Su Ruyi originally didn't want to talk about this, but she was really worried about her fourth brother's situation.
Fourth Brother was imprisoned with Shen Heping and Ji Xuchang, and no one informed General Shen.
She should have avoided suspicion, but now is not the time to be concerned about such things.
She said apologetically, "I don't know if I should say this..."
“Of course we should tell them!” Xiao Zhou immediately interjected. “Although General Shen is currently ill, his influence in Tieshi is still considerable! This makes things much easier!”
Yu Min nodded: "Once we get there, I'll call General Shen's bodyguard, Xiao Zhao."
It seems they are all acquaintances.
Su Ruyi felt a little relieved.
Upon arriving at the Sanhe County government, Jin Dachun and Su Ruyi waited in the car while Yu Min and Xiao Zhou went inside to make phone calls and look through documents.
Su Ruyi looked at Jin Dachun with concern: "Master, can you still hold on?"
After all, he was an elderly man in his eighties, and he had also broken a leg.
Jin Dachun chuckled and said, "How could I not hold on? Riding in this little car is so much fun! Ruyi, I see a red glow on your forehead, you'll be fine, don't worry!"
Su Ruyi asked in surprise, "Master, you can also read faces?"
Jin Dachun still smiled and said, "Medicine, divination, and fortune telling are all related. It's just that your master only has a superficial understanding of them!"
Su Ruyi was filled with awe.
At this time, the county government staff had all started to leave work.
Su Ruyi glanced at her watch; it was 5:45.
Just then, Yu Min and Xiao Zhou came out quickly with a large stack of documents: "Found it! Two official seals. Although the markings are very similar, you can tell them apart with a magnifying glass! Let's go! Let's hurry back to the village!"
Jin Dachun asked, "What did General Shen say?"
Yu Min smiled slyly: "When General Shen heard that Chen Zhiqing had been detained, he smashed his teacup! He also knows about the situation with the official seal. Xiao Zhao has already set off with his men and should arrive before us. We've arranged to meet at the village entrance."
As he spoke, he had already started the car.
At 6:30 p.m., the two teams met at the village entrance.
Guard Zhao led two vehicles carrying a total of three squads of soldiers.
To avoid alerting the enemy, the car was parked three kilometers from the village entrance, on the only road Yu Min and her group could take.
Yu Min and Guard Zhao whispered a few words to each other.
Yu Min's car drove ahead, followed by Zhao's two Jiefang trucks, both with their headlights on.
The three vehicles headed straight for the brigade headquarters.
When they reached a place where trucks couldn't go, the driver stayed put.
Thirty soldiers quickly disembarked from the vehicle and lined up in formation.
Yu Min kicked open the door to the brigade headquarters office.
Ding Guoda, who was drinking tea, suddenly trembled and spilled tea all over himself.
He saw Yu Min and was about to speak when he suddenly saw the group of people in green military uniforms behind him.
He knew Guard Zhao.
Because rumors were circulating that General Shen was seriously ill, Ding Daguo had begun to disregard him.
However, the sight of a group of soldiers armed with live ammunition was still quite intimidating.
After a moment of surprise, Ding Daguo put on a smile: "Platoon Leader Zhao, look at the mess this has made! How did you end up having to go through all this trouble?"
Without wasting a word, Guard Zhao asked, "Where is Shen Heping?"
Ding Daguo hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands: "This matter actually has nothing to do with Shen Heping! It's just that one of his friends stole something from the brigade headquarters. He's a kid who values loyalty, so when I arrested his friend, he insisted that I lock him up as well. I couldn't persuade him to stay!"
Guard Zhao's eyes were icy: "I'm asking you, where is Shen Heping?!"
Ding Daguo hurriedly took out the key from his waist and gestured for Guard Zhao to walk out: "The children are locked in that empty barn over there!"
Guard Zhao snatched the keys from him and strode out.
The two-story barn had only two small ventilation openings.
When Guard Zhao opened the door, he saw the three people inside lying on the ground.
Su Ruyi followed behind and immediately saw Su Tong, whose face and body were covered in injuries.
"Fourth Brother!" she cried as she rushed over.
Ji Xuchang, who was standing to the side, also had injuries on his face. Shen Heping had no injuries on his face, but there were several obvious footprints on his clothes.
Upon seeing the newcomer, the group sat up, grimacing.
Su Tong's eye sockets were bruised and his lips were swollen.
The clothes were covered in a hardened layer of dust and blood.
But he was in good spirits. When he saw Su Ruyi, he forced a smile and asked, "Ruyi, are you alright?"
Su Ruyi shook her head, her hand already gripping her fourth brother's wrist.
After taking his pulse with three fingers and checking his limbs, she felt a little relieved—her fourth brother's injury wasn't serious after all!
All the injuries were superficial; the internal organs and bones seemed to have been protected and remained unharmed.
She didn't know that this was all due to the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Decoction; she just felt extremely fortunate.
Nearby, Guard Zhao was also checking Shen Heping's injuries while listening to Shen Heping recount what had happened.
Ding Daguo slowly sauntered over and said to Yu Min, whose face was ashen, "Deputy Director Yu, you didn't help catch the thief, but we caught him ourselves! And the thief has already confessed! I guess I'm just handing over the credit, hahaha!"
Yu Min looked at the "confession" that Ding Daguo handed over, which still had splattered bloodstains on it.
He pushed it aside with disgust: "Where's the official seal you found? Show it to me!"
Ding Daguo pulled out two seals, one round and one flat, tied together with hemp rope from his pocket: "Caught red-handed!"
"Hmph!" Yu Min snorted and looked at Xiao Zhou.
Xiao Zhou immediately brought over a stack of white paper and opened a box of red inkpads—he had obtained these from the county government.
Ding Daguo's expression changed instantly: "What are you trying to do?"
"Captain Ding, don't rush!" Yu Min smiled at him, dipped her inkpad, and made several rubbings of both seals on the white paper.
Xiao Zhou has already produced the documents for the homestead.
Yu Min took out a magnifying glass—which she had borrowed from the county government—and began to carefully compare the parts.
Ding Daguo panicked: "Deputy Director Yu, what are you doing? You've caught them red-handed, are you trying to overturn the case?"
Yu Min glanced at him again: "What's your rush?!"
Ding Daguo quietly retreated behind the crowd: "Um, you guys go ahead with your work, I need to use the restroom!"
Yu Min gestured to Guard Zhao, who glanced at the barn and immediately two soldiers blocked the door.
Ding Daguo jumped up and down: "I need to pee!"
Yu Min knew, of course, that he was going to use the restroom as an excuse to call for backup, so she sneered, "Then you can pee in your pants!"
He kept talking while his hands kept moving.
"Huh?" He stopped at the mark on the stamp.
This mark is exactly the same as the one on the land use permit!
Yu Min hurriedly called to Xiao Zhou, "Bring me that report from the first quarter!"
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