Chapter 47
Tang Qingqing frowned slightly, squatted down and carefully examined the shoe prints.
Huili shoes were extremely rare and expensive for the people in the brigade. They either wore shoes they made themselves or wore Jiefang shoes. They could not afford to buy Huili shoes, so it was very easy to identify Huili shoes.
Based on the degree of wear and the center of gravity of the shoe prints, Tang Qingqing was very sure that the owner of the shoe prints was the same person as the shoe prints that appeared near the place where Jiang Pei'e was assaulted.
"Auntie, mother-in-law, I'm going to visit your house."
Old Mrs. Zhou and Mother Shitou were very happy, as they both knew Tang Qingqing's abilities.
The Tang family's attitude towards Tang Qingqing has changed greatly. Before, they were reluctant to mention that she was a capable person, but now they want to praise her to the sky.
Especially since Tang Qingqing would bring back some thank-you gifts every time, Zhao Dahua and Old Lady Wu would be so happy that they would show off outside.
Although when they complimented me, they always liked to use "It's a pity that she is just a girl..." as the premise, but at least they no longer said unpleasant words, unlike before when they always looked down on me.
Not only the women in the family, but Tang Jianjun as well, now there is one more person to show off to.
Although they like to exaggerate, they are not making things up.
Besides, Tang Qingqing was often praised by the team, and everyone saw it.
Although it is hard to imagine that a little girl is so capable, I still recognize her ability.
Tang Xingqiang was puzzled in his heart, weren't they investigating a case? Why did he run away with someone in the middle of the investigation?
He pulled Tang Qingqing aside and asked in a low voice: "Sister, was the crime committed by one person?"
"I don't know yet. Let's go and take a look first." Tang Qingqing paused, "Don't tell anyone about what happened there."
"Even if I don't tell you, others will know. Our team may be able to keep the secret."
Although Tang Xingqiang said this, he still promised not to let it slip out of his mouth.
Tang Qingqing looked at the ground all the way to Shitou's house, and then observed the situation near the chicken coop.
The prints of the Huili shoes were clearly visible along the way, and they lingered near Shitou's house.
Under a big tree, you can still see the man stomping his feet. It is speculated that the thief has been waiting here for a long time and only took action when he was sure of the right moment.
"Qing girl, what do you think of it?"
Old Mrs. Zhou said anxiously. Looking at Tang Qingqing's expression, she felt more and more uneasy.
Before Tang Qingqing could say anything, Tang Xingqiang said:
"Mother-in-law, don't be anxious. Look, my sister is looking for it. If this job is so easy, my sister would be the only one in our team."
Old Mrs. Zhou said quickly, "No hurry, no hurry, I won't rush you."
"Mother-in-law, why don't you go and get busy first? Leave this to us."
Shitou's mother had already gone to work. There were a lot of things to do at home. Going out to look for the chickens in the morning was already very time-consuming. She didn't dare to wait like this any longer, otherwise the men who were working in the fields at noon would have no food to eat.
Old Mrs. Zhou was anxious to get her chicken back, so she was reluctant to leave. But after hearing these words, she could no longer hold back.
When she went back, she was still thinking about what she had heard from others before, saying that Tang Qingqing had a pair of magical eyes that could see things that others could not see as long as she exerted some effort, and that she had some magical powers.
Looking at the situation now, it's not that magical.
Tang Xingqiang heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Old Lady Zhou leave, and he could speak loudly again.
"Sister, what's going on now?"
Tang Qingqing: "The guy wearing Warrior shoes is a chicken thief."
"Oh, he committed two crimes in one night?"
Tang Qingqing did not answer, but continued to follow the footprints of the Huili shoes.
She followed him all the way and ran towards the mountains.
The shoe prints were very clear, and Tang Qingqing didn't need to put in too much effort to clearly see the path of the Warrior shoes.
Tang Xingqiang also ran along, "Sister, it looks like the chicken thief is going to the woods to roast the chicken."
After a while, chicken feathers and bones on the ground, as well as ashes from a nearby fire, confirmed Tang Xingqiang's guess.
Tang Xingqiang sniffed sharply. He could smell the aroma of roast chicken in the air, which made him drool.
"This chicken thief is so unkind. You said you wanted to steal chickens, so you stole chickens, but you had to steal the hens that laid eggs. You are so hateful!"
