Chapter 221: Why Is It You?
Song Chu suddenly remembered the major earthquake incident, went to the fields to find her father, said a few words casually, and then went home first.
She had a national map in her home, collected by Gu Yue, which was quite detailed for each province and city.
Song Chu found the location of Tangshan. However, because this was a parallel world, the names of the provinces and cities were slightly different, but the geographical locations were the same.
From the major events that had occurred previously, it seemed that as long as there was no human intervention, they would happen.
She happened to have seen a movie about that earthquake before, so she still remembered the time, the end of July ’76.
Knowing that such a thing would happen, she couldn’t just sit idly by.
But if she were to tell others that a major earthquake would hit Tang City at the end of July next year, killing more than 200,000 people, injuring more than 100,000, and causing direct economic losses of more than 3 billion, people would probably think she had lost her mind.
It was even more likely that she would be arrested for spreading rumors and alarmist talk.
So how could she give a warning?
At this moment, she really missed Gu, the Academic God. She could discuss anything with him, and their values and ways of thinking were aligned.
As for calling him, she hadn’t considered it. If the call was accidentally intercepted, it would be a big problem.
She did have some ideas now, but she still wanted to wait for Gu, the Academic God to return. She would discuss with him whether to do this or not. After all, there were still more than six months left, so there was enough time.
At around four o’clock in the afternoon, Song Lao Er came running back.
“Meier, my Master asked me to tell you that someone came, but they’ve already left. Everything has been taken care of, and you should go back first.”
After he finished speaking, he took out a slip of paper from his pants pocket and handed it to her. “This is from Teacher Lu.”
Song Chu took the paper and looked at it. It read, “All is well. Come to the cowshed with Xiao Jin on Sunday.”
This meant she shouldn’t go to the cowshed, in case someone was following and monitoring her.
Song Chu asked Song Lao Er, “When you came back from the cowshed just now, did you notice anything unusual?”
Song Lao Er thought for a moment and said, “Nothing much, just that Teacher Lu’s Son-in-Law came. Teacher Lu scolded him, and he kept acting humble. He also said that his wife is pregnant and is resting in the county town. He said he would come to see Teacher Lu tomorrow.”
“He just left, and my Master asked me to come back and give you the message and the note.” He had been squatting with his Master not far from the cowshed, so he had witnessed the whole thing.
Song Chu nodded. “Okay, I understand.”
“Don’t mention this to anyone, and don’t say anything about giving me a note. Especially if strangers try to get information from you, pretend you don’t know anything, understand?” She thought for a moment and instructed him.
Song Lao Er patted his chest. “Don’t worry, I’m not stupid.”
Song Chu knew that her second brother was very cunning. She took out fifty yuan and patted him on the body. “This is your reward.”
Giving him some hush money should make things even more secure.
Sure enough, Song Lao Er’s face lit up with a smile. He quickly pocketed the fifty yuan. “Meier, don’t worry. I don’t know anything about what happened today, and I didn’t see anything.”
His sister rarely gave such serious instructions. He felt that the matter must be serious, so he would remember nothing.
Song Chu gave him a look that said, “You’re a promising child.” “Alright, I’ll take you to the provincial capital next time.”
“Meier, you’re the best to me in the whole family.” Song Lao Er was so excited that he looked at Song Chu and said in a cheesy tone.
Last time, his sister took him and his wife to the county town to watch a movie. After returning, many people in the village envied him.
If he went to the provincial capital to play, he would have even more to brag about when he returned, and he wouldn’t have to envy Song Lao Si anymore.
Song Chu got goosebumps from his tone. She rubbed her arms. “That’s enough.”
“I’m going back to town now. When Dad and Big Brother come back, tell them for me.” Song Chu said as she went to push her bicycle.
Song Lao Er asked in confusion, “It’ll be time to eat in another hour. Aren’t you going to eat?”
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Song Chu waved her hand. “No, I’ll eat in town. In two days, tell Dad to come to town and find me. I’ll take him to the furniture factory to report for duty.”
She wanted to quickly go after Teacher Lu’s Son-in-Law, memorize his appearance, and find an opportunity to put a sack over his head or something.
Song Lao Er felt that his sister was a bit out of sorts, but he didn’t ask further. “Alright, you go ahead.”
Song Chu quickly rode her bicycle to the village entrance and saw a man in his thirties getting on a minibus.
She looked through the side window and saw that there were four other people in the car, and the driver didn’t look like an ordinary person either.
She not only memorized the man’s appearance but also memorized the license plate number.
At this moment, the car started and drove out of the village. Song Chu followed on her bicycle, watching the car disappear from sight.
It seemed that Teacher Lu’s Son-in-Law was indeed suspicious. Otherwise, why would there be so many people waiting to pick him up?
Putting a sack over his head was temporarily out of the question. But were these people domestic enemy agents or foreign spies?
Had the people from the Security Bureau followed them?
These questions swirled in her mind. Should she also inform Huo Kai?
The road from Xiaba Village to the county town had a section that passed through a mountain road. Song Chu rode her bicycle quite fast.
About halfway through the mountain road, several gunshots suddenly rang out from ahead. They weren’t very close, and she paused for a moment.
Without any hesitation, she quickly rode her bicycle forward, her whole body entering a state of alert.
After riding for about five minutes, she saw two cars parked ahead. One was the minibus she had seen earlier, and the other was a jeep blocking the minibus.
Then she saw figures running on the mountain road. She originally didn’t want to get involved, since the other party had received fake documents anyway.
But when she passed the jeep and saw the license plate, she was surprised. This was Huo Kai’s car. No wonder it looked familiar.
Song Chu could confirm that this was the jeep Huo Kai often drove, but she didn’t know if he was here.
At this moment, gunshots rang out again from the mountain. She didn’t have time to think, and she threw down her bicycle and rushed up the mountain.
Her movements were agile, and she was very familiar with the mountain road. She quickly caught up to the people.
She saw several people with guns chasing someone about two hundred meters ahead. She realized it was Teacher Lu’s Son-in-Law and his group.
Who was being chased?
She had psychic power perception, and she was moving quietly, always hiding behind bushes and trees, so the other party didn’t notice her.
After chasing for another twenty meters or so, she found two people lying on the ground.
Both of them had been shot. Song Chu checked their breathing. They were already dead.
She continued to chase without hesitation, and she bypassed and overtook the group from the side.
After chasing for about half an hour, she found someone lying on the ground ahead.
From the situation she had encountered along the way, this person should have been running all the way up here. There had been bloodstains on the ground all along.
Song Chu found that the person lying on the ground was still breathing. This was a living person. She quickly stepped forward.
Hearing the footsteps, the person lying on the ground quickly turned around, holding a gun and pointing it directly at Song Chu.
When they saw each other, both were surprised. “Why is it you?”
