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.
唐青青：“大隊長，我能查的就只有這些了。那個偷雞賊有重大嫌疑，可是否就是他傷害了姜知青，還是得經過審訊或是其他手段才能最終确定。”
碼蹤也有自己的局限性，只能作為刑偵手段之一，作為提供偵查線索的重要方法。很多案子還是得其他人一塊配合，才能最終确定真兇。
“他偷了雞更好，咱們既能把人給抓了，又能把姜知青的事給瞞下來。”
姜佩娥現在的情況非常糟糕，不吃不喝也不說話，就知道埋頭哭。
有人靠近，她都會吓一跳，只有桂花嬸不會讓她感到害怕。
要是這件事傳了出去，只怕她又要跳河了。
婦女主任：“咱們說了半天，那個偷雞賊到底是誰啊？”
他們大隊的男知青有二十六個人，住在知青點的就有二十二個。
唐青青道：“偷雞賊穿的是46碼的回力鞋。”
婦女主任：“這腳還挺大啊，估摸着個子不低，那就更好找了。”
“大隊長，我想申請進去看看，那雙鞋子應該還在屋子裏。”
婦女主任不解：“你咋知道還在屋子裏，不是正被穿着的？”
知青雖然是從城裏來的，可也不意味着他們就家境富裕。
這年頭誰都不容易，只是鄉下更苦一點罷了，大多數人也就一雙鞋，沒有更多替換的。
唐青青卻很肯定：“他今天肯定沒有穿那雙鞋。”
大隊長相信唐青青的本事，拿出鑰匙将大院大門給打開了。
知青點的鑰匙，大隊長也是有的，這把鎖就是大隊給知青點配的。
以免有什麽事又找不到那個拿着鑰匙的知青，所以大隊長也留了一把鑰匙。
知青點大院門雖然有鎖，可裏面卻是沒鎖的，只是簡單地栓了起來。
唐青青将那栓子拆了，推門而入。
男知青這邊收拾得還算幹淨，不過還是能聞到一股濃重的味道。
唐青青掃了一眼，就徑直往鞋架走去。
這是知青們自己用木條做的鞋架，上面的鞋子并不多，應和了婦女主任的猜測——大多數人只有一雙鞋。
一雙回力鞋明晃晃地擺在鞋架上，唐青青拿了起來，将鞋子倒過來就看到上面還沾了點雞屎。
把腦袋湊過來的婦女主任也看到了，“哎呀！這肯定就是這雙鞋了！”
46碼，鞋底還沾了雞屎，這肯定就是那個偷雞賊！
“大隊長，咱們把田洪生叫過來，就知道這是誰的鞋子了。”
田洪生是知青組的組長，專門負責管理知青點的各項事務，他對知青們尤其是男知青們的情況非常地了解。
唐青青卻搖了搖頭：“大隊長，你不用叫田知青，我知道這是誰的鞋子。”
知青們忙碌了一個早上，一個個又累又熱，臉被曬出一層油。
現在已經是初夏，天氣逐漸熱了起來，太陽也變得越來越毒。
冬天剛養得白一點，現在又給曬黑了。有那皮膚嫩的，臉被曬得通紅。
“這種天在外面幹活，這是想要把人給曬死啊！”有知青忍不住抱怨着。
“今年明顯比往年熱，往年這個時候還挺涼爽的。按照這個溫度，到了七八月份，又要被曬脫一層皮了。”
自從開始插隊，一個個變得特別糙，連姑娘們都沒有剛開始下來的時候水靈了。
田洪生道：“我們這裏的條件已經很不錯了，要是去新疆內蒙那些地方，冬天零下幾十度，能把人給凍死。還有去寧夏的，一張口就是滿嘴的黃沙。”
這種話大家平時沒事時聊一聊還能起一點安慰作用，現在大家又累又熱，根本聽不得這樣的話。
別人更苦，又不代表自己不苦。
一想到秋收，整個人更覺得痛苦。
“咱們又能好到哪去？光是這裏的蚊子都差點把我給咬死。”
田洪生給大家加油鼓勁：“咱們要發揚艱苦樸素的作風，想想老一輩多艱難，才讓我們獲得安穩的生活。咱們怎麽可能被這麽點小困難打倒！”
有的人應和，給大家鼓勁不能被眼前的困難打倒。
也有的人開始翻白眼，不吃這一套。
女知青這邊的抱怨，沒有像男知青一樣喜歡大大咧咧吼出來，都是在低聲抱怨着。
不過也有的人已經習慣了這樣的勞作，有空關心起別的來。
“溫雪蘭，你把自己包裹得這麽嚴實，你不覺得熱啊？”申儀芳一邊着風一邊問道。
她把自己的衣服袖子挽得高高的，褲腿也往上拉，只要能散熱根本不在意形象。