This is a whole chicken. How happy it would be if I could eat it all.
Tang Xingqiang was so jealous that his eyes turned red. He could only eat chicken during festivals and every time he could only taste it.
Sometimes I eat too fast and before I can taste the meat, it's all gone.
His biggest dream is to have a chicken in his left hand and a duck in his right hand, and eat until he vomits!
Tang Xingqiang went to turn over the chicken bones and saw that the meat on some of them had not been eaten clean. He was about to stuff them into his mouth, but was stopped by Tang Qingqing with her quick eyes and hands.
"What are you doing?"
"Sister, there's still meat on it, we can't waste the food."
Tang Qingqing looked at the remaining meat on the bones and felt it was a pity, but since her younger brother wanted to eat it, she decided to let it go.
"You can't eat that either."
Tang Xingqiang's eyes were fixed on the bone rack, unable to move away, and he swallowed his saliva as he looked at it.
Tang Qingqing felt sorry for him because of his miserable appearance, so she took out a candy from her pocket and handed it to him.
Tang Xingqiang's tearful face suddenly became beaming with joy, "Sister, you are so kind!"
Tang Qingqing sneered: "If you have something to eat, you can say I'm good."
"That's not enough, I just think you're better."
The situation here is very clear. There are no other footprints nearby, only those of Huili Shoes. Huili Shoes is the thief.
Tang Qingqing followed the other shoe print to see where he went after eating the chicken.
Tang Xingqiang looked back at the bone rack several times with reluctance, then followed Tang Qingqing with regret.
Tang Qingqing followed the shoe prints all the way back to the scene where Jiang Pei'e was assaulted, and followed his route all the way to the educated youth point.
Tang Xingqiang understood everything when he saw it, and he stood with his hands on his hips, extremely angry.
"I knew it was definitely done by this group of educated youth!"
In recent years, so many educated youth have gone to the countryside. Some of them had a good life in the city, but they couldn't stand it when they came to the countryside and felt like their mouths were dry.
As a result, some people with bad intentions steal other people's chickens or eggs, and several people have been caught in recent years.
Tang Qingqing pursed her lips and asked Tang Xingqiang to call the captain over.
Tang Xingqiang was particularly happy: "Sister, I told you that my coming here would be useful, wait, I'll call someone over for you now!"
Having said that, he disappeared in a flash.
Tang Qingqing squatted in one place, observing a fairly clear shoe print, turning the candy around in her mouth, and occasionally poking her little face with the slightly raised corner.
The captain and the women's director came over quickly, their expressions very heavy.
"Qing girl, what's the situation now?"
Tang Qingqing twitched her chin and said, "The chicken thief is an educated youth."
Compared with the sexual assault on the female educated youth, the theft of a chicken is not worth mentioning. The team leader is anxious to inquire about Jiang Pei'e's case.
But when he saw Tang Xingqiang's face full of curiosity, he quickly swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"You kid, go play somewhere else. What are you doing hanging around here? If the educated youth's things are lost, I'll come back to trouble you."
Some educated youth stole poultry raised by members of the commune or corn and sweet potatoes grown in the fields. Some villagers also sneaked in when the educated youth were out working and took away things like toothpaste, toothbrushes, and candy.
Although this situation is rare, it has happened.
Therefore, the gates of the educated youth centers are now locked, and only the educated youth themselves have the keys.
Tang Xingqiang was extremely curious as to what kind of case was being kept secret.
But when a candy appeared in front of him, Tang Xingqiang stopped asking questions and was no longer curious. He just ran away happily with the candy.
"Sister, I'll come see you later!"
As soon as Tang Xingqiang left, the captain hurriedly inquired about the situation.
"The thief also appeared near the place where Jiang Pei'e was assaulted. As for whether he assaulted Jiang Pei'e, I can't be sure. Because at the scene, there were no shoe prints of the thief or anyone else."
The women's director said: "He must be a thief. I guess he went out to steal chickens in the middle of the night and happened to run into Jiang Pei'e who was squatting in the toilet in the middle of the night. He saw that there was no one around, so he attacked her!"
The captain also thought it made sense. "If it was done by the educated youth in our brigade, they would definitely know that you have the ability to detect shoe prints. So be careful to hide the shoe prints at the crime scene, and you won't find them."
