Chapter 7373 [Three in One]

Wuzhong also posted a ranking list of the top 200 in the county.

Like No. 1 Middle School, the scores and schools are also marked after each name, and then at the bottom of the list, the proportion of Wuzhong in this joint entrance examination is written. From the data below, it can be clearly seen that Wuzhong is still the school with the largest proportion among all the schools in the top 200, and the best scores. The first place in the second and third years of high school are also from Wuzhong.

But there are still many people who noticed the first place on the high school ranking list, and the glaring words "No. 1 Middle School" behind it.

The first and second place were only one point apart, but the third place was several dozen points ahead.

Even the head teacher of Wuzhong High School Grade 10 couldn't help but say to the students in the class: "One test doesn't mean anything. Song Peifeng from our class still performed steadily."

Stable performance is the most important thing, which means that, if nothing unexpected happens, Song Peifeng from their class will still be able to maintain such a stable performance in the future college entrance examination. With his grades, not to mention becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination, he will definitely be admitted to one of the top ten key universities in the country.

He has such good resources. Every month someone from the provincial key high school sends him study materials and tutorial books. The head teacher of Class 10 is not worried about Song Peifeng's grades at all.

And what about Jiang Ning from No. 1 Middle School, who got first place in the county in a joint examination? So what? To be able to perform like this in the college entrance examination is a real ability. He doesn't think that Jiang Ning from No. 1 Middle School can have such an ability. If he had such an ability, he would not have been unknown before.

In other words, this result is most likely due to her good performance this time.

Therefore, the results of this exam did not affect the head teacher of Class 10 of Wuzhong High School Grade 1, nor the students of Class 10. At most, they were a little unhappy about being suppressed by No. 1 Middle School, and they were looking forward to the next joint entrance exam so that they could suppress No. 1 Middle School again.

This joint examination not only did not discourage them, but on the contrary, it was just as Director Wang wanted to achieve in the beginning, which was to stimulate the students of their own school and tell them not to think that they were the best in the world. The results of No. 1 Middle School successfully stimulated the students of Wuzhong, making them work harder and more diligently, and the learning atmosphere in the school also became better.

Director Wang was somewhat comforted.

But he was still in a bad mood.

He really didn't expect that the joint exam led by Wuzhong would eventually serve as a wedding dress for No. 1 Middle School. After that, No. 1 Middle School would definitely use the results of this joint exam to step on Wuzhong, especially in next year's enrollment.

Generally, admissions are not done after students take the high school entrance exam. Instead, half a semester in advance, the admissions teachers send their school's admissions brochures to the middle schools below, and the teachers of the middle schools then send them to the students and introduce them to the high schools above.

The results of this joint examination will definitely be widely publicized by No. 1 Middle School, and all the middle schools below will know that among the top ten in the county, six are from No. 1 Middle School, and only four are from Wuzhong. The first place in the county comes from No. 1 Middle School.

Director Wang could guess with his toes how the First Chinese Association would promote it, and the more he thought about it, the more upset he became.

He never thought that this time the joint entrance examination would go wrong and he would lose the battle due to carelessness. No one could have expected that a girl would suddenly appear in No. 1 Middle School and get the first place.

Song Peifeng from their school was originally firmly in first place!

Director Wang felt more and more regretful the more he thought about it.

Just as he thought, as soon as the score ranking list came out, Director Zhang of No. 1 Middle School slammed the table and laughed three times in the office.

There were only him and Mr. Wang, the deputy director of the Academic Affairs Office, in his office. Mr. Wang was a young teacher under 40 years old who he had trained to take over his class. Although he was young, he had a bald spot in the middle of his hair, revealing a shiny bald spot, which made him look much older than his actual age and looked steady.

Director Zhang is not like that. He looks serious and stern from the outside, but he is actually a lively old man.

"Tell the admissions office to include the joint exam results in the admissions brochure. Take a photo of the score rankings on the bulletin board and put them in this year's admissions brochure. I don't believe that if students see that our No. 1 Middle School's results are better than Wuzhong's, they will not apply to our No. 1 Middle School and apply to Wuzhong instead."

Thinking about the problem of recruiting students next year, Director Zhang was so happy that Director Xiao Wang in the same office couldn't help but said with a smile: "We don't need to tell you about this. Teacher Liu and the others will definitely do it."

