Chapter 164 Discovery, Wei Guangji's Doubts (Edited)

Zhang Chunlei looked at the huge deep pit with a diameter of several hundred meters in front of him and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he looked at Yu Wanqing and said, "Xiaowu, you should go back first. Remember what I just told you."

Yu Wanqing nodded: "I will tell everyone not to come to Fujiyama."

Zhang Chunlei smiled and nodded. He looked at the two people following him and said, "You two, escort Yu Zhiqing down the mountain."

Yu Wanqing quickly refused: "No, I can go down the mountain by myself, you guys go ahead, I'm leaving first."

After saying this, she ran away.

"Don't follow me, I'll go back by myself."

The two military comrades who wanted to catch up looked at each other, and then they looked at their boss.

Zhang Chunlei raised his eyebrows: "Did I say you don't have to follow me?"

The two of them hurriedly chased after Yu Wanqing.

They didn't expect that this young educated youth from the city could run so fast and quickly distanced himself from them.

The two could only keep running forward. Fortunately, they trained every day, so running on mountain roads was a piece of cake for them.

Yu Wanqing slowed down her pace as she ran, and finally walked slowly on the mountain path.

When Liu Jie and Cheng An caught up with her, she turned around and said, "Actually, you really don't have to follow me. I know this place better than any of you."

Cheng An, who is 1.8 meters tall, dark-skinned and looks honest and simple, smiled and said, "It's okay. We will watch you walk to the foot of the mountain."

"All we have to do is obey the boss's arrangements." Liu Jie looked at Yu Wanqing curiously: "Yu Zhiqing, have you known our boss since childhood?"

Yu Wanqing nodded: "My sister-in-law is your boss's biological sister."

"So that's how it is." Liu Jie looked gossipy at first, thinking that Yu Zhiqing in front of him was the girl that the boss liked.

Now it seems that I was overthinking.

The two are relatives.

When Yu Wanqing reached the foot of the mountain, she couldn't help but ask the two people, "Do you remember the route?"

To get to Fujiyama from here, you actually have to go around two relatively low hills.

Cheng An and Liu Jie laughed when they heard this. Cheng An explained, "Don't worry, Yu Zhiqing. We have memorized the route."

"As a soldier, knowing your way around is a necessary skill."

If you don’t know, then learn.

You can't get lost while on a mission.

Yu Wanqing nodded, said goodbye to them, and then wanted to collect some firewood nearby to take back. However, after walking for a while, she found that all the firewood around had been collected.

I can only go home empty-handed.

In the afternoon, two military vehicles were parked across the river from the Five-Star Brigade (it was a wooden bridge and there was no way to drive in).

About a dozen people came down, each carrying bags of things and heading into the mountain.

This is to deliver supplies into the mountains.

During dinner, Yu Wanqing asked curiously, "Why do so many of them live in the mountains?"

"Yes, we will eat and live in the mountains." Huo Lanci put a chicken leg into Yu Xiaowu's bowl. "In two days, professionals will come. Another team led by Zhang Chunlei has found a burial site in the deep mountains two mountain ranges away from Tengshan and dug out hundreds of skeletons."

Yu Wanqing tightened her grip on the chopsticks. Thinking of the mass grave in Guangdong, she took a deep breath and said, "Since there are skeletons, the laboratory must be nearby."

The skeletons that were dug out were the sacrifices used by the Japanese for experiments.

No one knows whose child this is, but he is buried alone in this place.

Huo Lanci nodded: "So, we will send more people to search the mountain."

In the evening, after the meeting, Huo Lanci went out, and Guo Hongying came to Yu Wanqing with a medical book to study.

Gao Qingmei also brought Gao Sachs with her. Gao Sachs was writing on the side while Gao Qingmei was sitting on a chair knitting a sweater.

The cold wind was howling outside, but the four people in the room were conscientiously doing their own things without saying a word, giving people a feeling of a peaceful and quiet time.

Qujiawan Reservoir:

Zhou Ju woke up in a daze and felt that someone had left the room where they lived. She took a look and thought that person had gone to the bathroom.

She found it difficult to fall asleep after waking up. She waited for a long time but did not see the person who went out come back.

She was about to get up and take a look when she heard light footsteps outside. She closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

When she came back, she found the house still dark and the other dozen people were sleeping soundly. She remembered that she would have to face heavy work tomorrow.

She was so angry that she cursed under her breath and then went to bed quickly.

When Zhou Ju heard this, her whole body stiffened.

If she heard correctly, the man was cursing in Japanese.

