Seeing the worried expressions on her grandfather and family members, Lu Qingqing gave them a reassuring smile.
“It’s fine. I just came to see you.”
Lowering her voice, she asked, “Grandpa, Dad, Mom—have you decided where you want to be sent?”
“W-where we’re sent? Is that something we can decide?” Old Master Lu looked at her suspiciously. “You mustn’t agree to anything you shouldn’t just for us. Especially—”
He trailed off, unable to continue.
Mother Lu quickly pulled Lu Qingqing aside and asked in a low voice, “You… you didn’t—did you?”
Seeing her mother’s worried eyes, Lu Qingqing smiled.
“Mom, where are you thinking? I definitely wouldn’t do anything improper.”
“At most, I’ll spend some money to make arrangements. There won’t be any other cost. You just need to decide where you want to be sent, and I’ll handle the rest.”
“Really?” Mother Lu stared at her anxiously. “Is it really that easy to arrange? Don’t ruin yourself over this.”
“If it were before, it wouldn’t have been easy. But now…” Lu Qingqing smiled smugly.
“Both Wei Chunsheng and Zhang Shan have already been taken in. Who would still care where our family is sent? As long as the money is right, everything is negotiable.”
“They… they’ve all been taken in?” Mother Lu’s face flashed with surprise, though she still found it hard to believe. Could it really be such a coincidence?
“Yes. All of them. Confirmed.”
In her heart, Lu Qingqing added proudly: I was the one who sent them in. And once they’re in, they’re not coming out.
Knowing that those who harmed their family were gone, the Lu family felt relieved. As for the true mastermind, they could not worry about that for now.
They needed to consider the relocation quickly—before the other side reacted.
After some thought, Old Master Lu said, “Let’s go to Majiatun.”
“Majiatun? What place is that?” Lu Qingqing tilted her head. She had never heard of it in either of her lives.
“That place used to be a bandit stronghold,” Old Master Lu explained. “But although they were bandits, they had rules. As long as you paid the toll, they never broke their word.”
“Later, when the Japanese invaded, they all went down the mountain to fight. Even the women there have killed Japanese soldiers.”
“Most importantly, the Revolutionary Committee can’t reach that place.”
As he spoke, memories and determination surfaced in Old Master Lu’s eyes.
If they had survived such brutal times fighting the invaders, then the Lu family would not fall here.
Lu Qingqing’s eyes turned slightly as she smiled. “There’s more to it than that, right?”
Old Master Lu chuckled. “Indeed. I once saved their leader. That favor hasn’t been repaid yet.”
“As long as we go there, even if the mastermind wants to act against us, it won’t be easy.”
“And if things really can’t be avoided, we can ask them to cooperate and stage an act—even fake deaths are possible.”
In his mind, bandits were simple—money solved everything. And as for the mastermind, distance would make everything difficult for them.
After some discussion, the family agreed. Lu Qingqing then left.
Before leaving, she exchanged a glance with Commissioner Sun and led him to a corner.
“Commissioner Sun, I want my family to be relocated earlier. I choose the location. Can you help arrange it?”
She made a counting-money gesture. “I’ll give you five thousand once it’s done.”
“Really?” Commissioner Sun’s eyes lit up.
Easy work—he had connections above him. And five thousand yuan? He only earned thirty-eight yuan a month. That would take him over eleven years to earn.
This deal was more than worth it.
And if it succeeded, he might even get additional rewards from above. That would be profit from both sides.
“Wait here. I’ll check it out,” he said excitedly and left quickly.
Watching him go, Lu Qingqing smiled. This would likely succeed.
Commissioner Sun hurried to Deputy Director Huang’s office and burst in.
“Uncle! Uncle! Big business!”
“Why are you shouting? Can’t you be more steady?” Deputy Director Huang rolled his eyes, though he was in a good mood.
“It really is big business,” Sun said eagerly, leaning in and whispering.
“Really?” Huang’s eyes lit up.
He had already noticed something strange—ever since Zhang Shan arrested the Lu family, things around him had gone wrong. First his brother-in-law Wei Chunsheng, then Zhang Shan himself.
And Zhang Shan’s arrest was no small matter.
With his connections, Huang knew exactly what Zhang Shan had done.
To fall so quickly, it didn’t seem like the Lu family had no backing.
Now business was coming to his doorstep. He didn’t mind taking a favor, especially since that Lu girl was quite sensible.
However, Zhang Shan also had backing. It was unclear whether Zhang Shan was targeting the Lu family himself or acting on someone else’s orders.
If it was the latter, then the Lu family had to be sent away quickly.
Thinking this, Huang gestured for Sun to come closer and whispered instructions into his ear.
“This is the minimum price. If you can negotiate higher…” Huang gave him a knowing look.
Sun understood immediately.
The higher the price, the bigger his cut.
And getting the transfer done quickly would be easy.
Sun brought Lu Qingqing into an office and left the door open as they “discussed openly.”
Of course, their voices were kept low enough that eavesdropping would be difficult.
Sun got straight to the point. “Where do you want them sent?”
“Send them to Majiatun, Qingbei City, Qingshan Commune.”
“Majiatun?” Sun checked the map and quickly found it.
Remote. Deep in the mountains. It would take a full day just to walk in.
Sending them there—no one could object.
“When do they leave?” he asked.
“As soon as possible. Also, I want to go there as a sent-down youth. Handle that together.”
Sun was surprised. “Do you know how remote that place is?”
“Let me tell you, poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people. It’s not a good place for a young girl.”
“Thank you for your concern, but I don’t want to be separated from my family,” Lu Qingqing replied firmly.
Sun frowned. So determined… could she have connections there?
That actually made sense. If she had no ties, she probably wouldn’t even know the name Majiatun.
Thinking it through, he stopped questioning.
“Fine, your requests aren’t difficult.”
“When do you want to go down yourself?”
“About ten days after my family is sent,” she said.
“No problem. Easy to arrange.”
Sun now looked at her like she was a walking cash cow, his eyes practically glowing with gold.