Looking at his wife, who was acting coquettishly, Zhou Qi cupped her cheeks and said affectionately, "Okay, I care about my wife, not others."
Li Ying was unaware that Zhou Qi and his wife were arguing over this matter.
After putting Chenchen to sleep, she went to the study to study forensic medicine.
Since she had promised Master Xu to help investigate Tian Ai'ai's death, she couldn't go empty-handed. She had to find some similar methods in cases from ancient times to the present.
Li Ying was reading late into the night and didn't know what time it was when she heard a noise in the yard. The big yellow dog that she used to keep in the yard had been taken back to Zhou Qi's house, so there were no dogs in Li Ying's courtyard house anymore.
What's making that noise?
Li Ying became more alert, walked to the door, touched the doorknob, but then withdrew her hand.
Perhaps it's a thief?
In the early days of reform and opening up, many people began to make a fortune, but many others also began to engage in theft.
Before things became clear, Li Ying felt that she shouldn't act rashly, or at least not be too impulsive.
So she stood at the doorway, quietly listening to the sounds coming from the courtyard.
Sure enough, the noise subsided considerably, and Li Ying could clearly hear footsteps approaching her.
Li Ying's heart jumped into her throat. She took a step back and touched a wooden stick placed behind the door. It was her foresight that she remembered to keep a stick in the room.
Gripping the stick tightly, Li Ying held her breath, waiting for the other party to pry open the door so she could kill them with one blow.
After a while, the sound slowly faded away from the doorway, showing no intention of trying to pry it open.
After the courtyard quieted down, Li Ying put down the stick.
She had previously seen a psychological test online that said your reaction when you encounter a thief can prove your mental state; people who can stand at the door with a stick are mostly mentally unstable.
Thinking of this, Li Ying couldn't help but smile wryly.
Mentally ill people also have the right to live. What's wrong with protecting themselves?
In the early morning, while eating breakfast, Li Ying asked, "Did you hear anything last night?"
"A sound?" Leng Ci shook his head: "Nothing."
Yinshu said nonchalantly, "Sister Ying, what noise did you hear? Why didn't you shout? If you had shouted, I would have rushed out and smashed him to death."
Li Ying smiled and said, "You must lock the door at night, it might be a thief trying to steal something."
"I think I heard it." Aunt Yang put down a plate of pancakes and sat down. "I went to bed very late and heard the noise. I thought it was a night owl, so I opened the door to check. I saw a dark figure running away, and I thought it was a thief. I went to the market a few days ago and heard people say that many houses have been burglarized recently. I also heard that security is going to be strengthened here, and they plan to set up a patrol station in each village."
Although Aunt Yang didn't know what the patrol office was, she knew that it was the police that protected every household.
Li Ying remembered that there were such patrol departments in various parts of the capital in later generations, so it seems that they were established at this time.
"Are there really thieves?" Yinshu stood up, patted his chest, and said, "I'll keep watch tonight. I'll see who dares to come and steal from our house."
Li Ying waved her hand: "No need. Just take good care of your valuables."
"I don't have anything valuable, my life is the most valuable thing," Silver Tree said, chewing on a pancake.
Aunt Yang smiled: "That's right, our lives are precious, what do things matter?"
Nothing was lost and no one was hurt, but Li Ying still had to consider the safety of her whole family.
Zhou Qi used to live in a courtyard house, which was very considerate.
It seems we need to hire a bodyguard.
Just as Li Ying was about to hire a bodyguard, someone came to report for duty during the day.
"Sister-in-law, I, Chen Ping, am here to report for duty."
Li Ying asked in confusion, "You are...?"
"I'm a retired soldier. I used to work under Commander Ye. The day before yesterday, Commander Ye asked someone to find me and asked me to come and work with your wife." Chen Ping briefly explained his identity, and to make sure Li Ying didn't believe him, he showed her his discharge certificate.
Li Ying was satisfied; Ye Jingchi had also thought of what she had thought of.
"Then it's your turn from now on. There's not much to do at the clinic during the day, so you can go back to the courtyard to keep Aunt Yang and Chenchen company."
"I'll take you there." Yinshu was delighted to see such a handsome and upright young man and enthusiastically led Chen Ping back to the courtyard house.
Li Ying thought the silver tree was really cute.
The clinic's phone rang, and Li Ying answered it.
"Did Chen Ping go?" It was Ye Jingchi.
"You've come over, how did you come up with the idea of arranging someone for me?" Li Ying felt that this was a telepathic connection.
“I’ve been trying to find someone for you, but I haven’t been able to find a suitable one. But then I thought of Chen Ping. He’s a capable, steady, and reliable young man. He hasn’t been able to find a suitable job since he was discharged from the army. Plus, Zhou Qi called me yesterday and said he found some suspicious people around the courtyard. I wanted to ask for leave to go back, but there’s an operation here, so I can’t take leave for the time being. I can only ask Chen Ping to protect you.”
Ye Jingchi gave a general overview of the situation.
It turns out that the man had thought of this from the beginning. After all, Nan Shiran had not yet been caught, and that woman was always a potential threat.
"Jingchi, you're so kind."
Ye Jingchi felt ashamed after hearing this: "Yingying, I have wronged you too much over the years. I should have been spending more time with you, but now you need someone else to protect you. I am a really bad husband."
"Ye Jingchi, you can't do this. You are a valuable person, and you can't give up your career because of your personal feelings. I understand you, and I will take good care of myself and Chenchen. Don't worry."
After saying a few words, Li Ying hung up the phone.
When Li Ying turned around, she was startled. She didn't know when Cao Xinqiao had been standing behind her.
"Comrade Cao, are you feeling better?"
Cao Xinqiao was still swollen all over, and his glasses could barely cover his swollen eyelids.
"I feel much better. Thank you, Dr. Li."
Thank her?
It was Chi En who gave him the injection and prepared the medicine; he shouldn't thank Chi En.
“We are all doctors, there’s no need to say these words of gratitude.”
"No, I must say it. I heard from Xinping that you were involved in Ai'ai's murder, and I am thanking you on her behalf."
Li Ying frowned slightly. Cao Xinqiao had previously treated Tian Ai'ai coldly, but now he was suddenly calling her Ai'ai. It was quite different.
"Didn't Mr. Cao break off the engagement with Miss Tian?"
“I originally wanted to break off the engagement, but after spending time together, I felt she was suitable to be my wife. Actually, we were planning to get married in another month, but I never expected this to happen. I'm heartbroken.” Cao Xinqiao couldn't cry anymore.
"Don't worry, the police will definitely find the murderer who killed your fiancée." Li Ying felt that his words were somewhat ambiguous, and she couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she just felt uncomfortable.
"Mr. Cao, I remember you're dedicated to performing a high-level surgery, wanting to give a heart transplant to a heart patient?"
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