Chapter 33 Missing
Huo Jinzhi nodded a few times.
"I see."
Huo Jinzhi hung up the phone, and Platoon Leader Chen, who was standing beside him, rubbed his hands and laughed.
"Captain Huo, did your mother send something again?"
Huo Jinzhi nodded: "One week of cleaning, one can of meat sauce."
"no problem!"
Huo Jinzhi went out to go to the post office, and just as he walked out, he saw a man running towards him.
"Captain Huo, I'm in charge of patrol tonight, but I have a stomachache tonight. Can we switch..." Before he could finish his words, a hurried voice interrupted him.
Xie Lingyi's face turned pale from running, and he looked at the man.
"Sun Dazhuang, you should continue patrolling tonight. It's not suitable for us."
Sun Dazhuang was stunned for a moment, met Xie Lingyi's gaze, and nodded after a moment of silence.
"good."
After Sun Dazhuang left, Xie Lingyi looked at Huo Jinzhi and said, "Brother Jinzhi, Sun Dazhuang asked for leave today because he wanted to go on a blind date with me, but I refused."
"Then I hope Comrade Xie can find a better one."
Xie Lingyi stared at Huo Jinzhi's face, not missing any details.
But she found nothing.
Xie Lingyi suppressed the disappointment in his heart, smiled at Huo Jinzhi, turned around and left.
Platoon Leader Chen looked at Xie Lingyi's back and patted Huo Jinzhi's shoulder.
"Comrade Xie really has deep feelings for you."
Huo Jinzhi said nothing and strode towards the post office.
When he arrived at the post office, the postman there recognized him and found his package.
"Captain Huo, the packages your mother sends you are probably the largest in the entire post office."
Another postman next to him smiled and shook his head.
“If it was before, then it would be for sure, but not now. Didn’t you see that Shen Zhiqing’s package in the corner is bigger.”
Huo Jinzhi paused as he took the express delivery.
Shen Zhiqing?
There was only one person named Shen at the educated youth site.
It’s bigger than his package, so can she carry it?
Thinking of that thin figure, Huo Jinzhi looked up.
"Can you pick up the package for me?"
…
Huo Jinzhi stood in front of Shen Zhuyi's door carrying a large package.
For some reason, I suddenly felt nervous when I stood at the door.
I was just thinking we were friends, and I was just going to drop off a package at the door and leave, but my heart started beating faster for no reason.
His palms were sweating. Huo Jinzhi stood for a while and then reached out to knock on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock."
No one answered.
Huo Jinzhi frowned.
It's dark at this time, and everyone who went to work should have returned. Why is there no one here?
Huo Jinzhi knocked on the door again, but still no one answered.
Are you asleep?
Huo Jinzhi suddenly heard the sounds of "woof, woof".
He knew that this was the barking of Chen Zhuyi's dog.
The dog was barking quite loudly, but no one came out of the house.
Huo Jinzhi became alert, put the package aside, stood on the courtyard wall, stared at the bright glass above and smiled bitterly in his heart.
I didn't expect that the first person to be on guard against was myself.
Huo Jinzhi walked around the wall but still didn't find any place he could start, so he had to turn around and go back to shout a few more times.
Before turning the corner, Huo Jinzhi heard several voices and immediately stopped.
"Mom, how am I supposed to get up there with all this broken glass?"
"You climb up the ladder. Mom has brought you a thick mattress. You fold it up and put it on top. Then I'll get you a ladder and you can go down."
As soon as the low voice fell, the sound of a dog barking was heard again in the house.
"Are you sure there's no one in the room?"
"Don't worry, your mother and your sister-in-law have been keeping an eye on her! That woman left at noon and hasn't come back since! Go in quickly. If she comes back, I'll help you hold her back!"
The subtle noises reached Huo Jinzhi's ears.
Huo Jinzhi's face darkened slightly.
He recognized the voice; it belonged to Zhang Erma and her mother on the island.
The reason why they are so familiar is that Zhang Erma is a dishonest person. He caught the new recruits stealing their things on the island.
Shen Zhiqing hasn't come back yet?
This is definitely not right.
Huo Jinzhi remembered that Chen Zhuyi had bought several big locks. Even if these people got in, they would not be able to get into the house for a while. He first hid the package on his shoulder in the grass. After making sure it was hidden, he turned around and ran towards the army.
Huo Jinzhi knew very well how scoundrel Zhang Erma's family was, and they could turn black into white. If he went alone, he would easily be blamed, so it would be better to catch them in the act.
The army was the closest to here, and Huo Jinzhi ran very fast. It only took him two minutes to get there and he went straight to the office.
Platoon Leader Chen looked at Huo Jinzhi who had returned with some surprise.
"Why are you back again?"
Huo Jinzhi simply recounted the incident, and Platoon Leader Chen's expression instantly changed. "I'll call the brothers to arrest him. Do you need to organize someone to look for Shen Zhiqing?"
"I'll go check it out first."
"good!"
Chen Zhuyi hasn't returned home yet, but he couldn't rule out the possibility that he was left at the educated youth camp, or that Commander Lu had stayed overnight. He wanted to verify this. If he hadn't returned yet...
Huo Jinzhi felt inexplicably flustered.
Commander Lu did not know Chen Zhuyi, so he went to the educated youth site and confirmed with Ye Xumei that Chen Zhuyi was not there. When the other educated youth saw Huo Jinzhi asking about Chen Zhuyi, they said that she had left early in the afternoon.
Huo Jinzhi's uneasiness was confirmed.
Chen Zhuyi is likely missing!
Immediately, Huo Jinzhi asked Ye Xumei to go to the village chief and secretary's house to tell them the news that Chen Zhuyi was missing, and asked Niu Chenggong to go to the army to inform them, and other educated youth to go to the villagers' homes to inquire.
When it comes to the issue of missing people, everyone knows the seriousness of the matter, no one complains, and everyone takes action immediately.
Huo Jinzhi went to the Public Security Bureau.
There are only three police officers in the island's public security bureau. Because there are not many villagers on the island and there are also troops stationed on patrol, there are rarely any accidents.
When Huo Jinzhi walked in, there was only a policeman sitting there leisurely with his legs crossed reading a newspaper.
He covered his face with the newspaper and was unwilling to put it down even when he heard any noise.
"Is it the chicken or the vegetables that are missing? It's not an important matter and we won't handle it at night. Come back tomorrow morning."
Huo Jinzhi strode forward and pulled down the newspaper.
"Do burglary and disappearance count?"
Cheng Zhuoyue was so engrossed in reading a newspaper that he didn't hear what Huo Jinzhi said clearly. Suddenly, someone pulled the newspaper down and he was about to lose his temper. He looked up and saw that the other person was wearing a military uniform and held the rank of battalion commander. He stood up instantly.
"How can I help you?"
Huo Jinzhi repeated his words, and Cheng Zhuoyue's expression instantly became serious.
"I'm going to wake up the captain and the others now!"
"Give me the police dog first. I'll take it with me to look for it. Time waits for no one. If something really happens, it will cost lives."
Cheng Zhuoyue nodded after listening, and took Huo Jinzhi to the small house next to the Public Security Bureau and opened the door with the key to the dog.
"Just give it something with the scent of the missing person. Love is old now, so he might not move as quickly. Don't rush him or hit him."
Huo Jinzhi took out the handkerchief he had asked Ye Xumei for and put it under Love's nose.
Love sniffed and then walked outside.
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