"If I don't tell them, they will film it?" Director Zhang waved his hand and said worriedly, "You should go and tell them in person, and have them go down and give a good presentation to the junior high schools below. Don't be shy and embarrassed to talk about it. Wuzhong only has better competition results than us, but every year they promote it as if it is much better than our No. 1 Middle School. We should also give a good presentation this year."

"Let's start with the middle schools in Wucheng, haha~"

Seeing such a lively Director Zhang, Director Xiao Wang stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go talk to them."

Director Zhang was not satisfied with just having fun in his office alone, so he ran to Principal Sun's office.

He is old, has rich experience and high status in the school. When he came to Principal Sun's office, Principal Sun stood up to greet him. He did not go back to sit in the chair behind his desk, but sat on the wooden sofa chair in the office and poured Director Zhang a cup of tea. Soon, Director Zhang's loud laughter was heard in Principal Sun's office again.

Principal Sun also invited them very happily: "Call Director Yin and Xiao Wang to my house for a drink at noon." Principal Sun said excitedly: "I have a bottle of good wine that I have kept for a long time and have not been willing to drink. Today, call Director Yin and Xiao Wang together and we will finish it!"

Director Zhang is in poor health, and his family members at home are keeping him under control and not letting him drink. He has been craving for alcohol for a long time. Upon hearing this, he wanted to get up and go to Principal Sun's house immediately. He said happily, "That's great. I'll go buy two pounds of pork head meat later."

Principal Sun's home is in the faculty and staff apartment area at the back, which are all old buildings. Director Yin and Director Zhang's homes are also at the back.

As soon as school was over at noon, Director Zhang hurried home and said hello to his family: "I won't eat at home at noon. I'm going to eat at Principal Sun's house."

He was afraid that his family would know that he went to the principal's house to drink and would come back to talk about him, so he had a smile on his face and very diligently swept the floor, wiped the table, and even patted his wife's shoulders.

When Director Zhang's wife saw his attentiveness, she felt something was wrong and asked him sternly, "Are you guys going to have a drink at noon?"

Director Zhang was shocked and shook his head quickly: "No, no, no, even if he invited me to drink, I wouldn't dare to drink."

The director's wife glanced at him sideways, enjoying the director's massage: "It's good that you don't dare. I will ask Huiqin later."

Su Huiqin was Principal Sun's lover. When Director Zhang heard his wife say that she would ask about the principal's wife later, his heart tightened and he went out with a bitter face. As soon as he left home, he immediately put on a smiling face, and happily left the school through the back door of the faculty and staff family area, cut two pounds of pork head and went to Principal Sun's house.

Director Yin and Director Xiao Wang had both arrived at Principal Sun's house. The two were playing chess. Director Zhang was a terrible chess player, but he loved playing chess very much. When he saw them playing chess, he put down the pork head and ran over. As he watched, he couldn't help but start giving them some instructions. While giving instructions, he pushed Director Xiao Wang aside and played with Director Yin.

Director Wang didn't care. Instead, he stood up and stood aside, directing Director Zhang to play chess. This made Director Yin dissatisfied and he said, "A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word. You just play chess, but why do you bring a military advisor with you?"

Director Zhang knew that he was not good at chess, so he listened to Director Xiao Wang's instructions and said happily: "Why can't we have a military advisor? Xiao Wang is from our Academic Affairs Office and represents our Academic Affairs Office. If you are willing to call someone from your Political Education Office, that's fine too."

Director Yin is a serious person. He has no way to deal with a cheating person like Director Zhang. He can only play seriously and hope to beat Director Zhang. Unfortunately, Director Wang, although young, is very good at chess, which causes Director Yin and Director Zhang to quarrel constantly.

The principal's wife brought out a dish and saw that they were playing chess happily. She smiled and said, "Come and eat."

"Principal Sun won't come out?" Director Yin looked up and asked. Then he heard Director Zhang, under the command of Director Xiao Wang, make a crisp sound of chess pieces hitting the chessboard: "Check!"

When Director Yin saw that he had lost, he quickly stood up and said, "No more, no more. It's boring to play chess with you. There are two of us playing against one of me. How can I win?"

Director Zhang, who won, laughed out loud, "If you can't beat me, just say so. It's not shameful to lose to me, Old Zhang."

Director Yin pouted: "It's shameful to lose to you, Old Zhang!"

Director Zhang laughed again.