看到溫雪蘭用衣服把自己裹得嚴嚴實實的，看着都覺得熱得不行。
溫雪蘭的臉熱得泛紅，搖了搖頭：“還好吧。”
汪瑩沒好氣白了申儀芳一眼：“你自己長得跟個黑炭似的，還不允許別人白了。”
“汪瑩，你說的是什麽話啊，我不過是擔心溫雪蘭中暑，也就多問一句。你是溫雪蘭嗎，有你啥事啊！”
申儀芳也是個火暴性子，直接怼了回去。
汪瑩祥說些什麽，被溫雪蘭攔住了。
“瑩瑩，別這樣。”
“雪蘭，你不懂，她是在嘲諷你矯情呢。”
申儀芳惱怒：“汪瑩，你別瞎扯，我根本沒有這個意思。”
“哼，你可拉倒吧，雪蘭善良不清楚，你心裏想什麽我還不知道嗎。”
“你以為誰都跟你一樣啊！”
溫雪蘭連忙将兩個要吵起來的人給攔住，其他人也上前去勸。
“大家都是同志，不要吵了。”
溫雪蘭依然态度溫和，對着汪瑩道：“儀芳也是關心我，你別多想。”
轉而又對申儀芳說：“我是因為皮膚被暴曬就會癢，所以必須把自己包裹得嚴實點。”
太過愛美也會被人說是享樂主義，所以溫雪蘭可不敢接自己為了美才這麽防曬的鍋。
這個小插曲很快平息，有人突然道：
“咦，你們看到姜佩娥了嗎？”
“沒有啊，我今天一早上都沒有看到她。”
“我也沒有，我起床的時候，她就已經起來了。”
其他女知青也紛紛議論起來，這才發現今天的勞作一直沒有看到姜佩娥。
這也不怪她們對同志不關心，而是姜佩娥跟大隊幹部們的關系比較好，經常被叫過去幫忙。
她是個思想活絡的，來到榕山大隊沒多久，就跟本地人打成一片。
姜佩娥插隊已經有五年了，對大隊裏的事極為了解。
田洪生聽到這邊的動靜，道：“你們不用找了，大隊長把她叫過去幫忙了。”
汪瑩撇撇嘴：“每次到了幹活的時候，姜佩娥就能找各種借口躲過勞動，偏偏她的工分還不低。”
溫雪蘭：“姜佩娥同志很能幹，大隊裏的每戶人家她都能記得清楚，可以叫上名字，咱們比不了。”
“這說明她太會鑽營了，你說她會不會跟大隊幹部使手段，讓他們把名額給她？”
溫雪蘭唬了一跳，左右看了看：
“你別這麽說，要是傳了出去，會有損姜佩娥同志的名譽。”
汪瑩不以為然：“這些話又不是我說的，大家都有所猜測。”
姜佩娥自從來到榕山大隊，就一直積極地表現。
原本她差一點就成為大隊小學的老師，不過後來被孫芹插了一腳，就失去了這個難得的機會。
汪瑩拉着溫雪蘭到角落，低聲說道：
“聽說當初孫芹和姜佩娥為了小學老師的名額，差點沒打起來。”
“這也沒什麽奇怪的，當老師肯定比下地幹活要輕松多了。”
汪瑩捂嘴偷笑：“要是這麽簡單就好了，後面還有其他事呢。”
“還有什麽事啊？”
“據說當初會計弟弟看上的是姜佩娥，并不是孫芹。可後來孫芹不知道使了什麽花招，把那個男人給搶走了。于是小學老師的位置，就被孫芹給搶走了。”
溫雪蘭驚訝：“你怎麽知道這些的？”
“這你就甭管了，反正當時姜佩娥快氣死了，沒想到自己會被截和。”
溫雪蘭卻不怎麽信這話：“姜佩娥一心是想要回城的，怎麽可能甘心嫁給本地人。”
“哎呀，你忘了，會計弟弟是在外頭當兵的，而且還立過不少功，據說現在已經是連長了！你瞧着吧，再過兩年，孫芹肯定會随軍，而且她是有編制的，随軍之後也會被安排工作。”
“姜佩娥又不是從大城市裏來的，不過是個偏遠小城市，聽她們說她那地方跟小鎮也差不多。她剛來的時候跟普通農民也沒啥兩樣，洗臉和洗腳都在一個！”
“她就算能回城都不一定比随軍來得好，更別提回城名額很難輪到她的頭上。”
溫雪蘭不知道竟然還有這樣的內幕，“那姜佩娥也挺倒黴的。”
“可不是嗎，換做我我也得氣死，這麽好的機會錯過了！”
誰都不想留在這個貧窮艱苦又遠離家鄉的地方，可被送下來，什麽時候回去就變得遙遙無期了。
現在已經有一些老知青開始動搖，打算在這裏結婚生子了。
也有的知青雖然沒有扯證，卻也跟夫妻一樣相處。
一群知青回到知青點，就看到大隊長站在院子門口，背着手一臉嚴肅。
大隊長身邊還站着唐青青，想到唐青青今天一大早就在廁所附近不知道找什麽，心生疑惑。
