Chapter 663: A Peach Blossom Spring Beyond the World

No matter what the young man said or shouted, the cold-faced man who had stepped down from the vehicle did not stop, slapping him across the face again and again.

The two people who had jumped off the motorcycle with the young man, as well as the young man standing at the entrance, dared not move a muscle.

They could only watch helplessly as the scar-faced man dressed in white and black walked up the steps, ignored them, brushed past them, and entered the office building.

At the entrance, the young man who had jumped off the vehicle and spouted wild words earlier had his mouth corner beaten until it bled, and his face was visibly swollen high.

By now, he didn't even dare to beg for mercy or make a scene; he simply covered his head and collapsed to the ground, lying there without daring to move.

Only the pain in his face made him groan incessantly, wondering why his companions around him hadn't come to save him yet.

It wasn't that these companions didn't want to save him, but that they didn't dare to make a move. The man beating him looked at a glance like someone trained in martial arts, with a fierce expression, looking as if he had killed people before.

It wasn't that these young people had eyes like torches and could tell if someone had killed before, but they had seen the gun at the assailant's waist.

They didn't know anything else, but anyone who dared to beat people here, beat them ruthlessly, and did so without saying a single word, was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

They only knew how to shout slogans, push, shove, or even pull hair, but the person in front of them was someone who could fire a gun.

Where had they ever seen such a scene? They were all pampered babies from ivory towers.

To speak of them now, they were at most just naughty, pampered babies; they could never display such a cruel side.

Sha Qizhi put his hands on his hips, raised his head to look at the building in front of him, then licked his lips and turned to look at Han Jiankun, who was wiping his hands with toilet paper.

It was also his first time seeing Han Jiankun take action: decisive, crisp, clean, and merciless.

Regardless of who had jumped off the vehicle earlier and pointed at the Division Chief while clamoring, or what their status was, Han Jiankun dared to strike as soon as he went up, inheriting the fine traditions of the Security Division.

After all, Li Xuewu used to be a guy who liked to use his hands, but now that he was a Deputy Division Chief, it wasn't convenient for him to do so.

Didn't Han Jiankun know this?

That was why he had followed along; what was inconvenient for Li Xuewu was convenient for him, as he was not a Deputy Division Chief.

He wiped the bloodstains off his hands vigorously with a handkerchief, glanced disdainfully with drooping eyelids at the young man lying on the ground who didn't dare to move, turned around, and looked at the two people by the motorcycle.

Those two people seemed to have been electrocuted; their footsteps retreated involuntarily, and then they looked at Han Jiankun with some trepidation.

Han Jiankun couldn't be bothered to pay attention to them. He turned his head to look toward the entrance of the office building; those young people who had been excitedly discussing something earlier had now become little chicks caught in the rain.

Not only was there no more discussion, but they also lacked the courage to meet Han Jiankun's gaze.

In the office building, Li Xuewu walked up to the third floor along the stairs, ignored the people standing at the stairwell and in the corridor, and walked straight toward the office that his sister-in-law had mentioned.

And the further in he went, the more people there were in the corridor, noisy and clamorous, as if they were criticizing certain people.

The young people in the corridor saw Li Xuewu, with his upright posture and serious expression, walking over, and they all looked over one after another.

No one asked anything, but the inquiry and impulse in their gazes were reminding Li Xuewu that these people were all going crazy.

Finally, someone stopped Li Xuewu because he was about to reach the core of the intense discussion, which was that office with the door wide open.

"Comrade, which courtyard are you from?"

At first glance, Li Xuewu didn't look like a university student, and he was even wearing leather shoes, so he must be an office worker from some courtyard.

It was just that the scar on Li Xuewu's face made the person stopping him feel that this person didn't seem to be from the school.

If any teacher or staff member had a scar on their face, they should have been well-known.

Li Xuewu sized up this young man, gestured toward the office and the room inside the office, and asked, "Is Li Laoshi Xuewen inside?"

"You're looking for Li Xuewen? Who are you?"

Seeing that Li Xuewu was asking about a teacher in the school, the young man frowned and said, "This is where the working group is holding a meeting, and we are studying important work. If you have something to say, you can say it later. Please go out now."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, looked inside, and asked, "So, according to you, Li Xuewen is inside?"

"Who exactly are you?"

