Chapter 18: He is truly a Crouching Dragon and a Phoenix Chick~ (bug hunting) He certainly can’t imagine…
Chapter 18: Truly Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick~
The next person to be questioned was Xue Chenglin, who had asked for leave to pick up a parcel.
He was quite straightforward. He recounted his experience of picking up the package from the post office, buying things at the supply and marketing cooperative, eating out, and going to the scrap collection department. During this time, he also exchanged some things (on the black market). He talked so much that his mouth was dry and he had to drink several gulps of water.
He was busy this afternoon.
“I don’t have a watch, so I don’t know the exact time; I’m just estimating.
However, when I went to a state-owned restaurant for lunch, the waiter rolled his eyes and said it was almost dinner time. Also, when I came back to return the bicycle to Secretary Chen, it was, ahem, before dinner.
Including the people at the educated youth site, everyone was speechless about how busy he was that afternoon.
***
At this time, the medical worker Ma Hongying came jogging along with the educated youth who had gone to call for help, carrying a slightly peeling brown medicine box.
Ma Hongying was originally a member of the second batch of educated youth who came to the countryside to work. She had some basic skills and passed the selection examination. After unified training in the county, she became a health worker in the brigade. From then on, she lived alone in the health center because sometimes members also needed emergency treatment or to get medicine at night.
Living with her was the brigade's radio propagandist, also a female educated youth.
Ma Hongying couldn't stop smiling when she saw Yan Jiuru. "Thank goodness I went to see your wife first. The clinic ran out of medicine two days ago and they haven't been able to get it dispensed yet. I have to go to the commune tomorrow to urge them to do so."
Oh, and I have your thermometer, can you lend it to me?"
I took Sun Xu's temperature. Wow, it was 39 degrees. "You guys are really something. If the fever continues, you'll go crazy. At least take care of each other."
As an old educated youth, she speaks very bluntly.
After checking again, he said, "Your tonsils are quite red and swollen, inflamed. They've been there for a few days, haven't they? They're infected. Why didn't you see a doctor sooner?"
You are on your own here, no one can answer.
Ma Hongying was just nagging out of habit. She did a skin test on Sun Xu, gave him an injection of penicillin, and fed him a fever-reducing pill.
Then he told Zheng Zhongyi, "Someone needs to watch over him at night. If the fever doesn't go away in two hours or goes away slowly, take another pill. Take the rest tomorrow morning, and it should go away. This is the best Sanyu brand fever-reducing medicine."
She turned to Yan Jiuru and said, "I'll return this medicine to you when I get it back, or you can use other medicine to pay for it. I have to go back quickly, there are two patients waiting in the clinic.
Oh, Lao Zheng, if it looks serious, call me."
The barefoot doctor came and went in a hurry, so Zheng Zhongyi had to arrange for his roommate Tao Xiaojun to take care of him.
After wasting some time, the suspicion of these two educated youth was basically ruled out.
Just as the group was about to leave, the female educated youth hesitated and obviously had something to say.
"Platoon Leader Wang, we have a situation to report to."
"Oh, tell me, what's going on?"
The female educated youth nominated Tao Xiao'e, Tao Xiaojun's sister, to speak on their behalf. "We've long felt there's something strange about the women's restroom here. Specifically, sometimes it feels like someone's looking at us from behind the wall, and sometimes there's someone under the steps."
It’s hard to describe the female educated youth.
Although I suspected it, I never caught it, or I didn't dare to catch it, so I hid wherever I could.
Wang Dali had never expected this to happen. This was truly...
Another female educated youth puffed out her cheeks and said, "I saw a pair of eyes."
"Ah?" Everyone looked sideways.
Li Yan took a deep breath and raised her head and said, "It was some date last month. One day at noon, I got off work and came back later than everyone else. On the way, I went to the restroom by myself and saw a man hanging around. I thought he was going to the men's restroom, so I was in a hurry and didn't think too much about it.
As a result, I was about to squat down when I heard a faint movement below. I looked down and, oh my god, I was scared to death. There was a pair of eyes below! It made me sick. "
She patted her chest and said, "I was so scared that I peed myself and ran out quickly."
Wang Dali straightened up. This situation was very important. "What happened next?"
