Chapter 501 Qian Xing's Note
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Lin Cuicui was in a good mood and walked home briskly. As soon as she reached the door, she realized something was wrong.
This gate, she had clearly locked it from the outside when she left, how could it be opened now? A giggle came from the yard, and Lin Cuicui felt a little relieved.
Pushing open the door, Lin Cuicui paused when she saw the person sitting in the yard, but she quickly adjusted herself and walked into the yard with a smile, "Xingzi, come here. How come you are free today?"
As he spoke, he had already hugged Xixi in his arms and kissed her hard, "Xixi, do you miss your mother?"
Xixi was so happy when her mother kissed her that she grabbed her mother's hair and said happily, "I miss you, I miss you, Mommy."
A flicker of envy flashed across Qian Xing's eyes, but when Lin Cuicui turned around, Qian Xing quickly hid it. "Sister-in-law, I'm not busy with training today, so I came over to see Uncle Li and Xixi."
It was still early, and Lin Cuicui thought it was definitely not that simple. Old Li's face was a little gloomy, thinking about what Qian Xing might have said to the old man. Lin Cuicui carried Xixi into the house. "Come in and have a drink of water."
Qian Xing followed him into the house, and Lin Cuicui brought some water over. "New Year's Eve is coming soon, does Xingzi have any holiday this year?"
Qian Xing smiled bitterly and shook his head. "New recruits don't get any vacations in the first two years. Besides, I'm different from the others, so I don't get any vacations either."
Qian Xing's words were cryptic, but Lin Cuicui still understood. She sat on the chair opposite Qian Xing and asked, "Did something happen?"
Qian Xing handed a small note to Lin Cuicui. "I found it under my lunch box yesterday morning in the cafeteria. To be honest, I was holding the lunch box the whole time, so I don't even know when I put the note down."
Lin Cuicui took it and took a look. In fact, she didn't know what to do now. She looked at Old Li, and Old Li looked at them. "Cuicui just went out, and now Qian Xing is here, if you go out again, it will seem too deliberate.
There should still be someone watching outside our house. It's been quiet for over a year, so why is there movement again now? It seems something has happened again."
Lin Cuicui felt that Old Li's analysis made sense. Ever since Qian Xing confronted the Tang family about the spies threatening their family and reported it to the army, he was actually not that afraid anymore.
However, because of this, he would never be valued in the army in his life. At first, he thought it was nothing, but after staying in the army for a long time, he really loved it more and more.
However, he knew he could only serve as a private for two or three years before being discharged. So, he really wanted to make a name for himself. He really wanted to.
So when he got the note, he didn't say anything. He decided to go and see for himself who the spy hiding in the army was.
At night, the cold wind blew in through the cracks in the mottled wooden windows of the classroom, causing the slogan "Study hard and make progress every day" hanging above the blackboard to sway slightly.
Qian Xing sat in the back row of the classroom, staring at the "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" spread out in front of him in the glow of the incandescent light bulb, but his mind was not on the pages at all.
The note found under the lunch box during the day was now quietly held in the palm of his hand, with "Three quarters past ten in the evening, in the drawer of the classroom podium" printed on the sweaty edge of the paper.
The bell rang, and his classmates left in twos and threes. Qian Xing dawdled to clean up his desk. When the classroom was empty, he quickly walked to the podium and opened the bottom drawer.
Inside lay a tin box with the label "Xinhua Dictionary" on it, and half a piece of Shanghai brand milk candy wrapper was stuck to the corner - that was the rarest toy for children nowadays.
A yellowed cigarette label was pressed under the tin box, and on the back was a crooked pencil drawing: Trick Lin Cuicui and Tang Xi to the border town.
Qian Xing's hand had just touched the tin box when footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor. He shoved the box into his arms and grabbed the Selected Works of Mao Zedong, pretending to flip through them.
As light and shadow swept across the classroom, he caught a glimpse of a figure wearing a gray cloth mask flashing outside the window. The hem of his military coat was stained with fresh red mud - exactly the same color as the mud that had been renovated in the kitchen's vegetable garden this morning.
