Lin Sheng trudged back to the village the next day.
He caught a ride on a military truck on the way out, but wasn't so lucky on the return trip.
On New Year's Day, he couldn't catch a bus, so he relied on his legs to walk and on lifts from passing vehicles, until he reached the foot of the hill. From there, he walked all the way back.
If he had managed to deliver the letter, he might have been able to brag to Qin Jian about how clever he was, how hard he worked, and how he completed his mission without fail.
But, as fate would have it, he lost the letter.
How was he going to face Qin Jian now?
You see, when he left, he had patted his chest and promised Qin Jian he would deliver it for sure.
These two letters were filled with the hopes of Qin Jian and Tian Niu, and now, he had destroyed the very hope that he had planted with his own hands.
When dawn was just breaking, he finally made it back to Mu Mian's doorstep.
