156: My husband and son were murdered.

Xiao Niannian followed Lu Jing downstairs to the truck. There were already more than twenty Soldiers inside.

"You get in this truck."

Lu Jing glanced at Xiao Niannian and Squad Leader Li and said.

"You come with me."

Xiao Niannian looked at the small car and followed him over.

Lu Jing got into the driver's seat and looked at Xiao Niannian.

"Comrade Xiao, you sit in the passenger seat and be responsible for reconnaissance..."

"Yes."

On the way to the Capital City before, Xiao Niannian had learned a lot from Lu Jing, Fang Qiang, and the others.

When she was in the Motor Transport Company, Squad Leader Li and the other veterans also taught her a lot.

Xiao Niannian listened to Xiao Cui explain the situation.

"Captain Lu, we're going to Shijia Village, which is over fifty li from here. Most of the people in the village are surnamed Chen. According to Zhao Quan and the others, they sent the people to the town, and people from Shijia Village picked them up..."

Fang Qiang added.

"When we get to the town, we'll meet up with Military Doctor Shen and his people. Their Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel are going to the village for research, preparing to purchase seafood for export to earn foreign exchange... and we are here to protect them..."

Xiao Niannian understood. Their reconnaissance mission this time was to protect Military Doctor Shen and his team, as well as to conduct reconnaissance.

After arriving in town, Xiao Niannian saw Military Doctor Shen with oiled hair, wearing a custom suit, shiny leather shoes, carrying a briefcase, and followed by several bodyguards. Her mouth twitched.

He really could act any part.

But the State Administration of Foreign Exchange was only established seven or eight years later. What was this department called at that time?

Xiao Niannian pulled back her thoughts.

Military Doctor Shen looked at Xiao Niannian and smugly smoothed his hair.

"How is it?"

Military Doctor Shen asked Xiao Niannian.

Looking at his showy appearance, Xiao Niannian couldn't connect the greasy Boss Shen in front of her with Military Doctor Shen.

Military Doctor Shen really could play any role.

Xiao Niannian pursed her lips and smiled.

Lu Jing gave Military Doctor Shen a cold glance, who then grinned at Lu Jing.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian changed their clothes, and the car was also swapped for another. They drove towards the village.

As soon as they arrived at the commune, they saw many people coming to greet them.

"Welcome, leaders, to inspect."

Secretary Chen of the commune walked forward cheerfully.

Secretary Chen of the commune had already received news from the County Government. He knew that the higher-ups wanted to purchase some seafood and also planned to build a factory here.

He didn't know if it was a Sugar Factory or some other factory, but no matter what kind of factory it was, once it was built, it would recruit people from their commune to work. He heard it would be a state-owned enterprise then.

That would mean at least twenty or thirty yuan a month. Many Production Brigades in their commune now relied on those who fished to catch fish, while other Production Brigades were responsible for processing. It was equivalent to First Team fishing, Second Team processing, and Third Team selling. Life was hard, but they didn't earn much money.

The fish they caught would wait for people from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to select them. After being deemed qualified, they would be sent to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, or comrades from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative would transport them away.

The prices were very low, and the money distributed to each household every year was not much.

Now that the higher-ups were sending people to purchase and conduct research, it meant that their commune's seafood could be sold more in the future. If a factory was really built here, then their commune would be the best in these ten li and eight villages.

A leader introduced the background of Boss Shen and his team. Knowing that he was the main person in charge, they became even more enthusiastic towards Boss Shen and his team.

They didn't pay any attention to Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing.

Xiao Niannian listened to Military Doctor Shen talking with these people. Military Doctor Shen was very knowledgeable about these matters, such as when certain seafood was in season, how long it could generally be stored, and its price... Xiao Niannian smelled the scent of seafood all around her.

Her gaze swept around, noticing many villagers watching the large group of people.

"I heard these are bosses from above; all the seafood in our commune will be purchased by them from now on..."

"I also heard that they will build a big factory here..."

"This is great! This way our income will increase a lot, and we won't have to live such hard lives anymore."

"If I can work in the factory and save money for a year or two, my family can build a new house."

Xiao Niannian listened to the surrounding villagers talking, but didn't find any suspicious people.

Everyone's faces were filled with hopeful smiles.

"Since that's the case, let's go to First Team to take a look first."

Military Doctor Shen and Secretary Chen had been talking for a while, and Secretary Chen and the commune cadres also believed Military Doctor Shen's background.

After all, their documents were all genuine.

"Alright, alright, Comrade Shen, please."

As they walked to First Team, they heard someone crying from afar.

"Whose family is crying? Isn't this bad luck? Quickly get them out of here."

Someone among the commune cadres heard the crying and impatiently ordered the Production Brigade cadres.

"It's Chen Xiaoshan's family. A few days ago, his family's fishing boat went out to sea, and Chen Xiaoshan's father and Chen Xiaoshan both fell into the sea and died..."

Hearing this, the commune cadre sighed.

"Then your commune must handle this matter well. Fishing is truly at the mercy of nature."

For a while, many people were talking about which families in the village went fishing and never returned.

Almost every household in this village was related by kinship.

Xiao Niannian saw various dried seafood products, like scallops, oysters, dried shrimp, and cuttlefish, drying outside every household's courtyard. "Leaders, my husband and son were murdered... please help us find the killer..."

My husband and son were murdered... please help us find the killer...

"My husband and son died unjustly."

"My son was wronged, he was murdered."

Xiao Niannian saw an aunt in her fifties, a Female Comrade in her thirties, and two children crying loudly.

Someone from the Production Brigade anxiously tried to drag them away, but unexpectedly, they stubbornly rushed back.

Secretary Chen and the commune cadres' expressions turned grim.

"Captain Chen, what's going on with your First Team? What time is it now? How can you let them cry and make a fuss here, ruining this matter? Do you know how serious the consequences are?"

The commune cadre loudly reprimanded the cadres of First Team.

"You're right, I'll have them pulled away immediately."

Hearing this, Military Doctor Shen immediately said.

"Secretary Chen, what happened? Let them come over, I'll ask about the situation."

Seeing Secretary Chen and the commune cadres looking hesitant, Military Doctor Shen said angrily.

"comrades, we are here to conduct research by order of the higher-ups. If various bad things happen in your commune and are not thoroughly investigated, and we just proceed with procurement and factory building here, who will take responsibility if problems arise later? Is it your commune, or your Production Brigade Captains, or the Secretary of the County Government?"

Military Doctor Shen questioned them relentlessly.