Chapter 62 The Public Security Brigade is Here

"The security brigade is here! The security brigade is here to arrest people!" someone screamed loudly.

The scream was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

In the crowded places, the stall owners who were watching the show were like frightened birds, and they took off from the spot. Even the hunchbacked aunt who was selling vegetables picked up the vegetables on the ground, piled them on the wooden cart, and fled at the speed of light.

In the 1976s, many people were arrested for "speculation and profiteering".

Zhou Tie's face changed drastically. He no longer cared about Zhong Qiao and his daughter. He used a shiny plastic film to cover the fish that was upside down in the basin and was about to run away.

Before leaving, he glared at Zhong Qiao and said something harsh.

"Zhong Qiao, I'm going to find someone to deal with you sooner or later!"

Before he could finish his sentence, the security brigade rushed towards Zhou Tie as if they had eyes, pulled his arm with their backhand, and pinned it to the ground with an iron fork.

His whole face was stuck in the mud, and his mouth was covered with mud.

Zhou Tie was confused.

Since he dares to sell fish here openly all year round, it means that he has relatives or friends who know him in the Public Security Brigade.

Every time they catch a "speculator", the public security brigade will notify him in advance. At the very least, they will slowly wait for him to finish running and then pretend that they cannot catch up.

This time, the others were so close, yet they didn't even look. A dozen people just held him down like they had planned in advance?!

Is there any justice left?!

"What are you doing?" Zhou Tie lost face in front of his sweetheart, his face flushed and his neck thickened as he struggled hard, "Look carefully, I am Zhou Tie!"

"I brought you some fish last time! Didn't you enjoy the meal?"

The little mouth is chattering.

The leader who had knocked him to the ground with the fork changed his expression slightly, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he immediately gave orders in a cold voice.

"Shut his mouth!"

When the others heard Zhou Tie talking nonsense, they all felt a pang of fear and thought it was over. They started to search for the cloth in a hurry.

Zhong Qiao lowered his eyes and calmly handed over the rag stained with fishy smell on the wooden board.

One of them quickly took the wet rag and blocked Zhou Tiezui's mouth with it without saying a word.

Someone else took the opportunity to kick him and said pretentiously, "Speculation is fine, but you actually dare to accuse the Public Security Brigade?!"

"What fish?" someone pretended to be deaf and dumb. "Our captain is allergic to fish! How dare you, a scoundrel, say such nonsense? Are you trying to deliberately slander our captain?! Hmm? Answer me?!"

Someone immediately followed up with a serious tone, "We in the Public Security Brigade will never take a single cent from the people, even if we starve to death or jump off a building!"

This group of people are clapping their beards and riding horses!

Zhou Tie's eyes were wide open with anger, his mouth was blocked tightly, but he still made a whining sound out of frustration.

Because he had his back to the security brigade, he couldn't see his relatives and friends desperately winking at him.

Zhou Tie struggled continuously. Due to extreme anger, veins bulged on his forehead and his strong body seemed to contain boundless energy. After struggling for several times, he seemed to be trying to break free from the hemp rope.

If we let him get away, wouldn't that be a blatant slap in the face of the Public Security Brigade?

Under the physical suppression of several people, Zhou Tie struggled like a fish with difficulty breathing. Finally, his shoulders slumped and he became motionless as if he had lost his breath.

"Is the female comrade okay?" The captain of the public security brigade breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his hands, and stepped forward to apologize to Zhong Qiao and his daughter.

Xiao Shen followed behind him.

The reflection of the lenses revealed Xiao Shen's shrewd and scrutinizing eyes.

Zhong Qiao felt a little uncomfortable with his gaze and couldn't help frowning.

"It was our negligence. As soon as we heard the report from the enthusiastic citizens, we rushed here immediately. Are you not injured?" said the captain of the public security brigade.

This expression was completely different from the rude way he treated Zhou Tie before.

How strange.

"I'm not hurt." Zhong Qiao muttered to himself and said slowly.

"She's not injured," Zhong's father snorted coldly, looking at Zhou Tie. "It's this brat who slandered my daughter and ruined her reputation. If this gets out, how will my daughter live in the future?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

The captain of the public security brigade had his brows twisted into a "川" shape, and he nodded and bowed, apologizing frantically.

