Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 177 Highly Suspicious

"When did you get back last night?"

As soon as I came out of the bathroom, I ran into Jin Zhihai who was carrying a toilet.

He was a little surprised when he saw the door of the room over there was open.

After what happened yesterday, he thought his brother wouldn't be able to come back that evening, so he had planned to go over and check on him this morning.

"It's already twelve o'clock when you get back. Okay, you should go in quickly. There will be a lot of people and you will have to queue up again. We can talk when we get back."

Most of the neighbors in the alley get up at this time. It seems that there are not many people here now, and they will have to line up in a few minutes.

……

"Comrade Bai Jie..."

"Good morning, Doctor Li!"

"Good morning, Comrade Bai Jie, would you mind telling me Luo Min's current mailing address?"

As soon as he returned to the yard, he happened to meet Bai Jie coming out of the house. Li Yancheng remembered that he was planning to mail some food coupons to Luo Min, so he asked.

When Bai Jie heard Li Yancheng asking her for Luo Min's mailing address, she was slightly stunned and asked curiously: "Doctor Li, are you going to write a letter to Xiao Min?"

"I have to apologize. Before Luo Yang left last year, he asked me several times to help him take care of his sister, but in the end..."

Li Yancheng shrugged somewhat awkwardly.

"Well, it's just a coincidence because of your work. Xiao Min has never blamed you. Doctor Li, please wait a moment. I'll go in and check her address."

"Okay, thank you."

"You are welcome."

In less than two minutes, Bai Jie came out holding an envelope.

"Doctor Li, please remember this."

"you say"

"Her mailing address is the Youth Point of Guaixi Brigade, Xinshi Commune, Weibei County, Weibei District, Qin Province."

Li Yancheng silently repeated the address in his mind, smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Comrade Bai Jie."

Bai Jie smiled and raised the envelope in her hand. Without saying anything, she turned around and went back into the house.

"Good morning, Dacheng."

Just as he turned around and was about to go into the house to get a basin to wash up, Ningning came out of her room with a toothbrush in her mouth and a basin in her hand. When she saw Li Yancheng, she bared her teeth and called out incoherently.

"Morning, girl."

"Huh?" Ning Ning seemed to be still asleep. She didn't react until she reached the pool. "Brother Dacheng, when did you come back?"

"Twelve o'clock last night."

"Ok."

For some reason, Li Yancheng always felt that there seemed to be something more in the way Ningning looked at him just now, but also something missing. He couldn't tell why, and it felt quite strange.

Now he just hoped that this girl was just a flash in the pan and what she said that day was just for show and should not be taken seriously, otherwise he would be really upset.

When he thought of this, he hated Jin Zhihai so much that his teeth itched.

Speak of the devil, he appears. That guy goes to the toilet really quickly. He hasn't even finished washing up when she comes back. After entering the house, she doesn't stay for long before coming out with an umbrella and a comb for steamed buns.

"Dacheng, my wife wants to eat the buns from the corner. Can I give you a few?"

"Three meat ones."

"Okay, my mother-in-law has already cooked porridge, so don't do anything else."

"Know it."

It’s good to have an elderly person at home who can help with everything he can.

……

During breakfast, Li Yancheng just returned to his room with the porridge he got from the Jin family, and Jin Zhihai followed closely behind him.

"Why are you coming here instead of eating at your house?"

"I heard from Ningning that you asked Bai Jie for Luo Min's mailing address just now?"

"Well, I plan to mail some food coupons to Luo Min. Isn't she working in the countryside now? Her family is in such a difficult situation that I may not be able to help them even if I want to. Mailing her some food coupons can at least alleviate some of their difficulties."

"Dacheng, Luo Min is actually a good girl, but she is so far away now, and it is uncertain whether she can come back in the future. Also, given her family's current situation, if you are really interested in her, you should think carefully."

"I know, thanks for the reminder."

"Well, I don't mean anything else, don't misunderstand me." After thinking about it, Jin Zhihai explained.

