Chapter 338 Temporary Calm
"If it weren't for what you told me before, I definitely wouldn't have been on guard against her, and I wouldn't have been able to avoid the vital points, and I also caught the evidence by the way."
Lianyi said with lingering fear.
Then he wanted to touch the back of his head, but was stopped by Wang Xiufen.
"Zheng Xin, bring the hemostatic powder and bandage the wound on the back of Lianyi's head first."
"Then you have to shave your hair! Otherwise you can't see the wound."
Zheng Xin said as she picked up things.
"My dear sisters, I don't want to have a bald head at the back. It's so ugly. Please don't cut your hair."
Lianyi immediately waved her hand.
Because Lianyi refused to cooperate, her head was bandaged up in the end.
"Why did Pan Nuannuan disappear?"
Zheng Xin asked directly.
"She was afraid that Lianyi would wake up, but she didn't dare to go down into the ditch. She must have found a place to hide. When Lianyi lost too much blood and could no longer be saved, she would show up to ask for help and clear herself of suspicion."
Wang Xiufen thought for a while and said.
Zheng Xin thought about it carefully and felt that what Sister Wang said made sense.
"She hasn't come out yet. She must have known that Lianyi was saved and she's about to be exposed, so she doesn't dare to show up."
Following Wang Xiufen's guess, Zheng Xin expressed her own opinion.
"But there were only the two of them at the time, and there was no third person, so it's hard to say."
Wang Xiufen said to herself.
"Yes, that's why I insisted on reporting it to the police. I don't believe no one saw it. After all, I screamed loudly when I fell."
Lianyi touched the thick gauze on her head and said to the two of them.
Wang Xiufen and Zheng Xin also nodded, expressing their approval of Lianyi's approach.
Because Wang Xiufen had discovered the affair between Pan Nuannuan and Zhao Shuanzi before and had a preconceived impression, they all tended to favor Lianyi.
"How was I rescued? Who found me?"
Ripple asked immediately.
"It was that Zhao Jingcheng. He said he found you lying at the bottom of the ditch, unconscious, so he came to inform us."
Zheng Xin answered immediately. They were both in the yard at the time. They were shocked to see Zhao Jingcheng running out of breath and with a pale face. When they heard that Lianyi was in trouble, they also panicked and immediately went to call Qian Jianguo. At that time, all the people at the educated youth point rushed to the mountains.
"Do you think Zhao Jingcheng saw something? Otherwise, just like what Sister Wang said, if it was just Pan Nuannuan and I at the time, as long as she insisted that it was an accident, I would have no other evidence and she could have denied it."
Lianyi thought for a moment and said.
At this time, in the yard of the educated youth point, Zhao Jingcheng had already told Captain Zhao what he "saw". Captain Zhao was more confident at this time, so when he saw Qian Jianguo and the others coming out, he stopped them and asked Zhao Jingcheng to tell him again what he had seen.
"Jianguo, this is an internal matter of your educated youth camp. Don't let it affect the entire Hongqi Commune. Now that educated youth Pan is obviously hiding. I have a witness here. How are you going to deal with it?"
After listening to Zhao Jingcheng's narration, Qian Jianguo frowned even more, because his story was consistent with Wu Lianyi's, and the two people had nothing in common, so there was no need to lie.
"Let's look for Pan Nuannuan first, and then we'll talk about it after we find her."
Qian Jianguo said in a deep voice.
"Okay! The village will also send people to help look for it."
Captain Zhao clapped his hands and walked away leisurely.
In the following days, both the educated youth site and the village were talking about this bloody incident. Some said that two female educated youth fought over stuttering, while others said that two educated youth were jealous of each other for a man. In short, there were all kinds of rumors.
But Pan Nuannuan was never found, and the rumor became even more rampant. Anyway, it was almost winter and everyone had nothing to do, so they were all watching the fun. At the same time, news came out that Zhao Shuanzi was missing, and the area under the old elm tree in the village became even more lively. Everyone said that Pan Zhiqing had eloped with Zhao Shuanzi.
Zhao Fendou was getting a little anxious at this moment. He didn't expect that this matter would involve his son. He had a bad feeling. He had seen his eldest son giving coarse-grain cakes to that educated youth Pan before. There must be a relationship between the two.
If Pan Nuannuan was seen by Zhao Jingcheng hurting someone, she must be afraid and hiding, and might even ask her son for help. Shuanzi liked the weak female educated youth in the educated youth point. If he was bewitched by one of them, he might really take her and hide.
In the end, it was Captain Zhao who insisted on going to the town to report to the police. That afternoon, two uniformed police officers arrived at Hongqi Commune and began to visit, verify, and collect clues about the missing two people one by one. They met Lianyi, the person involved, and Zhao Jingcheng, the witness.
After a week of investigation, it was finally determined that Pan Nuannuan had intentionally injured someone and had fled to avoid punishment. Zhao Shuanzi, as the captain's son, might have helped her escape, but there was no direct evidence at present, so he was temporarily listed as a missing person.
The storm was finally settled at this point, but the atmosphere in the entire educated youth site was still a little low. Now when people went out to do things, they basically went in groups of three and would not be alone.
After Lianyi's injury was almost healed, she took Zheng Xin and Wan Xiufang to Zhao Jingcheng's shabby house and gave him some coarse grains, brown sugar and eggs as a thank you gift for saving his life.
Lianyi also generously gave him some money and tickets so that he could go to the town to buy a cotton-padded jacket for the winter. After Zhao Jingcheng timidly accepted the money, the three of them returned to the educated youth point together.
"Sister Xiufen, didn't Pan Nuannuan's family come? Her things are still in our room?"
Zheng Xin asked.
"They feel ashamed to have a daughter who intentionally hurts others. Moreover, their family favors boys over girls. They hope that she will die outside and not bring shame to the family. Why would she come here? They are afraid that Lianyi will ask them for medical expenses."
Wang Xiufen tells the truth.
"Hey! It's because of them that Pan Nuannuan is short-sighted and has done great harm to others."
Zheng Xin also sighed.
As a daughter of a wealthy family, she has an older brother and a younger brother. Although her mother is partial to one of them, it is not so obvious. At least she never lets her go hungry. But as a daughter of the Pan family, going hungry is a common occurrence, so she developed the character of using any means to get food.
Gradually, everyone gave up looking for Pan Nuannuan and Zhao Shuanzi. Anyway, everyone in the village was saying that the two had a relationship before and must have eloped.
But only Captain Zhao didn't believe it. Even if they wanted to elope, they would need money and food. Where could they hide in the cold winter?
The most likely place is deep in the mountains and forests, so not long after, Captain Zhao took the lead and gathered the young and middle-aged men in the village to prepare to go into the mountains to hunt before the first snow fell, in order to store meat for the winter.
The male compatriots at the educated youth point all signed up actively and enthusiastically to participate, including Chen Jiashu.
(End of this chapter)
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