By evening, Lu Jingyao arrived in the city, and she had not come alone—Jonina had come with her.
This left Wang Jinyu scrambling. This was not the capital; all year round, they hardly saw a single foreigner. Now, a foreign woman had suddenly come calling with an interpreter. That was no small matter.
Wang Jinyu found Li Ye. "Director Li, what kind of background does your friend have? How did she even bring in an international friend?"
Li Ye replied casually, "No background. Just don't make a fuss over it. Foreigners are people too. As long as she has proper entry documents, we don't need to treat her like a spy."
Wang Jinyu hurriedly said, "I'm not treating her like a spy. I just think we should report this to the county, shouldn't we?"
Li Ye sighed softly. "Not yet. If the need arises, I'll let you know."
"Then... all right!"
Though Wang Jinyu was anxious, seeing Li Ye's manner, he did not dare make decisions on his own.
But after pondering it for a long while, he still summoned several trusted aides.
"Go to Chashan Township at once and find out exactly what happened yesterday."
By now, Wang Jinyu had guessed that something was wrong with Xia Yue. Yesterday, Li Ye, Qu Qingyou, and the others had driven to Chashan Township, yet they had come back on foot in the dark. There was an extra woman with them, and even now, no one had said anything about the car.
Even if the car had gone into a ditch, they should have said something, right?
When something was out of the ordinary, there had to be something strange behind it. At a time like this, nothing could go wrong!
While Wang Jinyu began praying in his heart, Xia Yue