The police also have an independent office space, which is separated from the gendarmerie by just a wall. The door faces the same direction and has a sign that reads Meixian Police Team.
It was almost noon when several fake police officers returned to the police station. As soon as they entered the door, they were busy drinking water to quench their thirst.
Li Youcai frowned and complained to the person who had just returned: "It's really a lot of effort to ask you to help investigate such trivial matters. Is it necessary to drag it out until now? Look at the time it's already?"
The other party drank a large gulp of cold water before answering, "Don't I have to take care of business first? After handling two cases, most of the morning has passed. If you think it's too slow, go and check it yourself. It's a thankless task. What do I want?"
Li Youcai smiled and said, "Don't brag. There hasn't been a single case in the city for 800 years, and you've brought up two now. Can you come up with a credible excuse? Saying you sprained your ankle is better than this, right?"
Another police officer continued, "Li Youcai, this time it's really true. Two cases happened last night. The kitchen of the Chengdong Restaurant was robbed. We went there today to investigate carefully and found that two roast chickens were indeed missing. The second case was reported by the owner of a grocery store. He said that his store was robbed last night. He locked himself in the room and didn't dare to go out. After checking the scene, we found that a piece of rope was missing, an iron hook was missing, and the thief also took a bottle of kerosene."
"Oh my god, this is such a shocking case. I'm sorry to bother you. After I report the case to you, the victim's loss has doubled, right?" Li Youcai said sarcastically, then continued, "Don't talk about useless things. Have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to help with?"
"I asked around, and the neighbors said that Li Ying had been missing for a while. She had no contact with anyone and no one knew where she had gone. As for her appearance... her description was pretty much the same as what you described."
Li Ying is Li Zhen, the pseudonym she used when she was courier No. 21. What Li Youcai has to do is to find out her appearance when she was working in the city, as well as the acquaintances she had come into contact with, and then tell Su Qing to compare her with Li Zhen to see if they are the same person.
"Does she have any regular contacts?"
"It is said that there is a person named Lin Xiu who is her acquaintance."
"Then why don't you just bring him back for me?"
"What the hell, Lin Xiu lives outside the east gate, you should go find her yourself. Isn't it enough to help you? I'm telling you that we are even now. I won't owe you any debt in the future."
Li Youcai took out an IOU written on the casino and handed it to the police officer, saying, "Give me Lin Xiu's address in detail."
The police officer took the IOU and immediately tore it up, then told the address and asked in confusion, "Why are you looking for this Li Ying? Are you having evil intentions again? I advise you to save your money, because I heard she's not that pretty!"
A mysterious smile appeared on Yangguang's face: "I suspect that this Li Ying is an Eighth Route Army soldier!" Then he walked out of the police station gate.
…
I ran to the east gate and out of the county town. I walked under the scorching sun and was sweating profusely when I finally entered the village.
I only knew that Lin Xiu lived here, but I didn't know which door it was. I was just about to find someone to ask when I suddenly saw someone coming from the opposite side.
She was wearing black shoes and white socks, a black skirt and a blue shirt, about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a long pigtail and beautiful almond eyes looking at her in surprise.
Li Youcai was a little stunned. Was he entering the village or the city? Was there such a beautiful female student in the village? Compared with the rustic and shabby surroundings, the strong contrast was impressive. He must be dreaming.
I quickly dusted off my clothes, smoothed my hair, and smiled and bowed to the other person: "Excuse me..."
Before he could finish his words, the female student asked him, "Who are you?"
"Ahem... My surname is Li, my name is..."
"Is that a gun on your back?" Before Li Youcai's name was even announced, the second question came up.
"Uh... you mean this, yeah, this is..."
"Why do I feel like you're dressed weirdly?" the female student looked him up and down and asked.
"Ahem..." Li Youcai almost choked to death. Is there anyone who asks questions like this? Why ask a question when there is no need for an answer? He thought so in his heart, but he couldn't help but say, "It's just to be cleaner. I just..."
But the female student didn't wait for him to finish his reason and spoke again: "Well, okay, you are busy." Then she turned around and left.
“Okay, okay, um…” He responded confusedly until the other party turned around. Li Youcai finally reacted: “Hey? Hey? This is not right? You… Wait, wait a minute!”
She stopped, turned her head and remained silent.
When Li Youcai looked back, his legs went limp and he almost got drunk. He chanted "Amitabha" in his heart to regain consciousness. He put on an expression as if he owed someone a fortune and asked humbly, "Excuse me... which family has the surname Lin?"
"Eight out of ten households here have the surname Lin." Her bright eyes and white teeth spoke as softly as a swallow.
He quickly swallowed his saliva and asked, "Where does Lin Xiu live?"
She looked at Li Youcai quietly for a while, raised her hand and pointed to a thatched house on a hillside in the distance: "Go there and ask." Then she left without looking back.
