They usually live in the city, and are used to a life of luxury, so they don't have the physical strength to climb such an undeveloped wild mountain, and they are walking on a gravel road made by sheep... After climbing only one-third of the way up, they are already sweating profusely, their calves are shaking, and they have to sit down and gasp for breath...
The subordinate wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Brother, can't we stop him in the city? Why do you have to follow him to the mountains? With our physical strength, it is estimated that he will go down the mountain before we climb up..."
Liu Changshuo was also extremely helpless and panting, "Do you think I want to climb up? I have no other choice! The boss is pushing me hard, and I can't find any opportunities in the city. I can only come out and try my luck... Besides, did you see Li Lin carrying a handbag when he came down from the county party committee building?"
The subordinate nodded breathlessly and said, "I saw it, what's wrong?"
Liu Changshuo took out a bottle of mineral water, tilted his head back and took a big gulp, and said, "I suspect that the black book is in his handbag!"
The subordinate sneered, "Brother, why do you doubt it?"
Liu Changshuo said, "Based on my years of experience, I can guess! After I came out of the county party committee building, I found that the security of the county party committee compound had been upgraded, and the interrogation of strangers had become more stringent... I guessed that I must have aroused Li Lin's suspicion by pretending to be a water delivery worker, so the security was strengthened. I guess the police are checking the surveillance and searching for me now!"
The subordinate looked at the mysterious Liu Changshuo and said in disbelief, "Brother, are you too sensitive? Just based on this... you concluded that Li Lin brought the black book with him?"
Liu Changshuo said, "I have a basis for my suspicion. First of all, Li Lin must have felt that the black notebook was no longer safe in the office, but he would feel unsafe wherever he put such an important thing, so it was only safe to carry it with him! Secondly, I inquired and found out that the person he was accompanying this time was not someone else, but his relative... Don't you think it's a bit strange to carry a briefcase while climbing a mountain with a relative? It's not a business trip, why would he carry a bag? So I have reason to suspect that the notebook was in his bag."
The subordinate still didn't care and said with a smile, "Brother, this is just your guess. I guess he might have a box of tea in his bag..."
Liu Changshuo slapped him on the forehead and cursed, "Bullshit! Don't you use your brain... How can a county party secretary bring tea with him when he goes out? What does he need guards and secretaries for?"
This time, his subordinates did not refute it. Come to think of it... How could a county party secretary carry his own bag? From this point of view, the bag in Li Lin's hand was indeed suspicious.
For the first time, the silly subordinates showed admiration for Liu Changshuo, thinking that he would be at a loss if he didn't become a detective. With such a meticulous mind and a thorough analysis... No wonder he insisted on following Li Lin up the mountain. It turned out that he had guessed that Li Lin had the black book with him, so he wanted to try his luck and see if he could get it.
Liu Changshuo struggled to get up and said to his men, "Let's go, keep climbing! We must reach the top of the mountain before Li Lin... Then find a good position to ambush and wait for the opportunity!"
The foolish subordinate nodded, gritted his teeth, stood up, followed Liu Changshuo, and climbed up the dirt road with difficulty.
Every two steps, gravel slipped from under your feet...
At this moment, the two men wished they had four sheep legs so that they could easily reach the top of the mountain.
...
The mountain is not high, but steep enough.
Li Lin, Tong Xiaoxuan and their group almost climbed to the entrance of the Taoist temple out of breath.
Standing at the bottom of the steps, looking up at the mahogany plaque, the flying eaves and brackets, and the stacked blue brick and gray tile buildings, everyone immediately felt solemn.
"I didn't expect that there are such historical buildings in Shannan..."
Tong Xiaoxuan said. She originally thought that the Taoist temple Li Lin mentioned was just a small building in the name of a Taoist temple. When she got closer, she was surprised to see that it was so large.
At this time, the temple master came out with two Taoists. Unlike what was shown in the TV dramas, they just flicked their whisks and called out "Wulian Tianzun".
Instead, he extended his hand to shake hands and said with a smile, "Secretary Li, President Tong, Secretary Ye... you have worked hard on the journey... please come to the temple to have some tea and rest for a while..."
Ye Xiaotao pointed at the Taoist-looking master and introduced him to Li Lin and Tong Xiaoxuan, "This is President Zhang of the Taoist Association of our county. He came up the mountain early in the morning to wait for you all, knowing that you were coming..."
Li Lin nodded to President Zhang.
Tong Xiaoxuan stretched out his hand and shook hands with President Zhang. In his opinion, people from outside the world were extremely clean, at least their hearts were clean, so he had no aversion to shaking hands with them.
The group followed President Zhang into the Taoist temple.
The floor of the temple is paved with blue bricks. It is probably to welcome the public, so it is spotlessly clean... It is also possible that the hygiene is well maintained on a daily basis. After all, daily cleaning can also help you calm down.
There is a huge incense burner placed under the steps of the main hall, with only three pillars of green smoke rising from the burner... It can be seen that it is the off-season recently, and not many people go up the mountain to pray.
As per prior arrangement, the president brought three incense sticks and respectfully handed them to Tong Xiaoxuan.
Tong Xiaoxuan took it respectfully, closed his eyes, silently recited in his heart, and reverently lit three incense sticks to the gods enshrined in the temple.
But no one else burned incense.
In the eyes of officials, Taoist temples and Buddhist temples are cultural heritage. They hold the attitude of viewing mountains as mountains and waters as waters, without any feudal superstition.
Li Lin was like this, with his hands behind his back, looking at the solemn buildings around him and nodding frequently, as if he was appreciating the transcendent wisdom of the ancients in architecture.
Li Lin didn't think of going up to the blessing hall and the bridge for fortune-telling in the temple except to admire them...
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