Xu Zhiyi saw Dr. Qian pause and immediately became anxious. He asked, "Just what? What happened to Qin Zheng?"
Dr. Qian looked at Xu Zhiyi, his face full of helplessness.
On the other side, the soldier who was left by Qin Zheng to protect the doctor stepped forward and saluted Xu Zhiyi, saying, "Hello, sister-in-law. I am a subordinate of Chief of Staff Qin. Don't worry, Chief of Staff Qin is safe now, and nothing has happened. It's just that when Chief of Staff Qin was chasing the traitor, he went into the back mountain and is now lost.
But don't worry, sister-in-law, it's not just Chief of Staff Qin who's traveling with him, there are other people traveling with him this time, so sister-in-law, Chief of Staff Qin will definitely be fine."
Xu Zhiyi's face was full of confusion. How could there be a traitor in such a place?
Just when Xu Zhiyi was full of confusion, the soldier began to explain to Xu Zhiyi and told him everything that had happened in the past few days.
The situation was that the village was very far from the troops, and most of the villagers were relatives, so if a conflict broke out, it would be very difficult to take action. So Qin Zheng and his men arrived in the village a week before the blizzard broke out and stayed there the whole time, just in case.
Fortunately, Qin Zheng and his friends arrived at the village before the snowstorm hit, thus avoiding greater disaster when the snowstorm came.
When Xu Zhiyi and his friends just entered the village, they saw on the road that a total of five or six houses, large and small, had collapsed due to the snowstorm. It was precisely because of the presence of Qin Zheng and his friends that the villagers did not suffer heavy damage and only suffered minor injuries.
In fact, before the snowstorm hit, Qin Zheng and several other soldiers had been walking around the village all day, asking every household if there were any potential dangers at home, whether their houses were sturdy, whether they had enough warm clothing, whether they had enough firewood, and even if they had enough food.
Just as the blizzard was approaching, three or four houses in the village suddenly collapsed due to the blizzard, and Qin Zheng and his companions were able to rescue the villagers trapped under the houses in time. However, just when all potential dangers in the village had disappeared, just when everyone thought Qin Zheng and his companions were about to leave the village, Qin Zheng and his companions continued to stay in the village, even settling down in the village committee, which made some people in the village panic.
And these panicked people are the ones Qin Zheng is looking for, the traitors.
Those people were kept in the village for a purpose after changing their identities. What was their purpose? Of course, it was because of the rumored treasure. As for the rumor of this treasure, it started a long time ago.
Back when the country was still oppressed by other nations, it was rumored that the then-emperor, in order to protect his inner treasury, had his trusted confidants hide a portion of the treasures. The hidden location wasn't the Chengde Mountain Resort, where the emperor often visited, nor was it in the three northeastern provinces. After countless investigations and decades of sifting, the final conclusion was reached: the treasures were brought back to this village by a trusted confidant of the emperor. The village's ancestors had indeed included a minister, who was the emperor's most trusted confidant.
That's why the traitors stayed in the village under disguise, gathering information and searching for the treasure. But after more than ten years of searching, they still couldn't find it.
As for why they were exposed, it was, of course, because they were guilty. Although the village was some distance away from the troops, it was very remote and almost no outsiders came into the village. However, due to the snowstorm, Qin Zheng and several other soldiers took up residence in the village, walking around all day and knocking on doors. This gradually made them even more panicked. It was a mistake that led to more mistakes.
Doctor Qian said so. That afternoon, Qin Zheng and several other soldiers went door to door to inquire as usual. But as luck would have it, the door Qin Zheng knocked on that afternoon was the home of one of the traitors.
After Qin Zheng and his companions entered the traitor's home, the man, though outwardly normal, was covered in sweat. His hands were shaking uncontrollably as he spoke to Qin Zheng, his words hinting at a desire to extract information from him. Qin Zheng naturally noticed something unusual, but he didn't make a fuss. Instead, he pretended to inspect the man's home.
But just as Qin Zheng walked into the kitchen, he heard a beeping sound, which made him even more convinced that there was something wrong with the villager in front of him. But Qin Zheng didn't arrest the man on the spot, but walked out directly. Of course, after Qin Zheng left, he secretly sent someone to follow him.
In fact, when Qin Zheng went to the kitchen that afternoon, that person could no longer stay behind him. If Qin Zheng had turned around to look at him, he would have seen that person behind him, his head covered in sweat, his legs shaking as he stood there, his palms sweating, and his eyes full of guilt.
Just after Qin Zheng left his house, the man sat down on the ground, his heart seemed to be about to jump out.
Within half an hour after Qin Zheng left, the man hurried out of the house and went to the home of another traitor. The other traitor and the man were in the same mood at the moment. They were both extremely scared. They were worried that they would be exposed and die.
But when they told their superiors about this matter, their superiors replied to them and asked them to stay calm, which made the two people even more panicked.
In this way, the two men returned to their respective homes after being ordered to stay put. However, they did not know that their actions had long been mastered by the soldiers who were secretly monitoring them, and even their superiors were exposed because of them.
Qin Zheng, knowing their superior's identity, immediately launched an investigation. He discovered that their superior was a 35-year-old unmarried oxcart driver in the village. For years, he had lived alone in the cowshed. Apart from driving villagers to and from the town twice a day, he had little interaction with the villagers.
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