"If everything you say is true, we will definitely punish Zhou Tie. Is that okay with you?"

Mr. Zhong, who was so angry that he had no place to vent, opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by Zhong Qiao.

"Okay." Zhong Qiao was no longer embarrassed and agreed readily.

Her intuition told her that something was wrong.

This group of people from the Public Security Brigade had a clear goal and rushed straight towards Zhou Tie, it seemed like—

Some kind of command.

Zhou Tie was so angry after being "betrayed" by his relatives and friends that his mind was in a mess.

He couldn't understand why he was the one being pinned to the ground?!

The captain of the public security brigade plucked up his courage and tiptoed towards Ji's father and Zhou Yingying.

"Lesbian, uh, and this..." The captain of the security brigade said in a voice as thin as a mosquito, not daring to raise his head, "Big brother, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Father Ji looked calm.

He stood with his hands behind his back, a bit angry, his brows slightly furrowed. When he looked down at the captain of the security brigade condescendingly, his aura was instantly released, and he was intimidating without even being angry.

But he acted very relaxed, as if he was strolling in his own yard.

This is in stark contrast to the reserved attitude of the captain of the public security brigade.

Zhong Qiao couldn't help but look at them.

Zhou Yingying lowered her head, twisted her fingers together, and remained polite and courteous, replying politely, "It's okay."

After a pause, she lowered her eyes and spoke in a faint voice, unable to discern any emotion.

"It's this guy named Zhou Tie. You need to discipline him. He slandered my reputation in broad daylight."

"What?" The captain of the public security brigade was shocked. "Zhou Tie also slandered you?"

Zhou Yingying nodded without hesitation.

Zhou Tie's whole body stiffened. The moment he heard Zhou Yingying's admission, he let out a whimpering sound and began to struggle violently.

He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out.

Zhou Tie knew that he was not worthy of Zhou Yingying, so he only dared to protect her behind her back all these years.

No one in the compound knew about their relationship, and of course, his relationship with Zhou Yingying had never been openly acknowledged.

Zhou Yingying treated him like a friend, a brother, and a lover, but she would only smile at him when she asked him to borrow money, and Zhou Tie would give her the money even if he was hungry.

It can be said that everything Zhou Tie had was given to Zhou Yingying, and even if he didn't have anything, he tried his best to find it and give it to Zhou Yingying.

He thought he was not bad to Zhou Yingying and never asked for anything in return. Even if he had no credit, he had worked hard and he just hoped that Zhou Yingying would look at him more.

But why did Zhou Yingying abandon him like a piece of trash when something happened?

Even if she doesn't like him, it's fine. He can't blame her. It was he who insisted on liking her, but there was no need for her to step on him when he was in trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tiexin felt discouraged. His struggling movements seemed to be deflated, and he collapsed into the mud again.

In a corner where no one cared, this ferocious-looking man actually shed tears.

It’s a pity that his tears mixed with the mud, just like his true heart, no one can see it.

"We must teach him a lesson!"

The captain of the security brigade patted his chest to make a promise, but when he met Ji's father's scrutinizing gaze, he dared not say another word.

The story naturally ends abruptly with Zhou Tie being arrested by the public security brigade.

Zhong Qiao and his father were exhausted after this incident.

Zhong Qiao even wondered if she was just unlucky this year. Why did she always get into trouble with bad people whenever she went out? Should she find a temple with good luck and pray?

Or, go out less in the future, or stay as far away from the Ji family and Ji Hebai as possible, so as to avoid getting into trouble for no reason.

"Zhong Qiao." Father Ji suddenly called her at this time.

Zhong Qiao was caught off guard and turned to look at him.

"Uh, Uncle Ji?"

Father Ji stared at her for a long time with a deep gaze, as if he wanted to peek into her true soul from her eyes. After a while, he showed the amiable smile of an elder.

The kind that comes from the heart.

"Your personality is completely different from when you were a child. Sometimes your uncle feels like you've become a different person."

"However, the only thing that hasn't changed is," Father Ji said, his voice drawn out, his tone rather nostalgic, "you are still as smart as you were when you were little."