love on the turquoise land

Chapter 50

Nie Jiulo borrowed a pickup truck from the owner of the plywood factory and asked the workers if they had any spare jackets and shoes for sale. There were no new ones available, but because she offered a good price, someone immediately took off their own jacket and gave it to her.

Xing Shen only took the jacket and didn't ask for shoes, preferring to go barefoot. As they drove out, Nie Jiulo briefly stopped outside the factory gate, and Xing Shen whistled to summon Mazha onto the truck.

Nie Jiulo felt a slight weight in the truck's bed when the grasshopper climbed aboard, which disgusted her, but she didn't bother to say anything at this point.

As they hit the road again, Xing Shen asked her, "What are you going to do with the gasoline?"

Nie Jiulo replied, "Since you mentioned there are many people and the other side has guns, if they haven't left yet, I'll start a fire to cause chaos. In the confusion... maybe we can even rescue Uncle Jiang."

***

The destination was a bit far, at least forty to fifty minutes by car. Nie Jiulo focused on driving, and Xing Shen didn't ask any more questions, sitting quietly in the passenger seat. After a while, Nie Jiulo noticed that he seemed to be reciting phone numbers.

She listened for a moment and realized they were a series of numbers being recited, like 139XXXX4695, 139XXXX4696.

Nie Jiulo couldn't help but ask, "Are these phone numbers?"

Xing Shen was suddenly interrupted, and his train of thought was momentarily lost. After a pause, he said, "They're internal numbers for Yu Rong. I couldn't quite remember them clearly, so I'm trying to get the right feel. Nowadays, all numbers are stored electronically, so you just have to tap the person's name to make a call. I can't remember the numbers."

Nie Jiulo didn't say anything. It made sense. She couldn't remember any of the phone numbers in her phone either. Xing Shen remembered hers.

Just as she felt a bit emotional, she heard Xing Shen ask her, "Have you ever met Yu Rong?"

Nie Jiulo snapped out of her reverie. "No, I know of her."

"She's about your age. Uncle Jiang took her in. If we can contact her, she can prepare early. Then, even if we call the villa, we can still keep it secure."

With that, he closed his eyes and continued to repeat the numbers he had recited.

***

At a little past three o'clock, the car approached the northwest corner of the village. It was pitch dark inside the village, with not a single light visible.Nie Jiulo didn't dare to get too close, so she stopped the car from a distance and turned off the headlights.

Her night vision wasn't great, and she didn't have any professional equipment at hand. After adapting for a while, she asked Xing Shen, "Is that the tall, three-story building with the walled courtyard?"

The small building was located a distance away from the residential area of the village, resembling an isolated island.

Xing Shen nodded. "I heard it was deliberately chosen to avoid being too close to the residents. After all, more than a dozen people moved in, and rural folks are good at gossiping. They wanted to avoid trouble."