Ji Yang figured it out; they were employing a method of divide and conquer, dealing with each individual one by one.
Just then, Ji Yang's phone rang.
Ji Yang had been thinking of finding a way to leave himself, and now with the phone call, it gave him an excuse to leave.
Walking aside, Ji Yang acted as if he was on the phone.
As it happened, the call was from Cao Dashi, saying they had made some discoveries during their mining and wanted him to come take a look.
With this happening, Ji Yang walked over to Chang Qiuyue and said, "Secretary Chang, the village just called saying there's something they need me to come and check out. I need to head to the village tonight."
"Is it a big deal?"
"It shouldn't be too big, but you know the village doesn't have a person in charge right now. I've temporarily assigned someone to be responsible, but there really are some things I need to inspect personally."
"Since you trust them, let them take charge."
