Chapter 59 Drinking and Chatting
She was bullied so badly, but not a single policeman came to comfort her or help her find that bastard. She immediately lost her temper and didn't even bother to cry. She just kept yelling and raging.
"Just give me a clear answer, can you please give me my money back? That's fifty thousand, enough to buy me an apartment. I don't care, I want my money back, and I want that bastard to go to jail and never get out. Hurry up and help me find it, what are you waiting for?"
Her voice was quite shrill, and luckily she wasn't howling in the house, otherwise the volume would have made everyone's ears explode.
Ji Mingcheng was still talking to the two directors. He just glanced over here and looked away, as if he had no time to pay attention to her. The others looked at her as if they were watching a show. Many people were muttering to each other, as if they had never expected that there could be such a fierce woman. What kind of place did they think this was?
But leaving her out in the cold wasn't the right thing to do. Qiu Jiang thought for a moment and walked up to her. "Miss Bian, can you tell us what happened? We can't investigate if you don't explain it clearly."
Qiu Jiang assured that she was just asking normal questions, but to Bian Langli it sounded like a mockery, and she immediately glared at her.
"I want to say it or not, is it any of your business?"
Who on earth wanted them to investigate this case? Qiu Jiang looked at her in disbelief.
She had a good temper, but she wasn't made of clay. Since the other person didn't want to talk about it, why should she care? So she said coldly, "Since you don't want to talk about it, we can't take this case. You should find someone else who is more capable."
She turned around and left, calling out to Deng Xingwang, "Xingwang, come upstairs with us."
"Okay." Deng Xingwang, who had already proven his innocence, wished he would never see the woman who framed him again, not to mention that she spoke so harshly, as if someone owed her eight million.
Besides, they didn't steal the money, so why was he yelling at them? It was only because Jiang Jiang had a good temper. If it were him, he would definitely yell back.
But he was really disgusted by this woman and really didn't want to see her face at all, so when Qiu Jiang called him, he followed her happily.
Not only did he follow, Wang Li also walked side by side with him. When they were far away, Deng Xingwang started chattering non-stop, "I was scared to death today. I thought I was finished, but who knew it was all a misunderstanding."
This incident was absolutely an unexpected disaster for him, and it almost caused indelible damage to his heart. If it weren't for Miracle and the others supporting him and helping him find evidence without delay, he might really have to be suspended and put on probation now.
"Don't forget to thank Captain Ji. He and Director Chang strongly support you. Otherwise, the two of us can't change Director Chang's mind." Wang Li turned his head and said to him.
Deng Xingwang nodded heavily, and said with great emotion, "I know. If Captain Ji hadn't called me in time, Director Chang would still be interrogating me."
He is not smart, but he is not stupid either. The office space was so small at that time. Director Chang's abnormal behavior before and after receiving the call and his conversation with Director Han made him understand that all this was for Captain Ji's sake.
Otherwise he would be in trouble.
In Team Five, he was not as experienced as Guo Kai and Chen Da, nor did he know as much about local situations as Wang Li, and he was not as smart as Jiang Jiang. He originally thought that Team Four would not take him seriously, let alone fight with the leaders for him.
After this incident, Deng Xingwang was truly devoted to Ji Mingcheng. "From now on, even if I have to go through fire and water for Captain Ji, I won't hesitate."
Qiu Jiang couldn't help but stifle a laugh. "That's too scary. Besides, when did our team fight with the leader?"
What he said was a bit exaggerated. She was afraid that if their team heard it, they would get goosebumps all over their body and frantically ask her for anti-itch powder.
She narrowed her eyes and couldn't help laughing.
However, Deng Xingwang was puzzled. "Didn't Captain Ji hang up on Director Chang? That doesn't even count as a fight. Don't you know how terrified Director Chang was at the time? He was afraid that Captain Ji would complain to the higher-ups. Even if he complained to our director, Director Chang would still be terrified."
Qiu Jiang and Wang Li looked at each other for a moment, and then the corners of their mouths twitched violently.
Sure enough, it was still a misunderstanding.
They should have let their quarter-final team fight back then, but it ended up causing such a big misunderstanding.
She said that just now at the gate, Director Chang and Director Hou were acting so strangely, and so this is what happened.
But looking at the interaction between the three of them just now, although I don’t know what they said, it seems that everyone has put aside their past grudges. The two of them kept their mouths shut to prevent more people from knowing about it and causing more trouble.
That would really cause trouble for their season team.
The two of them fell silent at the same time, and Qiu Jiang even said, "Then you should thank Captain Ji."
Anyway, the season team did make an effort.
Deng Xingwang touched the back of his head and frowned, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Qiu Jiang opened his eyes wide, his face full of sincerity, "How is that possible? We are good teammates and good partners."
So you definitely misunderstood.