The principal’s wife also responded to Director Yin’s words: “Old Sun will come out after cooking two more dishes.”

Principal Sun, who is over 1.8 meters tall and has a strong physique, is wearing an apron. He brings out another dish and says with a smile, "You guys eat first. I'll cook another dish and it will be ready soon!"

His face was serious, and even with a faint smile on his face, he still looked as solemn as a big boss.

"That's enough. There's no need to prepare so many dishes. These dishes are enough." Director Zhang went to Principal Sun's kitchen very familiarly, took out a large bowl, poured the two kilograms of pork head meat he had cut into the bowl, and asked Principal Sun: "Do you have sesame oil?"

Director Yin disagreed with him: "Why do you need sesame oil? It's good to eat it like this!"

Director Zhang did not insist any more, and soon Principal Sun cooked another dish, took off his apron, took out a bottle of good wine from his collection, and pulled his wife to sit down: "Come on, let's have a drink together."

The principal's wife also sat down and asked with a smile: "It's rare to see you four in such a good mood, is there any big happy news?"

The only thing that could make the four of them so happy was the school's students' performance.

As expected, Director Zhang said in a very good mood: "That old Wang next door wanted to use our No. 1 Middle School to train his soldiers, and wanted to step on our No. 1 Middle School to highlight the performance of their Wuzhong Middle School. Who knew that our No. 1 Middle School would suppress them. This time, six of the top ten in the county are from our first grade, and the first place is still a student from our No. 1 Middle School. Now, who dares to say that our No. 1 Middle School is not as good as Wuzhong? They will slap their faces!"

Director Zhang said happily: "This time, Wuzhong was the one who jumped up and down, notifying the Education Bureau and contacting the various high schools, spending a lot of time and effort to prepare the test papers. In the end, it all benefited our No. 1 Middle School. In our enrollment promotion this year, if I don't trample Wuzhong under my feet, I will be sorry for their harsh treatment of our No. 1 Middle School every year!"

Director Zhang became happier and happier as he spoke, and even sang in an operatic tone, shaking his head and singing: "It is truly a case of 'Zhou Lang's clever plan brought peace to the world, but he lost his wife and his army'!"

The word "ah" was sung with a tremolo that lingered in the ears for three days. The sound lasted for a long time, making the principal's wife laugh and say, "No wonder Old Sun was so happy that he was willing to take out the wine he had collected for many years to drink."

It can be seen that he is in a very good mood.

Among the four people sitting here, who could not be in a bad mood when thinking about this joint entrance examination and this year's enrollment?

Jiang Hehua was in a bad mood, especially after seeing the name above Song Peifeng's head, she even found it a little unbelievable.

Is there anyone who can surpass Song Peifeng?

She found it a little ridiculous.

She has always had excellent grades since she was a child, and she actually has a high opinion of herself.

Because she was the daughter of the brigade secretary, people treated her differently from other girls in the village since she was a child.

Although she was not a rich lady, she was treated like one in the village. Everyone greeted her with a smile and was polite. Even her academic performance was so good. She was always the best among her peers in elementary and junior high school and a good student in the eyes of her teachers. Although she did not show it, she was always very proud in her heart. When she looked at Jiang Ning and Jiang Qinqin, she looked down on them with a sense of superiority that she herself did not realize.

This kind of pride was not broken until it was broken by Song Peifeng in Wuzhong.

There are many outstanding people in Wuzhong, but there has never been one like Song Peifeng who makes her feel insurmountable and unattainable.

Not only was his grades much better than the second best in every exam, but also his personality.

Song Peifeng is very handsome, his good looks are different from Jiang Bai's slightly soft face. He is different from the gloom and earthiness of their small county town. He has the calmness and indifference of someone who came from a big city and has seen big cities.

This is completely different from the temperament of their small county town.

Jiang Hehua couldn't help but want to secretly look at him.

When she saw him, Jiang Hehua realized how insignificant and ordinary her identity as the daughter of the so-called brigade secretary was. Many people in Wuzhong had better family conditions than her. The things she was proud of in the past were not worth mentioning in Wuzhong.

Even her consistently excellent academic performance seemed mediocre among so many top students in Wuzhong.

Her sense of superiority was suddenly shattered.

But she was used to being proud, and could not learn to lower her proud head. She did not need to lower her head here, she just needed to keep working hard as before and rush to the front, and she would still be the center of attention in the eyes of her teachers and classmates.

