Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Two "Jiang Yi"

Chapter 45

Qin Ye looked at the screen opposite him that suddenly went out, realizing that there must be a problem. Without any hesitation, he chose to accept the commission directly.

If Jiang Yi who just appeared was really a fake, she completely replaced Jiang Yi's life.

So where did the real Jiang Yi go?

…

After closing the live broadcast room, Qin Ye went to Jiang Yi's house with Qin Zhaodi as a classmate.

Qin Zhaodi also did very well in the college entrance examination this time and was admitted to a normal university in the provincial capital. She will be able to stay in the provincial capital to work directly after graduation.

"Sister Qin Ye, you are amazing. You did so well in the exam this time. You don't know that when the news of your first place in the county spread back to the village, everyone in the village praised you and said that they knew you had a promising future."

Qin Zhaodi herself also admires Qin Ye from the bottom of her heart.

Qin Ye helped her send her vampire parents, who favored boys over girls, to jail, and they will not be released until next year. By that time, she had already gone to the provincial capital to attend university, and they would have no chance of finding her after they were released from prison!

Qin Zhaodi glanced at the address in the yearbook, then looked at the buildings around them and stopped: "Jiang Yi's house should be here. By the way, Sister Qin Ye, why did you suddenly think of looking for Jiang Yi?"

Qin Ye was embarrassed to talk about the commission for the live broadcast room, so he said, "She and I took the college entrance examination in the same examination room. I think we can get along well. I want to discuss going to school together when school starts."

"Ah? Sister Qin Ye, can you chat with Jiang Yi?"

Qin Zhaodi is not a person who likes to say bad things about others. After a moment of silence, she just said, "No one in our class likes to chat with her. Every time we can't say more than three sentences, she always brings the topic back to her boyfriend. People's ears are almost callused by listening to her."

…

Just as Qin Zhaodi finished speaking, the door of Jiang Yi's house creaked open.

Qin Ye subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Jiang's mother Hui Huazhu opening the door with red eyes, and behind her was a man's scolding -

"Jiang Yi has been spoiled by you! Look for her, what are you looking for?! If she has the guts, she should die outside with that poor boy Jiang Shilin! Don't ever come back in this life!"

Hui Huazhu wiped her tears, slammed the door, and prepared to leave angrily.

Seeing this, Qin Ye stepped forward to block Hui Huazhu's way, smiled at her, and greeted her in a friendly manner: "Hello, Auntie, is Jiang Yi at home? I want to ask her when school starts, and see if we can go together."

The universities she and Jiang Yi applied to were both in the capital, so it didn't seem strange to use this as an excuse.

Hui Huazhu stared at Qin Ye for two seconds and recognized her: "Oh, you must be Qin Gongan, the top scorer in our county's college entrance examination this year."

She turned her back, took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and then quickly stretched out her arm to shake hands with Qin Ye: "Public Security Qin, I was just about to go to the police station to find your police! My Jiang Yi, she took a train yesterday at midnight and secretly went to the capital alone!"

As Hui Huazhu spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again in anxiety.

She had never thought that her usually quiet daughter would have the courage to run away from home.

"Her father and I just tried to persuade her, saying that her current boyfriend's family was not well-off and that she would have to live a hard life after marriage, which she would definitely not be able to bear. But she not only had a big fight with us, but also secretly took the admission letter and her saved pocket money and ran away while we were asleep!"

Hui Huazhu's hands were shaking as she took out the farewell letter Jiang Yi left for her and Jiang's father and handed it to Qin Ye. "I went to the train station to ask, and they did see Jiang Yi board the train to the capital."

Qin Ye took the letter and opened it. The handwriting on the letter was very beautiful, and it looked exactly like Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi made it very clear in the letter that she was not satisfied with her parents' attitude towards her boyfriend Jiang Shilin, and decided to leave first and go to the capital to join Jiang Shilin. She will use practical actions to prove to her parents that Jiang Shilin is a good man worthy of her entrusting her life to.