Deng Xingwang thought about it and it made sense. Apart from his family members whom he completely trusted, his teammates were the only ones who treated him the best. How could they hide something from him? Even if they did, it was definitely for his own good. So why would he bother to get to the bottom of it?
So he smiled happily again and jumped happily in the corridor, showing his state of being free of pressure and relaxed.
Seeing him jumping and skipping in front, Qiu Jiang was also very happy. However, when he reached the office door, Qiu Jiang suddenly called him.
"Wait, don't go in yet."
Deng Xingwang's raised foot landed unsteadily on the ground. "What's wrong?"
As soon as he asked, he saw Zhang Ze running towards him from the other side of the corridor carrying a large silver steel basin.
"Oh my god, I finally caught up." Zhang Ze ran out of breath.
Before Deng Xingwang could ask what was going on, the people in the house came out. Wang Meilin asked Zhang Ze to put the basin at the door quickly. After he put it there, someone handed Wang Meilin a lot of waste paper and threw it into the basin.
When I rubbed the lighter with my thumb, sparks splashed on the paper and all the paper in the basin started to burn.
Wang Meilin quickly called out to Deng Xingwang, "Silly boy, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and jump over the fire basin to get rid of the bad luck."
As she called him, she kept muttering, "Go away, bad luck, go away, retreat, retreat, everything will go smoothly from now on, good luck, God bless you..."
"you……"
Deng Xingwang was so moved that tears started to fall again. He rubbed his eyes back and forth with his hands, "Wow, thank you everyone, I am so moved."
"You may be excited, but you should jump faster." Qiu Jiang was worried for him and kept urging him.
"Hey, here I come."
He jumped high, and after the paper burned, the black scraps were picked up by the wind and floated outside, as if to take away all the bad luck. The people from the five teams gathered around him and read words of peace to him. It was very lively.
Not only them, but people from other teams who heard about this also gathered around and were very happy for him.
Although he was scared to death in the morning, he felt like the center of attention at noon. Today was definitely a unique experience for him. He would probably never forget this day when he was in his seventies or eighties.
When Ji Mingcheng came back, the flames were extinguished. Seeing this scene, he knew what they had just done. However, he did not seem to object. Instead, he applauded and said, "Congratulations, you are cleared of suspicion."
"Thank you, Captain Ji." Deng Xingwang grinned.
Qiu Jiang was a little curious, "Captain Ji, are we still investigating this case?"
"Team Two is investigating. This has nothing to do with our team right now."
Qiu Jiang nodded.
Actually, it is understandable. After all, that woman wrongly accused Xingwang. Although it was finally confirmed that she had recognized the wrong person, there was a rift between the two parties. Even if they would not stop investigating the case, they were still dissatisfied. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, it would be better to hand it over to other teams to follow up.
It’s just a pity that the colleagues in Team 2 have to deal with such a person with such a bad temper.
But since it has been handed over, it has nothing to do with them, and Qiu Jiang no longer thinks about it. Unexpectedly, at this time, their team leader actually told them not to leave at night.
When Qiu Jiang and Wang Li heard that Director Chang invited them to dinner, their expressions instantly became complicated.
Sure enough, it’s the same thing.
And their season team seemed to have figured out what was going on.
All in all, it was destined to be a dinner trip with a very harmonious atmosphere.
The people they were having dinner with were Director Han and Director Chang, who were much higher in rank than them.
But we can't let Team Ji face it alone, so Qiu Jiang quickly agreed.
The same is true for Wang Li.
Anyway, no one asked Deng Xingwang's opinion. After all, he was the key person at the party, so he had to go by default.
Deng Xingwang naturally had no objection when he saw that both of them were going.
But when he arrived at the dining place and saw two unexpected people, he was a little surprised.
"Brother Guo, Brother Chen, weren't you in the provincial capital reporting a serial murder case? Why are you back so suddenly?"
The people who came were Guo Kai and Chen Da, who had been in the provincial capital for four or five days.
As soon as he saw him, Chen Da patted him on the shoulder and said, "Boy, I heard that it was not easy for you today."
"Captain Chen...Brother."
After all, he had been his leader for more than a year. When Deng Xingwang heard him say this, the grievance suddenly surged up again.
"Okay, are you still acting like a little girl when I'm here to comfort you?" Chen Da revealed his rough character in just two sentences, making Deng Xingwang embarrassed.
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t be so sentimental.
Guo Kai shook his head and walked over to chat casually with Deng Xingwang.
Wang Li and Qiu Jiang, who had just returned from buying wine, quickly called out when they saw them.
"You're back so quickly. How's things in the provincial capital?" asked Ji Mingcheng as he walked in from outside.
"Everything went smoothly."
