"How do you know that person is a villager nearby?"

Guo Zhen became interested when he heard this and asked a follow-up question.

"Because the man's accent is local and can't be hidden; moreover, he is very familiar with the routes in the surrounding mountains and forests. If he were an outsider, there would be no way he would know that there is a hidden river in the mountains, nor would he know how to walk to avoid leaving wheel tracks and being discovered!"

Liu Weixiang answered with certainty: "Although I didn't see what those people looked like, I remember their voices!"

"Are you sure you remember that man's voice?"

Liu Weixiang's affirmation was a pleasant surprise to Xie Beichen and the others. As if worried that Liu Weixiang's assurance alone was not enough, Guo Zhen turned back to look at Liu Zongjie and the other person who had been agreeing: "What do you think of that person's voice?"

"Yes, a little."

Liu Zongjie also nodded: "That person's voice sounds a little strange. If I hear it again, I will definitely recognize it!"

With this progress, Xie Beichen and his team immediately decided not to stay here and waste time. They decided to split up into several groups to quickly advance the progress of the entire investigation.

Xie Beichen and Guo Zhen took Liu Weixiang to find the place where they had a conflict with Gu Tianqi and his men; Lei Yong took several comrades to escort Liu Shanben and three bandits to the military camp for further investigation and questioning; the remaining comrades stayed here to guard the radio station, while also being vigilant and careful about subsequent developments to see if they could use this place to gain new gains.

"Aren't we going back to the city?"

When Zhao Haiqing heard about Xie Beichen and the others' arrangement, he was obviously a little confused.

Normally, since they finally caught a few suspects in this case, they should be taken back to the city first? But, what was Xie Beichen and the others planning?

"It's not very convenient to go back to the city now."

Xie Beichen glanced at Zhao Haiqing and said in a reserved tone, "In order not to alert the enemy, I have discussed with Director Luo before that the office arranged by the city is just a temporary show."

It is obvious that with this case developing to this point, Dujiang City is no longer safe.

If we bring several suspects back to Dujiang City, no one can guarantee whether the confidentiality can be kept to the best. So when Director Luo first reported to Sanjin in Jing City and asked for help, he also made a special request. So after coming here this time, the main arrangement is still placed on the troops.

"Then, what should we do with Wensong Team 6?" After hearing what Xie Beichen said, Zhao Haiqing immediately understood what he meant and stopped asking questions and raised another problem that was waiting to be solved.

It's obvious that they will be targeted by someone with ulterior motives this time.

If Wensong Team 6 doesn't make good arrangements, it would be unacceptable.

"This requires your cooperation, Comrade Haiqing." Xie Beichen looked at Zhao Haiqing and smiled, and said softly: "We still have to go to Wensong Team 6 to go through the formalities.

Then you will leave two comrades in the village to assist the militia in setting up defenses.

If you see any unfamiliar faces going up the mountain these days, detain them first and investigate thoroughly! "

Hearing Xie Beichen's arrangements, Zhao Haiqing immediately nodded and went to make the arrangements without any hesitation.

After everything was arranged, Xie Beichen turned around and walked to Liu Weixiang, looked at him very seriously and said: "Liu Weixiang, this is your last chance!

I need you to take us to the scene where you had a conflict with those soldiers. You must tell me everything that happened at that time!"

Liu Weixiang had already been frightened out of his wits, so when he heard that there was a chance to redeem himself with meritorious service, he naturally nodded repeatedly without any refusal.

Originally, Xie Beichen and the others had made many assumptions about the disappearance of Gu Tianqi and the others, and one of them was indeed something they had not expected.

The place where the conflict actually occurred was not far from Wensong Team 6, only about ten minutes’ drive from the village.

This was not at all the case when other members reported seeing a jeep passing by when comrades from the city came to investigate after the incident.

"Where's the car? Where did you take the jeep after the accident?"

Xie Beichen walked around the scene pointed out by Liu Weixiang, and finally turned his head and looked at Liu Weixiang and continued to ask questions.

"Later they said the car drove forward for a while, then went around the side road into the woods and was pushed off the cliff."

Liu Weixiang shuddered and told Xie Beichen and the others the ending of the incident he had heard before: "It seems to be just a short distance along this road. I haven't been there, so I really don't know."

Xie Beichen and Guo Zhen looked around and found a lot of blood stains that had not been cleaned up, as well as traces of bullet holes.

"No wonder we couldn't find any useful information no matter how hard we searched before. It turns out that we were investigating in the wrong direction from the beginning!"

Zhao Haiqing followed Xie Beichen and could not help but grit his teeth and said angrily: "Those bastards are really good at pretending to fool people!"

"I read in the literature that when the city comrades came to investigate for the first time, a member who was busy with farm work in the fields by the road saw a jeep passing by on the road. Which brigade was that member from?"

"It seems to be from the Red Star Team 9 next door."

Zhao Haiqing thought about it and answered.

"Let's go back and discuss it first, and then go to the Red Star Team 9 tomorrow."

Xie Beichen thought about it and made a decisive decision.

Liu Weixiang and the other two said that they could recognize the man's voice, but in order to avoid alerting the enemy, they could not go to the village and call the villagers over one by one to talk.

For a while, several people sat in the office and were really at a loss as to what to do.

"You guys are really in time for this trip! The military art troupe is coming here to hold an art performance, and many of our comrades have been assigned to help."

Political Commissar Lin, who was in charge of receiving and arranging them, came in from outside with a few soldiers. He greeted Xie Beichen and the others and invited them to the cafeteria for dinner.

"Performance by the cultural troupe?"

Xie Beichen, who was frowning and trying to think of a solution, was reminded by this seemingly unintentional statement. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head and an idea popped up in his mind as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Yes! There are also several performances scheduled for the surrounding brigades and communes. The comrades in the communes here are very enthusiastic, and the application forms are piled up on the table."

The political commissar nodded, and pulled Xie Beichen out, sighing with some headache: "The comrades in the art troupe have limited time, and the masses below are very enthusiastic.

It’s really hard for us to make arrangements right now. We’re in a dilemma!”

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