There is a kind of red mud in Bingcheng with a unique smell, which is different from the mud in other places, and it is only found in one place.
Bingcheng's small brewing workshops like to use this red mud as pit mud because the wine brewed from this pit mud has a unique taste.
This red mud is produced in a place called Hongtuling. (The above are all fabrications, do not believe them to be true, they are just for plot needs)
Red Clay Ridge is southwest of Bingcheng.
But not very far.
The reason why Zhou Sen went out of the city overnight was for tomorrow's sealed performance. If Jiang Rou couldn't appear on the stage tomorrow.
Then most of her efforts this year will probably be ruined, because all the tickets for the sealed performances have been sold.
Even tickets for good seats are sold at extremely high prices by ticket sellers.
If we can't see Xiao Xiangning's performance, how many people will scold her. Even if we make up for it after the fact, it will affect our reputation.
Once the impact is formed, it is irreversible. Even if it is time to explain that it is not a personal reason, it will not help.
Therefore, Zhou Sen wanted to do everything possible to find the person.
The only clue now is the red mud on the car's tires, which shows that Qin Lang's car has been to Hongtu Ridge.
Judging from the degree of soil adhesion, it looks like passing through the best red mud area.
But this season is definitely not the time to dig out red mud, and the road is covered with snow. How can the tires get stained with red mud?
There is only one possibility, and that is that the car came from the mining area where red mud was dug.
If someone is guarding the mining area, someone will naturally clear the road, otherwise it will be difficult to walk. Therefore, Zhou Sen led people to go straight to the mining area.
The two cars turned on their headlights and headed toward Red Clay Ridge along the winding road.
The speed is neither urgent nor slow.
There was silence in the car. Wu En, who was driving, was concentrating on the road ahead. It was dark and the road was slippery, so he had to be more careful.
Half an hour later, we were far away from the city. The temperature in the suburbs was even lower, reaching a low of forty degrees.
Inside the carriage, I could feel the cold wind pouring in through the crack in the door. Fortunately, I drank some wine to warm myself up. Otherwise, it would be too much to be active outside in such a cold day.
Qinglao Er is familiar with Hongtu Ridge. The transportation company under their name pulls red mud from Hongtu Ridge for others. Although pit mud is not required every year, if you want to expand the pit, you must have enough pit mud, and Japan People are still secretly hoarding this red mud, and it is said that they are even using it for research.
Those who are familiar with the path will not go wrong on this path.
After leaving the city, the road was not so easy. After more than an hour, the two cars finally arrived at Red Clay Ridge.
"Is there anyone still on duty at the Red Clay Ridge Mine?"
"I don't know about this, but there should be someone there. There is a village here that makes a living by digging mud." Qing Laoer said.
"Is that village still there?"
"Yes, Brother Sen, it's not far from the mining area." Qing Laoer nodded.
"Let's go over and have a look."
This village is called Hongtuling Village. It is not a big village, with only twenty or thirty households. It does not require many people to dig red soil.
It is enough to support a village of twenty or thirty households. If it is more, there will be more monks and less rice.
The road into the village is difficult, but cars are still available. After all, transporting red mud from here cannot be carried on people's backs.
Therefore, the village naturally built a road that can be used by horse-drawn carriages. Since horse-drawn carriages can be used, it is not difficult to use cars.
After the road freezes, the road is covered with ice, making it not only bumpy but also prone to slipping, which really tests the driver's skills.
The car continued walking along the village road for about twenty minutes, and finally saw a village with more than twenty houses standing in an orderly manner along the hillside.
The village was quiet, but the sound of the car engine woke up the livestock raised by the villagers.
It was the domestic dogs who were guarding the home again. After hearing the movement, they barked one after another, and the barking continued for a while.
In the middle of the night, the villagers were already asleep. Suddenly a car came and a stranger entered, and there was immediate movement.
There is no electricity in the village, and most people use oil lamps.
Some people got up and lit oil lamps, but they were quickly extinguished, and most of them did not make any move.
But in such a cold weather, every house has a heated kang, and those without a heated kang are destined to be inhospitable.
"Two people work together and search from house to house. If you encounter someone who won't open the door, don't force your way in. Wait for us to act together."
"Understood." There are a total of eight people in the two cars. They can be divided into four groups, but two people must be left to watch the cars, so there are only three groups of people.
"If you find car tire marks in the yard, call the police immediately." Zhou Sen ordered.
"Brother Sen, the villagers here are very united. What if they refuse to cooperate?" Qing Laoer quickly reminded.
"If they don't cooperate, let them understand the consequences of violent resistance to the law!" Zhou Sen doesn't mind seeing blood tonight.
This is not a peaceful time, and things have to be done in a methodical manner. They are the police, and they are here to handle the case. It is their duty to cooperate. If you violently resist law enforcement, the shots you receive will be in vain.
"clear."
Zhou Sen, Anna and Wu En all carried guns. Although Qing Laoer did not carry a gun, he also carried a self-defense knife.