But there are so many people with excellent grades in Wuzhong. Each of them is like her. They were top students in their original middle school. She has tried her best to study, but she still can't make it into the top ten in the grade. The best result is only the top 20 in the grade. Most of the time, she is hovering in the top 50 in the grade, let alone catching up with Song Peifeng, who can leave the second place far behind by many points in every exam.

The name Song Peifeng, hanging there, was like the moon hanging high in the sky that she could never reach.

Now, someone stood on her moon and stepped on her moon under her feet.

At this age of youth, although Wuzhong also prohibits dating, it does not prevent some people who have a crush on others from hiding their secret love in their hearts. In this high-pressure and boring high school, whenever they think of this person, their heart becomes sour and sweet, and the aftertaste is sweet.

Song Peifeng is the youth hidden deep in Jiang Hehua's heart.

Seeing that Song Peifeng, who had always been far ahead of others, was suddenly suppressed by someone,

She felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, bitter and astringent, as if a sharp knife was stabbing her heart.

I really want to take that name away.

She reached out her hand through the glass of the bulletin board to type the name, but what she touched was cold glass.

"Hehua? Hehua?" Ruan Hong saw Jiang Hehua reaching for the name at the top and saw that it was also Jiang. She thought Jiang Hehua knew her and asked curiously, "Do you know her?"

Who wouldn’t be curious about the talented person who suppressed Song Peifeng?

Jiang Hehua was startled by her deskmate's call and quickly withdrew her hand. However, she shook her head with her usual indifference and said, "I don't know if it's the Jiang Ning I know."

"You really know her? The Jiang Ning you know couldn't be also in No. 1 Middle School, right? What kind of person is she? Tell me about her quickly." She was almost dying of curiosity.

In fact, they have never heard of this person.

When she went to No. 1 Middle School to take the exam, she also looked at the score ranking list of No. 1 Middle School, but at that time she only noticed the first few people and did not notice whether Jiang Ning's name was on it.

Anyway, she was sure that Jiang Ning was not among the top few.

How could they not be curious when such an unknown person suddenly became a dark horse and got the first place in the county?

Jiang Hehua pursed her lips and frowned slightly.

She looks a bit like her namesake. Since she doesn't have to do farm work, she has been studying at home since she was young. Her skin is not as dark as other rural children's, but pink and white, like a dough ball.

She was three years older than Jiang Ning, but about the same height as Jiang Ning now. She had a round face, small eyes, a ponytail, and bangs on both sides of her forehead to cover her wide cheeks.

She looked at the name and said, "The Jiang Ning I know has average grades since childhood. She was average in elementary school and junior high school. She was in an ordinary class. I haven't heard about her grades. I only heard that she was admitted to No. 1 Middle School." She turned her head and looked at her deskmate: "I was quite surprised that she was admitted to No. 1 Middle School, so I don't know if this Jiang Ning is the Jiang Ning I know."

How could she, a student in a key class, care about the grades of a student in an ordinary class? In her impression, she and Jiang Qinqin lived near the school, and Jiang Ning was the only one who got up early and went to school under the stars and the crescent moon every day. After school, she and Jiang Qinqin went to the cafeteria outside to eat, and she ran home alone with her schoolbag on her back, under the sunset in the sky.

The reason she knew it so clearly was that on Friday, she would go home with Jiang Ning and Jiang Qinqin.

She and Jiang Qinqin took a boat or a tricycle to Tanshan. She ran alone with her schoolbag on her back, taking shortcuts along the small roads. She and Jiang Qinqin went home for dinner. Sometimes when she was upstairs, she could still see her figure far away at the ferry, and then jogging back in the gradually darkening night.

There were also a few times when she and Jiang Qinqin ran out of money, and the three of them took the small path home together.

"You really know her?" Ruan Hong completely ignored what she said before, that Jiang Ning had poor grades since childhood. "She is amazing. After entering No. 1 Middle School, she worked so hard that she directly became the first in the county!"

Jiang Ning was a girl, but she was able to make rapid progress in high school despite having average grades in elementary and junior high school. This completely overturned what she had always heard, that boys had average grades in junior high school but made rapid progress in high school. It was like a warm current was poured into her heart, dispelling the haze in her heart that others believed girls would not be able to perform well in high school.

