Chapter 259 My soul is almost out of my body

Bai Nuo and his three companions had a simple breakfast, checked out of the guesthouse, and drove towards the city.

Fang Meng was driving; there was no way around it, he was the most skilled driver and the most stable one. An Yun wanted to show off, but Fang Meng didn't trust him at all.

An Yun sat calmly in the passenger seat, while Bai Nuo and Liu Yanan sat in the back seat, both of them squinting and leaning back in their seats, their expressions not very good. One was getting colder and colder, and the other was getting more and more irritable.

The road from the county to the city was full of potholes, with small stones and clods of dirt everywhere. The car's shock absorption was very poor these days, and Bai Nuo almost couldn't help but curse under his breath from the bumpy ride.

An Yun turned her head and glanced at the little girl whose face was extremely pale. Her lips twitched slightly. She was worried that if the little girl had a temper tantrum, everyone would suffer. She had to find a way to divert the attention of this little hot-tempered girl.

When she was little, she wasn't very bright. Even though she couldn't speak and was slow to react, few people in the compound dared to mess with her, because by the time she realized what was happening, the family that had offended her would be in trouble.

That's right, this girl is extremely immoral; she's a traitor.

"Once we get to the city, Ya Nan will take you to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to examine the body. Fang Meng and I will split up to investigate those people. Stay close to Ya Nan at the Public Security Bureau and be sure to pay attention to your safety."

Bai Nuo nodded with a grim expression: "I understand. Don't worry about our safety. I will try to get you more time to stay in the city."

She and Liu Yanan used the guise of providing technical support to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to help Fang Meng and An Yun conceal their true purpose of going to the city. Fang Meng and An Yun were actually staff members sent by the county political commissar and the county armed forces department to accompany and protect them, and they did not need to stay with them inside the Public Security Bureau.

Their ultimate goal was to uncover a hidden network of enemy agents linked to the foreign agent killed by Bai Nuo.

Bai Nuo leaned back in his chair, pinched the bridge of his nose with one hand, and remained silent.

She knew perfectly well that going it alone in this special era was not an option, and could potentially implicate her entire family. Therefore, she wanted to help her grandparents get out of trouble as soon as possible and find their enemies. The most effective way was to use her abilities to attract the attention of those in power and persuade them to give the Bai family more support.

Of course, a criminal sketch artist in a small public security system is definitely not enough, but that doesn't matter. This is just the first step for her to legitimately shed her status as an educated youth.

After all, being labeled a sent-down youth meant she could only stay in the countryside and passively endure beatings. Only by shedding that label could she gain greater autonomy.

Actually, she originally wanted to listen to her elders and stay peacefully in the countryside. She believed that as long as her grandfather had something important to him, someone would work hard behind the scenes to ensure his and her grandparents' safety.

Until she met that foreign agent in the mountains. The man's mission in China was not only to kill the people in the old cowshed, but also to kill her, who was supposed to be in Shanghai.

The person who relayed the message to the foreign agents was a bit out of touch and thought she was still living in Shanghai.

However, it did serve as a reminder to her that her presence in the Qishui Brigade would eventually be exposed, and the number of people who wanted to kill her or capture her to threaten her grandparents would only increase.

She didn't want to bring danger to the Qishui Brigade and her friends in the educated youth compound, so leaving was the best option at the moment.

Just then, An Yun was also fed up with this frustrating waiting period, and with the full support of Fang Meng and Liu Yanan, Bai Nuo wouldn't give up such a good opportunity even if he were to lose his mind again.

Before leaving, however, she had to think carefully about how to arrange things for her team leader and her friends, at least leaving them something that could help them get rich. Otherwise, her friends might have to toil in the fields for years to come. It would be awkward if, when the college entrance examination was reinstated, she was still young and beautiful while her friends looked like little old men and women.

However, these things can be studied slowly. She probably won't be able to leave anytime soon, as she will have to travel between the county town and the brigade for some time. There is enough time for her.

Bai Nuo endured it for a long time, her mind racing with all sorts of thoughts. Her brain felt like it was about to pop out from being jostled around. She opened her eyes and looked at An Yun with a look of utter despair: "Cousin, do you know anyone at the city's machinery factory? If we have time, take me in to find some parts so we can modify the car."

The vehicle they're currently using was obtained by Fang Meng; it's a GAZ-67 jeep with a top speed of 90 km/h, extremely poor shock absorption, and drafty. It's somewhat better on smooth concrete roads, but on these bumpy, potholed roads, it's enough to shake your soul out of your body in no time.

Bai Nuo was particularly missing her old car at this moment. Although it was quite old, after she drove it, it was comparable to a German sports car from decades later, fast and stable.

No, I need to find a chance to get the car out. I can't let that old man continue to retire in the space garage. It's time for him to make his mark and he needs to come out and work again.

An Yun's lips twitched slightly. He was one of the few people who knew his little cousin's abilities. When she was little, she was clearly not very bright, she didn't even speak, and her reactions were very slow, but she was the one with the best hands-on skills among them.

As expected of a member of the Bai family, it is said that the Bai family has produced five Ministers of Works in their ancestors' generation. The family has a set of ancestral craftsmanship skills, which is why they were targeted in the past, causing the ancestors to flee the court and go to remote mountainous areas to live in anonymity. But even if they fell on hard times, a family is still a family. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. People with ability and skills will never be unknown in any era.

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