Chapter 357: Meeting Yan Jiecheng Again
His eyes were full of fatigue, and he just stared blankly ahead, without any extra energy to look at the two newcomers.
In his eyes, everything around him seemed like illusory shadows. He just relied on instinct to drag his body that seemed to no longer belong to him.
He walked straight towards Director Liu, then followed Director Liu silently and slowly walked out of the house.
Wang Jianguo sat on the edge of the bed, his heart beating like a drum, but his eyes secretly and carefully raised in the direction of the man and glanced over quickly.
With just this one glance, his heart sank suddenly. It was indeed Xu Damao! Wang Jianguo's brows were instantly furrowed, and his heart was like a raging sea.
How did he get here? What on earth was going on?
It seems that I have to find an opportunity to ask Director Liu clearly later, Wang Jianguo thought to himself, with a hint of doubt and uneasiness in his eyes.
After a while, Director Liu and Xu Damao came back. Their figures were looming in the dim light, and each of them was holding the food steadily in his hands.
The food in the bowl emitted a faint warm steam, which could barely bring a little comfort to people in this cold night.
Seeing this, Zhao Shuzhuo quickly and skillfully cleaned up a relatively clean table.
Although the table top is a bit worn and has many scratches, it is a rare "pure land" in this simple environment.
Xu Damao and Director Liu carefully placed the food on the table.
At this time, the dim light was still flickering in the breeze, like an old man gasping for breath.
In the dim light, Xu Damao could only see two blurry figures and could not see the faces of Wang Jianguo and Zhao Shuzhuo at all.
He really didn't have the energy to identify it carefully. A whole day of high-intensity work had drained all his energy.
He was like a puddle of mud now and just wanted to find a place to rest.
After Xu Damao put down the food, he let out a long sigh as if he had accomplished an important mission.
Then, he slowly turned around and mechanically walked towards his bed, taking each step very slowly, as if he had used up all his strength.
He had never expected that the once familiar Li Anquan, now renamed Wang Jianguo,
At this moment, she was standing right in front of him. The gears of fate were turning quietly in this dim dormitory, but no one noticed.
Wang Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Damao looked exhausted and didn't care about them at all. He gently pulled his clothes and sat up straight.
Zhao Shuzhuo beside him also straightened his wrinkled clothes, and the two of them prepared to enjoy the hard-earned meal.
At this moment, Director Liu cleared his throat and said in a loud voice:
"You two should eat first. Don't go hungry. Just leave the bowls here after you finish eating. Don't worry about washing them. I will arrange for someone to take care of it tomorrow."
After saying this, he frowned slightly, raised his voice and shouted into the dim depths of the room:
"Xu Damao, did you hear me? Wash these dishes tomorrow morning. Don't forget."
After a while, Xu Damao's timid voice rang out in the room:
"Director, it's Yan Jiecheng's turn to do the laundry and dishes tomorrow. This has always been arranged."
When Director Liu heard this, an impatient look immediately appeared on his face. He frowned, a hint of severity flashed in his eyes, and his tone became stiff:
"I don't care what you arranged before. Anyway, in my opinion, washing dishes is your job."
"Whoever's turn it is tomorrow will clean this bowl. You all came here to be reformed."
"If you don't work honestly and cheat, you will suffer the consequences. Don't think I can ignore these little things. Pay attention!"
Director Liu glanced around the room, his eyes revealing unquestionable majesty, making the atmosphere in the whole room become a little tense.
When Director Liu said the name "Yan Jiecheng", Wang Jianguo's heart felt like a stone was thrown into a lake.
Ripples appeared in an instant, and doubts entangled in his heart like wildly growing vines.
His brows were furrowed, his eyes full of surprise and confusion, and he thought to himself:
Why is Yan Jiecheng here too? This is so strange. How did he and Xu Damao get together?
Weren't they sent to a farm for reform before? That should be a completely different place from here, so why are they in this brick factory now?
Did something unexpected happen? Or is there some unknown reason?
Wang Jianguo felt like his mind was a tangled mess. All kinds of questions kept flooding up in his mind like a surging tide, making him overwhelmed.
He secretly made up his mind that he would find an opportunity to ask Director Liu about this and get to the bottom of it.
After Director Liu finished scolding Xu Damao and Yan Jiecheng, his serious expression disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Like magic, his face quickly changed into a friendly smile.
He turned around and walked towards Wang Jianguo and Zhao Shuzhuo, his eyes full of concern, and said in a gentle tone:
"You two, take a rest after eating. You must be exhausted from traveling today. I will go back first. Don't worry about other things."
"Just come to my office tomorrow and we can talk."
After saying that, he patted Wang Jianguo on the shoulder, nodded at Zhao Shuzhuo, then turned and walked out of the house.
His footsteps echoed in the somewhat silent room, and each step seemed so steady.
As the door was opened and closed, a gust of cold wind took the opportunity to blow in. The flame of the kerosene lamp swayed a few times, as if it was trembling slightly at the departure of Director Liu.
The room returned to its previous silence, leaving only Wang Jianguo and Zhao Shuzhuo, with their full of doubts.
There seemed to be a fire burning in Wang Jianguo's heart, an urgent desire for the truth.
He could no longer suppress the impulse in his heart and stood up with a "swoosh". The chair behind him made a harsh friction sound.
He didn't care about much and walked hurriedly towards the door.
The night outside was thick and dark, as if a huge piece of black silk wrapped up the whole world.
The cold wind blew fiercely on Wang Jianguo's face like a knife, making him shiver, but he had no time to care about it at this moment.
His eyes quickly searched for Director Liu's figure in the darkness, and soon he saw Director Liu's back gradually walking away.
"Director Liu, please stay!"
Wang Jianguo shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the silent night sky, with a hint of urgency that could not be refused. He hurried forward in two steps.
When Director Liu heard the shout, he stopped and turned around, with a hint of doubt on his face. Wang Jianguo quickly said:
"Director Liu, I have something I want to consult you about."