Just as Wang An had finished tying up the sheep and was preparing to give it a slice, a car drove straight into the courtyard and stopped right beside him.
Wang An instinctively looked back and discovered that the car actually belonged to Zhang Shuya.
But at a time like this, shouldn't Zhang Shuya be dealing with Xing Liwen and that gang of thugs from LQ County?
Liu Guilan, who had been chatting while tending the fire, immediately stopped her rambling, stood up, and looked toward the car.
Of course, the entire family mirrored the movement, collectively giving the car a focused gaze.
A moment later, Zhang Shuya opened the car door and hopped out.
Liu Guilan put down her fire poker and hurriedly greeted her with a smile
"My eldest daughter is here! Quick, come inside. Godmother will stew some mutton for you in a bit, hahaha..."
After a casual glance around, Zhang Shuya said with a smile
"I'm fine staying outside for a while. I feel like I can help out with something."
Liu Guilan replied
"Help with what? It's filthy out here; it's warmer inside."
Zhang Shuya quickly answered
"Oh, I'm not an outsider, Godmother, you don't need to worry about me."
Hearing this, Liu Guilan stopped insisting and said with a complaining smile
"It's this brother of yours. He insisted on using hot water to shave the sheep's wool, and then he insisted on eating the sheepskin. Honestly, the things he does every day..."
Zhang Shuya said cheerfully
"It's fine, Godmother. If you can't beat him into submission, just tell me, and I'll help you thrash him."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guilan burst into laughter, "Hahahaha..." and added while laughing
"Mm-hmm, I think that works. He just needs a beating; eight beatings a day wouldn't be too many."
As Liu Guilan finished, almost everyone laughed together.
After Zhang Shuya finished greeting everyone, they each returned to their respective tasks.
Meanwhile, the two little sisters began complaining to Zhang Shuya about the sheep's "crimes."
Finally, after Zhang Shuya gave each of the two little misses a few pieces of White Rabbit creamy candies, she finally managed to shoo them off to play elsewhere.
Seeing Zhang Shuya walk over, Wang An joked with a smile
"Big Sister, did you come because you smelled the mutton? You're just a bit early. If you'd come a little later, you could have just eaten the finished product."
Zhang Shuya looked at the sheep tied by the stove and said
"I didn't sleep a wink all night because of your mess. If you dare say anything else to make me unhappy, do you believe I'll tie you up just like that sheep?"
Wang An had been wondering why Zhang Shuya had dark circles under her eyes after not seeing her for a night.
Normally, so-called dark circles caused by lack of sleep are generally imperceptible.
The reason Zhang Shuya's dark circles were visible was that her entire face had previously been flawless; her skin was genuinely excellent.
So, although Zhang Shuya felt a bit aggressive at the moment, Wang An remained full of gratitude and sincerely cupped his fists
"Thank you, Big Sister. You've worked hard!"
Hearing Wang An's very formal expression of gratitude, Zhang Shuya's face instantly lit up like a blooming flower, filling with smiles.
It had to be said that this sworn elder sister, Zhang Shuya, was truly impressive and genuinely cared about Wang An's affairs.
Zhang Shuya said with a smile
"Aren't you curious about what happened to that Xing Liwen?"
To be honest, Wang An was very concerned about Xing Liwen's fate. After all, if he relied on himself, he absolutely could not deal with the man on the surface.
Many might say, "Isn't he just a minor section chief? What's the big deal?"
But anyone who said that clearly didn't know the heights of the heavens or the depths of the earth.
In China, an official of Xing Liwen's level was simply not someone an ordinary citizen could handle.
One could say that with a single sentence, if Wang An couldn't hide, he might be forced to take extreme measures.
But if he truly took extreme measures, the result would inevitably be "killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of one's own."
Hearing this, Wang An said cheerfully
"Of course I'm concerned. If he hadn't failed to manage his son, I wouldn't have almost been beaten to death."
After Wang An asked, Zhang Shuya's smile vanished, and she sighed
"After we took him away yesterday, we questioned him. But before he could even open his mouth, Sun Xianghuo received a phone call and immediately told us to release him."
It was not hard to tell from Zhang Shuya's words that she was extremely dissatisfied with Sun Xianghuo.
She was now calling him directly by name, without any of the appropriate honorifics.
Wang An's heart tightened upon hearing this. Just how powerful was this person's influence to be able to snatch someone from Zhang Shuya's hands under these circumstances?
One must realize that when someone of Xing Liwen's status "hires a killer," it is normally an unsolvable problem.
And yet, they had managed to do it!
And they did it by snatching him directly from someone as powerful as Zhang Shuya!
Truly...
Seeing the look of unwillingness on Wang An's face, Zhang Shuya continued helplessly
"Someone is protecting him desperately, so there was nothing I could do. According to my father, the person protecting him is the third-most powerful figure in Bingcheng."
Wang An said with a grim face
"Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and the others have no way either?"
It wasn't that Wang An was being impatient; it was because if those on the "white" side couldn't do anything about him, Wang An truly couldn't imagine how to take him down without suffering damage himself.
Zhang Shuya shook her head and said meaningfully
"Their own power is limited. More importantly, for such a trivial matter, they can't bring themselves to ask their families for help."
Wang An immediately understood what Zhang Shuya meant.
In this situation, not only could Wu Dong and the others not ask their families, but even Zhang Shuya couldn't—or perhaps Zhang Shuya had asked her father, but her father had disagreed.
Once he understood what was happening, Wang An immediately felt relieved, and the smile returned to his face.
Because if Wang An were in Wu Dong's position, he wouldn't have asked either; primarily, he *couldn't* ask.
The relationships among the people at the top were actually very subtle, and the struggles between them were exceptionally fierce and dangerous.
It was simply unrealistic to start a major conflict over Wang An's matter.
Anyone who could reach such a high position was undoubtedly full of schemes and a cunning old fox.
Seeing Wang An's smile, Zhang Shuya also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a meaningful smile
"As expected of my brother; you figured it out so quickly."
Wang An said cheerfully
"As long as I have you protecting me, they can't hurt me, right?"
Actually, Wang An's meaning was: *Since we can't get to Xing Liwen, does that also mean Xing Liwen can't do anything to me?*
Hearing this, Zhang Shuya said in surprise
"I can tell, you're prompting me with your words!"
Wang An smiled and said nothing. Zhang Shuya continued
"Don't worry. Other matters involving that gang from LQ were uncovered, so they definitely won't be getting out for a while. Although Xing Liwen himself is fine, his official career is definitely over."
Hearing this, the heart that had been hanging in suspense finally settled.
(End of Chapter)