Chapter 138

“Heping watched as Bai Qiuyue was taken away, a faint smile curling her lips.

Didn’t expect Lu Weiguo and the others to move so fast.

This is good, it prevents Bai Qiuyue from causing trouble again.

As she was taken away, Bai Qiuyue sobbed uncontrollably, her mind racing to figure out who could be behind this plot against her.

She felt the accusations from the Red Committee sounded familiar, like she had heard them somewhere before.

Because the report didn’t mention Bai Qiuyue’s plan to rent a house, this detail wasn’t included in the charges from the Red Committee.

This left her feeling confused.

It was Shi Tingyu who first told them about this.

Regarding the person reporting the Lu family, Zhou Yian paid considerable attention to them, and as soon as he got the news, he came to inform Lu Weiguo and the others.

He knew Lu Weiguo and the others must have done this.

That’s good.

An eye for an eye.

Upon hearing the outcome, Shi Tingyu wasn’t particularly surprised.

Is she ruthless? She doesn’t think so. She’s just returning the favor in kind. Moreover, it’s already 1976, and the special period will soon be over. She won’t suffer for long.

Afterwards, the other party won’t return to the previous West Squad, and they won’t interact again.

As for whether Bai Qiuyue will suddenly figure out who sent the report and retaliate against them, Shi Tingyu expressed no fear whatsoever.

For families in high positions, most of their children work in the city, and there are not many who go to the countryside.

Moreover, judging by Bai Qiuyue’s attire, even if her family is well-off, they are not among the elite. Besides, with Lu Weiguo’s military achievements and the future status of her parents after the special period ends, they have nothing to fear from retaliation.

Without Bai Qiuyue causing trouble here, Shi Tingyu and Lu Weiguo’s life in the former West Squad was quite relaxed.

They slept until they woke up naturally every day, and sometimes went to see Shi Father and Shi Mother at night, occasionally secretly using some of the spiritual spring water for them.

Seeing their bodies getting better and better, Shi Tingyu felt happy.

Shi Mother couldn’t help but say to Shi Father, “It’s the daughter who came. Now my appetite is much better than before.”

Shi Father just smiled. To be honest, he also felt much better recently.

Is this what they call being happy on happy occasions?

However, their relaxed days didn’t last long before Lu Weibing came.

He was wearing a public security uniform and crossed his own gate to reach Lu Weiguo’s home.

Lu Weiguo was surprised to see Lu Weibing, “Aren’t you supposed to be at work? Why are you back?”

Lu Weibing asked, “Brother, where’s your Lijian? Can I borrow it?”

Lu Weiguo was surprised by this, then thought of something, and asked, “Is there a case?”

Speaking of the case, Lu Weibing’s face turned a little grim.

“There’s been a homicide case at the neighboring Wanghe Squad. A female educated youth was raped and murdered. We received the report early this morning, and everyone was shocked.”

Shi Tingyu, who heard the movement, came over just in time to hear this. The smile on her face froze.

Rape and murder?

Lu Weiguo covered her ears with his hands, but she heard everything she needed to hear.

Shi Tingyu pulled Lu Weiguo’s arm down and shouted for the Lijian. The Lijian came over with a leash.

It wagged its tail, looking eagerly at Shi Tingyu, thinking she was going to take it for a walk.

Shi Tingyu rubbed its head, put on the leash, “Lijian, you have to work.”

The word “work” seemed to stimulate the Lijian’s nerves, and its tail wagged even more happily.

Lu Weiguo went back to the house and put on his cotton coat, ready to follow Lu Weibing.

He had to go. Lu Weibing might not know some of the Lijian’s body language, and he might miss some clues.

Shi Tingyu also put on her clothes and was about to leave when she met Lu Weiguo’s worried eyes.

“Wife, why don’t you stay at home?”

This kind of thing is very scary for female comrades.

However, Shi Tingyu did not agree, “I am more familiar with the Lijian, and I am not afraid.”

After all, she had been a portrait painter before and had seen a few scenes.

Now it’s winter, and the body should not have rotted, she can endure it.

With a major case ahead, Lu Weiguo did not hesitate much and took Shi Tingyu along.

Lu Weibing came by bike, and Lu Weiguo asked him to leave the car at home. He drove over and was faster.

Lu Weibing didn’t expect such a stroke of luck. He hurriedly pushed his car back home, parked it, and then ran out, afraid that Lu Weiguo might drive off ahead of him.

The Wanghe Squad wasn’t far from the former Qianxi Brigade, and Lu Weiguo quickly drove there.

They parked the car at the Wanghe Squad’s headquarters. The three men and a dog got out of the car together, with Lu Weibing leading the way to the scene.

The body was discovered by the caller on the mountain. They didn’t have enough firewood at home, so they went up the mountain to gather some, and that’s when they accidentally saw it.

At this moment, the scene was already crowded with people. In the center, a body covered with a straw mat, only revealing a bit of hair.

Lu Weibing led Lijian to find the master who was searching for evidence.

“Master, I’ve brought the dog.”

Lu Weibing’s master was named Xie Lin, an experienced old policeman who retired from the army and returned home after his father’s death because there was no one to take care of his elderly mother. He later joined the police station as a public security officer.

Lu Weibing was under his guidance after joining the police station.

Xie Lin had seen military dogs before and was somewhat surprised to see Lijian’s disabled leg.

He knew Lu Weibing wasn’t someone who acted without reason, so this dog must have something special.

However, he didn’t have much confidence at the moment.

This female educated youth named Liu Li had been missing for three days. People at the educated youth point had informed the squad leader, who initially thought she had run away and reported the matter to the educated youth office.

Unexpectedly, she was found this morning by a villager going up the mountain.

The weather was freezing cold now, and the smell itself was already weak. Plus, three days had passed, which made the search very difficult.

The female body had no clothes or any evidence. Now they could only hope that the dog could smell something on her that didn’t belong to her.

Lijian sniffed around the female body but didn’t react much for quite a while.

Lijian encountered the biggest professional crisis since starting its job.

It sniffed carefully again. Besides the strong smell of the corpse, there seemed to be a faint fishy odor that it couldn’t quite confirm, and its head drooped.

Xie Lin took it around nearby to see if there was any evidence left by the perpetrator, but they ultimately found nothing.

Seeing this, Xie Lin roughly understood that they might not uncover much.

However, he still thanked Lu Weiguo and his wife.

Since Shi Tingyu couldn’t help, she and Lu Weiguo returned home.

When they got back, Lu Weiguo gave Lijian a thorough bath.

Although it didn’t come into direct contact with the body, it got quite close. His wife was a clean person, so it needed a wash.

Originally, Lu Weiguo was worried that Shi Tingyu might feel uncomfortable or lose her appetite when she returned, but she turned out to be stronger than he expected.

Two days later, Lu Weibing brought news that the place where the body was found wasn’t the initial crime scene. The first crime scene was inside an old hunter’s house in the mountains, which had been abandoned for many years since the old hunter passed away.