Chapter 105 Chapter 105 Three women, one drama, four...
Shen Miao did not see what happened specifically, she only heard the “bang bang bang” noises inside the bathroom after the man was dragged into it, as well as several continuous wails.
Fortunately, there were not many people coming to the store to buy things. Even though there was a promotional sign at the door, passers-by didn't pay much attention to it, so they didn't notice what happened in the store.
Finally, when Shen Miao heard the man crying, she wanted to go in and persuade him, but was stopped outside by Wei Laoliu again.
Several people took turns beating him up, the man would at least have broken bones, and if things got worse he would have to stay in the hospital for ten days or half a month. Shen Miao was not worried about his injuries, but was mainly afraid that the man would call the police. If it was really diagnosed as a minor injury, the brothers of the Wei family would be held responsible.
But after the brothers came out, they were not afraid at all. They said that men would never call the police. They also said that next time they come out to look at houses, they must tell the landlords that they are their brothers' younger sisters, so as to avoid trouble.
Shen Miao did not ask the reason, but vaguely guessed that they were probably the more prestigious “local bosses” in the city.
Although I felt somewhat uneasy when I thought about their identities, I was not so scared anymore when I thought about how well the brothers in the Wei family took care of me.
In the afternoon, Wei Laosan, Wei Laowu and Wei Laoba came to Shen Miao's house for physical therapy.
One was doing cupping, one was doing acupuncture, and another was fumigating his waist with moxa sticks... Seeing three ferocious-looking men sitting in the Shen family, each with a tattoo of a blue dragon and a white tiger on his body, several doctors and patients did not dare to enter. They took a quick glance inside and left quickly.
A few people were brave enough to go to Shen Wanshan's room and let him take their pulse, but they didn't dare to make too much noise, for fear of making these people unhappy.
"Be gentle, be gentle, it hurts!"
"Don't move, or the needle will go out."
"Look at you, can't you bear two injections?"
"Still laughing? Wait till I give you two injections and see if it hurts!"
After accepting their identities, Shen Miao felt that the relationship with them seemed to be one step closer.
Boss Wei repeatedly reminded her not to ask too many questions and not to be curious, as knowing too much would be bad for her. It was a rare occasion that she listened to him and she did not ask any further questions.
But she had seen a lot of knife wounds on their bodies before, and combined with what happened this morning, Shen Miao also guessed about 70% of it, so there was actually no need to ask.
So what if they are local tyrants? They don't lead me astray, nor do they force me to do bad things. They even take special care of me. There is nothing wrong with being friends with them.
When she lifted up Wei Lao Ba’s clothes, Shen Miao saw a plaster “stuck” on his waist.
It's not the ordinary kind of sticker, but it's stuck with transparent tape.
Shen Miao burst out laughing, and tore off the plaster while saying, “Myna, how can you put on a plaster like this? Aren’t you feeling bored?”
"If you don't stick it like this, it will fall off."
He subconsciously touched his lower back, and suddenly the plaster was gone, and he felt his skin and flesh became much colder.
The plaster had been sealed with transparent tape and was not breathable, so a lot of sweat was produced inside. After the ointment mixed with the sweat, the smell became more pungent.
Shen Miao: “This plaster is for use at night. If you apply it on your body during the day while working and moving things, it will definitely fall off when you sweat. Just put it on your waist when you sleep at night.”
"Don't you need to apply it during the day?" Wei Lao San asked, "Your plaster is quite effective. We put it on all day after we get it back, and take it off when it gets tired."
Shen Miao explained: “It doesn’t need to be applied 24 hours a day, if you apply it overnight, the effect of the medicine can last for a day.”
This ointment is a secret recipe of the Shen family, and the recipe has never been passed on to outsiders. Precisely because it is a secret pain-relieving ointment, it contains many kinds of uncommon and rare medicinal materials, so the effect is excellent. As soon as it is applied to the skin, you can feel the medicinal effects spreading into the body.
Although it seems that the plaster can be thrown away after a period of time, such a small piece can actually still be effective after being applied for two days.
Wei Laoba has probably been wearing this patch for more than a day, and the skin on his waist has turned black.
Shen Miao used tweezers to pick up a cotton ball with alcohol, and while helping him clean the plaster on his waist, he said, "If you think it's useful, take a few more pieces later, and I'll make more tomorrow."
"Yes," Wei Lao San did not refuse, "I see that several kinds of medicines are hard to buy. If you can't find them, remember to tell us and we will help you find them."
Shen Miao was a little surprised, "You know all this?"
Wei Laosan: "When I was a child, there was a doctor in my village. I saw him treat many illnesses and he also knew a few medicines."
