The man also said that in order to prevent someone from finding out the news later, he had ordered the post office to destroy the message records on the grounds of confidentiality.

And their people were there and saw with their own eyes the post office workers destroying the records.

Given Lao Zou's cautiousness, the person who sent the telegram for him must be someone he trusts absolutely.

Since Old Zou can be trusted, he should also trust her.

Mr. Zhang picked up the pen and prepared to write a letter to Mr. Zou to inform him of the address and current situation of Youguo's family.

As soon as he picked up the pen, Mr. Zhang put it down again.

No, that's not safe.

Being in such an environment, Lao Zou had no way of contacting the outside world, nor could he investigate this person carefully to confirm whether he was trustworthy.

He may not absolutely trust this person, but under the current circumstances, this person is the only one who can help him contact the outside world.

It is very likely that Lao Zou is gambling that this person can be trusted.

Or maybe he wants me to help him investigate this person.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhang put away the paper and pen, and also put away the note with the address on it.

"Xiao Wang," Mr. Zhang shouted outside.

Guard Xiao Wang came in upon hearing the voice, "Commander, what do you want?"

"Go and call Xiao Ran for me," Mr. Zhang ordered.

Xiao Wang quickly replied, "Okay, Chief."

Xiao Wang turned around and walked out of the room, not forgetting to close the door.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Mr. Zhang responded.

Xiao Ran walked into the room and saluted, "Commander, you are looking for me."

"Close the door."

After Xiao Ran closed the door, Mr. Zhang motioned for him to come closer.

Mr. Zhang whispered, "You haven't had a vacation in two or three years, right?"

"The chief remembers this kind of thing. I haven't had a vacation in three years.

There is no one in my hometown, my family is in the army, I can see the people I want to see after get off work, there is no point in taking a vacation. ", Xiao Ran answered firmly.

Mr. Zhang ordered, "Take some time off."

Xiao Ran opened his mouth and wanted to say that he didn't need a vacation. Then he suddenly changed his words and said,

"Commander, is there anything I can do?"

"Help me to investigate that person secretly. Keep your itinerary confidential and don't let anyone know, including your family."

Xiao Ran opened his mouth to ask who was being investigated, but then he remembered the note he had just given to the chief and immediately understood.

He saluted and said in a sonorous voice, "I promise to complete the mission."

Mr. Zhang instructed, “Everything about that person must be thoroughly investigated.

Her family, her loved ones, her friends, and what she did.”

After thinking for a while, Zhang Lao said, "Also, go to the place where that person is now and check whether it accepts people who have been sent down.

It may be difficult for you to check the identities of those who were demoted, as that would definitely attract attention.

All you have to do is check their approximate age, gender, and the approximate time of their demotion.

I guess a lot of people in the village know this, so it shouldn’t be hard to check.”

After a pause, Zhang Lao continued, "Go and observe those people who have been sent down quietly, and memorize their appearances."

"Report to me immediately after the investigation is completed." Mr. Zhang added, "Quickly."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission."

After Xiao Ran left, Mr. Zhang sat there in deep thought.

I hope that person is reliable. Otherwise, how can I get in touch with Lao Zou?

On second thought, it doesn’t matter even if that person is unreliable.

If Xiao Ran's investigation yields any results, and if among those who were sent down, someone's age or time of sent down matches that of Lao Zou, it is very likely that he is Lao Zou.

I have a photo I took with Lao Zou before, so I asked Xiao Ran to write down the appearance of those people who were demoted. Then I can ask Xiao Ran to check whether they are the people in the photo and confirm it.

Knowing Lao Zou's exact address, I can arrange someone there to act as a messenger between me and Lao Zou, and everything will be fine.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but get excited, hoping that Xiao Ran would return as soon as possible and bring him good news.

Of course, the ideal outcome would be that the person is reliable, and in the future he could contact Lao Zou directly through her without having to spend a lot of effort later.

Don’t worry, we’ve been waiting for more than a year, a few days won’t make a difference.

Just wait for a while.