Chapter 346: Destination—Qingshan County!

After hanging up, Li Yi felt a bit conflicted.

Knowing how much Jiang Shiying doted on his wife, he was certain she would come!

Even if he had already boarded a plane, or even arrived in Guangdong Province, as long as he learned this matter concerned Ye Lingyun’s health, he would fly back to Beijing without hesitation.

However, considering that the journey from Beijing to Qing Shan County was far from smooth—involving a long stretch of winding mountain roads—it would be no exaggeration to call it a long and arduous journey.

For the safety of his nephew and himself, Li Yi hadn’t directly told Jiang Shiying the truth that Tang Xue was his biological daughter.

Although Jiang Shiying was a level-headed man, the truth of this matter was simply too shocking for him, and he might not be able to handle it.

If he were to act on impulse or panic and something unexpected happened along the way, that would be the last thing Li Yi would want to see!

After all, his only goal was to get him to come over; whether or not he told him the truth right now didn’t really matter.

But to give him time to prepare, Li Yi had specifically instructed them to use their connections to investigate the Tang family members—including, of course, Tang Xue.

Given the Jiang family’s network of connections, it wouldn’t take long to uncover the truth.

By then, however, Jiang Shiying should already have arrived at Nianzishan Village!

By the time Jiang Shiying met Tang Xue, the results of the investigation would likely be in—nothing would be delayed!

The call has already been made; now they just have to wait for news from Jiang Longcheng’s side.

Of course, even if Jiang Longcheng arrived late and failed to intercept Jiang Shiying, it wouldn’t matter—it would only be a matter of a few extra days.

So after hanging up, Li Yi didn’t just sit around at the county bureau waiting for a call.

He exchanged a few words with Li Gang, made plans to have lunch together, and then hurried out of the county bureau in his mule-drawn cart.

After leaving the county bureau, Li Yi headed straight for the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

Once there, Li Yi immediately bought some rice, flour, cooking oil, and a few pounds of pork.

Then, carrying these goods, he drove the mule cart straight to Liu San’s house in the southern part of town.

He had been asked by Liu San to go visit his mother!

Liu San’s father had passed away some time ago, leaving only him and his mother to rely on one another.

Now that Liu San had gone to the capital with Li Yi, he was a bit worried about his mother.

Upon learning that Li Yi was returning to his hometown, he asked him to stop by, check on her, and deliver some rice, flour, and cooking oil—the cost could simply be deducted from his salary.

Naturally, Li Yi wouldn’t refuse such a request from a brother, so he made the arrangements while he was in town making a phone call today.

……..

Over at Jiang Longcheng’s place, after hanging up the phone, he didn’t even bother to put on his hat. He grabbed the car keys from the table and headed straight downstairs.

To save time, he drove like a maniac the whole way, flooring the gas pedal whenever he didn’t hit a red light.

Fortunately, the airport was located in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, while Beiguancun was in the urban-rural fringe to the north, so the route didn’t require passing through the city center.

As a result, what would normally be a one-hour drive took him only half an hour.

Once inside the airport, Jiang Longcheng didn’t go straight to look for his third uncle.

Although civil aviation had only recently opened up, there were still quite a few passengers, and with the airport being so vast, searching blindly would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

So, Jiang Longcheng went straight to the information desk and asked them to make an announcement to locate the person.

After presenting his identification and describing the person he was looking for, the airport staff were naturally happy to assist.

Soon, an urgent announcement echoed throughout the airport: “Attention, Comrade Jiang Shiying. Please proceed immediately to the main lobby service desk upon hearing this announcement. Comrade Jiang Longcheng has urgent business with you…”

At the boarding gate, Jiang Shiying had just finished checking in and was already walking down the jet bridge.

Just then, he suddenly heard the announcement.

Upon confirming that the announcement was for him, Jiang Shiying didn’t hesitate and immediately turned around to head back out.

At that moment, the staff at the boarding gate hurriedly said, “Comrade, our flight is about to take off…”

“It’s fine. If I haven’t boarded yet, just go ahead and take off!”

With that, Jiang Shiying walked toward the airport terminal without looking back!

At the airport service counter, Jiang Longcheng watched the departure gate with a look of anxiety on his face.

He had just asked the staff at the service desk and learned that the flight to Guangzhou in Guangdong Province was already boarding. Under normal circumstances, it was highly likely that his third uncle was already on the plane.

If that were the case, it would be a real problem.

Once the plane took off, he wouldn’t be able to contact his third uncle until he arrived in Guangzhou.

By the time he returned to Beijing and made his way to Qingshan County, it would be at least three days later—and he had no idea if Li Yi would still be waiting for him by then.

He could tell from Li Yi’s tone just now that he was both serious and anxious!

Just then, Jiang Longcheng spotted his Uncle’s familiar figure and immediately called out excitedly, “Uncle, over here!”

Jiang Shiying strode over and asked right away, “You’re in such a hurry—is it Yun’er…?”

“No, no, Auntie is doing just fine. Don’t worry!” Jiang Longcheng hurriedly replied.

“Then is it your grandfather?”

“No, it’s nothing like that. Brother Li Yi just called me and said you need to go to his place right away!” Jiang Longcheng said.

“Li Yi? Right now?”

“Yeah. He said it’s about whether Auntie San’s illness can be completely cured, so I didn’t dare delay—I rushed right over!”

Jiang Longcheng explained immediately. He knew his Uncle San’s temper all too well; if this explanation didn’t satisfy him, he might just beat him up right there.

If that happened, he’d be in serious trouble.

“Did he really say that?” Jiang Shiying frowned.

“Yeah, he also said…”

“What else did he say? Stop beating around the bush—spit it all out!” Jiang Shiying said sternly.

“He told you to immediately use your connections to investigate a few people!”

“Who?”

“Tang Jihong, an employee at the Yongxian Steel Plant, and his wife—and… and his daughter-in-law, Tang Xue!”

“Investigate his daughter-in-law? What kind of shenanigans is that guy up to?” Jiang Shiying said, frowning.

“That… that I don’t know!”

Then Jiang Longcheng spoke again: “Third Uncle, just tell me—are you going or not? If you’re not, I’ll go back and call Brother Li Yi to tell him you can’t make it…”

“I’m going!” Jiang Shiying said decisively.

“Uh… then let’s get moving right away. Qing Shan County isn’t exactly close to Beijing!”

“Wait a moment.” With that, Jiang Shiying walked straight to the airport service counter and addressed the staff there: “Hello, comrade. I’m Jiang Shiying from the Guangdong Provincial Government. I have an urgent matter to attend to—could I borrow your phone?”

As he spoke, Jiang Shiying pulled out his ID and handed it directly to the airport staff.

After verifying Jiang Shiying’s credentials, the staff immediately escorted him and Jiang Longcheng to an office nearby.

Twenty minutes later, after making several calls to Yue Province, Qin Province, Saibei Province, and Qingshan County, the Jiang uncle and nephew finally left the airport.

There was no need to return to the city; they simply got in the car and headed northwest, with Qing Shan County as their destination!