Li Yan put her hands on her hips and said, "The more I think about it, the angrier I get. Such a disgusting thing should be made to eat shit.
I went back and went around to the back of the toilet to take a look. Sure enough, there was a scumbag still lying in the toilet gutter, peeking in. I gave him a hard kick in the butt and sent him flying into the pit.
"Well, that's too bad. I didn't see who it was, but I would definitely recognize him if I saw him again with those eyes."
Ugh~
Female educated youth: Well done!
Male educated youth: Girl, I admire you!
***
Perhaps inspired, another female educated youth, Gu Guoying, raised her hand and said, "I know someone!"
Now even Yan Jiuru looked at her.
Gu Guoying also took a deep breath and said, "This person is the village's old bachelor Feng Laosan!
Don't ask me how I know this, but I've seen him hanging around outside the women's restroom more than once or twice in the past two years. I chased him away once, and he grinned at me with his big yellow teeth bared. It was such a lewd smile."
The educated youth still had little say in the village, and some things could only be tolerated unless they made a big fuss.
If the women in the village hadn't made a fuss, and the girl from the secretary's family hadn't been involved, the matter might have been glossed over.
But she couldn't say it because it would offend people.
Those who understand will understand.
Wang Dali looked at Li Yan, "Are you sure those eyes belong to Feng Laosan?"
"I don't know any Feng Laosan, but if I see those eyes, I will definitely recognize him!" Li Yan said with certainty.
Wang Dali nodded. "If necessary, I might arrange for you to go and confirm it secretly. I hope you can cooperate."
Li Yan is of course able to do so. She can't wait to catch the man.
"Does anyone else have anything to add?" Wang Dali asked.
The two educated youth looked at each other, and the tall, thin young man said, "My name is Feng Liang, and his name is Zhang Wanchun. Ahem, I put Feng Laosan in a sack two years ago and gave him a beating. I didn't expect him to be so stubborn."
Hmm? What's going on here?
Feng Liang raised his head proudly. "I came from a military compound, so I despise these bugs the most. Wanchun and I have seen him in the women's restrooms, not just the ones with the educated youth, but also the ones in the village."
“I think it’s possible that no one in the village has seen this. I don’t know why no one cares about it, but I just can’t stand it, so I have to take action!
That day I came back from the supply and marketing cooperative and happened to see him picking at the crack in the back wall of the women's restroom. It was so disgusting.
When I came back, I called Shang Wanchun and quietly went over. Hey! Wow, he wasn't gone yet.
Why don't you beat him up and keep him for the New Year?!"
After he said this, the militiamen seemed to remember that a few days before the New Year, Feng Laosan was bruised and battered, and asked for leave from work, saying that he had fallen in the mountains.
But as villagers, they really didn't know about this.
They are usually busy with work, and have to participate in training when they are free. They only pay attention to external enemies and never pay attention to these things in the village.
This is really a case of the lamp being dark.
So many things happened without anyone knowing!? This made them wonder if it was their team that was ruined.
However, now all the female educated youth looked at Feng Liang and Zhang Wanchun with stars in their eyes!
Zheng Zhongyi was upset. He worked so hard, but was still no match for two green hands.
***
Everyone unanimously listed Feng Laosan as the number one suspect.
Wang Dali stood up and said, "Thank you all for the information you provided. If it is true after our investigation, we will definitely deal with it seriously.
In the future, if there is any situation, you should respond in a timely manner and don’t keep it to yourself, so as to avoid causing any major problems.
Also, please don't tell anyone about what happened today, so as not to affect the subsequent investigation and handling."
He also looked around at the young men and women in the room and said, "You come from all corners of the motherland, working, living, and studying together. You should communicate and discuss more. We won't cause trouble, but we can't be afraid of it either.
We must unite and play a greater role.”
He knew that some educated youth came from well-off families and often took leave from work. They had few work points and did not get much food, but with the subsidies from their families, they lived a decent life.
***
They had just walked a short distance out of the educated youth compound when a man with a flashlight caught up with them.
The educated youth named Cheng Shijie asked mysteriously, "Platoon leader, isn't it time to report this peeping incident?"
