Chapter 683 The Passing of Time 48
Military Police Headquarters.
"Mr. Matsui, Chu Wu, the vice chairman of the governing committee, was murdered in his home, and there was a note left on the wall..."
"What word?"
"Han, traitors must die - Wasp."
With a "bang," a teacup was thrown to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Matsui has been in a bad mood lately. He wants to be transferred to the Northeast, but his application keeps getting rejected. Instead, he's put in charge of all the affairs of the Beiping Command and isn't given a single deputy.
He was so afraid of ghosts that he didn't even dare to leave the house, and then a wasp suddenly appeared!
"Send out all the patrols in Beiping to investigate and make sure to catch this wasp."
"Hi!"
...
Luo Siyuan didn't make it to the headquarters; he was assigned a mission as soon as he arrived at the police station.
The man surnamed Zhou entrusted him with the entire task of investigating the case.
Old Luo cursed through gritted teeth while personally calling the director of the West District Bureau, and then he had to personally lead his men to oversee the investigation.
He's very busy, he's really busy.
But this is just the beginning.
It was almost five o'clock when Ning Yan left the Luo family's house.
The rickshaw was called for her by the Luo family's butler. The streets were a bit chaotic, with police officers running all over the place.
"Damn it, Beiping is going to be in chaos for a few more days."
The rickshaw pullers complained that whenever an accident happened, they, the rickshaw pullers, were always the ones most affected.
"Breaking news! Breaking news! Chu Wu, former commander of the 3rd Division of the 29th Army and current vice chairman of the Political Committee, was assassinated last night!"
Ning Yan looked at the newsboy on the street and said, "Driver, stop the car, I want to buy a newspaper."
The newsboy had excellent hearing and heard it from afar. He ran over with the newspaper in hand. Ning Yan glanced at the child. He was dressed in patched clothes, had a large head and a small body. He looked about twelve or thirteen years old, but his body was only seven or eight. He was a typical case of malnutrition and starvation.
"Give me a copy of all the newspapers today." He then tossed a dollar to the boy.
The boy's eyes lit up when he heard that everyone wanted a copy of the newspaper, but when he looked at the silver dollar in his hand, he became sad again. "Madam, I, I don't have change." Does that mean you won't buy it, Madam?
"The rest is yours."
The newsboy immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ning Yan, saying, "Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam."
"Get up, stop kneeling, and give me my newspaper right now."
The little guy quickly sorted out all the newspapers and respectfully handed them to Ning Yan.
Ning Yan took it and directed the driver to leave.
A rickshaw driver waiting by the roadside laughed and cursed, "This kid really hit the jackpot today! That's Master Qiu's wife! Master Qiu and his wife are both good people!"
Director Qiu never takes anything from merchants for free, and his wife always tips him when she rides in his car. Everyone in the East District knows who this lady is, and taking her on a trip makes the next few days a bit easier.
Think about it, a patrolman only earns seven silver dollars a month, and he works about every four days. This lady never gives him small silver dollars, but always gives him a whole silver dollar. The cost of the ride is negligible. Anyway, he's just idling around. If he takes this lady on a trip, he can earn four days' wages.
Sigh, I just heard that Director Qiu has been under investigation these past few days. The security team members all gave him the cold shoulder. I hope Director Qiu will be released soon.
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Headquarters dungeon.
Before dawn, he was only looking forward to seeing his wife, but after daybreak, he was filled with worry. So much so that he didn't even feel hungry because he was too busy worrying.
He just kept enduring it until noon, when he could no longer fool himself; he was truly hungry!
He hadn't eaten for five meals. To be honest, even those who could go two meals without food were already feeling restless. After five meals without food, his stomach was already rebelling. He wasn't about to faint from hunger, but he was craving food like crazy. Luckily, his wife had come once before, otherwise, he probably would have fainted from hunger by now.
Will Madam come tonight? Yes? Yes!
Is something wrong outside? Is it related to Madam? Otherwise, she would have come to check on me no matter what.
Ning Yan did indeed arrive, after she killed another major traitor in the North District.
After removing the invisibility talisman, Qiu Juncheng could smell a faint scent of blood on her body.
"Who did you kill?"
Ning Yan took out a carton of milk, tore it open, and held it to his lips. "Drink this first."
Qiu Juncheng obediently drank it; it wasn't that he was being unreasonable, but rather that he was being too unreasonable.
He considered starvation to be one of the ten most unbearable forms of torture.
Of course, this is not the most difficult; there are other forms of torture that are even more painful.
Ning Yan took out another piece of soft bread and stuffed it into his hand.
"You can't eat any more, this is all you have."
Qiu Juncheng, who was in a hurry to stuff something into his mouth, immediately slowed down. The bread was only the size of a child's fist and it was filled with red bean paste. Although it was very sweet and delicious, it was really small.
Therefore, we can only eat slowly.
Otherwise, it would be gone in two bites.
"Can't you give me some more?"
His tone was pitiful and aggrieved; this was the first time he had ever shown this side of himself in front of Ning Yan in all the time they had known each other.
But Ning Yan couldn't soften her heart at all. "You have to be prepared for a long battle. Even if you're starving every day, you have to look like you're starving."
Qiu Juncheng tore off a small piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, then let out a long sigh, "Sigh."
Ning Yan still couldn't bear it, so she told her what she had done the past two nights, "When there aren't enough police officers and the killer can't be found, you, the chief, can be released."
Now she thinks the identity of Wasp is really great; with this identity, she can go crazy at any time.
If there's a mission from above, I can use the Wasp identity to carry it out; it's killing two birds with one stone.
Qiu Juncheng really didn't want to stay in the cell anymore. He was so hungry that he couldn't think straight, and the words of encouragement just slipped out: "Yes, make a scene as much as you want. If I can't have a good time, nobody else can!"
Ning Yan was amused by his appearance, but since he had indeed suffered, no one else should be happy either!
Qiu Juncheng was unusually clingy tonight, refusing to tell Ning Yan to go home early.
The night was long and he was too hungry to sleep. If he talked a little more, his wife might take pity on him and give him something to eat.
The two chatted for nearly an hour, and Ning Yan actually gave him another bite to eat—a top-quality cherry that was bright red, the kind that costs seven or eight yuan a piece. The key point is that it was domestically produced, which is quite rare.
This cherry is also very big, but no matter how big it is, it's still a cherry.
"Don't want it? Then give it back to me, I'll eat it myself."
Ning Yan pretended to take it back, but Qiu Juncheng quickly stuffed the cherry into his mouth.
Now he wants to pluck even a mosquito that flies by and stuff it into his mouth.
Who cares what it tastes like, as long as it satisfies my hunger.
"Then I'm leaving."
Qiu Juncheng waved his hand.
It's not that he doesn't want to talk, it's just that the cherries taste so good that he's afraid the flavor will disappear if he opens his mouth. If the flavor disappears, that's one thing, but if the cherry escapes from his mouth, he'll cry. He's really hungry.
Martial law has been declared in Beiping again.
This was perfect for Ning Yan; she no longer needed to go to the Luo family.
I just stayed at home reading the newspaper.
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