對于眼前這個鄉下小姑娘，知青們都非常地敬佩，誰能想到這麽個窮山僻壤還能出這樣的人才。
有的人也嘗試着去學習，按照大隊裏流傳的訓練辦法去觀察羊蹄印，可什麽都看不出來。
于是不得不承認，唐青青很不一般，擁有着常人所沒有的本事。
田洪生走向前：“大隊長，是不是有什麽事啊？”
大隊長的目光掃向男知青這邊，“今天周老太家的一只正在下蛋的母雞被偷了，我希望偷雞的人能夠主動站出來，我們可以考慮寬大處理。”
知青們面面相觑，頓時議論了起來。
“誰那麽缺德，把下蛋的母雞給吃了！”
“誰做的趕緊站出來吧，再饞也不能吃老鄉家的雞啊。”
“大家沒看到神眼小姑娘在這裏呢，別想再瞞着，還是争取寬大處理吧。”
可讨論了半天，也沒有人站出來。
田洪生一臉嚴肅：“現在站出來說明情況，只要賠償的母雞的錢，這事就算過去了。可要是不主動站出來，那就是盜竊，是要負法律責任的。”
話落，依然沒有人站出來。
馬建德嚷道：“現在咱們人不齊，翟弘毅和姜佩娥都不在，不會偷雞的人是他們中的一個吧。”
汪瑩直接站了出來：“馬建德，你少胡說八道，翟弘毅幾乎每個月都有家裏人寄來的包袱，根本不缺吃的。”
“那誰知道呢，這年頭還有不饞肉的人？”
“馬建德！”
“怎麽了？我說翟弘毅你不高興什麽啊，怎麽，你看上他了？”
汪瑩氣得臉通紅，“你少想那些龌龊的事，我只是就事論事。”
馬建德嗤了一聲，“你可拉倒吧。”
溫雪蘭連忙出聲阻止汪瑩，田洪生也呵斥馬建德別再出聲。
另一個知青道：“我昨天晚上睡覺的時候，确實感受到好像有人從炕上爬起來，不過當時太困了也沒有注意。”
“還真有人這麽缺德偷老鄉的雞啊？”
“要真是咱們知青偷的，翟弘毅不在也不合适吧？”
話音剛落，就看到翟弘毅走過來了。
他表情很是淡漠，對于別人的議論好似沒聽見一樣。
大隊長沉聲：“我給大家最後一個機會，誰偷了雞就站出來，否則等我們把人給抓到，是會記入檔案裏去的！”
等了一會，依然沒有人站出來。
“大隊長，你是不是搞錯了？我們現在可老實了，沒人幹這種缺德事。”
大隊長掃了衆人一眼：“既然沒有人承認，那我們只能自己找了。”
大隊長讓那個田洪生把院子門打開，知青院很寬敞，可以方便知青們來回走動。
将椅子搬出來，唐青青就坐在一旁，讓知青們三人為一組，來回在她的面前行走。
這一招，知青們也是有所耳聞的，之前就很好奇唐青青是怎麽看出來的。
因為确定是男知青做的，女知青們可以自由活動，可她們也跑過來湊熱鬧，也擠在大院裏沒有離開。
知青們來回行走，有的組唐青青只讓走兩圈就放過，有的組會讓多走幾圈。
唐青青在小本子上不知道書寫什麽，把所有人都看完，又點了幾個人的名字，讓他們多走幾圈。
這麽折騰了一個多小時，唐青青才讓大家停下來。
有人頓覺不對：“唐同志，翟弘毅還沒有走呢。”
馬建德也跟着嚷了起來：“對啊，他還沒走呢，你不會因為跟他關系好包庇他吧？”
“我經常跟他一塊，對他的情況非常了解。”
申儀芳好奇：“那現在你看出是誰偷了雞嗎？”
唐青青點點頭，目光掃在被單獨挑出來的幾個人身上。
“我現在沒說，主動站出來還能争取寬大處理，可我要是說了，你就沒有機會了。”
那幾個單獨被挑出來的人，之前就已經察覺到不對勁，不過心态也倒是還好。
因為一共有八個人，人多就不覺得自己被針對了。
馬建德也在其中，朝着其他人道：
“趕緊的，誰偷了就站出來，耽誤了這麽長時間，我都快要餓死了。”
一旁有人起哄：“馬建德，我看你最像那個偷雞的，好幾回我都看見你對着雞流口水。”
馬建德：“滾，老子是饞肉，但是做不來這種小偷小摸的事。”
五分鐘後，大隊長朝着唐青青道：“既然那人不珍惜這個機會，你宣布吧。”
唐青青的目光落到了馬建德身上，其他人仿佛有心靈感應似的，全都遠離了他。
馬建德身邊很快空了出來，在場中央尤為顯得突兀。
“什麽鬼！”馬建德吓了一跳，“我沒偷雞，你們可不能誣陷我！”
