"Lin Xue, take Lei Jing to find that young comrade from this morning. I'll wait here!"

Gu Minglei looked around and, seeing no outsiders, spoke to Lin Xue and the other person.

"Let Jing-jie come with you, I'll go call someone!"

"By the way, you two better not stand out in the street, find somewhere to hide!"

Lin Xue looked carefully and realized that there should be no one at the window on the second floor, so they probably hadn't been discovered yet.

"Don't worry, I'm a professional at surveillance!"

Even if Lei Jing was slow to react, she would know what the two were up to at this point.

"I'll go get help first. You two better not give yourselves away!"

After Lin Xue finished speaking, she returned to the street.

He turned on the radar system, which he hadn't used before, selected the best route, and sped towards the police station.

On the way, Lin Xue accidentally bumped into an old man emptying a chamber pot. If she hadn't reacted quickly, the filth from the chamber pot would have spilled all over her.

Because she was in a hurry, Lin Xue quickly apologized to the old man and continued running forward.

They didn't see the old man standing there, gazing intently in the direction Lin Xue had left.

Something red seemed to flash in his eyes, but because the street corner was dark, no one saw it.

"Young comrade, I've finally found you!"

After searching around the area near the police station, they finally found the young man they had met that morning.

"So you're a guest from afar. May I ask what brings you here?"

The young comrade still remembered Lin Xue. Besides stopping their car from leaving town in the morning, he had also seen the girl with Gu Minglei in the afternoon.

"Well, we're stuck here because of a murder in town, so we thought we'd help look for clues."

So, this afternoon, I wandered around the town with two companions.

As it turned out, they discovered the smell of stewed beef coming from a house halfway up the mountain.

As far as I know, no cattle were slaughtered in town today, and this morning an uncle came to report that his cow was missing!

We were wondering if there was any connection between the fact that some people are stewing beef at this time of year!

My friends are still keeping watch outside that house halfway up the mountain. They sent me to find you and tell you about the situation there!

Lin Xue briefly explained the cause and effect, and then the young comrade began to take it seriously.

He first took Lin Xue back to the station, and then found a few colleagues to go with him to the small villa halfway up the mountain!

"Sister Jing?"

Not far from the small villa, Lin Xue called out softly a few times.

"I'm here!"

A person emerged from behind the haystack on the side. Who else could it be but Lei Jing?

Where is Captain Gu?

Seeing that Gu Minglei hadn't come out yet, Lin Xue asked Lei Jing, somewhat puzzled.

"Just now, several people came out of that courtyard and headed towards the back mountain. Captain Gu said they seemed suspicious, so he secretly followed them!"

"He told me to wait here for you, and then he'll tell you where he's going!"

Even now, Lei Jing has not yet realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Something's not right. I'll take two brothers and go after them in the back mountains!"

"Brother Zuo, take your men and search this house!"

The "Brother Zuo" mentioned by the young comrade is another police officer among them.

"Um, let me go with you guys, I'm pretty good at fighting!"

Upon hearing that they were going to chase after someone, Lei Jing wondered how Gu Minglei was doing, according to her.

This young man only brought two people with him; it's uncertain whether they can be a match for the other side.

"this……"

The young man hesitated, unsure whether he should bring Lin Xue along, since the girl looked delicate and frail, and didn't seem like someone who could fight.

Don't look back and you'll miss them. This little girl can't walk anymore and they'll have to take her back!

"Just let Xue come along. Don't let her delicate appearance fool you, she's just as strong as any man!"

Lei Jing was also a little worried about Gu Minglei, and joined in trying to persuade the young comrade.

"Alright, but if you can't walk anymore halfway, we won't have time to bring you back!"

In the end, the young comrade agreed to Lin Xue's request.

"Jing-jie, you should go with these two police officers. You'll need to keep an eye on things back home later!"

Lin Xue and Lei Jing could only go with one of them in the end, since their families, both elderly and young, needed someone to take care of them.

What's more, they live in this unfamiliar town, where a murder has just occurred.

That Gu master is quite old, while Miao Sanbai is young and can't handle things.

Old Zhang is completely unreliable; he's all talk and no action.

I wonder which nook or cranny they've run off to, chatting and bragging with someone.

"Don't worry about things at home! You guys hurry up and set off, Captain Gu and the others have been gone for a while already!"

The group parted ways at the courtyard gate, and Lin Xue followed the two young comrades towards the back mountain.

They walked along the path and occasionally found traces left by Gu Minglei.

Sometimes it's a cigarette holder, sometimes it's a small piece of cigarette butt.

Later on, they even used paper torn from cigarette boxes and scraps of clothing.

"Well, let's hurry up!"

"At this speed, it will be difficult for us to catch up with the people in front!"

"It seems Captain Gu is running out of things to mark us!"

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