There were also two members of the special agent brigade and brothers from Qing Lao's subordinates.
The members of the special agent brigade were all police officers, so naturally they were all equipped with guns. However, Qing Lao's subordinates did not carry guns, so they had to be left to watch the intersections leaving the village as car watchers.
Zhou Sen and Anna each led a police officer from the special agent brigade. Wu En and Qing Lao Er were paired together. Wu En had a gun and Qing Lao Er had a quick mind. Zhou Sen felt at ease when they worked together.
Moreover, among the police officers of the special agent brigade, only Zhou Sen and Anna could shout, while Wu En and Qing Lao Er could not.
So, in pairs, we started exploring the village.
In the middle of the night, there were very few people who could open the door. After all, you couldn't see at night. Even if something happened, the neighbors wouldn't get up to help if they heard the noise.
"Open the door, fellow, our car broke down and we want to stay overnight..."
No one in the room answered. After Zhou Sen shouted a few times, he used a dagger to pick the door bolt, then pushed open the courtyard door and walked in.
The flashlight shined on the ground in the yard, but he didn't find any tire marks on the ground. He didn't continue to knock on the door and just stepped back.
I haven’t entered the yards of two houses yet.
"Chirp chirp..."
This was Anna's voice calling her. Zhou Sen hurriedly led the people out, identified the direction and ran away.
Anna squatted on the ground, and the Special Agent Brigade police officer with him guarded her with a gun.
"Zhou Sen, are you here to take a look?" Anna waved her hand, and the flashlight in her hand shone on a section of the road that had frozen solid.
Zhou Sen squatted down and recognized at a glance that these were the tire tracks of Qin Lang's Dodge car. There were not many Dodge cars in Ice City. When he bought them back, he didn't spend a lot of money to replace them with new tires.
"The tire marks and wear degree are completely consistent with Qin Lang's car." Anna observed carefully and said.
"It seems that Qin Lang's car has indeed been here." Zhou Sen nodded, this is good news.
"It's a pity that there is only this short section, otherwise we can tell from the tire tracks where it has been and where it has stayed," Anna said.
"Look again, there must be more." Zhou Sen said.
"Judging from the tread marks on the tire tracks, the car should be heading in that direction." Anna carefully observed the tire tracks on the ground, raised her hand, and pointed in the direction of the village.
Going up in this direction, I found two more incomplete tire marks, but they were obviously covered by other footprints or ruts.
And judging from the disarray of the traces, this must have been done intentionally afterward.
It seems that they have come to the right place.
"There are also..."
They walked along the road in the village until they could no longer find any tire marks, and then they stopped in front of a house.
This family's door had the most tire marks. Although most of them were trampled and crushed to pieces, it was enough to show that Qin Lang's car had passed through this door.
Otherwise, the people inside would not have expended great efforts to remove and cover up the car tire marks on the ground.
Moreover, judging from the scale of the house building in this family's yard, this family is definitely one of the best in this village.
"What should we do? We made so much noise but there was no movement at all in this house. We are not familiar with the situation inside. How about we wait until dawn?" Anna suggested.
"Xiaorou and Qin Lang can't wait for what we're waiting for. Besides, even if we wait until dawn, we still don't know what's going on inside?"
"At least we can see inside from the window?" Anna said.
"Do you think the people here are better than us?" Zhou Sen asked back.
"How can that compare?"
"In that case, let's try together?" Zhou Sen said, "We have experienced such rigorous training, but we have not experienced actual combat yet."
"Well, that's true."
"Try to capture them alive and keep them alive. I want to know who is behind the scenes." Zhou Sen said.
"good."
Zhou Sen called Wu En and others, and the three of them built a bridge. Anna easily crossed the wall and entered the courtyard, and then opened the courtyard door for everyone from the inside.
There was a large open space in the yard. Although the open space had been cleared, it was still found to have tire marks.
It was obvious that Qin Lang's car was driven directly into this yard.
There was still no movement in the house.
It's obvious that people are inside and don't dare to come out.
"People inside, listen, you have been surrounded by the Bingcheng Police Department's special agent brigade. If you know the current situation, if you step out on your own, you may be able to reduce the punishment. If you stubbornly resist and refuse to surrender, then don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless! Zhou Sen straightened his back, put his hands on his hips, and shouted calmly and calmly.
This operation left Anna dumbfounded.
With just a few of them, the people inside can come out and surrender obediently. What if there are more people inside than them?
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What if they also have weapons?
This is what you said about having a real fight. It's like taking off your pants during the wedding, but you say you can't do it and can't come. What's the difference?
"I'll give you ten seconds to think about the opportunity. If you still don't come out after I count from 'ten' to 'one', then I will order an attack. This is a fool's errand, and bullets don't have eyes... …”
"nineteen……"
Before Zhou Sen could count to the last three, a voice came from inside: "Boss, don't shoot, we surrender!"
