Lu Zhengting only paused for a second before reaching out and placing his hand on hers.
Lin Qingyan smiled. She had acted involuntarily just now, but because of the occasion, she quickly let go.
That's enough.
"Goodbye, Comrade Lu!"
"Comrade Lin!" He couldn't bring himself to say "Goodbye!"
I just hope they will never have to be apart again.
Lin Qingyan smiled and then turned and walked out.
Lu Zhengting was wheeled out of the meeting room by Captain Li, and the group prepared to go home.
But Granny Lin went crazy again and refused to cooperate. She grabbed Lu Zhengting's arm and cried, "Young man, you saw the girl just now, right? How is she now? I... I really want to see her too, sob sob sob, I really want to see the girl and stay here with her."
Before anyone else could speak, Captain Li said, "Auntie, only one person can go in. Comrade Lu has already gone in, so you can't go in."
But Grandma Lin wouldn't listen. "I want to see the girl. I really want to see her. I want the girl to tell me stories tonight and lull me to sleep."
Captain Li was both amused and exasperated; he really was like a child at heart.
“Auntie, if Comrade Lin can’t tell you stories anymore, you can find someone else to tell you stories. It’s all the same.”
"It's different, it's different, it's just different."
Li Qinqin came to persuade her: "Grandma, have you forgotten what Sister Qingyan said again? Sister Qingyan wants you to be obedient. You should come home with us and not make Sister Qingyan angry, okay?"
"I..." Grandma Lin certainly didn't want to upset Lin Qingyan. She looked in the direction of the meeting room and was reluctantly pulled away by Li Qinqin. After that, they returned to the brigade.
Lu's mother told Lu Zhengting to lie down and rest on the kang (a heated brick bed), but Lu Zhengting was restless and couldn't sit still.
Given his "familiar" relationship with Lin Qingyan, the police would not allow him to assist in the investigation of this case.
He had to conduct a secret investigation to find the real culprit and then guide the police to arrest him.
"Zhengting, you've already met with Xiaolin, the educated youth. You should rest for a bit."
She was very worried about Lu Zhengting's leg. He had been traveling back and forth on the bumpy road for so long, how could he not get proper rest?
"Mom, I'm really okay."
Mother Lu got angry: "Look at you! You keep saying you're fine, but I know you're just being stubborn. Little Lin, the educated youth, told you before that you should rest well and try to avoid moving your legs. Don't you want your legs to get better?"
"Xiao Lin, the educated youth, will be released in a while, but your leg won't heal. What will you give her to make her happy? Even if your leg can be saved, do you want to cause Xiao Lin even more trouble?"
"Mom, I..." Lu Zhengting was finally woken up by his mother's scolding: "Okay, Mom, I'll lie down and rest."
But when it's time to do it, you must do it.
In the evening, Lin Zhiheng was worried about Lin Qingyan, so he rushed back from the county town as soon as he got off work.
He walked to the door and saw that the front door was closed, but he saw Lu Zhengting waiting at the door, with the second son of the brigade leader standing next to him.
"Brother Lu."
"Xiao Heng, you're back."
Lin Zhiheng glanced at the tightly closed door again, his heart clenching with anxiety.
Lu Zhengting said, "Xiao Heng, your sister has been taken away by the police because of that Tong Zhiqing incident."
He then noticed Lin Zhiheng's tightly clenched fist, with veins bulging on it.
"My sister is innocent. Why did they take my sister with them?"
Lin Zhiheng was like an angry, trapped beast, as if he was about to go berserk at any moment.
His sister has been arrested. What should he do?
"If I had known, I would have turned myself in." He suddenly turned around: "I'm going to the police station right now and tell the officers that I killed her, and that they should release my sister."
"Xiao Heng, don't act rashly!" He saw Lin Zhiheng walking in the opposite direction and quickly called to Li Fang, "Go and stop him."
Li Fang quickly ran over and stopped Lin Zhiheng: "Lin Zhiheng, calm down."
"I can't stay calm, I need to go and get my sister out."
"Lin Zhiheng!"
A loud shout rang out behind him, and Lin Zhiheng instinctively stopped in his tracks.
Lu Zhengting was also angered by him and reprimanded him without any politeness.
"Who do you think you are? How capable are you? Do you think the police will listen to you if you go there to get your sister out? The police investigate cases based on evidence, not by finding scapegoats and convicting someone just because they've been laid off. Going there won't help your sister; instead, it will make it seem like she's guilty of a crime she shouldn't have. You'll only make things worse!"
Lu Zhengting's eyes were red as he stared at the naive young man who was devoted to his sister, feeling utterly disappointed in him.
Lin Zhiheng seemed to have been brought to his senses by his scolding. He lowered his head and did not lift his foot again.
Lu Zhengting wheeled over, his tone calm.
"Xiao Heng, I understand how you feel. You really want your sister to come out soon, and we all do too. But acting impulsively won't solve anything. We need to calm down to help your sister."
Lin Zhiheng turned to look at him: "Brother Lu, what do you think we should do? I'll do anything as long as my sister can get out."
"Of course, we need to find the real culprit as soon as possible. The county police have many cases to handle and cannot devote all their manpower to this murder case. In addition, it is very difficult to find the real culprit. If we wait for the police to solve this case, who knows how long it will take."
Of course, this is assuming they can solve the case; worse still, what if they can't? We can't just rely on the police; we also need to investigate the case ourselves.
"Could we help the police investigate? The more people there are, the more we can help."
"No, the police won't let the suspect's family get involved in this case, for fear they might show favoritism and fabricate false clues and evidence. So, when we're investigating secretly, we mustn't alert the police. Once we find the murderer, we can find a roundabout way to hand him over to the police."
Lin Zhiheng looked at the front door of his house: "Brother Lu, I'll listen to whatever you say. Why don't we go inside and talk about it in detail?"
"good."
Lin Zhiheng opened the door, pushed Lu Zhengting and Li Fang inside, and then closed the door again.
Once inside, Lin Zhiheng lit an oil lamp, closed the door, and sat down opposite Lu Zhengting on a stool.
"Brother Lu, you must have made up your mind, right? What should we do?"
Lu Zhengting wanted to ask him first: "You used to stay at the educated youth settlement, so you should know something about Tong Jiaojiao. Tell me everything you know about her, including details about people who are related to her, especially those who are close to her, and their interactions with her."
"good."
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