Speaking of her days as an educated youth, Cheng Yan almost cried.
"Don't look at me in such a miserable state, my cousin is still protecting me. If it weren't for my cousin, I, I might not be able to survive."
Xu Lin looked at this young girl who was full of energy on the train and especially liked to gossip, and she really sympathized with her.
Such bad luck, why was he sent to such a ghost place? This made Xu Lin embarrassed to brag about the success of the Wangzhuang Brigade.
If she brags too much, even if she tells the truth, it will just rub salt into other people's wounds.
Helpless, Xu Lin could only comfort her, "It's the same everywhere. If you keep persisting, maybe things will turn around."
"Oh, there's no chance of a change. Unless the captain steps down, there will be no chance of a change." Cheng Yan murmured without hope.
But it is not easy for the captain to step down. He is a native and has been the captain for more than ten years. How can he just step down?
Besides, everyone in the Sun Camp Brigade is named Sun, so they stick together.
It is very difficult for them, the educated youths, to stand up.
Let the captain step down? Xu Lin stared at Cheng Yan and found that the little girl's hall was dark, which was a sign of bad luck.
Before Xu Lin could speak, Cheng Lin came over after ordering and greeted with a smile.
"Hello Xu Zhiqing, we meet again."
"Hello, Cheng Zhiqing, please sit down." Xu Lin extended her hand to invite her, her eyes fell on Cheng Lin's face, and she found that Cheng Lin's Yintang was darker than Cheng Yan's.
Let me go, these cousins are walking away from each other. Xu Lin counted with her fingers and quickly relaxed her brows.
"Are you going back to the brigade today?" Xu Lin asked.
"Yes, our brigade has strict management, and you are not allowed to go out at other times except during holidays.
If you must go out, you must obtain the permission of the team leader, otherwise you will be recorded a serious demerit. "
Cheng Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I thought that going to the countryside would bring help to the fellow villagers, but I didn't expect that I would be treated almost as a prisoner."
"No, there is no freedom at all." Cheng Yan answered, her whole body becoming weak.
Even if you have money in the brigade, you can't spend it, so life is not as difficult as usual.
But if I don’t endure it, I can’t find any other way out.
"Then you should be careful on the road. I heard that many people have gone missing during this period."
Xu Lin lowered her voice, "There are them in every commune, especially in remote brigades, which have the largest number of missing people."
"You're talking about this, and I know it too. Let me tell you, I heard from the brigade's aunt that their Sun Camp brigade lost six people last year."
Cheng Yan did not change her gossip nature, but actually heard a lot of gossip news from the villagers. When she saw Xu Lin's interest, she immediately whispered it.
Cheng Lin saw that her cousin had regained a lot of energy and smiled fondly without interrupting their gossip.
"So many people were lost, but they didn't report it?" Xu Lin asked.
"I was reported dead, but the aunt said that he was not dead and was sent to enjoy happiness outside the mountains." Cheng Yan curled her lips when she said this.
"You said that I, a girl from the city, cannot enjoy happiness outside the mountains. How can they, a mountain man, enjoy happiness outside the mountains?
It seems to me that he must have been trafficked, and I don’t know where he was sold and tortured. "
"It makes sense." Xu Lin nodded in approval, thinking of Wang San's group, Sun Ying Brigade would not collude with the people behind Wang San.
If six people were taken away in one year, what about ten years?
So many people are missing, but there is no splash at all. The other party is very clever.
"By the way, how are the educated youths? Are any of them missing or dead?" Xu Lin asked.
"Yes." Cheng Yan leaned close to Xu Lin's ear, "Let me tell you, I have asked about it. Ever since the educated youth went to the countryside,
Eight female educated youths reported their deaths, and three male educated youths reported missing. The so-called disappearance means that no one is seen alive and no body is found after death.
The team leader also said that they escaped privately and asked the Educated Youth Office to send a message to the family to ask them to hand over their children. "
After Cheng Yan finished speaking, she let out a long sigh, "I always feel that something is not going well. Those people may be gone."
Xu Lin nodded frequently as she listened. She felt the same way. Nine out of ten of those educated youths were poisoned. Xu Lin suggested:
"How about you report this situation to the Law Enforcement Bureau and ask them to go and investigate."
"Is this okay?" Cheng Lin didn't wait for Cheng Yan's answer and moved his head closer. "Will it anger them?"
"How many educated youths are left in your Educated Youth Academy?" Xu Lin asked, without giving a direct answer.
"Including the four new educated youths, there are still nine educated youths in our Educated Youth Academy, and the longest one has stayed there is only three years."
Cheng Lin asked in confusion, "Is there any problem with this?"
"We have a total of twenty people in our Educated Youth Academy, including the new educated youths.
Before the new educated youth came down, two old educated youth returned to the city, and one went to the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University. "
Xu Lin looked at Cheng Lin and asked, "Do you know what this means?"
"What does it mean?" Cheng Lin and Cheng Yan asked in unison, their voices unknowingly getting louder, attracting the attention of others.
Xu Lin was about to answer when the waiter called her to bring the food. Xu Lin smiled and stood up, "When I bring back the food, we can talk while we eat."
Cheng Yan and Cheng Lin looked at each other, and they both saw solemnity in each other's eyes.
"Cousin, do you know what it means?"
Cheng Lin didn't reply. He only felt his mouth was dry and a bad thought arose in his heart.
Very few of the educated youths from their brigade returned to the city, but the number of educated youths who were sent there was about the same. It could not be less than the number of educated youths from the Wangzhuang brigade.
However, when they went there, there were only five educated youths in the Educated Youth Institute. It was said that the other educated youths were either married or married outside, or they were missing.
What does it mean? Cheng Lin felt a chill rising in his heart. It couldn't have been an accident.
Moreover, the whereabouts of the educated youths they obtained were only a limited part.
Are he and his cousin still safe?
"Cousin, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like this?" Cheng Yan shrank her neck, "I'm a little scared."
"Don't be afraid, my cousin is here and I will protect you."
Cheng Lin comforted him, and suddenly thought of what Xu Lin said about reporting to the Law Enforcement Bureau.
Maybe this is also a way.
But if the incident spreads, can they still hang out in the Sun Camp Brigade?
Cheng Lin had a headache thinking about this and was in a dilemma for a while.
Soon Xu Lin came back with the food. She looked at the two of them with a smile, "Can you two eat together?"
"No, the food we ordered will be served soon. You eat first." Cheng Lin politely refused, and Cheng Yan also shook her head.
The food we eat these days is so expensive, how dare we take advantage of others.
Xu Lin was not polite. She was indeed hungry and ate big mouthfuls. Soon the meals ordered by Cheng Yan and Cheng Lin were ready.
The three of them lowered their heads and ate for a while without talking about other issues. It wasn't until the three of them finished eating that Cheng Lin said softly:
"Xu Zhiqing, can you find a place to chat? The two of us would like to ask you some questions."
