"Sixth Brother, are you sure you're not seeing things?"

Wu Xiaoliu shook his head: "As long as your drawing is correct, I won't mistake the person. When you first said he didn't have a beard, I didn't pay attention, but looking at the portrait, I'm very sure."

When I came out, I specifically checked the ground in the alley. That person was indeed badly bitten by the dog; you could see drops of blood on the ground. The bite site was less than 100 meters from your house, but in such darkness at night, he probably couldn't have seen it.

"Sixth Brother, do you mean that the reason Jiang Cheng was wandering around the alley entrance today is because he hasn't found my house address yet?"

“I think so, and yesterday was probably the first time they followed you, so they had no idea that you usually walk on the other side, and yesterday you just happened to walk on the east side.”

At this moment, Wang Ziwen spoke up: "Another possibility is that he is afraid to enter the alley. Even if people in the alley don't know each other, they are still familiar with each other. If a stranger suddenly enters, people will stare at him no matter where he goes. Jiang Cheng also lives in the alley now, so he knows that he can't just go in."

Wu Xiaoliu stood up and said, "There's no point in guessing. I'll follow him for two days and then we'll see."

"Sixth Brother, wait a minute, don't ride my bike."

Li Chu then turned to Wang Ziwen and said, "Brother-in-law, let Sixth Brother ride your bike first. Jiang Cheng rode my bike the other day, and I'm worried he'll recognize it."

“No need. I’ll walk. A bicycle would be too conspicuous, and there are very few people riding bicycles these days,” Wu Xiaoliu rejected Li Chu’s suggestion.

The First Evolution

Riding a bicycle is indeed too conspicuous; people will stare wherever you go. If you think you can follow someone like that, you're dreaming.

"Alright, Xiao Liu, you can go then. Be careful and don't expose yourself, after all, he's still from that department."

Wu Xiaoliu nodded: "Don't worry, brother, I know what I'm doing."

"Thank you so much, Sixth Brother. You've gone to so much trouble for me."

"Don't mention it, you saved my life last time."

I'll go back to your place first and see if he's still there.

After saying that, Wu Xiaoliu walked to the door, but stopped just as he was about to open it. He turned around and said somewhat awkwardly, "I was in such a hurry to leave that I didn't even ask where their workplace is."

The three people in the room looked at each other and laughed in unison, which dispelled the heavy atmosphere in the office.

After Wu Xiaoliu left, Li Chu's face darkened again.

"Brother-in-law, could it really be him?"

"It's not impossible. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? You were being followed last night, and today he appeared at the entrance of an alley not far from your house."

"But why would he do that? If he had contacted me during this time, I probably would have already taken him and Jiang Li to my home as guests."

Wang Ziwen shook her head and said, "I don't know, you'll have to ask him yourself."

"Xiao Chu, I think you should talk to Uncle Wang about this. It's best not to let the child and Qiu Nan go back these next few days."

"Qiu Nan has been at the hospital with Qiao Yun these past two days. I plan to have Aunt Wang take the child home tonight."

"Then you need to explain yourself more clearly. Otherwise, why did you let Aunt Wang take the child back? You can't explain it to Qiu Nan."

"Brother-in-law, what if—I mean, what if Jiang Cheng hired someone to follow me and wanted to do something bad? What should I do then? Should I do it privately... or...?"

Li Chu's words silenced Wang Ziwen as well. After a long while, she said, "It would be best to collect evidence and hand it over to the organization for processing."

"Which organization should we hand it over to, Uncle Liu and his group?"

"No, it's best to contact the military through Uncle Wang and hand it over to them to deal with."

"Hoo," Li Chu let out a deep breath, closed his eyes with a headache, pinched the bridge of his nose, and muttered to himself.

"How could it be him? How could it be him?"

Wang Ziwen got up and sat down next to Li Chu, patting him on the shoulder: "Alright, Chu, you should think about how to talk to Qiu Nan first."

Mentioning this made Li Chu's head ache even more.

Looking at the clock, it was almost five o'clock. I couldn't let the child go home with him tonight, no matter what. He had to go back to the hospital now. I'll have Aunt Wang take the child home later.

Thinking of this, Li Chu stood up: "Brother-in-law, I'll go back to the hospital first. We can talk on the phone tonight if anything comes up."

Wang Ziwen also stood up: "I'll come to your place tonight too."

"No, brother-in-law, what are you going to tell my sister? Don't let her know about this for now. Don't drag our whole family into this because of me."

"Alright, but you need to let me know how things are going at all times, and also, no matter what, protect yourself first."

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, I know."

Just as she was about to leave, the phone on Wang Ziwen's desk rang.

"Wait a moment, Xiao Chu, it's possible that Lao Yao has given us a reply."

After saying that, Wang Ziwen went over and answered the phone.

"Hello, this is Wang Ziwen."

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"Old Yao, I've been waiting for your call here. Did you find it?"

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"Hmm, hmm, when did she go in?"

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"You mean her household registration has already been transferred, right?"

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"Okay, thank you, Lao Yao. I'll treat you to drinks another day."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Ziwen looked at Li Chu and said, "Jiang Li did get a job at the knitting factory, but she didn't get it through recruitment. She bought someone else's quota."

"Oh, as long as you're inside." Li Chu didn't pay much attention to this.

"I'm leaving now, brother-in-law."

"Wait a minute, Xiao Chu, do you know how much she spent?"

"How much?" Li Chu really didn't understand this; he only found out today that he could buy a license plate with money.

"No less than eight hundred yuan, but she told others it was three hundred."

Upon hearing this number, Li Chu's pupils visibly contracted. So expensive?

And why did she say the amount of money was less?

"Old Yao called back so late because he specifically sent someone to inquire about this."

Li Chu recalled what Jiang Cheng's house looked like that day.

"Where did he get so much money? Even demobilization pay wouldn't be this much, would it?"

"What are you thinking? How could his demobilization pay be that much? Even with his disability compensation, it wouldn't be that much."

He just started working here, so his salary probably isn't much. He's been supporting three people on his own for so long, and he definitely needs to buy expensive food on the black market. Logically, he shouldn't have that much money on hand.

Li Chu looked at Wang Ziwen and said, "Jiang Cheng must have other ways to make money."

Wang Ziwen waved her hand: "Forget it, let's stop guessing. Let Xiao Liu follow him for a couple of days, and we should be able to find some clues."