"I'm not leaving."

No matter what Lin Zhiheng did, he couldn't coax Grandma Lin away. Captain Li went out for a while and came back to find Grandma Lin still sitting in the hall. He was also at his wit's end.

"Auntie, if I let you see Lin Zhiqing, will you be able to go back?"

"Can I see the girl now?" Granny Lin was very excited.

Captain Li said, "I'll go and apply to the bureau chief. If the bureau chief approves, you can go and see Lin Zhiqing."

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go find the bureau chief. Sigh, this time we don't need any more rules. It seems the bureau chief is more powerful than rules."

But a dozen minutes later, Captain Li hung up the phone and told Grandma Lin and Lin Zhiheng, "The director said that rules are rules and cannot be broken."

Grandma Lin pouted, "It seems the bureau chief is still not as good as a turtle's butt."

"Grandma, let's go home," Lin Zhiheng urged her. "I'll go buy you something nice to eat."

"Okay then, let's buy some candy."

"Okay, okay, I'll buy you candy. You can have any kind of candy you want."

Lin Zhiheng finally managed to coax Grandma Lin out, and he planned to take her to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy candy.

Along the way, he held Grandma Lin's hand tightly, not daring to let go for a moment, for fear that Grandma Lin, being unfamiliar with the place, might accidentally get lost.

However, despite his caution, after hearing a loud shout not far away, Granny Lin immediately broke free from his grasp and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Lin Zhiheng quickly looked around for Grandma Lin's figure, and saw that Grandma Lin was fighting with a nimble man not far away.

He wanted to help Granny Lin, but as soon as he got close, Granny Lin subdued the man.

He helped Granny Lin hold the man down. Granny Lin took out two Plum Blossom brand watches from the man's pocket, one of which was claimed by a young woman.

"Thank you, Grandma, thank you, Grandma." The woman sincerely thanked Grandma Lin. "Grandma, I'd like to invite you to dinner later."

Lin Zhiheng knew that the person Grandma Lin had caught was a thief: "Grandma, let's take the thief to the police station and let the police handle it."

"Ugh, we're going to that godforsaken place again," Grandma Lin muttered. "That damned bureau chief won't let me see the girl."

Lin Zhiheng was worried for his mother-in-law. "Mother-in-law, if you keep scolding her and someone hears you, you'll never see your sister again."

"Okay, okay, I won't curse that bastard anymore. Anyway, he's not here, so he can't hear me."

Lin Zhiheng and Grandma Lin escorted the thief to the police station and handed him over to Captain Li.

After verifying the thief's identity, Captain Li confirmed that the person had committed many crimes recently and was someone their police station had been trying to arrest.

Several other victims had their valuables stolen by him, and they haven't been able to get them back.

Captain Li excitedly grasped Grandma Lin's hand: "Grandma, thank you for your hard work. You've caught an important criminal and done our police station a great favor."

"I've done you a huge favor?" Granny Lin raised an eyebrow. "Then can you agree to let me move in?"

Captain Li was stunned: This was truly the first time he had ever heard someone make such a request.

They actually wanted to move into the police station and went to great lengths to get in.

“Madam, you have done a great service. Um, how about I ask the bureau chief again to see if he can grant your request?”

Before Captain Li could even call Director Zhang, Director Zhang arrived on his bicycle.

Captain Li quickly told Director Zhang about Grandma Lin catching the thief and reiterated Grandma Lin's request to him.

Director Zhang burst into laughter. "This is the first time I've ever heard of someone wanting to voluntarily go to the station. Ma'am, you caught a thief, we can give you a reward."

"A reward of staying in the police station? I'd take that, I don't care about anything else."

Director Zhang was speechless for a moment, then after thinking for a while, he agreed to Grandma Lin's request.

"Alright, Auntie, you can move in if you want. But you won't be free once you're here. You can only leave with Lin Zhiqing when she leaves."

Grandma Lin felt as if she had received a tremendous blessing.

"Okay, okay, thank you. I'm willing to stay here. As long as I can be with Yaya, I don't care when I go out."

Grandma Lin agreed, but Director Zhang still wanted to discuss it with Lin Zhiheng: "You are Grandma's family member, do you agree to Grandma living here?"

"Me." Lin Zhiheng met Grandma Lin's hopeful eyes. Since Grandma Lin was so determined to stay here, then let her stay.

At least Granny Lin can stay with Lin Qingyan, and with the police guarding her, her safety is guaranteed. He can then focus on helping Lu Zhengting investigate the case once he gets back.

"Alright, Mother-in-law, you can stay then."

The policewoman then took her to see Lin Qingyan and locked the two of them up together.

Lin Qingyan was extremely surprised by Grandma Lin's arrival. After learning how Grandma Lin had been allowed to stay at the police station, Lin Qingyan was both amused and exasperated.

“Mother-in-law, when people catch thieves and do good deeds, they all hope to receive a certificate or other reward, which is a symbol of honor. But you want to go to jail.”

Grandma Lin didn't care at all: "As long as I can be with the girl, I won't trade any reward for her."

Lin Qingyan hugged Grandma Lin and rested her head on Grandma Lin's shoulder.

"Grandma, you're so kind!"

Mopantun Brigade, educated youth settlement

Lin Guanghui lay on the kang with his legs crossed, staring blankly at the rows of wooden roofs.

When the police took Lin Qingyan away yesterday, he was extremely excited, thinking that he could finally relax.

But a day passed and he received no further information about Lin Qingyan. The police were also investigating at the brigade's location, and his heart, which had been at ease, began to pound again.

He then realized that he had been thinking too simply. As long as Lin Qingyan was not sentenced, he could not rest easy.

Always leave yourself a way out.

So he began to think that if there were any signs that his killing of Tong Jiaojiao was going to be exposed, he should make preparations to escape in advance.

He began to feel uneasy again, still praying that Lin Qingyan would be convicted soon; he didn't want to be a fugitive.

These days, you can't go anywhere without a letter of introduction from a brigade cadre. Once he becomes a fugitive, he definitely won't be able to get a letter of introduction and will only be able to wander around in dark places.

But then I thought, even becoming a fugitive is better than being caught and executed by the police.

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

If he has to die, he'll take as many people down with him as possible, so that his death won't be in vain.

After returning to the brigade from the county town, Lin Zhiheng went to the educated youth settlement immediately after lunch.

He bumped right into Lin Guanghui, who was about to leave, as soon as he entered.