On this day, Ji Yang received a phone call from Guo Dashi, the village chief of Heini Village.
"Secretary Ji, am I disturbing you?" Guo Dashi’s tone carried a sense of unease.
"Chief Guo, you’re being too formal, we’re so familiar with each other. Just speak your mind."
After a moment of hesitation, Guo Dashi finally said, "Secretary Ji, I wouldn’t trouble you if there wasn’t any other way. There’s this young man in our village called Guo Yuming, whose parents have passed away. Later on, I sent him off to the military, where I heard he performed well. However, it seems that he offended someone in the unit and was consequently forced into early retirement." New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel★fire.net
Ji Yang truly didn’t know about this, and questioned, "How come I’ve never heard of this person before?"
"This happened before you arrived in Qingyuan Village. Since he is an orphan, no one mentioned much about him."
So that was the case!
"What’s happened to him now?"
"He is another unfortunate soul. Sigh, he offended someone in the military, and it seems that that person had some powerful connections. After his discharge, he was continually harassed. He found a job, but not long after, he was fired."
There are such incidents? Ji Yang was also somewhat surprised. How much resentment must there be?
"What exactly did he do to offend someone?"
"I don’t know the specifics, but I am familiar with the young man. He is definitely not the type to offend people carelessly."
Alright, Chief Guo didn’t know the whole situation either.
"What’s his current status?"
"I told him to return to the village and do some farming, but he insists on looking for a job in the provincial city. I heard it has something to do with a woman. Right now, his situation isn’t so good, and I’m concerned because of what I heard from people who’ve been to visit him. I heard he’s recently been detained for something. You are a capable man, so I thought maybe you could find out what’s going on and help him out if possible."
Ji Yang realized there must be some unknown details to this. He wanted to find out exactly what had happened.
After asking Guo Dashi to elaborate on the young man’s situation, Ji Yang decided to look into the matter.
Having understood the specifics, Ji Yang dialed Zhou Chengqian’s number.
"Brother, you didn’t contact me when you got to the provincial city!" Zhou Chengqian was quite enthusiastic.
"I’ve gone to Capital City. The family asked me to spend some time there, so I didn’t come to see you."
"Is there a problem? Don’t worry, if it’s anything in the province, I can still lend a hand."
Ji Yang said, "I’m not too familiar with the situation in the province, and you know, I’m at Qingyuan Village now. The chief of Heini Village has asked about someone, and you came to mind."
"I’m familiar with Heini Village. What’s the situation? Tell me the name, and I’ll have someone look into it right away."
Ji Yang then recounted Guo Yuming’s situation to him.
"Wait for my news; I should be able to find out fairly quickly."
After hanging up, Ji Yang also pondered what could have happened to Guo Yuming that made someone target him .
Clearly, Guo Yuming was not unwilling to return to the village; he was worried that the village might be implicated because of him.
Ji Yang grew curious about this man named Guo Yuming.
Before long, Zhou Chengqian actually called back.
"Brother, I’ve found out about the situation of that Guo Yuming you asked about."
"That fast?" Ji Yang was genuinely surprised.
"My dad is the deputy secretary. There really isn’t anything in the province I cannot find out," Zhou Chengqian said with a touch of pride.
Ji Yang nodded to himself; it seems the Zhou family has indeed established themselves in the province.