The young man took a step forward, blocked Li Xuewu's path, and questioned him with a serious expression, "What do you want to do by coming here!"

Li Xuewu watched this young man for a while, took out a document from his pocket, didn't even open it, shook the booklet, and said, "From the Xicheng Branch, here to understand some things from Li Xuewen."

The young man looked at Li Xuewu suspiciously and then looked at Li Xuewu's hand.

But by this time, Li Xuewu had already put the document back into his bag, and in the process, the young man saw the handgun in Li Xuewu's bag.

Documents could be doubted, but a handgun could not be doubted, especially Li Xuewu's own temperament, which gave this young man, as well as some people around, some strange expressions.

The young man wanted to see Li Xuewu's document, but seeing that Li Xuewu didn't seem to have any intention of showing it to him.

Being able to come up from downstairs meant that Li Xuewu had obtained the approval of those people downstairs. The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "You wait, I'll go in and ask."

As he spoke, he turned and walked into the office, and Li Xuewu didn't follow his words; he followed him into the office.

The young man at the entrance wanted to stop him, but was glared back by Li Xuewu's gaze.

"Director Zhou, at the entrance..."

"Who are you! Who let you in!"

The young man was reporting, but he saw Director Zhou stand up and point at him to question him.

He was a bit confused, and just as he wanted to answer, his body was pushed away from behind.

Only then did he realize that the person who had shown him the document earlier had followed him in.

"You!"

The young man just wanted to speak, but only saw this scar-faced man standing at the entrance of the inner office, looking inside through the glass on the door, then retreating two steps, and without waiting for Director Zhou to walk over and question him, kicked open the office door.

"What are you doing!"

"Stop!"

"Who are you..."

Following Li Xuewu's kick, the office instantly exploded; those who had been staring at Li Xuewu earlier and clamoring at Li Xuewu pointed at him one after another and chased after him, shouting.

Li Xuewu ignored them, entered the room, smiled at his older brother who had been squatting on the ground earlier and was now standing up in surprise, then took out an M1911 from his bag and turned to face the entrance.

"..."

Those people who had just been questioning who Li Xuewu was and how he dared to run wild here seemed like turtles encountering danger, shrinking back from the entrance of the inner office.

When a scholar meets a soldier, reason cannot be explained clearly.

They had wanted to reason, had wanted to use words to question, interrogate, and warn this scar-faced man.

But this scar-faced man didn't follow the rules of martial arts; he drew his gun at the slightest disagreement. Who dared to bet on whether his gun had bullets in it?

Li Xuewu intimidated these people, then turned his head, gestured to his older brother Xuewen, signaling him to come out and leave with him.

Li Xuewen was also surprised by the arrival of his second younger brother, and even more surprised by the way he had saved him.

He was walking through his colleagues to get out when he felt his trouser leg being pulled.

Li Xuewen looked down and saw a female comrade in the office, who was looking at him with tears streaming down her face.

And the others were also staring at him with eager gazes, staring at the gun in Li Xuewu's hand.

Li Xuewu also saw his older brother's hesitation. Seeing his older brother look up at him, he said, "If you don't want to work here anymore, you can come with me, but if you have any concerns, then don't look up."

Just with this one sentence, the crowd that had been staring at the Li brothers one after another lowered their heads.

Only the female comrade who was clutching Li Xuewen's trouser leg said with tears, "I'll go, I'll go with you."

Li Xuewen explained to his second younger brother, "It's Comrade Wu from the section, she's pregnant."

Li Xuewu glanced at his older brother who had played the hero saving the beauty, and felt a bit suspicious in his heart: the child in this woman's belly couldn't be his older brother's, could it?

He didn't speak, just tilted his chin toward the entrance.

Li Xuewen understood, reached out to support Comrade Wu, passed Li Xuewu, and walked toward the entrance together.

Seeing them come out, Director Zhou said to Li Xuewen and the female comrade with a fierce but cowardly tone, "You haven't been categorized yet. If you leave just like this, you will bear the consequences yourselves."

Li Xuewen ignored him and continued walking out, knowing that his second younger brother was right behind him.

Comrade Wu was very afraid of Director Zhou. Seeing him say this, she lowered her head, and her legs almost went soft.

Fortunately, Li Xuewen reached out to support her, pushed through the crowd, and walked out of the office.

When Li Xuewu walked out of the inner office, he glanced at Director Zhou, shook the gun in his hand, and put it back into his bag.

