The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 127 Investigating the Mastermind

The three of them were very happy as they enjoyed the atmosphere of family reunion on New Year's Eve and tasted delicious food that were rarely seen on weekdays.

I don’t know if their measures were effective, or if it was New Year’s Eve and everyone was busy celebrating the New Year, so no one came to disturb them.

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the morning sun shone on the windowsill. In the light, many tiny particles were moving slowly, full of visual beauty.

"Be one with the light and dust?"

Zhao Dongchuan opened his eyes, looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly uttered these words.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. He slept in. He was on guard last night. When he got up and opened his eyes, he saw this scene.

His father Zhao Zhengguo had already gone out to work, and Guo Ping was not there either. It was unknown whether she had gone to buy groceries or something else.

Zhao Dongchuan lay lazily for a while before getting up and putting on his clothes.

I ate a few bowls of rice porridge with the leftovers from yesterday’s New Year’s Eve dinner.

Yesterday's food was very rich and since the weather was cold, we didn't have to worry about it going bad.

Zhao Dongchuan picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth. Since the fish was covered with a layer of fish oil like jelly, it tasted particularly smooth.

After finishing the porridge with a giggle, Zhao Dongchuan wiped his mouth and prepared to go out.

He hadn't had enough time to stroll around the capital yet, so Zhao Dongchuan tore off a piece of paper, wrote a note, and went out.

At this time in the capital, the wind was freezing cold, blowing like a knife on people's faces. Having stayed in Huangyuan for a year, Zhao Dongchuan quickly adapted to the dry and cold weather unique to the north.

People on the street were all wearing thick cotton-padded jackets or military coats, and the girls were also wearing several layers of clothes, colorful scarves around their necks, and half their faces were covered.

There are many bicycles in Beijing, but there are even more pedestrians coming and going.

As the economy has not yet developed, there are not many high-rise buildings at present, but more bungalows. Only some government agencies are high-rise buildings. Every household has Spring Festival couplets posted, but there is no festive atmosphere on the streets. I think for some reason this year's Spring Festival is not as lively as in previous years.

Zhao Dongchuan was strolling on the road, looking at the capital city of 76 and comparing it with later times. He could not tell the difference at all and there were no landmarks to refer to.

Only the names of the roads were similar, and there were also those ancient ruins. He wanted to climb the Great Wall.

In his original life, he had an experience of going on a business trip to Beijing. It happened to be the weekend, so he made an appointment to meet up with a netizen in Beijing, so he stayed for two more days. However, due to limited time, they only visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Memorial Hall, and had no time to climb the Great Wall.

Walking through the low alleys, looking at the people passing by, and feeling the weight of history, Zhao Dongchuan silently marveled at the power of the system that could bring him into this real world and make him a "time and space traveler."

Retracting those thoughts, Zhao Dongchuan found a corner, put on the system glasses, and changed his identity. His main purpose of coming out today was to do something.

He wanted to investigate how the original owner was arranged to settle down in Huangyuan.

The policy of settling in the countryside was relaxed a lot in the late 70s, and only children did not have to go, but he was arranged to do so.

This was very strange, and coupled with his parents' cover-up, he clearly felt that someone was playing tricks here.

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Zhao Dongchuan walked slowly towards the street office according to his memory.

The subdistrict office must be aware of his affairs, but it is unknown whether he has done anything wrong. This requires him to investigate.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Although we don't have a holiday, everyone in the office is rather lazy and is just flipping through newspapers.

Zhao Dongchuan used the breath-concealing technique and light skills to climb over the wall and enter the corridor of the street office. Before he could check, he heard two people talking and laughing around the corner.

There was no escape from the empty corridor at this time, so Zhao Dongchuan had to use the breath-holding technique to restrain his breath and squat in the corner.

He was a little hesitant at this moment. Usually, such actions were carried out at night, and no one would be able to detect him because of his breath-hiding technique. But now it was broad daylight, and facing this situation, he didn't know if it would work.

Fortunately, the system's breath-concealing technique was really powerful. He didn't move and squatted in the corner without being discovered.

[Skill: Breath-stealing Technique (As long as you don’t make any noise, you won’t be discovered)]

Zhao Dongchuan felt relieved and turned a corner, then he saw the director's office.

He walked straight over, opened the door quickly and slipped in.

Time was tight and Zhao Dongchuan had no time to track and lock it, so he could only do it roughly.

As soon as I entered, I saw an old man with a slicked-back hair, a big belly and gray hair. He was reading a newspaper with his head down and didn't care who came in.

Zhao Dongchuan quietly locked the door!

"Didn't I tell you to knock on the door before entering? How come you still have no manners at all!" Director Li from the Street Office chuckled and spoke in a lecturing tone while reading the newspaper.

After a while without hearing a response, he looked up in surprise.

Before he could see who was coming, he felt something like a bell pressed against the top of his head. His body instantly stiffened and he could no longer move.

This is naturally the "hypnosis" prop produced by the system.

Zhao Dongchuan had only used this thing once on Huang Laosan, and it worked very well, but it was a bit bullying.

Moreover, this kind of hypnotic control goes against his code of conduct. He still prefers to follow normal rules and doesn't want to use this kind of supernatural power to cause trouble. If he uses it too much, he will easily become dependent on it, which may backfire.

But this time time is limited, he needs to make a quick decision, so he can only do this.

Zhao Dongchuan injected internal energy and activated hypnosis. After a while, as the low humming sound weakened, Director Li looked at him blankly with lifeless eyes.

After letting go of his senses and realizing that no one was eavesdropping, Zhao Dongchuan began questioning.

"Name?"

"Li Deshun!"

"Place of origin?"

"Beijing Local"

"How many wives do you have?"

"One wife, two lovers!"

"how much money you have?"

"I have 3000 yuan and two houses..."

"........."

Zhao Dongchuan did not ask him directly, but kept asking questions and conducting tests. After his test questions, he determined that the hypnosis was successful.

After all, this director even revealed how many bad things he had done.

"Have you ever helped a man named Zhao Dongchuan to go through the settlement procedures for joining the production team?"

"Yes, he is the son of a resident in No. 95 Nanluoguxiang! I helped him to settle down in the countryside!" Director Li said after a pause.

"Isn't he an only child in his family? Why does he need to be arranged to settle down in Huangyuan?"

"He offended someone, and someone came to me and asked me to make some arrangements for him. I used my position to change his place!" Director Li said woodenly with empty eyes.

"Then do you know who is causing the trouble?" Zhao Dongchuan asked with a sharp look in his eyes.

"He's a kid from a large compound, his name is Li Zhou. I'm not very clear about the specific circumstances, but I heard him say that Zhao Dongchuan seemed to have touched a woman he shouldn't have touched, and had thoughts he shouldn't have had." Director Li said woodenly with lifeless eyes.