The educated youth was reborn and wanted to disappear, but he was locked into a military marriage.

Zhu Xiaomin came to the door and saw Xia Laosan coming over. She couldn't wait to ask, "Did you find anything?"

Xia Lao San took out a small piece of rag from his trouser pocket and said, "We searched that area and found no one, but we found this piece of cloth among some big rocks."

Zhu Xiaomin took it and flipped it over. She saw that it was a piece of ordinary blue coarse cloth. The four edges were cut flat and folded up with threads. It looked like a patch torn from a piece of clothing. She turned around and handed it to Huang Xiaojuan, "Is it from Director Huang?"

Huang Xiaojuan flipped through it and shook her head: "The stitches on this cloth are too thick. My aunt is very good at sewing."

In this era, clothes for both men and women were mainly blue and black. This was especially true in the village, where one could not tell who the cloth belonged to or even whether it was a man or a woman simply by looking at the color or texture of the cloth. However, the quality of the needlework could make a huge difference.

Zhu Xiaomin took it back and looked at it, and couldn't help frowning: "Yes, this needlework is very ordinary." He asked Xia Lao San, "No other clues?"

Xia Lao San shook his head: "We only found this." He frowned as he looked at the patch. "If it's not from Director Huang, who would go there and tear off the patch?"

Zhu Xiaomin couldn't figure it out either. She held the patch and turned it over and over for a while, but couldn't figure it out. She could only say, "It's getting late. You guys go back and rest first. Let me think about it."

Xia Laosan led his men away, and Xie Chengzhi asked in confusion: "Is there anyone else missing in the village?"

Zhu Xiaomin shook her head: "We checked today. At least the people from Liushu Village are here. No one from other villages reported missing anyone."

Huang Xiaojuan said: "Could it be left by someone who went there before?"

Zhu Xiaomin handed her the cloth: "It should be recently."

Although there was dirt on the cloth, there was no mud, which showed that it had not been exposed to rain since it fell there.

Chen Xudong asked: "Which brigade does that area belong to? Or which village is it close to? Or we can go and ask."

Xie Chengzhi immediately said, "Second Brigade. In fact, outside that forest, it belongs to the Second Brigade."

Huang Xiaojuan shook her head: "Climb over the ridge on the other side and you will reach the Fifth Brigade."

Five teams?

Zhu Xiaomin was startled, then looked at the cloth in Huang Xiaojuan's hand and said to the others, "Let's go and have some rest. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the cowshed of the Third Brigade first, and then go to the Fifth Brigade."

Originally, we were going to go to the Fifth Brigade tomorrow, but the Third Brigade was temporarily added because Bai Guihua and her group chased after the Third Brigade.

Everyone nodded. It was too late, so Huang Xiaojuan decided not to go back to the village. She stayed in the same room with Zhu Xiaomin in the house arranged by the brigade.

Since he had gone to the forest ranger's hut the day before and did not go to school, Zhu Xiaomin and others went to the school early the next morning to inquire about the situation. After confirming that they had not seen Huang Meihua since that day, they came back and notified the tractor drivers to prepare to go to the Third and Fifth Brigades.

But as they were talking, Xia Chunhua came over and said, "Qian Zhuzi didn't go to work today. What's the matter?"

"Didn't you tell me in advance?" Zhu Xiaomin asked.

Qian Zhuzi is in charge of the work at the base. Unlike other members, he has to arrange leave in advance.

Xia Chunhua shook her head: "Just now, Aunt Qian came over and said that he had something to do today, and asked the people going to the base to tell Uncle Chen a message."

What will happen?

As they were discussing, Jin Tangsong came running over and said to Zhu Xiaomin, "Director, I just heard that Qian Zhuzi got married today and has gone to the Fifth Brigade."

"What?" Several people were surprised. Huang Xiaojuan asked, "Does that mean that girl agreed to get married again?"

Jin Tangsong nodded: "My wife heard it with her own ears. She asked me to come over and tell her."

If it was the widow Qian Dashuan who asked to spread it, then it couldn't be false.

Chen Xudong immediately said, "Let's go right away and rush to the Fifth Brigade. We have to get things straightened out."

Zhu Xiaomin nodded and immediately said, "Let's go!" After leaving the door, he stopped again and turned to Jin Tangsong and asked, "Go through the natural forest behind the ranger's hut, cross a ridge and you will reach the Fifth Brigade. Can you go?"

Jin Tangsong nodded immediately: "I know that road, it's faster than driving a tractor on the main road."

That can't be called a road at all.

Zhu Xiaomin nodded: "You rush over there and try to delay Qian Zhuzi and don't let them get the evidence."

They are all villagers, so those two people could get the certificate in the Revolutionary Committee of any brigade. Since Qian Zhuzi rushed to the Fifth Brigade, it seems likely that they would get the certificate in the Fifth Brigade.

Jin Tangsong agreed and ran away.

Zhu Xiaomin and the other three did not delay any longer and went out to the threshing ground together, took a tractor and headed directly to the Fifth Brigade.

From the First Brigade to the Fifth Brigade, the tractor has to go around two hills on the main road. The other road is a mountain road that cannot be used by cars. Villagers usually go there.

The shortcut that Jin Tangsong mentioned cannot actually be called a shortcut. It is just the straight-line distance from the First Brigade to the Fifth Brigade. It requires crossing mountains and ridges, and there are many steep slopes and cliffs in between, which most people cannot walk on.

Qian Zhuzi was handling private matters and did not borrow a bicycle from the brigade. He should have gone to the Fifth Brigade from a small road and set off an hour earlier than everyone else.

Zhu Xiaomin calculated the time. If they drove the tractor faster, they could reach the Fifth Brigade at the same time as Qian Zhuzi.

The disadvantage was that they didn't know which village the girl was from, so they could only go directly to the brigade headquarters to intercept her.

A few people were calculating the time when the tractor suddenly slowed down and the tractor driver shouted in front: "Director."

Zhu Xiaomin looked up and asked, "What's wrong?" As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't need the tractor driver to answer. She saw the people who were stopping the car on the road ahead, stood up and asked, "Where are you from? What's the matter?"

There were seven or eight people trying to stop the vehicle. When they saw the tractor stop, a middle-aged man immediately ran over. Seeing Zhu Xiaomin, he shouted in surprise: "It's Director Zhu. We are from Dongmen Village of the Third Brigade. Old Liu is sick and needs to go to the town clinic. Can you give him a lift with your tractor?" He then pointed back.

Four people came over with a homemade stretcher and stood in front of the tractor, saying one by one: "Yes, Director Zhu, saving lives is the most important thing. It's such a long way, it will take us afternoon to walk there. Please help us carry him."

Zhu Xiaomin asked: "What disease is it? I remember your brigade had a barefoot doctor, didn't you take a look?"

"Director Zhu, our team's barefoot doctor is not here today. We saw that he was unconscious and were afraid that we might not be able to wait, so we wanted to send him to the town." The middle-aged man looked anxious.

Huang Xiaojuan looked at Zhu Xiaomin and asked anxiously, "What should I do?"

Xie Chengzhi frowned: "How could it be such a coincidence?"

Yeah, how could it be such a coincidence?

Moreover, these are the three major teams.

Zhu Xiaomin became suspicious and pressed Huang Xiaojuan's hand, motioning her to stay. She waved to the other two people and said, "Let's take a look." Then she jumped out of the car and looked at the person on the stretcher.

Xie Chengzhi and Chen Xudong followed immediately, intentionally or unintentionally keeping her away from others.