Making plasters is not easy. You have to grind all the herbs into powder, steam some, boil some, and then blend them together and add other medicines to mix, and finally dry them in the sun...
There are a few herbs in the secret recipe that have stronger flavors and are in larger quantities, so you can vaguely smell them, but they are not the hard-to-buy ones.
What is really hard to buy is the hard plastic shell, but there is no taste after adding it. Is this the taste he is talking about?
As expected, the man who harassed Shen Miao that day did not call the police. He was seriously injured and went to the hospital to lie down that day. The store was also temporarily closed.
To prevent such a thing from happening again, even though Boss Wei had told her to identify herself and them, in the following days, every morning when Shen Miao went out to look for a storefront, the brothers of the Wei family would drive her there, and they would only go to do their own business after the landlord had talked to her.
After more contacts, Shen Wanshan and Shen Shansheng gradually realized that these brothers of the Wei family were not good people, but they were nice to Shen Miao and often came to their house to help with some small things, so they gradually did not mind their status as local tyrants.
Until that day...
At eight o'clock in the morning, Shen Miao was brushing her teeth and washing her face in the bathroom when she heard a series of hurried footsteps approaching.
"Wait a minute, I'll be done soon."
Shen Miao had almost finished looking at all the nearby shops, so today she was going to the Wutong District in the north to look at some shops. Wei Laoqi said he would drive her there today, and thinking that they might be coming, Shen Miao quickly rinsed her mouth and came out.
However, the people waiting outside were not the Wei brothers, but Luo Jialin and two policemen in formal attire.
"Uncle Luo, why are you here so early in the morning?"
"Well, something."
Luo Jialin barely raised the corner of his lips. His expression was very serious because he had important things to do.
Inviting them to sit down in the living room, Shen Miao poured them a glass of water while asking, “What’s wrong? Does the police station need my help?”
Luo Jialin didn't say anything, but the police officer next to him took out a transparent evidence bag from his bag.
"Is this plaster from your family?"
Shen Miao took it and took a look at it, then opened it and smelled it, “Yes, it’s our family’s secret pain-relieving plaster.”
The policeman who was in charge of recording at the side wrote down Shen Miao’s words and asked again: “Then do you remember who you sold these plasters to?”
“Well…that’s too much.” Shen Miao replied after thinking about it.
When they were in Qinghe Village, the Shen family was most famous for three things: acupuncture, massage and bone setting, and plasters and medical patches.
Especially plasters, even if you don’t feel any discomfort, you must buy a few.
When I gave them the thick medical record, I saw records of pain-relieving ointments being sold almost every few pages.
The police looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they had just found a clue and had reached a dead end.
When Luo Jialin got the evidence in the morning, he recognized it as the Shen family's plaster at a glance. He thought he could find something by following this clue, but he didn't expect...
“Did something happen?” Shen Miao asked again.
Luo Jialin was not in a position to tell her the specific case, and only told her: "This case is very bad and has a serious impact."
Taking the plaster again, Shen Miao studied it carefully again.
The plaster was fished out of the mud and water. Most of it was dirty and had a lot of gravel and dust stuck in it. It was no longer usable, but you could still smell the strong medicinal smell on it.
“This plaster looks like the one I gave to the brothers of the Wei family.” Shen Miao picked it up with tweezers and said.
Luo Jialin: "Are you sure?"
Shen Miao nodded, "The brothers of the Wei family often feel uncomfortable in their legs and feet. I gave them a lot of plasters before. They know that plasters are not easy to make, so they use them sparingly. I also told them that they can add a little white wine to it, and the effect will last longer."
Shen Miao smelled a faint scent of alcohol in the ointment, so she guessed that this should be the ones she gave them.
After getting Shen Miao’s affirmative answer, Luo Jialin and the two policemen immediately stood up and prepared to leave.
Seeing that their expressions were different, Shen Miao asked, “Uncle, did they commit any crime?”
"them……"
Luo Jialin couldn’t tell her before the case was solved, but since Shen Miao had helped so much, he couldn’t not reveal any information at all, so he had to use his index finger to make a motion of swiping across his neck.
Shen Miao: ???
After sending them away, Shen Miao carefully thought about the meaning of this action.
It's over, Luo Jialin is not going to kill them all! Because they are local tyrants who do evil? So the police have to fight against violence and protect the people?
No, no, that’s not what he meant.
After thinking about the plaster carefully, Shen Miao recalled the policemen who came with Luo Jialin. They seemed to be members of the serious crime squad of the police station…
What he meant was that there was a murder case that was related to the people who applied the plaster, namely the Wei brothers.