"I don't care who you are labeling or categorizing here, I'll only tell you one thing: don't you dare bring trouble upon yourself."

After speaking, he tucked his bag under his arm, reached out to push aside the young man who had squeezed over wanting to show off, and walked out.

The young man who had come in to report earlier still wanted to clamor a bit, but seeing Director Zhou's face turn livid, he had to give up resentfully.

Li Xuewu knew what they were doing, and also knew what the categorization Director Zhou mentioned was.

At this time, people in the school would be divided into four categories: good, relatively good, those with serious problems, and anti-...

These people who were making a scene would first categorize his older brother Xuewen and the others, and then attack their designated targets.

Li Xuewu didn't know how his cheap uncle Li Congyun was doing now, and even less how Wu Youqing was. Just seeing that Li Xuewen had gotten into trouble and Li Congyun hadn't intervened, it must be trouble.

And as for Wu Youqing, it was even worse. His car had entered, and someone had actually chased after him on a Security Division motorcycle. The security guard who checked the documents at the entrance was problematic.

After going downstairs, Sha Qizhi and Han Jiankun saw Li Xuewu and the others come down, especially seeing that there was a woman, so they stepped forward to receive them.

Those young people at the entrance saw Li Laoshi and Wu Laoshi come down, and they all revealed expressions of surprise and "so that's how it is."

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to them either, didn't even look at the one still lying on the ground, gestured for Sha Qizhi to help Comrade Wu into the passenger seat, and then sat in the back with his older brother Xuewen and Sha Qizhi.

Han Jiankun glanced with drooping eyelids at the two people who were eager to move by the motorcycle, opened the car door, and got in.

Seeing the command vehicle roar and dash out, the two people by the motorcycle then ran toward their companion lying on the ground by the entrance steps.

And those young people at the entrance were still looking at the command vehicle that was moving away, with only one thought in their hearts.

That was, the style described by Li Bai—"Ten steps to kill one person, a thousand miles without leaving a trace"—was probably just like this.

Li Xuewu's surname was Li, but he couldn't be Li Bai, because he couldn't drink alcohol, and even if he drank alcohol, he couldn't write poetry; he would only think about women.

In the car, because of the lingering fear, Li Xuewen's face was ugly, and he didn't say anything. Wu Laoshi in the front passenger seat was covering her face and crying, crying for her narrow escape from death.

And Sha Qizhi was looking out the window. He didn't know who was sitting in the front, but he knew that the person sitting beside him was the Division Chief's older brother.

He didn't know what had happened upstairs, but downstairs, Han Jiankun had clearly taken action.

Li Xuewu didn't pay much attention to this side. Seeing that the car was about to reach the entrance, he gently patted Han Jiankun's shoulder and said, "Stop at the entrance."

Han Jiankun just nodded without speaking. After the car passed the barrier, he braked and stopped at the entrance.

He didn't turn off the engine either, jumped straight out of the driver's seat, and headed toward the security guard who had made a phone call after checking the documents earlier.

That security guard seemed to have realized something and turned to run into the duty room.

He was fast, but Han Jiankun was faster, chasing him right in.

On the command vehicle side, Sha Qizhi saw Han Jiankun go down, and he also jumped down.

When Han Jiankun chased the security guard into the duty room, he also followed and ran in.

Wu Laoshi in the car was stunned, not knowing what these people who had come to pick up Li Laoshi were going to do.

Li Xuewen wasn't surprised, nor did he look back, just took the cigarette his younger brother handed him and let his younger brother light it for him.

"Did I cause you trouble? If I had known, I would have agreed to you over the weekend."

"It's fine, I can handle it well."

Li Xuewu also lit one for himself, turned his head to look at the duty room. The window there was blocked, so he couldn't see anything, and he didn't know what was happening inside.

Wu Laoshi turned to look at Li Xuewu, then at Li Xuewen, and said softly, "Will they... will they be okay?"

"Hehe, it's fine, just asking for directions."

Li Xuewu chuckled, looked at Wu Laoshi, and asked, "Are you a colleague of my older brother?"

Wu Laoshi hadn't wiped away her tears yet. She nodded and said, "Thank you for saving me, otherwise I would have been in danger today."

Li Xuewen lowered his head, took a vigorous puff of his cigarette, and said in a low voice, "Wu Laoshi returned from Southeast Asia to support physics..."

