"Godmother, don't you trust us to get things done? We'll definitely keep people in line!"
"That's good!"
Grandma Baihua led people into the family building.
They stood at the entrance of the Zhou family's house, looking back and forth. After a while, they went downstairs again, seemingly having already scouted the location.
Several men and Baihua's mother-in-law walked downstairs, thinking they had done everything perfectly, unaware that Zhou Mingli, standing under a tree on the first floor of the apartment building, calmly observed their every move.
Huang Zheyue returned home safely with her child.
Bai Hua's mother-in-law and those men were still outside the family building, seemingly talking, but their eyes were all fixed on Huang Zheyue, Zhou Yang, and Zhou Miao.
Sensing intense malice, Huang Zheyue frowned at Bai Hua's mother-in-law and several men, then quickly pulled Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao home.
"Brother Zheyue, are they bad people?" Zhou Miao asked Huang Zheyue, tilting her head up.
"They are not good people. If they try to trick you and your brother with a little food or toys in the future, don't be fooled," Huang Zheyue warned Zhou Miao.
"Of course! My parents taught us not to accept things from strangers. There's no such thing as a free lunch. If someone offers us food, they're definitely trying to take my sister and me away from our parents and sell us!"
Zhou Yang was incredibly quick-witted, rattling off everything he'd heard from his parents. He concluded with great pride, "We never talk to strangers! We don't eat food from strangers, and we don't play with toys given to us by strangers!"
Zhou Miao nodded vigorously from the side.
Zhou Mingli, who was silently watching the three children from the corner, was speechless.
At least the educational policy was not wrong.
Suddenly, Zhou Mingli abruptly turned his head to look outside.
Right now, it's just a crowd of people picking up their children from school; there's nothing suspicious about it.
Zhou Mingli frowned.
But he clearly felt the malice emanating from Baihua's mother-in-law and the men around her, no less than that from Baihua's mother-in-law and the men around her.
...
The people Bai Hua's mother-in-law brought clearly didn't intend to take action today. After recognizing the people, they went to Bai Hua's house.
"What if we snatch the two kids away when they get out of school? Won't their parents see us?" someone asked, expressing their concern.
Bai Hua's mother-in-law scoffed, "That's impossible! Both adults in this family are very busy, either working or working overtime all day long. I've observed them, and the latest they get home is around 6:30 or 7:00 in the afternoon, while their child gets out of school at 5:30."
"Zhou Mingli's family thinks they can go to work without worry by having a twelve or thirteen-year-old child look after their child? Humph, they're really dreaming!" Bai Hua's mother-in-law's eyes flashed with malice.
"Once we get the kids, we'll sell that Huang kid to the mountains, and take both kids to Shanghai to be sold to rich people. You'll make at least a thousand or eight hundred yuan from this deal!"
The men, their eyes lit up at the sight of money, made almost no attempt to conceal their greed.
Baihua's husband, who was sitting in a chair warming himself by the fire and coughing occasionally, did not offer any objection.
...
When Jiang Ci returned home from get off work that evening, Zhou Mingli told her about what had happened that day. The next day, after finishing his morning work, Zhou Mingli took leave and went to the police station.
He didn't look for anyone else, but instead went to Chef Mo's son, Mo Gong'an.
"Looking for me?"
Mo Gong'an looked at Zhou Mingli in surprise, "What happened?"
Zhou Mingli said casually, "Zhe Yue has made some progress these past few days. She keeps saying things like, 'Next time I see that policeman, I must prove myself.'"
"You know Zheyue's father passed away, and the boy spent over a year as a homeless child, so he's somewhat neglected..."
Zhou Mingli hesitated before saying these words, but Mo Gong'an laughed and said, "You want me to meet Huang Zheyue?"
“That’s easy. I don’t have anything important to do this afternoon. I’ll go to the city government early and wait for you to get off work. We can go together.”
Zhou Mingli laughed and said, "Of course."
At 2:30 p.m., Zhou Mingli finished get off work and told Chef Mo, "I'm leaving with Officer Mo. He's going to my house to see Zhe Yue. I'm inviting him to have dinner at my house tonight."
"Okay, I understand!"
After exchanging greetings, Zhou Mingli and Mo Gong'an headed towards the Zhou family home.
As a result, they encountered people arguing in the street halfway there.
As a police officer, Mo Gonggong naturally had an obligation to intervene and mediate, so Zhou Mingli lingered there with Mo Gonggong for almost an hour.
Mo Gong'an was covered in sweat and said, "I'm so sorry to have troubled you to wait for me all this time. Since a large number of educated youth returned to their hometowns, although various factories have expanded their recruitment, there are still many educated youth... It's not uncommon for these kinds of arguments to break out in the street."
Public Security Officer Mo was also quite helpless.
Zhou Mingli said, "I understand. I think these educated youth probably don't want to cause trouble when they return to their hometowns, right? Ultimately, it's because they don't have jobs."
Who says it isn't.
With these thoughts in mind, Officer Mo encountered another problem before even reaching the Zhou family. Without hesitation, he stepped forward to resolve it.
Time dragged on and on, and it ended up being 5:40 PM.
Mo Gong'an was wearing a watch. He wiped his sweat, glanced at the time, and felt a little ashamed.
It must have been really tough for Zhou Mingli to keep him company while he 'worked overtime'.
Zhou Mingli listened to him apologize the whole way, paused, and looked away.
Not far away, Jiang Ci, who had specially taken leave, smiled at him and winked with one eye.
Zhou Mingli: “…”
He sighed inwardly, thinking that he would definitely treat Mo Gong'an to a big meal after today.
Thinking about it, he frowned and looked into the distance. "Why is Zhe Yue outside with Miaomiao and Yangyang?"
"It's so cold, what if I catch a cold?"
Zhou Mingli spoke unhappily and took a step toward the three children not far across the road.
"Hey, don't worry, they're just going to the convenience store to buy some food, it's nothing."
Before Mo Gong'an could finish speaking, his gaze fell on the three children, and he shouted angrily, "What are you doing!"
“Stop it!!”
Zhou Mingli also shouted!
Just now, several men suddenly appeared and ran towards Zhou Yang, Zhou Miao, and Huang Zheyue, and then tried to pick them up and take them away!
How could Mo Gong'an allow this to happen in front of him? He immediately ran to stop it.
Hearing the roar, the men were startled. They turned around and saw two tall men running towards them!
The men thought to themselves, "This is bad!"
"Quick, quick! Pick up the child and run! Don't get entangled with them!"
If we waste time and attract the police, then we're doomed!
"good!"
The men immediately headed towards the three children.
The two younger ones were the first to be affected.
Before Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao could react, a malicious hand reached out towards them.
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