Perhaps it is people like this who are not easily noticed.
When Xu Zhiyi heard the identity of the villager driving the ox cart from Dr. Qian, he could guess why such a person was chosen. First of all, the villager driving the ox cart lived at the farthest end of the village, very close to the back mountain, which made it convenient for him to go to the back mountain to look for treasures anytime and anywhere without being discovered. Secondly, the villager driving the ox cart was a loner in the village, and few people looked for him on weekdays, so no one knew his whereabouts. The last point was that the villager driving the ox cart took advantage of going to the town once every five days to spread the information without leaving any trace.
But Xu Zhiyi was puzzled as to why Qin Zheng didn't wait until he caught the big fish in the town before arresting the man? Why arrest him now in the middle of a snowstorm, when the mountain roads were so difficult to navigate?
Could it be that those people found the whereabouts of the treasure?
Xu Zhiyi repeated all the information in his mind. Apart from this reason, Xu Zhiyi could not think of any other reason.
Xu Zhiyi asked, "How many days have Qin Zheng and the others been in the back mountain? Are they still alive? How can you be sure that they are still alive?"
The soldier comforted Xu Zhiyi, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Chief of Staff Qin should still be alive. We didn't hear any gunshots in the village, so Chief of Staff Qin should be safe now."
After hearing what he said, Xu Zhiyi immediately said angrily: "Should? What if those people didn't shoot? What if they used daggers?"
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, not saying another word, and looked towards the back mountain with concern.
Meanwhile, up in the mountains, Wu Wei led the group from the trail at the end of the village, heading straight into the mountains. Due to the blizzard, visibility was extremely low. Having completed their previous mission and returned to the troops, Wu Wei and his group rushed to take on this mission, even walking through the snow all night. By now, Wu Wei and his group were exhausted.
However, in order to find the whereabouts of Qin Zheng and others as soon as possible, they had to continue walking up the mountain.
Wu Wei and others searched for the symbols left by Qin Zheng and others along the way, but when Wu Wei and others reached the deepest part of the back mountain, they found no trace of them. Wu Wei saw bloodstains outside the old snow covered by the new snow.
But Wu Wei could not guarantee that Qin Zheng and his companions would take this road. In the end, Wu Wei and his companions split into three groups and entered the mountain, just like Qin Zheng and his companions before them.
At the same time, in the captain's house, just after Xu Zhiyi finally understood the cause and effect of the matter, and just after Xu Zhiyi's emotions were finally calmed down, suddenly gunshots came from the back mountain, which made Xu Zhiyi, who had just calmed down, stand up immediately.
Xu Zhiyi listened to the gunshots and looked at the guns in the hands of the soldiers left behind by Qin Zheng. "They are soldiers in the army, and the guns they hold are the same as the ones in your hands." As he said that, Xu Zhiyi was about to open the door and walk out.
Doctor Qian quickly stopped Xu Zhiyi and tried to comfort him, "Director, calm down. We don't even know if the gunshots we heard were from Chief of Staff Qin or Commander Wu. Besides, even if there were gunshots, it doesn't necessarily mean anyone was injured. Furthermore, even if the gunshots were from the same guns our soldiers were holding, how can you be sure the traitor didn't seize our soldiers' guns?"
So it’s best and safest for us to wait inside now. If something unexpected happens, we can go out and rescue people.”
Yufeng quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, Director Xu, Doctor Qian is right."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Zhiyi looked at the people in the room, sighed, and then sat back in the position she had just sat in.
And the gunshot was not from anyone else, it was Qin Zheng who fired the gun.
When Qin Zheng and his companions discovered that there was a traitor in the village, they first kept silent and observed for a few days. Only when Qin Zheng and other soldiers had truly figured out what these people wanted to do and who their superiors were did Qin Zheng go to the village committee and call the head of the army to ask what to do next and request support.
After Qin Zheng and the military commander discussed the matter, they decided to conduct the arrest operation the day before Xu Zhiyi and his team arrived. Why that day? It was because Qin Zheng and his team realized that the men had already begun to fight back. They had even roughly located the treasure, so there was no need to stay any longer. So, they were preparing to evacuate, and they were taking the treasure with them. This allowed Qin Zheng and his team to act sooner rather than later.
The day before Xu Zhiyi and his team arrived, Qin Zheng went ahead with his plan to arrest several people. However, during the arrest process, Qin Zheng and his team only caught two traitors. As for their superior, the villager who was driving the ox cart, he eventually let him escape and fled to the back mountain. So Qin Zheng and his team chased him to the back mountain.
Until now, Qin Zheng and his companions have been searching for the villager driving the ox cart in the back mountain.
Just as Wu Wei's team continued to search deep into the back mountain following the blood trail, Qin Zheng finally discovered the whereabouts of the villager driving the ox cart.
Not far from Wu Wei, he heard gunshots, which made Wu Wei's team immediately alert and even prepared.
As for how Qin Zheng discovered the whereabouts of the villager driving the ox cart, a person walking in the deserted snowy land would inevitably leave footprints. However, because the sky was still snowing, the footprints of the villager driving the ox cart were somewhat obscured by the blizzard, but they could still be seen by himself.
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