Chapter 14 Chapter 14 (Updated) I don’t really want to send him away…
Jiang Shuangshuang went to the pavilion with the intention of sending the person away quickly.
She also didn't intend to take the blame for Old Lady Wang. Everything showed that if the Cheng family wanted to hold her accountable, she would be happy to help the Jiang family pay off their debts, but there would be no follow-up.
If she didn't want to say these things, she felt that there was no need to even meet him.
Counted on my fingers.
About twenty minutes.
It took twenty minutes to finish the conversation, and ten minutes to send them to the entrance of the small park, and then she hurried back to join in the fun.
With the way Old Lady Wang was insisting, she would definitely not be able to stop for an hour or two. She could still catch up if she wanted to.
"Jiang Shuangshuang!"
A shout came from the side, Jiang Shuangshuang turned her head and saw an old acquaintance.
There was still some time before nine o'clock, so she walked over and said hello, "Uncle Liu, why are you here fishing so early in the morning?"
Uncle Liu is the most envied person among the old men in the housing estate.
He has many children, all of whom are successful and capable. He retired at the age of 40 and runs around every day with a fishing rod, or sets up a stage in the park to play chess with others.
A retirement life that everyone envies.
Although they retired early, their children are very filial and the pension money given by everyone is more than they can spend. Unlike old man Jiang, they still have to worry about having enough to eat every day.
There are many people fishing here, but the fishing rod in Uncle Liu's hand is the most eye-catching.
You can tell at first glance that it is not a cheap item. I heard that it was bought at the largest department store in another province by the old man’s children who pooled their money together on his 60th birthday.
Why does Jiang Shuangshuang know so much?
Because these are what Old Man Jiang kept talking about from time to time. Among all the envious old men, Old Man Jiang was the most envious, and his eyes were red with envy.
"It's no use coming here so early in the morning." Uncle Liu pointed to the empty bucket beside him. "I've been sitting here for four or five hours, but not a single fish has been caught. It's all in vain."
Although he said it was a waste of time, he had no intention of leaving. Looking at the lunch box beside him, he wanted to stay for a few more hours.
"Then you have to come at four or five o'clock?" Jiang Shuangshuang was familiar with the fisherman's passion for fishing, but she was still quite surprised. He came to wait at four or five o'clock every day. She would not be able to stay at all.
"It's late today." Grandpa Liu pointed out, "It's quiet at night, which is more suitable for fishing. If my family hadn't stopped me, I would have stayed up all night."
Jiang Shuangshuang laughed twice in agreement.
But I don't understand this behavior at all.
But everyone has their own hobbies. I don’t mean to slander you even if I don’t understand you.
Uncle Liu stuck the fishing rod into the ground. He leaned over and whispered, "Xiao Jiang, I heard that you can make some bait yourself. Can you make some for me?"
Jiang Shuangshuang raised her eyebrows but didn't respond.
Uncle Liu was a little anxious. "I'll trade something with you. How about canned food? One can for such a big box of bait."
As he spoke, he gestured to show the size.
Not much. If it could really be exchanged for canned food, Jiang Shuangshuang would definitely make more money.
But she was more concerned about something else than the cans. "How did you know?"
Since people are asking her about it, they must know that she has caught fish in the ditch with bait.
It’s just that we are so far away, I didn’t expect that people here would still know about it.
"Don't be ridiculous!" Grandpa Liu slapped his thigh. "It wasn't easy for me to find you! An old friend of mine also went to the ditch to fish, but he got a fever and was hospitalized, but he didn't catch any fish..."
But there is good news for them.
It is said that someone put down some very strong bait, and the fish in the water came to the nest as if they were free.
The other party didn't reveal who it was, so they couldn't find him even if they wanted to, and could only worry.
Uncle Liu was also anxious at first.
But after listening to the old friend's description, I always felt that this person matched Old Man Jiang's granddaughter.
