Chapter 9 Next time you need me, call me

In the name of repairing the road, they only dug out that body. After the road was repaired, Gu Liancheng received a notice that it was finally decided to cremate the body and hand over the ashes to Jiang Zhao and Jiang Tang when the time was right in the future.

Upon hearing the news, Gu Liancheng felt a mixture of emotions. He thought that the organization would question Jiang Zhen, but the organization had more comprehensive considerations.

Xiao Jianzhou said: "Jiang Zhen does have a twin sister named Jiang Zhen, who was lost when her parents saw the mirage. Based on the clues they have, experts speculate that Jiang Zhen was no longer in our world at that time. This time, by chance, she came back in the mirage. Before the sisters could recognize each other, her elder sister was killed by bandits. Alas... Fortunately, the two children were saved."

There were some questions that Gu Liancheng shouldn't have asked, but he was afraid of hidden dangers, so he asked on behalf of Jiang Zhen.

"Why doesn't the organization ask Jiang Zhen which world she came from?"

Xiao Jianzhou said, "You are too concerned. After she came here, she even regarded raw sweet potatoes and ordinary boiled water as delicacies. It can be seen that the world she came from was extremely difficult, even worse than the darkest period before liberation. Growing up in that environment, she is very vigilant. Maybe when she sees us, she thinks we are simple and kind. She is like a hunter who wants to retire, hiding in the flock and treating herself as an ordinary sheep."

"But at this time, if you go to her and tell her that I know who you are, what do you think she will do?"

Gu Liancheng said: "If it were me, I would run away immediately, find a place I thought was safe, and hide myself among the crowd."

Xiao Jianzhou nodded: "Yes, we have just been liberated, there are still some bandits in the mountains, and the border is not peaceful. It is not difficult for her to escape. If she crosses the border and goes to another country, the loss will be great. Or if we lock her up for interrogation, she will immediately regard us as enemies. How can her words be credible? We have no way to verify the truth. Both ways are blocked."

Gu Liancheng didn't dare to think about the consequences. Jiang Zhen was nominally his wife, and he just felt a great responsibility: "What does the organization need me to do?"

Xiao Jianzhou told him not to think too much: "Just live a normal life, let Jiang Zhen treat herself as a member of the family, let her have more concerns in this world, have a sense of belonging, and have a sense of trust. Then she will take the initiative to tell us."

Gu Liancheng understood: "I know what to do."

…

Gu Liancheng left early in the morning and never came back. He brought a message saying that the road was being repaired. It was just right that he was not here. Jiang Zhen closed the gate and entered the space with the four little ones.

The land is barren at the end of the world, seeds are delicate and difficult to maintain, and there is nothing that can be planted. The space has been empty all the time. After arriving here, I have adapted very well. On the day we first met, the two chicks that Gu Pan put in for fostering have grown to the size of young chicks weighing about half a pound.

Unfortunately, the girl was cheated by the chicken seller. These were two roosters that could not lay eggs. Gu Pan was so angry that she cried, "I said I wanted hens, but you gave me two cents more."

Jiang Zhen comforted: "It's okay, we can eat meat."

Jiang Zhao calculated carefully: "Mom, with such a large open space, let's buy some more hens."

Raising chickens and ducks has a smell, and Jiang Zhen doesn't want the space to be filled with a foul smell: "That can't be too many, I can only raise a few reed hens to place an order, and that small pond can raise more fish fry."

Gu Hui excitedly ran around the open space and said, "Aunt, let's grow some vegetables."

"Okay, plant some more fruit trees, and we'll have more fruit than we can eat."

Vegetables must be planted. It is winter now, and it is not easy to buy seeds and saplings. We have to wait until spring. However, we can plan ahead, turn over the land, and plant some vegetables that can be eaten in winter. Otherwise, if we are discovered, we can still say that we bought them outside.