"The provincial government is taking this case very seriously. They're saying it's going to be used as a model case, to be promoted nationwide for study of our investigation process. Furthermore, they're quite surprised by our Jiang Jiang, saying she's young but incredibly intelligent, and most importantly, that she's bold in her assumptions and associations. She's the most outstanding newcomer in our provincial police force."
"The most important thing is that the province fully recognized our swiftness in solving the case, saying that Captain Ji led the team very well."
Compared to Guo Kai's brief speech, Chen Da was more talkative, his face full of pride and pride. He talked a lot when he was happy.
Deng Xingwang was also very happy to hear this. "Hehe, then our team will really become famous. Maybe a lot of people will see my name in the file and admire me. Then I will be a celebrity."
After all, he had participated in many operations, and his name was mentioned many times in the files used to report to the provincial capital. If this really wanted to be promoted nationwide...
He was so happy that his mouth was watering.
"Be happy."
"Happy, happy." Deng Xingwang nodded frantically.
Chen Da threatened him, "Then stop drooling. You're such a grown man, and you're still drooling."
"Ah?" Deng Xingwang was embarrassed and hurried to wipe the corners of his mouth, but it was very dry no matter how he touched it, without any moisture, so where did the saliva come from?
Deng Xingwang was angry, "Brother Chen, are you trying to scare me?"
"Hey, did you see that?" Chen Da pointed at Deng Xingwang and said to them, "This kid is finally not so dull anymore. It seems that everything is fine. Captain Ji, you have to give him more work to prevent him from having too many random thoughts and imitating other girls. Jiang Jiang can't cry as much as him."
After all, they had known each other for more than a year. Even if he hadn't been here in the morning, he could imagine how miserably he was crying.
Not to mention, he knew Deng Xingwang quite well, and found out that what he said was exactly the same.
Deng Xingwang's eyes widened immediately, he was so angry.
"Brother Chen, is this how I look to you?"
Chen Da's eyes widened even more than his, "Isn't it? I'll believe you if you swear to heaven."
Deng Xingwang: “…”
He was completely speechless.
"Hahaha--"
Everyone was smiling.
Qiu Jiang watched their interaction and her eyes curved with smile.
Han Shui and Chang Hou, who arrived a little later, were not at all surprised by their arrival. They smiled and asked, "What are you so happy about?"
Seeing them, Ji Mingcheng took the lead in saluting.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's time to get off work. There's no such thing as leader or no leader. We are all friends. Don't try to play tricks on me." Han Shui said in a gentle voice.
Ji Mingcheng and the others could take what they said seriously, but the three little ones were really stupid if they took it seriously. Qiu Jiang and Wang Li all whispered their thanks, "Thank you, Director Han."
When they got to the box, Han Shui and the others were extremely happy to hear what Chen Da had repeated.
"Great, great! This is a memorable and joyful event for the entire Anxi police force. Come on, let's raise our glasses and toast."
"Dry--"
With Guo Kai and Chen Da acting as a buffer and livening up the atmosphere, today's dinner was indeed a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.
The most gratifying thing is that she just focused on eating the whole time. After dinner, others were full of water, but she was full of food and felt very satisfied.
They were all drunk, so the car couldn't be driven. After sending Director Han and the other two away, Ji Mingcheng leaned against his jeep, rubbing his brows to sober up.
Chen Da and the others were not much better than him, and even their tongues were swollen when they spoke.
"I...I...Captain Ji...I'm honestly impressed by you...you're brave enough to stand up to Director Chang and the others...When they urgently called us back, I thought...something was going on, hahaha..."
Guo Kai covered his mouth with his hand, "Don't say anything."
He covered it tightly, and Chen Da could only hum twice. Guo Kai said directly to Ji Mingcheng, "Captain Ji, we will go back to the dormitory to sleep today. I will take care of him."
Because the restaurant was very close to their police station, they could walk there in ten minutes. Ji Mingcheng nodded.
"Take a day off tomorrow, and you two will return to the team the day after tomorrow."
Guo Kai smiled, "Thank you, Captain Ji."
"Captain Ji, I'll go with them too." Wang Li's home is nearby, so it's a good opportunity for him to go back.
"Um."
Half of the people left at once, leaving only the three of them. Ji Mingcheng was fine just now, but now he was obviously a little dizzy. He supported himself on the car with his hands and lowered his head, looking not very safe.
Deng Xingwang carefully approached Qiu Jiang and asked, "Jiang Jiang, how about we take Captain Ji back?"
Because compared to other people at the table, they were the only ones who survived.
Qiu Jiang is a girl, so that person would not deliberately let her drink. Deng Xingwang could drink a little, but he didn't like drinking and felt uncomfortable after drinking. Chen Da blocked it for him, so he got drunk himself.
The two of them thought they could leave directly, but when they saw Captain Ji in such a state, no one dared to ask the driver to take him home. Besides, he could still give the car to Captain Ji to drive back.