Tang Qingqing felt something was wrong: "But he didn't pay attention to hiding his shoe prints when he was stealing. How come he remembered to hide his shoe prints when he suddenly wanted to violate Jiang Pei'e?"
Stealing a chicken is premeditated, so logically one should be more careful to hide it.
As a result, this thief turned out to be the opposite, which is very strange no matter how you look at it.
The women's director said: "What's so confusing about this? Stealing a chicken is not a big deal. If you get caught, you just have to compensate for the losses and you will be criticized. But assaulting a woman is a different matter. You will be sent to labor reform. You are a criminal and it will be recorded in the files in the future."
This is indeed true, as the two cases are completely different in nature.
However, Tang Qingqing was still very puzzled: "Now that our brigade has quotas for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, the educated youth are all vying to perform, and those who are usually lazy have become very active. Why would they take the risk of stealing chickens and eating chickens at this time? Isn't this just asking for trouble?"
The women's director said: "Hey, that person must have thought that he would not be selected, so he just didn't care."
Among the more than 30 educated youth, some had very poor performance and were often criticized by name.
The work points they earned were just enough to keep them alive, and the team was worried about accidents, so they relaxed the scoring standards.
People like this know very well that good things will never happen to them, so they are too lazy to even fight for them.
Tang Qingqing: "Captain, this is all I can find out. The thief is a major suspect, but whether he was the one who harmed Jiang Zhiqing still needs to be interrogated or other means to be finally confirmed."
The fingerprint also has its own limitations. It can only be used as one of the criminal investigation methods and as an important method to provide investigation clues. In many cases, the cooperation of other people is still needed to finally identify the real culprit.
"It's even better if he stole the chicken. We can catch him and keep Jiang Zhiqing's crime a secret at the same time."
Jiang Pei'e's condition is very bad now. She doesn't eat, drink or talk. She just keeps crying.
She would be startled whenever someone approached her, except Aunt Guihua.
If this matter gets out, I'm afraid she will jump into the river again.
The women's director: "We have been talking for a long time, who is the thief?"
There were twenty-six male educated youth in their brigade, and twenty-two of them lived in the educated youth site.
Tang Qingqing said: "The thief was wearing size 46 Warrior shoes."
The Women's Director said: "The foot is quite big. I guess he is quite tall. That will make it easier to find him."
"Captain, I would like to apply to go in and take a look. The shoes should still be in the room."
The women's director was puzzled: "How do you know it's still in the room, not being worn?"
Although the educated youth came from the city, it does not mean that they came from wealthy families.
It's not easy for anyone these days, but it's a little harder in the countryside. Most people only have one pair of shoes and don't have many alternatives.
Tang Qingqing was very sure: "He definitely didn't wear those shoes today."
The captain believed in Tang Qingqing's ability and took out the key to open the gate of the compound.
The team leader also has the key to the educated youth center. This lock was given to the educated youth center by the team.
In order to avoid being unable to find the educated youth holding the key if anything happened, the team leader also kept a key.
Although the gate of the educated youth camp was locked, the inside was not locked but simply bolted.
Tang Qingqing removed the bolt and pushed the door open.
The male educated youth's place was relatively clean, but a strong odor could still be smelled.
Tang Qingqing took a quick look and went straight to the shoe rack.
This is a shoe rack made by the educated youth themselves using wooden strips. There are not many shoes on it, which confirms the guess of the women's director - most people only have one pair of shoes.
A pair of Huili shoes was placed on the shoe rack. Tang Qingqing picked it up and turned it over, and saw that there was some chicken shit on it.
The head of the women's department leaned over and saw it, "Oh my! This must be the pair of shoes!"
Size 46, with chicken shit on the soles, this must be the chicken thief!
"Captain, let's call Tian Hongsheng over, and then we'll know whose shoes these are."
Tian Hongsheng is the leader of the educated youth group, and is specifically responsible for managing all affairs of the educated youth site. He is very familiar with the situation of the educated youth, especially the male educated youth.
Tang Qingqing shook her head and said, "Captain, you don't have to call Tian Zhiqing. I know whose shoes these are."
The educated youth had been busy all morning and were exhausted and hot, with their faces covered in oil from the sun.
It is early summer now, the weather is getting hotter, and the sun is becoming more and more scorching.
