"Comrade Lin, are you hungry? Do you want so peach biscuits?"
"Comrade Lin..."
Lin Xiang looked at the directors in front of her, who were reputed to have the final say in the factory, and were caring for her like a father, causing an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Director Chen, Director Zhao, Director Wu, Director Qian...
All the directors she had interacted with recently were here.
To be honest, the feeling of being cared for wasn’t bad.
She shook her head, "I’m fine. I went to the township hospital this afternoon to see my brother, and on the way back, I t Smartie Huang from our team. We walked back together, and when we reached the cornfield, the robber suddenly appeared and knocked out. Imdiately, I lost consciousness."
"When I woke up, I was inside that abandoned house. The robber was still threatening , saying that he would take away once soone arrived, and he said a lot of harsh words. I was furious. Just then, there was a stone by my foot, and I initially intended to throw it at him to let off so steam. Unexpectedly, one of the pebbles hit his throat, and then Secretary Wang ca to rescue ."
She tried hard to restore the entire incident in her mind.
Lin Xiang knew very well that the reason she was found so quickly was definitely because Huang Jiayun notified soone after she was kidnapped by the robber, but she wasn’t sure who was inford.
Lin Xiang’s account was quite similar to what the leaders had known.
"Co to my office first, make a phone call to your family to reassure them. I’ll ask Secretary Wang to arrange a dormitory for you to stay in at the township governnt tonight, and return ho tomorrow," said the Township Party Secretary.
Lin Xiang was indeed sowhat exhausted, so after thanking Director Chen and the others, she followed the Township Party Secretary into his office and dialed the Li Hua Team’s phone number.
The three people at the team headquarters were chatting idly. Normally, they would have been asleep at this hour, but they couldn’t sleep tonight.
When they heard the phone ringing, Mrs. Lin stopped the team leader from getting up, "It must be the girl calling. I’ll answer it!"
As soon as she picked up the phone and heard Lin Xiang’s voice, Mrs. Lin was instantly in tears, "Girl, are you alright?"
"Mom, I’m fine. The leaders have already rescued . I’m staying at the hospital tonight to take care of my brother."
"Why are you taking care of him! A grown man can take care of himself. Where are you? I’ll go pick you up to bring you ho!"
"Mom, I’m at the hospital taking care of my brother, no need for you to co."
After saying this, Lin Xiang hung up the phone.
Mrs. Lin put down the receiver angrily, giving the team leader a pang of heartbreak, "Be gentle! What if you break it?"
"This child, she just escaped from danger, why insist on going to the hospital to take care of her brother?"
Huang Jiayun had heard about the disagreents between Mrs. Lin and her son, but she did not comnt on it, only saying, "Auntie, Lin Xiang might be hinting that she won’t be back tonight. If the villagers ask about her whereabouts, just say she’s at the hospital taking care of Lin Yun."
If she were to say she stayed overnight at the township governnt, many people wouldn’t believe it, instead thinking she was lying.
After all, in the eyes of most villagers, soone without an official position wouldn’t have the privilege to stay at the township governnt.
But this couldn’t be said too bluntly, yet Mrs. Lin didn’t understand her hint.
Mrs. Lin suddenly realized, "Oh, that’s what it ans. Well, I won’t worry about her, as long as she’s safe at the township governnt."
Yawning, Mrs. Lin nudged Huang Jiayun, "Let’s go to sleep, it’s late and I’m sleepy."
The two passed by the youth session point, but Huang Jiayun hesitated to enter.
Yawning, Mrs. Lin looked at her, "Why not go in? Aren’t you sleepy?"
"I am sleepy. But..." Huang Jiayun awkwardly said, "I just took leave and went to the hostel with my mom and brother today. Now if I suddenly return to the youth session point, they’ll definitely misunderstand. So, I don’t want to return."
Being a fellow woman and soone who loved gossiping, Mrs. Lin understood perfectly.
She patted Huang Jiayun’s shoulder, "Anyway, the girl won’t co back tonight, you can stay at my place. But I only have one room, you’ll have to squeeze in with ."
Huang Jiayun cautiously asked, "Wouldn’t that be too much trouble for you?"
"What’s the trouble? Just a few hours, it’ll pass no matter what. Are you coming? If not, I’ll go back to sleep, I can’t keep my eyes open."
Mrs. Lin continued yawning, her eyes brimming with tears.
Too sleepy.
"Coming!"
anwhile, in the township governnt’s dormitory, Lin Xiang was just about to freshen up when Secretary Wang ca in with a bowl of noodles.
"At this hour, the chefs are already off duty. I used the kitchen ingredients to make you a bowl of noodles. The taste might be a bit off, please make do with it."
"Thanks."
Lin Xiang was indeed a bit hungry, so without being polite with Secretary Wang, she picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of noodles, furrowing her brows, then continued to chew emotionlessly like a machine.
Seeing her like this, Secretary Wang asked, "Not tasty?"
"It’s tasty, just a bit salty."
"Then drink so water."
"Thank you."
Lin Xiang drank a large gulp of water, suppressed the salty taste in her mouth, then poured the remaining water from the cup into the bowl.
With the dilution of water, the noodles were less salty and barely edible.
Due to hunger and adhering to the principle of not wasting any food, Lin Xiang forced herself to finish the noodles.
She had just put down her chopsticks when Secretary Wang ca with a kettle and a brand new basin, which contained a new towel and a set of toiletries.
Placing the basin on the table, "The hot water room doesn’t have hot water at this hour, so this is water I fetched this afternoon, please make do with it."
"Thank you for the trouble."
"You’re welco. You’re staying in the n’s dormitory on the second floor. If you need help, you can ask your neighbors, I’ve already inford them."
Lin Xiang nodded quickly. After Secretary Wang left, she briefly freshened up and lay down to sleep.
Even though she was extrely tired, Lin Xiang couldn’t sleep.
She kept replaying the events of the day.
Firstly, it could be determined that Lin Yun’s injury was absolutely not accidental but a sudden event.
Secondly, Lin Yun definitely offended soone.
Lastly, the robber’s purpose in kidnapping her today was to retaliate against Lin Yun.
However, there was only one robber, and he seed sowhat unprofessional, not even knowing the truth that villains often die from talking too much. She managed to get the truth of the kidnapping from him.
This proved that the group Lin Yun offended didn’t have many people left, kidnapping her was just their last struggle.
Yet these things weren’t enough to prove she and Lin Yun were out of danger,
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