Chapter 116 The father and daughter were stranded in the provincial capital.

He hadn't expected these people to be so persistent, and then he thought of the enormous sum of money he was carrying.

He immediately abandoned his plan to bring a truck to load the goods first, and instead told the bank staff that he would come to load them when they left the city.

After greeting the bank staff, he spoke to Old Master Chang, who was puzzled by his sudden change of mind.

"Uncle Chang, I heard you say you have a phone at home. I wonder if I could borrow it to call home and have someone come pick us up."

He said meaningfully, "The weather is getting colder and colder. I'm worried about safety on the road and what might happen."

Grandpa Chang was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood what he meant.

He glanced around with a stern face and immediately locked onto his target.

He had a stern look on his face and was about to go over and teach those people another lesson, but Qiao Changdong stopped him.

Qiao Changdong shook his head at him: "Uncle Chang, it's useless, it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause."

These people have clearly set their sights on them.

Grandpa Chang can have a deterrent effect for a while, but he will be taking the train back to Kyoto tomorrow. Once Grandpa Chang leaves, these people will definitely come looking for him, and it is very likely that they will even go all the way to their homes.

All he could do was let these people know that he also had some powerful backers, and let them know that they couldn't just mess with him.

If Qiao Changdong could figure it out, then Old Master Chang could naturally figure it out as well.

He agreed almost without thinking, saying, "Okay, but my home is a bit far from here. You can come with me to my son-in-law's workplace; he has a phone there."

When Qiao Changdong and Qiao Qiao arrived at the workplace of their son-in-law, which Grandpa Chang had mentioned, the father and daughter fell silent.

Unexpectedly, it was the police station again.

The son-in-law that Old Master Chang mentioned is the director of the Baoyi City Public Security Bureau.

No wonder that group of people were so wary of the old man's status and dared not make any rash moves.

Actually, thinking back, there were already some signs of it the first time.

The father and daughter were both careless at the time, otherwise they wouldn't have gotten into this big trouble.

The police station in Hongfeng Town has two landlines, one in the office and one in the lobby.

Qiao Changdong called the office. The police officer who answered the phone recognized Qiao Changdong's voice, but regretfully told him that Meng Zhengcheng had gone out on a mission and might not be back until the afternoon.

Knowing that the Pei family had recently been on good terms with the Qiao family, Pei Anting happened to be coming out of his office and heading to the cafeteria at the back when he passed by the door and casually remarked on it.

"Although your brother-in-law isn't here, Director Pei is. Should we transfer you to him?"

Pei Anting, who heard this at the door, also stopped and looked over.

"Chief, this is the deputy chief's brother-in-law. He seems to have something urgent to discuss with the deputy chief. What do you think..."

Pei Anting walked in and took the phone call.

Qiao Changdong didn't hide anything and explained his current situation.

Putting aside his relationship with Meng Zhengcheng, he is still an ordinary citizen. It is perfectly reasonable for him to call the police for protection when he encounters something that endangers his personal safety.

Pei Anting's expression turned serious upon hearing Qiao Changdong's words.

Three hundred thousand.

In an era when even households with 10,000 yuan were rare, such a large sum of money could very well lead to a fatal outcome.

"Where are you now?" He glanced at the phone number displayed on the landline and felt that the number looked familiar.

"Baoyi City Public Security Bureau Police Station".

When the son-in-law of Old Master Chang answered the phone and spoke with Pei Anting on the other end, both fell silent.

Before the Lunar New Year, Meng Zhengcheng and Pei Anting were summoned by the Provincial Public Security Department to receive commendations for their involvement in a child abduction case. The person who presented the awards was Zhou Kuangyin, the director of the Baoyi City Public Security Bureau.

No one expected there to be such a connection.

Finally, the two parties agreed that the police station in Baoyi City would take the father and daughter to the entrance of the national highway the next morning.

Meanwhile, the police station from Hongfeng Town also came to the entrance to pick them up.

There's only one national highway leading back to Hongfeng Town, and there are still very few cars on it. If anything seems amiss on the road, it's easy to spot.

After Qiao Changdong treated Grandpa Chang to dinner, he and Qiao Qiao stayed in Baoyi City for another night.

After learning the details, Grandpa Chang became even more enthusiastic than before, trying to invite the father and daughter to stay at his home, but Qiao Changdong refused.

He wasn't used to being too enthusiastic.

He was also thinking of taking Qiao Qiao shopping again in the afternoon to buy some New Year's goods to take back home.

But what no one expected was that the whole city was hit by heavy snow that night. In just one night, the snow was up to knee-deep, making it unsafe for Qiao Changdong to drive on the road even though he was driving a large truck.

For safety reasons, the father and daughter could only let their families know they were safe before continuing to stay in Baoyi City.

"This one, I want this one."

Early in the morning, after making a phone call at a place with a telephone, Qiao Qiao was held up in mid-air by Qiao Changdong, who had his little waist tucked in. He pointed at a large cylindrical boiler with his little hands.

The above are some sweet potatoes that have already been roasted.

Qiao Qiao chose a medium-sized sweet potato, but with a soft, fluffy outer skin and some honey seeping out.

The sweet potato seller was an elderly man around sixty years old. Looking at the sweet potato that Qiao Qiao pointed to, he smiled and said, "This little kid knows how to choose; this one is sure to be sweet."

As the old man spoke, he put the large sweet potato that Qiao Changdong had chosen onto the scale.

"One pound and two ounces, I'll call it a pound, and charge you three mao." The old man put down the scale in his hand, said with a smile, and at the same time put a fist-sized thing into the paper bag: "This is for the child to eat."

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