Chapter 11 Chapter 11 The Secret of the County Newspaper

Xiao Weihai's orchard is some distance away from the village. If he wants to go home for a night, he always parks his van in front of the house.Now that the lights suddenly came on, I wondered if there were thieves in Xiao's family, and someone came one step ahead of us.Ouyang Xin released his hand from my mouth and told me in a low voice not to panic, and then the two of them curled up in the corner of the backyard patio. After the lights came on, a figure walked to the window, lifted the curtains and looked at the patio in the backyard.At first, through the curtains, I could only see that the figure was a man. I thought it was Xiao Weihai who left the car in the orchard and walked home to stay overnight.Unexpectedly, the curtain was half raised, and I saw that the man was the escaped Lin Huo!The police searched the village for two nights, but found no trace of Lin Huo. Everyone thought he had gone to Guizhou, but who would have thought that he was still in the village.

Fortunately, Lin Huo only turned on the light and took a peek outside, not noticing us hiding in the corner.I breathed a sigh of relief, and saw Lin Huo put down the curtains and quickly turned off the lights.Maybe Lin Huhu heard the movement in the backyard just now, and was afraid that someone would come looking for him, so he turned on the light to look for the situation.I wanted to call the police on the spot, but Ouyang Xin seized the opportunity and told me to climb over the wall first to prevent Lin Huhu from coming out of the house. A few minutes ago, Liu Qin called me and told me that she was hiding in the teaching building and found an unexpected situation, but then the phone was cut off.I was afraid that something would happen to Liu Qin, so I didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately I and Ouyang Xin carefully climbed over the wall and ran towards the elementary school at the head of the village.Ouyang Xin didn't know that Liu Qin hid in the teaching building, imitating those kids like Wang Xiaolong, and wanted to see if there were still people going to steal things in the dormitory tonight.

When we ran back, when Ouyang Xin heard what I said, he asked in surprise: "Are you telling the truth?" As I ran, I replied, "Why did you lie to me?" "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Ouyang Xin said to me in a reproachful tone, as if I had made a huge mistake. Before I could answer a word, Ouyang Xin strode away on his own, leaving me behind.In an instant, I suddenly understood something. Liu Qin might have seen someone in Ouyang Xin's room, because I had discovered something similar before, but there was no evidence, and I never brought it up.If someone in Ouyang's new house sneaked out at night and didn't know that there was someone staring at the teaching building opposite, that person would definitely be discovered by Liu Qin.Ouyang Xin's reaction was really weird. I was worried that something might happen, so I had to speed up and try to catch up.When we ran to the elementary school one after the other, we were frightened by the scene there and were at a loss.

"Liu Qin! How are you?" I ran to the teaching building in a panic, only to see Liu Qin lying there with a bloody head, and it seemed that she might have rolled down the stairs.I was terrified on the spot, thinking that Liu Qin was dead, but Ouyang Xin touched Liu Qin's neck and told me that Liu Qin was still breathing, but he had to be sent to the county hospital for emergency treatment immediately. "Hurry up and find the car, I'll watch her here!" Ouyang Xin urged. In the village, only Boss Mo, Xiao Weihai, and Aunt Liu's husband Wei Qian have a van. If you want to hurry to the county hospital, you have to borrow a car from them.Xiao Weihai lives in the orchard, it's too late to beg him now, and I dare not go to him.Aunt Liu is very strict with her husband, she won't allow him to drive to the county seat in the middle of the night, so I immediately ran to Boss Mo's house and asked him if he could send Liu Qin to the county hospital right away.