Qiu Jiang definitely had no problem with this decision, but what about him?
"Your house is opposite to mine and Captain Ji's. How are you going to get back then?"
"Stay with me, there's room."
Ji Mingcheng's erratic voice came.
"Captain Ji, you're not drunk yet." Deng Xingwang hurried to see him.
"Drunk."
He spoke clearly and didn't look like he was really drunk, but he was indeed a little unsteady on his feet, which showed that he was not lying.
"Then you get in the car first. Xingwang and I will take you back together." Qiu Jiang confirmed with him.
"Um."
Well, it seems that there is memory.
Qiu Jiang and Deng Xingwang helped him to the back seat, picked up a pillow and placed it under his head, trying to make him lie as comfortably as possible, and then sat in the front seat.
After asking for his home address, Deng Xingwang sighed, "Wow, he's worthy of being Team Season. He really has a villa at home."
Ji Mingcheng lives close to Nanshan Park. The surrounding scenery is beautiful and there is plenty of oxygen. On the mountain next to him is a high-end residential community built by a very famous developer in Anxi a few years ago.
In Anxi, where housing prices generally range from a few hundred yuan to only one or two thousand yuan for the best properties, the price per square meter in this community can be as high as three thousand five hundred yuan. The key point is that most of these expensive houses have been sold. The occupancy rate of this community is now quite good. With the opening of many new shops and gyms around it, life is very convenient.
In addition, if he remembered correctly, the villas in this community were at least 270 to 280 square meters, which meant that just buying an unfinished house would cost around one million, not to mention decoration.
But true.
Each car of their team is worth millions, so it is normal for them to spend one or two million on a house.
He tried hard not to make a fuss and concentrate on driving, but even so, it was still difficult for him to control his eyes and he would make a fuss from time to time.
Qiu Jiang was helpless. "It's the middle of the night, how can you see anything clearly? Why are you so startled?"
"I just think this is such a great building. The open space over there looks like a basketball court. It would be great if I could play ball in it."
Deng Xingwang looked longingly.
Qiu Jiang had no interest in basketball, but was staring at the small villa not far away.
The houses here are not built high, and the facades look like marble, which looks very high-end and magnificent. Compared with the villas she has not seen yet, she is very interested in this small house.
It would be great if their family could buy an apartment here.
But when Qiu Jiang thought of the high price of 3,500 that Deng Xingwang had just mentioned, she immediately sighed in disappointment.
It seems that it is not easy for ordinary people in any era to live in a nice new house on their own.
She sighed, suppressed this unrealistic expectation, and turned her head to look at the back seat.
Ji Mingcheng was still rubbing his head, his face vaguely visible in the slanting light of the street lamp outside, and he seemed to be frowning, which showed that he was not feeling well at the moment.
No wonder, he drank so much just now, it would be strange if he didn't feel uncomfortable.
When they came to a fork in the road, Deng Xingwang felt a little confused and slowed down the car.
Qiu Jiang said directly, "Xingwang, turn right."
"Ah? Jiang Jiang, you've been here?"
"No, but I remember Team Ji saying that he could see the temple gate on the South Mountain from home. It was only visible from the right side."
Deng Xingwang thought back and found that their team leader Ji had actually chatted with them during afternoon tea, saying that there were many tourists in the temple on the mountain.
Why didn't he think of it just now?
"Jiang Jiang, you are so smart. I wish I could be as smart as you one day." Deng Xingwang turned the steering wheel with anticipation.
"Well, I don't have your marksmanship or driving skills yet. I also want to know when I can be as good as you."
Thinking that the marksmanship test will be held in half a month, and she has only just made some progress, it's really frustrating.
Qiu Jiang is also bald.
Well, they both have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Deng Xingwang stopped worrying and went up the hill humming a little tune. When he saw the first house number, he called out to her, "It's number two. Let me see where number six is."
He slowed down the car and kept looking at the house numbers. When he found that they were in order, he counted the numbers.
When he counted to five, he suddenly braked. Qiu Jiang leaned forward uncontrollably. When she was about to hit her head, someone pulled her collar back, thus avoiding the tragedy of her head hitting the window.
"What happened?" Deng Xingwang was a little angry. "Who's running around on the road so recklessly in the middle of the night? Luckily, I was sharp-eyed and caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye. If it were someone who wasn't careful, there would definitely be an accident."
He braked and got out.
When Qiu Jiang turned around at this time, she saw that Ji Mingcheng had sat up, his right hand still holding her clothes. She hurriedly thanked him.
Ji Mingcheng frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
"It seems like someone rushed out. Xingwang braked in time, so he shouldn't have been hit. How are you? Does your head still hurt?"
Ji Mingcheng has never been bothered to lie about such things, so he just said "hmm" directly.
"Don't worry about this for now, go down and see what's going on."
"yes."
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