They had just become a little fairer in the winter, but now they were tanned again. Some people with tender skin had their faces sunburned red.
"Working outside in this kind of weather is like you're going to be sunburned to death!" Some educated youth couldn't help but complain.
"This year is obviously hotter than previous years. In previous years, it was quite cool at this time. At this temperature, we will be sunburned again in July and August."
Since they started cutting in line, everyone has become particularly rough, even the girls are not as pretty as when they first came down.
Tian Hongsheng said: "The conditions here are already very good. If you go to places like Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, the temperature will be minus 10 degrees Celsius in winter, which can freeze you to death. And if you go to Ningxia, you will be filled with yellow sand as soon as you open your mouth."
Normally, when we have nothing to do, these words may provide some comfort, but now we are tired and hot and cannot bear to hear such words at all.
Just because others are suffering more doesn’t mean you are not suffering.
The thought of autumn harvest makes me feel even more miserable.
"How good can we be? The mosquitoes here almost bit me to death."
Tian Hongsheng encouraged everyone: "We should carry forward the hard-working and simple style. Think about how hard the older generation went through to give us a stable life. How could we be defeated by such a small difficulty!"
Some people responded, encouraging everyone not to be defeated by the current difficulties.
Some people began to roll their eyes and refused to buy into this.
The female educated youth did not like to shout their complaints out loud like the male educated youth, but complained in a low voice.
However, some people have become accustomed to this kind of work and start to care about other things when they have time.
"Wen Xuelan, you wrap yourself up so tightly, don't you feel hot?" Shen Yifang asked while catching a glimpse of the wind.
She rolled up her sleeves and pulled her trouser legs up, not caring about her image as long as she could dissipate the heat.
Seeing Wen Xuelan wrapping herself tightly with clothes, I felt that she was very hot.
Wen Xuelan's face flushed with heat, and she shook her head: "It's okay."
Wang Ying rolled her eyes at Shen Yifang in annoyance: "You yourself look like a piece of charcoal, and you don't allow others to be white."
"Wang Ying, what are you talking about? I'm just worried that Wen Xuelan might have a heat stroke, so I just asked one more question. Are you Wen Xuelan? What does this have to do with you?"
Shen Yifang also has a hot temper and she retorted directly.
Wang Yingxiang was about to say something when he was stopped by Wen Xuelan.
"Yingying, don't be like this."
"Xue Lan, you don't understand. She is mocking you for being hypocritical."
Shen Yifang was angry: "Wang Ying, don't talk nonsense, I didn't mean that at all."
"Hmph, forget it. Xue Lan is kindhearted, don't I know what you are thinking?"
"Do you think everyone is like you?"
Wen Xuelan quickly stopped the two people who were about to quarrel, and others also stepped forward to persuade them.
"We are all comrades, stop arguing."
Wen Xuelan still maintained a gentle attitude and said to Wang Ying: "Yifang is also concerned about me, don't think too much."
Then he turned to Shen Yifang and said, "My skin gets itchy when exposed to the sun, so I have to wrap myself up tightly."
Being too obsessed with beauty may make people think you are a hedonist, so Wen Xuelan doesn't dare to take the blame for sun protection just for the sake of beauty.
This little episode soon died down, and someone suddenly said:
"Hey, have you seen Jiang Pei'e?"
"No, I didn't see her this morning."
"Me neither. When I got up, she was already up."
The other female educated youth also started talking about it, and then they realized that they had not seen Jiang Pei'e during the work today.
It’s not their fault that they don’t care about their comrades, but Jiang Pei’e has a good relationship with the brigade cadres and is often called over to help.
She was a lively person and soon after arriving at Rongshan Brigade, she became friends with the locals.
Jiang Pei'e had been working in the countryside for five years and was very familiar with what was going on in the brigade.
Tian Hongsheng heard the commotion here and said, "You don't have to look for her anymore. The captain has called her over to help."
Wang Ying pouted: "Every time it's time to work, Jiang Pei'e can find all kinds of excuses to avoid working, but her work points are not low."
Wen Xuelan: "Comrade Jiang Pei'e is very capable. She can remember every household in the brigade clearly and can call them by name. We can't compare with her."
"This shows that she is very good at manipulating others. Do you think she will use some tricks on the brigade officers to make them give her the quota?"
