Yu Yao left the interrogation room.
Lu Ze immediately stepped forward. "How is it? Any leads?"
Yu Yao organized her thoughts and briefly stated the result that everyone was most concerned about: "Wang Xiu did not take the child away. She has no idea where the child is. She said this on purpose, most likely to get revenge on me and to delay the time it takes for us to find An'an."
Qin Ye and the others were somewhat surprised. "It was her? Why would she do this? Wasn't their goal to save Liu Chunquan? Since they had already set fire and caused a riot, why would they bother taking the child away?"
After all, it's not convenient to escape with an uncontrollable baby.
Hearing Qin Ye's words, Commander Lei scratched the back of his head. "When we were arresting people just now, I felt that this old woman Wang looked familiar. I felt like I'd seen her somewhere before. Do you think Yu Yao and Commander Lu might have known her before? It can't really be that she's trying to make a deal with Qin Lamei, can it?"
At this moment, Qi Feng, who had been reviewing the interrogation materials, looked up, seemingly remembering someone, and stared blankly at a certain spot. "Have you noticed that Granny Wang's eyebrows and eyes look a lot like Mo Ruqing's? She is very likely related to Mo Ruqing or Xu Ruoling."
Since the truth about Xu Ruoling taking her away was revealed, and Mo Ruqing's family was executed because of their status as enemy agents, Yu Yao hadn't heard that name for a long time.
Hearing this unexpectedly, Yu Yao was taken aback for a moment, then remembered something.
"Lu Ze, do you remember when we were investigating the truth behind Xu Ruoling taking me away, Mom said that Xu Ruoling was raised by her mother, who disappeared the year before I was born? Do you think it's possible that she didn't disappear, but went underground and operated as a spy?"
Qin Ye pulled out a page from the bottom of the investigation file, which recorded Wang Shenpo's past experiences. "What my sister-in-law said is very likely. Look here, Wang Shenpo only started to appear frequently in Hujiawan Brigade 21 years ago. Before that, she always stayed at home under the pretext of being sick. In other words, before that, there was such a person in Hujiawan, but not many people had seen her."
This kind of identity offers a lot of room for manipulation.
At this point, the facts are very close to the truth.
"It is very likely that Granny Wang took the child away while saving people in order to avenge Mo Ruqing and her daughter."
Yu Yao and Lu Ze also thought it made sense. "No matter what the relationship is between Granny Wang and Mo Ruqing, she must have hidden the child. The most important thing now is to find out Granny Wang's route up the mountain. Political Commissar Qin, when did you encounter Granny Wang when you went with Ma Feng and the others?"
Qin Ye thought for a moment, "It was probably around 2:20 in the morning."
Yu Yao looked at Lu Ze, "Mom woke me up at 2 a.m., and Aunt Miao said that she first heard someone shout 'Fire!' at 1:50 a.m.
"From 1:50 to 2:20, there are a total of 30 minutes. The straight-line distance from the family compound to the enemy's assembly point is about 5 kilometers. The mountain road is rugged, and the actual route may be longer."
At this point, a glimmer of hope flashed in Yu Yao's eyes, and she turned to look at Lu Ze, "If we can deduce the route that Granny Wang took from leaving the family compound to go up the mountain based on this information, we might be able to find An'an."
The back mountain is so big, with dense forests. If we were to search it thoroughly, it would take several days to cover the entire area.
An'an is still so young. Although the wolves in the back mountain have been hunted down, no one can guarantee that there won't be other wild animals. It would be very dangerous if they encountered a wild boar or something. We must find An'an as soon as possible.
“Ayao is right,” Lu Ze said, holding her excited hand and agreeing with her idea. “Qin Ye, give me paper and pen.”
Qin Ye tore a page from the notebook and handed it over.
After taking the notebook, Lu Ze first listed all the known clues and information on it, and then drew a simple map of the back mountain.
Then we began to analyze the possible routes that Granny Wang might have taken.
"It's about five kilometers from the family compound to the meeting point. There's a cliff to the southeast that she can't cross. There's no direct route to the meeting point. To get there as quickly as possible within thirty minutes, she has no choice but to take the existing mountain path uphill, then enter the woods when the path ends, and follow the compass to the meeting point..."
There are three routes up the mountain that are closest to their home.
This road along the ridge is short but steep, making it suitable for those familiar with the terrain.
Although Granny Wang was quick and agile, she was getting on in years and was taking her child on a mountain trail at night, so she couldn't choose a route that was too steep or too secluded.
After Lu Ze finished his analysis, Qin Ye continued, "Then there are only two other routes left. The route that goes through the wild mango forest on the back mountain is well hidden but slow. After the lychee season, few people from the family compound go that way. The mountain path is covered with saw-through vines. I checked Wang Shenpo's trousers, and there were no traces of saw-through vines, so she probably didn't take that route."
Yu Yao seemed to be thinking, "Then there's only one way left."
Lu Ze marked the road on the map. "This road goes around the mountainside. Although it is a long route, the slope is gentle, which is suitable for carrying a baby. There are lychee groves on both sides of the road, which is suitable for hiding and can avoid the main patrol routes."
Commander Lei was an impatient man, and immediately slammed his fist on the table, saying, "Then what are we waiting for? Quickly send people over to look for them."
Lu Ze said, "Song Yiming, you take a team and search along the other two routes. Make sure you don't miss any clues. I will personally search the route around the mountainside."
Upon hearing this, Yu Yao immediately stood up. "Lu Ze, I'll go with you. An An has a mosquito repellent sachet on her, so I can smell it as long as we're not too far apart."
Lu Ze did not agree immediately, but was somewhat worried about her health: "You are still in your postpartum period, you can't be exposed to drafts."
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