When I turned and ran away, my mind went blank, and I had already forgotten about tonight.Afterwards, I remembered, what if Ouyang Xin killed Liu Qin while I was leaving?Because Liu Qin must have seen something that shocked her, and she could tell from her tone on the phone.Although killing and silencing sounds far away from us, Liu Qin fell into a coma, which is indeed a good time to do it—and Ouyang Xin knows a little about criminal investigation, and he told me about the fire corpse. That night, when I went to take pictures of Boss Mo's house, without saying a word, he told me to bring him back and go to the county right away.Boss Mo is a businessman, and he is very polite to the villagers, because it is indispensable to ask the villagers for help. Whenever someone asks him to borrow a car, he will almost agree.I got permission from Boss Mo, and immediately ran back to the elementary school, and carried Liu Qin to the car with Ouyang Xin.Put the person away, and when I was about to drive, I was afraid that no one would inform Principal Zhang. This kind of thing must be explained clearly in person, so I advised Ouyang Xin to stay in the village first, and Wu Lingchun would explain it. .Moreover, Liu Qin and I are both women, so it will be easy to take care of her if something happens in the hospital.

"Okay, call me again if you need something." Ouyang Xin didn't get in the car, and looked at me with a complicated expression. "Then let's go first!" After I finished speaking, I closed the car door and told Boss Mo to drive quickly. In the car, besides Boss Mo, there were only us two female teachers.Before, when I was photographing the front door of Mo’s house, I met Boss Mo’s new wife, Lin Shuxiang. She wanted to go with her, but she was afraid that no one would take care of Boss Mo’s son, Mo Chao, so she had to tell Boss Mo to drive slower and put safety first. .I was worried that Lin Shuxiang was not a simple character and would aggressively tell me to find someone else. When I heard her enthusiastically wake up my husband, it really warmed my heart.In my impression, the second wife is often difficult to deal with, and has never been so gentle and considerate.

It took nearly two hours to drive from Machang Village to Rongshui County. It was not because the road was long, but because the road was rough and we had to drive slowly.When I drove to the county seat, it was already almost 5:00 in the morning. After the people in the hospital sent Liu Qin to the operating room, they asked me to go through the hospitalization procedures.My money was tight and I didn't have enough money, so Boss Mo helped me with some of it, and said that it was Lin Shuxiang who reminded him, otherwise he wouldn't have brought so much cash into the county. After completing the formalities, I said to Boss Mo, "Thank you so much! When I go back, I will return your money."

"This money is a trivial matter, don't worry." Boss Mo stood up from the chair in the hospital corridor and replied, "I'll go out and call Xiao Lin to report his safety. You stay here, and if you need anything, call me on the phone .” Until now, I didn't remember that I saw Lin Huhu at Xiao Weihai's house at night, because Liu Qin rolled down the stairs and fell into a coma, Ouyang Xin and I forgot about calling the police.In fact, it is useless for us to call the police now, we will only scare the snake, and Lin Huo does not know that we have discovered his whereabouts.After Liu Qin wakes up, I will think about calling the police again. I only hope that Lin Huohu has not left Xiao's house and continues to hide there.Otherwise, the police went all the way to the village and couldn't find any trace of Lin Huo. Then they would scold me for making a false report, and maybe they would lock me up next time.

I sat on a chair and looked towards the operating room from time to time. There was no doctor who could tell me how Liu Qin was doing, whether his life was in danger.When I was anxious, Ouyang Xin called me and asked me about Liu Qin's injury.I was afraid that answering the phone on my mobile phone would affect the medical equipment, so I walked outside the gate, and after answering the phone, I said that I still don't know yet, and I have to wait for the doctor to finish the operation to determine whether my life is in danger.Regarding Liu Qin's injury, I'm not optimistic at all, because when she drove to the county seat, she was in a coma. If a person is not seriously injured, she will not be in a coma for such a long time.

In the end, Ouyang Xin told me on the phone: "You stay with Liu Qin first, I will ask for leave for you and Principal Zhang, and I will take care of your classes. You don't have to worry about the box, I will help you find a way of." I said oh, and hung up the phone with mixed feelings, thinking that Ouyang Xin really helped out of the kindness of his colleagues?At night, he heard me mention that Liu Qin was hiding in the teaching building, why was he so nervous?I was so worried about Liu Qin, I didn't think about these things anymore, I just sat alone in the hospital corridor, waiting for the operation to be completed.During the period, Boss Mo bought me steamed stuffed buns for breakfast, but I didn’t have any appetite, so I thanked him and stuffed the steamed stuffed buns into my pocket, and continued to wait for Liu Qin’s operation.I was afraid to waste Boss Mo's time, so after thinking about it, I told him to go back to the village first, and I will find a way to go back by myself.

