Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 164 Searching for Lao Guo
Another day passed. Yan Hui got up in the morning and went to the restaurant for breakfast. He looked around but still couldn't see Lao Guo. He asked the owner and his wife, and they gave him the same answer—they hadn't seen him for three days.

Old Guo pays his hotel bill monthly, and the last payment was made a week ago, so his room can still be used for a long time.

In the past, Lao Guo often went out.

Sometimes he had to go to the forest farm to select timber, and sometimes he even had to follow the forest farm people to the logging area. In short, it was normal for Lao Guo to be gone for two days at a time.

But Yan Hui used to stay here, and Lao Guo would tell him where he was going before he left.

After thinking for a moment, he took a quick bite and hurriedly made a phone call to Lao Guo's father.

Uncle Guo was in Fengtian, so there was no problem with the signal, and the call was connected quickly.

Yan Hui asked about Lao Guo's situation, and Guo's father also felt something was wrong: "He did tell me where he went, but I'll call the forest farm later."

"Then I'll wait for your call here." Yan Hui hung up the phone.

After waiting a full ten minutes, Yan Hui finally heard the phone ring. He answered immediately: "Uncle, how is Lao Guo? Oh? Oh, you're looking for Zhang Feng?"

Yan Hui looked at the hotel owner: "This person is looking for Zhang Feng."

"Mr. Zhang should be back tonight. Let him leave his phone number so I can write it down. I'll tell him when he gets back." The boss took the phone, took out a pen and paper, and started writing quickly.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Hui waited anxiously for another ten minutes before receiving a second call.

This time it was Uncle Guo on the phone, and his tone was a little agitated: "Xiao Yan, I can't get through to Guo Feiyang either. I called the forest farm he went to three times before I finally got through. They said he didn't go, but his voice sounded a bit off, like there was a lot of noise. If you have time, would it be convenient for you to go and check on him? Don't go alone. Give me your bank account number, and I'll transfer some money to you. You can hire some people, hire a car, and take some people with you."

"Uncle, which forest farm? Where is it? I'll go right now. Don't worry about the money, I won't go by myself." Yan Hui was also anxious when he heard this.

He had previously been robbed, but luckily escaped unharmed.

Old Guo's skills are far inferior to Yan Hui's; he wouldn't be able to handle anything that happens.

“The Sanqi Forest Farm in Wuling, the manager’s surname is Wei, but I haven’t been able to contact him. Something’s not right, you absolutely can’t go alone. I’m a bit anxious right now, anyway, just take some people with you, it doesn’t matter how much it costs, I’ll pay you later, but you must be careful. I have to go now, I have a few friends over there, I need to contact them.” Guo’s father clearly didn’t place all his hopes on Yan Hui.

"Understood, Uncle. I'll let you know as soon as I have the results." Yan Hui was about to hang up when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Uncle, did Lao Guo say what he's going to do?"

"I didn't say it."

"Okay, I understand." Yan Hui hung up the phone and immediately called Wang Hongjun again.

He has almost no money on him now, but he doesn't owe Wang Hongjun a single penny. The two have a very good relationship, and he has to ask Wang Hongjun for help at this time.

“Sanqi Forest Farm? I don’t know that area, but it’s a big deal if someone can’t be found. Here’s what we’ll do: come to my place, and I’ll send you a car and two people to help you look for him.” Wang Hongjun wasn’t worried about Lao Guo at all, but he was afraid something might happen to Yan Hui. “Don’t go looking for him alone. It’s quite chaotic there.”

"Okay." Yan Hui hung up the phone, but instead of going to Wang Hongjun's place immediately, he said to his boss, "I can't get in touch with Lao Guo right now, and I'm a little worried. My bag is still in his room, could you please open the door for me?"

"Okay, no problem." The boss knew the two brothers very well. They had chatted while Yan Hui was waiting for the call, and now he was a little worried about Guo Feiyang. Old Guo had been living here for more than half a year and had long been on good terms with the boss.

The two opened Lao Guo's door together. Yan Hui didn't even touch his own bag, but instead started rummaging through Lao Guo's belongings. He wanted to see if there were any clues. Lao Guo didn't have many things, and Yan Hui searched around but found nothing. He immediately gave up the search, went out, got on his motorcycle, and headed straight for Wang Hongjun's place.

Upon arrival, Wang Hongjun had already arranged a car and two people, gave them some instructions, and then let the three of them set off.

The driver was named Liu Zi, whom Yan Hui had met before. He was Wang Hongjun's loyal follower and a very righteous person. There was another person Yan Hui had also met; he was a porter at the forest farm, at least 1.85 meters tall and very strong.

Assigning these two men to Yan Hui is enough to prove that Wang Hongjun really values ​​Yan Hui.

"Mr. Yan, the road over there is not easy to travel. It rained a few days ago, so it will probably take more than an hour to get there. What's wrong with your friend? Why is he going at this time?" Liu Zi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know either, he didn't tell me beforehand. Anyway, hurry up a bit." Yan Hui appeared calm, but he was already very anxious inside.

Here, once you leave the populated areas, the signal is almost nonexistent, and the forest farm relies almost entirely on landlines. Even the cell phone that Wang Hongjun carries with him every day is mostly just an accessory.

"I heard from Brother Jun that something's not right about this. Mr. Yan, don't wander off later. It'll be safer for the three of us to stay together," Liu Zi instructed.

"Hmm." Yan Hui didn't try to be brave.

"By the way, I heard that Boss Yan single-handedly put three robbers in jail? That's really impressive. Tell me about it." Liu Zi seemed to be under less pressure and started chatting about everyday things.

Yan Hui wasn't in the mood, but he still gave a brief explanation.

"He really makes a living with his brains, impressive!" Liu Zi praised.

"I guess I was just lucky." Yan Hui really wasn't in the mood for chatting.

Liu Zi's driving skills are decent, and he knows the way. He drove erratically all the way, but he finally made it to his destination.

The road here is indeed not easy to travel, but a forest farm is still a forest farm. If trucks can get in, cars can naturally get in as well.

When the car arrived at the forest farm, it was found that the area was very lively.

On the outskirts of Sanqi Farm, there is a village where people are getting married today. It is clear that they are from a wealthy family, as they have hired four Jettas as wedding cars.

The forest farm was very wealthy in those days. There were schools and hospitals nearby, and the streets were bustling with at least several hundred people.

After asking around among a few people, Yan Hui realized he was probably the one who was nervous. Could it be that Lao Guo was staying here for the wedding?
Before arriving, Yan Hui and the other two were very worried. After arriving and finding out the situation, they immediately inquired around. In less than 20 minutes, Yan Hui found Lao Guo.

"Old Yan, what brings you here?" Old Guo was sitting in his seat waiting for the banquet to begin, staring at the braised pork knuckle, when he saw Yan Hui and was completely taken aback.

Why did Yan Hui catch up with us?

"Damn it. I'm glad you're alright."

(I've revised this part. I did encounter some unpleasant things back then, but when I asked my friends who write books, they all said that writing about it would get my account banned. I understand the difficulties platforms face and respect the rules.)
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