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

After finishing their meal, the transport team made a short rest before starting the vehicles again.

Since hearing about Wu Tian and Qian Dazhuang's experiences, Zhou Zhiming had been somewhat absent-minded the whole way.

Li Kaixin, who was driving, caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of her eye, smiled, and asked:

"Zhiming, what are you thinking about? Are you scared by what Wu Tian just said?"

This time, Zhou Zhiming didn't try to deny it and answered honestly:

"Master, I'm just still scared."

"What if we happened to go yesterday and got caught? Wouldn't we not only be going to jail, but we'd also lose our jobs?"

"There aren't that many 'what ifs,' and we didn't encounter any, did we?"

Li Kaixin chuckled and analyzed for Zhou Zhiming:

"Even if you get caught, you're just a fishmonger. At worst, you'll be fined, given a few words of advice, and released. It's not as serious as you think."

He paused, then added reassuringly:

"Besides, the police are mainly targeting those thugs who speculate and profiteer in the black market."

"Otherwise, how could Wu Tian and his companion have escaped so easily?"

After hearing his master's honest words, Zhou Zhiming's worries finally subsided, and he stopped overthinking.

Before long, it returned to the way it was in the morning.

Time flies, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, the transport convoy arrived in Jianchang city again.

The convoy drove straight into the backyard of the guesthouse where they had stayed last time.

In the backyard, several people stood quietly beside a car.

Judging from their attire, they seemed to be workers from a local auto repair shop and several local officials.

As soon as the convoy came to a stop, a mature-looking man who appeared to be an official led several others and greeted them with smiles.

"Comrade Wang, you must be tired from your journey!" The leader warmly extended his hand to Captain Wang.

Although Captain Wang didn't recognize the person, he guessed from their imposing manner that they were a local leader. He quickly smiled, shook hands, and politely asked, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

Look at me!

The leading cadre slapped his forehead and introduced himself with a broad smile:

"My surname is Song, and I'm the director of Jianchang Steel Plant. It's the plant that asked our transport team to help haul steel last time."

Then, he introduced the people next to Captain Wang:

They are Director Ma from the department store, Director Sun from the grain station, and Director Liu from the auto repair shop.

Although Captain Wang was a little puzzled as to why these people wanted to see him, he still politely shook hands with each of the directors.

Director Song, who was in charge, seemed to notice Captain Wang's confusion and explained with a smile:

"Comrade Wang, the main reason we're here is to get to know the comrades at the transportation station. We've already discussed it with your leaders, and from now on, all the comrades working on our route can stay here regularly."

He paused for a moment, then added, "However, if it's convenient in the future, we'll have to trouble the comrades at the transport station to help us transport some of the scarce supplies, just like last time."

Captain Wang finally understood.

Since it was something that had already been decided by the higher-ups, I readily agreed:

"Of course, of course. It's all revolutionary work, and we'll do our best to help in any way we can."

Seeing that their goal had been achieved, the directors exchanged smiles.

Director Liu of the auto repair shop stepped forward with a smile and said, "Comrade Wang, we have already repaired the car in your team."

Then, he pointed to a worker standing next to the car:

"You can ask Comrade Du for details. We have other matters to attend to, so we won't bother you any longer."

The directors waved again to the transport team behind Captain Wang: "Goodbye, comrades!"

After exchanging greetings, the group hurriedly walked out of the guesthouse.

Captain Wang wasn't surprised by the decisive and efficient style of these leaders.

After the leaders left, he turned around and walked up to Comrade Du, asking with a smile:

"Comrade Du, thank you for your hard work. What's the specific situation with this vehicle now?"

"Comrade Wang, the vehicles have all been repaired!"

As Comrade Du spoke, he took out his car keys from his pocket and handed them over: "Why don't you go up and try it out yourself? See if there's anything you're not satisfied with."

"good!"

After responding, Captain Wang took the keys, opened the car door, and got into the driver's seat.

Then, I skillfully started the engine, listened to the sound, and tried shifting gears, steering, and braking in turn to confirm that everything was working properly.

Satisfied, he pushed open the door and came down, smiling and nodding at Comrade Du.

In Li Kaixin's opinion, the car was still very dilapidated. The windows and windshield were gone, and the entire roof was full of dents.

However, Captain Wang had a different perspective; his primary concern was whether the car could even get moving.

After Comrade Du left, Captain Wang told the transport team to disperse and rest.

This time, the guesthouse arranged for everyone to stay in the same rooms as last time.

Li Kaixin and Zhou Zhiming returned to their room, ate dinner, and went to bed early.

Just as Li Kaixin was drifting off to sleep, a series of urgent knocks and shouts suddenly rang out outside his door.

Not only did it wake up Li Kaixin's room, but it also woke up the people in the next few rooms.

Li Kaixin initially thought someone had knocked on the wrong door and ignored it.

But the shouting and banging on the door grew louder and louder, which annoyed Zhou Zhiming, and Li Kaixin's face gradually darkened.

So he simply got up and flung open the door.

Seeing a middle-aged woman with a somewhat sharp face standing outside the door, Li Kaixin asked in a less-than-friendly tone, "Auntie, what are you doing up so late at night?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the woman's already ashen face contorted in pain: "You must be Li Kaixin, you little brat!"

Before he could finish speaking, he raised his hand to slap Li Kaixin across the face.

Li Kaixin was already annoyed when she was woken up. Seeing that she was about to hit him without even asking what happened, he couldn't stand it and immediately kicked her lightly.

The woman cried out "Ouch!" and stumbled, falling to the ground.

At this moment, the other transport team members opened their doors to see what had happened.

Li Kaixin ultimately hesitated to use force because the other person was a woman.

The woman got up and lunged at Li Kaixin again, swearing foully.

But this time, before she could rush to Li Kaixin, she was stopped by Captain Wang and Master Chen, who rushed over after hearing the commotion, on either side.

"Aunt Yang, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Captain Wang asked, his voice low and angry.

Seeing that she was being stopped by the two men, Aunt Yang immediately began to struggle wildly, waving her arms and legs and shouting filthy language:

"Don't stop me! I'm going to tear this little brat to pieces today!"

Hearing the fierce cursing, Li Kaixin was angry, but still didn't quite understand, so he turned his gaze to Captain Wang and Master Chen.

While stopping the people, Mr. Chen quickly explained, "This is Yang Hua'an's wife!"

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin instantly understood, and his face turned completely cold:

"Master, Captain Wang, bring her over here. I want to see just how capable she is."

"Listen to what this wretched little beast is saying!"

Hearing this, Aunt Yang, who had been stopped, became even more agitated and kicked her legs wildly.

Upon hearing this, both Master Chen and Captain Wang's lips twitched in unison.

The two of them stopped him, but not to protect Li Kaixin.