Chen Zhiyuan lifted the curtain and went out. He saw that the people in the other cave dwellings had also come out. He hurriedly asked his neighbor, Lao Meng, for directions.
What happened?
Old Meng said.
"I don't know what happened, but the captain brought a lot of people over. He said he found enemy agents and they were going to search them."
They were all people who had been sent down to the countryside, and they were used to being searched.
Chen Zhiyuan's heart tightened. What if they found the old lady here? That would be terrible.
Moreover, the other party was using a search for enemy agents, and he had a premonition that the enemy agents the production team leader mentioned might actually be looking for the old lady.
They have to save the old lady no matter what; the current situation doesn't look right.
Just as Chen Zhiyuan was about to slip away, he saw the captain leading twenty or thirty people over.
"No one should go back."
I have something to tell you all. This isn't him, this is the militia captain from the next village, this is Captain Wu.
They said they had discovered an enemy agent, and they had captured him, but he escaped on the way.
We suspect they might be lurking in our vicinity, so everyone please cooperate in the search.
People around them started to speak up.
"Captain, we've all stayed inside since we finished work at noon, except for Old Chen and his wife who went up the mountain to gather pig feed."
The others didn't even leave their homes; how could we have seen any enemy agents?
“Yes, Captain, you should know that we wouldn’t take in strangers.”
The young man called the Fifth Captain immediately became wary.
He looked big and burly, with fierce eyes; he didn't seem like a good person.
"Captain Liu, some of them went up the mountain to cut pig feed today, and that's where our men went missing."
The production team leader spotted Chen Zhiyuan in the crowd at a glance.
"Come on, Old Chen, you and your wife went up the mountain to gather pig feed. Did you see any strangers?"
Chen Zhiyuan hurriedly walked over and said in a timid manner.
"Captain, you know my wife and I cut pig feed every day. You specifically asked me to go up and cut pig feed at noon today."
We finished gathering pig feed on the south slope and came straight back. We didn't see any strangers.
"If we see a stranger, we will definitely report it to the team."
The fifth team leader's cold gaze fell on Chen Zhiyuan, clearly scrutinizing and sizing him up.
"You go up the mountain to gather pig feed every day, have you noticed anything unusual on the mountain?"
Chen Zhiyuan smiled.
"Fifth Team Leader! We always go to gather pig feed after we finish our regular work, and we have to rush back before dark, otherwise we don't know the way."
"Don't you know the way?"
"Yes, Fifth Captain, we were only sent down here half a year ago, so we're not very familiar with the geography here, especially since we can't see the road after dark."
Afraid of falling into the ditch, I always rushed there and rushed back, how could I notice anything unusual?
Captain Liu also mentioned this.
"Fifth brother, what you're describing is definitely impossible for them. These people rarely leave their homes."
Aside from working in the fields, I just come back to rest.
They were all too weak to carry anything on their shoulders or lift anything with their hands.
They were too tired to leave the house after finishing their work in the fields every day, but the couple were hardworking and always went up the mountain to gather pig feed and came back quickly.
They are all honest people and wouldn't secretly harbor enemy agents.
The fifth team leader still stared at Chen Zhiyuan with suspicion.
"Captain Liu, it's not that I don't trust you, but these are all people from below. What if they have any bad intentions?"
I was thinking of taking a look at the cave dwelling of this couple surnamed Chen and searching it out a bit.
If no one else were around, that would be fine, but what if they were harboring someone? Those are enemy agents, and that's a very serious matter.
Captain Liu rolled his eyes. The Fifth Captain wasn't even from their village. Why would he come to their village and ask them to help him find enemy agents? Helping him was a favor, not helping him was his right. They were just showing off their power under the guise of enemy agents.
"When the fifth team leader and his team entered the village just now, everyone saw that the couple didn't bring anyone with them except for the baskets."
Aren't you just blatantly looking for trouble?
As soon as Captain Liu said this, the others immediately understood that their captain had a problem with Captain Liu and the others.
A group of villagers stood up and spoke up.
"Yes, the Fifth Team Leader and his wife are honest and law-abiding people. We all saw them when they came back to the village after gathering pig feed."
Aside from the fact that they didn't see anyone else, you can't possibly say that they brought back enemy agents in a basket, can you?
"It's not like there aren't many children in a basket; everyone can see them!"
"Fifth Captain, if you lost enemy agents, go back to your village to look for them. Besides, if enemy agents want to run, they'll run on the main road, not into the village."
Everyone started chattering away.
The fifth team leader stared intently at Chen Zhiyuan, who was now sweating profusely.
My legs were trembling slightly; if it weren't for my pants covering them, I probably would have given myself away.
"Captain Liu, at least let my men take a look. If there's nothing there, then forget it. If there's any mistake, neither of us can bear the responsibility."
Captain Liu said impatiently,
"Okay, okay, then send someone to take a look at their cave dwelling, is that alright? Don't rummage through their things."
Searching the houses of your own villagers is definitely not allowed, but these are people who have been sent down to the countryside.
Captain Liu was also getting impatient because these people were arguing with Captain Wu.
The fifth captain winked at the people behind him, and a skinny man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face walked out.
"Comrade Chen, I'll go with you to take a look. Don't worry, I won't rummage through it."
Chen Zhiyuan's feet felt as if they were bound with stones, as if weighed down by a thousand pounds.
How do we get back step by step with such difficulty?
My mind raced. Now, with so many people watching, any excuse I made could easily lead to trouble.
The skinny monkey beside him had eyes like searchlights.
He said impatiently.
"Comrade, please hurry up and go, I still have a lot of things to do."
Chen Zhiyuan moved to the front of his cave dwelling and coughed forcefully.
"Honey, a comrade has come in to take a look."
Don't be afraid.
Before Chen Zhiyuan could even lift the curtain, Skinny Monkey rushed inside.
He rushed into the house, where steam was rising from the pot in the kitchen.
The room reeked of pickled cabbage. I lifted the curtain to the inner room and heard a gasp from inside.
"What are you doing? You filthy scoundrel!"
Hearing his wife scream, Chen Zhiyuan rushed inside.
But then they saw the skinny monkey turn around and rush out.
"Comrade Chen, I didn't do anything, I didn't see anything, who knew your wife was lying in bed in broad daylight."
Chen Zhiyuan glanced into the room and saw that the quilt was spread out on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Chen's mother was lying in bed, pulling the blanket tightly over her shoulders.
Her face showed a mixture of embarrassment and anger, but she winked playfully at Chen Zhiyuan.
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