Chapter 700

"Fine, then let’s just wait and see how this plays out!"

"A meeting? What meeting? Look at the time! Why would there be a meeting at the town commune now?"

Wang Dacheng was very confused.

’Who holds a meeting in the afternoon?’

Besides, at this hour... in another hour or two, it would be time for dinner.

"It must be something important. Anyway, that’s the message President Qu had someone deliver. Team Leader, this seems urgent. You should get going."

After saying this, the messenger quickly left.

Wang Dacheng thought for a moment and decided to head to town.

Just then, his wife blurted out, "Don’t tell me that wretched girl, Wang Lihong, ran to the town to report us?"

Hearing this, Wang Dacheng immediately denied it.

"Impossible. She’s just a girl. How could she go report us to President Qu? Besides, just in case, I’ve already had someone watch the commune’s main gate. I also spoke to the gatekeeper there. If he sees Wang Lihong, he’s to stop that damn girl for me."

When his wife heard what her husband said, she was overjoyed.

"You’ve really thought of everything. But where on earth did that damn girl run off to? We sent people to look for her, but they couldn’t find her."

"If we still can’t find her, what are we going to do when her escorts arrive tomorrow? The Li Family is not a good bunch. If they find out she ran away, won’t they skin us alive?"

And most importantly—she had accepted a hefty bride price from the Li Family. If they really couldn’t hand over the girl, they would have to return all that money.

It would have been better if she hadn’t mentioned it. The moment she did, Wang Dacheng’s face filled with rage.

"That damn girl has really gotten bold. To think she had the guts to run away. Don’t you worry, she can’t have gone far. After all, without the travel permit from me, she can’t go anywhere. Even if she did, she’d be sent back as an unregistered drifter."

"Besides, didn’t you take all her money? With no money, where could she possibly go? She won’t even have a place to stay. If she doesn’t want to starve to death, she’ll have to come back obediently."

If he weren’t worried about the Li Family finding out that the damn girl had run off, he would have launched a massive search. Then it wouldn’t have come to this—a full day of searching without even a glimpse of her.

His wife’s eyes lit up as she thought about it.

’That’s right! Without money or a permit, that damn girl can’t go anywhere.’

Unless she was truly willing to live like a savage in the mountains.

This time, the wicked couple assumed she had run off into the mountains.

So, they sent people to search for her there.

Not in the town—

"Alright, that’s enough. I’m heading to the commune to see what’s going on. Oh, and if that damn girl is found, you keep a close eye on her. And no hitting. The Li Family won’t be happy if she’s roughed up."

Wang Dacheng rode his bicycle to town.

When he arrived at the commune, he first tried to get information from the gatekeeper, but unfortunately, he learned nothing this time.

So, he had no choice but to go find President Qu.

Arriving at President Qu’s office, he knocked on the door—

"Come in."

The two words came from inside, and Wang Dacheng pushed the door open.

"President Qu, why did you summon me to the commune?"

"Wang Dacheng, you’ve got some nerve! Not only did you forcibly occupy your own niece’s house, but you also locked her up and tried to force her into marriage. What, you think you’re that powerful now?"

Wang Dacheng was stunned to hear this.

Panicked, he quickly tried to defend himself. "President Qu, that’s not true! That house was passed down when my old man died. I’m the eldest son, so shouldn’t the house pass to me?"