Xu Qingqing smiled on the surface, but inwardly she was cursing.
She made everything up; where am I supposed to find one for him?
When Qin Gong'an saw that Xu Qingqing did not speak, his eyes darkened slightly, deepening his suspicion: "Comrade Xu, is it because you don't know, or you can't speak, or were you lying before?"
"How could that be? Officer Qin has misunderstood." Xu Qingqing waved her hand, forcing a smile. "What's wrong with me? My memory is the best. Officer Qin wants to go to that location? No problem. I'll take you there tomorrow. What do you think?"
Bo Jingran looked at Xu Qingqing with a puzzled expression: "Wife, why don't you just draw the location on paper? Why do you need to lead the way?"
“Bo Gong is indeed right, but to ensure accuracy, we still need Comrade Xu to come with us,” Qin Gong’an replied to Bo Jingran’s question.
Regardless of whether Xu Qingqing's words are true or false, people's vision is inherently poor at night, and they are bound to make mistakes sometimes. Without going to the scene to identify it, relying on memory will also lead to errors.
Bo Jingran was about to refuse when Xu Qingqing immediately gave him a warning look, stopping him from saying anything more foolish, and turned to Qin Gong'an to make a promise.
"Officer Qin, please rest assured, I will definitely go to the mountains with you tomorrow. It's settled then. We'll be going now. Goodbye, Officer Qin—"
Before she could finish speaking, Xu Qingqing grabbed Bo Jingran and left. It wasn't until they were far away that she finally uttered the word "goodbye," her voice carrying far into the distance.
Qin Gong's lips twitched, once again giving him a completely new perspective on Xu Qingqing.
On the other side, Xu Qingqing sat on the back seat, thinking, with Bo Jingran riding in front of her. She felt a little irritated thinking about the facts that Bo Jingran had fabricated out of thin air.
Bo Jingran suddenly stiffened, feeling the oppressive atmosphere on his back. He buried his head and silently rode his bike, knowing that if he dared to say anything at this moment, he would be met with a lecture.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Qin Gong'an and several others waited for Xu Qingqing by the roadside.
"Brother Qin, do you think what Comrade Xu said is true? Did she really see any suspicious people going into the mountains looking for something?"
Xiao Liu was the youngest among them and had a rather impulsive personality. He didn't believe a word Xu Qingqing said.
Qin Gong remained silent. In fact, he also had doubts about Xu Qingqing's words, but because of what had happened before, he would not be as firm in his disbelief as Xiao Liu.
Seeing that Qin Gong was silent, Xiao Liu assumed that he, like himself, did not believe Xu Qingqing's words, so he complained to him: "There are so many of us here, just because of her lie, we have to go to the mountains to look for something. It's a complete waste of our time."
“Xiao Liu, whatever Comrade Xu said, whether it’s true or not, we have to verify it. If there really is something, then we’ll know what’s attracting them in the mountains,” Qin Gong’an explained to him in a deep voice.
Xiao Liu snorted and turned away without saying a word. Qin Gong'an sighed. After all, he was new and hadn't been settled by time; his temperament was still a bit hard to adjust to.
Xu Qingqing, still half asleep, rode her bike over and didn't notice the reactions between Officer Qin and the others. She stopped and greeted Officer Qin, "Good morning, Officer Qin!"
"Good morning, Comrade Xu. Now that you've arrived, let's hurry and head to the Sanli Production Team."
Qin Gong'an looked up at the sky. It was already getting late. If they delayed any longer, it was uncertain whether they would be able to return by night. After saying this, he led the way and set off.
Xu Qingqing followed behind them, taking out steamed buns from her pocket and putting them to her mouth as she rode, and that's how she made her way to the Sanli Production Team.
Qin Gong'an found the captain, briefly explained that they had something to do up the mountain, and that their bicycles were parked there, asking him to keep an eye on them. After giving the instructions, he asked Xu Qingqing to lead the way.
Xu Qingqing sighed inwardly and led Qin Gong's men deeper into the mountains. When they reached the edge of what had become a small river, she pointed to the opposite bank:
"It's right across from us, we need to find a way to get there."
Xiao Liu stepped forward, looked at the swiftly flowing river, estimated the distance from one side to the other, and shouted back to Qin Gong'an, "Brother Qin, we can't cross here!"
Qin Gong'an frowned, glanced around, pointed to a broken tree, and said in a deep voice, "Move that tree over here and put it on the frame. This tree should be long enough."
Hearing his words, the others went in the direction he pointed and worked together to lift the heavy tree. Their expressions were extremely strained, but they finally managed to put it up.
Qin Gong'an was the first to walk ahead and carefully tried it out. He found that it was perfectly feasible, so he gestured to those behind him to follow.
Xu Qingqing walked to the place where she had discovered the wolf-bear battle and found that the bloodstains on the tree she had climbed earlier had been washed away by the rain, and even the spot where the dead wolf had fallen was gone.
It's astonishing how some people enjoy committing crimes on rainy nights; after this rain, no trace of the perpetrators remains.
Xu Qingqing shook her head and continued deeper into the mountain. After walking for a while, she stopped halfway up the mountain.
Seeing Xu Qingqing stop, Xiao Liu was somewhat displeased: "Hey, why did you stop? Can't you hurry up?"
Xu Qingqing turned around, rolled her eyes at him, and put her hands on her hips, retorting, "First of all, I don't call you 'Hey,' and secondly, I have a name. I need to think back, right? Visibility is already bad at night, how can I not compare? If you're so good, then you do it!"
This was the first time Xiao Liu had ever seen someone like Xu Qingqing who dared to confront the police. His eyes widened, and he pointed at her, about to speak, when Officer Qin pressed his shoulder down.
"Xiao Liu, from now on you must not speak. You may speak only after Comrade Xu is found."
Upon hearing what Qin Gong said, Xiao Liu immediately became anxious and opened his mouth to speak, but slowly closed his mouth under Qin Gong's gaze.
Qin Gong'an did this for Xiao Liu's sake. He was afraid that Xiao Liu's youthful impetuosity would anger Xu Qingqing, and Xu Qingqing would definitely deal with him. She was a remarkable woman who dared to hit even the Party Secretary, no, even Mr. Situ. Someone like Xiao Liu would be easily dealt with in no time.
After warning Xiao Liu, Officer Qin apologized to Xu Qingqing, saying, "Comrade Xu, I apologize for Xiao Liu's attitude just now."
Xu Qingqing waved her hand, she didn't mind what had just happened, and besides, Qin Gong'an had warned him, so even if she was petty, she wouldn't hold a grudge. Then she continued walking up the mountain.
Xu Qingqing calculated the time in her mind, stopped and looked around, then casually pointed to the raised piece of land and lied:
"That's it, I saw that man there, gesturing with a piece of paper."
Upon hearing this, Qin Gong's men went to the spot and looked at the protruding area, wondering what was there that had attracted the man to come here at night.
Xu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that if Officer Qin and his men found nothing amiss, they wouldn't punish her.
I put my hands together and prayed for God's blessing!
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