Seemingly noticing the surprise in Zhao Qi's eyes, Zhang Zhenshan smiled and said:
“I was born in a remote mountain village, and I have been immersed in the folk customs often spoken by the older generation since I was a child.
For example, why don’t you plant willows in front of your door and don’t plant mulberries behind your house?
Or maybe there are conflicting zodiac signs, funeral taboos, etc...
Our country's culture is actually inseparable from folk customs, but due to the development of science and technology, it has to be distinguished from it. But in fact, our country has never rejected folk customs, and I have always believed that there is no need to resist folk customs.
When entering the country, ask about taboos; when entering, ask about customs; when entering, ask about taboos.
The rituals during festivals and the attention paid to weddings and funerals. These are all folk customs, and it is these that constitute the more wonderful oriental cultural system and make our country different from other countries and become a great country with a long history of six thousand years. "
Zhao Qi did not expect that Zhang Zhenshan, the director of the Security Department, would have such a thorough view of folk customs.
It's no wonder that in his previous life, Zhang Zhenshan was able to stand out from the crowd of demon slayers and become one of the strongest.
Because his views and attitudes on these matters are essentially different from others.
Soon, Zhang Zhenshan spoke again:
"However, this does not mean that I believe in the existence of such things as spirits."
Having said this, Zhang Zhenshan looked at Zhao Qi with a searching look in his eyes:
"From what you just said, it seems that you think there are ghosts at work in the disappearance of these scientific research teams.
This is impossible, right?
Wrong investigation direction will inevitably bring wrong investigation results. "
Although the Zhang Zhenshan in front of him was not as dazzling as in his previous life, Zhao Qi could feel the familiar wisdom from him.
He did not directly express his doubts like others, but instead judged the current state of affairs from an objective perspective and from his own standpoint.
This familiar feeling made Zhao Qi feel a lot in his heart.
But before he could answer, Zhang Zhenshan waved his hand:
"It's just chatting, don't worry.
In this incident, our military only helped seal off the scene, and the specific investigation was conducted by the State Secret Service.
So I am just expressing my opinion and will not interfere with any of your subsequent investigation directions.
but,
Maybe it's like fate in folklore. I always have a feeling that there will be a long time to come between us..."
After saying these words, Zhang Zhenshan walked towards Ye Zhiqiang and others not far away.
Looking at Zhang Zhenshan's back, Zhao Qi's eyes gradually changed from complicated to firm.
"General Zhang, there is indeed a long way to go between you and me."
…
Ye Zhiqiang and others had been investigating in the forest all night, but after searching, they found that apart from the work badges they found earlier, there were only a few vague footprints.
The situation did not progress as expected, which made Ye Zhiqiang and others, who were already exhausted after spending a whole night, feel a little irritable.
At dawn, it started to rain lightly, and Ye Zhiqiang and others also returned without success.
"Mr. Zhao, we conducted an investigation according to what you said, but we didn't find any substantial clues.
We have wasted another night. Do you have any other suggestions now? "
It is not difficult to tell from Ye Zhiqiang's tone that he does not believe the folklore things Zhao Qi said at all.
The reason why he had to act according to Zhao Qi's instructions was because the task he received was for Zhao Qi to lead the investigation.
As an agent, he still has the basic quality of obeying orders.
But in Ye Zhiqiang's personal opinion, this is a complete waste of time. Instead of doing this, it is better to mobilize drones for aerial reconnaissance.
The entire mountain was immediately blocked by the military, which meant that this place became a completely closed area.
It's better than doing useless work here and wasting time.
In this regard, Zhao Qi did not give any explanation at all, because at this time he was also thinking about which link had the problem.
What kind of spirit is interested in these scientific researchers, and what is the purpose of abducting them?
This was the only thing that Zhao Qi couldn't figure out. He couldn't determine the type of spirit, so he couldn't conduct a targeted investigation.
A night of futile efforts made Zhao Qi feel a little troubled. The spirit seemed to be very cautious, hiding its whereabouts, thus causing the Yin Qi to dissipate.
But Zhao Qi was forced to take this action to prove himself, and obviously there was not much time to waste.
Soon, it was dawn, but the light rain was still falling, showing no sign of dissipating.
Zhao Qi looked up unintentionally and immediately saw the sun hanging on the horizon.
This suddenly flashed a hint of surprise in Zhao Qi's eyes, and then an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
"It's sunny and rainy, and a fox gets married. Is it a fox demon?"
Zhao Qi's voice was not loud, but it seemed particularly clear in this silent forest.
Ye Zhiqiang glanced at Zhao Qi suspiciously, obviously not understanding what he meant, but soon Zhao Qi walked over.
"I know what to do. Let your people look for it quickly to see if there is a locust tree in the forest.
Find the locust tree, dig up the soil at the base of the locust tree, and bring back as much soil as possible.
If I guess correctly, we should be able to find the missing researchers soon. "
Ye Zhiqiang stood up without saying a word and looked at Zhao Qi:
"Mr. Zhao, you know that the missing scientific researchers may be in danger, right? We must find them in the shortest possible time."
Zhao Qi nodded without changing his expression and said:
"If you want to find those scientific researchers as soon as possible, just do as I say."
Ye Zhiqiang obviously had something to say. After all, what kind of task was it to let the agents of the State Secret Service dig dirt?
There was no technical detection, no conventional trail following.
Every decision Zhao Qi makes is unexpected, and the intention behind it is completely unclear.
But again, Ye Zhiqiang clearly remembered the orders from his superiors, and Zhao Qicai was the leader of this operation.
So he sighed deeply and quickly ordered other agents to go look for the locust tree.
The agents were scattered in the woods in twos and threes, and everyone felt strange about Zhao Qi's order.
"Letting a layman lead our work will do nothing but waste time."
"First they lit incense and scattered paper money in the forest, and now they ask us to find locust trees to dig dirt. I really don't know what the point of doing this is."
The agents said helplessly as they began to search in the forest, and sure enough, they soon found some locust trees in the forest.
What happened next was unusual.
The agents in special combat uniforms were digging around the locust tree, looking very embarrassed...