"Don't worry, we're on good terms."

"Okay." Jin Zhihai nodded and changed the subject, saying, "Let's talk about Li Xueyi's case. I was at the scene yesterday, and judging from the brake marks on the road, it didn't look like a man-made car accident."

Having said this, Jin Zhihai stopped, took a bite of the bun and lowered his head to drink some porridge.

Li Yancheng didn't say anything, but just took the bun and ate it bite by bite. He knew that his brother would definitely have more to say.

Sure enough, after swallowing the food in his mouth, Jin Zhihai raised his head again and said, "But... there is one thing that is strange. Since he has decided to run away, I heard that a lot of "yellow croakers" were found in a relatively secret place of his. I can understand that if he took too much trouble, I can understand it, but if he didn't take any, I can't understand it.

The reason I doubt this is because there is too little cash scattered at the scene, and there is only cash, not even one or two food coupons. Is he planning to find a suitable place to settle down and then find a way to buy it at the ghost market?

I personally think this method is not advisable. Doing so will only increase his risk of being exposed. Given his level of thoughtfulness, since he can prepare cash in advance, why can't he prepare some food coupons in advance?"

"Zhi Hai, is it possible that it has been completely burned to ashes by the fire?"

"What you said is possible." Jin Zhihai nodded, indicating that he agreed with this statement, but then he expressed his different opinion.

"But Dacheng, when the car rolled down the hill, his bag of cash was thrown out. Even if some of it fell out of the car, how much do you think could have fallen out? And there are not many signs of burning in the car."

This is indeed a problem!
Hearing Jin Zhihai say this, Li Yancheng's eyes fixed.

"How much cash did you collect at the scene?"

"We collected only over 10,000 yuan in total, all from the United Nations, both old and new. To be honest, I don't believe he only prepared this little money for himself."

Don't say you don't believe it, I don't believe it either. Li Yancheng muttered in his heart.

"Maybe it was picked up by the villagers nearby? I heard that the villagers were the first to discover it."

“It’s possible that part of the more than 10,000 yuan I just mentioned was paid by villagers.

There is no doubt that some people have not paid. Some people may have picked up 100 and paid 50. How much do you think those villagers have not paid?"

"It won't be much, at most a few thousand dollars, or even less."

Li Yancheng himself knew that what he just said was bullshit.

What can we say about the people nowadays? They are still very simple and honest. It is normal for them to return lost property. If they find a penny, they will take the initiative to hand it over to the police station. It is no joke.

Was there any money embezzled? Of course there was, but it was definitely not much. A thousand yuan would be an exaggeration, and a hundred yuan would be a huge amount.

For Li Xueyi, this money is indeed too little.

"call……"

Li Yancheng let out a light breath, lowered his head and took a bite of the bun in his hand.

So what? These are just clues, just inferences, not hard evidence.

"Eat quickly Zhihai, the food will get cold soon."

Jin Zhihai narrowed his eyes. He understood the implication of his good brother's words. It seemed that the case would end like this.

"By the way, Zhihai, if you have time, please support Lao Zhu. My identity is not convenient. Someone in Xiaohongmen Market bullied him. It seems that he has some connections."

"Someone bullied him? How did you know?"

"Monday night..."

Li Yancheng described what happened that night when he saw Zhu Yongyang being chased and hacked.

"So, you were able to find Pan Youzhi this time thanks to Xiaojiu?" "That's right. If it wasn't him, the body would have been discovered the next day, and the police station would have definitely handled it first. It's not certain whether they could report it to us."

"Can we also close the case of the body dumping?"

“It’s hard to say. There’s no evidence, no confession, only some vague eyewitness testimony. I don’t know if you can close the case.

Speaking of this, I remembered that among the things I found at Pan Youzhi's place, I pieced together half a train ticket. It should be a ticket from Yangcheng two days before the corpse dumping case. In my opinion, it is most likely the ticket that the woman took.

