"Little girl, are you a newbie?"
Hua Qingqing stood out conspicuously in red among a group of public security officers in green uniforms. A bored officer beside her struck up a conversation.
Hua Qingqing shook her head. "No, I'm a family member of the victim."
The questioner immediately understood.
"Do you have a relative on the mountain?"
Hua Qingqing nodded. "He disappeared a month ago. He might have been kidnapped up the mountain."
The officer cursed right away. "These criminals are really evil."
"However, why are you, a little girl, coming along? It's very dangerous!"
Hua Qingqing said, "It's okay. I can take down one bad guy with one punch."
The weather was getting colder. After being out in the cold for a while, her hands and legs went numb. Hua Qingqing kept moving her limbs in the car. Seeing her strange movements, someone asked what she was doing.
"I'm warming up. It's so cold. I think you guys should also move around. It'll be more convenient when it comes to fighting later."
Sure enough, that person started moving too. Then more and more people began to warm up. When they reached the foot of the mountain and the car stopped, everyone jumped out nimbly.
Hey, it was really true. Moving around did make them more agile.
The criminal gang's stronghold was on the mountain. They had to hike up. Hua Qingqing wanted to go with them, but Officer Liu refused.
Having come this far, Hua Qingqing was not going to accept this easily.
Hua Qingqing said, "It's so far from here to the stronghold. If something really happens, I won't be able to help anyway."
Officer Liu thought to himself that he brought her along as a mascot, not for her to actually take part in the operation.
"No, you're not a public security officer. You're not allowed to go up."
Having come this far, Hua Qingqing wasn't going to give in easily. She put on a nonchalant look. "If you don't want me to go in, that's fine. I'll go in by myself later. Don't worry. If something happens, I won't hold you guys responsible. I'll just say I came here on my own."
The cold threat was almost in his face.
Officer Liu felt like he'd been tricked.
He didn't bring a helper but a real headache.
He sighed.
"Fine, you can come. But I must say that all operations will be arranged and carried out by us. You can't interfere. We'll rescue your uncle."
She finally achieved her goal.
Hua Qingqing gave a cute smile, completely different from her previous stubborn look.
The criminal gang's stronghold was on the mountain.
Winter had arrived, and the withered leaves on the trees all over the mountain were about to fall.
Hua Qingqing noticed that Officer Liu and the others were constantly looking at the stones on the ground.
She looked for a while and found that they were particularly interested in the stones with chalk crosses under the trees. She immediately guessed that these might be left by the informant.
She sighed.
If Yu Jianchuan was as observant as this, it would be great. Admitting mistakes and making amends was a good thing. She wouldn't have to work so hard to plan for him. She hoped that her little uncle would be up to the task and not let all her efforts go to waste.
Suddenly, the voices of the officers in front grew louder. Hua Qingqing quickly went over to listen. It turned out that the scouts in front had found the gang's stronghold and reported that they were moving things, crates and crates of illegal goods.
The team got a bit restless.
"Get ready. Prepare for action!"
Hua Qingqing was also eager to act, but she knew this wasn't the time to show off. She very sensibly took a step back.
Officer Liu saw this and nodded in satisfaction. Finally, she was being obedient.
When the team set off for the stronghold on the mountain, Hua Qingqing lazily followed behind.
She wasn't going to go up now, but she didn't say she wouldn't go after the criminals were captured.
After about ten minutes, Hua Qingqing heard a gunshot. She suddenly looked up. Wow, they were using guns. It seemed that this criminal gang was trying to resist. They were really asking for trouble.
Didn't they see how many people had been dispatched today?
Hua Qingqing shook her head and clicked her tongue. She secretly estimated the time, then got up, patted her knees, and walked in the direction the team had left.
Now that the criminals had been captured, it was time for her to find her hapless uncle.
When Hua Qingqing went up, she found that this criminal gang was really good at choosing a location. The stronghold was a cave, sheltered from the wind, and there was a small flat area in front. It was generally very hard to find. It was simply a natural hiding place.
At this moment, these well - hidden criminals were either crouching on the ground in panic, kneeling on the ground in a sorry state, or being pinned to the ground while still cursing. It was very similar to the scenes of catching bad guys on TV.
Hua Qingqing took a few glances and saw Officer Liu dragging out a very miserable man. The man could hardly walk steadily. He was wearing thin clothes, his legs were full of wounds, and there were also wounds on his face. He was bearded and looked like a wild man.
Hua Qingqing didn't associate this man with Yu Jianchuan at all until Officer Liu saw her and waved.
"Hua Qingqing, come here. Your uncle is here!"
At that moment, Hua Qingqing knew that Yu Jianchuan was safe.
With such injuries, he had to be a victim.
Which accomplice would be beaten like this?
Tears welled up in Hua Qingqing's eyes. She quickly ran over and wailed at the top of her voice.
"Uncle, you've suffered so much!"
"I'm late!"
"I know you've been tortured by your conscience and planned to surrender and quit. I know you wanted to be a clean person. But I didn't expect that a single word of mine almost cost you your life!"
"Uncle, I'm sorry!"
Yu Jianchuan: ???
What the hell? Where did his niece come from?
Crying so miserably, how was he supposed to respond? He wasn't good at acting!
"Don't cry. I'm okay."
Yu Jianchuan's voice was hoarse. After saying this, he fainted again.
Hua Qingqing immediately pounced on him and let out a wail.
The surrounding officers couldn't help but feel pity. What a poor little girl. Her relative was deceived into doing bad things. Just when he finally wanted to surrender, he was almost beaten to death by the criminal gang.
So pitiful!
These bad guys were really evil!
After they got off the mountain, Yu Jianchuan was immediately sent to the hospital.
Hua Qingqing stayed by Yu Jianchuan's side for a while, crying and talking. Seeing Yu Jianchuan's eyelids twitch, she knew he had remembered everything.
Not long after Hua Qingqing left, Yu Jianchuan woke up. Officer Liu came into the ward.
"Hello, Yu Jianchuan. I'm Liu Zhan from the Nan County Public Security Bureau."
Yu Jianchuan nodded nervously and didn't dare to speak, looking very much like a nervous suspect.
Officer Liu didn't question him in the tone of interrogating a criminal.
"First of all, the person who provided clues to our public security bureau said that this plan was proposed by you. He also said that you were violently treated because you proposed to quit the gang. And your niece also said that you had a strong inclination to surrender, but unfortunately, you didn't succeed."
Yu Jianchuan's lips trembled, and his heart sank.
"However, considering your good attitude of admitting mistakes and the fact that you're a victim, the bureau has decided that as long as you return all the illegally obtained property, you can be acquitted."
Okay, his heart warmed up again.