I've been thinking about asking for a long time, but I never found the opportunity. I just happened to see it by accident, and I immediately called him over, "Don't worry, the old man is very tight-lipped. I won't even tell my wife, let alone other people!"
"I believe you." Jiang Shuangshuang said slowly, "If you tell me, you will never get bait from me again."
"No, no, absolutely not!" Uncle Liu promised again and again. This sentence was more serious than anything else. He didn't dare to say it even in his sleep. "Then what do you want? Canned food, pork or brown sugar. If you want to give me more, I can exchange it with malted milk."
This is why Jiang Shuangshuang is willing to exchange with Uncle Liu.
It’s not that he is willing to spend money, but the fact that he can come up with so many good things proves that his family is really well off. Several of his children hold important positions in the textile factory, and perhaps she can be taken care of when she goes in after that.
She didn't reply, but asked, "Do you usually fish here?"
"Yes, this is the only lake nearby." Uncle Liu explained, "When I was young, I could run far away, but now I can't run anymore and my family is worried, so I can only stay here."
"This lake is not ventilated, so there shouldn't be many fish in it. Even if there is bait, it may not be effective." Jiang Shuangshuang is still a kind person. Although he will not be responsible after the attack, he doesn't want to make things too awkward, so he still has to make it clear in advance, "It will definitely not be as effective as in the ditch."
"I understand this." Uncle Liu pointed to his empty bucket again. "To be honest, I haven't caught any fish in a week. I know very well that there are few fish in this lake."
"..." Jiang Shuangshuang didn't know what to say.
I haven't caught any fish in a week, but he comes here so diligently every day.
This is definitely true love.
You know there are not many fish, but you still insist on doing this every day. If this isn’t true love, what is it?
She asked, "What kind of fish are most abundant in this lake?"
"Pike." Grandpa Liu said, "It's very strong. If the fishing line wasn't so weak last time, I might have caught it. I even bought a more durable fishing line, but the fish just wouldn't bite."
"Okay." Jiang Shuangshuang nodded. "The bait formulas for pike and crucian carp are different. I'll prepare it for you when I'm free in a couple of days. You can exchange it for the canned food."
"Okay, okay, you know where my home is. I'll be home from 4 to 5 in the afternoon." Uncle Liu's eyes were slit with smile, and he was obviously very happy. "Go and do your work. I won't disturb you."
I glanced at the watch on Uncle Liu's wrist and it was still more than ten minutes before nine o'clock.
It was a little early, but Jiang Shuangshuang had no interest in Uncle Liu's fishing. She nodded at him and continued walking forward.
I thought the person had not arrived yet, but unexpectedly there was a figure standing in the pavilion. From a distance, he looked straight and resolute, and his military green uniform made him look particularly dashing.
I have to say, this figure and dress are indeed refreshing.
The initial impression slowly rose a little bit.
He was facing the lake with his back to the outside of the pavilion.
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't see Comrade Cheng's face when she walked into the pavilion. She just felt that the closer she got, the taller he was, at least about 1.8 meters tall. The uniform made his legs look particularly slender.
It's rare to meet gay men this tall.
The most recent one seemed to be on the railway track...
The sound of footsteps made the man in front of him turn around, and Jiang Shuangshuang subconsciously greeted him, "Hello, is this Comrade Cheng Jin... It's you!"
The crisp words carried some surprise.
The man turned around and looked at the person in front of him, then paused for a moment and said, "Yes, I am Cheng Jin."
"Didn't you arrive here a long time ago? Why...ah, I understand." Jiang Shuangshuang didn't say anything else. Comrade Cheng must have had a mission on the railway track before. No matter what the mission was, it had to be kept secret from ordinary people. So even though he arrived early, he told the Jiang family that he got off the train yesterday.
That makes sense.
Jiang Shuangshuang tilted her head slightly and looked carefully at the person in front of her.
He was wearing coarse cloth and clothes, and deliberately made himself look dirty, which made people look at him twice.
Not to mention this uniform, she...felt like she might have a new hobby.
——Uniform control.
