So the two police officers hurried back to the county. By the time they arrived at the county hospital, Qiao Yuxiang had already returned to her ward.
The brigade leader had already questioned Qiao Yuxiang, but she refused to speak, merely saying that she knew nothing about it.
Since she wouldn’t talk, the brigade leader didn’t want to bother any further. After all, he had reported the incident, and someone would naturally take care of it afterward.
Upon exiting the ward, he said to Li Rongjuan, "Educated Youth Li, she has just had surgery, and she definitely needs someone to look after her. Stay and take care of her for a few days. The team will give you six work points per day for this."
Although Li Rongjuan was reluctant to take on this task, she considered that the brigade leader had already spoken, and besides, there wasn’t much work available in the village to earn work points at the moment. Moreover, she would receive six work points a day for this. "Alright," she conceded, "but meals in the county are expensive, and we’ll need Grain Coupons."
Upon hearing this, the brigade leader agreed it was a reasonable concern. "This is something the village can’t manage," he said. "How about this: go in later and discuss it with Educated Youth Qiao. See what she thinks."
While they were discussing this, the two officers arrived. "How’s it going?" one asked. "Can the injured person cooperate with the investigation now?"
The brigade leader nodded and led the two officers in.
When Qiao Yuxiang saw the brigade leader bringing the police in, her eyes flashed with panic, but she quickly composed herself.
She absolutely couldn’t give herself away, or what awaited her would be an even greater disaster, far worse than staying here.
After the brigade leader made the introductions, the older officer spoke up, "Don’t be afraid. You just need to answer my questions."
Qiao Yuxiang had already made up her mind: she would claim ignorance to everything.
She did want to find the person who broke her leg, but she knew exactly what that person was after. If they were truly found, everything she had done before might come to light. If those people found out, she feared she would die even quicker.
Because they would never let her implicate them. She was no fool.
So, regardless of how the older officer questioned her, Qiao Yuxiang’s response was always the same: "I went to sleep very early last night; the people at the Zhiqing Point can vouch for me.
"I didn’t wake up at all during the night; because of this, I even missed breakfast. I wasn’t aware anything had happened until the pain woke me. I have no idea what occurred during that time?"
The older officer saw no unusual expression on her face. But he simply didn’t believe she could be unaware. After all, abducting someone from the Zhiqing Point and returning them silently was no ordinary feat.
Moreover, considering her leg injury, how could she possibly not have shown any reaction to such pain at the time?
This obviously didn’t make sense.
The more adamantly Qiao Yuxiang denied knowing anything, the more the older officer felt there was something complicated about the matter.
Therefore, after leaving the hospital, he said to the younger officer following him, "We’ll need to take another trip to Songling Village tomorrow. I have a feeling there’s a problem here."
Meanwhile, Yunyi quickly reached her destination in the Hua’an Farm Reclamation vehicle.
All the way there, Qiao Wenyu explained the situation at Hua’an Farm Reclamation, including the reasons why she was able to get a job at the unit’s health clinic.
He was worried she might be misled by others if she didn’t understand the situation.
As soon as the vehicle stopped, Qiao Wenyu hopped off, fetched the keys from the health clinic up ahead, and said, "Come on, I’ll take you to see where you’ll be living."
The courtyard was right behind the health clinic, which made commuting convenient.
However, if she wanted to cook something nice, she probably couldn’t do it in the yard; the smell might attract trouble.
Luckily, she had her space, so that wouldn’t be a problem for her.
Qiao Wenyu smiled and opened the gate to the small courtyard. "I had Zheng Xuewen and the others clean up here before I left. If you see anything that doesn’t suit you, I’ll find someone to come and help you tidy it up."