Wen Xuelan was startled and looked around:
"Don't say that. If it gets out, it will damage Comrade Jiang Pei'e's reputation."
Wang Ying disagreed: "I didn't say these words, everyone has their own guesses."
Jiang Pei'e has been performing actively since she came to Rongshan Brigade.
She almost became a teacher at Dadu Primary School, but later Sun Qin intervened and she lost this rare opportunity.
Wang Ying pulled Wen Xuelan to a corner and whispered:
"I heard that Sun Qin and Jiang Pei'e almost came to blows over the quota for elementary school teachers."
"There's nothing strange about this. Being a teacher is definitely easier than working in the fields."
Wang Ying covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "If only it were that simple, there would be other things to do later."
"What else?"
"It is said that the accountant's younger brother originally had a crush on Jiang Pei'e, not Sun Qin. But later, Sun Qin used some trick to snatch that man away. So the position of elementary school teacher was snatched away by Sun Qin."
Wen Xuelan was surprised: "How do you know this?"
"Don't worry about it. Jiang Pei'e was so angry at the time. She didn't expect that she would be cut off."
Wen Xuelan didn't quite believe it: "Jiang Pei'e wants to go back to the city, how could she be willing to marry a local?"
"Oh, you forgot that your accountant brother is serving in the army and has made many contributions. It is said that he is now a company commander! Just wait and see. In two years, Sun Qin will definitely join the army. She will have a job and will be assigned a job after joining the army."
"Jiang Pei'e didn't come from a big city, but from a remote small city. I heard from them that her place is similar to a small town. When she first arrived, she was no different from an ordinary farmer. She washed her face and feet at the same time!"
"Even if she can return to the city, it may not be better than joining the army, not to mention that it is difficult for her to get a chance to return to the city."
Wen Xuelan didn't know there was such an inside story. "Jiang Pei'e is really unlucky."
"That's right! If I were you, I would be so angry that I missed such a good opportunity!"
No one wants to stay in this poor, hard and far-away place, but once you are sent down here, it becomes impossible to ever go back.
Now some old educated youth have begun to move forward and are planning to get married and have children here.
Some educated youth, although not married, lived together like a married couple.
When a group of educated youth returned to the educated youth site, they saw the team leader standing at the gate of the yard with his hands behind his back and a serious look on his face.
Tang Qingqing was still standing next to the captain. Thinking about why Tang Qingqing was looking for something near the toilet so early in the morning, he became puzzled.
The educated youths were very respectful of this little country girl. Who would have thought that such a talented person could emerge from such a remote and poor place.
Some people also tried to learn and observe the sheep's hoof prints according to the training method circulated in the team, but they could not see anything.
So we have to admit that Tang Qingqing is very extraordinary and possesses abilities that ordinary people do not have.
Tian Hongsheng stepped forward and said, "Captain, is there something wrong?"
The captain looked at the male educated youth and said, "Today, a hen that was laying eggs was stolen from Old Lady Zhou's house. I hope the thief can come forward and we can consider giving him a lenient punishment."
The educated youth looked at each other and immediately started talking.
"Who is so wicked as to eat the hen that lays eggs?"
"Whoever did this, please come out now. No matter how greedy you are, you can't eat your fellow villagers' chicken."
"Don't you see the little girl with divine eyes is here? Don't try to hide it anymore. Let's try to be lenient with her."
But after discussing for a long time, no one stood up.
Tian Hongsheng said seriously: "If you come forward and explain the situation now, as long as you pay for the hens, the matter will be over. But if you don't come forward, it will be considered theft and you will be held legally responsible."
After that, no one stood up.
Ma Jiande shouted, "We don't have all the people here now. Zhai Hongyi and Jiang Pei'e are not here. The person who won't steal the chicken must be one of them."
Wang Ying stood up and said, "Ma Jiande, stop talking nonsense. Zhai Hongyi receives a package from his family almost every month, so he doesn't lack food at all."
"Who knows, there are still people who don't like meat these days?"
"Ma Jiande!"
"What's wrong? I said to Zhai Hongyi, why are you unhappy? What, are you attracted to him?"
Wang Ying's face flushed with anger. "Don't think about those dirty things. I'm just talking about the facts."
Ma Jiande sneered, "Forget it."