…

Not to mention Jiang Yi's mother Hui Huazhu, even Qin Ye felt dizzy when he saw the contents of the letter.

She didn't know whether to say Jiang Yi was too naive or too brave.

As far as she knows, the earliest registration for universities in the capital is in early September, including the People's Public Security University where she studies.

Jiang Yi is now going to the capital alone. If Jiang Shilin is unreliable, she is afraid that she will have trouble eating and sleeping in a few days.

Qin Ye held Hui Huazhu's shaking hand, trying to calm her down: "Auntie, don't worry, do you have Jiang Shilin's contact information?"

It takes one day and one night to take a train from Wuning County to the capital.

Calculating the time, if Jiang Yi's trip went smoothly, she has probably arrived in the capital by now. Jiang Shilin is the only person Jiang Yi can turn to, so he will definitely tell her whereabouts immediately.

"I, I don't know."

Hui Huazhu stamped her feet in anxiety.

She and Jiang's father have never liked Jiang Shilin, and they don't like their daughter mentioning him in front of them. They know very little about Jiang Shilin: "I only know that Jiang Shilin is a junior at Capital Agricultural University. As for other things, I don't know anything."

…

Qin Ye had no choice but to call to find the number of Capital Agricultural University, then called the Academic Affairs Office in the name of the police station and asked the school about Jiang Shilin's whereabouts.

It is the university holiday now, and the students who stay on campus are all recorded. Jiang Shilin's name is not among them.

Jiang Shilin's roommate stayed in school, and the Academic Affairs Office called Jiang Shilin's roommate over: "Hello? Comrade Gong'an, I heard from the Dean of Academic Affairs that you are looking for Shilin? But he told us during the holiday that he was going back to his hometown to help his parents farm, and he didn't stay in the capital."

The only clue to Jiang Yi's whereabouts was cut off, and Qin Ye's feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

Every time she received a commission, the client had basically met with an accident. In other words, the real Jiang Yi is likely to have disappeared now, and her identity will soon be replaced by the fake Jiang Yi.

When Hui Huazhu learned that Jiang Shilin did not stay in school, she almost fainted on the spot: "Then, what should I do if my Yiyi goes to the capital alone and is unfamiliar with the place?"

Father Jiang didn't have time to get angry with Jiang Yi anymore, and dragged Hui Huazhu to the train station to buy tickets: "Hurry up, let's go to the capital to find Jiang Yi. She doesn't have enough money to last until school starts."

Qin Ye hurriedly stopped the two and advised: "You are going to the capital now. You are also unfamiliar with the place. Where can you find Jiang Yi?"

In front of Hui Huazhu and Jiang's father, she faxed Jiang Yi's photo to various police stations in the capital, hoping that if a police station discovered Jiang Yi's whereabouts, they would inform the Wuning County Bureau.

After doing all this, she suggested to the two of them, "You can publish a missing person notice. In the next two days, if we really can't find any clues about Jiang Yi, it won't be too late to fly to the capital to look for her as soon as possible."

Otherwise, even if Hui Huazhu and Jiang's father went to the capital, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Hui Huazhu was flustered and couldn't think of a better solution, so she could only nod and agree. She and Jiang's father hurried to the newspaper to publish a missing person notice.

…

Qin Ye followed Li Quan to Jiang Shilin's house, intending to find Jiang Shilin to see if he knew the whereabouts of Jiang Yi.

After Public Security He officially retired, Li Quan suddenly became the director of the police station in their jurisdiction.

Whenever they met acquaintances on the street, they liked to call Li Quan "Director Li" in a teasing manner. Those who had some free time would always secretly glance at Qin Ye's expression to see if she was unhappy.

Qin Ye naturally knew what these people were thinking, and a lot of rumors also reached her ears.

No matter how high her crime-solving rate is, it's no use; she's still not as good as Li Quan. As soon as Public Security He retired, Li Quan immediately replaced him as the director.

So what if Qin Ye can solve the case? Isn't it her turn to be the director?