That morning, none of the Wei brothers who had agreed to go to Wutong District together showed up, and they waited at home until noon. Only then did Shen Miao hear the gossip that the landlord brought back from outside.
"Oh my God, someone's dead!"
*
When Shen Miao came to the Wei brothers' store again, the store had been sealed and all eight brothers were taken to the police station for investigation.
Not only the eight of them, but also a lot of people were involved. Some were milk sellers, some were tailors, and there were a few women who ran small canteens in the staff quarters... At first glance, everyone seemed unrelated, but there was an invisible thread that connected them all together.
Because this matter was serious, Shen Miao could not understand it face to face like before, and could only inquire about the situation from a few familiar policemen in the police station.
Someone did die, but it was an accident.
Except for the eldest brother, the other eight people in the Wei family do not have the surname Wei. They just came from the same village and took his surname because they have a life-and-death friendship.
On the surface, they opened a store, but in fact they were loan sharks. They only set up a front at the door of the police station in order to easily understand the movements of the police.
Of course, this is not an ordinary store, but the base of various lenders in Henan City. Any information and intelligence will be gathered here and then distributed.
The most dangerous place is the safest place, this sentence has been implemented to the end by them.
The eight brothers of the Wei family were both moneylenders and thugs, so they had to run around Henan City every day. If the money could be repaid, they would treat them kindly, but if not, they would beat them up and use extreme means.
Lending usury is illegal, and borrowing money at high interest rates is also illegal. In addition, the Wei brothers have someone to protect them, so those who have borrowed money at high interest rates dare not speak out even if they are beaten for not being able to pay back the money.
Originally, life was peaceful, but some time ago, some unclean things flowed into Yu City.
It came from the south and circulated in major dance halls and KTVs. Originally, this had nothing to do with the Wei brothers, but one of the debtors was a drug lord who had no cash to pay off his debts, so he could only use dirty things to pay off the debt.
There was no choice, the Wei brothers could only accept it temporarily, and the bag of dirty stuff remained in their store.
The payment was pushed back for a month, and when the Wei brothers asked him for money again, the one waiting for them was not the small drug lord who had pressed the stuff on them, but the big drug lord behind the small drug lord.
Only then did they realize that the bag of dirty stuff was stolen by the drug lord. After knowing that they could not pay the money or redeem the stuff, the drug lord had already slipped away.
One wanted money, the other wanted something. As they talked, they started arguing, and as they argued, they started fighting, and as they fought, they…
Wei Laosi is dead, and the poison boss has lost two of his men.
Originally, after the police received the report, they only found a severed finger and some dirt scattered on the ground at the scene. It was Shen Miao who helped the police focus their attention on the Wei brothers with the help of the plaster that accidentally fell.
So the two gangs were all arrested, because it was not just this case that was involved. Many of those who secretly lent money at high interest rates were also arrested after the Wei brothers were arrested...
The remaining seven brothers of the Wei family were sentenced. The eldest brother, Wei, received the longest sentence, at sixteen years, and the seventh brother, Wei, received the shortest sentence, at eight years.
As for those who sold dirty things, their nature was even more serious, and three of them were sentenced to death, and the rest were sentenced to at least ten years in prison.
The day Shen Miao came to the detention center to visit the Wei brothers, it was drizzling.
After all, we know each other and they have taken care of me. Even if they are unforgivable evildoers, at least they have never treated me unfairly.
Thinking that there might not be many opportunities to meet in the future, when she came to visit them, Shen Miao specially brought a pot of dumplings, hoping that they could reform themselves in the future.
"It's the one with leeks and big meat."
As soon as he opened the lid, Boss Wei smelled the fragrance from the pot.
I picked one up with my hands and put it in my mouth. It has a unique taste that belongs to home. I don’t know if I will have the chance to eat it again in the future.
“Brother, I…”
"No, you don't have to say anything."
Shen Miao opened her mouth and wanted to say sorry to him. After all, if she hadn’t pointed out the direction to Luo Jialin, the police wouldn’t have found them so quickly. But when those three words were about to come out, he blocked them back.
"Even if you weren't there, we wouldn't be able to keep the murder a secret for long." After stuffing another dumpling into his mouth, Boss Wei forced a smile on his bitter face. "We actually hope it was you. At least you can get some bonus."
They also know that loan sharking is illegal, and even if no one died this time, they will still be sentenced if caught in the future.
So they didn’t blame Shen Miao, they only blamed their own bad luck for not choosing a better path in the first place.
With a long sigh, Boss Wei changed the subject and asked her, "How about you, how are you doing recently? Are you still looking for a storefront?"
Shen Miao: “Well, I’m looking towards the north recently, just take a look.”