His words were only half-spoken, because he felt that if he continued, it would be even more ironic.

And Wu Laoshi in the passenger seat turned her body and lowered her head; clearly, the tears had come out again.

Seeing his older brother silent, Li Xuewu also fell silent.

He understood his older brother's and Wu Laoshi's feelings very well. Their faith had collapsed, their values had collapsed, and they couldn't think clearly anymore.

"Clatter~"

He didn't know how these two were "asking for directions," but they had even smashed a few pieces of glass in the duty room.

Li Xuewu looked back and flicked the ash outside the car window.

By now, many people had come to the entrance, all there to watch the excitement; after all, it was the first time they had seen a security guard get beaten.

"Where is Wu Laoshi planning to go?"

"Uh..."

Wu Laoshi, who hadn't yet emerged from her emotions, was stunned for a moment, then looked blankly at Li Xuewu and said, "I... I don't know either."

Li Xuewu scratched his earlobe, turned his head to look at his older brother Xuewen, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear.

No home, but pregnant, and returned from abroad—it couldn't really be his older brother's, could it?

Li Xuewen saw his younger brother's gaze, and the cigarette butt in his hand trembled; he was almost scared into dropping it.

"Wu Laoshi's husband has returned to Hong Kong. He is an economics teacher, went back to help the school purchase academic materials."

"No residence in the city?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, seeing his older brother looking at Wu Laoshi with a blank expression.

And Wu Laoshi at this moment was full of tears, shook her head slightly, and said, "I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble. Just send me to the Foreign Affairs Department."

"If it's the Foreign Affairs Department..."

Li Xuewu glanced at Wu Laoshi, took a vigorous puff of his cigarette, and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult now. If you go, you might just be sent back here."

"Then..."

Wu Laoshi was also in a dilemma, clutching her radio, not knowing where to go now.

Li Xuewu turned his head to look in the direction of the duty room, sighed, and asked, "If you really have nowhere to go, you can temporarily go to my older brother's place."

"..."

Li Xuewen turned his head abruptly to look at his second younger brother, staring with wide eyes, signaling: I said it's not that kind of relationship!!!

Li Xuewu also understood his older brother's gaze, glaring back: You brought the person out, are you going to bring her back to my house!!!

Glaring at his older brother, he looked at Wu Laoshi and said, "My older brother and sister-in-law live with my parents. He has another residence elsewhere..."

Hearing his second younger brother say this, Li Xuewen nudged his second younger brother, questioning with his eyes: Where do I have such a place!

Li Xuewu, however, returned a "you do" gaze, then continued to say to Wu Laoshi, "There's a temporary place to stay. I'll ask around later; maybe you can come back once things settle down here."

"Impossible."

Wu Laoshi was quite clear-headed, wiped her tears vigorously, and said, "I will find a way to go back."

Li Xuewu nodded without saying anything.

And Li Xuewen at this moment was looking at his younger brother with suspicious eyes; he was doubting his second younger brother's intentions.

It wasn't that he doubted his second younger brother had any improper intentions toward Wu Laoshi, but he just felt that something was very wrong!

Earlier, he hadn't been willing to bring Wu Laoshi out, and in the office inside, he had even signaled to him not to bring her.

Just now, when Wu Laoshi said she had nowhere to go, his second younger brother had even used his eyes to blame him for meddling.

But how come, after he said the situation about Wu Laoshi and her husband, his second younger brother's attitude had changed instantly?

Wrong! Something is very wrong!

Li Xuewen stared at his younger brother; he always felt that something was not quite right, but he just couldn't figure it out.

What was the problem with Wu Laoshi going to the Foreign Affairs Department?

Why did his second younger brother stop her?

What was the problem with Wu Laoshi's husband?

Just an economics scholar, still in Hong Kong at this time—what problem could there be with that?

He couldn't think of a reason!

Could his second younger brother have some connection with Hong Kong?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Li Xuewen directly denied the only possibility he could think of, because their family had absolutely no connections in Hong Kong.

His second younger brother's work also had nothing to do with Hong Kong, so there was no such possibility.

It was just this problem that made him forget that he was now about to be treated as a typical case by the school, and also forget that the two people who had gotten off the car earlier had gone to "ask for directions."