It looked close, but it wasn't close. That was fine, but the key point was that there was no road at all. He had to step on mud and pits, and Li Youcai's outfit was completely ruined. Normally, he would have considered whether the female student's words were true, but now, he couldn't bear to destroy her beautiful and pure image.
After struggling all the way to the middle of the slope, he thought the hard work was finally over, but a big ferocious dog with black fur and a bloody mouth rushed out from near the thatched house, and pounced on Li Youcai without even a bark. It was so tragic!
When the owner came out to call the dogs, the unfortunate Li Youcai had been torn into a beggar. Later, the owner who claimed to be a hunter told him that the Lin family was a big business, the head of the family was called Lin Zhanggui, Lin Xiu was his only daughter, and the family with the most imposing courtyard was the Lin family. Besides, wouldn't it be more convenient for you to ask the villagers? Why did you have to come so far
"I came here to enjoy the scenery and just asked." This was Li Youcai's answer.
…
A door opened a crack, and the person inside stuck his head out, looking at the ragged man outside the door as if he were a fool. If he wasn't carrying a gun on his back, there would be no way the door would be opened for him.
"Our old shopkeeper is in the city. If you need any business, go to the city to find him." The man inside the door said and prepared to close the door.
"Who's looking for your boss? I'm here to look for Lin Xiu." Li Youcai rubbed the bloody hole on his arm that was bitten by a dog, gnashing his teeth and looking impatiently at the people inside.
The man inside the door looked at Li Youcai expressionlessly: "You are here to propose marriage as well, right? Can you look in the mirror first?"
"I... what the hell are you begging for? I'm telling you straight out, I'm from the plainclothes team, here to do some official business, get Lin Xiu out right away!"
At this moment, the door suddenly opened. The person inside looked around and couldn't help but ask, "Miss, why did you come out? He is..."
Wearing black shoes and white socks, a black skirt and a blue shirt, with a pigtail down to her waist, the eldest daughter of the Lin family looked at Li Youcai outside the gate expressionlessly and asked coldly, "What do you want from me?"
It was her! He realized it the moment the damned vicious dog pounced on him. It was too venomous. It was too sad. The little white rabbit turned into a venomous snake in an instant. I provoke you to treat me so badly! Li Youcai felt that he had to teach her a lesson, but he opened his mouth and said, "Believe it or not, I... I'm going to ask you to investigate the situation."
"I'm a country boy who never leaves the house. I have no information for you to investigate." Lin Xiu's eyes revealed contempt.
Li Youcai, who was in rags and looked miserable, didn't know what to say for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly asked: "Do you have a twin sister?" Although it was the same face in front of him, he could not connect it with the innocent and beautiful expression just now. He couldn't believe that it was the same person.
The gatekeeper naturally didn't understand and stared blankly at the young lady beside him.
"If this is what you're investigating, I'm sorry to hear you say that. Any questions?"
He gritted his teeth and thought to himself: A good man does not fight with a woman, so he endured it and got down to business. So he said, "Do you know Li Ying?"
"I don't know him." Lin Xiu answered without any hesitation.
"If you didn't know her, do you think I would have found this place?"
"Many people come here just to get to know me. Please find a better reason."
“I…you…” Li Youcai was speechless. He had never seen anyone talk like that. Even if he was good-looking, he couldn’t be so arrogant, right
"Any questions?"
"I… "
"Close the door." Lin Xiu casually ordered the servant beside him, turned around and returned to the yard, and the two doors closed with a bang.
The ragged Li Youcai was left staring at the door in a daze, with blood still oozing from the wounds on his body caused by dog teeth.
…
In a remote place in the county town, Hu Yi looked at the sky, threw down the last chicken bone, rubbed the grease on his hands on his clothes, and began to tie a short rope about two meters long to the iron hook, his movements careful and meticulous.
After tying it up, he pulled it with all his strength, threw the iron hook onto the wall next to him, stood underneath and pulled it, and it felt quite easy to use.
Because Hu Yi had no experience in assassination, his ideas were different from others. It was true that the Military Police was a tiger's den, but because it was a tiger's den, no one dared to touch the tiger's butt. If you touched it, would the tiger think of it
It might be a one-way trip, but following orders is a soldier's nature. Without experience, I have no idea where to start. So I should start from the perspective of a battle, and regard this mission as a sneak attack to capture a point, and then break out. Conspiracies and tricks are not my strong point, so it is much easier to regard it as a battle.
The plan was divided into two steps. First, a feint attack was launched on one side, and then the main force attacked from other directions. After the attack was successful, there was only one word to rely on: run! Of course, Hu Yi was alone in both the feint and the main attack, so he could not carry out more complex tactics. He did not know how far he could run. If he was unlucky, he would die on the spot.
He swung the rope to take down the iron hook hanging on the wall, tested the sharp hook tip with his fingertips, then wrapped it around his waist, and finally picked up a simple Molotov cocktail he had just prepared and hung it up carefully.
The light gradually dimmed, night fell as expected, and curfew came. Then his figure walked firmly into the darkness to meet the battle...