No matter how strange Lin Yue was, the matter was settled after all, and the four of them drove back.
Back at the Azure Dragon Base, after resting for the night, Cang Yu dropped Lin Yue off at the base gate the next day. Then he went back and took Cang Jun and the others to the countryside to find a hidden granary. He also took Cang Lang with him to make it easier for them to find supplies.
Just as Lin Yue was about to pass Professor Qin's house, Qin Chao, as if he had been waiting for Lin Yue to return, came out of the open courtyard gate and gestured for her to stop the car.
If it were any other resident in the villa area who asked her to stop, she might have ignored them. But Qin Chao, the newly appointed base commander, was someone she didn't know why he wanted to see her.
She stopped the car, but didn't get out; she just rolled down the window.
Qin Chao walked to the car window, not caring whether she got out or not; he just had some personal business to discuss with her.
"Hello, Miss Lin!"
"Chief Qin, hello! May I ask what brings you here?"
"Miss Lin, my father has already told me about your help with my parents' matter. First of all, I am very grateful for your help to them." Qin Chao spoke politely, without a trace of the sharpness he had shown yesterday.
"The base commander is joking. My relationship with Professor Qin is a mutually agreeable transaction, so there's no need for special thanks. Besides, didn't the base commander 'happily' help me yesterday?"
Lin Yue thought about it again and again last night and felt that Qin Chao, who had been there for several days without taking any action, suddenly appeared yesterday to help them. It was probably not a coincidence, but rather intentional.
"It's just a coincidence." Qin Chao didn't want Lin Yue to overthink it, so he added, "Secondly, Miss Lin, could you exchange the wedding rings you received from my parents? I heard that Miss Lin has recently taken a liking to jewelry and the like. I happen to have two pieces of agate jewelry and a classic silver hairpin with me. How about exchanging them all for those two rings?"
Such a generous gesture, just to exchange two gold rings, Lin Yue never expected that Qin Chao was such a filial son!
Even though jewelry can't be eaten now, she still got very little. Li Mazi and the others haven't made much progress either, having only exchanged a dozen or so sets.
She didn't actually like those two rings; she just felt a little pity for the two elderly people because they had a good relationship.
With the mindset that "a fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal," Lin Yue readily agreed.
"Of course, you wait here, I'll go back and get it."
Before Qin Chao could answer, she stepped on the gas and drove off.
If you want to get a good deal, you should do it quickly.
She kept the item in her spatial storage. Although she could simply borrow a backpack to take it out, it was someone else's wedding ring, and if she always carried it with her, people would probably think she was crazy. So, she had to go home to get it.
Lin Yue was quick; she returned in just a few minutes.
"Hey, Commander, these are Professor Qin and Professor Xu's wedding rings, perfectly intact." Lin Yue handed the velvet box containing the rings to Qin Chao.
She found the velvet box later; the ring was small and easy to lose.
While Lin Yue went back to get the ring, Qin Chao also went home and took out the items. At the same time as Lin Yue handed over the ring, he also handed her the items.
The item was packed in a bag containing two boxes and a classic silver hairpin with plum blossom carvings.
Lin Yue's pupils contracted when she saw the silver hairpin. She stared intently at it for a moment, then suddenly reached out and took it out, carefully examining the center of the plum blossom carving on the back.
Sure enough, a small character for "joy" caught my eye.
This hairpin belongs to her mother.
This hairpin isn't worth much; it's just an ordinary silver hairpin with plum blossom carvings. It was a gift from my father to my mother after our family moved for the first time. When he had it engraved, he even had her name engraved on it. She doesn't know why, but my mother liked it very much and would sometimes wear it when she went out.
This hairpin is ordinary, but it is unique because the character "悦" (yue) in its name was deliberately engraved with a wrong stroke.
But she remembered putting the hairpin into her mother's urn herself. How could it be in Qin Chao's hands?
"Miss Lin, do you also think this hairpin is very pretty?" Qin Chao had thought that the young lady would like this style of hairpin, so he brought it out to exchange.
"Base Commander, where did you get this hairpin?" Lin Yue asked, her eyes red as she stared intently at him.
"What's wrong with this hairpin? Is it yours?" Qin Chao didn't answer Lin Yue's question, but asked her instead.
"This is my mother's hairpin. Base Commander, please tell me, where did you get this hairpin from?" Lin Yueyu's expression turned cold, no longer as casual as before.
"I see. I found this hairpin in a supermarket in downtown H city ten days ago. It looked pretty, so I kept it."
They were traveling until midnight, so they found a place to rest nearby. They went to a large supermarket and saw this inside.
Due to his professional habits, he collected any "evidence" he saw at the scene. Later, he realized that since it was already the apocalypse, this thing could not be used as evidence. But it looked quite nice, so he didn't throw it away.
Lin Yue's eyes were even redder.
She was certain that she had put the hairpin in her mother's urn, and now that it was out in the open, did someone dig up her parents' graves?
But what a coincidence! In a cemetery with so many graves, how did they just happen to dig up her parents' graves?
"Base Commander, where is that supermarket? Which street and road? Where did you find it? Was there anyone else in the supermarket at the time?" Lin Yue asked hurriedly.
She wasn't foolish enough to think her parents were still alive, but anyone who dared to dig up her parents' graves would be executed without a proper burial.
"The supermarket is on Miaohua Street, the biggest one, right in the middle of the supermarket. There was no one else inside at the time," Qin Chao said earnestly, seeing that she seemed genuine.
"Thanks!"
After thanking her, Lin Yue immediately went home, drove straight out of the base, and sped towards the city without looking back.
She wanted to go and see for herself if there were any clues, even if it was just a wasted trip.
Lin Yue's driving skills were thoroughly honed on the extremely cold ice. She could drive so fast on the ice that she almost flew, and she didn't slow down at all.
If it weren't for the anti-skid studs on the wheels, I don't know how many times it would have flown off.
She sped along, knocking over two groups of robbers. Just as dusk fell, she finally arrived at the supermarket on Miaohua Street that Qin Chao had mentioned.
She wasn't familiar with H city, but she had a map, so finding a place wasn't difficult.
Upon entering the supermarket, which was pitch black, Lin Yue took out a high-powered rechargeable flashlight and turned it on. Within five meters of her, it was as bright as day.
The supermarket was ransacked; everything edible and usable was taken away, and the floor was littered with trash. Fortunately, there wasn't much usable stuff left, and the floor was still passable.
She went directly to the middle of the supermarket that Qin Chao had mentioned and carefully examined the marks on the ground.
She learned her reconnaissance skills from Cang Yu and used them in outdoor practice, so her skills were barely passable.
Following the tracks on the ground, Lin Yue quickly discovered the footprints of Qin Chao and his group.
No one has been here recently, so the footprints left by the dust on the ground are still quite clear. Looking around, they can only be traces of the Qin Dynasty group.
Undeterred, Lin Yue began to slowly expand her search outwards.
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