Chapter 058 The Fifty-Eighth Melon
“Beep, beep, beep—”
The ambulance arrived at Ziwei Building with a roar. Zhang Wu was carried down on a stretcher. Zhang's mother, Zhang Qing and others hurriedly followed.
Mrs. Lin clapped her hands and cheered, "It's what you deserve!"
"Mrs. Lin, everyone has been sent to the hospital. Forget it. Don't get angry over these people." Mrs. Liang advised.
Mrs. Lin put her hands on her hips and snorted, "I won't get angry over this kind of person. Look how proud he was this morning. Don't let his son piss you off to death now. I'm still waiting to see some fun."
Everyone couldn't help but sigh. Not many people sympathized with Zhang Wu. Zhang Wu's family didn't have a very good relationship with their neighbors. Even though they didn't live on the same floor, they often had conflicts. What's more, this time, it was their fault for being unkind. Lin Peiwen had supported him in his studies for so many years, but she turned against him as soon as he returned to China. To put it bluntly, Zhang Wu deserved to be angry to death today.
"Xiao Gu, thank you so much this time for helping me vent my anger."
Mrs. Lin brought her niece over to thank Gu Xicao gratefully.
She could see that Gu Xicao didn't need to interrupt, as this was entirely to help them.
"Mrs. Lin, you are too polite. You usually help me take care of Ayuan. It is my duty to help you this time." Gu Xicao waved her hand and said.
Lin Peiwen's voice was very gentle. "You can't say that. You helped us a lot this time. We want to thank you very much, Miss Gu. This is a little gift from us. Please don't despise it."
She pulled out a faded wallet from her pocket, took out all the money inside and stuffed it into Gu Xicao's pocket.
"No, really," Gu Xicao declined. "We are just neighbors. If I charge you for such a small thing, then I am still a human being. Take it back."
"Yes, I must." Mrs. Lin agreed with her niece. Seeing that Gu Xicao was determined not to accept it, she actually stuffed the money into Lin Yuan's schoolbag and said, "Save this money to buy tutoring books for Ayuan."
Lin Yuan: “…”
Seeing that they were determined, Gu Xicao didn't want to argue in public, so she said, "Okay, I'll tell you your fortune again. Peiwen, have you ever considered going to school on your own?"
"Me?" Lin Peiwen was stunned and pointed at herself. "I'm already 22 years old. Can I still study?"
"You're 22, you're not going to die. What's wrong with you going to school at such a young age?" Gu Xicao patted Lin Peiwen's shoulder. "Besides, you're willing to endure hardships and work hard. You're definitely going to be many times better at studying than that Zhang Qing. Maybe you can go abroad to study in the future."
Lin Peiwen never thought about it this way.
She was raised by her father. She started working after junior high school. A few years later, her father died of alcoholism, so she came to live with Mrs. Lin. It was also because of living with Mrs. Lin that she met Zhang Wu. At that time, when she heard that Zhang Wu was going to study abroad, Lin Peiwen was full of admiration, but she never thought that she could also study abroad.
"Can I really do it?" Lin Peiwen said hesitantly, "I only graduated from junior high school."
“You have to try to know if it works, but if you don’t work hard, you will definitely fail.”
Gu Xicao said, "You can go to night school to catch up on your studies. No matter how hard studying is, it won't be harder than working more than ten hours a day, right?"
"Yes, Xiao Gu is right. Awen, you go to school. If you don't have enough money, I can just take a part-time job to support you in your studies!"
After hearing what Gu Xicao said, Mrs. Lin suddenly came to her senses and felt extremely regretful. She wondered why she hadn't thought of it at the beginning.
Isn't it better to let Awen study on her own with so much money than to support others to study?
"Well, I'll try it then."
With the support of Gu Xicao and Mrs. Lin, Lin Peiwen swallowed and mustered up the courage to speak.
Everyone gave a few kind compliments, and some even enthusiastically helped to introduce night school teachers.
Only then did Gu Xicao take Lin Yuan home for dinner.
Just as they finished eating, someone knocked on the door. Lin Yuan was washing dishes, so Gu Xicao ran to open the door.