The provocation in his words was too obvious, so Qin Ye didn't bother to care.

In her opinion, Li Quan is fully qualified to be the chief of the police station. He is down-to-earth and righteous, without any bad intentions. He is one of the best police officers.

However, Li Quan, after becoming the director of the police station, felt more or less uncomfortable facing Qin Ye.

…

Today was the first time the two of them went on a mission together since he became the chief of the police station.

Li Quan rode on his scooter, occasionally turning his head to look at Qin Ye who was sitting in the sidecar. After struggling for a long time, he finally made up his mind and spoke: "Qin Ye, I know that the position of director should have been yours. When you graduate from university and come back to our police station, I will definitely give the position back to you."

He knew very well that if Qin Ye had not had to go to college, he would never have been able to take the position of director. Qin Ye is much more capable than him!

He was not angry, but just a little guilty, feeling as if he had snatched away something that should have belonged to Qin Ye.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but turn the cart a little bit.

"Hey, hey, hey, look at the road, Chief Li, please don't drive the car into the ditch and disfigure me."

Qin Ye raised his hand and pointed forward, smiling and showing Li Quan the way. After making sure that the boy was back on the right path, he smiled and said, "What are you doing? What do you mean by return my position to me? It's as if my name is embedded in the position of director. This position is what you deserve."

She understood the source of Li Quan's pressure.

In her previous life, when she had just become the captain of the criminal investigation team, she was also looked down upon by her seniors in the police force, who said that she was too young and that this position did not belong to her at all.

Qin Ye patted Li Quan on the shoulder and said seriously, word by word: "Everyone who works hard and is capable deserves this position."

Li Quan looked down at Qin Ye. Her eyes were clear, reflecting the corners of his mouth that he unconsciously raised.

A surge of blood rushed to his brain, and for the first time he experienced the power from his comrades: "Qin Ye, we want to be good police officers for the rest of our lives!"

He stopped and stretched out his fist towards Qin Ye.

Qin Ye smiled and held out his fist as well. Their fists touched lightly in the sun. "Of course, I'll be a good police officer for the rest of my life."

…

Jiang Shilin's home is in Yaoxia Village in the neighboring county.

The village party secretary led Qin Ye and Li Quan to the door of Jiang's house and said to her, "Comrade Public Security, please go in, but it may not be convenient for this male public security comrade to go in."

Qin Ye looked puzzled: "Inconvenient?"

"Yes, it's inconvenient. Jiang Shilin has a sister who is not married yet. It's really not convenient for this male police officer to go in."

Facing the two men's suspicious looks, the village party secretary gritted his teeth and stopped Li Quan outside the door. He refused to reveal more and just kept saying that the Jiang family was extremely poor.

Only after Qin Ye entered the Jiang family did he understand why the village party secretary stopped Li Quan.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Jiang family was penniless. Jiang Shilin's sister did not even have complete clothes to wear. Her lower body was wrapped in a torn sheet that barely covered her exposed legs.

Seeing Qin Ye coming in, Sister Jiang ran to the kang, got into the bed, covered her body with the tattered quilt, leaving only a pair of eyes outside, staring at her with her head tilted.

Sister Jiang is very skilled in her movements. It is obvious that every time a outsider comes, she will crawl under the quilt to prevent outsiders from seeing her body.

Jiang's father and mother were not in much better condition. Their clothes were tattered and had no idea how many layers of patches they had.

Qin Ye couldn't help but click her tongue. She thought the Qin family was already poor enough when she first came here. Now I realize that there are people living even worse lives, some are so poor that they don’t even have a piece of clothing to cover themselves.

…

Jiang Shilin's parents pushed and shoved each other, but in the end Jiang's mother couldn't persuade Jiang's father, so she spoke to Qin Ye: "Comrade, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to look for Jiang Shilin. Isn't he at home?"

Qin Ye walked to Jiang's mother as he spoke and found that he was not mistaken. Jiang's mother's belly was bulging, as if she was pregnant.