It was already dawn, and Boss Mo yawned so sleepy. Hearing what I said, he said, "How can this be done? Our village doesn't shit. How do you find a car to get in? I'll go back to the car and sleep first. I'll see you again in the afternoon, anyway, I'm not in the mood to drive back now. Think about it carefully, if you want to go back to the village in the afternoon, if you do, take my car." Boss Mo's words are quite correct. There are no buses in Machang Village, so we can only hitchhike.I had no choice but to thank Boss Mo again, and sat back in the chair after he left.At this time, the door of the operating room was finally pushed open, but only a male doctor came out, and Liu Qin hadn't been pushed out yet.I've seen this scene many times in movies. Generally, doctors come out solemnly and alone, and will tell you that the injured person is dead, tell you not to be sad, and urge you to pay the medical bills by the way. Fortunately, after the male doctor came out, he only said to me: "Come with me to the office." After hearing this sentence, I decided that Liu Qin was still alive, and I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.When I walked into a small office, the male doctor sat behind the desk and asked me: "How did your colleague fall and hurt? Did someone push her?" I hurriedly replied: "I don't know! When I found her, she had already fallen downstairs!" "Really?" The male doctor doubted, "Now your colleague will continue to be hospitalized for observation, but his life is not in danger." I let out a long sigh, thinking that it is good that Liu Qin is fine, I was really afraid that she would not be able to hold on just now.Having said that, I was not surprised when the doctor asked me that, because I was also skeptical.Liu Qin is an adult, no matter how timid she is, she still has the ability to run down the stairs, and she won't fall down the stairs like tofu, unless someone pushes her.The only thing I can hope for now is for Liu Qin to wake up quickly and tell me what she saw and who pushed her downstairs. Seeing that I had nothing to say, the male doctor told me to go outside and wait for the injured person to be pushed out of the operating room soon.But I suddenly noticed that there was a county newspaper of Rongshui County on the male doctor's desk, and an idea popped into my mind.The hospital is the same as the school, and every issue of the county newspaper will be sent over. Since the school's county newspaper is gone, the hospital's may still be kept. I immediately opened my mouth and asked, "Doctor! Do you have the county newspaper from 3 years ago? The county newspaper dated March 19, 2005? Can I have a look?" The male doctor was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "The county newspaper? You can have as many as you want! I pile them up in the corner of the office. If you really want to read them, go and read them." The male doctor looked at me suspiciously, thinking I was crazy.Following the direction the male doctor pointed, I saw a stack of dusty newspapers, and then my eyes lit up.Unexpectedly, the county newspaper would appear under such circumstances, what a providence!In the curiosity of the male doctor, I put the stack of newspapers on the table, and found the March 2005 newspaper, excitedly trying to find the county newspaper on March 19.The night Lin Huo escaped, someone wrote me a warning in blood in the county newspaper, and someone stole it back later.I compared it carefully, and in the warehouse of the teaching building, only the March 19 newspaper was missing, and that newspaper had published Zhao Xixi's photo.These things made me suspect that the county newspaper published key information that day. Perhaps as long as I find that newspaper, the answer to all these mysteries will be revealed. Finally, I saw the county newspaper on March 19, 2005 in the office. The doctor smiled awkwardly and asked me what is the use of reading the newspaper at this time?Now is not the time to pass the time.I didn't answer, I just took out the newspaper, turned it over a few times, and saw Zhao Xiyue's photo. Seeing this, I was already psychologically prepared and said in a voiceless voice: "This...isn't it!?"