"Brother Yi, why are you here?" Gu Xicao greeted with a smile.
Seeing A Yuan washing dishes, Lin Jianyi said with some regret: "Hey, you guys have eaten. I packed up half a portion of barbecued pork and was thinking of adding more dishes for you."
"Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. We'll see you next time." Gu Xicao opened the door and said, "Come in and sit down."
"No, I still have to work overtime,"
Lin Jianyi waved his hand and said, "I came to ask you if you are free tomorrow. A colleague of mine wants to find someone to calculate a good date, and I would like to ask for your help."
"What a good day! This is easy. Just ask him to come over tomorrow." Gu Xicao said, "Why do you have to come here in person? Just give him a phone call and let him know."
"Why are you still making phone calls upstairs and downstairs? I'll leave the barbecued pork for you as a midnight snack. I'm leaving first."
Lin Jianyi stuffed the barbecued pork into Gu Xicao's hand without saying anything, waved his police hat at her, and walked away leisurely.
Gu Xicao looked at the barbecued pork in her hand, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Lin Yuan leaned over and saw that Lin Jianyi had already left. He felt very sorry: "Oh, why did Brother Lin leave so quickly? I was thinking about him playing with me after washing the dishes."
"I have to go to work, so hurry up and do your homework." Gu Xicao opened the takeaway box, picked up a piece of barbecued pork and put it in his mouth. It was really salty and sweet, with alternating fat and lean meat.
The next afternoon, Lin Jianyi personally came with his colleagues and his girlfriend's family.
"This is Master Gu. He helped us solve several cases in a row. He is very accurate." Lin Jianyi introduced, and then introduced his colleague to Gu Xicao, "This is Brother Wan Lingfeng from our police station. Brother Wan is a very good person, loyal and honest, and he takes good care of us."
"Mr. Wan's face shows that he is a government official. No wonder he is so upright." Gu Xicao flattered him. He ate the other person's barbecued pork yesterday, so of course he had to say a few good words for him now.
Wan Lingfeng was shy and scratched his head in embarrassment. He glanced at the person next to him and said, "Thank you for your compliment. Yes, Master, I came to you to calculate a wedding date for Xiaofang and me."
The woman named Xiaofang looked to be in her thirties. Although she was dressed simply, she was a person who knew how to tidy up. Her clothes were simple but neat. She blushed and smiled when she heard the words, "Brother Wan, why do we have to make it so grand? In my opinion, as long as the person is right, any day is the right day to get married."
"Get married, get married..."
The slightly plump and dark-skinned man they brought with them clapped his hands and spoke incoherently.
Even when the man wasn't talking, it looked like he was mentally retarded.
"Brother, we are talking, don't make noise." Zhao Fang frowned and said angrily.
The man chuckled, clapped his hands and sang: "Xiaofang is getting married, the big girl is getting on the sedan chair, getting on the sedan chair to be the bride..."
Zhao Fang's face was obviously a little embarrassed. She said to Wan Lingfeng, "Brother Wan, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought Brother out here. How about this, let's come back another day."
"Hey, what's the big deal? Big brother just said a few words. It didn't delay anything. Master, you won't mind, right?" Wan Lingfeng was very considerate. He comforted Zhao Fang before asking Gu Xicao.
Gu Xicao glanced at the man before looking away, "No, why would I mind? Society needs us to be more tolerant of this vulnerable group."
"Master is really kind-hearted. No wonder he is so capable at such a young age."
Wan Lingfeng said gratefully, and he took out some money from his pocket, "Afang and I are planning to get married this year. Please pick a good date, preferably one that is suitable for having children and grandchildren."
Wan Lingfeng's face turned red when he finished speaking.
It's a bit laughable that a grown man like him is so shy, but it also shows that he is indeed an honest man.
Lin Jianyi smiled and teased: "Brother Wan, you have been single for forty years, and you finally want to find a wife."
After he finished speaking, he said to Gu Xicao, "Brother Wan is a very nice person, please pay more attention to him."
Gu Xicao looked hesitant. She stroked the handle of the cup in her hand and said, "Mr. Wan, let me calculate it for you first and let you see if it's correct. How about that?"
