Chapter 4: Li Wei's Joining

  The second day had not yet dawned, and my mobile phone rang loudly.

  "Hello, who is it?" I lazily asked after answering the phone.

  "It's me, Li Wei."

  "Oh, it's you, what's wrong?" Hearing that it was Li Wei's voice, I quickly rubbed my eyes to make myself more alert.

  "It's about what we talked about yesterday, I promised you, I'm now outside the reception room."

  "Wait for me for a moment, I'll go out after putting on my clothes." After finishing speaking, I hung up the phone and hurriedly put on a piece of clothing before rushing out.

  After I went out, I regretted it. I didn't expect Urumqi's morning to be so cold in the summer.

  Seeing Li Wei standing alone by the side of the road, I hurriedly ran over.

  "Hurry up and come in with me, it's freezing outside." I said as I was about to run back.

  Li Wei called out to me and then asked: "Isn't it really an illegal thing?"

  "Hey, when have I ever cheated you? Hurry up and let's go." He said, pulling Li Wei's arm as they headed towards the reception room.

  Back in the house, it suddenly felt much warmer.

  Li Wei took off his clothes and sat on my bed, at this time there were only two people in the room, me and Li Wei, Cao Ming didn't know where he went.

  "What's going on, can you tell me?" Li Wei was still a bit cautious.

  I smiled and said: "I'd rather not say any more, let's wait for that police officer to come and he can tell you."

  Li Wei responded with an "oh" and asked again: "When is he coming back?"

  "He might have gone to the bathroom and will be back soon." Just as I was saying this, there was a knock at the door, and Cao Ming pushed it open from outside.

  Seeing Cao Ming walk in, Li Wei quickly stood up. Looking at Li Wei's tense expression, I couldn't help but smile quietly to myself.

  Cao Ming, who had just come in, pointed at Li Wei, who was standing up, and asked: "Who is this..."

  "This is what I told you yesterday, my university classmate's name is Li Wei." I introduced hastily.

  Cao Ming stretched out his hand and introduced himself: "Hello, I'm Cao Ming."

  Li Wei hastily stretched out his hand and said: "Nice to meet you."

  Cao Ming smiled and said: "Nice to meet you."

  "Alright, Officer Cao, tell me what's going on." I said to Cao Ming after they had a brief introduction.

  Cao Ming nodded and said: "This matter is related to the country's major events, if not handled properly, we will all be in trouble, so you must ensure that it does not leak out."

  Li Wei hastily nodded and said: "I won't tell anyone, Old Li is the one who understands me best."

  Cao Ming was taken aback for a moment and muttered: "Old Li..."

  "It's just Hao Tian, we used to call him Old Li in school, it's a habit." After finishing speaking, Li Wei rubbed his head awkwardly.

  "Oh, I thought you were talking about someone else. Hehe, let's get back on track. We still have to go somewhere else, our next stop is Karamay." Cao Ming said seriously to Li Wei.

  As Cao Ming spoke, Li Wei nodded. Cao Ming continued: "We may be in danger of losing our lives, and it's also possible that we'll end up with no bones left, aren't you afraid?"

  When Cao Ming said this, Li Wei's face changed suddenly.

  Seeing Li Wei's expression change, Cao Ming added: "If this matter is done well, the country will give us a generous reward."

  "How much... how much can there be?" Li Wei asked cautiously.

  "Didn't Haotian tell you yesterday?" Cao Ming asked Li Wei with a glance.

  Li Wei nodded and replied: "Hao Tian told me that he said it wouldn't be less than a five-figure number."

  After listening to Li Wei's words, Cao Ming smiled and said: "Don't mention five digits, if the task is completed well, six digits or seven digits are also possible."

  Li Wei's eyes widened suddenly, and he stuttered: "H-h-how much?"

  "Six digits to seven digits." Cao Ming replied affirmatively.

  After hearing Cao Ming's affirmative answer, Li Wei turned his head and thought for a moment before saying: "I'm with you guys."

  "Hehe, then remember what I said at first." Cao Ming reminded again.

  Li Wei nodded heavily and said, "I've remembered everything."

  "That's good, someone will come to pick us up later, let's all get ready." After finishing speaking, Cao Ming started packing his luggage.

  I took a glance at Li Wei who was still standing beside me and asked: "Don't you have anything to prepare?"

  Li Wei shook his head and said, "I don't have any more. I've brought everything." As he spoke, he began to take things out of his pockets.

  Before long, the small table in the middle of the room was filled with Li Wei's things.

  I looked at these miscellaneous things and asked: "Do you have an account book?"

  Li Wei was taken aback and asked: "What's the point of bringing that thing?"

  "The accounts are all settled, we can now open a grocery store." I said with a big laugh.

  Li Wei's face changed again, he knew he had been fooled by me.

  It hadn't been an hour since I finished packing when the sound of a car engine came from outside.

  Before long, someone came knocking on the door.

  After the person showed his identity, we put our luggage on our backs and followed him out, embarking on a journey to Karamay City.

  When they arrived in Karamay, it was already afternoon. All the way, Li Wei's phone kept ringing non-stop. Either his mother called or his girlfriend sent text messages.

  After arriving in Karamay, Cao Ming confiscated Li Wei's phone and told him that no one was allowed to carry any communication tools. To set an example, Cao Ming first stored his own communication tool at the reception center, then mine.

  "Is there anyone who can take us in?" I asked Cao Ming, sitting on the bed in the reception room.

  Cao Ming nodded and replied: "There is a guide who will take us all the way to our destination, but as for where it is, I have no idea."

  "It's best if we can safely reach our destination, otherwise we won't die from gunshots, but will be killed by thirst." I said with a smile.

  "Don't worry about this, we'll drive in and there will be enough water and food." Cao Ming briefly introduced the situation again, then fell asleep on the bed.

  The night color gradually enveloped, in this city built on the Gobi Desert, the moonlight was so bright.

  Li Wei couldn't sleep because of what I said this afternoon.

  In the middle of the night, Li Wei quietly called me out.

  I looked at Li Wei and asked: "What's wrong with you?"

  "It's nothing, I just feel a bit uneasy in my heart." Li Wei replied with a serious expression.

  I patted Li Wei's shoulder and said, "Don't worry too much, there's nothing to be anxious about."

  "But I just feel uneasy in my heart, especially with what you said today." Li Wei finally spoke out his concerns.

  "Haha, I thought it was something big, you can't sleep because of this?"

  Li Wei nodded, and I put my arm around his shoulder, saying: "Didn't you hear Cao Ming say that this time we are prepared for any situation, so don't worry too much, it will affect your mood. Got it?"

  Although I said so, Li Wei was still a little worried.

  Then I consoled him a few more sentences and finally saw Li Wei nodding his head.

  After returning to the room, I heard a faint sound of turning over from Li Wei's bed.