Just as Yun Que'er had something to discuss with Ji Chengxuan, she went to the clinic first.
Ji Chengxuan fell into a long silence after hearing her words.
"Have you ever thought about calling the police?"
Yun Que'er: …
"If the police were useful, I wouldn't need to come to you for advice," Yun Que'er shot him a glare. "Do you think it's still our era? Even if this happened 20 years later, it would be easier to handle. There are no surveillance cameras to prove that Lao Li had contact with that man. Moreover, Lao Li threw away the paper bag with the drug right after he drugged him. We don't have any physical evidence at all now."
Ji Chengxuan raised his eyebrows. She was right. Based solely on Lao Li's testimony, it could only prove that this incident might have happened.
They also had to rule out the possibility that Lao Li and Yun Que'er were in cahoots. So, for now, the evidence was almost non - existent.
The two of them sighed in unison. What a sin!
"Maybe we should do the opposite," Ji Chengxuan thought for a while and said.
"If there is no evidence to prove that Lao Li did have contact with that man, then we should first make the man show up and then obtain evidence."
Yun Que'er turned to look at Ji Chengxuan and was silent for a long time. Then she suddenly gave him a high - five.
"Great minds think alike."
Early the next morning, there was a commotion at the entrance of the town primary school.
Yun Que'er was kneeling alone at the school gate, holding a sign, exposed to the scorching sun.
The eight - year - old girl was still very thin. Kneeling upright like this, her little face was flushed from the sun, and her forehead was covered with sweat. Anyone who saw her couldn't help but stop.
Coincidentally, it was the day of the students' final exams, and there was a constant flow of people. Soon, she attracted a lot of attention.
A crowd of onlookers surrounded Yun Que'er and whispered to each other.
"What's going on?"
"The little girl said that her father is a teacher in the school. He was poisoned in the school cafeteria, had hallucinations, and fell into a ditch on his way home. He almost lost his life."
"Tsk tsk, this is a serious matter. The school should be fully responsible, right?"
"Exactly. The teachers in the school were scared. Even the principal came over to persuade her two or three times. But the little girl just kept kneeling there motionless. I guess the school can't escape this responsibility."
Just then, the principal, who was sweating profusely with anxiety, rushed out again.
He squatted beside Yun Que'er and tried to persuade her gently.
"Girl, listen to Uncle. Don't kneel here. It's not good with so many people coming and going."
Yun Que'er straightened her back.
"Then should we just ignore what my father has suffered? Uncle, you know that if he hadn't been sent to the hospital in time, my father would be dead."
The principal sighed. "I understand, but just kneeling here won't solve the problem. It's so hot. If you keep kneeling, you'll get heatstroke. Your father is still not well. If you fall ill too, how sad he will be."
Yun Que'er seemed to finally listen. Her body swayed slightly.
Taking the opportunity, the principal helped Yun Que'er stand up. "Come on, let's go to the office and talk."
Yun Que'er was led into the school yard by the principal.
Seeing that this farce was temporarily over, the onlookers felt it was boring and left one after another.
But there was still one man who stubbornly stood at the school gate, craning his neck to look inside.
It wasn't until Yun Que'er and the principal's figures completely disappeared at the door of the bungalow on the office side that this man left, looking back every few steps.
Ji Chengxuan, hiding in the dark, tugged at Yun Fujin's sleeve. "Brother Yun, do you think this man looks like the one Lao Li described?"
Yun Fujin frowned and looked carefully. A crew cut, a high nose bridge, phoenix eyes, tall and as thin as a pole.
It was definitely him.
The two of them quickly chased after him, following the man at a distance.
He walked for a long time on foot until he reached a tile - roofed house area and then turned in.
Suddenly, he stopped.
Ji Chengxuan grabbed Yun Fujin, and the two of them hid behind the wall and held their breath.
The young man turned his head and looked around for a while. After making sure no one was following him, he walked into one of the small yards.
Seeing this, Yun Fujin and Ji Chengxuan quietly followed up.
They heard that this tile - roofed house area was going to be demolished, and there was a big "demolition" character written on the wall of every household.
Moreover, the residents here had moved out early. Was this man a holdout?
The two of them thought otherwise, so they sneaked into the yard and hid behind the back wall, secretly paying attention to the movement inside.
Who would have thought that as soon as they listened, both of them blushed deeply.
Even if they had never eaten pork, they had seen a pig run. They knew what was going on between a man and a woman.
In broad daylight, the ambiguous sounds clearly came from inside.
Yun Fujin subconsciously covered Ji Chengxuan's ears. His own face was so red that it was almost liver - colored.
They really came at a bad time. As soon as they arrived, they ran into this.
Ji Chengxuan was also extremely embarrassed. Although he was in the body of an eight - year - old child, in his previous life, he had lived for more than twenty years.
According to his age, he was a hot - blooded young man. How could he stand this!
"Maybe we should leave?" Yun Fujin whispered.
Ji Chengxuan nodded. The people inside were in the heat of the moment. They probably wouldn't hear any key information.
Why should they suffer here?
The two of them quietly backed out and found a quiet place to wait.
They waited for a full hour before the people inside finally came out.
The young man led the way, looking satiated. His clothes were not fully dressed, and half of his chest was exposed.
A short woman followed behind, buttoning her clothes while coquettishly scolding the man.
"What's the rush? I haven't dressed yet."
Why did this voice sound a bit familiar?
Yun Fujin and Ji Chengxuan were hiding in the dark. They could only vaguely tell that it was a woman, but they couldn't see her face clearly.
They didn't dare to go out rashly and were so anxious that they were sweating.
It seemed that the two of them were about to leave.
Ji Chengxuan pulled Yun Fujin and they walked through the narrow alley at the back.
The tile - roofed house area was built neatly. They could just walk around and get to a road parallel to the one the two were on.
They carefully hid and tried to walk as quietly as possible so as not to be discovered.
It wasn't until they completely walked out of this tile - roofed house area that they finally found a big tree that could hide them.
Yun Fujin hid behind the tree and watched the two. The woman was tugging at the young man's clothes, seemingly still reluctant to let the man go.
The young man put his arm around the woman's waist and whispered something in her ear.
The woman let out a coquettish laugh and gently punched the young man's chest before letting him go.
The woman stood alone on the street for a while, hailed a rickshaw, and went west along the main road.
At the moment they passed by, Yun Fujin finally saw her profile clearly.
Wasn't this the old village head's daughter?