Jiang Yue quickly washed up, skipping breakfast at home, and set off with her basket on her back. The basket could not only be used to carry things, but also as a weapon when necessary. If anyone wanted to harm her, she would put the basket over their head and prevent them from doing anything.
Jiang Yue walked to the town, then took a car to the county seat, and then a bus to Qin Mi's compound. It took several hours, and by then Qin Mi was no longer home.
Jiang Yue arrived at the gate of the compound, panting, and said to the guard, "Hello, I am Jiang Yue. I am here to see Director Qin. I have something very important to report to Director Qin. Please inform him for me."
"Director Qin is not here right now," Xiao Wei said.
Director Qin said that only Wen Xi would be allowed to pass, while the other two women would not.
"Comrade, could you please inform Director Qin that Wenxi has had an accident?" Jiang Yue said, pinching her aching lower back from running.
She really ran all the way here to get here as soon as possible, and her stomach started to hurt.
Of course, while helping Wenxi, she also wanted to see Qin Mi as soon as possible.
Upon hearing that it concerned Wenxi, Xiao Wei quickly went into the guardhouse and then called Qin Mi's office to report the matter. When Qin Mi learned that Wenxi was in trouble, he assigned his work to his subordinates and then drove back home.
Upon arriving at the gate of the compound, Qin Mi rolled down the car window and said to Jiang Yue, "Comrade Jiang, get in the car."
Jiang Yue saw that Qin Mi was the only one in the car and there was no driver, so she quickly opened the car door and got in. She hadn't seen Qin Mi the last time she came, but she didn't expect to be able to be alone with Qin Mi this time. It was a big improvement.
"What happened to Wenxi?" Qin Mi was very worried, but he didn't show it on his face. He was never one to show his emotions in front of outsiders.
"Xiaoxi didn't go home last night, so I wanted to come and ask Director Qin if Xiaoxi is with you." Jiang Yue looked shyly at the mature, composed, and handsome man in front of her and asked tentatively.
If Qin Mi allowed Wen Xi to stay overnight at his home, it would mean that Qin Mi might have some feelings for Wen Xi...
"Wen Xi came and went, she didn't stay here for long." Qin Mi didn't pay much attention to Jiang Yue's expression, but asked, "Do you have a photo of Wen Xi?"
"Yes, but I didn't bring it with me," Jiang Yue said.
Qin Mi waved to Xiao Wei, who hurriedly ran over. "Director Qin, what can I do for you?"
“Call my driver and have him come over,” Qin Mi said.
After a while, the driver arrived. Qin Mi got out of the car and said to the driver, "Please drive this Comrade Jiang back and bring back the photo that Comrade Jiang gave you."
"Yes, Director Qin." The driver readily agreed, got into the car, closed the door, and drove away.
Jiang Yue was quite disappointed that Qin Mi didn't personally escort her back, but now was not the time to think about such things, because she needed to hurry back to get the photos and find Wen Xi.
Jiang Yue took the day off today, so only Shen Jiaojiao is in the field. It's not harvest time for the late rice yet, so there's not much work to do in the field, and it's not tiring.
While Shen Jiaojiao was working diligently in the field, Gu Huai'an and the other two came over. Gu Huai'an asked curiously, "Comrade Shen, why are you alone today?"
"Xiaoyue has taken leave," Shen Jiaojiao said. "Do you need to see Xiaoyue about something?"
Gu Huai'an shook his head, "I won't look for Comrade Jiang."
Li Jianguo said, "We just wanted to see if anything was going on your end, since we're going to grow watermelons together next year!"
Lu Mingxiu nudged Li Jianguo with his elbow, "Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear us, or we won't get a chance to do this."
"Oh, okay," Li Jianguo said hastily, realizing what was happening.
Touched by their concern, Shen Jiaojiao said, "We're fine, don't worry, go back to your work!"
A few hours later, the car stopped in front of her house. Seeing people coming to watch, Jiang Yue got out of the car and proudly straightened her body. She went home and took out the group photos they had taken before. She picked out a photo of herself and Wen Xi, which she considered to be her best picture, and handed it to Qin Mi's driver.
Watching the car drive away, Jiang Yue reluctantly turned and went home. She had taken the day off, so she could finally rest at home.
When the villagers saw that Jiang Yue was brought back in a car, they were all incredibly envious. They also knew that Jiang Yue and Shen Jiaojiao had gotten close to Director Qin by riding on Wen Xi's coattails, and that they couldn't underestimate the three of them anymore.
To get from Wenxi to the county town, one would definitely need to take a vehicle. So, as soon as Qin Mi got the photo, he went to the transportation bureau to find the drivers who ran the route from the county town to the town and asked them if they had seen Wenxi. Only by figuring out where Wenxi had appeared could they find her.
Later, Qin Mi learned from a driver that Wen Xi got off the bus not long after leaving the county. So Qin Mi asked the driver to take him there quickly. When they arrived at the place where Wen Xi got off the bus, the driver pointed ahead and said, "Director Qin, the girl you are looking for got off here."
"Which direction did she go after getting off the bus?" Qin Mi was puzzled. Why would Wen Xi get off here? Did she have friends here?
The driver pointed ahead and said, "It should be going that way. I glanced in the rearview mirror, and it should be over there."
"Okay, thank you, you can go back now."
After the driver left, Qin Mi walked in the direction the driver pointed. Given his status and position, even Liang wouldn't dare to lie to him.
As he walked, he came across a reservoir, but with the reservoir on one side and mountains on the other, he didn't know which way to go. After thinking for a moment, Qin Mi walked towards the reservoir.
Upon arriving at the reservoir, he began searching along its edge. When he saw the watch lying on the ground, he felt as if he could hardly breathe.
How did Wenxi's watch end up by the reservoir?
Why would she come to the reservoir alone?
No!
Nothing will happen!
Qin Mi forced himself to calm down and then began to slowly investigate. He noticed that the grass at the place where he found the watch was in a different state, as if a fight or struggle had taken place there.
So Qin Mi followed the trail and found a series of messy footprints by the reservoir. He followed the footprints and eventually arrived at the mountainside.
Qin Mi looked up at the mountain above, feeling slightly relieved.
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