Chapter 30

Tang Qingqing saw a familiar figure as soon as she got off the car and waved to greet him:

"sister!"

Qin Sa walked over with a smile and looked her up and down:

"I haven't seen you for a few months. You've grown a lot taller than before."

Tang Qingqing's favorite thing to hear is this sentence, "I am in much better shape now. I didn't feel as dizzy as before when I took the car this time."

When Qin Sa saw Zhai Hongyi following behind him, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Who is this...?"

"This is Zhai Hongyi, the educated youth. My master was worried about me coming to the commune alone, so he said he was good at martial arts and insisted that he bring me here."

"You have kung fu? No wonder." Qin Sa nodded and greeted Zhai Hongyi, "I'm Qin Sa. It looks like you grew up in a military compound, right? How about going back to practice?"

Zhai Hongyi said nothing, but he also did not refuse.

Tang Qingqing quickly explained: "That's just his personality. He's actually a very nice person."

Qin Sa smiled and didn't care, "I called you here before the New Year so that you can't have a good New Year."

"It's okay. National property is more important. Anyway, our team will probably have a dull New Year's celebration this year."

After Tang Qingqing finished speaking, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister, I'm bringing someone here. Can the organization arrange accommodation for me?"

"It's easier to arrange for a male comrade, so don't worry. It's good this way, you're too young, and we don't trust you running around the bureau alone. If someone is watching over you in the future, everyone can feel at ease."

Comrade Li Kangan's experience was brought up again after Tang Qingqing emerged.

The tragic scene of his death is still a pain in everyone's heart after so many years.

Especially the older generation of police officers were very sad when they mentioned it.

Especially knowing what happened to Old Liu in the past, he was even more concerned about Tang Qingqing's safety.

Tang Qingqing is not only Lao Liu's apprentice, but also his granddaughter. If something goes wrong again, this old man who has had a rough life will definitely suffer a fatal blow, and they will also lose a very promising and capable comrade.

Tang Qing is young and has no ability to protect herself, so her safety must be taken more seriously than that of ordinary comrades.

Tang Qingqing was very happy when she heard this.

In this way, not only did Zhai Hongyi's accommodation problem get solved, but Zhai Hongyi could also often go out with him and not go to work without fear of being accused of having no collectivist spirit.

Although it took so long for the Public Security Bureau to ask her for help, Tang Qingqing felt that as she grew older, she would have more and more opportunities to show her abilities.

"Sister, we don't have much stuff, let's not waste time and go directly to the scene."

Qin Sa smiled and said, "It is indeed urgent now, but no matter how urgent it is, we have to go eat first."

"It's almost Chinese New Year, is the cafeteria still open?"

"Yes, the Chinese New Year is usually the peak period for cases. While others are celebrating with their families, we have to work overtime. Our director hasn't spent the Chinese New Year with his family properly for many years. He has been on the front line all the time."

"Those bad guys are so annoying. They can't celebrate the New Year without a home."

"That's why we say they are bad. They like to take advantage of the time when everyone lets down their guard to commit crimes."

Tang Qingqing looked at the bicycle with some confusion, as there wasn't enough space for the three of them.

She was just about to speak and say that she and Zhai Hongyi were walking to the Public Security Bureau.

Qin Sa had already stepped onto the bicycle: "Qingqing, you sit on the horizontal bar, Zhai Zhiqing, you sit at the back."

Tang Qingqing: "Can you sit here?"

"What's wrong with that? My 28-inch bicycle has held at most five people."

Tang Qingqing was extremely surprised. It was hard for her to imagine what was happening. Was that a performance of acrobatics?

Zhai Hongyi also frowned: "Let me give you a ride."

"Hurry up, why are you dawdling? Are you afraid that I will knock you over? You underestimate me too much. I can lead people to ride steadily even on a very steep road in the mountains." Qin Sa rolled his eyes.

"And you, don't think that just because you look tall and strong, I can't tell that you are young. Are you discriminating against lesbians just because you are young? Do you think that we lesbians can only be taken care of?"

Having said that, it would be inappropriate not to get in the car.

Under Qin Sa's influence, Tang Qingqing and Zhai Hongyi all compromised.

You know what, Qin Sa really wasn't bragging, her skills were very solid and she was very strong.

Even with two people on board, it was still riding very fast.

When going uphill, she still rode through without taking a breath.

Tang Qingqing had to cover her face with a hat, otherwise her face would be cracked by the cold wind.

Zhai Hongyi, who was sitting in the back seat, wanted to cover his face with a hat.

Apart from being taken care of by his mother when he was a child, this was the first time he was taken care of by a woman. Especially now that he has long legs and feet, he always felt very embarrassed.

