Chapter 29 Group Fight Mingxi took a deep breath. Ge Heping walked away...
Mingxi took a deep breath.
Ge Heping left, but she couldn't leave. She had to stay and clean up the mess. She could do it, she definitely could.
While mentally reassuring herself, Mingxi turned to He Li with a smile and said, "Well, something might have come up. Ge Heping went to take care of it first. It's alright, it's alright, he should be back soon after he's finished."
Aunt Lan chimed in, "Yes, yes, Comrade Xiao He, please have a seat. Heping will be back in a little while."
He Li stood up: "Auntie, no need. My aunt has something to do, so I won't sit down for now. I'll come over and talk to you again when I have time."
He Li spoke politely, but by only mentioning Aunt Lan and not Ge Heping at all, her meaning was clear: she didn't fancy Ge Heping. She could continue associating with Aunt Lan, but not with Ge Heping?
No way.
Aunt Lan was clearly rejected, and she was somewhat embarrassed, but there was nothing she could do.
Who told Ge Heping to act so unfairly today!
How can you meet a girl and then leave her at home halfway through, only to go out and meet someone else, especially someone who is your first love?
So even if Aunt Lan was unhappy, she could only force a smile and say, "Okay, then come visit me when you have time!"
Mingxi greeted Aunt Lan and then left with He Li.
She went back to the He family home with He Li, and Aunt He followed closely behind. As soon as she entered the house, her face darkened: "What did I tell you? You shouldn't have gone up with that bastard Ge Heping! Look, look, he still has his eye on Qin Qiaorou, doesn't he? As soon as Qin Qiaorou asked someone to call for her, he dumped you and ran off to find Qin Qiaorou!"
"Xiaoli, whether you like it or not, I have to say this: Ge Heping is unreliable. You should just let this meeting go and not have any further contact with him."
He Li: "Okay."
Aunt He: "Even if you don't agree, I still won't allow you two to continue seeing each other. You won't listen to me, but what about your parents? I'll call your dad in a bit and have them talk to you, and then I'll..."
He Li: "Auntie, I said okay. I promise you, I won't associate with Ge Heping."
Aunt He was taken aback.
He Li: "I'm looking for someone to live with, but the person I live with has to be willing so that we can live together harmoniously. If they're not willing and might break up at any time, then what's the point of me working with them?"
He Li was still very clear-headed and understood the situation very well.
Aunt He and Mingxi both breathed a sigh of relief.
He Li: "We'll have to trouble Comrade Ming again."
Mingxi: "No problem, don't worry. I'll contact you as soon as I find someone suitable."
In a way, Mingxi also bears some responsibility for this. That's why she was determined to help He Li find a new, exemplary young man.
Aunt He was silent for a moment.
Actually, she harbored some resentment towards Mingxi. If Mingxi hadn't introduced Ge Heping to He Li, none of this would have happened.
He Li, a perfectly good young woman, was on a date with someone, and he just dumped her and ran off. Those who know about Ge Heping know what's going on, but who knows what others will say? Some gossipy people might even start whispering that there's something wrong with He Li. Imagine the impact this will have on He Li, a single young woman!
However, on the other hand, she also knew that this matter could not be blamed on Mingxi.
After all, Mingxi had specifically come over yesterday to tell He Li that if He Li didn't want to go on the matchmaking, she could help her decline. It was He Li herself who decided to continue the matchmaking process.
After thinking it over, Aunt He decided to blame Ge Heping.
It's all that bastard Ge Heping's fault!
If it weren't for him, none of this would have happened today!
Just wait, when Ge Heping comes back, she has to find him in person and demand an explanation!
Aunt He waited until dark, and even after everyone in the courtyard had finished eating, she still hadn't seen Ge Heping.
Now, not only Aunt He, but even Aunt Lan couldn't sit still anymore.