He was wearing a military green uniform that suited his figure perfectly, and had a resolute and handsome face, especially his eyes looking over at me, which revealed fearlessness and courage. The idiom "heroic and dashing" was perfectly tailor-made for him.
What to do, mom.
I didn't really want to get him on the train.
Similarly, Cheng Jin was also looking back at the other person.
This was their third meeting.
What he didn't expect was that in this situation, Director Wei really didn't give up at all...
However, compared with other unfamiliar lesbians, at least this meeting did not make him feel much awkward, but rather a little overwhelmed.
He lowered his eyes slightly and spoke dryly, "I didn't expect to meet again in this way."
"Who would have thought." Jiang Shuangshuang smiled gently, "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Jiang Shuangshuang, but you should have heard them mention it, right?"
"Yes, I heard Director Wei mention you." Cheng Jin nodded.
That night, I heard Director Wei mention some of her deeds, but he only mentioned the name "Jiang Shuangshuang" once or twice. Strangely, he actually wrote it down.
It's really amazing.
He had rejected Director Wei's matchmaking offer, but he didn't expect Director Wei to introduce her to him again.
Could it be that Director Wei found a random excuse today and asked him to wait here?
He had to admit that fate was sometimes quite magical.
"Director Wei mentioned me?" Jiang Shuangshuang's smile deepened. "Then I think he must have praised me a lot in front of you."
Cheng Jin also raised his lips, "Yes."
Jiang Shuangshuang found that his expression was not so serious when he smiled, and his cold lines became much softer.
I feel a little regretful.
He is the son of the Cheng family and is involved in too many messy things with the Jiang family. No matter how handsome he is, he will inevitably feel a little depressed when faced with some troubles.
The two looked at each other and there was silence for a moment.
Cheng Jin suddenly tilted his head and his eyes fell on the path in front of him. He saw a couple walking by holding their sleeping son. This scene inexplicably made his ears feel hot.
Getting married and having children doesn't seem as far away as you imagined?
"Comrade Cheng Jin." Jiang Shuangshuang suddenly spoke, and the smile on her face faded. "There are some things I need to tell you. In these years, grandma..."
"My grandsons, have you seen the five or six-year-old boy...Xiao Jiang, have you seen my Xiao Mao?"
Before Jiang Shuangshuang could finish her words, she was interrupted by Grandpa Liu who suddenly appeared. He was panicked and trembling all over. "It's my youngest grandson, Liu Mao... Little Mao'er. When I turned around to pack up my fishing gear, he disappeared..."
"Xiao Mao is missing?" Jiang Shuangshuang hurried forward and helped him.
"It was only a few minutes. I was so scared that I almost couldn't breathe. Xiao Jiang, please help me find him. Please help me..." Grandpa Liu couldn't hold on any longer. His legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.
"What color clothes was he wearing?"
Grandpa Liu raised his head and looked at the person who was asking the question. He was all in military green, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw. "Green, it's also a green cover. Public Security Comrade, you must help me find him!"
Cheng Jin seemed to have remembered something, and without even bothering to explain, he strode quickly towards the path.
Jiang Shuangshuang patted Mr. Liu on the shoulder, said a word of comfort, and quickly followed.
The two of them walked one in front and one behind, directly through the alley and came to an alley area.
When Cheng Jin passed an intersection, he suddenly slowed down, walked along the wall to the shed in front, and paid attention to the old woman who was drying the quilt in front.
He watched for a minute, and just as he was about to take action, he suddenly felt movement behind him, and with a backhanded force, trapping the person between himself and the wall.
The trapped Jiang Shuangshuang did not struggle and just sighed softly.
Cheng Jin frowned slightly, loosened his hand and whispered, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't answer his question, but raised her chin to indicate, "Did you find anything?"
Cheng Jin nodded, "I saw a kid in a green army uniform in the pavilion, but I thought they were a family of three, so I only glanced at them a few times."
He then whispered, "The pattern of the pants of the woman drying her clothes outside is the same as the patch on the man holding the baby."