This "asking for directions" didn't take long. When Han Jiankun and Sha Qizhi walked out of the duty room, the crowd of onlookers scattered to make a path.

Li Xuewu looked back; it was okay, Sha Qizhi's face was a bit swollen, but everything else looked fine.

After the two got into the car, Han Jiankun drove the car onto the main street. Sha Qizhi, sitting beside Li Xuewen, then started hissing in pain.

Li Xuewen also looked at his second younger brother's secretary and grimaced. Earlier, seeing him push open the car door and run down looking so brave, but when he came back, although his face was swollen, he walked looking very arrogant.

Why did he shrink into a shrimp as soon as the car started?

Li Xuewu tilted his head to look at Sha Qizhi and asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's fine~ It's fine~"

Sha Qizhi grinned bitterly and said, "Not like the old days; my arms and legs aren't working well anymore."

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu looked at him amusedly and said, "I let Jiankun go ask for directions; why did you have to get involved?"

Sha Qizhi, however, smiled and said, "I was afraid he wouldn't know how to talk and wouldn't be able to ask clearly."

Han Jiankun, who was driving, turned his head slightly to look back and said, "Brother Sha is okay; he took a few hits and didn't fall."

Sha Qizhi was praised by Han Jiankun, and instantly straightened his back, saying lightly, "I'm not good enough; it still has to be you."

After speaking, he looked at Li Xuewu and reported, "Jiankun is truly fierce, one against three, every punch hitting the flesh. The one who reported earlier, I guarantee even his mother wouldn't recognize who he is now."

Li Xuewu ignored Sha Qizhi's words, reached out to pat Han Jiankun's shoulder, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, go home and eat."

Han Jiankun also didn't speak, just nodded, and the command vehicle drove toward the Sihe Academy.

Actually, it wasn't very far, less than half an hour's journey.

On the way, Wu Laoshi also sorted out her emotions, and older brother Xuewen, because of a cigarette and a question, lost the guilt and anxiety he had when he came out.

When the command vehicle stopped at the entrance of the Sihe Academy, Li Xuewu invited Han Jiankun and Sha Qizhi to get out and eat.

Han Jiankun was originally a bit hesitant, but was reminded by Sha Qizhi, "We can't just wait in the car for the Division Chief, right?"

After speaking, he gently patted Han Jiankun's shoulder and said, "Let's go, eating the Division Chief's food isn't a violation."

Older brother Xuewen entered the courtyard first. Li Xuewu invited Wu Laoshi to go first, then brought Sha Qizhi and Han Jiankun into the Sihe Academy.

It was already past seven, almost eight o'clock, and it was the time when there were many people in the courtyard.

Seeing Li Xuewu bring people into the courtyard, some people stood up to greet them.

Li Xuewu smiled and brushed them off with a few words, then brought Sha Qizhi and the other to his home.

When entering the room, he saw his sister-in-law holding his older brother's hand and shedding tears. She was probably afraid that people in the courtyard would hear or see, so she didn't cry out loud.

Liu Yin also wiped her tears. Seeing her eldest son and second son return safely, she kept muttering about the ancestors' protection.

Li Xuewu didn't blame his mother for attributing his credit to the ancestors, gestured to Wu Laoshi, who was a bit reserved after entering the room, and introduced her to his mother.

His sister-in-law was also surprised when she saw Wu Laoshi, and then understood what was going on after older brother Xuewen's explanation.

Zhao Yafang was much smarter than Li Xuewen; she understood her second brother-in-law's intentions just from Li Xuewen's brief explanation.

"Wu Laoshi, coming to our house is just like coming to your own home."

Wiping the tears from her face, she let go of her husband's hand, walked up, took Wu Laoshi's hand, and said, "Today is all fate, don't say anything else, just eat with peace of mind."

The two of them also knew each other in school; Zhao Yafang often went to Li Xuewen's office.

They were both teachers in the same school, and there was no estrangement or awkwardness.

Regardless of anything else, those who come are guests and should be entertained.

Zhao Yafang entertained Wu Laoshi, while Li Xuewu entertained Han Jiankun and the other. Several people sat around the Eight Immortals table. Liu Yin opened the bowls covering the dishes and gestured for everyone to eat.

Although she was worried about her eldest son, since she had received her second son's instructions, Liu Yin still endured her worry and prepared the meal.