Aunt Lan stood at the gate of the courtyard, tiptoeing and looking towards the alley entrance. Mingxi came out to use the toilet and bumped into Aunt Lan.
"Aunt Lan, are you still waiting for Brother Heping?"
Aunt Lan frowned: "That's right, they went out at noon and haven't come back, not even a letter."
Even if the person hasn't come back, it would be good to send a message.
But Ge Heping has been out of contact since noon.
She was very worried and couldn't put her mind at ease, fearing that something might happen to Ge Heping outside.
Mingxi casually comforted her, "Aunt Lan, don't worry, maybe Brother Heping was just too busy and forgot to send you a message."
Aunt Ma, who had just come out of the door, also said, "Lan, don't worry. Heping is a grown man; nothing bad will happen to him. He's probably just busy and forgot."
Aunt Lan: "I hope so."
"Oh no, Aunt Lan, you can wait here. I have to go to the toilet right away." Mingxi grabbed some toilet paper and ran quickly toward the toilet.
When Mingxi finished relieving herself and came out of the toilet, Aunt Lan and Aunt Ma were no longer at the gate of the courtyard. She assumed that Ge Heping had returned and went home without thinking much about it.
It wasn't until the next morning, when I heard from other people in the compound, that I learned Ge Heping hadn't come back all night.
Mingxi's eyes widened as she moved closer to Aunt He: "Really? Brother Heping didn't come back all night yesterday?"
Aunt He: "That's right, I stared at the door all night last night, but I didn't see that bastard Ge Heping come back."
She's still waiting for Ge Heping to come back and settle accounts with him.
Aunt He said indignantly, "Could it be that this kid knew I was waiting for him to come back and settle accounts, so he ran away?"
"It's not that bad," Mingxi commented objectively.
Aunt He: "Why didn't that boy come back all night? Hmm—could he have run into some bad guys outside?"
She stroked her chin: "Don't even mention it, I heard yesterday that a thief was committing a violent crime in the factory's residential area one night, and a young man got beaten up. That guy is really wicked; he doesn't hit anywhere else, he just goes for people's faces. Tsk tsk tsk, the young man who got beaten up was originally quite handsome, but now he's been beaten into a pig's head and he's too ashamed to show his face in public."
Mingxi: ...
Why does that thief's name sound so familiar?
Could it be that kid Wu Zhensheng?
It has to be said, hitting someone, and specifically aiming for their face.
It was indeed something Wu Zhensheng was capable of doing.
Mingxi: "Ahem, Aunt He, maybe you're overthinking it. You said it yourself, the beating happened in the machinery factory's residential area, and we're quite a distance from here."
Aunt He: "Who can say for sure? Who knows, that thief might just wander over here!"
"Old He, are you telling the truth? It really is... ugh—"
Aunt Lan was already worried because Ge Heping hadn't come back all night. When she heard Aunt He's alarmist words, she became so agitated that she suddenly fainted.
"Aunt Lan!"
"Old woman!"
"Lan!"
When the people in the courtyard saw this, they quickly gathered around, some pinching the philtrum and others pressing the forehead.
Just when it seemed that things were about to get really bad and Aunt Ma was about to call for someone to dismantle the door and take the person to the hospital, Aunt Lan finally opened her eyes.
Mingxi was the first to notice that Aunt Lan had opened her eyes, and she immediately exclaimed, "Aunt Lan has opened her eyes!"
Old Ge: "Old woman, you're awake. Are you alright?"
Aunt Lan's face was pale, and her voice was weak: "What's wrong with me?"
Old Ge: "You're asking us? We're the ones who want to ask you! What happened to you? You suddenly fainted just now?"
Aunt Lan's eyes were full of confusion: "I don't know either. I just felt like I had no strength at all, my chest felt tight, and I couldn't breathe properly. Then everything went black and I didn't know what was happening."
Hearing this, Mingxi thought it sounded like symptoms of low blood sugar, so she asked, "Aunt Lan, are you low blood sugar because you haven't eaten?"
