wind in the dark night

Chapter 301 Dragon King Temple (Happy New Year, fellow readers!)

Outside Shiqiao Village, there is an endless field. If you stand on a high place, you can vaguely see the dilapidated Dragon King Temple.

Zhou Yi and Officer Zhao walked side by side.

"Old Zhao, let me tell you something."

"What's the matter?"

"Last night, I went to the charity cemetery and brought back Tiezhu's belt."

"…Iron Pillar's belt?"

Zhou Yi nodded: "I suspect that there is a spy in the work team, and Tiezhu's death is probably related to this spy. If the spy really exists, I guess he must have been pretending to sleep last night!"

Officer Zhao was stunned for a moment: "So, Tiezhu's belt is related to the traitor?"

Zhou Yi said: "It doesn't matter, it's just an ordinary belt."

Secretary Zhao was stunned again.

Zhou Yi said: "The captain of the Binjiang detachment sneaked out in the middle of the night and brought back a belt. After returning, he did not dare to turn on the light, but lit a kerosene lamp and looked at it over and over again. If you were a traitor, what would you think?"

Officer Zhao thought for a moment and said, "The belt is related to important secrets."

Zhou Yi said: "That's right. Next, the traitor will try every possible means to steal the belt. I will take advantage of his trick and let him steal it!"

Officer Zhao said: "Then, the belt..."

Zhou Yi sighed: "I never expected that the traitor would be him."

"who is it?"

"Ma Kai."

"Captain Zhou, this matter..."

Officer Zhao hesitated to speak.

Zhou Yi said: "Ma Kai was arrested and then escaped. I found it strange. How could seven or eight police officers let him escape?"

"He is a local and is familiar with the terrain..."

Secretary Zhao hesitated for a moment: "This matter is actually a misunderstanding. Early this morning, Ma Kai gave me the belt. He told me that you sneaked out in the middle of the night and brought back a belt. He felt suspicious. When you fell asleep, he took out the belt and found that it was Tiezhu's belt, so..."

"Wait a minute!"

Zhou Yi frowned: "How does he know that the belt is made of iron?"

Officer Zhao explained, "When they were in the team, Ma Kai and Tie Zhu were both in the guard company. They slept next to each other and got along well. He had seen that belt more than once."

Zhou Yi asked again: "Where is the belt?"

Secretary Zhao seemed a little embarrassed: "I asked Li Yongxin to keep it... I thought that if you are a traitor, you might have accomplices. If they find that the belt is missing, they will definitely suspect that one of us took it, and they might..."

"What? Tell me."

Zhou Yi urged.

Officer Zhao said: "Kill to silence the witness."

Zhou Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said helplessly: "Even if I am a traitor, you should give the belt to other members of the work team for safekeeping. How can you give it to a newcomer? Besides, there is nothing on the belt, didn't you see it?"

Secretary Zhao said: "I heard that there is a kind of invisible writing that cannot be seen at the time, but it will appear immediately after being soaked in special medicine."

"You have a real imagination!"

Zhou Yi sighed.

Secretary Zhao breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately it was a misunderstanding. If you hadn't said anything today, who knows what kind of joke it would have been... However, this joke was not in vain. At least it shows one thing, that Ma Kai is a good comrade who is trustworthy!"

Zhou Yi said: "Don't tell anyone about this matter, including Li Yongxin. I still suspect that there is a traitor in the work team. If this person knew about it, he would definitely be on high alert."

"clear."

Officer Zhao couldn't help but ask, "Captain Zhou, why don't you take something else?" Zhou Yi was stunned, then immediately realized, "You mean the belt? Everything on Tiezhu was searched by the militia guys. I can't just strip him of his clothes, right?"

As they were talking, the two arrived at the temple gate. The temple gate was open. The two mottled wooden doors were not even as good as the courtyard gate of an ordinary farmer's house.

An old Taoist priest was sweeping snow in the yard. His Taoist robe, whitish from washing, was as shabby and shabby as the small temple.

Zhou Yi entered the courtyard and said, "Master, we are here to disturb your meditation again."

The old Taoist bowed his head and said, "Wulian Tianzun, you don't have to be polite. I am only staying here temporarily, and others can come and go freely. Besides, I am cultivating in my heart, so I cannot disturb you."

The Dragon King Temple has only one main hall dedicated to the deity, and next to it is a side building where people live. Due to years of disrepair, the living conditions are extremely simple.

"They're coming!"

Secretary Zhao looked outside the temple gate.

Zhou Yi also turned around.

A group of about a dozen people were walking towards this side. The leader was a fat black man, tall and strong, with a vicious look on his face. His waist was bulging, and it was obvious that he was carrying weapons.

These people entered the yard. The fat black man looked at Zhou Yi and Officer Zhao and asked, "Which one is Captain Zhou?"

"I am."

Zhou Yi took a step forward.

The black fat man's subordinate said: "This is our big boss, Thunder!"

Zhou Yi clasped his fists and said, "I've heard a lot about you."

The fat black man, Hong Tianlei, clasped his fists and bowed: "Captain Zhou, you're welcome."

When he heard that the people coming were all bandits, the old Taoist priest did not dare to offend them, so he said: "My fellow laymen, it is freezing cold outside. If you don't mind the simple place, please come to my room for a chat."

Officer Zhao said, "Thank you, Taoist priest."

"Boss, please!"

Zhou Yi made a gesture of invitation.

Hong Tianlei was not polite and strode into the side building. Zhou Yi and Officer Zhao followed him in. The men brought by Hong Tianlei patrolled and kept alert everywhere.

……

at this time.

Lianhua Town Security Station.

The police captain, Huang Youwei, who was fully armed, sat in the middle and asked the messenger who was standing solemnly with his hands down, "Are you all ready?"

The messenger stepped forward and said, "Captain, the Lianhua Town Police Station, the Lianhua Town Militia, and the insurance teams of each village, a total of seventy-three people, have all gathered and are waiting for your dispatch!"

Huang Youwei stood up, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Pass my order, the first squadron of the police brigade, the militia, and the village insurance teams will lead the way, and the second squadron of the police brigade will be the rear guard. Get ready to set off!"

"Yes!"

The messenger went to convey the order.

Qi Yue pushed the door open.

Huang Youwei was somewhat surprised: "Captain Qi? Why are you here? I didn't hear that the Special Agents Department was also involved in this bandit suppression."

Qi Yue smiled and said, "I have other business to attend to. I heard that Captain Huang is personally leading a team to suppress the bandits, so I came to take a look... What? Are they going to start the action now?"

Huang Youwei said: "Speed ​​is the essence of war. If Hong Tianlei gets the news and knows we are coming, the bandits will run to the mountains. It will be troublesome to disperse the troops to chase them in this heavy snow."

Qi Yue said: "Once our people enter the mountain, the Hongtianlei guards will definitely see them..."

Huang Youwei sneered: "It's useless even if they see it. Surround them on all sides, block all the ways down the mountain, and fire the cannons, and none of them will be able to escape!"

(End of this chapter)