Due to the airflow, the plane flew for nearly two hours to Kunshi, the capital of Yunnan Province, and then transferred to Jinshi, and when it came to Ningxiang Town, it was already in the afternoon.

"It's desolate."

Standing on the gravel-paved street, Qin Li could take in the entire Ningxiang Town at a glance.

It's more appropriate to say it's a small town than a small town.

Ningxiang Town is built on the mountain, and at the end of the town, there are clouds and mist in the distant mountains of Qingdai, and the mountains with green tiles and gray walls are delicate.

The buildings on both sides of the town are also blue-tiled and gray-walled, but they are more neatly built than the houses scattered on the distant hills.

Almost all of them were two stories high, and under the eaves hung many corn cobs, golden and golden, adding a touch of warmth to the cold gray and black tones. There are also those with bacon, but there are not many of them, mixed with golden corn, looming.

There were various stalls on both sides, and there were no sheds on them, and it seemed that as soon as it rained, they would move the stalls inside.

Most of the stalls sell vegetables and fruits, as well as chicken, duck and fish, but there are not many, and it seems that the residents here are living in poverty.

Of course, there are also stalls selling daily necessities, such as towels and toothbrushes, as well as clothes and children's toys.

Overall, this is a backward but non-trivial remote town.

"Your plan?" Retracting his gaze, Qin Li looked at Corot.

"Find a place to stay, and then, as we were, we went our separate ways." Corot said.

The two have worked together in many cases, usually Co Luo reveals his identity and talks to relevant people, while Qin Li is secretly looking for hidden clues.

Corot is good at communicating with people and is even better at clichés, while Qin Li has a keen insight into the environment, and in different environments, they can always find the clues they want.

"Where to stay?" Looking at the surrounding environment, Qin Li frowned.

"Principal Wang has booked us two rooms, which are near here." Corot looked at his phone and walked towards the hostel with Qin Li.

Walking to the end of the town, a hostel appeared in front of the two of them.

"There's a hostel here?" Qin Li raised his eyebrows.

"Well, it's a beautiful place, and it's not tarnished by the influx of tourists, so there are still a lot of backpackers who come here." Corot explained.

"Oh, now that the hostels have been opened, it's only a matter of time before they are defiled." After speaking, Qin Li pushed the door and entered.

Corot pursed his lips and followed.

The hostel was small, originally serving as a lobby for tourists, less than 30 square meters, but the counter alone took up a third of it, and the rest of the room was set up with a shabby leather sofa and a coffee table made of boxes, and only four or five adults could stand.

However, Qin Li and Corot are both very large, and just the two of them standing there are already very cramped.

A man wearing a denim jacket and a bird's nest head completed the formalities for the two of them, and said enthusiastically: "It's the off-season recently, and the beds are very empty, your room was originally eight beds and four beds, but now they are all vacant, you two can sleep in whichever bed you want, it doesn't matter if you sleep together." ”

"Hehe, thank you." Corot took the key to the room and walked towards the stairs with Qin Li.

"I'm not going to sleep in the same bed with you, you'd better be aware of it." Qin Li's voice came coldly from behind.

"Huh! As if I'm interested in you, I already have someone I like, a woman. Corot snorted coldly.

"Oh? Then she is really unlucky. Qin Bai sneered.

Corot was silent, and after finding the room number, he opened the door with the key.

"Squeak!"

The wooden door was a little rotten, covered with traces of insect moth, and with a slight push, it opened, but the sound was a little seeping.

"It's perfect for a ghost movie." Qin Qi said lightly.

"The musty smell is a bit heavy, so let's take a look at it." With a wave of dust, Corot walked in.

The two of them didn't have much luggage, one of them carried a bag, and after putting down the luggage, they began to choose a bed.

"I'll choose this one, you stay away from me." Qin Li chose the bed by the window.

"Then I'll pick this one." Corot chose the bed opposite Qin Qi.

"A little farther away, you go to the gate." Qin Li pointed to the bed at the door and said.

"The sound insulation at the door is not good, it will affect my sleep." Corot frowned.

"Look at this crumbling wall, where do you think it will be better to sleep, the sound insulation will be good? Besides, are you here to sleep? Qin Bai patted the mottled wall, and suddenly the dust was wanton.

"Ahem, ahem, okay, okay, don't shoot, you'll shoot a hole in the future, don't talk about sound insulation, and then you can look at the person next door." Corot fanned the dust in disgust.

After settling in, the two left the hostel one after the other.

Corot went to Principal Wang to understand the situation, while Qin Li wandered around the town, pretending to be a tourist on the surface, but in fact observing the surrounding environment and people.

It was almost evening, and the town was sparsely populated, including Han Chinese and ethnic minorities, but most of the ethnic minorities were Browns.

On their dark and rough faces, there was a simple smile, as if poverty had not troubled them, but brought them peace and happiness.

But, is that really the case?

Qin Li found that each of them had a desire balloon on their heads, and their desires seemed to be the same - "wealth".