Zhou Ju had never been to school. Zhou Hongyu was her cousin from the same clan. He could speak Japanese. Zhou Ju used to go to her cousin's house and listen to him teach Zhou Chengye and his brother.

At that time, her aunt even taught her a few Japanese swear words as a joke.

Although she hadn't spoken for twenty years, she still remembered it clearly.

Because these are the only few foreign languages ​​she knows.

So, I can't forget it.

Zhou Ju was preoccupied with something and didn't dare to sleep in the second half of the night. But she didn't dare to get up either, so she could only lie on the bed and pretend to sleep. Even her breathing slowed down, giving people the illusion that she was sleeping very deeply.

Pretending to sleep is the thing she has done most skillfully in the past twenty years.

When Zhou Ju woke up the next morning, she remembered the face of the person who went out last night clearly.

Her daytime job was digging mud.

She was working hard as usual, when a man in a Zhongshan suit appeared not far from her.

The man smiled and said, "Comrade Zhang Hongqi, you are the only ones here? Why don't you see Wan Qing?"

Zhang Hongqi smiled and called out, "Uncle Wei, Wanqing didn't come."

All the educated youth at the educated youth center knew that Wei Guangji was the head of the county armed forces department. When he went to the brigade to visit Yu Wanqing, he happened to come across a dinner party at the educated youth center, so he ate with everyone.

After the meal, everyone at the educated youth site started calling him Uncle Wei.

Wei Guangji was relieved to learn that Yu Wanqing did not come. Digging a reservoir was really hard work, and he did not want Yu Xiaowu to do such a job.

He himself can be covered in mud, but he always wants his children to be clean and live an easier life.

He spoke a few words to Zhang Hongqi and others, and then left with his people.

The Armed Forces sent more than a dozen people to be responsible for safety during the construction of the reservoir, and he just came to see the progress of the work.

When Wei Guangji passed by Zhou Ju, although she was working, she pricked up her ears to listen to the movements around her.

She had heard people talking about this man when she was in the brigade. He was the director of the county's armed forces department, Yu Zhiqing's uncle, had no children, no daughters, and no wife, but was said to be a very powerful man.

Zhou Ju was thinking secretly in her heart, how can she get close to this man and tell him what happened last night?

Apart from him, Zhou Ju didn't know who else to look for.

She didn't dare to trust people she didn't know.

Wei Guangji felt that someone was staring at him, and not just once. He suddenly didn't want to leave, so he found a hoe and started to mingle with the crowd, helping to dig the mud.

Wei Guangji soon discovered who the person was who was looking at him from time to time. He looked over, and when their eyes met, Zhou Ju was so scared that she quickly lowered her head.

Wei Guangji saw the hesitation in the woman's eyes and her mouth that opened slightly and then closed tightly.

She seemed to have something to tell herself.

Wei Guangji slowly dug in the direction of Zhou Ju, and soon they were less than one meter apart.

When Zhou Ju saw him approaching, her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

But there is only one chance. If she delays, Zhou Ju is afraid that the bad Japanese will do something to hurt others.

She said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Minister Wei, I heard someone speaking Japanese last night."

Wei Guangji paused for a moment while holding the hoe.

"Are you sure?"

Zhou Ju nodded: "Zhou Hongyu is my cousin. I learned a few Japanese curse words from my mother. I won't have heard it wrong."

"I'll come find you later and tell me everything." There were so many people here and Wei Guangji was worried that he would be discovered.

Zhou Ju hummed.

Half an hour later, Zhou Ju arrived at a valley behind Qujiawan. Wei Guangji was already waiting there. There were people guarding the area near the valley, so no one would come in and disturb their conversation.

Wei Guangji turned and looked at Zhou Ju: "Comrade Zhou, don't be afraid. Tell me what you know."

Zhou Ju clenched her hands tightly, and she mustered up the courage to tell Wei Guangji what she had discovered last night. She even said a few curse words in Japanese.

Wei Guangji believed what Zhou Ju said.

He said, "I would like to ask Comrade Zhou to help keep an eye on this person. If she wants to go out, you don't have to follow her, just note the time."

He would also arrange for someone to live in the room where Zhou Ju and the others were currently living, and keep an eye on that person's every move.

See if this Japanese has any companions here.

Zhou Ju nodded.

Wei Guangji smiled and said, "Comrade Zhou, don't panic. You must stay calm. If you encounter any problems, put your own safety first."

"Minister Wei, don't worry, I know what to do." Although she has rarely communicated with others in recent years, she is not a fool.

On the contrary, after more than 20 years of living alone, she is now calmer than anyone else.