There was still family planning in this era, and people in rural areas were only allowed to have two children at most.

Jiang's mother was afraid that the police would think she had violated the policy. She noticed that Qin Ye was looking at her belly, so she covered her belly and explained anxiously, "Comrade Public Security, I'm not pregnant. My Dalin went to the hospital and the doctor said it was ascites. When he comes back, he will take me to the hospital for surgery!"

Qin Ye didn't come to the Jiang family to enforce family planning. After hearing what Jiang's mother said, he turned the topic back to Jiang Shilin: "Where is Jiang Shilin?"

"Dalin is currently in the provincial capital, tutoring a high school girl."

When Jiang's mother mentioned her son, she showed a sad expression on her face. "It's my family's financial situation that holds him back! He said he wanted to start a business with his classmates after graduating from university, so he had to hurry up and make some money."

Qin Ye learned from the Jiang family that Jiang Shilin had gone to the provincial capital half a month ago and had never returned.

Jiang's father and mother also knew Jiang Yi.

"Jiang Yi is a good girl. Dalin's living expenses at school are all supported by Jiang Yi."

Jiang's mother mentioned that Jiang Yi gave her son living expenses. She was not ashamed, but proud. "She said that Shi Lin had to eat well and dress well in school so that he would not be laughed at by his classmates in big cities. It's a pity that Jiang's parents are not good people. They look down on others!"

When Jiang Yi's parents were mentioned, Jiang's father, who had been silent all this time, nodded and said, "That's right, her parents are not good people. When my Dalin becomes successful in the future, I will definitely take revenge on them!"

Between the lines, the two of them were extremely disparaging of Jiang Yi's parents.

Qin Ye couldn't help but frown, unable to suppress the anger in his heart, and scolded: "That's enough! Don't take advantage of me here. If your family is rich, would you be willing to let your child use the money to support a person who has no relationship with you?"

If it was her child, she wouldn't be happy either.

Jiang's father and mother shrank their necks and stopped talking.

…

Qin Ye got the address of Jiang Shilin, who worked as a tutor in the provincial capital, from Jiang's mother.

Before leaving, she thought about it and decided to open the small trunk of the car, take out the spare clothes she had packed in it, and give them to Sister Jiang who was wrapped in a quilt on the kang.

Sister Jiang is at least twelve or thirteen years old. She can’t just stay wrapped in a bed sheet and disappear from people all the time.

This set of clothes was newly made half a year ago and she has only worn it a few times. Sister Jiang can wear it for a few summers without any problem.

Sister Jiang never thought that she would give her clothes. She held the clothes and looked at her blankly: "Save my brother."

Qin Ye was a little confused by the incoherent sentence.

Just as she was about to ask for clarification, Jiang's father and mother followed her into the room.

When Sister Jiang saw her parents come in, she immediately crawled under the quilt and didn't dare to say another word.

Qin Ye tactfully didn't ask any more questions.

…

Before leaving Yaoxia Village, she pretended to be curious and asked the village party secretary: "In addition to his sister, does Jiang Shilin have a younger brother?"

"Ah? Comrade Public Security, please stop joking."

The village party secretary smiled and waved his hands as if he had heard something funny. "You can see that, his family is so poor that they can hardly support Jiang Xiaomei, how can they afford to raise a boy? Don't look at Aunt Jiang's big belly, she is not pregnant. I heard that she is seriously ill and has fluid in her stomach."

Qin Ye asked again: "Mother Jiang has symptoms of water accumulation in her stomach. Has it lasted for a long time?"

The village party secretary counted on his fingers for a long time and nodded: "My stomach was like this more than ten months ago. But there was a period of time when the water in my stomach went down a little, and then it swelled up again. Speaking of which, Dalin is really a child."

The village party secretary sighed, with a hint of disappointment: "He lives a carefree life outside and doesn't care about the family at all. At least take his mother to the hospital for treatment!"

Last year he went to the provincial capital for a meeting and happened to meet Jiang Shilin walking on the streets of the provincial capital. He was dressed much more fashionable than the native people of the provincial capital.

