On the way back, Xue Liangliang's pager went off at his waist, and he asked Liu Changping to find a roadside shop so he could get off and return the call.

When he got back in the car, Xue Liangliang said, "Drive faster, let's go home!"

When the car returned to Li Sanjiang's house, the family was having lunch.

Xue Liangliang got out of the car and quickly walked to Li Zhiyuan, saying, "Mr. Luo just called me, asking me to go to Yangzhou Gaoyou right now. He's on his way there too. Xiao Yuan, are you going?"

Li Zhiyuan: "What happened?"

Xue Liangliang lowered his voice, "They say something strange happened on Gaoyou Lake."

"Then I'll go," Li Zhiyuan looked at Li Sanjiang, "Grandmaster, my mentor is over there, he's calling us over."

"Of course, of course," Li Sanjiang immediately nodded in agreement.

Xiong Shan spoke up, "We'll go with you... we'll accompany you to have some support."

Li Sanjiang nodded again, "Of course, of course."

Lihua packed up the meal without delay, and the five of them got into the car together.

Li Zhiyuan sat in the front passenger seat, while Xue Liangliang and Xiong Shan and his wife sat in the back.

In fact, it would have been more appropriate for a young person to sit in the back, but the problem was that if Li Zhiyuan sat in the back, Xiong Shan and Lihua would feel uncomfortable, so they preferred to squeeze in with Xue Liangliang.

The closer they got to Yangzhou, the darker the sky became.

Li Zhiyuan felt quite relaxed.

However, through the rearview mirror, he saw the couple Xiong Shan and his wife in the back seat, looking extremely serious.

From time to time, they exchanged glances and tightly held each other's hands.

It was a kind of solemnity as if they were bravely facing death.

Li Zhiyuan then realized that the couple had misunderstood.

They thought this was a new wave coming for him.

But even so, having already exited Jianghu twice, they still stood up voluntarily to accompany him.

It seemed that in their minds, they were still thinking about ensuring the boy's future by preparing for his demise.

Li Zhiyuan spoke, "This isn't the wave that's hitting my ship's hull."

The couple exchanged glances upon hearing this.

But what was revealed on their faces was not relief, but disappointment and regret.

Li Zhiyuan: "Your child would prefer a complete childhood; what you think is best might not be what he wants."

The couple nodded immediately, but it seemed they didn't really take it to heart.

Li Zhiyuan didn't focus on them anymore, but instead asked Xue Liangliang, "Did you go down before?"

Xue Liangliang nodded, "Yeah, I bought some things and sent them to the mother and child."

"You used to go empty-handed?"

"No way, every time I return from an out-of-town project, I bring back local specialties; one for my parents, and one for her."

As he listened to this conversation while driving, Liu Changping wiped the corner of his eye silently.

Gaoyou is not far from Nantong, and after more than two hours of driving, they arrived.

Xue Liangliang got out and made another phone call, and after getting back in the car, he gave Liu Changping the specific address.

It was a waterworks site by the lake, quite large, but it was unusually quiet when it should have been busy.

All the workers had stopped working today and stayed in their quarters.

Instead, all sorts of non-worksite vehicles were constantly coming in and out.

The outer perimeter of the site was accessible, but there were barricades in the inner circle, with police conducting security checks.

Xue Liangliang and Li Zhiyuan got out of the car.

Li Zhiyuan instructed Liu Changping to find a nearby hotel to stay in, and ordered Xiong Shan and his wife to go with him.

"But you can't be without someone by your side." Xiong Shan was reluctant to leave at this time.

Li Zhiyuan said, "What danger could I be in here? When I need you, I'll call you."

The couple had no choice but to agree and continued in the car with Liu Changping to find a hotel.

After waiting for a while there, a middle-aged man jogged out from within, "Liangliang, you're here."

Xue Liangliang introduced him to Li Zhiyuan, "Xiao Yuan, this is Senior Brother Sun."

"Hello, Senior Brother Sun."

"Is this Xiao Yuan?" Senior Brother Sun reached out to shake hands with Li Zhiyuan, showing no disrespect due to the boy's age, "Mr. Luo often mentions you; he says if you were here, the progress on the blueprints wouldn't be so slow."

Li Zhiyuan: "Then I must have a terrible reputation."

"Haha." Sun Hongxing took out his ID badge, showed it to the police, and then led Xue Liangliang and Li Zhiyuan inside.

Xue Liangliang asked curiously, "What's really going on?"

Sun Hongxing: "A dragon drinking water."

Xue Liangliang: "But isn't the Dragon's Whisker phenomenon quite normal?"

Sun Hongxing shook his head, "This time is different. Anyway, you'll know once you see the videotape."

Inside, there were many work tents set up, and the people moving around were quite disorganized.

As they brushed past a few people in blue work uniforms, Li Zhiyuan heard the sound of bells coming from under their clothes.

Sun Hongxing: "Mr. Luo is in a temporary meeting, but it's not him hosting the meeting, so it's inconvenient for us to go in now. Let's wait over there, they have the videotape playing there."

Lifting the curtain and stepping inside, there were quite a few people sitting inside.

Some were holding documents, others blueprints, and some stood with their arms crossed, exuding an air of sternness.

In the tent was a television connected to a VCR, which was repeatedly playing a local news broadcast, with the channel logo in the upper left corner.

The event occurred yesterday afternoon, and this was the news broadcast on television last night.

The footage showed Gaoyou Lake with a Dragon's Whisker phenomenon happening.

Also known as a waterspout or dragon drinking water, it occurs on the sea or water surface. It can be understood as a tornado appearing on the water's surface, connecting the water to the sky, sucking the water upwards when it forms.

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