Chapter 47 Ah Yan, can you come right away?
Just as she was debating whether to call the police or secretly follow them to check the situation, a quarrel suddenly broke out inside, and the voices sounded quite familiar!
Never mind! Qin Suisui hurriedly put the bicycle into her spatial storage, then took out the old clothes that the nanny had worn before and put them on. She wrapped a headscarf around her head, smeared soot from the bottom of a pot on her face, and quickly slipped to the base of the opposite wall.
The argument inside grew increasingly heated, sounding like it was about to escalate into a fight. Qin Suisui was frantic with worry. Unable to see what was happening, she secretly peeked through the crack in the door, hoping to get a glimpse of what was going on. Suddenly, she saw a group of four people rushing toward the door, one of them shouting anxiously, "Boss, what do we do if someone dies?"
The entrance was empty and there was nothing to hide it from. If they came out, they would see her! Qin Suisui was so frightened that she shrank back into the space.
You can see the outside situation clearly from inside the space.
The man called "Boss" was tall and thin, his old, dark blue Zhongshan suit looking somewhat loose on him, which only accentuated his unruly air. His rough, dark skin resembled that of a farmer, but Qin Suisui felt there was something incongruous between his appearance and physique. Having learned some makeup from her friends, she had a feeling that "Boss" must have something on his face to conceal his true features.
"What are you yelling about? He's dead, so he's dead. Call people to come and see him later. If he's dead, call the police and say you don't know him..." Sure enough, the leader's voice also carried a hint of unruliness.
After they walked away, Qin Suisui stood at the door and glanced at the thief with the delicate fingers who they had beaten "almost to death." Good heavens, not only was the thief not dead, but he was also dragging his broken leg and struggling to crawl into the house! He was just faking it!
Qin Suisui came out of the space, picked up a brick from the corner of the wall, rushed in and slammed it hard on the back of the orchid finger's head!
Orchid Finger turned her head in disbelief, staring wide-eyed at Qin Suisui, as if she wanted to say something, but the next second her face slammed to the ground and she fainted.
Fearing she hadn't gone hard enough and the person would wake up soon, Qin Suisui took out a packet of sleeping pills from her small medicine storeroom, pried open the mouth, and poured the whole packet in.
After confirming that the person wouldn't wake up, Qin Suisui turned the person over. She wanted to see who had broken into her window in the middle of the night, but no matter how she looked, she didn't recognize the person. She didn't remember offending him. Could he be Pei Jiuyan's enemy?
Qin Suisui fiddled with the man for a bit without success. She was about to find a rope to tie him up and take him to the police station when she suddenly noticed a folded piece of paper fall out of his pocket.
Qin Suisui picked it up with a puzzled look and felt that it looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before. Zhang Zhiqing! Yes! It was the same piece of paper that Zhang Zhiqing handed to the person opposite her on the mountain yesterday, it looked very similar!
It's no wonder Qin Suisui remembered it; the paper that people usually used in those days was yellowish and rough, but the paper that Zhang Zhiqing had was white and delicate, and the paper in front of her was the same.
So, is this the same man who stood opposite Zhang Zhiqing yesterday? Qin Suisui unfolded the white paper and looked at it again and again, but she couldn't see anything. It was smooth and empty. She put it aside for the time being, and then rummaged through his pockets a few times. A light yellow handkerchief fell out.
Qin Suisui curled her lips in disgust. A grown man using such a delicate color—truly befitting a perverted man with orchid fingers! But when she unfolded the handkerchief, she was immediately stunned. Inside the handkerchief was a human skin mask!
Qin Suisui, suppressing her nausea, gently pressed the human skin mask against the man's face. Upon seeing his disguised appearance, she collapsed to the ground. Zhang Zhiqing! This man was actually Zhang Zhiqing! No! It should be said that Zhang Zhiqing was a man! He had disguised himself as a woman and lived with the female educated youth in the settlement for two years!
Thinking of something, Qin Suisui's expression changed. She suddenly picked up the piece of white paper and soaked a little of the blood he had just vomited into a corner of the paper. Sure enough, the next second, some ink marks appeared in the corner where the blood had been. Qin Suisui gritted her teeth and wiped the entire paper in the pool of blood beneath the man. After the blood had soaked through, a map appeared on the previously blank paper, showing their family compound! It was so detailed that the surnames and positions of the residents in each compound were marked, and even the shift changes and patrol times of the guard company were specified!
The thought was chilling. Involving the military region, this was no small matter. Looking at Zhang Zhiqing before her, Qin Suisui realized the gravity of the situation. She took out another packet of sleeping pills from her spatial storage and force-fed it into Zhang Zhiqing's mouth again to reinforce the effect. Then she found some rope and bound him tightly from head to toe before throwing him back into her spatial storage.
She had overheard what happened while hiding outside. Apparently, Zhang, the educated youth, rented the boss's house but didn't pay the rent on time, which is why he got beaten up. The house he rented should be the one in front of us.
Qin Suisui looked up and surveyed the area. This place must have been a residential area before, with detached houses and small courtyards, but she didn't know why they were all empty now.
This house was no exception. It looked like a fairly large courtyard, but in reality, it was completely empty and there was nothing there. It was obvious that no one lived there often.
Zhang, the educated youth, lives in Guangmingding Brigade. Every day, the headcount is counted before work, so she definitely wouldn't live here. So why would she rent a house here?