Wen Xuelan quickly spoke up to stop Wang Ying, and Tian Hongsheng also scolded Ma Jiande to stop talking.
Another educated youth said: "When I was sleeping last night, I did feel as if someone had climbed up from the kang, but I was too sleepy at the time to pay attention."
"Is there really someone so wicked as to steal a fellow villager's chicken?"
"If it was really stolen by our educated youth, it would be inappropriate if Zhai Hongyi wasn't here, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhai Hongyi walking over.
He had a very indifferent expression, as if he didn't hear what others were saying.
The captain said solemnly: "I'll give you one last chance. Whoever stole the chicken should come forward. Otherwise, when we catch the person, it will be recorded in the file!"
After waiting for a while, no one came forward.
"Captain, are you mistaken? We are very honest now, no one would do such a wicked thing."
The captain glanced at everyone and said, "Since no one has admitted it, we can only look for it ourselves."
The team leader asked Tian Hongsheng to open the gate of the yard. The yard was very spacious and it was convenient for the educated youth to move back and forth.
After the chairs were brought out, Tang Qingqing sat on one side and asked the educated youth to walk back and forth in front of her in groups of three.
The educated youth had also heard of this trick and had been curious about how Tang Qingqing figured it out.
Because it was confirmed that it was done by male educated youth, the female educated youth were able to move freely, but they also came over to join in the fun and squeezed into the compound without leaving.
The educated youth walked back and forth. Tang Qingqing only allowed some groups to walk two laps and then let them go, while for other groups she would let them walk more laps.
Tang Qingqing didn't know what to write in the little notebook. She looked through everyone's names, then called out a few more names and asked them to walk a few more laps.
After more than an hour of torment, Tang Qingqing finally asked everyone to stop.
Someone suddenly felt something was wrong: "Comrade Tang, Zhai Hongyi hasn't left yet."
Ma Jiande also shouted: "Yes, he hasn't left yet. You are not protecting him just because you have a good relationship with him, right?"
"I've been with him a lot and I know him well."
Shen Yifang was curious: "Now do you know who stole the chicken?"
Tang Qingqing nodded, her eyes scanning the few people who were singled out.
"If I don't say it now, you can still get leniency if you take the initiative to stand up, but if I say it, you will have no chance."
Those few people who were singled out had already sensed something was wrong, but their mentality was still okay.
Because there were eight of us in total, I didn’t feel like I was being targeted because there were so many people.
Ma Jiande was also among them, and said to the others:
"Hurry up, whoever stole it must come forward. We have been waiting for so long, I am almost starving to death."
Someone on the side started to make a noise: "Ma Jiande, I think you look the most like the one who stole the chicken. I saw you drooling over the chicken several times."
Ma Jiande: "Get lost, I am a glutton, but I can't do such petty theft."
Five minutes later, the captain said to Tang Qingqing: "Since that person doesn't cherish this opportunity, you make the announcement."
Tang Qingqing's gaze fell on Ma Jiande, and the others seemed to have telepathy and all moved away from him.
The space around Ma Jiande was soon empty, and he stood out particularly in the center of the field.
"What the hell!" Ma Jiande was shocked. "I didn't steal anything, you can't frame me!"
Tang Qingqing quickly shifted her gaze away from him, and everyone immediately swallowed back their condemnation.
Tang Qingqing just glanced at them, then stood up from the stool and walked up to them.
After walking back and forth twice, he finally stopped in front of a male educated youth.
"You are the one who stole the chicken."
Ma Jiande reacted the fastest: "Fuck, Li Zhiyi, it turned out to be you, a devil! I never thought you were such a person!"
Li Zhiyi blushed, "I didn't, I didn't do such a thing, you must be mistaken."
"Yes, it's you." Tang Qingqing said affirmatively.
"Impossible, I slept so soundly last night that I didn't even get up."
Tang Qingqing did not argue with him, but said to the captain: "I can be sure that it is him."
"Why? What evidence do you have? Can you tell it's me just by the shoe prints? These are my shoes. Take them and compare them yourself."
As Li Zhiyi said this, he was about to take off his shoes.
Tang Qingqing shook her head and said, "The shoe prints left at the crime scene were not from this pair of shoes, but from a pair of size 46 Warrior shoes."