If you can't do it, contact Yangcheng and send them the photo of the female corpse. Although the face is destroyed, it may be possible to recognize it combined with other information.

If necessary, you can ask our evidence room to issue you a certificate, and with that certificate we can release the photos. After all, it is a clue, which is better than leaving it there forever."

"Okay, I'll report to our team leader when we get to the unit and ask him to contact you."

Seeing that Jin Zhihai was still hesitant to speak, Li Yancheng raised his eyebrows: "Zhihai, what else do you want to say? Go on, about the case of Li Xueyi?"

"No, it has nothing to do with his case. The current situation of his case is like that. If there is no new evidence, I think you will close the case soon.

But because of various speculations, at most a cooperative investigation notice will be issued, and then the case will be shelved.

What I want to talk about now is Ningning’s affairs.”

"Ning Ning?"

Li Yancheng's heart was slightly shocked. After thinking about it, he waved his hand and said, "Zhi Hai, I don't want to talk about Ning Ning's affairs. I don't know what you think. She hasn't grown up yet, and her character hasn't settled down yet. Whether it's you or her, I just pretended that I didn't hear what you said that day, and I won't take it to heart.

In short, my feelings for Ningning are just those of a brother and sister, and there can be no other changes."

Ever since Ningning suddenly said that to him on Saturday night, he had been filled with guilt whenever he thought of this girl these past two days.

Because he inherited all the memories and emotions of the original owner, he admitted that he liked Ningning, but it was the kind of love that a brother has for his sister, and it had nothing to do with love between men and women. No matter what he did, he could not have that kind of feeling for Ningning.

On Saturday night, first Jin Zhihai and then Ningning said such things to him one after another. He couldn't help but feel strange emotions in his heart, but in fact he was more worried.

I am worried that I will lose these two family members in the future.

"I know. After my mother-in-law scolded me that day, I realized the mistake I made. What I want to tell you is that my mother-in-law has also been educating Ningning these two days."

"Huh..." Hearing Jin Zhihai say this, Li Yancheng suddenly understood why that girl looked at him like that this morning.

It seems that Xing Lihua's mother's education in the past two days has been very effective.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly relaxed a lot.

Although it was still raining outside, he felt that the sun had risen in his heart, sweeping away the haze in his heart.

Even the unpleasantness caused by the Li Xueyi case was swept away.

"This girl is young, but she has a lot of little ideas. We are incompetent as her brothers and we even taught her how to do the splits.

Oh, time flies. I can still remember how she peed on me when I was little, especially in winter, which left me without a cotton-padded jacket.

"Hahaha……"

When talking about this, Jin Zhihai smiled happily.

What Li Yancheng said directly brought his memory back to more than ten years ago.

It's strange to say, it's okay for Ningning to be held by others, but as long as he holds her, from the day Ningning was born until she was one and a half years old, she had urinated in his arms no less than ten times. Even if she had just finished peeing, the girl would do it again in his arms.

It’s not a big deal in the summer, as clothes dry quickly under the sun, but it’s a real pain in the winter.

"Dacheng, say this again in front of Ningning and see how she reacts." Jin Zhihai encouraged with a smile on his face.

Haha, whoever dares to mess with that little girl, if she gets angry out of shame, it will be difficult to appease her in a short time.

"I'm not going. I'm afraid that girl will scratch my face." Li Yancheng shook his head like a rattle, but he was not stupid.

You should never say bad things about someone behind their back, be careful because walls may have ears.

Just as he finished speaking, little Ningning poked her head in from outside.

"Brother Dacheng, what bad things are you saying about me? When have I ever scratched your face?"

"No, you must have heard it wrong. I was praising you for growing up and becoming sensible."

"Hehe...Brother Dacheng, you and my brother, eat quickly. The food is getting cold." Ningning didn't bother to worry about whether she heard it wrong or not. She just smiled, retracted her head, and ran back to the main house.

