The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

Feng Yi took a flashlight out of his pocket and handed it to Xin Yi, saying, "Here, be careful when you walk!"

Xin Yi waved her hand, "No need, I have my own!"

He then took out his flashlight and turned it on.

Feng Yi was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Let's go!"

Along the way, Xin Yi wanted to find something to talk about, but seeing Feng Yi's aloof expression, she ignored him.

Xiao Meng, a talkative girl, was even less inclined to speak because she was carrying a grown man on her back and had to watch where she was going.

As they approached the foot of the mountain, Xin Yi noticed a light at the foot and, without going in, asked, "Brother Feng, are there any of your people at the foot of the mountain? Why is it so bright?"

"Don't worry, you know all of these people!"

Upon hearing this, Xin Yi felt relieved; she had initially thought it was an enemy.

As soon as they came down the mountain, they saw a group of people holding torches.

"Comrade Feng, you've finally come down! I was just about to bring some men up the mountain to find you if you had waited a little longer!"

It was Zhang Laifu who spoke, so Feng Yi could only clasp his hands in thanks and say, "Thank you for your help, village chief and everyone. The matter on the mountain has been resolved, so you can all go home and rest!"

When Zhang Laifu saw Xin Yi, he didn't recognize her at first, mainly because Xin Yi should be sleeping at this time. But when he held up the torch and looked closely, good heavens, it really was this girl.

"Xin Yi, why did you come down the mountain with Comrade Feng?"

Seeing that she had been recognized, Xin Yi had no choice but to step forward. "Uncle Zhang, it's a long story, but I went to help them!"

"You're a young girl, staying up all night and going out into the mountains to catch enemy spies? Do you think you've lived too long?"

Xin Yi knew she was in the wrong. "I wasn't thinking about contributing to the country, but I was also afraid of affecting the safety of Dahe Village."

Zhang Laifu then remembered that Xin Yi had reminded him at dinner time to tell the villagers not to go out at night.

"You can't put yourself in danger. You should have told me sooner, and we could have gone to the police station together to explain the situation and let the police handle it. Wouldn't that have been better?"

Xin Yi walked over and hugged Zhang Laifu's arm, shaking it as she said, "Uncle Zhang, I didn't have any solid evidence at the time. Would the police have believed me? Even if they had, wouldn't it have been like sending a policeman to investigate rashly, putting him in the lion's den? Besides, the enemy agents were carrying guns!"

Zhang Laifu didn't really blame Xin Yi, but he felt that this time it was too dangerous. If he didn't warn her, she might not be able to come back unharmed if she did something dangerous again.

"Alright, alright, stop shaking. Go back and rest. You don't need to worry about things here!"

Xin Yi was happy to have some free time, so she turned around, greeted Feng Yi and Xiao Meng, and prepared to go back.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yi shouted from behind, "Comrade Xin, I'll need to trouble you to go to the police station to give a statement tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow!"

Xin Yi left without looking back.

Feng Yi and his companion borrowed an oxcart from the village and took the three enemy soldiers to the town's police station.

When Xin Yi returned home, the gate to the courtyard was indeed ajar. Could it be that a strong wind blew the gate open during the night?

I walked into the courtyard and checked that all the locks on the rooms were intact. Was I just overthinking things?

Xin Yi went to the kitchen, filled a basin with hot water, and while washing up, she pondered, feeling that something was not right.

After washing up, I went to the yard to get some water, looked up, and exclaimed, "Where's my rabbit?"

I clearly remember that the little wild rabbit was hanging on the eaves last time. I was thinking of drying it and keeping it to send back to Chongqing when I had the chance. It must have been stolen by someone else.

The fact that he didn't take any of the many valuable items in the room, but only a dried rabbit, and didn't even touch the lock, shows that he wasn't a professional thief.

The most likely candidate is someone from the educated youth settlement, but Xin Yi can only make a guess as to who it is, since her gate is open and anyone could come in.

Forget it, it's already late. I'll go to the town's police station tomorrow to settle this matter, and then come back and investigate properly. Who dares to mess with me!

Nothing happened that night. Xin Yi slept soundly, perhaps because she was really frightened. She almost fell off the cliff and was smashed to pieces. Her energy and spirit were greatly depleted.

"Boom boom boom..."

Xin Yi opened her eyes wearily, her mind preoccupied with other matters. She got up, quickly washed up, took a bag of pastries and left it in the kitchen for Liu Mengting to have for breakfast, then locked the door and left.

When Xin Yi arrived at Zhang Laifu's house, Zhang Laifu was sitting at the gate smoking a pipe. When he saw Xin Yi coming, he put down his pipe.

"I knew you were coming to ask for leave, but I didn't expect it to be so early. Once you've taken care of things in town, there's no need to rush back. Relax a bit. Here's a letter of introduction so you can stay at a guesthouse in town!"

As he spoke, he took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Xin Yi.

Xin Yi was surprised that Zhang Laifu was so cooperative, taking the letter of introduction and putting it in his pocket.

"Uncle Zhang, I'll bring you a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes when I come back. I'm leaving now."

"Don't waste your money on these unnecessary expenses!"

Watching Xin Yi leave, Zhang Laifu felt a sense of comfort. He had two sons but no daughter, and this girl made up for his regret.

Xin Yi arrived in town by oxcart and went straight to the Public Security Bureau, mainly because it wasn't her first time there and she knew the way well.

Upon entering the police station, there were few people, except for one male police officer who was sitting in a chair dozing off.

Xin Yi glanced at him and saw it was that annoying police officer Xu from last time, and rolled her eyes inwardly.

"Officer Xu, wake up!"

Upon hearing the voice, Xu Zhou was jolted awake. Looking closely, he realized it was the same educated youth who had caught the thief last time but was misunderstood by him.

He replied somewhat awkwardly, "Xin Zhiqing, are you here to inquire about the case from last time? We've already investigated and found out that Xu Chang is indeed a repeat offender and has been sent down to a farm!"

"I didn't come here for this. Is Officer Lin here? I need to speak with him!"

Upon hearing that Xin Yi had come to see Lin Ze, Xu Zhou looked displeased. Apart from a clerk, the town's public security bureau only had himself and Lin Ze as police officers. Why didn't they come to him?

"Xin Zhiqing, if you need anything, just tell me directly. Lin Ze isn't here!"

"Is Officer Lin not here?"

Xin Yi was a little skeptical. "Then where did Officer Lin go? I really need to talk to him!"

Since the other party was being so disrespectful, Xu Zhou, not wanting to bother with it, replied impatiently, "Lin Ze went to the county public security bureau. Go find him yourself!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes and dozed off, actually waiting for Xin Yi to ask him for help.

Unexpectedly, Xin Yi did not play by the rules and left without saying a word.

As Xin Yi walked, she pondered, "Wasn't I supposed to come to the police station to give a statement? Why is no one here? Could it be that I'm supposed to go to the county police station?"

Yes, the town's police station only has two or three people. They'll definitely have to take the enemy agents to the county police station for detention. I haven't been to the county yet, so I'll take this opportunity to have a good look around.