Chapter 198 Shock

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Noticing the gaze, the person turned around, glanced at him, and waved with a smile.

Chen Mo had a vague impression of him; he seemed to be from logistics and his name was Sun Wenchang. This man was also present when logistics came to move the body a few days ago.

"Just call me by my name. I'm not the captain anymore."

He waved to Sun Wenchang who was walking towards him, and then nodded to Sun Wenyuan and the others behind him as a greeting.

"Chen Mo?" Sun Wenyuan blurted out, "You're here too?"

"You two know each other?" Sun Wenchang glanced at his cousin curiously. Why were they hiding their relationship?

"We went to the same school before, you know Chen Mo too, right? Captain Chen?"

Sun Wenyuan was also a little confused. How come drivers have such a wide network of connections these days?

No, my cousin just called him Captain Chen.

Driver captain?

Not only him, but Li Weizhou and the others were also very curious.

"Yes, I've come to pick up two friends."

Chen Mo spoke calmly, glancing at the group before turning his attention to the ferry docking at the shore.

Yuan Yuan, standing to the side, curiously observed the group without saying a word.

"Picking up a friend? Well, you're busy, you're busy. Let's chat again when you have time."

Sun Wenchang smiled, cupped his hands in greeting, and led the people around him to the side.

Sun Wenyuan saw all of this and became increasingly puzzled.

His brother has been in the inspection bureau for several years, and he has never seen him so submissive to anyone.

The Chen Mo standing before me doesn't look like any important person at all!

"Brother, how do you know Chen Mo?" Sun Wenyuan asked in a low voice. "Isn't he a driver?"

"Nonsense, he's from the Inspection Bureau, how could I not recognize him?" Sun Wenchang glanced at him. "Who told you he was driving for someone?"

"He came back in a car, and when we asked him if he was a driver for his boss, he didn't deny it!"

Sun Wenchang stared wide-eyed at his cousin as if he were an idiot.

"Do you know how much his car is worth? It's a brand new Ford; there are only a handful in the entire Linhe County!"

"He bought it with his own money, not from any company!"

Sun Wenyuan was stunned.

Li Weizhou and Zhao Mingde had the same expression.

"He...bought it himself?" Sun Wenyuan murmured. "Where did he get so much money?"

"Guess who that ruthless guy I told you about last night who killed members of the Chang Le Gang in the street was?"

Sun Wenyuan's mind raced for a moment, and his expression changed drastically.

Even Sun Wenhui's eyes widened.

"No...no way?" Sun Wenyuan's voice trembled slightly. "You mean, that person is Chen Mo?"

"Who else could it be besides him?"

Sun Wenchang said, enunciating each word clearly, "The captain of the third team of the Inspection Bureau, who slaughtered several members of the Chang Le Gang in the street, is your old classmate!"

There was a moment of silence in the air.

Sun Wenhui subconsciously looked at Chen Mo.

The young man in the gray cloth shirt, holding the hand of a little girl, was looking in the direction of the canal. His profile was clearly defined, and his expression was unreadable.

"Then... he just said he's no longer the captain?" Sun Wenyuan asked again.

"There's nothing we can do. I heard things have gotten really big," Sun Wenchang said. "I don't know the specific reasons, but they're still much better off than us."

Sun Wenyuan remained silent.

He felt a little embarrassed when he remembered how the others had laughed at him for being a toad.

Li Weizhou coughed lightly and whispered, "That car... is it really his?"

"If it's not his, whose is it?"

.....

Chen Mo was unaware of the whispers behind him; his attention was entirely focused on the ferry docking at the shore.

Yuanyuan tugged at his sleeve, standing on tiptoe to peer at the boat: "Why isn't Brother Qing coming down yet..."

"The ship just docked, it won't be that fast."

As soon as he finished speaking, two familiar figures appeared on the diving board.

The tall, thin Aqing carried a large bundle and dragged a rattan box as she strode down the street.

The shorter Xiao Wu followed behind, carrying a bulging cloth bag on his back and a birdcage in his hand.

"Brother Qing! Brother Wu!" Yuanyuan immediately loosened her grip on Chen Mo's clothes and jumped up and down waving.

Aqing looked up, grinned at her, and then greeted Chen Mo, "When did you return to Linhe, Brother Mo?"

Xiao Wu was panting heavily behind him, his face covered in sweat.

Chen Mo went to meet her and took the bundle from A Qing's shoulder. He felt its weight; it was quite heavy.

Xiao Wu finally caught up, dragging his suitcase, and shoved the birdcage into Yuan Yuan's hands: "Here you go, it can talk!"

The myna bird in the cage tilted its head and called out in a high-pitched voice, "Hello, hello."

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and glanced at the bird. Nowadays, myna birds are not expensive, costing only one or two silver dollars.

The little birdcage was round, its face flushed red, and it leaned close to the cage, whispering, "Sing again!"

The bird seemed to understand human feelings, flapping its wings twice and calling out in a high-pitched voice, "Hello, hello!"

Several passersby waiting for the boat couldn't help but turn to look. Yuanyuan smiled broadly, her eyes crinkling, and she skipped and jumped, exclaiming, "This is so much fun! Thank you, Brother Xiaowu!"

Seeing her delighted expression, Chen Mo smiled and gestured for the two of them to follow him. "Don't just play around yet, there's a lot of stuff. Come with me."

He turned and walked towards the dock, but after taking two steps he suddenly stopped and looked back in the direction of Sun Wenchang.

Sun Wenchang was peeking over here when he met Chen Mo's gaze. He immediately put on a smile and cupped his hands in greeting.

Chen Mo nodded slightly in response.

Sun Wenyuan stood there, watching Chen Mo walk away without changing his expression, carrying a large bundle on his shoulder. He couldn't help but mutter, "A paper craftsman's son can get into the Inspection Bureau?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wenchang immediately glared at him and scolded in a low voice, "Shut up! How dare you say such nonsense?"

He glanced in the direction Chen Mo had left, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chen Mo hadn't turned around. "Anyone who can get into the Investigation Bureau is a simple character. You should be more polite to them in the future."

"Otherwise, you might die without even knowing how you died."

Sun Wenhui gently tugged at her brother's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.

She gazed at Chen Mo's tall, straight back, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

The quiet classmate from the school days has now become someone no one dares to look at directly. Thinking back to the teasing they used to exchange in private, it all feels like a dream.

Li Weizhou and Zhao Mingde lost their interest in talking. They exchanged a glance and both saw a hint of lingering fear in each other's eyes.

Fortunately, they hadn't said anything too offensive beforehand.

......

On the other side, Chen Mo led the three of them to the Ford car.

The gleaming black car stood quietly by the roadside, standing out among the rickshaws and bicycles at the dock, attracting frequent glances from passersby.

When Aqing and Xiaowu first saw the car, they didn't react. But when they got closer and realized it was a car, their smiles froze instantly, and they didn't know what to do with their hands and feet.

Aqing instinctively gripped the wicker trunk in her hands, her rough cloth clothes rubbing against the edges of the trunk. "Brother Mo, this...this cart is..."

"Yeah, I just bought it not long ago." Chen Mo said calmly. "Put the stuff in the trunk and get in the car."