The van was often used by Li Long to transport goods. The seats in the back had long been removed, so there was a lot of space. Li He was afraid that Li Fucheng would be uncomfortable in the car, so he simply put a mat inside and added a few old quilts. Li Fucheng lay on it, and it was much less bumpy.
He heard Li He talking on the phone along the way. When he heard someone he knew, he interrupted and asked, "Why did you let Da Zhuang and the rest follow us? Who doesn't have something important to do? It's just the two of us. Don't let them come. "
Li He put down the phone and said, "It's okay. I'll arrange it. Don't worry about it. He and Third Bro are partners. If he leaves, Third Bro will have to work more. Have you forgotten about Wang Qianjin and his gang? You said it yourself. No matter where we go, we have to be careful on the road. "
After Wang Qianjin was arrested, the gang not only ate bullets after the trial, but they also had to pay for the bullets. This scared Li Long and Da Zhuang, who used to fantasize about being in the underworld with them. From then on, they listened to Li He. If they weren't familiar with each other, they wouldn't play cards together.
"You're considerate." Li Fucheng didn't say anything more.
Because there was no highway, the car was not fast. It took more than two hours to reach Xincai.
Li He let the old man get out of the car to rest for a while. After drinking some water and smoking a cigarette, he called Da Zhuang a few times. Slowly, he saw Da Zhuang and his gang's car.
"Why are you here?" Li He threw a cigarette to Li Hui. He only asked Da Zhuang to drive the car and follow the two of them.
"He's definitely not as familiar as I am. I often go to Kaifeng, and I know all the tough people on the road. You guys just follow my car and listen to me." Li Hui jumped out of the big truck. Fatty Chen was following behind him.
"No matter how tough they are, we're not afraid. We'll just fight them head-on." After all, there were seven or eight people and three cars, so they weren't afraid of a fight. Li He asked Chen Yongqiang again, "Why are you here?"
Chen Yongqiang said, "It's not worth it to go back and forth with an empty cart. I'll follow and pull a cart of pigs back. That way, I can break even."
"If you didn't mention pigs, I would have forgotten." Li He remembered about the ham sausage. He could ask Chen Yongqiang to supply the live pigs. He gave a simple explanation and then stepped on the cigarette butt. "Get in the car first. I'll tell you in detail when we get back."
The group continued north.
When the sun came out, Li He had been driving for five hours. It was Fatty Chen's turn to drive. He sat in the front passenger seat and called Zhou Ping.
"Do we have a restaurant in Kaifeng?"
He wanted to find a local to help him.
"Of course," Zhou Ping answered simply. "You even know him."
"Who?"
"Zhao Zunian."
"Zhao Zunian?" Li He thought about the name for a long time and finally remembered it. He was Shou Shan's cellmate. He had interviewed him before and then worked for Shou Shan. He hadn't seen him for many years. He smiled and said, "I'm on my way to Kaifeng now. Ask him to find a place to wait for me."
Zhou Ping naturally agreed without hesitation.
Li He was about to hang up the phone when he suddenly braked, almost causing him to hit the window. He complained, "Fatty, do you know how to drive?!"
Fatty Chen pouted at Li Hui's car in front of him. "There's probably something up ahead."
Without saying anything, Li He pushed the door open and got out. He found a bus parked on the side of the road in front of him.
He asked Li Hui, "What's wrong?"
"I'm here to collect money." Li Hui hung the cigarette in his mouth, freed his hand, and pulled out five or six steel pipes from under the seat of the truck. He calmly handed one to each person in front of him. Obviously, he was used to this kind of thing.
"Are they all locals?" Through the window of the bus, Li He could vaguely see a few people standing in the aisle.
Li Hui shook his head. "No, they're usually from different regions. They like this kind of remote place."
A middle-aged man who wasn't very tall got out of the bus. He saw Da Zhuang at the front and said fiercely, "What are you doing there? Sneaking around? Whose truck is this? "
He didn't see Li Hui, Li He, and the others behind the truck.
Da Zhuang said, "Can't I take a piss here?"
"Damn it! Don't move! " The middle-aged man then returned to the bus. Two or three minutes later, three more people got out of the bus. One of them was carrying a small cloth bag and closed the door.
Da Zhuang shouted at Li Hui, "Quick!"
