With three superpowers at his fingertips, he could dominate the 1970s.

The next morning, the brigade leader arrived at Jiang Zhiyu's house, panting.

"Little Jiang, the educated youth! Little Jiang, the educated youth!" he called from the doorway. "The brigade headquarters has your phone number; they said they'd call in ten minutes! I figured it was your girlfriend calling, so I came to get you right away!"

Jiang Zhiyu paused for a moment, put down the broom in her hand, and followed the captain towards the brigade headquarters.

On the way, the captain kept muttering, "Xiao Jiang, your girlfriend really cares about you. She calls every few days, doesn't she mind spending the money? You should cherish her!"

Jiang Zhiyu smiled helplessly and didn't reply.

When she arrived at the brigade headquarters, she sat down by the telephone, and it rang not long after.

She picked up the receiver, and a deep, familiar voice came from the other end.

"Zhiyu, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me." Jiang Zhiyu's voice was calm, but unconsciously softened a little. "How have you been lately?"

"It's all good." Song Yanzhou's voice carried a hint of amusement. "When you came to Shanghai last time, I was on a mission and wasn't there. When I got back, Commander Li told me about you..."

He paused, his voice becoming somewhat low: "I heard from the county's armed forces department that you've run into some trouble?"

[Host, his information network is incredibly efficient!]

Jiang Zhiyu's eyelashes drooped slightly: "It's all taken care of."

"real?"

"real."

After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, Song Yanzhou finally spoke: "Zhiyu, I've sent you this month's allowance, along with some local specialties I bought. Remember to receive them."

"Okay." Jiang Zhiyu replied, feeling a slight warmth in her heart.

She suddenly remembered something. Commander Li had also sent her a package before. She wondered if her parents had received it after she left.

Song Yanzhou asked, "Zhiyu, how are your parents?"

Jiang Zhiyu's eyes darkened.

Although she couldn't see through the phone, she nodded instinctively: "Thank goodness, everything's alright now."

"That's good." Song Yanzhou breathed a sigh of relief. "Zhiyu, I'm not in Shanghai right now; I'm on a mission here on the border. I'll come see you in Kaoshantun when I get back."

"Um."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, then Song Yanzhou suddenly asked, "By the way, Zhiyu, about that question you mentioned last time—about monitoring your family—what happened after the investigation? Whose family was it? Should I ask my grandfather to help you investigate?"

Jiang Zhiyu narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Do you know whose family it is in Kyoto?" Seeing that Jiang Zhiyu hadn't spoken for a while, Song Yanzhou asked again, his tone urgent, "Zhiyu, are you in some kind of trouble?"

"Not for now," Jiang Zhiyu interrupted him. "I want to handle it myself."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

After a long pause, Song Yanzhou finally spoke, his voice tinged with helplessness and heartache: "Zhiyu, you're always like this, carrying everything on your own. I know you're capable, but can't you rely on me a little more?"

Jiang Zhiyu held the receiver but did not speak.

"My grandfather has always wanted to visit you," Song Yanzhou added. "My grandmother's health isn't good, so my grandfather can't be away for too long, but he keeps saying he wants to thank you in person. If it weren't for you, my grandmother would be suffering even more..."

His voice choked with emotion, and he couldn't continue.

"Song Yanzhou," Jiang Zhiyu said softly, "I need to go to the capital in a while to take care of some things."

"Beijing?" Song Yanzhou immediately became alert. "Has something happened?"

"It's nothing serious, just checking on some issues."

"Is it that same question from last time? Someone's been watching your house?" Song Yanzhou pressed. "Zhiyu, tell me, is someone coming to your house?"

Jiang Zhiyu was silent for a moment before speaking: "...Yes."

Who is it?

"Su Qiming, Director of the Kyoto Revolutionary Committee."

The person on the other end of the phone gasped.

"Su Qiming..." Song Yanzhou's voice turned serious. "Zhiyu, this man... is not someone to be trifled with. He wields considerable power in Kyoto. Don't go and confront him rashly on your own. Go find my grandfather; his words carry weight. I'll return to Kyoto immediately after my mission, and I'll help you investigate."