"Size 46 Warrior shoes?" Ma Jiande's eyes fell on Zhai Hongyi. "Aren't these the shoes of Zhai Hongyi?"
Zhai Hongyi is small but tall. He is now 1.84 meters tall and has particularly big feet. Everyone thinks he can continue to grow taller.
Ma Jiande ran into the house and took out the shoes.
"Oh my, there's chicken shit down there! It must have been left behind when I went to steal chickens yesterday!"
"Comrade Tang Qingqing, you are clearly showing partiality!" Li Zhiyi was very dissatisfied and turned to the captain and said, "Captain, this is unfair. Comrade Tang Qingqing is obviously incapable of solving the case fairly and impartially. You cannot listen to her."
The captain remained calm and looked at Tang Qingqing: "What do you want to say?"
"The shoe prints found at the crime scene were indeed from this pair of shoes, but the person wearing the shoes was not Zhai Hongyi."
Ma Jiande was curious: "How did you figure that out?"
"Because the size is not simply looking at the shoe prints to judge the height, weight and age of the wearer, but through the stress points."
"Point of force?"
The educated youth were very curious. They had always known about this skill, but they didn't know the principle behind it.
"The key to footsteps is to penetrate three points deep into the bones. Because of the differences in height, weight, age and body shape, each person will exert force at different points when walking, and the footprints left behind will also be different."
Some educated youth started to make a noise, "Tell me what's different."
"Do you know why I can tell a person's age from their footprints?"
Everyone shook their heads; this was a truth they just couldn't understand.
Tang Qingqing said: "Young people have full and healthy sole muscles, while middle-aged people have strong and even muscles. Old people have atrophied sole muscles. Therefore, each finger exerts different strength, and the marks left when stepping on the soles are also different."
Tang Qingqing learned coding from Old Liu. Many times she knew what it was but didn't know how to describe it.
But after getting to know Zhai Hongyi, he had a better understanding of the human body, and through Tang Qingqing's description, he could roughly guess what the principle was.
Therefore, Tang Qingqing explained it more accurately instead of just saying "I saw it" and leaving it at that.
"This is just one of the criteria for determining age. There are also footwork traces and so on, which will be used as a comprehensive reference to ultimately infer a person's age."
Although Tang Qingqing's explanation was brief, it was enough to let everyone know how special and powerful the fingerprint is, and to let everyone know that this is not metaphysics, but has a scientific basis.
However, this is the summary of the experience of the older generation, and it is difficult to summarize and explain it well. Only those who study it can understand it through careful research. For outsiders, it seems rather mysterious.
Shen Yifang: "Then how can you tell that the person wearing the shoes is not Zhai Hongyi?"
"The wearer has small feet and wears big shoes. Because the shoes don't fit well, the heel of the shoe print often has a heavy heel, the big toe is pressed close to the front edge of the shoe print, and the other four toes have heavy pressure reactions. Therefore, we can infer that the person wearing the shoes is not Zhai Hongyi, but someone with feet about two centimeters shorter than his."
"Zhai Hongyi walked with big, crisp steps. The footprints found at the scene showed smaller steps and flat feet. Based on the footprints, we can also judge that the owner of the footprints is about 1.76 to 1.78 meters tall and about 25 years old. These characteristics have nothing to do with Zhai Hongyi."
Tian Hongsheng exclaimed: "Li Zhiyi does have flat feet, and the other characteristics also match."
Li Zhiyi's eyes widened and he swallowed hard: "No, no, it really wasn't me."
Tang Qingqing stopped explaining. She had made it very clear, and what happened next was not her responsibility.
"Li Zhiyi, what can I say about you? You seem to be a very honest person!" Ma Jiande sighed.
Stealing is not a big deal, but Li Zhiyi actually wanted to put the blame on Zhai Hongyi. Everyone knew what was going on.
Li Zhiyi was also a person who performed well among the educated youth. He did this just to take away the quota that fell to Zhai Hongyi.
At this critical juncture, these educated youths definitely could not agree to being sent to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University for stealing.
The educated youth who had a good relationship with Li Zhiyi all sighed deeply.
It's really hard to say what to do with all the fuss over a spot.
This is not just a simple theft, it is also a frame-up and is even more despicable in nature.
The female educated youth were even more incredible because they had always thought that Li Zhiyi was a good person and had never expected that he could be so scheming.