Jiang Shuangshuang was a little surprised.
Can you remember this?
She turned her head to take a closer look and also noticed something was wrong. "There was a mark on her index finger from wearing a ring frequently."
A woman living in a shack wouldn't wear a ring all year round, right?
Of course, it is not impossible.
But it is indeed a suspicious point.
"You hide here, I'll go over..."
"No." Jiang Shuangshuang turned around and stopped him, "You are too easy to be startled with your past."
The military green uniform looks good on you, but in the eyes of criminals, it is a natural enemy. No one knows what the situation is in the shed, so it is best to check the situation before attacking.
It was obvious that Jiang Shuangshuang was not a soldier who was happy to accept orders.
She always has her own opinions.
Even if Comrade Cheng had something else to say, she had no intention of listening. She bent over and slipped out from under his arm, ruffling her hair with her right hand, unbuttoning the top two lapels of her inner jacket with her left hand, and pulling them to one side to reveal her clearly defined collarbone...
When Comrade Cheng was about to stop her, she ran towards the woman who was drying clothes.
I don't know when a panicked look appeared on her face. She grabbed the woman's sleeve as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, "Auntie, help me... There are bad guys chasing me... Chasing me, can I go to your room to hide?"
Before he finished speaking, he was so panicked that tears started to fall.
Mrs. Huang could feel the hands holding hers were trembling with panic. She turned her head and saw that the girl's eyes were red. Her crying did not look terrible, but rather added a bit of charm.
I was delighted. What could I not agree to when such good stuff was delivered to my door?
She grabbed the girl's wrist with her backhand, looking anxious, "Hurry, let's go into the house and hide. There are a lot of second-rate hooligans here, and they love to pick on pretty girls and bully them."
The two of them walked into the shed, snuggling together. Before closing the door, Mrs. Huang took a special look outside. After making sure that there was no movement, she closed the door with a greedy look on her face.
Cheng Jin now used the gravel in the corner to jump forward a few times, clasping his hands tightly on the wall, tightening the muscles of his arms, and with a neat turning movement, he safely crossed the wall and stood on the right side of the shack.
He bent down and walked slowly forward, and from his angle he could just see inside the shed.
As soon as the "good stuff" was brought into the house, Mrs. Huang's true nature was revealed. She didn't have time to waste time talking to a fool, so she shouted inside, "Ji Fang, bring some medicine and knock her out."
A man walked out. The coat he was wearing did have a few patches on it, but the material looked new, and it felt like he had those patches put on intentionally so he would look no different from the people on the street.
He frowned, "Where did this stuff come from? Don't make trouble."
"What are you afraid of? We'll leave at night. Why are you afraid of being caught?" Mrs. Huang clamped the "good guy"'s chin. "Look, didn't Chen Mazi ask us to find him a wife? How about this?"
Ji Fang took a look and said, "It's a good deal for him."
As he said this, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, intending to charm the woman.
As a result, his hand was grabbed by someone when it was halfway raised. He looked up in confusion and saw the "good guy" smiling at him. He was startled, but before he could react, the other person bent his knees and pushed up, then raised his leg and kicked, and Ji Fang flew out like that... whoosh.
With a loud bang, he fell on the side of the shed. The shed collapsed on him due to his pressure.
"You stinky bitch!" Mrs. Huang screamed and reached out to grab the "good guy"'s hair, but she was slapped so many times that she felt dizzy and sat down on the ground.
At this moment, a woman ran out from the inner room with a homemade gun in her hand. She raised it to shoot her, but before she could raise it, a figure came down from above, raised his leg and kicked her wrist cleanly. The woman's hand loosened in pain and the homemade gun fell.
Cheng Jin caught the gun in mid-air before it hit the ground. He spun the gun in his palm and pointed it at the woman's temple in a standard shooting posture.
"Don't move!"
It only takes three or four minutes.
The three dealers in the shed were subdued.