"I know. Don't worry, I won't act rashly." Jiang Zhiyu's voice was calm.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Jiang Zhiyu put down the receiver and stared out the window for a while.

She asked the brigade leader for a letter of introduction, went home to tell her parents, and then left Kaoshantun.

This time, she didn't take a car; instead, she teleported directly to the county town.

As soon as we arrived in the county town, sure enough, the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Every three steps there was a sentry, and every five steps there was a sentry. The streets were full of patrolling soldiers, and everyone was in a hurry, with fear on their faces.

"What's going on?" Jiang Zhiyu mingled in the crowd, listening intently to the surrounding discussions.

"Have you heard? Yesterday morning, two people were hung up in front of the county revolutionary committee!"

"I heard about it! I heard about it! The scene was terrifying!"

"Absolutely! I saw it with my own eyes! Those two people were tied up with vines, hanging in mid-air, covered in blood, like they were tied up grasshoppers!"

"That was terrifying! Those vines were practically alive, binding people up completely! I thought it was some kind of monster!"

"What monster? That's a divine intervention! It's specifically to punish those beasts who harm the common people!"

"That's right! I heard that one of them is Zhou Liangping, the director of the county revolutionary committee, and the other is Li Jiandang, the director of the Kaoshan town revolutionary committee!"

"Zhou Liangping? He's a big shot in our county! How could he also..."

"What big shot? He's a huge parasite! Did you see those notices posted on the wall? Embezzlement, bribery, seizing private property, driving innocent people to their deaths... there are dozens of charges against him."

"I looked! I also saw a list that records how much money he's embezzled and how many women he's slept with over the years."

"And then there's Li Jiandang! His uncle is a high-ranking official in Beijing, but he uses that connection to bully and oppress people in town. He confiscates the property of anyone with money, and he doesn't even spare the educated youth."

Jiang Zhiyu stood in the crowd, listening expressionlessly, with a slight smile playing on her lips.

"By the way, have you heard?" another voice chimed in, "Those thugs who helped those two with the looting, vandalism, and arson have been arrested these past couple of days!"

"How many were arrested?"

"Nearly twenty in succession; I heard even the military was mobilized."

"Serves them right! Those corrupt officials who harm the common people should have been shot long ago, bah!"

"That's right! I heard that Zhou Liangping has several lives on his hands! He killed a family of three from the silk shop in the south of the city!"

"My God, that's ruthless?"

"Absolutely! And those female educated youths he harmed—some went insane, some committed suicide, it was a terrible tragedy!"

"This kind of person is a menace! He should be shot a thousand times over!"

"If you ask me, those vines are a divine intervention, sent to punish them! Who told them to do so many bad things!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished; it's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhiyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems all the underlings have been captured; not a single one escaped.

"By the way, what about that woman?" someone suddenly asked. "The woman next to Zhou Liangping who was hung by the door."

"I heard she was Li Jiandang's concubine," another person replied. "She was released later. She'd been married before; she still cheated on her husband even though she had a husband at home. She'll probably be beaten to death by him when she gets back. Tragic!"

"Release them? Shouldn't this kind of person be arrested too?"

"Who knows... Anyway, the county town is much quieter now. Those scourges have all been dealt with, and life will be better for us ordinary folks from now on."

"Yes, yes, it's all thanks to that immortal!"

"What immortal? That's a highly skilled person from our country! He's here specifically to deal with those corrupt officials!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I hope that expert will show his power more often and bring down all those corrupt officials across the country!"

Shh! Keep your voice down! This is something you can't just talk about like that.

"What are you afraid of? There are no outsiders here..."

As Jiang Zhiyu listened, the corners of her mouth curved into a wider smile.

It seems this commotion has caused quite a stir; the people in the county have been frightened. Anyone who wants to mess with her family in the future will have to think twice about the consequences.

However, the situation in Kyoto is not yet completely resolved.

Su Qiming, Su Ran...

It seems it's time to go to Kyoto and meet that young lady who's been trying to steal her jade pendant.