Zhou Ju now blames herself for not learning a few more Japanese words from her grandmother. That way, if she meets those people and wants to communicate, she would at least know what they are saying.

After Zhou Ju returned, there was no change. She worked when she was supposed to work, ate when she was supposed to eat, and rested when she was supposed to rest. She also did not interact with anyone.

Still living in his own world.

People like her have a low sense of presence and no one will pay attention to her.

The day after Zhou Ju discovered the problem, another group of people were sent to help dig the reservoir, and two more female comrades squeezed into the room where Zhou Ju and her roommates lived.

If it was an ordinary day, Zhou Ju would definitely not doubt it, but the timing was too coincidental, so Zhou Ju had already guessed the identities of the two women.

After the woman moved in, Zhou Ju glanced at them calmly. The two of them also noticed Zhou Ju, but did not say a word.

There was no change in the expressions of the three people.

Zhou Ju discovered that since she mentioned the existence of the Japanese, Wei Guangji would secretly come to Qujiawan every two days, and every time he came, he would ask her about the situation of the Japanese.

Obviously, we have arranged for two people to stay in the same room. If there is any problem, we can just go find those two people.

But Zhou Ju didn't dare to say it, so she could only go to see him every time he came to see her.

A week later, the man who could speak Japanese never showed up again. Not only that, but several faces that we only became familiar with after arriving here also disappeared.

Wei Guangji made another appointment with Zhou Ju. He handed an envelope to Zhou Ju and said, "This is a reward from the organization."

Because Zhou Ju discovered it in time, they followed that person and found out more than a dozen descendants of the Japanese who stayed in Ningshan Commune.

The saddest thing is that the mothers of these descendants are all Chinese.

But they were brainwashed at a young age and were only loyal to Japan, a country they had never set foot in.

Their purpose was to bury explosives in the area designated for the construction of a reservoir, in order to prevent Qujiawan from building a large reservoir.

They now suspect that the laboratory the military has been looking for should not be far from the reservoir.

Zhou Ju was a little surprised and glanced at Wei Guangji: "I, I can't accept it. I just did what every Chinese would do."

In Zhou Ju's view, this is really a matter that cannot be any smaller.

Wei Guangji saw that she didn't say anything offensive, and couldn't help but laugh: "Take it, this is the organization's thanks to you, you shouldn't refuse it."

Encouraged by Wei Guangji's eyes, Zhou Ju took the envelope with both hands: "Thank you organization, thank you Minister Wei."

Wei Guangji has already checked all the information about Zhou Ju, including what happened twenty-two years ago.

I know that she is the sister of the captain of the Five-Star Brigade and the cousin of Secretary Zhou. She is now unmarried, lives alone, and rarely speaks. She is just hardworking and will lend a hand if anyone needs help.

He said, "Comrade Zhou, I owe you a favor. Next time I have the chance, I will treat you to a meal."

Zhou Ju was stunned: "Minister Wei, the organization has already given me a reward, so you don't have to treat me to a meal."

Wei Guangji smiled and said, "That was given by the organization. I still want to thank you personally. If you hadn't discovered this matter in time, many people digging the reservoir would have been in trouble. As a cadre of Nanfu County, I would definitely be severely punished."

"Okay, it's settled."

Zhou Ju watched Wei Guangji decide everything, then turned and left. She looked at the envelope in her hand, then at Wei Guangji's leaving back, as if something was messed up.

She shook her head to calm herself down, put the letter in her pocket, and went back to her work.

She didn't open the envelope until there was no one around, and found that there were twenty big reunion notes inside.

And some bills.

Seeing so much money, Zhou Ju's hands shook.

She worked hard for more than 20 years and only saved more than 100 yuan.

She was a little nervous even though she got two hundred yuan in one go. She quickly took out her needle and thread and sewed the envelope and the money inside her clothes.

After arresting people at the reservoir, Yu Wanqing also heard the news from Huo Lanci. She frowned and said, "The location where the skeleton was found last time was very close to Qujiawan?"

Huo Lanci nodded: "A high mountain means it takes a while to climb over it."

"Now it seems that the laboratory is really nearby." Yu Wanqing muttered softly: "What did Ningshan Commune do to offend anyone? They actually found a laboratory in such a remote place."

On second thought, decades later, it was discovered that there were actually more than one or two laboratories left behind by the Japanese.

Therefore, it is not surprising to find a Japanese laboratory in Ningshan Commune, Nanfu County.

"Damn them."

If, if she could be reborn a few decades ago, she would definitely kill the Japanese without any scruples.

She looked at Huo Lanci and said, "The blood debt must be paid in blood."