Next, Cheng Jin pointed his rifle at the three men and asked them to tie them up.
Jiang Shuangshuang entered the shed and found several people imprisoned in a cellar. They were all unconscious and had obviously been drugged.
Among them is Xiao Maoer.
She had met this child in the old house. He was much more interesting than the Jiang family's child. Although he was young, he loved to laugh. His laughter made the same sound as a duck, "quack".
She picked up little Maoer.
Then he climbed out of the cellar and said to the people above: "Two lesbians and four children, you stay here and keep an eye on them. I will take Xiao Maoer to find Mr. Liu. I will call the police for you on the way."
Cheng Jin nodded.
then……
When Jiang Shuangshuang was about to leave, he couldn't help but said with a tense face: "Comrade Jiang Shuangshuang, do you know you are wrong?"
Jiang Shuangshuang was stunned, "What?"
What did she do wrong?
Cheng Jin's expression remained unchanged, but his ears were red. "You shouldn't put yourself in danger for such a dangerous matter. You can...you can trust me a little more."
Jiang Shuangshuang smiled when she heard this, her smile was particularly brilliant, "Of course I trust you. I'm not afraid at all if the trafficker takes out a homemade gun, because I know she has absolutely no chance of firing a gun."
Sure enough, the man fell from the sky.
Very skillful!
"...Yeah." Cheng Jin replied softly, and then didn't know what to say.
He simply half-knelt down and untied the rope tied around Ji Fang, then tied him up again. However, he was a little absent-minded and pulled hard, causing Ji Fang to scream in pain, and his stomach was split in half.
Seeing this, Jiang Shuangshuang laughed a few times, but it was a pity that the timing was not right, otherwise she would have stayed and chatted with him for a few more minutes.
Holding little Maoer in his arms, he ran all the way into the small park.
Several police officers had been called over there, including several people she knew.
As soon as she appeared, Mr. Liu rushed over as fast as he could, "Little Mao'er, my little Mao'er..."
Before the man could get to the front, he fell down.
Fortunately, there were police officers protecting him, so the old man didn't fall any harder.
Jiang Shuangshuang took a few big steps forward, held the unconscious Xiao Maoer in his arms, comforted him a few times, and then told Officer Xiao Fu about the shed, "Comrade Cheng Jin is still guarding there, it's better to bring more people, there are six people who have been drugged, it's better to send them to the hospital as soon as possible."
"Cheng Jin?" Policeman Xiao Fu also breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, we'll go over there now."
After the police left, Jiang Shuangshuang said to Master Liu: "Xiao Mao'er has also fainted. Master Liu, don't worry, send him to the hospital immediately."
"Okay, okay." Grandpa Liu nodded repeatedly. He wanted to pick up his grandson, but he squatted there without moving. "Xiao Jiang, give me a hand. My legs are still weak. I can't hold Xiao Mao'er."
He didn't trust anyone else, he only trusted Xiao Jiang.
Jiang Shuangshuang did not refuse, and held Xiao Maoer in her arms again, and walked towards the clinic with him.
After she arrived at the place and checked everything and found nothing wrong, she waited for other members of the Liu family to arrive before she left.
Standing outside the clinic, I suddenly didn't know which direction to go.
Turn left and look at the small park?
But it has been more than two hours since then, and the person might have left long ago.
Then to the right?
Go a few blocks to the right and you will find yourself near the Public Security Bureau. Maybe someone is assisting with a case at the police station?
After thinking about it, Jiang Shuangshuang decided to move forward.
Go home directly. Anyway, she knows which guesthouse Cheng Jin is in, and Cheng Jin also knows the approximate location of the Jiang family. If he really wants to come and look for them, why would he be afraid of not finding them?
She had originally planned to stop by the old house to see what was going on, but for some reason the yard was exceptionally quiet, so she could only go home disappointed.
Just when she was halfway there, she heard Director Wang calling her, "Xiao Jiang, did you just come back from outside? You look so happy, you're so cheerful even when you're walking."