Wang Dali glanced at him with the corner of his flashlight and nodded, "Sure, as long as it's related to the interests of the people."
Cheng Shijie blinked and said, "My reaction may not necessarily be related to the interests of the masses."
Wang Dali glared: Are you kidding me?
"But it may be related to national interests." Cheng Shijie mouthed.
Others didn’t see it, but Yan Jiuru saw it clearly, and thought to himself: Sure enough, silence is silent thunder!
***
Cheng Shijie was taken to the brigade headquarters.
Wang Dali first asked him: "The team leader, the secretary, me, and these few people, is there anyone who needs to recuse himself?"
Cheng Shijie spread his hands. "I'm not sure who needs to recuse themselves, but I heard that our secretary and platoon leader are both revolutionary soldiers, so they should be trustworthy."
Wang Dali ordered two people to go out and stand guard, and Yan Jiuru was responsible for taking notes (he was well educated and had neat and beautiful handwriting), and he was also the secretary's son-in-law, so he was considered trustworthy.
"Go ahead."
Cheng Shijie changed his previous expression and said solemnly: "Let me make it clear first, this is just my personal discovery, I can't be completely sure."
Wang Dali waved his hand and said, "It's okay. If you have reasonable suspicion, we and the relevant departments will be responsible for the investigation." As long as the suspicion is reasonable, it is allowed.
So Cheng Shijie made a surprise announcement: "I suspect the village custodian is a spy!"
Do you know what you're saying, boy?
Yan Jiuru raised his eyebrows.
After all, Wang Dali had been a platoon leader, so he quickly calmed down.
"Go on."
"Let me start with myself. I'm in the same group as Feng Liang and the others, but his and Zhang Wanchun's families are from the military, while mine are from the police."
He seems to be a bit of a chatterbox.
"Speaking of the situation, I just arrived and haven't adapted well. Ahem, I like to wander around when I have nothing to do (actually, I'm just being lazy). While wandering around, I found that the village custodian is quite interesting.
Well, he usually walks with a limp. When I first met him, I made a special effort to observe which leg was longer and which was shorter, and even made a bet with others about it.
One time I went up the mountain to hunt birds (to give myself a treat), and I accidentally walked too far, and inadvertently saw him going deep into the mountains.
This is not the key point. The key point is the speed. Whoosh, I am a young man who was trained in a public security compound, and my legs and feet are not necessarily more nimble than his.
At the time, I was thinking, is this guy pretending to be lame to get himself an easier job? Why don’t we learn from him?
I paid close attention and discovered that his warehouse might be interesting as well.
Let's put it this way: there were a few days every month when he was incredibly slow to pack up after distributing tools. It was his old habit. Then, after everyone else had left, he'd sneak into the warehouse and stay there for up to fifteen minutes.
Then he came out feeling relaxed.
The look on his face was as if years of constipation had been relieved.
I observed him for a few months and found that his leg pain was quite unique. It only happened on the same few days each month, and the length of time he spent in the warehouse was always the same. It was very regular.
He chuckled, "You may not know this, but I grew up watching internal reference films about enemy spies. I've always wanted to catch spies, but I never had the chance.
Here comes the opportunity!
I've noticed he's actually quite alert, secretly observing everything before doing anything. But who am I? How could he possibly spot me, a kid from the Public Security Bureau? He definitely can't.
Just the other day—"
He also kept it a secret.
"What did you find?" Wang Dali wiped his sweat.
Cheng Shijie boasted, "Finally, I got the chance. I followed him into the mountains and saw him sneakily tying a piece of cloth to a tree."
Wang Dali and Yan Jiuru both became serious, and Wang Dali even frowned, thinking about what might happen next.
Cheng Shijie snorted, slowly pulled something out of his pocket and shook it, "Hey, he'll never guess that I'll take the cloth off the second he leaves!"
An inconspicuous dark red strip of cloth was twirling around his fingers...
Wang Dali, Yan Jiuru: Oh my gosh!
It's really Crouching Dragon and Phoenix~
A hot-tempered female comrade dared to kick a gangster into a cesspool, and a young boy dared to follow a spy in his dream and even eliminated the secret code!!!
If we give them a feather, can they all fly?
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