Wan Lingfeng looked at Lin Jianyi in surprise, and Lin Jianyi said, "It's okay, we just listen to what the master says."
"Then Master, please do the calculation. It just so happens that we have brought a wedding invitation with us." Wan Lingfeng motioned Zhao Fang to take out the wedding invitation.
The wedding ceremony in Hong Kong is very traditional. It requires three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts. Usually, someone will be asked to write wedding invitations, which will clearly state the name, age and birth date of the man and woman.
Gu Xicao took the wedding invitation, glanced at it, and then looked up. "Mr. Wan, your marriage was hindered by your elders, right? Otherwise, with your fate, you would have had many opportunities to get married in your early years."
Wan Lingfeng nodded honestly: "That's right, my master was paralyzed in bed a few years ago, and his children refused to take care of him. I felt bad about it, so I took over. The old man passed away two years ago, and then I dared to think about getting married."
"Master?" Lin Jianyi asked in surprise, "Brother Wan, what kind of master do you have? You have been taking care of him for so many years?"
"Your generation don't understand. When I sneaked to Hong Kong, my master took me in because we were from the same hometown. He fed me and gave me a job. If I don't repay this kindness, am I still a human being?"
Wan Lingfeng shook his head, his face showing no resentment or regret, his eyes and eyebrows were open and honest.
"Mr. Wan has taken care of me for ten whole years. He is really great." Gu Xicao sighed from the bottom of his heart.
There will be no filial son for a patient who has been ill for a long time. When biological parents are paralyzed, their children may not be willing to take care of them for so many years. A benefactor who is not related by blood is actually willing to sacrifice his marriage to take care of them. This person is really a good person.
"Brother Wan, no wonder. You are such a good and considerate person, why haven't you gotten married in all these years?" Zhao Fang looked at Wan Lingfeng with a distressed look on her face. "After we get married, let's go to our master's grave and tell him about this good news. I believe that he will be very happy for you even in his grave."
Wan Lingfeng was deeply moved, "Afang..."
"Mr. Wan, don't get too excited. Do you think what I just calculated is accurate?"
Gu Xicao asked with a smile, leaning forward.
Wan Lingfeng nodded rapidly, "Of course it's accurate. No one else in the police station knows about this, not even Xiao Lin. The fact that you can figure it out shows that you are really capable."
"Then I'll give you a suggestion, do you want to listen?"
Seeing that the other party had fallen into the trap, Gu Xicao asked again.
"I'll listen, of course I'll listen. Are there any taboos on the wedding day?" Wan Lingfeng asked excitedly.
Gu Xicao was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, my advice to you is not to get married. To be more precise, don't marry Miss Zhao."
Wang Laoshi couldn't help but glance at Gu Xicao. Why did these words sound so familiar?
The newspaper previously reported that I was an expert in breaking up marriages, and I didn’t expect it to be so accurate.
Wan Lingfeng was stunned. He had a good temper, but that didn't mean he didn't have a temper. He frowned and clasped his hands together, "Master Gu, I'd rather demolish ten temples than break up a family. I don't understand what you mean."
"Yeah, why don't you allow me to marry Brother Wan?"
Zhao Fang pursed her lips, revealing a look of grievance and sadness on her face. The more she spoke, the redder her eyes became. "Is there anything wrong with me? Brother Wan, you actually despise me for having an idiot brother. Are you afraid that we siblings will drag you down?!"
"No, no, Xiaofang, I never thought about it that way!"
Wan Lingfeng shook his hand so much that you could see the afterimage. "I don't dislike you. Anyway, my salary is enough to support you and your brother."
Seeing Zhao Fang's aggrieved expression, Brother Zhao Fang immediately clenched his fist and pointed at Gu Xicao: "Bad woman, bad woman bullying my sister!"
Gu Xicao raised her eyebrows, looked at the pitiful Zhao Fang, and then looked at her brother, "You two really have great acting skills. What a pity! If you had entered the entertainment industry, you might have won the Academy Awards by now. Why bother to lie to a little policeman?"
"Do you need me to explain this clearly? Are you two brother and sister, or husband and wife?"
What? !
