This matter is hard to judge as good or bad; ultimately, it is not a perfect outcome.
Zhong Te stayed in Jin Village to oversee the follow-up matters.
In the mountain village at dawn, the air is thick with mist and a chill is in the air.
Aunt Hua arrived at the consignment store early in the morning to prepare breakfast for Director Yu, Zhang Cheng, and Shi Yangyang.
Congee, eggs, pickled vegetables, and steaming hot flatbread.
Last night, Director Yu stayed in the outer room, and Zhang Cheng and Shi Yangyang both felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"Director Yu!"
As the three were eating, Zhao Daming and Liu Zhongren walked in from the outer room.
Director Yu quickly put down the flatbread he was holding: "How is the situation?"
Zhang Cheng took Shi Yangyang's hand, smiled at her, and the two got up and walked towards the bedroom.
Director Yu and Zhao Daming were quite satisfied with Zhang Cheng's insightful observation.
Zhao Daming recounted everything that happened in Jin Village the previous night in detail.
After listening, Director Yu frowned deeply: "Do you think there are still Japanese soldiers lurking in Jin Village?"
Zhao Daming smiled wryly: "Director Yu, how am I supposed to answer this question?"
Answer truthfully!
“Then I think there must be more. It’s just that all the clues have gone cold.” Zhao Daming looked helpless.
The Japanese spies lurking in the country are all tough nuts to crack; it's already an unexpected surprise that four of them were unearthed this time.
"I'll go to Jin Village and take a look!" Director Yu stood up. "Go back to the county and report this matter to higher authorities to see their attitude."
"Understood." Zhao Daming nodded.
Liu Zhongren accompanied Director Yu to Jin Village, while Zhao Daming prepared to return to the county town.
"Brother!" Zhao Daming called out towards the bedroom.
The bedroom door opened with a click, and Zhang Cheng walked out with a frown.
Upon seeing Zhang Cheng's furrowed brows, Zhao Daming knew that Zhang Cheng had overheard his conversation with Director Yu.
This thin layer of wooden partition offers negligible sound insulation.
"Brother, have you thought of something?" Zhao Daming asked with a hint of anticipation.
“I do have some ideas.” Zhang Cheng raised an eyebrow. “Brother, think about it, from the moment you entered Jin Village to arrest Jin Gangshan, didn’t everything seem to have been ‘preordained’? The Jin Gangshan brothers committed suicide, and you naturally thought of their women. Just as you were about to make a move, they immediately took their own lives.”
Zhang Cheng paused, his gaze sharp: "Brother, have you ever thought about why they chose to commit suicide right when you were about to notice something?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Daming's face showed a look of sudden realization: "Now that you mention it, it's true! I had felt something was strange about it all along."
He frowned and gave a wry smile: "Actually, everyone knows that there are definitely Japanese spies in Jin Village. But right now we have no clues, and we don't know where to start investigating. We can't just arrest and interrogate everyone in Jin Village, can we?"
“That’s true.” Zhang Cheng was at a loss for a good solution. In his previous life, he was a special forces soldier, not a detective.
"roar!"
A tiger's roar suddenly rang out from outside the store, making Zhao Daming's hair stand on end.
Upon hearing the tiger's roar, Shi Yangyang rushed out of the bedroom, explaining somewhat embarrassedly, "I usually feed my older sister at this time..."
Big sister?
Zhao Daming looked on in astonishment as Shi Yangyang ran into the kitchen, grabbed a large piece of cured meat, and quickly ran away into the distance.
He blinked, turned to Zhang Cheng, and swallowed hard: "Brother, the 'elder sister' your wife mentioned... is she?"
"Tiger." Zhang Cheng grinned.
Zhao Daming felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head: "My sister-in-law... she's raising a tiger?"
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