Chapter 206 Qin Haifeng has actually learned to take the initiative?
In the ward, Zhao Xiaoyu was sitting by You Yongsheng's bedside, chatting enthusiastically with a shrewd-looking woman in the next bed.
"Alas, the Lin family (Lin Baozhu's father) has such a hard life!"
The woman continued with a sigh, "His father died young. When his father was alive, he could afford to send him to school so he wouldn't have to do heavy work. But after his father passed away, his mother became a completely different person! She forced Lin Gengsheng to drop out of school and made him earn ten work points every day before he was allowed to come home for meals! Later, he married a formidable wife. After the old woman had a few fights with Lin Gengsheng's wife, she probably got scared and ran off to her daughter's house to work like a slave... In recent years, she has hardly ever gone to Da Ge Ba Village!"
As Zhao Xiaoyu listened, her heart pounded with excitement, and her hands trembled slightly at her sides. She suppressed her excitement and said casually:
"That old lady really doesn't know how to enjoy life! You don't know, the Lin Gengsheng family in our village is now the richest family in the whole village! All their sons are very successful. Just yesterday, the Revolutionary Committee misunderstood them and gave them 3,500 yuan in compensation! I also heard that Lin Gengsheng injured his leg while working as a temporary worker and also received a lot of compensation! Now their family has meat at every meal! Their life is so prosperous that everyone who sees them is envious!"
Upon hearing "three thousand five hundred yuan," the woman's eyes immediately darted around several times...
*The next morning*
Lin Baozhu dressed neatly, skipping breakfast, and headed straight for Qin Haifeng's house. However, while she was still some distance away, she heard Qin Haifeng's voice coming from behind her…
“Precious Pearl…”
Lin Baozhu stopped and saw Qin Haifeng riding his bicycle toward her.
"What were you doing so early in the morning?"
“I didn’t come back yesterday. Although the director of the Revolutionary Committee was arrested, the source of his guns has not yet been found out. I spent the whole night investigating his interpersonal relationships.”
Lin Baozhu looked at the dark circles under his eyes, which showed he hadn't slept all night: "Did you find anything out?"
"We've found out..."
After Qin Haifeng finished speaking, his gaze remained fixed intently on Lin Baozhu's face as he continued, "His social circle is wide, but his relationship with one man is particularly delicate... The two not only frequently meet for meals in private, but sometimes that man even stays overnight at his house..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Baozhu's eyes lit up instantly, gleaming with a burning thirst for gossip.
"Could they... have some kind of 'special' relationship?" she whispered, bending her two thumbs together, her face full of mischief and excitement.
Seeing her knowing look, Qin Haifeng knew exactly what was going on in her little head. He couldn't help but chuckle: "The relationship is complicated, but their relationship is entirely 'maintained' by the director's wife..."
Lin Baozhu blinked blankly: "Huh? What do you mean?"
Seeing her blank expression, Qin Haifeng raised his hand and gently flicked her smooth forehead, revealing with a hint of teasing: "Simply put, it's—a threesome."
"What a joke!" Lin Baozhu gasped, her eyes practically blazing with light.
"Playing this exciting game?! Oh dear, the director arrested him a bit too early!" His tone was full of regret for "missing out on a good show."
Qin Haifeng was amused by her reaction and tapped her on the forehead again with more force: "A young lady shouldn't be looking at everything, or she'll get a sty!"
Lin Baozhu chuckled and quickly changed the subject: "Alright, alright! Let's get down to business! I called you here today because there's a case at the grain station..."
She quickly recounted, in a concise manner, how the thief broke into her house last night, how she followed the clues to raid Fu Huayun's hideout, and how Wang Shunzheng requested assistance in investigating the theft at the grain depot.
"Wang Shunzheng said the police were short-handed and asked us to take over the investigation. I looked at the case files last night. In just a few months, several thousand tons of grain were lost! This could not have been done by one or two people. There must have been an inside man, and it was an organized and planned transfer!"
This grain probably didn't reach our county; it was most likely transported elsewhere. However, we still need to go to the grain station to check the situation.
Qin Haifeng pushed his bicycle and stood quietly to the side, listening attentively to her clear and logical analysis, his gaze calm.
After she finished speaking, Qin Haifeng took a long stride, nimbly straddled the bicycle seat, turned to the side, and patted the sturdy back seat:
"Get in the car. Let's go now."
"Okay!"
Lin Baozhu lightly jumped onto the back seat and took out a small porcelain bottle from her handbag. Inside was spiritual spring water diluted one-to-one with ordinary water.
"Here you go. I stayed up all night, so drink some of this to replenish your energy."
Qin Haifeng took the warm bottle, removed the cork, tilted his head back, and drank the liquid inside in one gulp.
He smacked his lips; apart from being slightly sweeter than well water, it didn't seem to have any particular taste. However, as the water slid into his stomach, a warm current suddenly spread, dispelling the fatigue from staying up all night, and his previously somewhat drowsy mind instantly became crystal clear.
"This water..." he couldn't help but murmur, with a hint of curiosity.
"It's my specially blended functional water. You've had it before. Okay, stop thinking about it and let's go!" Lin Baozhu urged, one hand instinctively grabbing his clothes at the waist to maintain balance, while the other hand gently patted his back.
"Hold on tight!" Before Qin Haifeng finished speaking, he pushed off with all his might!
The bicycle suddenly started moving, and Lin Baozhu's body involuntarily leaned forward due to inertia! Her hand, which was originally only holding her clothes, instantly turned into an entire arm that wrapped around his lean waist.
Qin Haifeng's lips curled up silently into a pleased arc, out of Lin Baozhu's sight.
Just as Lin Baozhu's ears were getting hot and she was about to quietly withdraw her hand, a warm and broad hand suddenly covered hers, tightly wrapping her hands around her waist, and their fingers naturally intertwined.
Lin Baozhu felt their hands clasped together; the warmth from their fingertips stirred her heart, and a smile involuntarily curved her lips. This kid, has he finally figured it out?
She got playful and gently scratched his palm with the tip of the finger that was being held.
"Hmm~" Qin Haifeng's back stiffened noticeably, as if he had been electrocuted. He reflexively tightened his grip on her hand, almost digging her fingers into his palm.
And so, one pedaling taut ahead, the other secretly smiling behind, they sped off towards the county grain station...
Upon arriving at the grain depot gate, they found it already cordoned off. Qin Haifeng flashed his police badge and led Lin Baozhu into the yard without hindrance, accurately locating the stationmaster's office...
The grain station manager, surnamed Guo, was a thin, gray-haired old man in his fifties. Clearly, the massive grain theft had dealt him a heavy blow; his back was hunched, his eyes dull and lifeless, radiating a dejected air of impending death. Upon learning that the two men were police officers investigating, he merely raised his heavy eyelids slightly, his eyes utterly devoid of emotion.
"Ask whatever you want."
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