Wang Laoshi's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
He stammered, “Boss, are you saying this man is Miss Zhao’s husband?”
"What? You can't believe it, right?" Gu Xicao asked.
Wang Laoshi coughed dryly: "This kind of thing is too exaggerated. How can I believe it so easily? There won't be a man who marries his wife to another man, right?"
"That's right, you are slandering me. This is my brother, and it's clearly written on our ID cards!" Zhao Fang's voice was so excited that it was a little sharp.
Wan Lingfeng also said: "Yes, I have seen their ID cards, they are brother and sister!"
"Mr. Wan, you are a policeman. I believe you are very familiar with the household registration policy here in Hong Kong?" Gu Xicao turned his head to look at Wan Lingfeng and asked.
Wan Lingfeng nodded: "Although I don't know much, I know a little bit."
"Then you must know that if outsiders sneak in, they are illegal immigrants. Their identity information cannot be obtained in Hong Kong. It all depends on the illegal immigrants themselves. For example, my name is Gu Xicao now, but it is possible that my real name is something else."
Gu Xicao knocked on the table and said, "My date of birth may have been faked. I said I was 20 when I was 30. In this case, a couple lied about being siblings. What's so strange about that?"
Wan Lingfeng was completely stunned.
indeed.
In fact, let alone mainland China, even for Hong Kong locals, as long as the money is spent, it is not impossible to falsify the household registration information.
Lin Jianyi had already realized that something was wrong, and he looked at Zhao Fang and his sister with a look like thunder and lightning, "What is the relationship between you two? Tell the truth!"
Zhao Fang was still stubborn, "We are brother and sister, Brother Wan, don't listen to her nonsense. How can my brother be my husband? If he is my husband, why would I marry you?!"
"Of course it's because you two are attracted by Mr. Wan's money," Gu Xicao said, "You two are from Myanmar. You originally wanted to come to Hong Kong to make a fortune, but you didn't expect it to be so difficult to get rich here. Especially since you two are lazy and don't want to work hard, so you targeted those older unmarried men. And by chance, you met Wan Lingfeng, a good man. When you learned that he was a policeman and lived frugally, you planned to take action against him, didn't you?"
Lin Jianyi narrowed his eyes, touched the wooden belt behind him, and stared at Zhao Fang and his sister, "What else do you have to say? Master Gu has never made a mistake, and he will never wrongly accuse someone for no reason!"
Zhao Fang and Zhao Yongchao looked at each other.
Zhao Yongchao gave her a look, and Zhao Fang understood. She secretly pinched her thigh and tears fell. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "Brother Wan, I'm really not a liar. You know how I have treated you until now. We have known each other for more than half a year. Have I ever spent a penny of your money?"
Seeing Zhao Fang crying, Wan Lingfeng's heart softened and hesitantly said, "Xiao Fang doesn't seem like that kind of person. Master, could it be that you miscalculated?"
Zhao Fang's stupid brother looked at Gu Xicao angrily and even spit at her.
Wan Lingfeng pointed at him and said, "Master, look, does this person look like a liar?"
Gu Xicao leaned back and slid the chair to distance herself from him. "Mr. Wan, if he hadn't pretended to be a fool, why would he let you raise him?"
This, this seems to make some sense.
Wan Lingfeng was suddenly in a dilemma and his brain was about to explode. He had always been an honest man, and although his work performance was average, there was nothing wrong with him. He never thought that he would encounter such a situation one day.
"Now if we want to prove that they are liars, there is a way." Seeing Wan Lingfeng's headache and Lin Jianyi's wink, Gu Xicao clicked her tongue in her heart and pulled the chair over. "I wonder if you, Miss Zhao, will cooperate?"
Zhao Fang's heart skipped a beat and almost jumped out of her throat.
She clenched her handkerchief tightly, gritted her teeth, and looked aggrieved but strong. "We are innocent, there is nothing to be afraid of. You can do whatever you want. As long as Brother Wan can trust me and my brother, that's enough."
If Wang Laoshi didn't know that Gu Xicao always spoke with substance and wouldn't talk nonsense, seeing Zhao Fang's aggrieved look, he would have suspected that they had suspected the wrong person.
