Captain Guo also felt something was amiss and said doubtfully, "Commander, I find it strange too. When I ran over here just now, I didn't see any of them. I wonder where they went on patrol."
After saying that, he ordered his subordinates, "Xiao Jin, run and call Zhan Jun and the others over. I'll ask them what's going on."
"Yes, Battalion Commander!" Xiao Jin received the order and hurried out to find someone.
Several educated youth in the front yard also heard the gunshots in the backyard, and Jiang Qingzhou and Zhou Weidong ran over first.
Jiang Qingzhou was a frail scholar who had never seen a dead person before. When he suddenly saw Qiao Rucheng's body, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and his legs couldn't stop shaking. "This...this...is Qiao Rucheng really dead?"
Zhou Weidong comes from a military family, so he is much braver. Although he is a little scared in his heart, he does not show it so obviously on his face.
He patted Jiang Qingzhou on the shoulder and comforted him, "Old Jiang, don't be afraid. It's better if he dies! He's causing panic all day long. He deserves to die!"
Chu Jingqiu had just put the electric baton into her space while no one was paying attention. When she saw Zhou Weidong coming, she hurriedly pointed to Shi Aihong's room and said, "Weidong, Aihong has been drugged and has just woken up. Go take care of her!"
Zhou Weidong ran over so quickly because he was worried about Shi Aihong's safety. He didn't see Shi Aihong in the house. When he heard Chu Jingqiu's words, he hurried over to take care of Shi Aihong.
Xiao Yihan checked Qiao Rucheng's body and found that it was just as he expected. There was a row of explosives tied around Qiao Rucheng's waist. It seemed that this was Qiao Rucheng's last trump card. If it failed, he planned to die with everyone!
He was very glad that he made a timely judgment. Qiao Rucheng must be killed on the spot, otherwise there would be endless troubles.
Everyone present took one look at the explosives on Qiao Rucheng's waist and broke out in a cold sweat. Qi Yue said angrily, "Qiao Rucheng is really a lunatic. He would do anything to get revenge on others.
After saying that, he turned to look at Xiao Yihan, "Brother, how did you know he had explosives tied to his waist?"
Xiao Yihan said solemnly, “I carefully checked the number of weapons and ammunition in the cave that Ma Zhenshan told me about, and found that some explosives, a pistol, and several magazines were missing;
Also missing were two knives, some disguise materials, and some highly toxic potassium cyanide, so I suspect Qiao Rucheng took them from the cave."
Sun Xiaojun picked up the medicine bag that Qiao Rucheng hadn't had time to throw away, opened it and took a look. "Captain, Qiao Rucheng was just about to throw out this bag of highly toxic powder. It seems he wanted to kill my sister-in-law!"
Xiao Yihan said in a cold tone, "He has a typical perverted mentality of destroying what he can't get. Such a person has no humanity at all. We should kill him on the spot."
Xiao Yihan saw that more and more villagers were watching the excitement on the surrounding rooftops. He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to clean up the scene, cover Qiao Rucheng's body, and carry it directly out of the educated youth site.
Chu Jingqiu squatted beside him and carefully checked Jiang Jiang's body. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that Qiao Rucheng had not hurt Jiang Jiang. "Jiang Jiang, I was scared to death. I was really afraid that Qiao Rucheng's dagger would hurt you."
Jiang Jiang said proudly: "Qiuqiu, why don't you believe me? Even if Captain Xiao doesn't shoot, he can't hurt me. I am an elf, not an ordinary dog."
Chu Jingqiu asked curiously, "Jiang Jiang, how did you find Qiao Rucheng?"
Jiang Jiang nudged Chu Jingqiu's leg and said, "I have been paying close attention to the changes in the educated youth center. I found that Zhang Pingping sneaked into the educated youth center. She didn't go directly into your room.
She first went into the big kitchen in front, lifted up the water tank and took a look. Then she ran to our small kitchen and lifted up the water tank and took a look as well.
Then, I went to knock on your door, and I heard her say that Captain Xiao was injured. I thought to myself, isn’t she talking nonsense?
Captain Xiao was right next to me, but I felt she wasn't Zhang Pingping, but Qiao Rucheng."
Chu Jingqiu became nervous when she heard Qiao Rucheng had checked the water tanks in the front and back yards. She immediately ordered Jiang Jiang, "Jiang Jiang, I suspect Qiao Rucheng has poisoned the water tank. Hurry up and take Yi Han or Qi Yue to the kitchen and let them know that Qiao Rucheng has touched the water in the tank."
Jiang Jiang heard the order and trotted to Xiao Yihan's side. He grabbed the corner of Xiao Yihan's coat with his mouth and pulled it towards the small kitchen with force.
Xiao Yihan was directing the scene. Seeing Jiang Jiang's unusual movements, he quickly squatted down and asked, "Jiang Jiang, have you discovered something again?"
Jiang Jiang called out to him twice and continued to drag Xiao Yihan towards the small kitchen.
Chu Jingqiu hurriedly said, "Yihan, Jiangjiang means there's something wrong with the kitchenette. Let's go check it out together!"
Xiao Yihan nodded, and the two followed Jiang Jiang to the small kitchen. Jiang Jiang barked a few times at the water tank.
Xiao Yihan's expression changed immediately. He called Sun Xiaojun over and said, "Hurry up and check if the water in this tank has been poisoned."
Sun Xiaojun lifted the lid and took a look, then shook his head, "Captain, some poisons are colorless and odorless when added to water, and you can't see them with the naked eye.
Captain Tang and his men caught a few small fish in the ice hole that day, and they're still alive. I'll bring the fish over, and we can try putting some water in there."
Xiao Yihan nodded. "Okay, Qi Yue, you and Xiao Tang go together. You can also scoop some water from the water tank in the big kitchen to see if the water is poisoned."
Not long after, Qi Yue and Sun Xiaojun came back. They first put a few small fish into a basin of water scooped from the big kitchen tank. In the blink of an eye, all the small fish died.
They scooped some water from the water tank in the backyard and put it into another basin. They put the remaining few small fish in again. The small fish rolled around in the water twice and were all poisoned to death.
Looking at the dead fish, everyone present fell silent. Sun Xiaojun said with a serious expression: "Qiao Rucheng used a highly poisonous substance. If someone drank it, there would be no chance of rescue."
Upon hearing this, Yue Wenbin's face turned pale with fear. His lips trembled as he spoke, "This...this...Qiao Rucheng wants to poison us all to death! He...he's so cruel. Has he forgotten the friendship we grew up together?"
Zhao Yaru was so scared that she burst into tears, "Wuwu... I just scooped some water from the water tank and planned to thaw a frozen pear, but I heard the gunshots and ran to Wenbin's room in fear.
If I had eaten that frozen pear just now, would I have been poisoned to death long ago? Woohoo... Qiao Rucheng is so inhumane. I didn't offend him, so why is he so vicious! Woohoo..."
Li Ziqiang was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground. He said in a trembling voice, "I... I just scooped a bucket of cold water to drink, but Comrade Qi knocked it over. I wanted to chase him and settle the score.
Thank you, Comrade Qi, you saved my life!"
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