Su Qingci understood what Zhou Sui meant.
As long as it can be proven that Liu Siqing is enforcing the law legitimately, Director Liu and Shi Zhichuan will not be able to use their power to oppress him.
At least openly, they dared not make things difficult for Liu Siqing.
But if Xie Liyun and Shi Guang distort the facts, then Liu Siqing will definitely not be able to escape.
Su Qingci was puzzled. Zhou Sui should have discussed this issue with Liu Siqing as well. What was he worried about?
Su Qingci returned to the security post, where only Song Jingzhou was present. The other three, unable to bear Song Jingzhou's cold demeanor, had all gone out on patrol.
"You're back? How did you go?"
Before Su Qingci could answer, Song Jingzhou poured her some hot tea and handed her the teacup while explaining his situation.
"Guoqing and Dachui inquired among the residents at the town entrance, and only two households said they saw Siqing chasing Shiguang along a side path with a stone, intending to smash him to death!"
"If they hadn't stopped him, they probably would have beaten him to death on the spot."
"And the only ones at the scene of the chase were the two of them; there was no one else there!"
"The Xie family is even more troublesome."
"And Xie Liyun's parents, sigh..."
Su Qingci could tell from Song Jingzhou's expression that they were probably a pair of unreasonable and domineering people.
After taking a couple of sips of hot tea, Su Qingci placed the teacup on the table.
"I did get some information from them."
"From the conversation between the young couple arguing, I suspect that Shi Guang was killed by Liu Siqing because he raped and molested a female comrade."
"Later I went to see Liu Siqing and told him my reasoning. Although he didn't admit it, his reaction showed that it was probably true."
"In addition, Zhou Sui said that the people behind Shi Guang are not the kind of people who abuse their power for personal gain and bully others."
"As long as there is evidence to prove that Liu Siqing is in the right, everything else will be easy to handle!"
Song Jingzhou paused for a moment, then said, "If that's the case, Siqing must want to protect that girl!"
"Let's go to Liantang Brigade!"
Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou simultaneously thought of one name: Liu Lanfang!
The two rode their bicycles toward Liantang Brigade.
In the Liu family's yard, Zhou Liang was squatting down, using an awl to make a hole in a piece of wood.
Liu Lanfang stood to the side, mixing wild vegetables with rice bran and water, making clucking sounds to attract the two or three chickens at the door.
His eyes lit up when he saw the two getting off the bicycle. "Su, the educated youth! Cousin Song!"
Zhou Liang also stopped what he was doing and greeted him warmly.
"Come, come in and sit down. Lanfang, quickly make some tea!"
Song Jingzhou quickly waved his hand, "No trouble at all, no trouble at all. We were just passing by and stopped by!"
Su Qingci jumped off the back seat, grabbed Liu Lanfang's hand, and teased, "Siqing has been talking about you all along!"
"He said that after you got married, there was suddenly one less person in the family, and he wasn't used to it."
She lowered her voice and asked, "How is Zhou Liang treating you, Sister Lanfang?"
Liu Lanfang lowered her head shyly, "It's fine."
How is my home?
“The captain and the others are all doing well. Anyway, it’s nearby. If you have time, go back and visit with Zhou Liang.”
"Whenever you come to town for the market, you can also stop by our security post."
Liu Lanfang shook her head, "My mother-in-law is still the head of the household. If we're short of oil, salt, soy sauce, or vinegar, she's the one who goes to buy them."
"I don't understand these things, and I rarely go to town."
"But my in-laws are very good to me. Have Siqing pass on a message to my parents, telling them that I'm doing fine and they shouldn't worry about me. I'll go back to see them when I have time!"
Seeing that she didn't seem to be talking, Su Qingci looked up and exchanged a glance with Song Jingzhou.
It shouldn't be Liu Lanfang!
The two arrived and left quickly, exchanging a few casual words before making an excuse about having official business to attend to.
Liu Lanfang stood at the door, watching them ride away on their bicycles, as if they had really just stopped by to take a look. They didn't even have time to drink tea before leaving in a hurry.
"It doesn't look like Lanfang!"
Song Jingzhou remained silent with a stern face for a long while before finally saying, "Let's go to Zhongjiawan!"
Zhongjiawan?
"Yes, go find Zhong Linfang!"
"Isn't she Lanfang's classmate? What do you want with her?"
"Siqing likes her!"
Zhongjiawan is not far from Taohua Town; it is a small village close to the town.
As Song Jingzhou and his companion entered the village, three elderly women chatting with their children at the village entrance watched them curiously.
"Aunties, are you taking care of your kids?"
"Could you ask your aunt if Zhong Linfang's family lives in the same household?"
The aunties immediately started gossiping, "Go straight in, turn at the fork in the road, and it's the second house. There are flowers and plants at the door, it's easy to find."
"Who is this girl to her? What do you need her for?"
"Oh, I'm her classmate's younger sister. She even went to drink with my sister at the beginning of the year. I just happened to be passing by here, and my sister asked me to pass on a few words to her!"
"Auntie, you're busy."
Su Qingci waved with a smile, stopping the others from asking any more questions.
The two pushed their bicycles inside and soon saw the house with flowers planted at the entrance, as the women had mentioned.
A small tile-roofed house, with a fence around the entrance and two mud embankments, each 30 centimeters wide and two meters long, built of stone on both sides. Various flowers and plants are planted on them, with forsythia in full bloom. There are also two pots of cactus on the windowsill, with pink flowers hanging down from the windowsill, which is very elegant!
There are quite a few varieties of flowers and plants planted on the mud embankment. It is obvious that they have been carefully tended. Bamboo strips are inserted in a crisscross pattern next to the flowers and plants to prevent chickens and ducks from pecking at them.
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