Before Aunt Lan could speak, Old Man Ge chimed in, "Oh dear, that's quite possible. My wife didn't eat anything last night, and she hasn't eaten anything since she got up this morning."
Mingxi: "That might really be low blood sugar. Uncle Ge, let's help Aunt Lan home first. You can make her some sugar water to drink and see if she gets better. If she still doesn't get better after drinking the sugar water, then we'll take Aunt Lan to the hospital."
Old Ge: "Alright, alright."
Mingxi helped Aunt Lan home and onto the sofa. Old Man Ge made her a large bowl of sugar water and fed it to her.
After Aunt Lan finished drinking, she rested for a while, and her complexion immediately improved.
Seeing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
We don't know what happened to Ge Heping yet. If Aunt Lan falls ill again, that would be a huge problem.
After recovering, Aunt Lan politely thanked everyone in the yard: "Xiao Ming, Lao Ma, Lao He... thank you all. I'm sorry to have troubled you so early in the morning."
Mingxi: "Hey, Aunt Lan, why are you being so polite? We're neighbors living in the same courtyard. Besides, when my mother was sick a few days ago and could only lie in bed, didn't you help me a lot? I'm just helping you out, do I need you to thank me? My mother can't even accept that."
Aunt Ma: "Lan, no need to be so polite. You should rest and recover. We'll get back to work."
Aunt Lan: "No."
"Um?"
Mingxi, who was about to leave, stopped and looked at Aunt Lan.
Aunt Lan propped herself up from the sofa with her arms and said, "I have something else I'd like to ask for your help with."
"Please, everyone, help me find Heping. He hasn't come back all night, and I'm really worried about him." Aunt Lan's eyes reddened as she spoke. "I only have two children, Heping and Shengli. Shengli is serving in the army in another city, and he might not come back for more than once a year. Heping is the only one living with me. If something happens to him, I won't be able to go on living..."
Aunt Ma frowned: "Lan, don't say such discouraging things. What's with all this talk about living? It's not that serious. It's just about finding someone. Okay, we'll help you find them. We'll go find them for you right now."
After finishing her sentence, Aunt Ma turned to the people in the yard and said, "Those of you who have to go to work don't count. Go do what you need to do and don't be late for work. For those of you who don't have to go to work, could you please go out and help look for Heping?"
"Please help us out, we all live in the same compound, please help us look for it."
Aunt Lan said with tears in her eyes, "Please, everyone, help me find my son Heping. I thank you all."
As she spoke, Aunt Lan swayed as she stood up and prepared to bow to everyone.
Everyone couldn't bear to see her actually bow, so they quickly waved their hands, saying, "No need, no need, Aunt Lan, you rest. We'll go help you look for it."
And so, all the people in the courtyard who weren't working went out to help look for Ge Heping.
Finding someone sounds simple, but in reality, it's not that simple.
Ge Heping is a perfectly healthy person, with normal legs and feet, able to run and jump. He can go anywhere, but searching the entire northern part of the city could take forever.
Mingxi is the smartest one. She remembered that when someone came to call Ge Heping yesterday, they told him to go to the district hospital, so she led everyone to the hospital.
When they arrived at the district hospital, Mingxi went to the nurses' station with little hope and described Ge Heping's appearance. To her surprise, the nurse on duty actually remembered Ge Heping.
"Oh, you mean the man who came to stay with a woman surnamed Qin yesterday at noon?"
Mingxi: "Yes, yes, it's him. Nurse, do you know where this man is right now?"
Nurse: "If you had come two hours ago, I would have known where he was, but I don't know where he is now."
Mingxi: "Huh?"
Nurse: "That man and the woman surnamed Qin were discharged two hours ago."
Discharged from the hospital?
Since you've been discharged from the hospital, you might have gone home.
If he didn't go back to the Ge family, then he might have gone back to the Qin family.