Money may not bring happiness, but it can improve their material lives and make them no longer poor.

After walking around the town for half an hour, Qin Li had already walked from one end of the town to the other.

As if he couldn't find any useful clues here, Qin Li turned to look at the distant mountains that were sprinkled with golden light by the falling glow.

There are few clouds and mist, and against the backdrop of the setting sun, they are glowing with dreamy colors, floating on the green hills, like a layer of colored tulle, like a dream.

"Will such a dust-free place hide sin?"

Qin Li raised his feet and walked towards the dream-like land.

After Corot came to the school where Qu Xiaobo taught, under the guidance of the doorman, he quickly found Principal Wang's office.

It is a middle school, built at the foot of the hill next to the town, with only two three-story school buildings, and a bungalow. Compared with the houses in the town, the two school buildings are more neatly repaired, no longer green tile buildings, but cement wall buildings, and the outer layer is also painted with white paint, but the paint is slightly peeled off, revealing the gray cement inside.

Overall, it's pretty sturdy.

The principal's office and the teacher's office were in that bungalow, and when Corot found the principal's office, he knocked on the door.

"Please come in!" He is a baritone with a lot of energy.

"Hello, I'm Corot with whom you contacted." Corot pushed the door open and briefly introduced himself.

"Hello, hello!" Principal Wang then stood up, walked around the desk, walked to Corot, and stretched out his right hand.

Principal Wang was of Han nationality, and he looked to be forty or fifty years old, with dark hair, and some silver strands were hidden in the thick black hair, looming.

Like the rest of the town, Principal Wang's skin is dark and rough, his cheeks are still flushed, his face is full of wrinkles, and he is quite serious when he is not smiling, but when he laughs, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes can extend to his temples.

Principal Wang is not tall, quite sturdy, and walks with a very stable chassis.

"Hello, Principal Wang, I know that you have already told the police about Xiaobo, and probably more than once, but I was entrusted by Xiaobo's mother, and she is in a hurry now, so please tell me again about everything that happened after Xiaobo came here." Corot is straight to the point, neither humble nor arrogant, but not polite.

"Don't bother, Xiaobo came to teach here, but suddenly disappeared, we are also responsible, so, if you ask, I also hope to find that child as soon as possible, he is a good boy!" Principal Wang clasped Corot's hand, his tone sincere, but eager.

Corot took his hand back and found that his palms were strong, covered with calluses, and rubbing against his own skin, itching and painful.

He lowered his eyes to observe Principal Wang's micro-expression, and found that when he said this, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were eager, and because he was too excited, he sprayed some punctuation marks.

After finishing speaking, his expression did not relax, but pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and unconsciously stroked his eyebrow bone with his right hand, revealing a guilty look.

"Then let's sit down and talk." Corot said.

"Oh, yes, yes, please sit down, tea or water?" Principal Wang hurriedly let go of Corot's hand and invited Corot to take a seat.

"Plain water is fine, thank you." Corot sat down on the somewhat old leather couch.

"Crunch!"

As soon as he sat down, the whole person fell in.

"Ah, sorry, there's something wrong with the spring on that couch, you can sit on this one." Principal Wang pointed to a rattan chair next to the sofa.

"Okay." Corot got up and shifted to the wicker chair.

There was a cushion on the rattan chair, but it was a little old and didn't have much elasticity anymore.

It's really poor here!

After sitting down, Corot looked around and saw that there was not much decent furniture in the headmaster's office.

"Drink water, please." Principal Wang handed Corot a half-filled porcelain cup.

"Thank you." Corot took the porcelain cup and took a sip, "How did Xiaobo behave after coming here?" ”

"Okay, he and Zhang Qiang are both children who persist to the end, except for the thatched pit here, they are very adaptable to other places, they are also very responsible for their work, and they are also very patient with the children, they are two good children."

Principal Wang excitedly talked about a lot of things after Qu Xiaobo came here, interesting things, and embarrassing things.

If Principal Wang does not have an apocryphal component, it can be seen from his account that after Qu Xiaobo came here, except for being a little unaccustomed to it at first, he quickly adapted to life here, and he also loved his volunteer teaching work, and there was no sign of giving up halfway.

This is also consistent with Qu Xiaobo's mother's recollections, Qu's mother also said that Qu Xiaobo is very adaptable except for complaining that he is not used to urinating on a row of pits, not only that, but also likes the scenery here, and will take pictures of different scenery every day and send it to Moments.

Since Qu Xiaobo likes the volunteer teaching work here, there is no such thing as running away secretly.

After spending nearly an hour at Principal Wang's place, Corot left, and although Principal Wang repeatedly asked him to stay for dinner, Corot politely refused.

The information given by Principal Wang did not deviate much from the information and confession he obtained from the police, so Corot did not get any new clues.

"I don't know if Lao Qin found any useful clues?" Corot stared at the darkening sky and walked towards the town.

"That's... Are you the police officer who came to find Teacher Qu? ”

Just as Corot was walking down the road to the town, a young man's voice came from behind him......