1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 269 Where exactly did things go wrong?
In a small courtyard: "What did you do here?"

"Quickly pour me a glass of water, my throat is practically parched."

Seeing his disheveled appearance, the person asking the question quickly got up and poured him a glass of water.

He gulped it down: "Want some more?"

"Continued Cup."

After drinking another glass of water, he asked, "Is there anything to eat?"

The man got up, took out two pieces of sponge cake from the cabinet, and handed them over: "I went over there before but couldn't find you. What's going on with you? Did you go up the mountain to live like a wild man?"

This image is truly unexpected.

After eating two pieces of chicken cake, the man said, "If I hadn't been lucky, I almost wouldn't have made it back."

"what?"

Thinking back to the beating she received that day, she still feels lingering fear: "After you left that day, I was ambushed."

He naturally dared not reveal that he had betrayed his master. In any case, he bet that the person who hit him that day would not tell anyone. Judging from the fact that the person did not intend to kill him, he probably just wanted to find out more.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't say anything, no one will know. Even if he sees that person again, he might not recognize him, since it happened in the dead of night.

The man inside got up, poured him another glass of water, and handed it to him: "What exactly happened?"

"Not long after you left that day, I was ambushed. While I was unconscious, the attacker not only stole all my valuables but also beat and kicked me."

"Who is so bold and capable? Could it be that our operation in Willow Tree Village has been exposed?"

The man felt a pang of guilt: "It shouldn't be. After all, that person just grabbed the stuff and ran away. It was probably an accident."

"Then why haven't you come back all these days?"

"I was unconscious the whole time and only woke up on the third day. I didn't have a single penny on me and didn't want to attract attention, so I had to avoid people the whole way, which is why I ended up looking like this." Seeing his disheveled appearance, I believed what he said to some extent.

"What are the orders from above?"

"I've already had the task assigned to me done, and now I'm just waiting to see the results."

*
The next day at noon, Ding Youwen made a phone call as soon as the time came: "Hello, I'm looking for Ding Surong."

Then the operator called out, "Ding Surong is on the phone."

Like Ding Surong, there were three other people waiting to answer the phone. As soon as they heard her name called, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Hello, Dad, it's me, Surong."

"Have you found the place?"

"Yes, but I've been there several times and haven't seen anything."

She deliberately said "look," as if afraid of being overheard.

"Did we not find the right place?"

“But it’s too dangerous to go any further. I don’t dare to go alone. Besides, you already said that we’re not far apart.”

After thinking for a moment, she lowered her voice even further: "I didn't find the tree. The reason I said I didn't see it is because I confirmed with the people there that it was indeed that place, but the tree is gone. That's why I called you."

Upon hearing this, Ding Youwen suddenly had a thought: Could it be that the old woman was deliberately testing him?

That shouldn't be the case. She was really drunk that day. Where did things go wrong?
He couldn't figure it out for a moment: "I understand. If you have time, go look for it again. I'll arrange my work here and try to find time to go over there."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Ding Surong said, "Dad, I'm planning to move out for the sake of convenience. Don't forget to send me some money."

(End of this chapter)