Chapter 106 Supporting You

"You guys chat, I'm going out to smoke a cigarette." The public security comrade stood up and walked towards the door.

This public security comrade is very sensible. After looking at his back as he left, Tao Qiuyi sat down next to Wei Jingyuan.

Wei Jingyuan glanced at her and said nothing.

Captain Wen said, "Don't blame us for being cautious. This is a matter of great importance, so we have to be careful and prudent. Comrade Tao, we met briefly in the mountains before, so we are acquaintances. I will speak directly."

"The traitor confessed that his mission was to secretly carry the items out of the mountains and hand them over to someone waiting at the foot of the mountain. Someone would then take him to the county. He explained that someone in the county had already prepared a train ticket and a letter of introduction for him."

"He failed to get his belongings out of the mountains, and he was even captured. Even if the people who were waiting for him down the mountain didn't see it with their own eyes, they must have known that something had happened to him."

"The higher-ups want us to find the person who will pick him up down the mountain as soon as possible."

"Now that we've alerted the enemy, it won't be easy to find the person who's supporting the traitor down the mountain." Tao Qiuyi frowned and thought for a moment before asking Captain Wen, "When I went down the mountain that day, I didn't see anyone down there. Captain Wen, where are you guys?"

"We didn't see it either." Captain Wen shook his head.

Tao Qiuyi tilted his head to look at Wei Jingyuan beside him, "Do you know how many people there are in the entire Huangjia Town?"

Wei Jingyuan shook his head, "Not only do I not know, I'm afraid Fourth Uncle doesn't know either."

"Fourth Uncle is the captain of the first team. He should know how many people are in our team. Why don't we start checking from our team first?" Tao Qiuyi suggested.

Wei Jingyuan reminded her, "In a brigade, there are not only brigade members, but also educated youth who went to the countryside to support rural construction, and prisoners who were sent to work after committing crimes."

"Yes, how could I have forgotten these two groups? That investigation plan won't work." Tao Qiuyi turned to look at Captain Wen and asked directly, "Captain Wen, why don't you just tell us directly, what is your purpose in coming to see me?"

"Lure the snake out of its hole." Captain Wen slowly recited the four words.

Wei Jingyuan suddenly clenched his hands on his knees.

Tao Qiuyi was speechless for a long time after hearing this. He sighed and said, "Sure enough, they want to use me as bait."

"I'm sorry for causing trouble for Comrade Tao. There's really no faster or more convenient way than this." Captain Wen looked at Tao Qiuyi with some guilt.

Tao Qiuyi waved his hand. "Could it be that your superiors' instructions are to spread the word that I helped you catch the traitor and you will give me a large reward?"

"But..." Tao Qiuyi deliberately dragged out the two words, "The traitor stole the research data with great difficulty, but only half was recovered. The other half is nowhere to be found."

She actually guessed it right, exactly. Captain Wen was so surprised that he was speechless.

Captain Wen's silence was a sign of agreement. Tao Qiuyi was a little displeased. "Have you ever thought about the fact that there are four of us in our family, two of whom are weak and one has a disability?"

In a family of four, she is the only one who is capable of fighting. If the spies really target them, Li Zi and Xiao Huai will definitely be their targets. They can kidnap, threaten, or even kill them. The spies are capable of doing anything.

Wei Jingyuan looked at Tao Qiuyi in surprise. He thought... she would agree immediately.

After hearing what she said, Captain Wen felt even more guilty. He left in a hurry after leaving a few words.

After Captain Wen and the public security comrades left, Tao Qiuyi looked at Wei Jingyuan and asked, "What did he mean by that?"

"Don't force us. Give us time to think about it." Wei Jingyuan answered calmly, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

Personally, whether in the past or now, as long as he can do his bit for the country, he is willing to do it even if it means risking his life.

But the decision on this matter lay in Tao Qiuyi's hands. If she didn't want to, he couldn't force her. After staring at Wei Jingyuan for a long time, Tao Qiuyi slowly spoke, "Since the higher-ups have given us time to consider, let's think it over seriously. When Li Zi and Xiao Huai come back tonight, we'll discuss it and make a decision."

"After all, this is something that requires risking one's life. After discussing it with everyone, no matter what decision is made, there will be no complaints."

"Xiao Huai and Li Zi are still children, they may not understand these things." Wei Jingyuan felt that his younger siblings were still young, and it was useless for Tao Qiuyi to discuss with them.

"Don't underestimate children. In fact, they know more than you think." Tao Qiuyi gave him a blank look, stood up and walked to the table to continue sorting the herbs.

Xiao Huai was not there, so Wei Jingyuan took over Xiao Huai's job. Tao Qiuyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily.

Seeing her smile, Wei Jingyuan's heavy mood also improved a lot.

After a while, Xiao Huai came back. Tao Qiuyi handed him two small bunches of herbs that he had picked out and put aside, and asked him to take them to the old branch secretary. He told the old branch secretary to soak a small bunch at a time, use boiling water, and drink it directly after cooling.

After processing the herbs on the table, Tao Qiuyi saw that it was still early, so she asked Wei Jingyuan to stay at home while she put on her backpack and went to the mountains to find some more herbs.

Wei Jingyuan knew that he couldn't stop her because of his lameness and couldn't accompany her, so he could only remind her to be careful and stay safe.

This time when she went into the mountains, in addition to looking for herbs, Tao Qiuyi also wanted to ask the birds about something. As soon as she walked into the forest, the birds landed on the trees around her.

"You guys didn't follow me into the mountains, did you?" Tao Qiuyi squinted his eyes and glanced at the birds.

"Yes, yes, we went to your house to look for you. There were so many people gathered at the gate of your yard."

"We were afraid of being caught and eaten by those people, so we flew away."

"We followed you as soon as we saw you come out."

Taking out some corn kernels from the ring space and sprinkling them on the ground, Tao Qiuyi said, "Come and eat."

The birds didn't move, but still looked at Tao Qiuyi with some caution.

Tao Qiuyi stood there motionless, looking at the birds who wanted to eat but didn't dare to come down to eat, and couldn't help laughing.

A bird that was a little braver flew to the ground, some distance away from Tao Qiuyi. It lowered its head and tentatively ate a kernel of corn, then looked up at Tao Qiuyi.

After doing this several times, it became bolder and no longer looked at Tao Qiuyi, but ate the corn kernels with confidence.

Seeing this, other birds flew down and ate the corn kernels.

The corn kernels seem like a lot for one bird, but if several birds eat together, it is not enough. They can finish all the corn kernels on the ground in two or three bites.

Birds chirped and flew around Tao Qiuyi, "More, more."

"Yes, have some more. I'm not full."

"I'm not full either, have some more."

"It's too little. I'm not full."

"More is fine, and I'll be full too." Tao Qiuyi was very easy to talk to, and then changed the subject and put forward his own conditions. "But you have to listen to me. Do whatever I tell you to do. If you can do that, I will give you food and support you."

(End of this chapter)

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