Tang Qingqing was totally unaware of his little thoughts. After getting out of the car, she happily praised Qin Sa for his excellent driving skills.

This time when she entered the Public Security Bureau again, Tang Qingqing felt much more familiar with it and even introduced it to Zhai Hongyi along the way.

At the end of the year, the Public Security Bureau became even busier. Everyone was in a hurry and had no time to care about others.

Occasionally, when she met an acquaintance, the other person would just smile at Tang Qingqing and then disappear from her sight.

They rushed into the cafeteria, and Chef Li was very happy to see Tang Qingqing.

"Girl, you're finally here. I'll give you a bowl of sliced ​​​​chips today. I guarantee that you'll feel warm all over after finishing it."

Chef Li took out the dough he had kneaded earlier, held it on his arm, and cut the dough with a knife. Only the shadow of his hand could be seen.

The noodles kept falling into the boiling noodle soup, and soon a large pot of it was cooked.

The meal price increased significantly at the end of the year. The broth was made of pork sauce which was fried to a particularly fragrant aroma. It was paired with Chef Li’s secret recipe of fried chili peppers, which made Tang Qingqing very happy.

Zhai Hongyi had also finished his meal. After learning that there was no limit on the amount, he ate two large bowls without hesitation.

It's just that when he was eating, it was as if he was competing with Qin Sa. The two of them ate faster than the other. Tang Qingqing was a little nervous at first and couldn't help but speed up as well.

Later I found that eating like this was very uncomfortable, so I just ignored it and continued to chew slowly.

After dinner, Qin Sa brought the two to the scene.

The supply and marketing cooperative has been cordoned off, and there is a security guard guarding the scene.

When the security guard saw Qin Sa, he hurried over.

He had heard of Tang Qingqing's great name a long time ago, and when he saw that she was younger than she looked, although it was a little unbelievable, he did not dare to underestimate her.

"Comrade Tang, you are finally here."

Tang Qingqing was somewhat uncomfortable with this humble attitude.

But she didn't have the heart to care about anything else, and began to survey the scene.

The door of the supply and marketing cooperative was opened, revealing the mess inside.

The shelves and counters outside were in a mess, with many goods scattered on the ground, making the floor a mess.

And you can see a lot of footprints on the ground, messy

Tang Qingqing: "Where was the person on duty beaten?"

Qin Sa took her to a small room at the back, where there was a stove, but the fire was now out.

"The people on duty will be here at night, and if there is any movement ahead, they will come out to check."

Tang Qingqing walked in carefully, following the footprints on the ground.

There was a pool of blood next to the stove, and it looked like the person on duty was seriously injured.

There was a brick broken into two pieces scattered on the ground, one of which was stained with blood.

Tang Qingqing pointed at the brick and said, "The person on duty was hit by this brick, right?"

Qin Sa: "Yes, from the current situation, the thief climbed in through the window, and then attacked the person on duty from behind when he was not paying attention."

Tang Qingqing was curious: "Wasn't the window locked before?"

"This little room only has this one window, and there's no ventilation anywhere else. There's a stove in the room, so we can't close the window too tightly, so we leave a gap."

When Tang Qingqing walked over, she saw that the iron bars on the window had been pulled open to reveal a big hole. Anyone who was not too fat could get in through the hole.

"It was already late at night, probably around 3 or 4 o'clock, when people are most sleepy. The person on duty probably fell asleep at that time, so he didn't notice that someone had come in."

There is a recliner next to the stove with a thin blanket on it, which is convenient for the staff on duty to take a nap here.

Tang Qingqing nodded, first took a rough look inside and out, and then focused on the area near the shelves.

She squatted down and carefully examined the footprints on the ground.

He took out a notebook, pen, and ruler, measured on the ground, and recorded the data.

He also drew footprints on the notebook, peeling off the overlapping footprints.

The process was very long, but no one rushed her, and no one felt impatient.

The police also found footprints before, but it was difficult to determine which pair belonged to the criminal.

The supply and marketing cooperative has people coming and going every day, especially at the end of the year, when many people come to purchase goods.

Although the house is cleaned before closing, it is inevitable that the salesperson's footprints will remain.

At the end of the year, when the supply and marketing cooperative was open during the day, there were four sales clerks busy every day.

Including the staff on duty, that makes five people's footprints.

The person who discovered the injury was the first salesperson to come to work. She panicked and quickly asked someone to send the person on duty to the hospital.

When everyone heard the noise, a lot of people came in to watch, and the scene was completely destroyed, which made it difficult to move forward with the case.