By now, everyone's mood hadn't calmed down yet, and looking at the food on the table, they didn't really move much.

Li Xuewu gestured to Sha Qizhi and Han Jiankun and said, "Eat more, there's definitely no food at home, can't go hungry for the night!"

Zhao Yafang heard her brother-in-law's words and also urged Wu Laoshi, "Eat your fill. Whatever happens, we'll talk after we're full. There's definitely a way to solve it."

"Mm."

Wu Laoshi nodded, let Zhao Yafang put food in her bowl, but the tears still fell uncontrollably.

She had encountered many things today, and squatting in the room in fear, she had been terrified.

Li Xuewu's sudden entry and Li Xuewen's reaction were all seen by her.

She knew that if she wanted to get out, this was her only chance.

Because of her background and her composition, at a time like this, there would definitely be no good outcome.

She could endure anything, but she was just afraid that the child in her belly couldn't endure it.

So even after Li Xuewu said that sentence, she resolutely chose to follow Li Xuewen.

When Li Xuewen was the deputy director of the teaching and research section, she knew that Li Laoshi had some background and connections.

If Li Laoshi dared to leave, what was she afraid of? Here, she had nothing left; she was much more decisive than those colleagues.

Zhao Yafang saw her crying and advised in a low voice, "Don't cry, it's not good for the child."

"Mm, I know."

Wu Laoshi sniffled, smiled, and nodded at Zhao Yafang.

Li Xuewu and Han Jiankun ate very quickly, and Sha Qizhi wasn't slow either. Even though Liu Yin offered twice, they still said they were full.

Seeing Li Xuewu and Han Jiankun go to the south room, he also followed.

In the south room, Li Xuewu pulled Han Jiankun and gave a few low instructions. Seeing Sha Qizhi enter the room, he also exhorted him, "Go back and tell your family, you're going on a business trip with Jiankun tomorrow."

"Division Chief..."

Sha Qizhi hesitated and said, "Is it... maybe I... or I'll stay on duty at the unit, you have no one to help here..."

"Don't worry."

Li Xuewu gently patted Sha Qizhi's shoulder and said, "Go to the frontier. Last time I contacted some connections, they said to see if we could purchase some fruit around mid-year. Now there's no time to go, you two run a trip for me, feel out the situation."

"Yes."

Sha Qizhi understood the Division Chief's intention in arranging this, and also knew it was for their own good.

Originally, he didn't need to take this trip, but given the situation at the time, he felt embarrassed to just sit in the car and wait.

However, after this incident, he had taken root with the Division Chief. He didn't dare to think about what he could get in the future, but based on the Division Chief's character, he definitely wouldn't treat him poorly.

Li Xuewu arranged for the two, sent them out, and gestured not to prepare a car for himself, letting the two leave first.

When he returned to the room, his sister-in-law and the others had finished eating, and his mother was cleaning up.

"You've eaten?"

"Can't eat."

Liu Yin replied to her son and gestured to the backyard, "The third one is accompanying Li Xue to the backyard to read. They've eaten."

Li Xuewu reached out to hold his mother's arm and said softly, "Nothing's wrong, everything is under control, don't worry."

"Understood."

Liu Yin also forced a smile, nodded, picked up the bowls and chopsticks on the table and put them in the pot, didn't wash them, wiped the table, said to the few people that she was going to the backyard, and left.

She knew that her children had things to discuss, and she couldn't say anything here, just worrying in vain, so she made space for them.

Now only Zhao Yafang and her husband, as well as Li Xuewu and Wu Laoshi, were left in the room.

Seeing that his older brother and sister-in-law didn't speak, Li Xuewu took the initiative to speak. His time was precious; he had to go home before ten.

"Wu Laoshi, do you remember what I said to you?"

"Yes."

Wu Laoshi looked at Li Xuewu, nodded, and said, "My name is Wu Shuping, you can call me by my name."

Li Xuewu pursed his lips, glanced at his sister-in-law, and said, "You are older than me, and you are a colleague of my older brother and sister-in-law, so I'll call you Elder Sister Wu."

After speaking, he looked at Wu Shuping and explained, "I have a preliminary understanding of your situation now. The situation at the Foreign Affairs Department is quite complicated. To be honest, it's not very conducive for you to communicate there now."

"I understand."

Wu Shuping nodded in agreement. At first, she hadn't thought of it, but now she understood. She couldn't go out now, and they wouldn't let her go out, at least not with resentment.