Jiang Hehua turned her head to look at Ruan Hong whose eyes were bright, then turned back to the classroom.

She is short and sits in the first row at the front.

Song Peifeng grew up very fast and sat in the last row of her group. She was secretly happy about the coincidental fate between him and her.

Ruan Hong was still chattering with others: "Do you know that Jiang Ning? Jiang Hehua knew her and said that her grades in elementary and junior high school were average. Unexpectedly, after entering No. 1 Middle School, she suddenly became powerful and this time she even beat Song Peifeng from our class! Isn't it amazing?"

The students in Class 10 who were originally studying all raised their heads and looked at Ruan Hong after hearing her words. Even Song Peifeng, who was reading a book in the last row, raised his head and looked at her.

Ruan Hong turned around to talk to the students in the back row and saw Song Peifeng behind her also looking at her. She then realized that it was not so good for her to talk like that.

Lu Xuehua, who usually doesn't speak very nicely, was standing in dormitory 610 at this time, clapping her hands and standing in front of the bed: "To celebrate Jiang Ning's first place in the county, and to beat everyone in Wuzhong, I suggest that we have a braised pork meal today! What do you think?"

"Good!" Liu Ping, who liked to support Lu Xuehua the most, was the first to cheer loudly and clapped her hands vigorously after hearing what Lu Xuehua said. "We haven't had extra meals for a long time." She looked at Jiang Ning with a questioning look and said coquettishly, "Are we having an extra meal today?"

"I think this is a good idea!" Dormitory head Wang Xia also agreed, saying, "Before the joint entrance exam, we didn't have a holiday for half a month, and no one rented books to read, and we didn't have money. Now that all the books have been rented out, we can have extra meals and celebrate for Jiang Ning."

Liu Ping clapped her hands and cheered rhythmically: "Red-braised pork! Red-braised pork! Red-braised pork!"

Liu Ping had been craving for meat for a long time. When she heard Lu Xuehua suggest adding more food to celebrate Jiang Ning's first place in the exam, she couldn't help it.

No. 1 in the county!

The main thing is that Wu Zhong was overwhelmed!

Isn’t it worth celebrating such a great thing by having a meal of braised pork?

Xu Xiuli also smiled and said, "I also think Lu Xuehua's suggestion is good."

"I agree too!" He Xiaofang raised her hand happily, picked up Jiang Ning and spun him around.

Jiang Ning was not mentally prepared and was startled by He Xiaofang's sudden enthusiasm. Then, she was infected by their enthusiasm and happiness and said with a smile, "Put me down!"

Just after being put down by He Xiaofang, he was hugged by Wang Xia and spun around, causing the whole dormitory to be filled with joy.

Only Jiang Ning, who was being held, was unhappy.

Being the shortest and thinnest person in the dormitory, it feels really bad to be easily picked up by others.

This reminded her of the feeling of being powerless to resist in Jiang Ma's hands.

She decided to eat more meat and eat more food so that she could grow taller and gain weight quickly!

Be strong, be powerful!

After everyone had enough fun, Jiang Ning smiled and asked the dormitory head, Wang Xia: "Dormitory head, how much is our book rental fee?"

Wang Xia said happily: "Including today's income, the total is three yuan and twenty cents."

"I'm going to exchange my food coupons so I can buy a lot of meat!"

The little girls were very happy.

Because I had meat to eat again, and also because Jiang Ning got such good grades in the exam this time.

They all knew that the aunties who served the food liked Jiang Ning very much. Every time Jiang Ning served more dishes than they did, they gave the rice bowl to Jiang Ning and let Jiang Ning be responsible for serving the dishes.

The sisters who served the dishes only knew Jiang Ning's face, not her name. But the whole No. 1 Middle School was in high spirits today. When the sisters who served the dishes saw Jiang Ning coming to serve the dishes, they happily filled several rice bowls with meat for her. They also asked her with a smile, "Can you finish all this meat?"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "This is for everyone in the dormitory. We are happy today, let's prepare to celebrate."

The serving sister didn't know that she was Jiang Ning, who was better than Wu Zhong, and she also said with a smile: "That's to celebrate!"

The people behind her almost popped their eyes out when they saw her holding several large rice bowls of meat in her hands.

Jiang Ning did not eat with them, as she had to go and deliver food to Grandpa Jiang.