唐青青的目光很快又從他身上挪開了，大家頓時把譴責的話又給咽了回去。
唐青青只是在他們身上掃了一圈，然後從凳子上站了起來，走到了幾人的跟前。
來回走了兩圈，最終在一個男知青面前停下。
“你就是那個偷雞的人。”
馬建德反應最快：“我艹，李志毅，竟然是你這個鬼小子！看不出來啊，你竟然是這樣的人！”
李志毅漲紅了臉，“我沒有，我沒幹過這樣的事，你是不是搞錯了。”
“沒錯，就是你。”唐青青語氣肯定。
“不可能，我昨天晚上睡得特別死，根本沒有起來。”
唐青青沒有跟他争辯，而是跟大隊長說道：“我可以肯定，就是他。”
“憑什麽，你有什麽證據，難道僅憑鞋印就能判斷是我嗎？這是我的鞋，你自己拿去對比。”
李志毅說着，就要把自己的鞋子脫下來。
唐青青搖頭道：“留在案發現場的鞋印，并不是這一雙，而是一雙46碼的回力鞋。”
“46碼回力鞋？”馬建德目光落在翟弘毅身上，“這不是翟弘毅這小子的鞋嗎。”
翟弘毅人小個子卻高，現在已經有一米八四了，腳也特別大，大家覺得他還能繼續長高。
馬建德特積極跑進屋子裏，把那雙鞋子拿了出來。
“哎呀，下面還有雞屎！肯定是昨天去偷雞留下的！”
“唐青青同志，你這是明擺着偏袒！”李志毅很是不滿，又轉向大隊長道：“大隊長，這不公平，唐青青同志明顯不能公平公正地破案，你們不能聽信她的話。”
大隊長面不改色，望向唐青青：“你有什麽要說的？”
“在案發現場發現的鞋印，确實是這雙鞋，但是穿鞋子的人，卻不是翟弘毅。”
馬建德好奇：“你怎麽看出來的？”
“因為碼蹤不是簡單地看鞋印，通過鞋印判斷穿鞋的人身高、體重和年齡，而是通過受力點。”
“受力點？”
知青們都很是好奇，一直知道有這麽技能，卻不知道原理是什麽。
“碼蹤講究的是‘入骨三分’，每個人因為身高、體重、年齡和體态的不同，會導致在行走時發力點不同，留下的腳印也就不同。”
有知青起哄，“你說說有啥不一樣呗。”
“你們知道為什麽我可以根據足跡判斷一個人的年紀嗎？”
大家夥都搖搖頭，這是他們怎麽也想不明白的道理。
唐青青道：“年輕人足底肌肉豐滿，中壯年的健壯均勻，老年人則萎縮，因此導致每個指頭發力都是不一樣的，踩下去時候的印記也是不同的。”
唐青青跟着老劉頭學習碼蹤，很多時候知道是怎麽一回事，卻不知道怎麽描述出來。
但是認識翟弘毅之後，他對人體比較了解，通過唐青青的描述，他大概能猜到是什麽樣的原理方式。
因此，唐青青也更加準确的說清楚，而不是一句‘我看出來的’就完事了。
“這只是判斷年齡的标準之一，還有步法痕跡等等，都會作為綜合參考，最終才會推斷出一個人的年紀。”
唐青青雖然說得簡略，卻也足以讓大家知道碼蹤有多特別和厲害，也知道這并不是玄學，而是有科學依據的。
只不過這是老一輩經驗總結得出的，沒法很好的總結講述出來，只有學進去的人慢慢研究才能摸透，對于外行人來說就看得比較玄乎了。
申儀芳：“那你咋看得出穿鞋的不是翟弘毅啊？”
“穿鞋的人小腳穿大鞋，因為不合腳，鞋印後跟的落腳部位常出現重跟，大拇趾重壓緊靠鞋印的前邊緣，其它四趾壓反應重①等特點，所以可以推斷出，穿鞋子的人并不是翟弘毅，是腳比他還要短兩厘米左右的人。”
“翟弘毅走路步子大，幹脆利落。而現場發現的足跡，步子要小，而且還是個扁平足。根據足跡還能判斷，足跡的主人身高大約在一米七六到一米七八，年紀為25歲左右，這些特征都跟翟弘毅無關。”
田洪生驚嘆：“李志毅确實扁平足，其他特征也符合。”
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 incredulous 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 eight years! 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."