"Don't give them a chance to take a knife!" Li Hui didn't say anything. He raised his steel pipe and led his men to smash the robbers' faces when they weren't paying attention.
When Li He was about to go over, the four robbers had been strung together by Chen Yongqiang with a pig's rope. There were two rusty axes, a kitchen knife, and a cloth bag on the ground.
Li He opened the cloth bag. Just as he was about to rummage through the rings, money, and necklaces inside, he heard someone shouting from the bus.
"That ring is mine."
"You have a 55 …"
"My 300 …"
Before Li He could warm up the items in his hands, they were snatched away by the robbers.
After Da Zhuang emptied the pockets of the robbers, he stuffed all of them into the bus. The bus driver kept handing him cigarettes, patting his chest and promising that he would send the robbers to the police station safely. He promised that he would not be beaten to death by everyone.
"Damn, it's the first time I've met someone so poor. How dare he call himself a robber." Da Zhuang distributed the unexpected money to his men. There was only ten yuan left.
"Let's go." Li He now knew why everyone was so eager to help others.
After this little interlude, the journey was smooth sailing.
At around one o 'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at King Yu's Platform.
After Li He received a call from Zhao Zunian, he turned a few corners and saw Zhao Zunian.
He didn't get out of the car, but said, "You drive in front and lead the way. 155 Hospital, we don't know it."
"Why don't we eat something first?" Zhao Zunian suggested, "It's not far from our hotel."
"That's for the best." Li He agreed.
Chen Yongqiang followed Zhao Zunian's team of three cars and asked Li He, "These are all good cars."
"The hotel here is also my business." Li He rarely hid anything from his acquaintances.
"You're still the best!" Chen Yongqiang wasn't too surprised.
Ever since Shoushan set the goal of a comprehensive catering, accommodation, and entertainment business, with Li He's approval, he established the Four Seas Catering Group and entered a period of rapid expansion. After ten years in the first and second tier cities along the coast, the new restaurants were basically in the mid-west region. It was different from the previous simple restaurants. Hotels that involved tens of millions of yuan would rather expand slowly. He wouldn't hire people he didn't trust, and Zhao Zunian was undoubtedly the person he trusted the most. His trust level was even higher than his son-in-law's.
"Will it be too expensive?" This wasn't the first time Li Fucheng had entered a hotel like this. After all, he had been to the hotels in the county where Li Long worked.
Li He smiled and said, "It's our home. Just do as you like."
Li Fucheng was slightly relieved.
Zhao Zunian arranged a room for everyone. Everyone washed their faces and hands before entering the private room for dinner.
After dinner, Zhao Zunian said, "Boss Li, these cars are used by the hotel to pick up guests. I'll ask the driver to follow you."
"Just give me the car. I have a driver." Li He took the keys and asked for directions to the hospital. He asked the others to rest here and only brought Da Zhuang with him.
Da Zhuang asked, "What's this car called? It looks impressive. "
"Rolls-Royce." Li He saw that he was eager to try it, so he threw the car keys to him. "Be careful."
"I'll drive. Don't worry." Da Zhuang happily took the car keys and headed to the hospital.
They arrived in less than ten minutes. Da Zhuang helped Li Fucheng up the stairs. Li He took out his phone again and started to dial the number left by Sun Zhangru, but it still didn't get through.
He only heard the front desk in the lobby ask, "Excuse me. I'm looking for someone who's hospitalized here."
"Hospitalized?" The nurse said without looking up. "This is the outpatient department. Go to the inpatient department."
Li He thanked her mechanically and went to the inpatient department to inquire about the person.
"Jiang Ahua … Jiang Ahua …" The chubby nurse flipped through the records for a long time but couldn't find the person.
"Why are you looking for Jiang Ahua?" Just as Li He was feeling anxious, a woman appeared behind him.
"You are?" The woman in front of Li He was also stunned. She was in her thirties, had short, neat hair, a pretty face, and delicate makeup. Most importantly, she was wearing a military uniform. Although she had the rank of captain, it couldn't fool him. It was obvious that she was a civilian.
"Why are you looking for Jiang Ahua?" The woman repeated again.
"My surname is Li. We received the letter that Jiang Ahua was seriously ill, so we rushed here from Wanbei."
"Hello, my name is Sun Zhangru. I'm her granddaughter." The woman extended her hand to Li He.
"Hello, Li He."
Calling her aunt?
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