Li Xuewu nodded. After confirming this point, he gestured to his older brother and said, "Your current situation is not suitable for continuing to engage in teaching work. You should be able to understand this."

"Understand."

Wu Shuping nodded again and said, "You are Li Laoshi's younger brother, and also my benefactor today. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I will definitely consider your advice carefully."

"That's good."

Li Xuewu tapped the table and said, "My older brother will be transferred away from the school to a relatively closed, relatively safe and stable environment to continue engaging in study and research."

"There's such a good place?"

Wu Shuping widened her eyes, looked at Li Xuewen and Zhao Yafang, and seeing that they didn't oppose this sentence, looked at Li Xuewu again.

"I know it's very offensive to make such a request, but I have nowhere to go now, and even less ability to take care of myself, so..."

Wu Shuping looked at Li Xuewu and pleaded, "Can you help me one more time? I dare not speak of thanks for such a great kindness, and even less dare to mention repayment. Please help me."

"No need for that."

Li Xuewu reached out to virtually support Wu Shuping, who had stood up to bow. Seeing his sister-in-law had already reached out to support her, he said to her, "You are a colleague and comrade of my older brother and sister-in-law, so I will definitely help with this favor."

"Just to say it up front..."

Li Xuewu saw that his sister-in-law and she were both standing, so he also stood up, looked at Wu Shuping, and said, "The environment there is relatively closed. It's not very convenient for you and my older brother to come and go at will, so..."

After hesitating, Li Xuewu said under Wu Shuping's inquiring gaze, "You won't be able to come out for a short time after you go."

"I understand."

Wu Shuping nodded and said, "If Li Laoshi can endure it, I can endure it too. It's just that I've troubled you, you've worked hard."

Seeing that she was about to cry again, Li Xuewu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Then don't delay. I'll have someone go to your dormitory to pack your luggage later. Just borrow a set of my sister-in-law's luggage for you to use first. We'll talk after you're settled there."

After speaking, he said to his older brother, "Prepare the luggage, just enough for tonight first. If you need anything else, have Biaozhi send it to you."

Li Xuewen agreed and went to prepare. His mindset was actually quite good. Originally, he had thought about finishing the teaching for this semester, but things went against his wishes. There was no way, he could only leave his teaching post.

This actually suited his wishes. He had been to the environment of the First Detention Center once with Old Biaozhi. When he arrived there and saw the residence Huang Gan had arranged for him, he took a fancy to it at a glance.

Especially quiet, the room was also large, warm in winter and cool in summer, and he could read books with peace of mind; no one would disturb him.

Wu Shuping was originally a bit anxious and uneasy about the place Li Xuewu mentioned; after all, such a good environment didn't seem easy to find.

According to what Zhao Yafang said, food and drink were provided, and there was no need to do manual labor, just read books and do academic work, do whatever one wanted.

Where did Li Laoshi's younger brother find such a good place for his older brother!

Especially seeing Li Laoshi leave the school, hearing that he was going to that place with a look of relief and expectation, she only felt that she was too much of a burden to others by hitching this ride, taking too much advantage of others.

Taking advantage of the time when his sister-in-law was helping Wu Shuping and his older brother pack their luggage, Li Xuewu went out to the Daozuofang again.

He had originally thought that if Old Biaozhi wasn't there, he would take a detour to pick up Old Biaozhi and go to the First Detention Center together. Seeing him playing cards with Seeing Sha Zhu and the others, he called him out.

"Get the car, send older brother to the First Detention Center."

"At this time?"

Old Biaozhi was surprised for a moment, then understood that this was not the time to ask this question. He waved his hand, and without waiting for Li Xuewu to say anything more, went straight to the West Seeing Seeing He Yuan.

Li Xuewu arranged for Old Biaozhi, then went to the backyard, told his mother about the arrangement for his older brother, and went to make a phone call to Huang Gan.

Liu Yin didn't feel that it was a big deal for her eldest son to go out and live for a while. Like Li Shun, this had all been arranged long ago, so she wasn't surprised.

Seeing her second son making a phone call to arrange things, she stood up again, went back to the front courtyard to help pack the luggage.

Li Xuecai heard his second brother make the phone call and then asked, "Second brother, is older brother okay?"

"What could be wrong?"

