Lost and Found
Everyone discussed for a while and then dispersed, leaving only Qi Tonggao, Cousin, and me. We discussed it together and agreed that the orchids shouldn't be placed here. I said that I should let Lin Yanqiu and her daughter take a look, but Qi Tonggao disagreed and said,"I think we can only hide in the mountains. I'll do it at noon! We can't delay any longer."
"If you go alone, how would we know where to hide? We have to go together!" Cousin said.
Qi Tonggao laughed." Alright, alright, alright. However, there are too many people here. It's just a joke." Cousin and I can go, but you don't have to go.”
At noon, when everyone was taking a nap, Qi Tonggao and I carried the orchids out of the company. After walking along the road for a while, he saw that there was no one around, so he turned into the forest by the roadside. We placed the orchids in the shade behind a rock in a hollow. This was a place that was rarely visited by people.
"This is great. No ghost will come here. Only the heavens and the earth knew. We'll bring it back to the country in two days.”Qi Tonggao said," Orchids won't die even if they're not watered for a month. Let's not come here, lest we are discovered.”
"Will the smell of flowers attract people?" I looked at the direction of the wind. The wind was blowing from the direction of the road, but I still asked.
"No, the southwest wind blows here. Let's go back."
The two of them left the forest.
A few Wa soldiers suddenly appeared on the road and ran towards us. We were shocked and wondered if they were coming for us.
The Wa soldiers ran to the front. I saw that one of them was the orderly who went with us to hunt wild boars. "Hurry up and hand over the orchids!" he demanded. Where did you hide?"
Qi Tonggao and I naturally had nothing to say. He asked two soldiers to watch over us and led the other three into the forest. We were all thinking about it. If they wanted to look for it, they would definitely look for it in that valley. Sure enough, in a short while, he and the others came out laughing while hugging the orchid pot.
They didn't even look at us and left with the orchids. We could only watch their backs disappear around the corner. Neither of them dared to make a move. Dealing with five armed soldiers with bare hands was not something that could be settled with a few punches and kicks. If they were not careful, they might lose their lives.
"Bandits! Bandits! I'll f * ck your family for three generations!" Qi Tonggao cursed. Robbing in broad daylight is really lawless…"
"Stop scolding, Elder Qi. Think about what to do.”
"What else can we do? A strong dragon couldn't beat a local snake. It was the same everywhere!”
"I want to find Lin Yanqiu…"
Before he could finish, he shouted,"Yes, yes, yes. Why didn't I think of that?" I think that little girl is interested in you. He was afraid that she wouldn't be able to help. However, we can only try our luck. I'll go with you!"
The two of them rushed to Lin Yanqiu's wooden building. Fortunately, both father and daughter were here. Father Lin listened to us and smiled."This Ma Shucai really knows how to engage in these public affairs. Let's go. I'll go with you to look for Commander Wang.”
Commander Wang lives in Sabah. The four of them arrived at the mining department. When Chief Kerang heard that Father Lin was going to Sabah, he ordered the only jeep in the mining department to send us.
It was only five o'clock when they arrived at Sabah. When they arrived at Regiment Commander Wang's headquarters, Regiment Commander Wang and Father Lin were chatting and laughing, very affectionate. Papa Lin told him what had happened, and Commander Wang said,""It's late today, so we'll stay here for the night. I'll send someone to call Ma Shucai over to ask.”
"Uncle Wang, Ma Shucai will definitely not confess. If he were to alert the enemy and hide the orchid, things would be difficult. It's best if we go to his place personally and take advantage of his defenseless state to search for the orchids!”
Commander Wang thought about it and agreed."We welcome the boss of China to invest in mining here. If you like orchids, of course, you can dig them up and bring them back to your country. There are no rules in Wa State that forbid you from doing so. Ma Shu is just using our country's name. If what you say is true. He stole your orchids. This is illegal. I won't tolerate it and will deal with it. This was a place with laws, and not just anyone could mess around.”
We had dinner at the regiment headquarters and stayed there. The next day, Commander Wang asked a staff officer to follow us to Ma Shucai's residence.
When Ma Shucai saw us coming out of the jeep, his expression changed. He smiled from afar and said,"Big Brother Lin, what a rare guest. Why do you have the time to come and visit me?”