Qin Sa thought of Tang Qingqing at that time. Tang Qingqing was able to accurately find the arsonist in such a complex and chaotic environment like the fire scene. She thought she could also find the thief's traces from these footprints.

About three hours later, Tang Qingqing finally stood up straight.

During these hours, she carefully checked the entire house many times, and also went outside and further away.

He didn't speak during the whole process, but was writing and recording something.

I squatted for a long time, and I was a little shaky when I first stood up.

Zhai Hongyi calmly supported her and gave her a White Rabbit.

Tang Qingqing was a little surprised. How come this guy never ran out of White Rabbit cigarettes to give away?

But she didn't hesitate. She took the White Rabbit, peeled off the sugar coating and put it into her mouth. The moment she tasted the sweetness, her eyes narrowed.

Qin Sa couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"

Tang Qingqing was not in a hurry to answer, and asked, "Before the supply and marketing cooperative closed yesterday, only the salesperson cleaned the room, and no one brought in goods, right?"

"No, we're not getting any more stock at the end of the year, so we just tidied up the shelves, cleaned up, and left."

"Arrange the shelves first, then clean up?"

"Yes."

"Including our footprints, there are more than 20 pairs of footprints in this house, and five of them are very suspicious."

Tang Qingqing stretched out the ruler and fixed it, pointing to the ground and said:

“These are the ones.”

Qin Sa: "What's so special about them?"

"Except for this pair," Tang Qingqing pointed to one of the footprints and said, "the other four pairs of footprints all have weights. After everyone found the injured duty officer, how many people carried him away from here?"

The security guard quickly replied, "There were two! They were from the neighborhood. They heard the noise and rushed over. When they saw the officer was seriously injured, they carried him to the hospital."

Tang Qingqing nodded: "Among the four pairs of footprints, two pairs belong to the two enthusiastic people, and the other two pairs belong to the thief."

The thief stole a lot of cloth and wine, so his footprints would be very obvious.

Qin Sa: "There are two thieves?"

"We can confirm that there are at least two of them. We need to check further to see if there are still people on guard outside."

"And what about the other footprint that has no weight? Whose is it?"

"These footprints are all over the house, very special." Tang Qingqing pursed her lips and thought of someone.

"Is there something wrong with the legs of the person on duty?"

The security guard couldn't help but answer again: "Yes, yes, there is something wrong. Lao Zeng has a crooked leg. He used to be a mover. After his leg was accidentally hit, the supply and marketing cooperative leader arranged for him to be on duty."

Although Lao Zeng had become a cripple, he was a porter and was quite strong, so the leaders felt more at ease letting him look after the supply and marketing cooperative.

He didn't expect to be attacked from behind, and all his strength was wasted.

"Is he about this tall? And thinner than him?"

Tang Qingqing pulled Zhai Hongyi, who was silent beside her, over to demonstrate and used him as a reference.

"Yes, yes!" The security guard nodded repeatedly, and was very convinced by Tang Qingqing.

If you haven't seen her abilities with your own eyes, you'd inevitably doubt what a little girl like her can do.

Now it seems that it is really great!

"Age about thirty-two or thirty-three?"

"Oh my god, you got them all right! You are amazing! How come you act like you have seen him before?"

Tang Qingqing had never seen Lao Zeng before, but seeing that her guess was correct, she crossed out the suspicious footprints.

After confirming, Tang Qingqing walked out of the house.

After walking a few steps, she looked around and saw a branch in front of her.

Tang Qingqing was very surprised when she saw it: "When did you find the branch?"

Zhai Hongyi: "I am your assistant after all. If I can't think of this, then those two bowls of knife-cut noodles will be wasted."

Qin Sa didn't understand what Tang Qingqing wanted the branches for, but he didn't ask. He would understand soon.

Tang Qingqing began to draw circles on the ground with a branch, one circle after another, while she walked.

Qin Sa and the security guard both looked puzzled.

Qin Sa asked Zhai Hongyi: "What is she doing?"

Zhai Hongyi: “Circling.”

"Circle? Circle footprints? But there are no footprints on the ground."

Qin Sa rubbed his eyes. Could it be that what they saw were different?

"She was determining where the criminal's footprints should be so that she could accurately find the second footprint."

"So that's how it is. This is done step by step."

Tang Qingqing walked for a while and stopped at a crossroads.

Qin Sa and his companions walked closer and saw four heavy footprints appearing on the dirt road again.

Tang Qingqing looked around and asked, "Where is the way to the hospital?"

The security guard who had been following closely said, "The hospital is on the west side. Go west on this road."

Tang Qingqing looked towards the east and chased after them confidently: "Let's go, they're running this way!"