A hint of surprise flashed across Qin Baotou's eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and his face was still confused. "What are you talking about? I told you everything I know. As for how they will eventually move the goods, I have no idea."
Song Yun smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether you tell me or not. The things are still in China. They will be found sooner or later."
Keep going.
Just as Song Yun expected, after walking for a while, they came to a three-way fork in the road. Judging from the wheel marks on the ground, the five donkey carts split into three routes, one with only one cart and the other two with two carts.
After a careful inspection, Song Yun and Qi Monan pointed to the road on the left at the same time.
Qi Monan explained to his comrades, "The wheel tracks on this road are obviously deeper than those on the other two roads. They have limited manpower and are in a hurry to ship the goods, so it's impossible for them to transport them separately. I guess the donkey carts on the other two roads are just playing tricks on us, trying to disperse our pursuit forces and defeat them one by one."
Song Yun had the same idea and did not consider the other two routes. She continued to move towards the left route that they favored.
Qin Baotou couldn't laugh anymore.
He followed the donkey cart's wheel tracks all the way and finally caught up with it into a village.
It was the busy farming season, and all the men and women in the brigade had gone to the fields, leaving only the elderly, weak, women and children who were unable to work in the village. The arrival of Song Yun and others immediately attracted the attention of the villagers. Some clever children ran to the brigade headquarters when they saw a group of people in military uniforms entering the village.
Song Yun and his friends found the donkey cart they had been following in the threshing ground, but the cart was empty. Not far from the cart, there were complete truck tire tracks.
At this time, two brigade cadres came jogging over, one was the brigade leader and the other was the branch secretary.
Both of them looked a little panicked. Song Yun stepped forward to negotiate and inquire about the donkey cart and truck.
When the team leader heard that someone was here to ask this, his face looked a little strange and his words were a little vague. He said that the donkey cart was the property of the team and he didn't know about the truck.
The village party secretary remained silent, only looking around, seeming a little panicked.
"This matter involves a major case. I hope you will tell the truth. If you know about it but don't report it, and it is discovered, you will be charged with harboring a criminal and will go to jail." Song Yun threatened.
The team leader's face changed and he hurried to see the branch secretary. He saw that his forehead was sweating, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak.
"Let me ask again, from yesterday to today, who drove the donkey cart, what did it do, when did it return, and what did it bring back? Who owns the truck, when did it arrive in the village, what did it do, what did it take away, and when did it leave? Think carefully before you answer."
The team leader hesitated and didn't say anything, and kept looking at the branch secretary. The branch secretary was completely panicked and couldn't say a word.
At this time, a familiar tall man came back to the village carrying a bundle of firewood. Song Yun's eyes lit up and she shouted, "Zhou Tiebi."
Zhou Tieye, carrying firewood, saw a group of soldiers in uniform from afar. He was wondering what was going on when he heard Song Yun's voice and hurried over. "Doctor Song? What are you doing here?"
Song Yun walked over and asked Zhou Tie about the donkey cart and truck.
I actually found the answer. Zhou Tiebei didn't go to work today, and he knew more about the truck coming to the village to transport things than anyone else. He wanted to come over to take a look, but was stopped by the village bully, who threatened him with a stick and told him to get out.
"Zhou Youjin drove the donkey cart out last night. The truck arrived this morning when the villagers went to work and immediately parked here." Zhou Tiexie pointed to a spot not far from them. "The driver sat in the cart for a while and didn't get out. He seemed to be wearing a mask, so I couldn't see him clearly. Then around nine o'clock, Zhou Youjin drove the donkey cart back. I happened to be going to the barefoot doctor's house in our village to get medicine. I saw the Zhou brothers unloading something from the donkey cart and then loading it onto the truck. I wanted to go over to take a look, but Zhou Youjin stopped me from a distance and wouldn't let me get close. He even threatened to break my legs if I dared to peek again. By the time I returned from the barefoot doctor's house with the medicine, the truck was gone, around ten o'clock."
Song Yun looked at her watch. It was eleven o'clock, which meant the truck had been driving for an hour.
"What do the Zhou brothers you are talking about do? Where do they live?" Song Yun asked.
Zhou Tiebei pointed in a direction and said, "They live over there. I'll take you there."
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