"I heard that they are all the girls of Lao Jiang in your county, and they give him a lot of money to spend."

The village party secretary couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "That girl is also a fool."

Jiang's father and mother would show off to the villagers every day, saying that their son was very promising and was a golden phoenix that had flown out of a poor village. Not only is he studying at a university in the capital, he also has a partner who is devoted to him and is willing to give him money to spend.

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The village party secretary's words did not seem false. To outsiders, the Jiang family did not have a youngest son.

But Qin Ye still cares about Jiang Xiaomei's words "Save my brother". If there really is no third child, why would Jiang Xiaomei say such a thing without any context?

Not to mention, the village party secretary also said that Jiang's mother's belly went down for a while.

The Jiang family must have a secret, and the key to breaking the deadlock may very well be in Jiang's mother's belly.

After she and Li Quan left Yaoxia Village, they split up into two groups. Li Quan went to the hospitals around Yaoxia Village to investigate Jiang's mother's medical records.

She didn't even have time to take a break and went straight back to Wuning County to see if Hui Huazhu and the others had found the whereabouts of her daughter Jiang Yi.

As soon as Qin Ye parked the car outside the county public security bureau, Hui Huazhu hurried out of the hall, dragging the witness with her: "There's news! There's news! Public Security Qin! This attendant said that she saw Yiyi get off the train in the provincial capital."

The witness was still wearing the crew uniform and looked exhausted. It looked like he had just finished running this train and rushed to the police station to provide clues: "Yes, this little girl had a very sweet smile. I remember it very clearly."

The attendant pointed at Jiang Yi in the newspaper and said to Qin Ye, "She bought a ticket to the capital, but when the train arrived at the provincial capital, she picked up her bag and prepared to get off."

She thought Jiang Yi was half asleep, so she quickly stopped him and reminded him that they had not yet reached the capital.

Jiang Yi smiled sweetly at her and said that she would not go to the capital. Her boyfriend was now in the provincial capital and she wanted to go to the provincial capital to find her boyfriend.

The clues provided by the flight attendant matched the location of Jiang Shilin that Qin Ye had obtained.

It seems that Jiang Yi is most likely in the provincial capital now.

…

Qin Ye decided to go to the provincial capital in person.

She asked Director Wu to report to the Provincial Public Security Bureau, bought a train ticket for that evening, went home to pack her luggage, and planned to rush to the provincial capital overnight.

Unexpectedly, in the waiting room, she saw a familiar person: "Li Bai? Why are you here?"

She hasn't seen Xu Libai for a long time since the college entrance examination.

Xu Libai's face was also filled with surprise. He unconsciously clenched the train ticket in his hand, suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and smiled faintly: "What a coincidence, I was transferred back to the provincial capital."

He originally wanted to leave quietly, but fate played a trick on him and he ran into Qin Ye: "Are you going to the provincial capital?"

"You're leaving, why didn't you tell me and Xiaoze?"

Qin Ye always felt that there seemed to be an invisible layer between her and Xu Libai. She couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, so she pretended to be angry and joked, "Why? You didn't tell us because you were afraid that we wouldn't want you to leave?"

Xu Libai thought that if he had Yu Cheng's personality, he would definitely respond with a smile and ask Qin Ye if he would be reluctant to let him go.

But he is not.

So, he pushed up his glasses, still smiling gently, "Sorry, I'm just not very good at saying goodbye. I actually left a letter for you guys, it will probably be delivered tomorrow morning."

Qin Ye nodded in understanding and instantly accepted Xu Libai's explanation.

She was not a sentimental person, nor was she good at saying goodbye. If Xu Libai had really told her in advance that he was leaving, her way of saying goodbye might not have been much better than it was now.

"It's okay. It's a good thing that you can go back to the provincial capital."

Qin Ye patted Xu Libai on the shoulder and said with a smile, "With your ability, it is indeed a waste of talent for you to stay in Wuning County. When you go to the provincial capital hospital, it will take less than two years for you to get an appointment with a specialist that I can't even get if I want to."