I asked a few children and they said that in the winter here, they ate cabbage, leeks, and radishes, but the most common vegetables were potatoes and sweet potatoes, which they ate from autumn to the following spring.

Jiang Zhao felt something was wrong. His mother had never been to the fields, but why did she need to ask them, the children, about such common sense?

He said hurriedly, "Mom, the weather outside is too bad to plant anything now, so it's hard to buy seeds."

Gu Hui raised his hand: "My aunt's family keeps a lot of seeds every year. We want some."

Jiang Zhen slapped his head and said, "That's right, just save it for planting in the spring of next year, and then we will plant it secretly in the space."

The climate in the space is optimal for planting all year round, and crops can be planted at any time. The climate in the space is very comfortable, and everyone took off their cotton-padded jackets. It was not until there was a knock on the door that they reluctantly left the space and immediately wrapped their cotton-padded jackets tightly because they were cold.

"I really want to stay in this space and never come out." Gu Pan sniffed and stamped his feet in the cold.

Jiang Tang nodded vigorously to show her agreement. It would be even better if they could spend the night in the space. Unfortunately, it was not possible because her mother said that the level of the space was not high enough.

The knocks on the door became more urgent, so Jiang Zhen made a bet with the children: "Guess who it is?"

"Uncle."

"Aunt."

"The annoying bad guy next door."

Jiang Zhen opened the courtyard gate. It was Gu Jiaoxia, the children's aunt, who came with some cabbage vermicelli and rice.

…

Cabbage, vermicelli and rice are both rare delicacies. When Gu Jiaoxia brought them, her family had nothing to eat. Jiang Zhen felt a little guilty because she did not treat others sincerely. However, Sister Gu Liancheng was very kind to her.

Gu Jiaoxia heard something this morning and came over to check out the situation: "Uncle Qi Junshan's family was killed by bandits. Didn't you hear any noise next door this morning?"

Jiang Zhen: ... "There was some noise next door, but there was always some disturbance in his family, either the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled or the husband and wife were not in harmony. I don't know if it was such a serious case, how can we be sure that it was done by bandits?"

Gu Jiaoxia held the hot tea, but still felt chilled: "In his uncle's house, a two-year-old child was killed. It must be the bandits. I just don't know how he got involved with the bandits."

Jiang Zhen felt that this judgment was too arbitrary, but if the person had just died, she could detect some memories from the corpse's brain!

Jiang Zhen immediately said, "Sister, please help me look after the children for a while. I will go find Gu Liancheng and ask him to go home to sleep at night. After such a terrible case, I dare not take care of four children by myself."

"Yes, that's what I mean. Go quickly. By the way, will you come back for lunch at noon?"

"If I don't come back, you can take care of the children to eat."

Four children ran out of the kitchen, holding cooking utensils in their hands: "Mom, where are you going?"

"Aunt, won't you take us with you?"

Jiang Zhen waved his hand: "You guys stay at home, I'm going to do some serious work that only adults can do."

…

Gu Jiaoxia really likes Jiang Zhen’s proactive personality. Her younger brother is the same. He went to build a road the day after his wedding and didn’t come back for more than ten days. Fortunately, Jiang Zhen didn’t get angry and was cheerful.

If the road had not been repaired, they would have definitely cultivated their relationship in the past ten days. Fortunately, the road was repaired, and there was also the matter of the uncle Qi family next door. No matter how busy Gu Liancheng was, he would definitely go home at night.

Adults do their own things, and children have their own things to think about. Gu Pan said, "Aunt, I want vegetable seeds and chicks from four old hens. I must have hens."

Gu Jiaoxia smiled and said, "Why do you want seeds now? I'll give them to you in the spring."

"No, I'm afraid my aunt has forgotten, so I need it now. Can I go to my aunt's house after lunch to get the seeds?"

"Okay, then don't forget to plant it in the spring."

…

The road had been repaired, and Jiang Zhen soon waited for Gu Liancheng to come out: "I want to go and see the bodies of Qi Junshan's uncle's family."

