Upon receiving Ye Xingchang's nod of approval, Hui Zi was bewildered. "Where did this note come from? Could there be some misunderstanding? We must be careful with this and not jump to conclusions."
“There is indeed something strange about this.” Ye Xingchang told Hui Zi about the source of the note.
Hui Zi hit the nail on the head: "If she really is Bai Lan's accomplice, doing this is tantamount to exposing herself to gunfire."
"Perhaps she received some mission and took this risk in order to make contact with enemy agents as soon as possible." Ye Xingchang, who deeply hated spies, did not hesitate to think the worst of Xie Yuyao when he could not rule out her suspicion.
Hui Zi felt a heavy weight in her heart. "I'll send someone to follow her and see if any enemy agents are looking for her. Hopefully, we're mistaken. As for Hong Hui..."
“Tell him, lest he one day die under the peony.”
The darkness of night provided natural protection, and Hei Zi ran swiftly towards Qingshan Village.
Avoiding the community members, he arrived at the gate of the Zhao family compound. He circled the wall but did not hear any movement from Zhao Honghui.
At this moment, Zhao Honghui and Xie Yuyao were inside the house, one organizing the medical records for the free clinic and the other copying excerpts from "The Record of Culinary Delicacies".
Zhao Hongqin knocked on the door and came in. "Sister Yaoyao, can you help me check if I recited it correctly?"
"OK!"
Xie Yuyao took the materials from her hand and listened as she began to recite the knowledge points she had learned during the day.
Snap!
Something hit the window, and Xie Yuyao and Zhao Honghui immediately turned their heads to look at the window.
"I'll go take a look." Zhao Honghui opened the window and saw Heizi hiding in the shadows.
Xie Yuyao stood up, walked to his side, and looked outside: "Who is it?"
But it was pitch black outside, and you couldn't see anything.
Zhao Honghui closed the window. "I'm going out for a bit."
He left home and returned shortly afterward. "Yaoyao, I need to go to the commune."
"Is there any danger?" Xie Yuyao grabbed his arm and asked worriedly.
Zhao Honghui laughed and said, "No, don't worry. Don't stay up too late, go to bed early."
Seeing him leave, Zhao Hongqin muttered to herself, "I wonder what it's about this time."
Xie Yuyao asked curiously, "Is he often called away so mysteriously?"
"Not really, just occasionally."
Xie Yuyao's mind raced, but despite their good relationship, she still didn't quite understand Zhao Honghui's network of connections. Since she couldn't figure it out, she simply let it go.
Meanwhile, Zhao Honghui and Hei Zi arrived at the commune's stronghold and quickly learned the results of the interrogation.
“Judging from A-Tian’s description of the mountain road, it’s on the way to Qingshan Village. Take a look at this map, do you know what place it is?” Ye Xingchang handed him the treasure map he had obtained.
Zhao Honghui pondered the map carefully for a moment, and then he had a clue. "I know where it is, shall we go now?"
"Walk!"
A group of six or seven people, carrying flashlights, walked onto the main road leading to Qingshan Village.
When Zhao Honghui reached the fork in the road leading up the mountain, a scene suddenly flashed through his mind: the evening before the collapse of the educated youth compound, Yao Yao rushed down this fork in the road in the rain and almost hit his bicycle.
On what day was the treasure lost?
Ye Xingchang mentioned a date, "A-Tian went down the mountain in the evening and disappeared a few hours later. This is suspicious. We should investigate it carefully when we get there."
"Hmm." Zhao Honghui's face remained expressionless, but his mind was in turmoil.
An hour later, the group arrived at the cave. Two people stood guard at the entrance, while Ye Xingchang, Hei Zi, Zhao Honghui, and Hui Zi entered the cave.
Judging from the traces at the scene, the person following them had counter-surveillance capabilities, had already disguised themselves, and left no obvious identifying characteristics.
The boxes and gold bars showed no signs of being moved or dragged; they seemed to have vanished into thin air, which was truly eerie.
Ye Xingchang frowned deeply: "It rained that day, and all the traces outside were covered by the rainwater. Only a few clues remained in this cave. But now it seems we have no leads. What about you?"
Hui Zi shook his head, while Zhao Honghui pondered.
"The treasure has vanished without a trace; the other side will undoubtedly pursue it relentlessly. Let's set up an ambush beforehand..."
Inside the cave, Hei Zi kept watch over the surroundings, while the other three held a meeting on the spot to formulate a plan to close in.
Afterwards, the group surveyed the surrounding terrain and planned ambush locations.
After finishing all this, the sun had already peeked over the horizon, its face glowing red.
Zhao Honghui looked down at the sunrise from his vantage point and said, "If you have anything else to say, just say it."
He originally thought it was because Yao Yao had gone up the mountain that day, and they had found out about it.
Unexpectedly, the matter concerning Yao Yao was related to a flower-shaped seal.
Zhao Honghui was both amused and exasperated: "So you think she came here for revenge?"
"That possibility cannot be ruled out," Hui Zi said worriedly.
To their surprise, Zhao Honghui did not bring up the topic as confidently as he had last time.
After a moment of silence, he said seriously, "Promise me that if she really has a problem, don't touch her. I will take care of her myself."
Hui Zi and Ye Xingchang exchanged a glance. "No problem."
Zhao Honghui pursed his thin lips, feeling extremely tormented by the thought that Yao Yao might be at someone else's mercy.
He never doubted Yao Yao's feelings; every smile and frown of hers was genuine. If there were any hands trying to manipulate her from behind, he would definitely chop them off.
Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he became like a sword drawn from its sheath, unstoppable.
*
At Zhao Laojia's house, Xie Yuyao was a little worried when she saw that Zhao Honghui had not returned home all night, but seeing that his family seemed used to it, she did not show it.
After breakfast, they took an oxcart to the commune as they had the day before to begin another day of training.
Since the brigade's medics were only responsible for treating colds, fevers, and minor work-related injuries, they spent most of their remaining time collecting medicinal herbs in the mountains to replenish the medicinal resources. Therefore, knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine became the key training content for them.
In addition to explaining the knowledge in the materials, the doctors in the training also used Chinese medicinal herbs from the health center's pharmacy to give the trainees a more intuitive understanding.
There was no free clinic today, and we had plenty of time at lunchtime. Zhao Huixiu suggested we go to a restaurant for lunch, so all the members of the Qingshantun team went to the restaurant.
The people of Lijia Gou also planned to have a good meal, and a dozen or so of them headed towards the state-run restaurant.
Jiang Min walked up to Xie Yuyao and said, "Xie Zhiqing, I made some notes on the cases from Dr. Zhuang's free clinic yesterday. Would you like to take a look?"
"Thank you, I've already made a note of it," Xie Yuyao said with a faint smile, declining the offer.
"That's perfect, let's switch and fill in the gaps."
Xie Yuyao: "Okay."
The little incident on the road passed quickly, and before long, they were all sitting in chairs at the state-run restaurant.
It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was quite crowded. Many people were coming and going, buying steamed buns, pancakes, and other takeout items.
Suddenly, a woman carrying a bowl of dumplings was pushed by a child running around nearby. She lost her balance, and the dumplings spilled off the plate, falling directly onto Xie Yuyao, who was sitting to the side.
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