The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the guesthouse, a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit walked towards me.

He stopped and asked politely, "Excuse me, are you Captain Wang?"

"Yes, that's me. And who are you?" Captain Wang asked, looking puzzled.

The middle-aged man smiled and introduced himself, "My name is Zhou Yi, and I'm a colleague of the comrade who brought you to the guesthouse earlier." As he spoke, he extended his hand.

"Hello! Hello!" Captain Wang quickly extended his hand to shake his, smiling as he asked, "May I ask what brings you here?"

Zhou Yi smiled and tentatively asked, "I heard this train is going to Haicheng, right?"

Captain Wang nodded, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yi's eyes immediately lit up with joy. However, when he noticed Li Kaixin standing to the side, he hesitated before speaking, his expression showing slight hesitation.

Li Kaixin was incredibly clever; he immediately realized that what the other person was about to say was inappropriate for him to hear, so he spoke up:

"Captain Wang, you guys talk first, I'll go in first."

After saying that, he nodded slightly to Zhou Yi and walked into the guesthouse.

Li Kaixin had just pushed open the door to the room.

Zhou Zhiming, who was lying on the bed, immediately sat up and asked with shining eyes, "Master, what were you doing with Captain Wang just now?"

As soon as he got off the bus and saw Captain Wang call his master away, he became preoccupied with it and waited for the door to open after returning to his room.

"You didn't stay up all this time just to find out about this, did you?" Li Kaixin asked, closing the door behind her.

While they were asking questions, Zhou Zhiming had already moved closer, put his arm around Li Kaixin's shoulder, and led him into the house:

"Master, please tell me about it?"

Li Kaixin did not refuse.

After spending more than ten days together, he had already figured out his apprentice's inquisitive nature.

The two sat down by the bed, and Zhou Zhiming looked at his master with eager eyes.

Li Kaixin calmly recounted her experience of visiting Du Ziteng and Yang Huaan at the hospital, their conflicting accounts, and who was lying.

Zhou Zhiming's eyes widened in surprise, then he patted his chest and lowered his voice, saying:

"Luckily, I chose my mentor quickly! I don't even want to think about what would have happened if he had taken over."

Li Kaixin laughed upon hearing this and continued, "You didn't know, did you? Wu Tianyuan was originally Yang Hua'an's apprentice."

"Is that so? Master, could you tell me more about it?" Zhou Zhiming immediately perked up.

Li Kaixin then slowly recounted how Wu Tian had fallen out with Yang Hua'an, how he had knelt down and begged Captain Wang to take him as a disciple, and how they later became godparents.

"Wow, Angkor Wat actually has such a past!" Zhou Zhiming exclaimed in amazement.

Just then, Captain Wang's voice came from the corridor again:

"Please, all the certified masters, come out for a moment. I have something to discuss with you all."

Hearing the shout, Li Kaixin stopped talking, said something to Zhou Zhiming, and got up to walk towards the door.

Afterwards, Captain Wang led more than a dozen drivers from the transport team to the parking area in the backyard.

After everyone had gathered, Captain Wang got straight to the point:

"Here's the thing, a company here has a batch of steel that needs to be transported to Haicheng, and it just so happens to be on the way."

"It's kind of a side job; someone approached me. If everyone agrees to take it, I'll go and give them a heads-up."

As soon as the news broke, everyone began to whisper among themselves.

Before long, an experienced worker stepped forward and asked the question that everyone was most concerned about:

"Team Leader Wang, how much are they planning to pay for this job?"

Captain Wang didn't beat around the bush, gesturing with his fingers:

"Deliver it to the destination, and you'll receive 1.5 yuan per person. In addition, there will be two packs of cigarettes."

"These are the jobs we have. Let's discuss it and see if we can take them on."

After saying that, he walked to the side and waited quietly for everyone's decision.

Master Chen then walked to Li Kaixin's side and lowered his voice to say:

"Kaixin, we'll discuss it later. Let the experienced craftsmen speak first; you'd better keep quiet for now."

"Understood, Master." Li Kaixin nodded knowingly.

Before long, several experienced foremen took the lead and called out to Captain Wang, "Captain Wang, we'll take this job!"

Seeing that no one had any objections, Captain Wang made the decision: "Alright, then we'll do it the same way as before. This time, you're responsible for the job you took on. If anything goes wrong on the way, you'll have to take full responsibility."

After saying that, he walked out of the guesthouse.

......

The next day, before dawn, everyone in the transport team got up.

After a quick breakfast, Captain Wang led the convoy to a steel plant.

The workers were already waiting in the open space, and as soon as the truck came to a stop, they quickly began loading the steel.

This time, none of the drivers got out of the car; they all waited in the driver's seat.

In Li Kaixin's car.

Looking at the bustling scene outside the window, Zhou Zhiming couldn't resist his curiosity and leaned closer to ask in a low voice, "Master, weren't we going to Haicheng to pick up dried fish? Why are we loading steel here?"

"This was a side job I picked up on the way," Li Kaixin whispered in Zhou Zhiming's ear.

Zhou Zhiming blinked and asked in an even lower voice, "Master, how much can we get this time?"

Li Kaixin didn't hide it from him and held up a number.

"So many!"

Zhou Zhiming couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, then realized something and lowered his voice again: "That's enough to pay me for two days' wages."

The steel was loaded in about half an hour.

Then, a factory manager came over with two employees and started distributing wages and cigarettes to each of the trucks, beginning with the first one in the convoy.

Not only the licensed drivers received it, but even the apprentices in each car received 50 cents.

When Zhou Zhiming took the banknote, his face was filled with barely suppressed excitement. He turned to Li Kaixin and waved it, saying, "Master, look, I got one too!"

But when Li Kaixin also took out her share and slowly unfolded it in front of Zhou Zhiming...

Zhou Zhiming immediately looked distressed and said awkwardly, "Master, you can't do this to me."

"You were the one who showed off in front of me first." Li Kaixin's lips curled up slightly.

After the supplies were distributed to everyone in the transport team, the team set off again, heading towards Haicheng.

The transport convoy did not experience any further accidents along the way.

At 5 p.m., we arrived at a steel rolling mill in Haicheng city.

The factory workers were divided into two teams:

One group of people quickly began unloading the steel, while another group carried oil drums and refueled the trucks of the transport team one by one.

Zhou Zhiming leaned out of the car window and looked out, asking curiously, "Sir, are they still refueling our car?"

"This is my first time taking on a long-distance private job, and I'm not really familiar with the rules," Li Kaixin shook his head and replied.

After unloading the cargo and refueling, the transport convoy set off again without further delay.

Finally, before it got completely dark, we arrived at our destination, a seaside town on the outskirts of Haicheng.