The two men in the room looked at each other and burst into laughter. This girl has really grown up.

……

While they were having fun, about 20 kilometers away in Dianhai District, not far from the instrument factory, in a breakfast restaurant, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties and a woman who looked to be in her twenties were sitting opposite each other.

There were quite a few people eating breakfast in the restaurant, and almost every table was shared, so these two people did not attract the attention of others.

"Xinmei, you've been in contact with Cai Shaocheng for almost half a year. Have you made any progress?"

"No, this guy is very alert and won't talk about anything about their project. According to your instructions, I don't dare to ask too much. Besides, he is busy with work. In fact, we have only met a few times in the past six months."

"You two don't meet often in the same unit?" The middle-aged man frowned slightly.

"You know I'm in the factory hospital and he's in that confidential workshop. So what's the difference between saying we're one unit and two units?

Even at lunch or dinner, it’s hard to run into him in the cafeteria.”

After she finished speaking, the woman lowered her head and drank some soy milk. She then recalled what happened in the factory yesterday. Without waiting for the middle-aged man to speak, she continued, "Someone died in our factory yesterday. We don't know what happened. The people who showed up were not from the police, but from the Social Affairs Bureau."

"Cough...cough..."

The middle-aged man was obviously shocked by the news. He almost spit out the food he had just eaten, causing him to cough violently.

He quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand, took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket and covered his mouth with it. It took him a long time to come to his senses.

"What did you say? Someone died in your factory, and the people who investigated the case were from the Social Affairs Bureau?"

"Yes, I found out from the security department."

"Who died?"

"He's from the Logistics and Archives Department. His name is... I think his last name is Pan. I don't remember his exact name. I haven't seen him very often. I just know that he has one leg that's not very convenient, and he walks with a limp."

The woman's words made the middle-aged man look uncertain. He thought for a while and then said, "Xinmei, think of a way to find out what information you can get later.

I'll go to your place to see the doctor before I get off work at noon, and we'll talk then."

"Okay, I'll talk to the security department later."

"never mind"

Soon, the middle-aged man overturned what he had just ordered.

"You'd better not talk to them. I'll think of other ways outside. Your only task now is to find a way to establish a relationship with Cai Shaocheng as soon as possible. Don't worry about the rest. I'll do it myself."

"it is good"

After responding, the woman picked up the bowl and drank the last sip of soy milk, then stood up, said goodbye and left the restaurant without looking back.

After the woman left, the middle-aged man picked up the last fried dough stick he had with chopsticks and ate it slowly, constantly analyzing what had just happened in his head.

Logistics Archives, Dead People, Social Affairs Bureau.

If nothing unexpected happens, the dead person must have another identity, otherwise it would be impossible for someone from the Social Affairs Bureau to come forward.

Those people in the Social Affairs Bureau are too lazy to deal with ordinary criminal cases.

This made him think of what happened at the instrument factory last summer.

Workers in a workshop in the factory were actually preparing to shoot the researchers of the confidential project team with a rifle.

It was after this incident that the security force of the instrument factory was strengthened several times at once, and the Security Department of the Social Affairs Bureau specially dispatched two groups of security personnel to participate in the duty and patrol.

When he found out about this, he was so angry that his teeth were itching.

He hated those who only knew how to fight and kill all day long. It was just a mission, but why did they make such a fuss? Where was their brain? Couldn't they just outsmart him?
We are all trying to make a living, so why do we have to take people's lives at every turn?
After putting the last bite of the fried dough stick into his mouth and drinking the rest of the soy milk in the bowl, the middle-aged man stood up and prepared to leave.

As soon as he stood up, the soreness in his left leg due to the change in weather immediately reminded him of the purpose of his visit to the woman today.

He smacked his lips in annoyance. After hearing the news about the dead man, he completely forgot the real purpose of today.

Forget it, I can only wait until noon to ask again. I hope she can know that doctor.

(End of this chapter)