Mingxi directed everyone in the courtyard to split into two groups: one to Qin Qiaorou's parents' home and the other to Qin Qiaorou's husband's home.
Fortunately, Aunt He, who always knew everything, came along. She knew where Qin Qiaorou's family home and husband's family home were.
With Aunt He's directions, both groups found the place smoothly.
Unfortunately, neither Ge Heping nor Qin Qiaorou were seen at either Qin Qiaorou's maternal home or her husband's home.
Those who went to Qin Qiaorou's parents' home were fine, they just didn't see her. But Mingxi and Aunt He's group who went to Qin Qiaorou's husband's home suffered a great loss.
As soon as they arrived, they saw people dressed in black and white in the courtyard. Mingxi hadn't even realized what was going on yet, and she went up to ask someone if they had seen Ge Heping and Qin Qiaorou.
The person on the other end turned around with a pair of bloodshot eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"
Mingxi: "We are Ge Heping's neighbors. He went out to look for Qin Qiaorou yesterday, but he didn't come back all night. We were worried that something might have happened to him, so..."
"You dare to come looking for us again?" The man on the other side turned around and shouted, "Brothers, grab your weapons! Ge Heping's adulterer's neighbors are here!"
At the sound of a shout from the person on the other side, everyone in the courtyard sprang into action. Some grabbed iron shovels, others swung brooms. Just as one of the people in the courtyard was about to attack with a weapon, Mingxi immediately shouted.
"Don't move, or I'll call the police!"
Upon hearing Mingxi's words, everyone in the courtyard paused in their tracks.
The man who had spoken first glared fiercely at Mingxi, then turned to the others in the courtyard and said, "Brothers, don't listen to this brat. Call the police. Let her call if she dares. Qin Qiaorou killed my brother, and Ge Heping, that adulterer, eloped with Qin Qiaorou. Even if the police come, they'll be on our side!"
Mingxi frowned.
What is all this nonsense?
But the people in this courtyard clearly listened to the leader, and they rushed over wielding their weapons.
Seeing this, Aunt He also became nervous. She shouted, "Xiaoming, leave this to me. You go and call the police."
Before anyone could react, she did a somersault and pounced on the leading man. With a flurry of Nine Yin White Bone Claws, she tore him into a bloody gourd shape.
Mingxi's eyes widened.
I never would have guessed that Aunt He was so agile.
The man in the lead started yelling, and the others immediately surrounded her, trying to pull her off him. But she clung to his head and wouldn't let go, and the others couldn't do anything about it.
While fighting, Aunt He still had the energy to shout to Mingxi, "Xiaoming, hurry up and call the police!"
"Why!"
Mingxi responded and quickly ran out. She rushed into the nearby police station: "Police officers, help! There's a group fight and they're going to kill someone!"
The young police officer on duty at the police station: ...
Was the police officer calling him?
No, that's not the point!
The main issue is that it involved a group fight, which also resulted in death!
This is a big case!
The young police officer immediately stood up: "Who's involved in a group fight? Where is it? Take me there right now!"
Mingxi didn't waste any words and quickly led the young policeman back to Qin Qiaorou's mother-in-law's courtyard.
Although it didn't take Mingxi long to go out and call the police, by the time she returned, the neighbors who had come with her and the original residents of the courtyard were already fighting.
Don't be fooled by the fact that most of the neighbors who came with Mingxi were older women. So what if they were women? Their fighting power should not be underestimated.
Aunt He grabbed the hair of two men with both hands and pulled with all her might, leaving a layer of hair stubble on the ground; Aunt Liu was a groin-kicking maniac, kicking anyone who came near in the groin, making the men present grimace and not daring to approach her; and then there was Aunt Li, who was usually very polite and gentle in the yard, and Mingxi had never heard her utter a single swear word, but who would have thought she was so fierce in a fight, slapping so hard that Mingxi could feel the wind from her palms even from a distance.