With cold sweat running down his spine, Qian Xing opened the tin box. Inside, besides two tickets for tomorrow's boat, there was also a secretly taken photo:
His father, Qian Dazhi, was squatting in Qiligou, beneath an old locust tree at the village entrance. A slogan reading "Never Forget Class Struggle" was clearly visible behind him. Qian Xing stared at the photo, finding it difficult to breathe.
Slogans echoed from outside the window, and Qian Xing's fingers trembled slightly as he gripped the iron box. The clock on the classroom wall pointed to 12:45, and the hour and minute hands were like two sharp blades, piercing his heart.
However, he had no other choice now. The army already knew that he had been held hostage by spies. There might not only be spies watching him, but also soldiers who were probably monitoring him all the time.
Deep down, he was unwilling to do anything to let down the Party and the people, not to mention that it involved Tang San's sister-in-law and a child who was just over one year old.
However, he couldn't just sit there and do nothing. Captain Chang had told him before he left that this line couldn't be broken. So Qian Xing came over after training that morning.
Lin Cuicui hadn't been out recently and didn't know what had happened. She asked Old Li, "Dad, you've been out a lot lately. Has anything special happened in South Island?"
After Lin Cuicui's reminder, Qian Xing finally remembered. He quickly said, "The 'Kermi' and the supercomputer independently developed by China have recently been completed and will be unveiled soon. But what does this have to do with the spies trying to capture my sister-in-law and Xixi?"
Lin Cuicui didn't look up, and Old Li didn't look at Qian Xing either. They both pretended to be lost in thought. They knew in their hearts that the emergence of these two things must be related to their daughter (granddaughter).
Is Japan getting anxious again?
Lin Cuicui looked up at Qian Xing and asked, "What time is the boat ticket?"
Qian Xing took out two boat tickets from his pocket and said, "There's no time limit. Any time should be fine, but there are only two boats to the border town every day."
Lin Cuicui sat up straight. She was no longer the Lin Cuicui who was at a loss when something happened a few years ago. She had been exercising regularly. Although she had never competed with others in terms of physical fitness, she felt that she was not bad at all.
In addition, she has now reached the first level of Qi training, and every aspect of her body is different from that of ordinary people. So, this time she wants to give it a try.
But she couldn't tell Qian Xing about this directly.
"Xingzi, thank you for your hard work. If it weren't for our family, your family wouldn't have been involved. As long as you continue to cooperate with their work, I think Uncle Qian and the others should be safe.
We will handle this matter ourselves. Consider it as the reason you gave me to go to the border town. You don't have to worry about the rest."
Qian Xing was startled and stood up immediately. "Sister-in-law, you can't do anything stupid. I came here to tell you so that you can discuss this with the army. You must not take any risks on your own."
My third brother and the children are not at home now. If anything happens to you, I will never forgive myself in my life."
Lin Cuicui smiled and patted Qian Xing's shoulder. "Oh, I definitely won't take any risks, don't worry. You see, my family is full of old and young people, and I'm a woman. I can't protect myself if I go there. I know all this. Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to notify the troops."
Qian Xing was still a little worried, but he had no other choice. In the army, everyone looked suspicious to him, so he didn't dare tell anyone about this. And since he couldn't reach a leader of Commander Kang's rank, it was really difficult for him.
"Xingzi, it's still early, you should hurry back to the army. Don't forget to put on a good show. Just say you got your allowance and want me to help you buy something for your parents in the border town and send it back.
You guys are usually busy with training and can’t go out. So please ask me for help.”
Qian Xing thought this was a good idea, but what if Third Sister-in-law really went there? "Sister-in-law, it's okay to say that, but you really can't do that."
Lin Cuicui nodded repeatedly, "Okay, don't worry. I won't take any risks."
As she spoke, she had already pushed the person out of the house, and walked out while saying loudly, "Okay, don't worry, Xingzi, sister-in-law will definitely help you choose a cheap and good one, and then send it directly back to your parents. They will definitely be happy to receive it.
I know what they like.”
Qian Xing acted passively, "Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law." She felt a little embarrassed.
When opening the gate, Lin Cuicui glanced to the right.
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