Li Xuewu tapped Li Xue's nose, looked at his younger sister's worried expression, smiled slightly, and then said to Li Xuecai, "Go to the front courtyard and look at older brother's expression. If it weren't for sister-in-law having just cried, he would probably be laughing out loud knowing he's going to the First Detention Center."

"Hehe~"

Li Xuecai and Li Xue couldn't help but laugh when they heard this, and the worry on their faces also melted away a bit.

They understood their older brother, and had long known about their second brother's arrangement for their older brother. Their older brother had also been there to see it, and could only say he was very satisfied after returning.

Since their older brother was satisfied and happy, they didn't seem to have any reason to feel sad for him.

When people send relatives to a detention center, they must be sad; after all, this is going to do hard labor, but older brother isn't; older brother is going to hide and be quiet.

Well, usually older brother always complained that teaching tasks delayed his reading. Now it's good, no one dares to disturb him anymore.

This can also be considered getting what one wishes for.

If they expressed a sad expression now, it would really be inappropriate.

So after hearing their second brother finish, Li Xuecai and Li Xue were no longer worried. It seemed there was no place safer than that in this Si Jiu City.

Li Xuewu looked at his younger brother and asked, "Older brother's matter is settled, what about yours?"

"Me? I'm not in a hurry."

Li Xuecai shrugged his shoulders and said, "Dad and I have discussed it. As long as there are no classes at school, I'll go to the mountains. If there's anything at school, I'll come back anytime."

"Fine, as long as you have this understanding."

Li Xuewu nodded and praised his younger brother. The third one was very clear-headed, knew what kind of characters those making trouble were, and understood everything he had said; he had no hot-headed ideas.

He then turned his gaze to his younger sister Li Xue. Li Xue didn't wait for her second brother to ask, and replied, "Classes are still going on at school now, I want to persist. If..."

Li Xue also hesitated for a moment, looked into her second brother's eyes, and said, "If classes really can't be held, I'll listen to you, second brother, and go to the steel mill."

"No need to rush to a conclusion."

Li Xuewu knew his younger sister's entanglement, smiled and said, "Think about it slowly, second brother supports you wherever you go."

After speaking, he reached out to touch his younger sister's head and walked toward the outside.

Li Xue sat at the desk looking at her second brother's departing figure, inexplicably feeling a bit less confused about the future and a bit more confident.

There was no way not to be more confident. After all, if she couldn't study, she could only choose to do academic work with her older brother, or learn medicine from her father like her third older brother, or be a police officer with her second older brother...

She couldn't trouble her second brother to use connections to find a place in the supply and marketing cooperative, investigation department, confidentiality department, foreign affairs department, detention center, judicial, discipline inspection, military, forestry, railway, street, district... right~

She had thought about it; it was most appropriate to follow her second brother to the steel mill. After all, he was her own second older brother, and it was convenient for him to take care of her.

Furthermore, her family members were enough to make her second brother worry. If she went under her second brother's nose, it could also save him some worry.

Li Xue was sensible, Li Xuecai was obedient, and Li Xuewu didn't feel that his family members were adding burdens to him.

Even his older brother, sister-in-law, and father were all very seriously considering his advice.

His father even went to the mountains after listening to his advice, and his older brother also left the school as he wished, preparing to go to the First Detention Center according to his advice.

What he did for his family was nothing more than providing a possibility, and what his family gave him was just a trust between family members.

Two-way movement—only then did everything go smoothly today.

His older brother and the others packed very quickly; after all, there weren't many things. Li Xuewu also said just to prepare for tonight.

He was worried that it wouldn't be convenient for Wu Shuping, so his sister-in-law brought two sets of her clothes for her to change and wash.

Under the puzzled gazes of people in the courtyard, Li Xuewen carried his luggage to the West Seeing Seeing He Yuan with joy in his eyes, while Zhao Yafang and Liu Yin sent Wu Shuping all the way to the car.

Li Xuewu got into the passenger seat, and the four of them went straight to the famous Pao Ju in the East City in this battle-damaged GAZ-69.

And when Wu Shuping, who had been looking forward to it all the way in the car, saw the white-bottomed black-letter sign at the entrance of the destination Li Xuewu mentioned, she almost fainted.

This was the "Peach Blossom Spring Beyond the World" she had been looking forward to all the way? ===== CHAPTER 664 =====