"Okay, Uncle Wang, come here."
Gu Xicao motioned Wang Laoshi to come to her side and whispered something in Wang Laoshi's ear.
Wang Laoshi showed a surprised, excited, and nervous expression on his face. He glanced at Gu Xicao and asked, "Will this work?"
"You'll know if it works if you try it. Remember, it's that thing."
Gu Xicao hinted.
Wang Lao Shi said: "I know, this thing has been put away for a long time. Fortunately, you have a good memory and still remember it!"
He put his hands behind his back, opened the office door and went out to get something.
Zhao Fang and Zhao Yongchao were really confused at the moment, because they didn't know what Gu Xicao would do, so they were very nervous.
Gu Xicao looked at Zhao Yongchao's seemingly dull but actually tense expression, and the corners of his lips curled up.
If you want to play tricks on her, don't even ask her first.
Lord Horse has three eyes!
Wang Laoshi came back soon with a black plastic bag in his hand. There seemed to be something in the bag. Wang Laoshi handed it to Gu Xicao with a mysterious look on his face.
Gu Xicao waved her hands in disdain: "No, don't give it to me, give it to him."
She pointed at Zhao Yongchao.
Zhao Fang was stunned, and hurriedly stood in front of Zhao Yongchao, filled with righteous indignation. She bit her lip and looked at Gu Xicao angrily: "What are you going to do? What are you going to give my brother?"
"Sister, sister, I'm so scared, let's go, let's go..."
Zhao Yongchao was nervous and didn't care about anything else. He pretended to cry and sat on the ground sobbing, with tears and snot all over his face.
Zhao Fang's eyes were red as she hugged Zhao Yongchao, "Brother, I am sorry for you. If I hadn't overestimated my own abilities and actually wanted to get married, how could I have caused you to be humiliated like this! Brother Wan, let's forget about our marriage. I, Zhao Fang, am not worthy of you!"
She pulled Zhao Yongchao up and was about to leave.
Wan Lingfeng suddenly became anxious and hurriedly chased after her, "Xiaofang, don't be like this, don't be like this, I really don't look down on you, it's not..."
"Brother Wan, at this point, does it matter whether you think highly of me?"
Zhao Fang turned her head away, sniffed, tears streaming down her cheeks, she looked like a man of steel.
Gu Xicao was beginning to doubt whether she had been given the script of a vicious female supporting role.
However, let’s forget about the vicious female supporting role in this middle-aged romance.
She gave Wang Laoshi a look.
Wang Laoshi immediately understood, smiled maliciously, and threw the black plastic bag at Zhao Yongchao, "Be careful, there are cockroaches in the bag!"
The black bag fell on Zhao Yongchao, and everything inside spilled out, covering Zhao Yongchao.
He caught a glimpse of those black things out of the corner of his eye and was immediately frightened and jumped up and down, slapping his whole body, "Fuck fuck fuck fuck!"
"Ah!" Zhao Fang was also frightened and screamed, tearing her clothes and slapping her hair, and kept stepping on the things under her feet.
Lin Jianyi was also shocked at first, thinking that Gu Xicao had made it so big, but when he looked closely, he realized that they were not cockroaches at all, and none of them moved. He picked one up and looked at it, "This is a cockroach toy."
"Toy?!" When Zhao Fang heard this, her slapping movements gradually froze.
She looked down and saw that they were toys! They were the rough little toys, but she didn't notice them because she was scared when she heard the cockroach. If she hadn't been scared, she would have found out that they were fake if she had taken a closer look.
"Yeah, we're not so crazy as to use the real thing to test people."
Gu Xicao spread out her hands, looking innocent, "Who do you think we are? Social scum?"
Zhao Fang and Zhao Yongchao were so angry when they looked at Gu Xicao's face.
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, your mental retardation has improved really quickly. After being scared for a while, you can actually speak clearly, your expression is normal, and you don't drool anymore. This is really a miracle."
Wan Lingfeng looked at Zhao Yongchao and was almost stunned.
Zhao Yongchao's expression now is full of anger, but no one would think he is mentally retarded.
This, this is clearly a normal middle-aged man!
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