Xu Xinghe followed the road on the right, asking from house to house. Quite a few people said they had seen such a person, but no one knew where he ended up.
The last direction it pointed to was a place where almost no one lived.
Xu Xinghe's heart skipped a beat.
She had done it herself in secret, so she knew the tricks of the trade all too well.
The other party must have found this deserted place, changed their clothes to cover up their disguise, wiped away the blackened eyes, and changed their appearance before leaving.
In this way, even if someone has seen him, they won't recognize him as the strange letter sender.
There are few residents in the surrounding area, so naturally there are no eyewitnesses.
The hope that had been ignited was completely extinguished in just one hour.
There are only three things that can be confirmed right now.
First, there is indeed a mastermind targeting Jiang Linchuan.
Second, the other party is a man.
Third, this person is about 1.7 meters tall, of medium build, and his appearance is unknown.
There are no other clues.
Finding someone based on this limited information is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Xu Xinghe bit her lip and returned to the military vehicle in a daze. Looking at the trees rushing past the window, she felt powerless. Was it really impossible to find out?
The soldier driving the car glanced at her furtively.
She truly deserves to be called the most outstanding girl in the military compound. Even with a worried expression, she is still so beautiful that it's hard to look away.
He hesitated for a moment, then spoke up to comfort him, "Comrade Xu... don't be too upset. We all believe that Commander Jiang is innocent, and this matter will be investigated and clarified sooner or later!"
Xu Xinghe forced a smile. "I just hope this will happen sooner or later."
If it drags on for too long, what's the point of clearing someone's name?
She simply couldn't bear to see Jiang Linchuan suffer such injustice.
He should have had a bright future. Why was he plotted against by a villain, ruining his reputation and causing him to remain silent for several years? It's so unfair!
As she gazed at the passing shadows of trees outside the car window, she suddenly spoke, "Let's go to Hongqi Village."
She came up with another idea: to go to the village and ask.
Who wasn't in the village at the time the letter was mailed yesterday?
Even if this method may not be effective, it is still better than sitting and waiting to die!
The car soon arrived at Hongqi Village. Xu Xinghe jumped out of the car and immediately headed towards the village chief's house.
The village chief is the person in charge of the village, knows the situation of each family best, and can easily help verify information.
Upon seeing her, the village chief quickly ushered her into the house, saying, "Comrade Xu, come in quickly! It's windy outside, come inside and warm up!"
Although spring has arrived, the snow in the village hasn't completely melted yet, and the temperature is still below zero.
The village chief's wife was also very hospitable. Although she had been a little confused about Ye Wenshu's matter before, she was always considerate in front of Xu Xinghe. She turned around and brought over a cup of steaming water, saying, "I added brown sugar to this. Drink some to warm yourself up."
"Thank you, Auntie." Xu Xinghe didn't refuse; being too formal would only make it harder to ask questions.
She took a sip of the brown sugar water, which was both sweet and hot, and inexplicably made her a little irritable. "Village chief, I'd like to ask you for a favor. Could you help me find out who in the village was not home around ten o'clock yesterday morning?"
"I actually know that!" The village chief slapped his thigh. "Yesterday I was helping Political Commissar Wang find out who was passing by Erlaizi's house, so I went from house to house asking. Everyone was at home at that time, except for the new teacher, Teacher Shen, who was not there, but he returned to the village after a while."
The letter was mailed a little after 10 a.m., around the same time that Shen An returned to the village; she witnessed it with her own eyes.
It would take an hour to get from the town to Hongqi Village, even by military vehicle, let alone the fact that he most likely took an oxcart from the neighboring village.
This means that during the 10 o'clock time period, he must have been on the road, not in town.
Based on this, the suspicion of him sinking the shore can be basically ruled out.
Undeterred, she continued, "Is everyone really home? Did any children or elderly relatives go out without saying anything?"
“They’re all there, I saw it with my own eyes!” the village chief said confidently. “You may not know, but we only start planting here in April, so we’re very idle right now. Except for the occasional trip to town to buy things, nobody goes out. Yesterday wasn’t market day either, so no one definitely went out.”
Xu Xinghe knew the village chief wouldn't lie, so she could only bite her lip and accept the result, unable to drink the brown sugar water in her hand.
Seeing her worried expression, the village chief was also anxious for her. After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke cautiously, "Comrade Xu, I think that no one in our village would do such a thing. Why don't you... investigate outside? Could it be that Commander Jiang offended someone before, and they came to take revenge? As for Er Laizi, although he is a rogue, he is very timid. He usually only dares to play cards in the village. He would never dare to do such a thing."
That's why, although the villagers were annoyed by Erlaizi, they didn't hate him to the point of loathing him.
Unlike those scoundrels in the neighboring village who cause trouble all day long, and who always end up with fierce-looking people coming to collect debts, disrupting the peace of the entire village.
Xu Xinghe can't stand anyone speaking up for Er Laizi right now. That kid definitely knows something, but he just won't say it!
It can be said that Jiang Linchuan is the murderer who made him into what he is today!
If there were more evidence, and if his father hadn't died, making it impossible to verify the chicken delivery, he wouldn't be able to sit peacefully at home any longer!
Xu Xinghe stood up abruptly. "Thank you, village chief. I'll take my leave now. If you remember any clues, please inform the military immediately."
She had just stepped out of the house when she stopped and turned back. "Where does Erlaizi live now?"
"They'll stay in the side room in my backyard, the one where you came to take shelter from the snow last time."
Xu Xinghe immediately turned around and walked to the backyard. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Erlaizi sitting cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), stuffing peanuts into his mouth.
Lian Xiao sat opposite him with a stern face, looking impatient.
Erlaizi didn't care that someone was watching him. He ate and drank as usual, and in just one night, he showed no trace of the grief of losing his father.
Upon seeing this, Xu Xinghe's anger flared instantly. She rushed over and swept the peanuts off the kang (a heated brick bed), yelling, "What time is it? Still eating?! Your father is dead, have you forgotten?"
"Hey, hey, what are you doing!" Er Laizi's eyes widened, but when he saw Xu Xinghe's exquisite and beautiful appearance, his attitude immediately changed. He was always chivalrous and could never bring himself to be cruel to pretty girls. "This is my lunch. Do you want me to starve to death?"
"I think everyone else in the world is starving to death, but you might not even starve to death!"
Can you expect someone who only cares about feeding himself and doesn't even care about his own father to be a good person?
Xu Xinghe stepped on the scattered peanuts. "Don't even think about complaining. I'm not from the military. Besides, I just accidentally knocked them over."
Lian Xiao immediately understood and nodded seriously, "I can testify that she did accidentally knock it over and then accidentally stepped on it."
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