Shen Miao didn’t want to look too far from home, but there was no other way. Shen Miao had almost looked at all the shops within a radius of six or seven kilometers near her home, so she could only look further away.
Besides, the real estate agent who helped her find a house was not as honest as them, and led her into many traps, so...
Boss Wei: "Don't bother looking for it, just use our store."
Shen Miao: ???
"ah?"
Continuing to eat dumplings, Boss Wei said with a smile: "Our rental contract still has several years left, and the rent has been paid. It's better to let it sit empty than to let it go to waste."
After the Wei brothers were arrested, many people wanted to take over his store.
It's because the location is so good. Not only is the transportation convenient, but it's also next to the police station. No matter what kind of store you open, you don't have to worry about losing money.
Faced with the influx of tenants, the landlords also expressed that they were in a difficult situation because they had signed a contract before and paid the rent in one lump sum.
One thing is one thing. Even if the Wei brothers are now in the detention center, the right to use the house still belongs to them, so...
“That’s great!”
Shen Miao was so excited that she almost jumped up from her chair, causing the guarding police to look at her sideways.
Shen Miao: “Don’t worry, I will definitely keep every cent of the rent for you, and I will return it to you when you get out!”
"You can use it first. Don't worry about the money," Boss Wei said with a smile, pushing the remaining dumplings back. "Just bring a bowl of braised noodles next time you visit me."
"Want to eat braised noodles? OK! Next time I'll make a big pot and bring it to you!"
With Boss Wei's permission, the key to the store was quickly handed over to Shen Miao, and Shen Miao also found a lawyer to sign a sublease contract, agreeing to pay the monthly rent to the Wei brothers in the detention center on schedule.
This way, they can buy some daily necessities in the detention center.
Shen Miao did not waste the things in the store. Instead, she held a clearance sale according to Boss Wei's instructions and sold all the things at the purchase price. She also paid them the money.
Looking at the empty house, Shen Miao could already imagine what the future medical clinic would look like.
After deciding on a location, the next step is to start decorating.
Shen Miao was not good at decoration, so Shen Shansheng had to find someone to do the work. But it was actually not difficult. He only needed to simply paint the place and then buy the things needed in the Chinese medicine clinic.
The construction team is working very quickly on the renovations. According to the current progress, the entire project can be completed in about a month.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the second visit to the prison.
Thinking that they didn’t have many supplies in the detention center, Shen Miao brought them several kinds of fruits in addition to the braised noodles.
Originally, she planned to meet everyone and chat with them, but after meeting only two people, Shen Miao was stopped by the police.
Shen Miao was not their direct relative, so the visiting time was limited, no matter how many people he met, it only added up to an hour.
One hour? How is that enough?
Shen Miao wanted to discuss with them to see if they could be lenient for another hour, but was blocked by the rule.
When she came back from the detention center, Shen Miao thought of Luo Jialin, who was the deputy director of the police station. If he could give her a certificate or write a note or something, maybe he could visit them more often in the future.
Unfortunately, Luo Jialin had not returned from a meeting today, and thinking that it was a bit early to go home, Shen Miao stayed in the supermarket that was under construction, checking the workers' construction status while waiting for him to come back.
Wiwer~wiwer~
Wiwer~wiwer~
Seeing the police car parked at the door, Shen Miao walked over excitedly, thinking that Luo Jialin had returned, but it turned out that the person who got out of the car was a man in a suit.
Alas, it was all for nothing.
About twenty minutes later, the man's family members arrived. There were six or seven of them in total, and one of them was Gao Huifen.
Are Gao Huifen’s relatives in trouble?
Separated by a street, Shen Miao couldn’t see everyone’s expressions, but Gao Huifen’s expression was definitely the ugliest among the group.
Although Shen Miao looked down on Gao Huifen, she couldn’t help but stretch her neck towards the police station when she thought about having something to eat.
It has been a long time since I last saw Gao Huifen. When Yao Heng occasionally came to help He Manru get medicine and tea, he would often mention Gao Zhiwan and would also give her some free tickets to parties or activities, but Shen Miao had been busy recently, and those activities didn't look very interesting, so she didn't go.
Half an hour later, a white sedan also stopped in front of the police station. This time, the people who got out of the car were Gao Zhiwan and He Manru.
Gao Zhiwan's expression was sad, and He Manru's face was angry. When they entered the police station, He Manru kept her arms around Gao Zhiwan's shoulders, as if she wanted to protect her.
Accompanying them was a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her early fifties. She was dressed elegantly and looked like a wealthy lady. If I was not mistaken, she should be He Manru's mother.
It is said that three women make a drama, but I wonder what kind of chemical reaction will occur when there are four women.
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