wind in the dark night

Chapter 258 Strike while the iron is hot

Half an hour later.

Qi Yue drove slowly.

"Solve it?"

Qiu Weihan asked.

Qi Yue took out the amulet: "Solved, I found this on him."

Qiu Weihan took it, looked at it carefully for a while, and said with relief: "At first, I was worried that I might kill a good person by mistake. Now I see that I was worrying too much. Oh, don't carry this kind of thing with you, get rid of it as soon as possible."

Qi Yue said: "The gunman sent to assassinate Beiyuan should be useful. Also... I think Akiyama Jun is a very puzzling person and his logic does not make sense."

Qiu Weihan asked: "What's wrong?"

Qi Yue said: "After graduating from the Japanese Army Academy, the lowest rank is a warrant officer. After entering the combat unit, it is common to be promoted to lieutenant within three to five years, and there are even many generals. I was just wondering, why would such a promising officer be willing to be an undercover?"

"Yes, many of our generals, including Commander Yan from the Second War Zone, have been trained at the Army Academy. The diploma of the Army Academy is a resounding golden sign in the military. As for this Akiyama Jun, I guess it may be due to some special reasons that he must be selected from the army... Never mind, let's let him end it. We have a lot of things to do. There is no need to waste time studying a dead person."

After a short pause, Qiu Weihan continued, "When you meet Li Wenbiao later, just say his code name and don't reveal your identity. Although Li Wenbiao is trustworthy, the composition of the Menghu Village is complicated, such as Qiu Shanjun... It's better to be careful."

Qi Yue’s code name in the Military Control Commission was: Sailor.

Dujuan's code name is: Axe.

……

"Wait here, I'll go call him."

Qiu Weihan got off the car and entered a bookstore.

After a while, Li Wenbiao came out of the bookstore, observed quickly for a while, walked up to the car, opened the door and sat in the back seat.

……

Half past four in the afternoon.

Gao Kejian came to the action team lounge, pushed the door open, looked around, and asked Zhao Zhenhai who stood up to greet him: "Where is Captain Ning?"

"Just went out."

"Where did you go?"

"He didn't say."

"Where's Vice Captain Qi?"

"Deputy Captain Qi went to Fujia Dian to investigate the case and has said hello to Captain Ning."

Gao Kejian asked: "What case?"

Zhao Zhenhai said: "It seems to be related to fighting bandits, but I am not sure about the details."

Gao Kejian turned and left the lounge.

In the corridor, Section Chief Li came over quickly and said, "Section Chief Gao, I'm back."

Gao Kejian asked: "Why did you take so long?"

Section Chief Li complained, "It had just snowed, and the road was too slippery. The car couldn't outrun the donkey cart. Not only did it drive slowly, but the snow was all in pieces, and the road was not visible at all. The driver drove the car into a ditch without paying attention. It was so cold, and I went door to door asking people to help push the cart. It was such a pain."

Gao Kejian asked: "Have you checked it out?"

Section Chief Li said: "Preliminary judgment is that Guan Dazhi died of suffocation."

"Preliminary judgment?"

Gao Kejian frowned: "The forensic doctor has already gone, why is there still a preliminary judgment?"

Section Chief Li explained, "The forensic doctor said that in order to determine the cause of death, a blood test must be done. This must be done back in Binjiang. The reason why he believes that it was suffocation is based on experience, including the fact that there were no obvious external injuries on the deceased..."

“When will the test results be available?”

"tomorrow morning."

"What about other situations?"

"There's nothing else. It was snowing heavily on the day of the incident. It was midnight and the villagers were all asleep. Even if an outsider sneaked into the village, there would be no witnesses..."

As they walked and talked, they passed by the deputy captain's office and saw Bai Xue pacing back and forth. She stood in front of the door hesitantly, as if she was making a decision, either knock on the door or leave. "Xue'er, are you looking for Qi Yue?"

Gao Kejian stopped.

Bai Xue said, "Hello, Uncle Gao. I'm waiting for my father to get off work, so I'll stop by to see you."

Gao Kejian raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "You came at an untimely time. Qi Yue didn't go to work today. It's already this late, so I guess he can't come. If you want to find him, go to his house."

"No, it's nothing important."

"If you have something to say, just tell me, Uncle Gao can pass it on. If it's a private message, you don't have to tell me, hehe."

"........."

"By the way, Director Yu's injury, is it getting better?"

"much better."

Bai Xue blushed.

Gao Kejian nodded: "That's reassuring. I've been busy with official duties recently and I don't have time to visit the hospital... But you can rest assured that the Criminal Division, Public Security Division, and all the police stations below are interrogating the suspects. It won't be long before we find the criminals who committed the crime!"

……

After leaving the Secret Service Department, Bai Xue did not go to the director's office. She came here specifically to see Qi Yue, but she did not expect to be turned away.

"Miss, would you like to take a ride?"

The rickshaw drivers on the roadside solicited business.

Bai Xue hesitated for a while, then stepped into the car and said to the driver, "Go to Huaihua Lane."

……

An hour ago.

Surgical ward of the Manchuria Railway Hospital.

"Xue'er, I heard from Jingshu that you are going to apply for the position of Chinese teacher at the First Primary School?"

“I’ve already applied for the job.”

"Is there any result?"

"Not yet. They told me to wait for notification."

"Director Bai..."

Bai Xue hurriedly said, "By the way, you must not tell my father about this!"

Yu Jincheng smiled and asked, "Why?"

Bai Xue sighed: "If he knew, he would definitely not agree."

"Don't worry, I won't tell you."

"Thank you."

"Xue'er."

"Ok?"

"I wanted to say, uh..."

"Say it."

"Will you marry me?"

Yu Jincheng said affectionately in an extremely gentle tone: "Xue'er, you may find it sudden to propose at this time, but for me, it is the courage that has been brewing for a long time. In addition, I want to make it clear that I respect every choice you make, including this love that may be my one-sided wish. If you refuse, I can only say that I am not blessed enough."

Bai Xue was stunned at first, but she quickly reacted, stood up in panic, and took two steps in the room: "Jincheng, we..."

Yu Jincheng interrupted and said, "I also know that marriage is the most important choice in life, no other choice. So, I will give you enough time to consider, you don't have to answer me now. If you are willing, it means I can still see you in the ward. Otherwise, it will be the beginning of my falling into the emotional abyss."

Bai Xue glanced at him and hurried out of the ward. She couldn't stay there for even a minute. She needed time to think calmly.

Yu Jincheng had planned this matter for a long time. He firmly believed that one should strike while the iron is hot. He was seriously injured and almost lost his life for Bai Xue. For a girl like Bai Xue who valued love and friendship, this was the best time to accept it.

(End of this chapter)