"Why are you looking at that?" The corpse was in a horrific state. The case was taken over by the police, but it involved Qi Junshan. The army had information about him, so she could go if she wanted to, but why did she have to look at an already cold corpse?

Jiang Zhen said: "I can talk to the dead."

Gu Liancheng: ... "Why didn't you mention it before?"

Jiang Zhen chuckled, "Nowadays we are talking about science and destroying the four olds, how dare I mention it? After surviving the last earthquake, I found that I could see what happened to the dead from his body. Alas, I don't know what happened. If Qi Junshan wasn't a big threat and the deceased was his uncle, I wouldn't have told you about this."

Gu Liancheng was really grateful for the organization's decision. If she had brought Jiang Zhen to identify the body the moment it was dug out, she would never have told anyone about such an outrageous but true thing as talking to a dead person.

She would tell a lot of lies to win trust, gain a certain degree of freedom, then run away, and then disappear without a trace.

Fortunately, I didn't do that. As expected, Jiang Zhenru slowly revealed some things to test me. I can't scare her back at this time.

Gu Liancheng said: "I believe you, but the leader may not believe you. When reporting, can you directly ask if you can talk to the corpse?"

"Just say it directly." Jiang Zhen said, "Believe it or not, you will know after trying it once. As long as my ability can help justice, it will be valuable. I have one more question. You won't lock me up for research, will you?"

"Absolutely not." Gu Liancheng promised.

Then Jiang Zhen felt relieved.

…

Soon, Jiang Zhen saw the bodies, including Qi Junshan's uncle, aunt, cousin who was seeking a husband, cousin-in-law, and a two-year-old baby. The murderer was truly cruel.

Jiang Zhen stood in the autopsy room and saw the memories of five people before they died. His uncle and aunt invited Qi Junshan home for a drink: "Junshan, your business of killing people and robbing goods was dark before liberation, but now it is light, and your uncle and aunt can no longer participate."

Qi Junshan drank a glass of wine and smiled sinisterly: "Uncle, aunt, this is not what you said when you cried and begged me to help you get rich."

"The society back then was full of cannibalism, which is nothing compared to today. Our hometown was given several acres of land through land reform, and we also have a house in the city. Your brother-in-law is an outsider, and he is also a teacher. If you educate your child well, our family will also be a scholarly family in the future. Who doesn't want to make a name for themselves? You have a wife now, so give birth to a child early and live a decent life."

Qi Junshan went home and discussed it with his mother: "My uncle wants to take the right path, which is equivalent to treason. My brothers will only think that I have betrayed them. Then it will be our family that will be wiped out. I can't wash away this black, but my brother knows nothing. Mom, what do you think we should do?"

…

Qi Junshan took the initiative to sell out his uncle, but he was not the one who did it. Someone else committed the crime.

Jiang Zhen came out of the autopsy room and said to the people waiting, "It was definitely done by bandits. I saw a man who went to Qi's house to drink at the wedding on the day of the wedding. If we follow him, we should have a chance to find the bandits' lair."

"Very good."

Even Xiao Jianzhou couldn't help showing an excited look. The last time he suppressed the bandits, the number of bandits was inconsistent with the clues he had. At that time, he suspected that some of them were hiding in other mountains. As long as the bandit problem was not resolved, Fancheng would not be at peace.

Xiao Jianzhou said: "Comrade Jiang Zhen, I will recommend you for merit after we wipe out the bandits."

Jiang Zhen thought, they were not surprised by her obvious strange abilities, and even thanked her and wanted her to go home and live a normal life. It seemed that the department behind her knew that she was not ordinary. Maybe they had dug up "Jiang Zhen's" body when the road was being repaired, and chose to conceal the aftermath.

They showed their kindness, and Jiang Zhen was not someone who didn't know what was good for her. She said, "You're welcome. Call me next time if you need anything."