Jiang Ning went in and out every day, signing in the signature book. The guard already knew her name was Jiang Ning. He didn't expect this little girl to be so competitive and actually beat Wuzhong for their No. 1 Middle School. He said happily: "Are you going to see your grandfather? Your brother just went there too. If you want to stay at your grandfather's place for dinner, you can eat a little longer. You don't have to rush for those 20 minutes. It's okay."

He saw the security guard Uncle Wu Zhong across the street and greeted him cheerfully: "Xiao Wei, are you having lunch?"

The security guard who was called Xiao Wei had a stern face and ignored the security guard. The security guard didn't care and waved to Jiang Ning: "Jiang Ning! Stay with your grandfather for a while, don't worry, it's okay!"

Seeing the security guard opposite heard his shout and looked towards Jiang Ning, he smiled and waved to greet the security guard opposite. The security guard opposite was so angry that he withdrew his gaze and slammed the door of the guard room, thinking that out of sight, out of mind.

Grandpa Jiang had already heard from Jiang Bai and Tong Jingang that Jiang Ning had ranked first in the county.

When Grandpa Jiang saw Jiang Ning coming, his face was all smiles. He started crying while smiling. He wasn't crying because he was sad, but because he was happy. He kept wiping his tears with his hands and said, "Great, great! If your great grandfather heard the news, he would be so happy." He smiled while crying and said, "When I go back for the New Year this year, I will burn some more paper for your great grandfather and tell them the good news."

Grandpa Jiang's father was a sedan bearer before he died. He carried sedan chairs for landlords and was always being trampled on by others all his life. If he knew that his descendants would have a granddaughter as promising as Jiang Ning, he would probably be very happy.

Thinking that there were only a dozen days left before the final exams and winter vacation, Grandpa Jiang, who had never been away from the village for such a long time, felt eager to return home and missed his old friends.

He was looking forward to meeting these old friends and bragging to them about how great his granddaughter was.

Number one in the county, what did that mean in ancient times? Thinking of the storytelling he had heard, yes, Jie Yuan! Is his name Jie Yuan? Grandpa Jiang wasn't sure either, but who cares? It was pretty much the same idea.

Grandpa Jiang can't wait to go home for the New Year and brag about it to his old friends.

Thinking of this, there was only pure joy on Grandpa Jiang's face, and the wrinkles on his face were smoothed out by his smile.

Jiang Bai was also very happy, but he was not good at expressing it too openly. He was in a very good mood. He set up the folding table and chairs, washed the dishes and put them on the table one by one, and the whole family sat at the table to eat together.

When he was very young, he, his sister and grandfather ate like this in the mountains. Later, it seemed that the three of them had not eaten together like this for a long time.

The three of them had just finished setting up the meal. He thought that Tong Jingang, who had gone home for lunch at noon, had brought in a roast duck from somewhere. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Girl! Look what I brought you! Ding ding ding ding ding!" He took out a freshly baked roast duck that was roasted golden and crispy on the outside and called Jiang Bai, "Baizi, bring me the big bowl quickly. This roast duck is freshly out of the oven and is still hot. There's a long line there. If I wasn't familiar with the boss, I wouldn't be able to buy it!"

He is a day student, so if he doesn't want to eat in the cafeteria, he can go home for lunch.

Wucheng's roast duck is different from Beijing's Peking duck. It does not come with bread or other side dishes. It is just a whole roast duck with a small bag of marinade, vinegar, and chili peppers.

Jiang Bai poured the marinade, vinegar, and chili oil into a bowl. Tong Jingang went to the back to wash his hands. He first pulled a duck leg for Grandpa Jiang. He pulled the remaining duck leg off and put it in Jiang Ning's bowl. He gave her a thumbs up and said, "Sister, you are this!"

A public security bureau in the provincial capital.

Wu Gongan and his colleagues were looking at the "Wuxia" magazine and became more and more frightened. This case was too similar to the case they had dealt with a year ago. It was also adapted using many artistic techniques, but like the previous case, the core remained unchanged.

After reading it, they became more certain that it was written by someone inside their unit.

"No wonder Xiao Zhao said that the rumor outside is that the author of "The Great Song Dynasty" is an old policeman in our system. If it wasn't written by someone in our bureau, I would give him my head!" One of the old policemen who spoke said, slapping his thigh in a decisive tone.

