About twenty minutes later, the police arrived.

Bai Jiaojiao poured the hot water directly onto the man's head, showing no mercy in her haste. As a result, the man's face was completely disfigured, and even the police officers at the police station couldn't help but frown upon seeing his features.

"What's going on? Where is the person involved?"

"The person involved is over there!"

The onlookers pointed to the roof.

"What are you doing on the roof? Come down and tell us what's going on. What kind of poison gas is it?"

“I don’t know what kind of poison gas it is, comrade. I’m pregnant right now. I’m not sure what it is. It’s impossible for it to come down from my yard.”

When the police heard that she was pregnant, they were even more worried.

"Tell me right now, what did you do in their house?"

Even when the man saw the police, he wouldn't budge and refused to say anything.

"Officer, look at what that thing is in front of my house. He was holding it in his hand at first. Look at what it is."

Bai Jiaojiao was on top, pointing to a blue-gray strip of cloth below.

Because she was on a bungalow, Bai Jiaojiao didn't dare to stand too close to the edge, so she couldn't see clearly.

A square-faced policeman walked over, wearing white gloves. He picked up what Bai Jiaojiao was pointing to, and as soon as he did, he frowned: "It's a handkerchief, and it stinks. What's on it?"

The handkerchief was still dripping wet, but the scent on it couldn't be masked.

Bai Jiaojiao immediately seemed to have a breakthrough: "Officer, it's ether!"

She finally remembered—it was the smell of ether, and the gas in the living room was ether!

Bai Jiaojiao was relieved after knowing what gas it was.

She held her breath and led Bai Doudou downstairs. While inhaling too much ether is certainly not good, a small amount is not a problem.

"Ether?"

Although police officers are not college students with a relevant major like Bai Jiaojiao, they have heard about this kind of thing because of their profession.

"Officer, he first let some of the ether evaporate into my house, then waited for me at my door with this handkerchief, intending to smother me until I went out to check the situation and then knock me unconscious!"

Bai Jiaojiao's words were very logical, and the police had thought the same thing.

"Take him back first. You're coming with us too."

Bai Jiaojiao said with difficulty, "Officer, my husband is out and hasn't come home yet. Could you wait for him?"

"What are you waiting for? We're investigating a case. Why didn't you wait a bit when you called the police? Come with me!"

Meng Hongmei said, "Jiaojiao, you go first, and we'll tell Shen Heng when he comes back."

"Yes, yes, you go ahead first. Do you need a few of us to come with you? You're pregnant, is it inconvenient for you?"

The neighbors were still very welcoming, since they now knew that this was Yang Fu's granddaughter.

They all secretly cursed the police officer for being so reckless, treating Bai Jiaojiao this way.

"No need, I can manage on my own. Then I'll trouble you, sister. I'll go with them, and when my brother Heng comes back, you can have him go to the police station to find me."

"Don't worry. If your house smells bad, you can leave your dog with me."

"Thank you so much, big sister."

Meng Hongmei solved Bai Jiaojiao's problem. After she left, Bai Doudou was locked at home alone, smelling ether, which worried Meng Hongmei.

If you leave with Meng Hongmei, Bai Doudou will have two little friends to play with.

Bai Jiaojiao left with the police officers, while Shen Heng and Bai Shiqing had just met at the train station.

"Brother-in-law, thank you for coming to pick us up again."

Even though the area outside the train station was considered desolate in Yancheng, Bai Shiqing still found it very novel upon arriving in the big city.

Shen Heng said, "I'm only riding one bicycle, so I can't carry two people. I'll tell you how to get there in a bit. Give me some of your luggage, and I'll carry it back on my bicycle."

"Hey, hey, we know."

Bai Shiqing and Li Shuxian were carrying large and small bags, it was clear that they had brought almost all their belongings.

"Be careful when you two are on the bus, and don't get lost. If you can't find your way, ask for the address of Yenching University. Our home is close to there."

After giving instructions, Shen Heng tied the packages that Bai Shiqing and Li Shuxian were carrying to the back of his bicycle. Li Shuxian only had a fish-scale bag hanging on his back, while Bai Shiqing had a small bag slung over her shoulder containing her personal belongings.

After the two lightened their load, Shen Heng saw them off in the car and then rode his bicycle home.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got home and turned into the alley, Meng Hongmei stopped him.

The onlookers hadn't all left yet; they were all gathered around Meng Hongmei's door.

"Shen Heng, you'd better go to the police station right away! Something happened at your house. A man tried to drug Jiao Jiao, but she splashed him with boiling water. He's at the police station now, you need to hurry..."

Before Meng Hongmei could finish speaking, Shen Heng hurriedly went home to unload his luggage. As he walked out, the sand under his wheels flew out.

Shen Heng arrived at the police station faster than the police officers from the station responded to the call.

He was covered in sweat and panting heavily as he asked the gatekeeper, "Where is Bai Jiaojiao?"

The person on duty raised his eyelids slightly: "Is this the young woman who called the police saying someone was putting poison in front of her house?"

Shen Heng exclaimed, "It's her!"

"Wait a minute," the policeman called to someone behind him. A moment later, another policeman came out from around the corner and said, "You're the male head of the household, right? I'll take you there."

Shen Heng was led to a room where only Bai Jiaojiao was sitting.

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