"Happy event?" Jiang Shuangshuang was puzzled. Was there any happy event in the family that she didn't know about?
Director Wang glanced at her and asked curiously, "Don't you know yet?"
Jiang Shuangshuang shook her head, "I really don't know what you are talking about."
Director Wang slapped his thigh in an exaggerated gesture, "Oh, you haven't been informed yet? I can't tell you first, or you won't be surprised when you find out."
Jiang Shuangshuang frowned, "Why don't you reveal it first? Otherwise it makes me feel itchy."
Director Wang pushed her forward and refused to say anything. "No, no, no, go home quickly. You will definitely know some surprises in a few days."
"..." Jiang Shuangshuang was really itchy.
What kind of happy event could make Director Wang from the Street Office so mysterious?
Could it be that Mrs. Xu has already helped her complete the succession procedures?
It is very likely that it has been decided in advance. They will talk to Cheng Jin about the whole situation after meeting him, and then send him to the car. In the afternoon, Mother Xu will go to the factory to apply, and try to settle the succession as soon as possible.
Although many unexpected things happened during this period, the old house was closed so quickly, so Mother Xu should have had time to go to the factory to handle the formalities.
I quickened my pace to go home, leaving the door of my house wide open.
Xu Yingxia was sitting at the table knitting a sweater, while Jiang Xiaozhou was squatting beside her cracking walnuts. He broke them into pieces with his hands but didn't even crack out all the walnut meat.
"Mom."
Xu Yingxia looked up and asked, "Did they send him away?"
"No." Jiang Shuangshuang sat on the other side, "Something happened, and we separated."
"Is that so?" Xu Yingxia didn't care and continued knitting. "It's good to open it up. He's so old that we can't be afraid that he won't be able to go back. After he leaves, we won't have any dealings with the Cheng family anymore. It'd be best if your grandmother also cuts off ties with them."
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't know what to say.
Saying "No serious business was mentioned at all, the two of them worked together to capture a few human traffickers"?
She could say it, but it would take a lot of words. She just wanted to drink some water and calm down. "Have you gone to the factory to complete the succession procedures?"
"No." Xu Yingxia sighed when she mentioned this. "I've been busy at the old house for several hours. I just got home not long ago. I really don't have the energy to go to the factory. I'll think about it when I go to work tomorrow."
I really have no energy left.
She said helplessly, "You don't know how troublesome your grandmother and sister-in-law are. They even moved a stool to hang themselves, and we had to hold them there, fearing that they would make it real."
Whether it was true or not, he pretended to hang himself in front of so many people.
Doesn't this mean that someone will step forward to stop it?
As for them, they knew it was fake but still stood up for it. As a result, Jiang Qing didn't know where she stepped, her foot slipped and she fell off the chair. If she hadn't dodged to the side, Jiang Qing would have hit her. "She fell so hard that her face was swollen, and several people who were helping her sprained their waists. Those families were not happy and asked your grandmother for medical expenses."
If she hadn't been worried about compensation, the old lady would have continued to struggle.
When she heard someone asking for money, she gave up trying to hang herself, moved a stool back to her room, and closed the door tightly.
Talking about the things happening in the old house, there is no end to them, and I could count the strange things that happened in it for hours.
But she was tired of talking too much, so she changed the subject, "By the way, why did you mention the succession? Were you blocked by the Youth Affairs Office again on your way back?"
The people in the Educated Youth Office are really persistent.
Since he couldn't convince the adults, he went to find these young people who were of the right age to go to the countryside. He spoke a lot of righteous words, which were really deceptive... and encouraged a group of young people to sign their names.
"No." Jiang Shuangshuang shook her head, "I met Director Wang, and she said I was going to get married."
"Happy event? What happy event?" Xu Yingxia suddenly stood up, "Could it be that she wants to be a matchmaker for you?"
The more I thought about it, the more this seemed possible. "This is a good thing. As the director of the street office, she must know a lot of people. No, no, I have to go ask her..."
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