Qin Suisui stepped inside. The house had a typical layout of a large courtyard and a small house. The main house had four rooms: a main hall, two bedrooms, and a kitchen. Apart from some old furniture, there was nothing else inside, and some of the furniture was covered in dust.
Qin Suisui, skeptical, wandered around several rooms for a while before finally finding a relatively dusty cabinet in the kitchen. Inside the cabinet was a round wooden pillar embedded in the interior. Qin Suisui touched it a couple of times, then turned it counterclockwise. With a creak, a large, dark square hole suddenly appeared in the center of the kitchen floor. Qin Suisui peered inside and found it to be a secret room! However, it was completely dark inside, and she couldn't see anything clearly.
Her heart pounded with nervousness. She knew she might have found a "big fish," but with no village or shop in sight, Qin Suisui had no way to call for help. She found a piece of firewood in the kitchen and threw it down. After waiting for a long time without hearing any movement below, she took out a flashlight from her spatial storage and carefully walked down the steps.
Fortunately, the secret room wasn't deep, with only about ten steps. The lower secret room was just a square room, completely open to the naked eye, nothing like their family's cellar.
Seeing no one below and finding no place for anyone to hide, Qin Suisui felt a little more at ease. She took out her flashlight and looked around, immediately spotting the radio transmitter on the table. Sure enough, it was a spy!
Next to the telegraph machine, there was a Minox camera, a pile of the same kind of steganography paper she found on Zhang Zhiqing, as well as invisible ink and steganography solution. Underneath the paper were two miniature recorders.
Against the wall to the left was a bookshelf-like cabinet with a jumble of documents on it. Qin Suisui immediately spotted a pile of fake ID cards, work permits, and letters of introduction. Another sealed document bag contained a map with military markings and several handwritten classified documents. Next to it was a notebook, presumably a codebook or coded message used by spies for communication, with some overseas contact addresses and phone numbers marked on it.
The next compartment contained two pistols and two finely crafted daggers, which looked exceptionally sharp and could cut through iron like mud. Qin Suisui thought for a moment and then put the two daggers into her spatial storage. Carrying them with her for self-defense was more convenient than the axe in her spatial storage.
The bottom shelf held a large box, its quality far inferior to the boxes above it; this must be Zhang Zhiqing's private stash! As soon as Qin Suisui opened it, she was dazzled by a pile of large and small yellow croakers and gold ingots. She estimated there were twenty-four large yellow croakers, about fifty small ones, eighteen gold ingots, a pile of pearls and gemstone jewelry, and a stack of US dollars and Hong Kong dollars tucked away in the corner.
Qin Suisui's family also had quite a few of these boxes. Based on her experience, she felt around in the inner compartment of the box and sure enough, she found a bunch of grain coupons, cloth coupons, and industrial coupons, some local and some national, and even some foreign exchange certificates.
Good heavens! So much money, and he still owes rent to others, he deserves to be beaten! Since this money was "stolen money," Qin Suisui didn't take it and put it back on the spot.
I remember that Zhang Zhiqing was beaten because he was behind on rent from the "boss". How could he be broke with so much gold and silver?
According to Su Yunyi, this educated youth Zhang only earned two centimeters a day, but her daily food and living conditions were no worse than hers. Moreover, she would go to the state-run restaurant in town for a meal almost every few days. Such a person should not be short of money!
Qin Suisui dragged Zhang Zhiqing out of the space, searched him up and down, and finally found two cents.
Her brows furrowed deeply. How could it be so little money? Not even as much as Zan Zan! No wonder she got beaten up!
Qin Suisui kicked the man a few times, then stuffed him back into her spatial storage. She then left the basement, closed the door, and restored everything to its original state. Worried that her accomplices might return, Qin Suisui didn't waste a moment. She quickly went outside, took her bicycle out of her spatial storage, fixed the chain, and rode swiftly to the post office to make a phone call.
The call was to Commander Jia, mainly because the matter was serious and urgent, and she didn't know who else to contact. Pei Jiuyan, Chi Donglin, and Song Yunlai, whom she knew, had all gone to sea overnight, and Uncle Lin was probably at her house helping to repair the fence. Everyone else was at work, so contacting Commander Jia was the fastest and most direct option.
Commander Jia was quite troubled at the moment. The research on new maritime technologies had run into problems, and the cause hadn't been identified yet after so long. He was also taken aback when he received Qin Suisui's call. He knew about the burglary at the Pei family's house yesterday and had specifically instructed the guard company to deploy more personnel near the Pei family's house in the next few days. He knew how much Pei Jiuyan cared about this girl, and if something happened to her, he didn't know how crazy he would go. Therefore, he dared not take her safety lightly.
When she received the call, thinking that the other party was still a frail young girl, she tried to lower her voice and soften her tone: "Comrade Qin Suisui, is that right? What's wrong? Were you frightened by what happened last night?"
It was impossible to make an encrypted call at this moment, and there were people listening nearby. Fearing that the message might be leaked and cause unnecessary trouble, Qin Suisui closed her eyes and called out directly to Commander Jia, "Ayan, something's happened here. Can you come over right away?"
Commander Jia, looking completely bewildered, moved the microphone away, glanced at it sideways, and replied with an equally bewildered expression, "Comrade Qin Suisui, do you know who I am?"
"Yes, of course I know."
Are you conscious right now?
"Yes! I'm awake."
"I'm not Ayan, you know that, right?"
"I know."
Only then did Commander Jia realize something was wrong. He tentatively asked, "Have you encountered any danger?"
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