Put yourself in their shoes. If you were supposed to be able to study at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, but ended up being framed like this and losing the place, you would be so angry that you would want to vomit blood.
This means that your whole life will be changed and you will regret it for the rest of your life.
"Li Zhiyi, why are you still trying to make excuses? This will only result in a heavier sentence."
"No wonder you weren't very active in eating this morning. It turns out you stole a chicken last night."
Someone even came closer to smell it and said, "I was wondering why you smell like smoke and meat. Turns out you must have been stealing the chicken!"
Someone else raised his hand and said, "When I was sleeping last night, I felt like there was no one around me."
The educated youth camps all had kangs, with several people sleeping on one kang. If you moved, you would bump into the person next to you.
Even Wen Xuelan, who is always gentle and doesn't like to say harsh words, sighed: "You are too bad to do this. The impact is too bad."
Once this matter got out, the educated youth center in Rongshan Brigade would be ashamed.
Li Zhiyi knew that the situation was hopeless and no one would believe him no matter how he explained, so he burst into tears.
"I don't want to do this, but what can I do? I've been here for years eight! I was one of the first to jump the queue. I've already contributed enough. I just want to go home!"
"My mother is old. She fell down due to illness and couldn't get up from the hospital bed for several months. My grandfather passed away and I couldn't even see him for the last time. I just wanted to go back home. Is there anything wrong with me?"
These words resonated with all the educated youth present. Everyone wanted to leave this damn place and return home as soon as possible.
Maybe their home isn't that good, with nearly ten people living in a cramped house, but it's still their home, and no matter how shabby it is, it's still many times better than this.
It's okay on normal days, but every time someone in my family is sick, I feel particularly powerless.
Their hearts had long since grown wings and flown away, but their bodies were bound here and unable to move.
The criticisms disappeared, and everyone lowered their heads feeling very heavy, with some girls even having tears in their eyes.
Tang Xingqiang, who had been lying at the gate of the yard, jumped out when he saw this scene:
"Oh my God, so Zhai Zhiqing deserves the consequences? Is it because of him that you can't go back home?"
Tang Qingqing gave him a thumbs up, and Tang Xingqiang became even more excited.
"If my sister hadn't been so smart and helped him succeed, do you think he would have sympathized with Zhai Zhiqing after getting the quota? I'm afraid he would have been so happy that he thought he had done a great job!"
Upon hearing the news, Wang Heizi, who had been squatting outside with Tang Xingqiang to watch the excitement, popped his head out and said indignantly:
"Whoever is pitiful should be given the benefits, then aren't the people in our team more pitiful? You know what kind of work you usually do, but you have to eat and wear less! Why should this quota be given to you, why can't it be given to us fairly? What's the matter, you are the only ones who don't have the quota, but we can get it?"
Although many people in the brigade did not react much to the quota for workers, peasants and soldiers to enter universities, it did not mean that they did not care about it. They just felt that it would definitely not be their turn, so they just ignored it.
Who doesn't want to jump over the dragon gate like a carp? Who doesn't want to go to college and get a stable job after graduation? Who is willing to lie on the ground with their face to the earth and their back to the sky, and then burn their food in a fire?
You did something bad, and you have the nerve to cry here, how pitiful!
If he were not too old, Wang Heizi would also like this spot.
Even though the captain was his grandfather, he had no confidence that he could get the spot, so he dropped out of school when he couldn't continue studying, and he didn't miss the opportunity.
But if someone told him that if he continued studying he could go to university and have a government-funded diet, he would study hard even if he vomited.
The anger in the hearts of the educated youths was dispelled by the two children. Everyone's expression became a little unnatural, and they turned their attention back to the case itself.
The captain said: "The impact of this incident is too serious. It is not a simple theft. Therefore, our brigade cadres have discussed and decided to hand Li Zhiyi over to the public security organs for handling."
Being handed over to the public security organs means that Li Zhiyi will have a black spot in his life that can never be erased.
Li Zhiyi usually had a good relationship with people. When everyone saw him end up like this, they felt that he deserved it and felt sad at the same time.
Someone couldn't bear it and said to Zhai Hongyi: "Zhai Hongyi, why don't you stop pursuing it. Li Zhiyi was also confused for a moment."
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