Zhou Shixun pretended not to know that someone was following him and kept walking attentively. When he arrived in the town, he found a canteen to eat something.
In addition to big pot dishes and steamed buns, the cafeteria also has noodles.
Zhou Shixun was not particular about food. He ordered a large bowl of noodles with gravy, and without being picky, he found a seat to sit down. Sitting around him were some nearby villagers who came to the market or to the grain station to deliver grain.
A bowl of noodles costs 30 cents, and the noodle soup is free to refill. When you soak it up with the dry food you brought from home, you have a very satisfying meal.
While eating, we talked about what happened recently, using it as a topic of conversation.
"Shi Dalei from Shijia Village died. I heard he was killed by a wild beast. His body was rotten before it was discovered. I went to see the excitement when he was brought back. It was so tragic."
"It's what he deserves. Shi Tianliang and his wife are no good. They deserve that he has no descendants. All three of his sons died, and he didn't leave behind a single grandson."
"I heard that Shi Tianliang is a good person. When people in our village were not able to get enough food, only his village had white flour to eat during festivals."
"What a bullshit! You are just good at pretending."
Zhou Shixun was quite conspicuous sitting upright in the crowd, eating noodles while listening to a few people at the next table cursing loudly.
As soon as Chen Linwen came in, he saw Zhou Shixun. His eyes lit up and he walked over with some surprise. He didn't expect to see the person he had separated from last night again at noon today.
He tugged at his clothes and walked over with a smile: "Captain Zhou, you haven't left yet."
Zhou Shixun looked up at the smiling young man and realized that he had also recognized the wrong person and mistook him for Zhou Luancheng. He nodded calmly and continued to eat noodles.
Chen Linwen was stunned for a moment. He felt that Zhou Luancheng was still enthusiastic towards him last night and could even chat with him in a gentle manner.
How come after one night, Captain Zhou became less approachable?
Or maybe it was because it was dark and I couldn't see clearly, so the illusion was mild? He ran to get a bowl of noodles and sat opposite Zhou Shixun without any hesitation: "Captain Zhou, do you have any mission in the town? Also, have you found the person you are looking for? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Zhou Shixun thought that this young man was noisy. The biggest difference between him and Zhou Luancheng was that he was very wary of people and didn't like to be too close to strangers.
He just said lightly, "No need," and continued eating noodles.
Chen Linwen didn't care, but continued to speak enthusiastically: "After sending you away last night, I thought about it carefully again. I think there are still some questions I don't understand. Can I ask you for advice?"
Zhou Shixun looked at the noisy environment around him, then looked at Chen Linwen: "Let's talk after dinner."
Chen Linwen was a very thoughtful person. No wonder Captain Zhou ignored him. This was indeed not a suitable place to talk. He nodded to show that he understood.
He quickly lowered his head and ate the noodles while secretly glancing at Zhou Shixun.
After dinner, Chen Linwen followed Zhou Shixun out again. When they reached a secluded alley, Zhou Shixun stopped and turned to look at Chen Linwen: "What do you want?"
Chen Linwen quickly said, "You are not asking me about Shijia Village. I thought about it yesterday. The village party secretary has a good relationship with our director. I heard that they are cousins. Do you think this will affect our judgment of him?"
Zhou Shixun didn't say anything, staring at Chen Linwen for a while: "Are there any forest rangers on the mountain behind Shijia Village? That area should be under the jurisdiction of the Forestry Bureau, right?"
Chen Linwen shook his head: "That mountain used to be shared by several villages, but in the end, for some reason, it all came under the management of Shijia Village, and the jurisdiction of the Forestry Bureau just happened to bypass that area."
Zhou Shixun frowned: "Can we enter and exit the mountain freely?"
Chen Linwen shook his head again: "Of course not. Except for the leaders of the town, ordinary people are not allowed to go in and out casually. They are afraid of damaging the vegetation and trees inside. You also know that we rely on the weather for food here. When we were hungry a few years ago, we wanted to chew tree bark."
"If anyone can go into the mountains to look for food, how can the mountains still look like mountains? That's why Shijiacun has always been looking at the mountains."
Zhou Shixun didn't say anything else, but he kept thinking in his heart, it seems that Zhou Luancheng has also entered the mountain.
However, it is impossible to predict what the situation will be like in the mountains and whether we will encounter any danger.
Another point is that the backers behind Shi Tianliang are not only his connections in the town, but he probably also has the protection of Chengbei City, to which he belongs, so he can be so bold.
Seeing that Comrade Zhou was silent again, Chen Linwen looked at Zhou Shixun carefully and said, "You don't want to go to the mountain, do you? I heard that there are wild animals in the mountains. In order to prevent wild animals from coming down the mountain and hurting people, there are traps and snares."
Zhou Shixun would not go into the mountains. He knew that any situation in the mountains had existed for more than one or two years. Since they were so bold, they naturally had something to rely on and be fearless.
Either the power behind them is too formidable, or they have made sufficient preparations. The worst that can happen is that they will perish together with others in the end.
I found an excuse to separate from Chen Linwen. I was not in a hurry. I walked around the town and found a hotel to rest.
The people who had been following Zhou Shixun walked around the town for a long time, and finally saw Zhou Shixun enter the hotel. They waited at the door until almost evening, but did not see Zhou Shixun come out again.
He ran back to report to Shi Tianliang.
Shi Tianliang squatted under the eaves, puffing on his pipe, his eyes narrowed into slits to hide the fierceness in them.
It seems that this public security officer from Beijing will not give up until he finds Mu Xiaowan!
"Keep following him and see if he makes any other moves. If he does, we can't keep him here."
The man following Zhou Shixun was a dark-faced man named Shi Daman, who was of the same generation as Shi Dalei and had to call Shi Tianliang uncle. At this moment, he squatted beside Shi Tianliang with a fierce look on his face, frowning and saying, "Uncle, does this man know about the gold mine on our mountain and the things planted in the back?"
Shi Tianliang reached out and knocked him on the head: "Shut up, how can you say that? So many people came here before, but they couldn't find anything. Are you afraid? I'll take care of anything. Listen to me, if this is discovered, you'll lose your head, so shut up."
Shi Daman was so frightened that he shuddered: "Uncle, I'm sure I won't say anything nonsense, but what about the girl I caught before?"
Shi Tianliang snorted: "What should we do? Let her fend for herself in the cave, isn't that quite capable? And you even brought people to the village."
After that, he reminded his nephew: "You should be more vigilant these two days. Put a few more traps at the foot of the mountain, and put a few more homemade explosives on the side of the mountain road."
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