Chapter 918 I'm Going to Thrash That Brat
Chuǎng Wang and Li Zicheng's forces had both vanished without a trace.
It was then that Lao Huihui spoke, "Alright, Miss Zhou, you can come out now."
Zhou Daya and her group emerged from the house.
Her face practically screamed "gossip." Women were naturally inclined to gossip, and as a news reporter, her gossip-radar was at full power. She immediately hopped over to Lao Huihui. "General, dear, Chuǎng Jiang just said his wife was seduced by Gao Jie. What exactly happened? Could you tell your little sister the story? I just love hearing about these things."
Lao Huihui couldn't help but smile wryly. Why did women enjoy these stories so much? Still, the young lady was adorable, and there was no harm in telling her. After all, everyone at the Xingyang Conference, all three hundred thousand rebel soldiers, had heard about it, so one more girl wouldn't make a difference, right?
He then recounted, in detail, how Gao Jie, also known as Fan Shan Yao, had seduced Chuǎng Jiang's wife, leading to his betrayal and defection to He Renlong.
Zhou Daya's eyes gleamed. "Big news! Monumental news! Hahaha! This is exactly what a journalist yearns to hear! This is incredible, I must put together a news segment immediately! It'll be a sensation; the people of Gao Family Village will definitely love watching this."
Before long, Jiang Cheng's cargo ship arrived to pick her up.
Zhou Daya leaped onto the ship, directing the special forces soldiers to load the camera equipment. She urged, her voice quickening, "Quick, quick! Find a place with a Divine Mirror! I need to produce some major news, truly major news!"
Zhou Daya was impatient. "Instructor Jiang, lend me my writing implements. I need to organize my news draft first."
Jiang Cheng replied, "There are some in the cabin. Feel free to use them."
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The next day, in the evening.
At the main fortress of Gao Family Village, Gaojia News officially began...
Crowds of Gao Family Village residents sat properly before the "Divine Mirror," their "television." Watching the news punctually every evening was the greatest entertainment for the villagers at dusk.
Even Gao Yiye sat among the crowd, watching the news with everyone else.
Since the daily news broadcasts were pre-recorded, Gao Yiye was free during the playback and could enjoy herself with the others.
To her left sat the Old Village Chief, and to her right were Gao Laba, Gao Sanniang, Gao Sanwa, and others. Of the original forty-two residents of Gao Family Village, some were currently away on assignments, leaving just over thirty gathered together.
First came the news about the world's major events, followed by domestic news, reports from the factories, and so on.
Everyone thought that was it for the day, but to their surprise, just as Gaojia News was about to conclude, a giant golden hand suddenly descended from the sky and began operating the tablet.
Gao Yiye immediately stood up, smiling at everyone. "Oh my, the Heavenly Lord says there's interesting breaking news! It's provided by our frontline reporter, Miss Zhou. To capture this story, Reporter Zhou delved deep into enemy territory, braving immense danger. She painstakingly edited the news, and now the Heavenly Lord himself is showing it to you all!"
Everyone's interest was immediately piqued.
The Heavenly Lord's colossal hand tapped various spots on the "Divine Mirror." Then the scene shifted, and a dilapidated port appeared on the screen.
The war correspondent's narration played in the background: "This is Gudu Ferry. Here, your reporter uncovered a secret among the rebels... It turns out, the wife of the notorious rebel, Chuǎng Jiang, was seduced by his subordinate, Fan Shan Yao, and had an affair..."
She had barely finished speaking when a burst of laughter erupted from the audience.
Those who love a good spectacle never complain when things escalate, and gossip was everyone's favorite kind of news.
On the screen, a figure flashed, and Chuǎng Wang appeared in the shot, urgently calling out, "Brother Chuǎng Wang, I heard you just ran into He Renlong and Gao Jie?"
The camera then swung to Chuǎng Wang...
It zoomed in on Chuǎng Wang's face!
Chuǎng Wang replied, "Yes, their armies are currently just west of here."
The scene unfolding on the screen was precisely what had happened earlier at Gudu Ferry.
The audience watched, chuckling.
However, at that very moment, Gao Yiye suddenly leaped up. "Ah! Second Uncle!"
The Old Village Chief also exclaimed in astonishment, "Isn't that Gao Yingxiang, that lad?"
Gao Laba cried, "Brother Yingxiang!"
Gao Sanniang gasped, "My heavens, it really is Brother Yingxiang."
The original residents of Gao Family Village were collectively stunned.
During the Tianqi era, Gao Yingxiang had assaulted an official and committed a crime, which led him to leave Gao Family Village and flee north. Back then, information was scarce, and the people of Gao Family Village never knew where Gao Yingxiang had gone. To their surprise, after all these years, they were seeing him again on Gaojia News.
And he had actually become the renowned Chuǎng Wang!
Li Daoxuan, who had just been operating the tablet computer, was paying close attention to this area. Seeing the reaction of the Gao Family Village residents, he let out an "Oh?"
Wasn't Gao Yingxiang a native of Ansai?
It turned out he had run away from Gao Family Village and ended up in Ansai?
At once, the atmosphere grew strange.
The whispers of the original Gao Family Village residents immediately reached the ears of the people from Zheng Family Village, Wang Family Village, and Zhong Family Village nearby. The news then spread outwards, with more and more people hearing about it, each more bewildered than the last.
Of course, the most bewildered person was Shi Kefa, who was mixed in with the crowd.
He was still studying in Gao Family Village and hadn't yet left.
Upon hearing such monumental news, Shi Kefa's first reaction was that his head spun.
He was a Jinyiwei hundred-household commander. Hearing such a significant piece of intelligence, he should have immediately written a memorial to the Emperor. But he also knew that if he did, everyone in Gao Family Village would be doomed.
The crime Chuǎng Wang committed was unforgivable—rebellion, punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.
At that point, it was likely that not a single one of the original Gao Family Village residents would escape.
This was something Shi Kefa absolutely did not want to see.
He had lived here long enough to forge friendships with the people of Gao Family Village—pure and precious bonds that transcended status and social standing.
He didn't want to expose them. However, he prided himself on being a loyal subject. If he didn't report such a major incident, what face would he, a hereditary Jinyiwei, have to meet the Emperor?
Shi Kefa froze.
The entire atmosphere in Gao Family Village became peculiar.
Many people whispered and awkwardly chatted in low tones.
"What do we do?"
"We've been diligently fighting the rebels all this time."
"The Gao Family Village Militia has fought many battles against the rebel armies."
"Who would've thought it was Gao Yiye's uncle."
"This is trouble now."
Gao Yiye suddenly sprang up, looking up at the sky and declaring loudly, "Heavenly Lord! I... I want to go to Henan! I want to find Uncle Gao Yingxiang and persuade him to abandon evil ways and return to righteousness!"
"I'm going too!" Gao Laba followed suit, standing up.
"Me!" Even Gao Sanwa chimed in.
Finally, even the Old Village Chief stood up. "I'm going to go thrash that brat!"
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