Chapter 8: The Big Case (1)

  The speaker in Tian Miao's eyes is still okay, not a sissy, but often inexplicably AOE.

  His real name is Gao Xiang, and he has a nickname called "landmine" (given by Tian Miao Miao). He is 1.8 meters tall and thin. During his school days, he was a typical problem student. After two years of high school, his teacher told him that since he wouldn't be able to get into college anyway, it would be better if he just didn't come to school anymore, so as not to hold back the whole class. After graduation, he didn't want to go to a private university and wasn't accepted by any regular university either. His family decided to use their connections to send him to join the army, but unfortunately, he was assigned to a combat unit and spent nearly four years in the military before returning home. Back at home, he had nothing to do and also used Liu Shouzhang's connections to get into the auxiliary police force and earn a salary.

  Actually, everyone on the car including Zhang Tong is clear that the suspect has nothing to do with them. As long as the director's niece doesn't get hurt, that's considered a successful mission, and they might even get a bonus when they return. But if they dare to take Tian Miao Miao to chase the culprit, that would be courting death, isn't there a saying "no risk no gain"?

  The more they fight, the more they know what's at stake. Tian Miao Miao has a clear understanding of this guy Gao Xiang, who is also a veteran in his own right. As the only reliable one in this group, she may not show it on her face, but she has always valued Gao Xiang's opinions deeply. Now, she opens her mouth to ask:

  "Landmines, it's fine that we're hiding here, but what if the bandits specifically come after us?"

  "So Zhang Tong said to hide the car and find a slightly remote place, so nothing will happen."

  If they really fell for Tian Niu's ominous words and encountered those scoundrels in this desolate place, they would be done for. The table could hold several sets of tea cups. Tian Niu was always lazy and let Zhang Tong make decisions, and Gao Xiang and the others were also used to finding Zhang Tong when they encountered trouble.

  "Don't worry, from here to the front, it's less than two kilometers to Hejia Mountain Township. I went there last year, and those are all old roads, narrow and broken, haven't been repaired for many years. Cars can't even run on that road, and further north is the mountain, unless they want to go into the mountains to be wild boars, they won't take this road. And when we came, didn't you see the armed police? There are hundreds of public security and armed police personnel, from the county town to the surrounding dozens of road intersections, all blocked for sure, with roadblocks one after another. The mouth given to our auxiliary police is the safest, who doesn't know that we have no combat effectiveness? So let's go there now, do you understand?"

  It has to be said that Zhang Tong's analysis was meticulous and reasonable, so the other four people also followed her instructions with peace of mind.

  Zhang Tong stopped the police car at a fork in the road, and the sky gradually darkened. The outlines of distant buildings slowly became invisible, and the rolling hills unique to Shanxi Province stretched out as far as the eye could see. On both sides of the road were vast fields, which became eerily quiet after nightfall, a typical rural feature.

  The five of them discussed and arranged a schedule, with two people in each group taking turns to check, while the rest stayed in the car chatting idly. Tian Miao Miao bought a large pile of snacks such as potato chips, shrimp crackers, cookies, chocolate, etc., and also bought a can of Red Bull which was placed in the trunk early on. The three men were fine, but the two girls couldn't hold out and by 12:10 they were both done for. Tian Miao Miao drank two cans of Red Bull but still didn't perk up, and soon fell asleep in Zhang Tong's arms. Zhang Tong tried hard to stay awake, but couldn't resist the invasion of fatigue, and his male colleague said "you can sleep too, we three will keep watch, and we'll wake you two girls up again in the second half of the night". Zhang Tong nodded, and soon fell asleep as well.

  It was said before that this is an old road, although it is connected to national highways and secondary roads, but because of its remote location, there are not many vehicles passing by. They arrived here at 7:50 and waited until 1 am, but only a few cars passed by, most of which were agricultural vehicles and three-wheeled vehicles. After pretending to be strict for a while, it was almost 2 o'clock, and they still hadn't received the order to withdraw, so several auxiliary police officers complained again.

  Later, Gao Xiang remained awake and every hour, mechanically used the intercom to report: "Everything is normal." The two girls in the back seat were sleeping soundly with their arms around each other. The two men in front leaned against the seats and snored loudly. It can't be said that they are not aware of it, but this is how auxiliary police officers usually carry out outdoor stakeout tasks...

  She slept soundly, curled up in Zhang Tong's arms like a small cat afraid of the cold. Gao Xiang, sitting in the middle of the car, couldn't help but steal glances at Tian Miao Miao as she slept, her long eyelashes, delicate nose, and slightly parted lips making her look like a quiet little woman, even in sleep, very innocent, curled up into a ball giving people a strong desire to protect her.

  She couldn't help but take another look at Zhang Tong, who was actually not one bit less handsome than Tian Miao. He had a refined face, was tall and slender, and his eyebrows seemed to hold a hint of melancholy, making him even more endearing to her eyes.

  It is undeniable that Gao Xiang has a good impression of Tian Miao, the male colleagues are almost the same, mainly because Zhang Tong usually looks a bit cold and doesn't like to socialize with people. Adding that she often hangs out with Tian Miao, these male colleagues also dare not bother her for no reason.

  As for Tian Miao, she's actually quite a good-natured person, quick-witted and playful. She often jokes around, eats with everyone, sings songs, and participates in everything. However, nobody knows that her uncle is someone important, and after getting to know her for a bit, you'll discover that she also has a bit of a mean streak. If you accidentally offend her, she'll come up with one clever trick after another, and be able to make you feel utterly defeated.

  So Gao Xiang only had a good impression of her. Basically, all the auxiliary police officers knew that these two girls were just temporarily attached to the auxiliary police team and had a background, so it was only a matter of time before they would be transferred to internal affairs. They were also college students, how could they look down on these auxiliary police officers?

  But it's okay to indulge in fantasies, just to pass the boring time. Gao Xiang also couldn't help but doze off for a while early in the morning, and when he came to his senses, the sky was already bright. Looking around, he got angry. These bastards, they said they were switching shifts, but not one of them woke up. He looked at the intercom and didn't know when it had run out of power, opened the door of the driver's cab, and threw out the male auxiliary police who was sleeping with drool all over his mouth, plugged in the data cable to charge it on the cigarette lighter, and then kicked another one out of the passenger seat.

  The two ghosts woke up and found that Gao Xiang had thrown them out of the car, so they couldn't help but let out a wail and rush back into the car to give him a good scolding. The commotion also woke up the two girls, Tian Miao Miao looked at her phone and saw it was 5:50, so she decided not to sleep anymore. She took out the remaining food and distributed it among everyone, then took out two boxes of chewing gum and let everyone chew a piece first, as if brushing their teeth.