Young police officer: "Is this what you meant by causing someone to die?"
But it's true, he felt that if he had arrived any later, these old ladies might have really beaten him to death.
Mingxi: ...
Mingxi was dumbfounded.
Can she say that this is different from what she expected?
She thought the older women would be bullied, but it turned out the other way around...
Oh dear, if she had known it would be like this, why did she rush to call the police?
The young police officer who arrived was unaware of Mingxi's thoughts. He looked at the chaotic courtyard in front of him and shouted, "Stop!"
"Stop it, or I'll arrest him!"
Mingxi stepped forward at the right moment and grabbed Aunt He's arm.
Aunt He hadn't finished hitting him when she turned around and said unhappily, "Xiao Ming, what are you doing? I..."
Mingxi winked and said, "Aunt He, don't be afraid. I'll call the police. He'll stand up for us."
The original residents of the courtyard: ? ? ?
No, who should be afraid?
Waaah, aren't they the ones who got beaten up and had black and blue faces?
Aunt He was quick-witted and immediately understood Mingxi's meaning. She let go of his hand and rushed to the young policeman.
"Officer, officer, you've finally arrived! You have to stand up for us! We just came to find someone, and these people in the courtyard started yelling at us to kill us! How could such an outrageous thing happen in broad daylight? If I didn't know better, I would have thought we'd gone back to the pre-liberation era!"
Police officer: "Hey, ma'am, you can't say things like that."
"Oh, oh, I know, I know." Aunt He smiled ingratiatingly, "Look at my mouth, I can't keep it shut, I just blurt out whatever comes to mind when I'm in a hurry, please don't hold it against me."
"Auntie, I'm only twenty years old this year."
Aunt He: "Oh, only twenty years old? That's quite an achievement for someone so young. May I ask, officer, do you have a boyfriend? If not, I happen to have a niece who's the same age as you, would you like her...?"
The police officer said sternly, "Ahem, let's put that matter aside and get down to business. Since you said you came to find someone, how did a fight break out?"
Aunt He slapped her thigh and said aggrievedly, "I really didn't know that."
“Officer, it’s true. We just asked one question, and that man immediately told his men to grab their weapons!” Mingxi pointed at the leader, Blood Gourd.
The police officer turned to look at the man whose body was scratched raw and bleeding: "Is that so?"
"Waaaaah, that's not true! Officer, don't listen to their nonsense, we are the victims!"
The man, with snot and tears streaming down his face, said, "We've been so wronged! That bitch Qin Qiaorou killed my brother, and then she eloped with her lover Ge Heping, making my parents sick. Now, Ge Heping's neighbor has come knocking on our door. And... and they beat us up like this! Officer, you have to do justice for me!"
He imitated Aunt He, grabbing the young policeman's arm and wailing.
Upon seeing this, Aunt He immediately raised her voice, as if competing with him, her voice rising higher and higher with each breath.
This was tough on the young police officer, as he couldn't even cover his ears with his hands.
After all, both of her arms were being held.
Just then, someone ran in from outside the courtyard. Mingxi asked, "Aunt Ma?"
Aunt Ma, panting heavily, said, "Huff, Mingxi, I knew you were still here. I'm telling you, there's no need to look anymore. Heping went home, he's fine, and he took Qin Qiaorou with him..."
"Alright, officers, did you hear that? I told you Ge Heping was an adulterer who eloped with Qin Qiaorou! Officers, you need to investigate this immediately. I suspect they killed my brother!"
He rambled on and on, leaving not only Mingxi confused, but even the junior police officer was bewildered. However, since it involved human lives, they still had to be cautious.
And so, the young police officer took everyone present back to the police station and sent someone to call Ge Heping and Qin Qiaorou over as well.
When Mingxi arrived at the police station, she finally learned what had happened.
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The author's note: My prediction failed [it's all over]. Xiaoming won't be able to get the whole melon until tomorrow.
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