Chapter 48 Missing Person Notice
When the mother saw the envelope, she picked it up in confusion, and the father couldn't help but stretch his neck and come closer.
When the mother opened the envelope, she saw a stack of money inside, at least a dozen bills.
"Where did you get so much money?"
Zhou Yi picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and said, "Uncle San stuffed this in my hand before he left. He told you to buy some food for Grandpa."
When she heard that it was Zhou Jianye who gave it, the mother was immediately relieved. She took the money out of the envelope and counted it. There were exactly fifteen bills.
One thousand five hundred yuan is enough for Zhou Jianguo’s salary for nearly half a year.
"Hey, this fourth child has a sharp tongue but a soft heart." The father said, reaching out to take the money in the mother's hand.
Unexpectedly, the mother immediately shrank back and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Isn't this money given to our dad by the fourth child? I'll get it back from him later."
Upon hearing this, the mother's face changed immediately and she poked the father's head with a finger.
"Zhou Jianguo, Zhou Jianguo, are you stupid?"
"Why do you say I'm stupid?"
"If you give this money to Dad, can you really keep it? The second son and his wife are so rude that they would even take apart the insoles of their shoes to see if there is any money inside. If you give the money to Dad, you are just walking into the tiger's mouth."
"Then we can't take this money. It's Lao Si's gift. If we take it, it would be a crime."
Zhou Yi's father is such a person, stubborn and hard-headed, but upright and intolerant of any injustice. He cannot tolerate any crime.
He and his second uncle Zhou Jianjun, who is his half-brother, are two completely different people.
"I didn't say we're the only ones to take the money. We'll keep it for Dad first. If he has a headache or fever and needs money at the hospital, we can take it out later."
"Look, this time, Zhou Yi paid for the hospital bill."
"Oh, speaking of hospital fees, once Dad is discharged, you need to call the second and third children over to discuss how to pay for the hospital fees. We can't just have my family pay for it."
"The fourth son's money is here. We can deduct it from it later. But the second and third sons' money can't be reduced by a cent. Especially the second son. He and his wife have never even been to the hospital."
"Our family doesn't have much money either, and Zhou Yi has to save his own money for marrying a wife."
Once Zhang Qiuxia starts talking, she won't stop, just like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Zhou Yi, who had just finished his meal, put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "Third Uncle asked my mother to keep the money. He said it was for Grandpa to buy some food and daily necessities. But Third Uncle specifically asked not to let Grandpa know."
Zhou Yi deliberately "tampered" with some small details because he knew his father's character and that the money was indeed safer in his mother's hands.
"Then regarding Grandpa, I have an idea that I want to tell you about."
As he spoke, Zhou Yi stood up, took out a folded piece of paper from the drawer of the desk, and placed it on the table.
My father picked up the paper in confusion, and just after taking a look, his expression changed instantly.
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The next morning, Zhou Yi put on his police uniform with great energy and prepared to report to the Municipal Bureau.
Before leaving, the mother asked worriedly, "Son, what you said last night, is it okay? Don't make it too embarrassing. It will be laughed at by the neighbors."
"Don't worry, Mom. Your son knows what's going on."
Last night, Zhou Yi told his parents about what his second uncle's family had done, the forged will, and Zhou Kai's gambling debts.
Zhou Jianguo and Zhang Qiuxia were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths. It took them a long time to come back to their senses.
My father's hands were shaking as he held the will.
Then Zhou Yi briefly repeated his plan, of course not for discussion, but purely for notification.
Because of this incident, Zhou Yi has made up his mind.
He told his parents just out of respect, and also to tell them not to interfere in what happened next.
The reason why Zhou Yi did this was actually just as his mother said, to prevent outsiders from laughing at the Zhou family.
I have the identity of a policeman, and Zhou Kai has a group of gangs waiting to deal with him. It is reasonable and legal for me to come forward.
As long as other people from the Zhou family don't show up, the last layer of window paper will not be broken.
Of course, this is just the last bit of decency.
Zhou Yi encountered a small incident on his way to the Municipal Bureau.
At an intersection, I saw a large group of people gathered together, making a lot of noise.
Zhou Yi didn't understand what was going on, but in keeping with his duty as a police officer, he got out of the car and went forward to check.
Someone saw Zhou Yi's police uniform and shouted, "The police are here."
When the people around heard this, they all made way.
Only then did Zhou Yi see clearly that the person surrounded by the crowd was a thin, middle-aged man with a flat head.
There was a sign on the man's chest with many words written on it.
The two most eye-catching lines of large characters read: A reward of 10,000 yuan is offered to find my wife.
Below was some information and a blurry photo of a plump, middle-aged woman with curly hair.
"What's going on?" Zhou Yi asked.
"Comrade police, my wife is missing." The middle-aged man said solemnly.
Zhou Yi lowered his head and carefully read the details on the missing person notice on the man's chest.
The missing wife mentioned by the man is named Zhang Hui, and she is 46 years old.
The date of disappearance was March 13, five days ago, and the last place he was seen was at home.
Apart from this, there is no more information, such as height, weight, appearance, etc.
This missing person notice seems somewhat amateurish.
"He has been missing for five days. Have you reported it to the police?" Zhou Yi asked.
The man nodded woodenly.
"What did the police say?"
"They said my wife didn't take anything with her when she disappeared. Her ID and wallet were at home, so she probably wouldn't have gone far. They told me to wait for news at home, but there was no further news after that."
"Comrade police officer, I had no choice but to do this. I have an eight-year-old daughter at home who cries and asks me where my mother is every day."
Seeing that the man sounded more and more pitiful, the people around him also became excited and began to express their opinions one after another.
Some said that the woman was cruel and abandoned her husband and daughter and ran away.
Some said that the police were irresponsible and had not found the person after such a long time.
Seeing the situation becoming increasingly chaotic, Zhou Yi shouted, "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!"
Zhou Yi's voice immediately suppressed all the noise around him, and everyone's eyes were focused on him, to see what this young policeman was going to do.
"Which police station did this call come from?" Zhou Yi asked the man.
The man shook his head. “I don’t know either. I called the police and they came.”
"Where is your home then?"
"It's over there." The man pointed to the north and said, "Donghai Community."
Zhou Yi looked at the nearby road signs and roughly determined which police station he belonged to.
"May I have your name?"
"My name is Xu Jiaguang, and my wife is Zhang Hui."
"Okay, I'll remember that. I'll ask you what's going on later." Zhou Yi patted the man's shoulder and said.
Unexpectedly, someone in the crowd started to make sarcastic remarks: "You're so young, so inexperienced, and so incompetent. Asking about it just means you're too lazy to care."
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