Chapter 660

Su Xinghui leaned against the quilt he had folded at the end of the bed, enjoying this beautiful scene of Lu Xiaoya grooming herself in front of the mirror to his heart's content. His heart was filled with indescribable peace and joy.

While combing her hair, Lu Xiaoya hummed an unknown song, showing that her mood was very good. For a girl to show such a state in front of a man meant that she had completely opened her body and mind to this man.

After combing her hair, Lu Xiaoya tied the rubber band back on, then playfully turned her head to Su Xinghui and said, "Xinghui, let's go."

Su Xinghui held her hand and went downstairs. It was Sunday, so there was no one at the township government; otherwise, everyone would have known that Vice Township Head Su had a girlfriend.

Su Xinghui called Yu Ruizhi. A few minutes later, his driver, Little He, arrived driving the car. The two got into the car and sat in the back row, still holding hands.

Little He was also a man of few words. He steadily started the car and drove toward Jiangcheng.

Little He's driving technique was quite good, and the road conditions from Menghuling to Jiangcheng were also very good now. Therefore, he drove very steadily, and the speed was quite fast, maintaining over eighty yards the whole time. At this speed, they would reach Jiangcheng in just over an hour.

Lu Xiaoya cherished this time very much. She held Su Xinghui's hand the whole time, turning her head to give him a sweet smile from time to time, and Su Xinghui would respond with a smiling look each time.

The journey was uneventful. By five o'clock, the car arrived in Jiangcheng. Little He drove the car directly into the Provincial Party Committee compound. This Mercedes of his clearly entered the Provincial Party Committee compound often, and it even had a pass for the compound on it. The armed police guarding the gate saluted and let the car in directly.

Arriving at the Lu family home, Lu Zhenghong was not at home. When Song Qiaoli saw Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya arrive together, she was a bit stunned and asked, "Xinghui, why are you here?"

Lu Xiaoya said, "Didn't I go to Menghuling to see him today? He's the one who sent me back."

Song Qiaoli said, "Then Xinghui isn't going back today?"

Lu Xiaoya said, "He is. He borrowed Yu Ruizhi's car today to send me back."

Song Qiaoli said, "If you have a car, then just eat here before going back. The food at home is already cooked."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Xinghui, then you should eat before going back."

Su Xinghui thought about it. If he went back now, it would be dark soon. Since the food at the Lu family was cooked, it would be better to just eat here before leaving; he could also spend a little more time with Lu Xiaoya. He nodded and said, "Alright then, I'll eat before I go."

Lu Xiaoya was very happy. She went to help Song Qiaoli serve the dishes, and Su Xinghui went outside the door to call Little He in to eat together.

Although they were at the dinner table, under Song Qiaoli's nose, Lu Xiaoya still couldn't help but look at Su Xinghui and smile. The sweetness in that smile was fully revealed. Song Qiaoli watched the two flirting and could only pretend she didn't see it.

Su Xinghui and Little He both ate quite quickly, finishing in just over ten minutes. He stood up to say goodbye. Lu Xiaoya was a bit reluctant to let him leave so quickly, but after checking the time, it was already six o'clock, and the sky outside was a bit dark. She reluctantly saw them out the door and told them to be careful on the road.

Su Xinghui waved at her and got into the car. Lu Xiaoya said, "Call me when you reach Menghuling."

Su Xinghui said, "I will."

Little He started the car. Su Xinghui looked in the rearview mirror. In the mirror, Lu Xiaoya kept waving at him until she could no longer be seen.

Since Su Xinghui was the only one in the car on the return trip, this time Su Xinghui didn't sit in the back row but sat in the front passenger seat instead. This seemed more respectful to the driver.

Su Xinghui started chatting with Little He: "Little He, what is your name?"

Little He replied, "Township Head Su, my name is He Weidong."

Su Xinghui said, "You've worked hard today!"

He Weidong said, "You're welcome, Township Head Su. This is my job."

As the two chatted, Su Xinghui gradually learned about He Weidong. He Weidong was originally a soldier under Yu Ruizhi's older brother, Yu Ruijian. His military quality was very good, but his educational level wasn't very high, so he couldn't be promoted. After retiring from the army, Yu Ruijian recommended him to Yu Ruizhi to drive.

He Weidong came from a poor family, so this job was already very good for him. Yu Ruizhi treated him quite well, paying him a high salary and providing food and housing. He Weidong cherished this job very much, so he was very serious and responsible in his work.

In just over half an hour, the car arrived at the junction of Hongling Township and Pengjiawanzhen in Shangjun County. This stretch of road was relatively narrow, with many potholes, and it wasn't a market town, so it was sparsely populated. He Weidong lowered the car's speed a bit.

Suddenly, under the headlights, Su Xinghui saw a tree lying across the middle of the road. There was no one around. Although this tree wasn't very thick, it blocked the way completely. To get past, they would have to get out of the car and move the tree.

He Weidong stopped the car. Just as he was about to get out to move the tree, Su Xinghui stopped him. He said to He Weidong, "Something doesn't seem right."

This wasn't Su Xinghui being overly sensitive. When he was in Menghuling, he had heard some truck drivers from enterprises talk about this method of highway robbery: placing obstacles in the middle of the road so you couldn't drive past, and when you got out to move the obstacles, they would jump out from the side of the road to rob you. Those drivers could only lose money to avoid disaster.

This kind of thing was relatively rare during the day, but it happened often at night when there were fewer cars. Drivers who encountered this had nowhere to turn for help, and if they wanted to resist, they were no match. What could they do if they didn't give money?

Fortunately, these road bandits weren't that bold yet; they only wanted money, not lives. In this era, in some mountainous areas in the north, it was rumored that entire villages would rob the road, killing truck drivers and throwing them into deep mountain gullies, then selling both the truck and the cargo.

Therefore, driving a truck in some remote places was a high-risk profession. After all, this was still a relatively densely populated area, so it wasn't that easy to kill someone and dump the body, so the robbers only dared to rob a bit of money.

Su Xinghui didn't expect that he would encounter this kind of thing himself now.

He Weidong also realized that something was wrong. How could a tree lie across the highway for no reason? He asked, "Township Head Su, what should we do now?"

Su Xinghui looked at the surrounding environment. If they turned around now, they could find a small road to drive onto the Changjiang main embankment, and they could also reach Shangjun County from the embankment. Once they got there, they would be safe. However, the small road and the embankment weren't necessarily safe either.

Su Xinghui remembered that when they left Menghuling, Yu Ruoqiu had handed her mobile phone to him just in case. Now, the mobile phone was on the back seat, so he took it into his own hands.

He called Xu Shixie and told him the situation he had encountered as quickly as possible. Xu Shixie also knew that the area was a "three-no" zone where highway robbery was common, so he asked, "I'll call the Pengjiawanzhen Police Station right now and have them send people over."

Su Xinghui said, "No need to be so anxious. I'll see the situation first. If I haven't called you again in five minutes, then you can help me call the Pengjiawan Police Station."

Xu Shixie said without hesitation, "Can do."

Su Xinghui said "Thank you" and hung up the phone.

At this time, Su Xinghui got out of the car and walked toward the tree. If someone really came out, as long as the number wasn't too large, he and He Weidong could handle it. If the number was too large, he could play along with the other side to stall for time while waiting for Xu Shixie to call and send people over. ===== CHAPTER 662 =====