In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 551 Jumping into the river, how stupid!

"The letter said he was going to the Songhua River and he was going to jump into it." Xu Guiling still loved Lao Liang after all. When she saw what he wrote in the letter, she felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She looked up at Duan Dahai and the other man with a look of fear and helplessness.

"Let me see!" Yu Dawei reached out and grabbed the letter that was about to fall, quickly flipping through it.

Duan Dahai looked extremely anxious: "To the Songhua River? The Songhua River is so big, which part is he going to! Is it written in the letter?"

The Songhua River flows eastward from Hohhot through Heilongjiang Province, passing through as many as six or seven cities of varying sizes. Without accurate information, finding it would be an impossible task.

“It wasn’t written in the letter.” Yu Dawei sighed and handed the letter to Duan Dahai. “It only said that he left 200,000 yuan for his wife and children, plus more than ten acres of land in his hometown, so they won’t starve to death in the worst-case scenario.”

"The letter also mentioned the two of us, telling Xu Guiling to come to us if she encounters difficulties. Considering our years of brotherhood, we certainly wouldn't stand idly by. It's just that his behavior was really too foolish."

Yu Dawei shook his head, then looked at Xu Guiling, who was covering her face and crying silently. He walked over and asked softly, "Sister-in-law, maybe there's still hope. Think about why he said in his letter that he absolutely had to go to the Songhua River? Did he go somewhere on the Songhua River before?"

“No!” Xu Guiling recalled while wiping away her tears, “My mother-in-law’s hometown is a village on the banks of the Songhua River, but it’s a village in Huachuan, which is so far away that it’s impossible for her to go there.”

Huachuan? That's in the direction of Jiacheng, so it doesn't seem that close from here.

“Dawei, is it possible that he is actually in the Songhua River basin nearby, such as Harbin?” Duan Dahai folded the letter again and looked at Yu Dawei to analyze: “There is an old saying that seeing an object reminds one of a person. I often hear Lao Liang tell me stories about his childhood at his maternal grandmother’s house after he has had a few drinks.”

"We mostly eat fish from the Songhua River, and we also go to the riverbank with the children to find wild duck eggs."

"He also said that every time he passed the Songhua River Bridge in Harbin, he would take a second look at it. Now that I think about it, I think there's a high chance he drove to Harbin," Duan Dahai said.

"Then, shall we go to Harbin now?" Xu Guiling reached out and grabbed Duan Dahai's sleeves, looking at Duan Dahai and Yu Dawei with hopeful eyes. She was clearly at a loss.

"Just to be on the safe side, sister-in-law, I think it's better to split up." Yu Dawei calmed down, frowned, and considered for a moment before explaining, "If the three of us go all the way to Harbin right now, and end up making a wasted trip, we'll definitely miss the best time to rescue them."

“Sister-in-law, how about Duan and I go to Harbin, while you go to Lao Liang’s maternal grandmother’s house? I’ll have Lao Ji from the factory drive you there later. I’ll also call my wife and He Huihui along; they’ve been tutoring their child at a cram school these past few days.”

"Alright then." Xu Guiling calmed down and realized that Yu Dawei's words made sense.

Without further hesitation, the three women set off from Luhe Town with Lao Ji in Yu Dawei's SUV, heading straight for Huachuan.

On the other side, Duan Dahai was driving a Camry, taking Yu Dawei from Luhe to Harbin. Before leaving, Yu Dawei specifically told He Huihui to bring her mobile phone so that they could contact each other if any problems arose on the way.

Fortunately, today is Saturday and tomorrow is Sunday. My wife takes Yu Muyu to tutoring classes every weekend, and also tutors other children in the town.

For now, other teachers will have to take over the tutoring. It's really hard to say whether Boss Liang is alive or dead.

Sometimes, when a person has lost all will to live, the desire for death is stronger than any painkiller. "Old Liang is so foolish. Does he really think that once it's over, everything will be over and that what happens next will have nothing to do with them, the widow and her child?"

Only Duan Dahai and Yu Dawei were left in the car. Duan Dahai could no longer help but let out a very complicated sigh.

"Let's prepare for the worst." Yu Dawei slumped back in his seat like a deflated balloon; he hadn't dared to say it in front of Sister Liang earlier.

According to Duan Dahai, it has been almost two days since Lao Liang went missing. If he really wanted to die, he would probably only be able to retrieve the body from the Songhua River by now.

The reason he had Xu Guiling split into two groups was actually because he was afraid she would see something unpleasant...

To be honest, he had also experienced the sudden death of some like-minded brothers in his past life, and not just once. Every time he saw their wives crying their hearts out, even a rough man like Yu Dawei couldn't help but have tears welling up in his eyes.

"If that bastard Lao Liang is really alright, I'll definitely punch him and wake him up!" Yu Dawei lightly punched the car door next to him, a hint of ferocity naturally showing in his eyes.

“You should calm down too. Anyone pushed to this point might do something drastic,” Duan Dahai said, tapping his index finger on the steering wheel as he drove. “I was thinking, what if Lao Liang…”

"This matter cannot be left like this. We must find out who is behind this and make them pay for their crimes in blood." Duan Dahai said this in a very calm tone, but his eyes, which were staring straight ahead, were terrifyingly cold.

Lao Liang and Duan Dahai weren't exactly friends who had known each other for a very long time. From acquaintance to becoming acquainted, and then to becoming good buddies who would drink and chat together, it had only been about ten years.

Previously, one of them was a scrap collector in Luhe Town, and the other sold agricultural machinery parts. The only thing the two of them did was Liang Hongwei sell some scrap parts and junk to Duan Dahai.

But as time went on, and with Yu Dawei around, the three of them went from drinking buddies to best buddies who could talk about anything.

In particular, Yu Dawei often travels for work because of car maintenance and repair, and Boss Liang always accompanies Duan Dahai for drinks.

When he bought the old flour mill, Boss Liang was also busy helping him with everything.

Duan Dahai felt that if things were just left like this, and all that was done was helping Lao Liang with his funeral arrangements, it would be too lenient on that group of people from Press.

"Don't worry, Brother Duan, this matter won't be settled so easily, whether Lao Liang is alive or not. Besides, I have a strong feeling that this group is mostly after me." Yu Dawei narrowed his eyes slightly. "I can't just watch Lao Liang take the blame for me."

Of course, Yu Dawei is still speculating, but no matter what the outcome, as Duan Dahai said, this matter really can't be left like this.

Old Liang shouldn't die in vain.

(End of this chapter)