She had heard Yu Cheng mention that Xu Libai was assigned to Wuning County upon graduation entirely because Xu's father had made trouble and wanted to teach Xu Libai a lesson.

Wuning County was probably the most difficult place where Xu Libai had ever lived since he was a child.

Now that Xu's father is in semi-retirement, it makes sense that he wants to transfer Xu Libai back to the provincial capital before his power is completely diluted.

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Xu Libai lowered his eyes and looked at the smiling girl beside him. His heart couldn't help but tremble again: "No."

He used a smile to suppress the turmoil in his heart, and said the most sincere words in a joking tone: "As long as you need me, I'll be there at your beck and call."

Qin Ye was surprised that Xu Libai had become more and more adept at joking. Just as he was about to make a few sarcastic remarks, a reminder came from the loudspeaker in the waiting room, urging people to get on the bus.

She put on her bag and invited, "Let's go?"

Xu Libai nodded, picked up his luggage and followed her.

The lights on the waiting platform are mottled, casting shadows on the people waiting.

Xu Libai looked at Qin Ye's shadow cast on the ground, slowly raised a finger, and pointed it at Qin Ye's shadow through the air.

Let him hold her hand just once in this dark way, for one second, just one second would be enough.

Qin Ye will never need to know that the one second he spent waiting for the train on the platform hid his most obscure and happiest love.

…

After a bumpy night, the train soon stopped at the platform in the provincial capital Jinhai.

Qin Ye and Xu Libai got out of the car one after another. She waved and said goodbye to Xu Libai: "Director Xiao said that he asked a colleague from the Public Security Bureau to pick me up. I have to go to handle the case immediately, so let's say goodbye here."

She thought for a moment and added, "If you have any questions in the future, you can contact me, either by writing or calling."

"good."

Xu Libai held the suitcase in his hand, and his fingertips turned slightly white from excessive force. Finally, he mustered up his courage, raised the corners of his mouth, and asked, "Can I hug you? It may be a long time before we meet again."

Qin Ye was about to agree when a voice suddenly called her name from behind her: "Qin Ye!

She turned around and found that the person who came to pick her up was Murong from the First Brigade of the Provincial Public Security Bureau.

Murong took her bag and hurriedly urged her without bothering to say hello: "You are here! Hurry up! My car is parked outside and can only stay for two minutes at most."

Having said that, he grabbed Qin Ye's sleeve and left.

She had no choice but to wave her hands at Xu Libai in panic: "Then I'll leave first."

Xu Libai lowered his eyes to hide the disappointment in his eyes. When he raised his eyes again, Qin Ye's figure had disappeared in the crowd: "Okay."

It was a long time before he heard his own voice.

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"Xu Libai."

A chilling voice like a thorn in the flesh suddenly rang out from behind Xu Libai.

He turned around and found that the gray-haired man was staring at him from behind. He didn't know how long he had been staring at him from behind: "Who was the woman who was talking to you just now?"

Xu Libai tightened his lips and said calmly, "She's a female police officer from Wuning County. We just happened to be on the way."

Father Xu snorted coldly, and in front of the passers-by, he slapped Xu Libai hard: "What good is there to see in a country girl like you, you useless thing? Go away."

After saying this, Father Xu put his hands behind his back and took the lead to leave with big strides.

Xu Libai followed behind him with his head down, his eyes bloodshot.

He kept telling himself to be patient until his mother was able to leave the mental hospital safely. No matter what this scumbag does, he has to grit his teeth and swallow it.

…

On the other side, Qin Ye and Murong rushed to the home where Jiang Shilin worked as a tutor.

The person who opened the door was a girl about the same age as Jiang Yi.

The moment Qin Ye saw the girl's facial features clearly, the blood in his body froze instantly - the girl looked exactly like "Jiang Yi" who claimed to have had plastic surgery in the commissioned live broadcast room!