DreamersGN Chapter 278 Disguised and Entering the Compound
Chapter 278 Disguised and Entering the Compound
Since Lu Yao had come all the way to the command post on Heishui Road, he had made preparations.
He took out a medical mask he had borrowed from the hospital and put it on.
Looking from afar, this used to be Li Posi's lair.
There were more people than when Li Posi was there.
They come and go, all carrying weapons.
Looking across the street at the alley entrance, someone was discreetly peering this way.
They knew it was someone Mei Ping had left behind to keep watch.
This method of surveillance is not very useful.
But getting close to them is too difficult.
Just then, an old man wearing a dog-skin hat walked by carrying a candied hawthorn stand.
There were more than twenty strings of bright red candied hawthorns stuck on top.
He walked along calling out, "Candied hawthorn... candied hawthorn..."
Lu Yao quickly called over:
"Hey bro, how much is a skewer?"
"The big ones are one cent, the small ones are five cents, they're crisp and sweet, all freshly made this morning, and the hawthorns are all top-quality; I even removed the seeds!"
Lu Yao counted them: twelve large strings and fifteen small strings.
I asked him, "It's a little over two dollars in total. If I were to buy the shelf too, how much would it cost?"
The man selling candied hawthorns was taken aback:
"Why did you buy the frame? It's worthless; it's just made of sorghum stalks."
"I also want to learn how to sell candied hawthorns."
"Oh, so you want to learn a skill? Give me ten dollars and I'll teach you everything!"
Lu Yao chuckled; this old fellow actually knows how to make money.
He shook his head and said, "No need, I can do it. I'll give you ten dollars, give me the frame, and sell me your dog-skin hat too, I think it's quite warm."
"Of course it's warm! My family's big yellow dog, which we raised for over ten years, died, and my mom used its pelt to make this. But ten yuan is a bit low; it should be at least fifteen!"
Lu Yao pretended to hesitate for a moment, then nodded:
"Okay, then it'll be fifteen."
He pulled out a 10,000-yuan note and a steelworker's note.
Hand it to this person.
The man was so happy he couldn't stop grinning, and he threw down his hat and ran away.
This is a real sucker.
He bought his hat for three yuan at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Lu Yao put on his long-haired dog-skin hat and a mask, picked up the candied hawthorn stand, bent over, and hunched over, looking exactly like a little old man.
He walked along calling out, "Candied hawthorn... candied hawthorn..."
We arrived at the main gate of the Heishui Road Command Post.
There were about five or six people at the main gate, smoking and bragging.
He ignored Lu Yao as he passed by.
Lu Yao deliberately stopped to rest.
A man shouted, "Take it away now, don't get in the way!"
Lu Yao asked with a smile, "Brothers, do you want some candied hawthorns? I can't walk anymore, I'll sell them to you for a discount."
"How much cheaper?"
At this time, men don't have the habit of eating snacks.
Candied hawthorns are mostly bought for children; few grown men who are supporting their families would be willing to buy them for themselves.
Lu Yao pointed, mimicking the tone of a man selling candied hawthorns:
"The big ones are one cent, the small ones are five cents, they're crisp and sweet, all freshly made this morning, and the hawthorns are all top-quality; I even removed the seeds!"
"Stop talking nonsense, it's too expensive, take it."
Lu Yao smiled ingratiatingly: "I said the normal price, but now I want to lower it a bit, five cents for the large and two cents for the small."
This price is indeed quite cheap.
There was a man in his thirties with four children.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "If you give me two cents, I'll buy four!"
Lu Yao shook his head: "Then I've lost too much."
A young man came over and started picking candied hawthorns, choosing the biggest ones:
"Why all the nonsense? You muddle-headed fool, if you don't sell, don't even think about confiscating it. Do you even know what we do?"
"Swish, swish, swish"
If you pull out ten big bunches of them, you get two cents.
Lu Yao looked helpless.
Finally, he sighed and said, "How about this, you give me another fifty cents, and I'll give you everything, okay?"
The man with the child shook his head: "Too expensive, here's another two cents for you."
Lu Yao nodded: "That's fine then, it's still a loss. But could you do me a favor?"
"What's convenient?"
Lu Yao clutched his stomach: "I've been holding in a lot of poop, but I haven't been able to find a toilet anywhere. Can I use the toilet in the yard?"
Several people burst into laughter: "No wonder it's so cheap, you must be bursting to pee! Go ahead, but don't wander off, and come out quickly after you're done."
Someone gave him directions:
"Go east after entering the yard. Behind those two Liberation trucks parked over there is a brick toilet. You don't have those in your rural areas, do you? Don't pee outside the latrine."
At that time, city dwellers had such a sense of superiority.
Even a toilet can be a source of pride.
If you knew that I used a smart toilet later on, and I even used warm water to wipe my butt, you'd be so envious!
Lu Yao cursed inwardly, but on the surface he still pretended to be honest and simple.
He ran into the yard with a hunched back.
Actually, my eyes were constantly busy.
I looked around the yard, observing everything I could see, searching for any clues.
Over at the bicycle shed, an unlocked bicycle caught his attention.
When Yuan Hai and I went to the hospital, we happened to see Zhao Jianguo riding his bike out.
He didn't hear Lu Yao calling out to him.
At that moment, a small fish made of red yarn was dangling from the key in the lock of his car.
This can be considered a small accessory of this era.
They're not sold; they're usually handmade by girls.
Very few people bring the same one.
This splash of red stands out quite brightly in this icy and snowy landscape.
This looks like Zhao Jianguo's bicycle.
Lu Yao only glanced at it, not daring to stop, afraid of arousing suspicion.
They went straight behind the two trucks and found a large toilet.
With four or five squat toilets and a three-foot-high brick partition in the middle, it was indeed a rather high-end toilet.
There are also cross-shaped ventilation holes on the wall.
There was no one in the restroom, and Lu Yao happened to be peering out through the ventilation hole.
It's almost time to get off work in the afternoon.
People started leaving one after another.
One bicycle after another was ridden away, but the bicycle with the little red fish key remained untouched.
Everyone else unlocked their bikes inside the canopy and then rode away.
Very few people would just leave such a new car unlocked and carelessly abandoned.
It should be confirmed that Zhao Jianguo is here.
Mei Ping said they hadn't seen Zhao Jianguo, so it seemed that Zhao was in grave danger and might have been taken into custody.
Based solely on his relationship with Zhao Jianguo, Lu Yao was not worth taking risks for him.
But seeing Mei Ping and Yuan Shumei, he couldn't bear to ignore them.
Furthermore, Zhao Jianguo's admiration for me after coming out of the mountains was a genuine feeling.
But how can I manage it myself?
The opponent is too powerful.
The police chief couldn't do anything about them.
I can't just rush in and demand people.
Just then, the door to a side room on the east side opened.
Several people carried out a sack.
Lu Yao has exceptional observational skills; he could tell at a glance that the sack definitely contained a person.
The sack was soaked in blood in some places, and the person inside was motionless, indicating that he was seriously injured.
The driver, Liang Chao, drove up in a jeep.
The two men stuffed the sack into the car.
Then they got on the bus, one on the left and one on the right.
Lu Yao couldn't hold back any longer; ninety percent of the contents of this sack were Zhao Jianguo.
In a moment of impulse, he tried to rush out of the toilet.
But suddenly I saw a person standing next to the jeep.
This person looks so familiar, it's actually him?
Lin Dong and Lu Yao know each other!