"I'm here to take a look." Papa Lin smiled as he walked towards the orchid shed.
"Brother Lin, I was wrong. Come here and have some tea!" Ma Shucai said to pull Father Lin.
"No rush, no rush. These people heard that your orchids are good and want to take a look. Let's take a look at your orchids first." Papa Lin smiled. He took a few big steps and entered the tent. We quickly followed him in.
The shed wasn't big, and it was unobstructed. The Qilan was in the shed.
"Lin, friend Lin." Qi Tonggao pointed at the orchid and shouted," This is our orchid! As expected, they had snatched it here!”
"Nonsense! Is this your flower? Say it again!" Ma Shucai shouted sternly," Look carefully, you're going to lose your tongue if you talk nonsense?”
"It's our flower." I said," We saw it very clearly. That's right. You just snatched it here yesterday.”
"Nonsense! Brother Lin, Advisor Zhao, I don't know why they invited you here. But they're framing me and trying to steal my flowers. I dug this flower from Nanshan Qing a few days ago. They actually wanted to swindle him. They were really dizzy! I won't let them off."
" You, you, you backstabbed me. You're really a scoundrel…" Qi Tonggao was so angry that his entire body was trembling.
Papa Lin thought for a moment and said,"Old Ma, you said that this orchid is yours. Is this pot yours?"”
"This, how is this not the case? Of course it's mine."
"Boss Qi, you said that these flowers are yours, so this pot is yours too?”
"Of course it is. When I came to Myanmar, I heard that orchids were good here, so I brought three from Cang Yuan. I still have two with me."
"Nonsense, I've already kept this pot.”Ma Shucai said.
"Alright then. Old Ma, can you tell me what's special about this pot?”
"This, this…there's no mark. Who would remember if a flower pot was special or not?”
"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember. There were two words at the bottom of the pot, called Zeng Yao.”
Papa Lin went up and lifted the basin. Sure enough, there were two official script characters of "Zeng Jiao" on the bottom of the basin.
"Old Ma, how can others know about your flower pot, but you don't?”
"This, this…he must have peeked!”
Staff officer Zhao chuckled and suddenly shouted to the orderly beside him,"Orderly, tell me, what's going on?”
" This, this..." The orderly lowered his head and peeked at Ma Shucai.
"You have to be honest." Staff Officer Zhao roared," If you say anything wrong, I'll kill you! Tell me, and I'll make the decision for you! Let's see who dares to do anything to you! If you don't want to tell me, bring it back to the regiment headquarters!"
" Yes, it was Ma Can and Battalion Commander Gao who asked us to do it..." The orderly told the truth.
"Ma Shucai, what else do you have to say?”Staff Officer Zhao asked.
Ma Shucai's face was ashen and he said dejectedly,""No, please explain it to the Guild Leader. Even if Battalion Commander Gao and I took their money, is there a need to support these people from the Celestial Dynasty? May I ask, what is their relationship with you?”
"Hmph, what relationship do you have to care about? How shameless!”Lin Yanqiu said.
"Autumn Goose, don't speak!" Papa Lin said sternly. Lin Yanqiu pursed her lips and rolled her eyes at Ma Shucai.
"Ma Shucai, I won't say anything else. I'm acting on the orders of the regiment commander. I want to take the flowers with me. Just you and Battalion Commander Gao wait, I will give you an explanation.”Staff Officer Zhao said.
Ma Shucai's face darkened and he did not say a word.
We carried the flowers to the car and returned to Sabah.
Commander Wang listened to Staff Officer Zhao and returned the flowers to us. We took the jeep back to the company overnight.
Qi Tong couldn't help but thank Father Lin again and again, saying that he had to repay him well. Father Lin said," You're welcome. If you don't worry, you can leave the flowers with me. I'll keep them safe for you."”
"Alright, alright, I'll be troubling you then, friend Lin." We'll send it back to the country in a few days.”
Qi Tonggao and I discussed and decided that he would send the orchids back to China the day after tomorrow. I thought about it and said that my cousin must go with him.
"Are you still worried about me?" he laughed. Alright then, we'll do as you say. After we return to the country, if the price is right, we will sell it. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer. He couldn't wait any longer. A long night would bring more trouble. Who knew what would happen?”
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