"Let's not talk about this for now. We don't know if what's written in the book is true. We don't have any clues in this case. We can't even find the body. If it's true as written in the book, it would be a big case." said Public Security Wu.

This case was about the construction of a commercial street project in their provincial capital. There were several other units competing for this project at the time. Among them, several people who were most likely to receive the project all disappeared, and no one knew whether they were alive or dead. It has been more than a year, and there has been no news at all.

The case in the book is about a well-known merchant in Kaifeng who came to report that the owner and several family members had been missing for several days. After the heroine and her father received the case, they went to investigate, but just like in reality, there was not a single clue. After questioning the family members of the deceased, the heroine found out that the time of their disappearance was when they were competing with another merchant for the construction of a certain market town. Because someone in the other merchant had a background, the other merchant eventually lost the qualification to build the market town.

Then the heroine and her father, along with the detectives from the government office, investigated the case bit by bit, and finally the truth came to light.

It turned out that these missing merchants were built under the flower bed in the market town as fertilizer, and on the flower bed were planted ginkgo trees as thick as calf legs. Even if a gardener wanted to change the flowers, no one would dig so deep, let alone change the trees. As long as no one dug deep into the flower bed and dug up the trees, no one would find the bodies.

Who would have nothing to do after a full meal and go dig up the trees in the flower bed?

In the previous life, this case remained unresolved until many years later, when the commercial street was renovated and the road was widened. The trees had to be removed, and when the trees were being dug up, the bodies were unearthed, and the truth of the case was revealed.

Why is it said that if this case is really a big case as described in this article?

The reason is that in this case, the merchant who finally undertook the project was not qualified to undertake this project. The merchant who was killed was the best candidate to take on this project in terms of experience and qualifications. It was only because the murderer who took on this project was the brother-in-law of the second-in-command of the Urban Construction Bureau.

In reality, according to their investigation, the merchant who undertook the commercial street construction project actually had a brother-in-law who was the second-in-command in the Urban Construction Bureau.

If what is written is true, then the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau will also be implicated.

Several people looked at each other, and it was Public Security Wu who said, "This may not be true. We have been investigating for so long and have not found any clues. If the author is from our bureau, how did he know? If he knows so many clues, why didn't he tell us? This case is most likely a plot he imagined based on the existing cases and circumstances."

After saying this, no one spoke. They couldn't help but think of the previous case.

Another old policeman said, "Let's not talk about whether this is true or not. Let's first check it out according to the clues written in this book, shall we?"

This matter is really difficult to investigate. The commercial street has been under construction for more than a year. If it is true as the book says, the body was hidden under the flower bed and covered with trees, how can they dig it out? The commercial street is so big, and under which tree in which flower bed?

Although the specific location is stated in the text, novels are novels after all, and reality is reality.

Another difficulty is that the commercial street in the previous life had already been built, but the current commercial street is still under construction. Many of the commercial streets described in Jiang Ning's works were written based on the layout she came up with after she learned about the case in the archives in her previous life and visited the commercial street.

Fortunately, in the story, because the heroine and her friends solved the case quickly, the market town was still under construction, rather than completed.

They took the book and went to explore the commercial street under construction by comparing it with the directions described in the book.

The provincial capital at that time was like Hudong in Shanghai. It did not yet have the high-rise buildings that it would have decades later. The commercial street under construction was still surrounded by a circle of iron sheets and was very messy inside.

Several people were very careful. If it was true as written in the book that the person who took over the project was really ruthless and vicious, killing his competitors in order to compete for a project, and also harmed several people by pouring them under the flower beds as fertilizer, such a person, if they were really found to be investigating this missing persons case, might really kill people to silence them.

What's more, the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau is also involved here.

When they went to scout the place during the day, they found that the management was quite strict and no non-relevant personnel from outside were allowed to enter.

After going back and discussing it, Wu Gongan and his companions decided to disguise themselves as farmers who came to the city to work and go to the construction site to carry bricks.

Several people are outside investigating cases all year round, both big and small. They are basically running around outside every day. They are all tanned and look no different from migrant workers in appearance.

They have been working at the grassroots level for many years and are familiar with the living conditions of migrant workers. After disguising themselves, they really look no different from people from the village who come out to find work. In addition, it has been a year since the case was committed and there has been no movement or success, which has also allowed the perpetrators to relax their vigilance and allowed Wu Gongan and his men to sneak in easily.