Chapter 144
Inside the Public Security Bureau, Xing Fei stared at a piece of paper on the table with a frown on his face, his fingers tapping on the table continuously, making a tapping sound.
The paper was covered in arrows, pointing back and forth, each representing a relationship between two people. It was a complex relationship diagram, and the most complex of all was the person to whom all the arrows pointed—the one connected to so many others on the paper—Wang Yuezhi's mother, Wu Ruijuan.
Xing Fei found it very strange. According to what they had found out, Wu Ruijuan was an unemployed housewife. She was kind-hearted, liked chatting with people, and liked helping others. At first glance, she was just an ordinary woman, but what Xing Fei found most strange was that Wu Ruijuan liked to recognize sisters, cousins, and godparents with others.
According to records, Wu Ruijuan has seven adopted cousins, nine adopted sisters with whom she maintains regular contact, and five adopted daughters. Wu Ruijuan previously stated that her family had three sisters, all of whom died while fleeing famine, which is why she favors adopting sisters. As for daughters, she and her husband had a daughter, but she was ill and died, so she couldn't bear to see girls her own age suffer.
This reason… Xing Fei felt it was too far-fetched. Looking at the picture of the character in front of him, he felt like something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was for a while, and he was so annoyed that he was almost scratching his head.
"Captain Xing, do you want to go eat? I'm going to the cafeteria. Do you want me to bring you something?" Zhang Lingyue yawned and poked his head out the doorway after the knocking stopped. Huh? When Captain Xing came this morning, he seemed to be focused on the paper in front of him. All morning has passed, and he still hasn't figured out anything? How rare!
Xing Fei put the paper away and said, "I'll go with you."
"Okay, there's a sweet and sour pork dish in the cafeteria today. Let's go quickly, or we'll miss it if we're late."
It was quite a coincidence that the two of them went there, and there were just two orders of sweet and sour pork left when they lined up.
"Hmm~ delicious! I just like the sweet and sour pork tenderloin made by the master chef." Zhang Lingyue picked up the pork tenderloin and ate it as soon as he sat down, "My boyfriend said--" Not knowing what he remembered, Zhang Lingyue suddenly closed his mouth.
While eating, Xing Fei no longer thought about the things that bothered him. When the sweet and sour pork tenderloin entered his mouth, he thought that next time the chef made it again, he would definitely buy two servings to take home!
"What did your partner say?"
Why do you only speak half of your words?
Zhang Lingyue chuckled, "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't say anything."
"Captain Xing, what case were you working on this morning? You don't seem to have any clues."
After the two finished their meal, as they were walking back, Zhang Lingyue remembered the way Captain Xing kept knocking on the table. When he delivered the materials to him, he even thought it was a good thing that he and Captain Xing were not in the same office.
Xing Fei: "Didn't I ask you to check the relationships between some people a few days ago? Now I have a complete version. I am wondering what the relationship between them is. Either they are cousins or sworn sisters. Do you think there are really people who like to recognize their relatives so much?"
Zhang Lingyue knew what Captain Xing was talking about. He was the one who created the final version of the interpersonal relationship diagram. He also found it strange. "I don't know, but they are not really related by blood. Can they really be so selfless?"
"So I think she must have been scheming for greater benefits behind those sisters."
Xing Fei felt that something was really wrong with Wang Yuezhi and his mother! When he learned that Wang Yuezhi was harassing his sister-in-law, he secretly followed the boy for two days. His original plan was to go up and warn him if he encountered him again, but after two days, he found that he seemed to have suddenly become a good man. But it was this feeling that was too right that made him feel that something was wrong, really wrong.
Zhang Lingyue: "I can't be sure, but it suddenly reminded me of something. Many of the people on that list who were close to Wu Ruijuan either married well themselves or married into families with well-married women. I remember there was Li Sanhua. Her sister-in-law's husband is a researcher and works in the same unit as my uncle. There's also someone named Ai Yun. Her husband is on the Revolutionary Committee, right?"
A thought flashed through Xing Fei's mind, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Just like Zhang Lingyue had discovered, the husbands of the sisters Wu Ruijuan knew had careers in many important industries, many of which involved some confidential information.
"Xiao Zhang, go call him to the office. There might be a mission later. I'll go to the director right now."
After Xing Fei finished explaining, he quickly ran to the director's office. If things were really as he thought, then they would have the possibility of catching the criminals hiding in the deepest part of Nanshan.
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Summer vacation arrived earlier this year, with Bi Qiuguo already on vacation before July. With their playful aunt at home, Nian Nian and Sui Sui had little time to miss Grandma Fang, who had raised them for over two years, or Grandpa, who had been trying hard to distract them lately.
Today too, after breakfast, Bi Xiahe was going to school to get her certificate and photos, and Bi Qiuguo was going to take Nian Nian and Sui Sui to play in the slum.
Before going to work, Bi Chunliu instructed, "Keep an eye on them. Be careful. There are a lot of children in the compound, so don't take them to the waterfront. If you don't go home for lunch, go to the state-owned restaurant. Take the meat and grain coupons from that drawer."
Niannian still remembers the delicious meat from the state-owned restaurant. “Mom, can I ask my aunt to take me and my sister to eat some delicious meat?”
"Braised pork~" Sui Sui raised her hand, "Eat braised pork~"
Bi Chunliu nodded and said, "Let your aunt take you two there, or you can buy some meat and noodles and bring them to the compound to eat with Sister Liuliu and the others."
"Okay~" The two children responded sweetly, kissed Bi Chunliu on the left and right, obediently let their mother touch their heads, and then grabbed their aunt's pants with their little hands.
Bi Qiuguo: "Don't worry, sister, I'll do the job for you!"
Bi Chunliu glanced at Qiu Guo and said, "Okay, I believe you."
When Bi Qiuguo and the other two arrived, the compound was bustling with activity. With two children, Bi Qiuguo didn't squeeze in to see what was going on, but instead scratched his head anxiously outside. He happened to see Qiu Yunshan and Qiu Xiaopang squeeze out.
"Fat Qiu, what happened in our compound?" Bi Qiuguo quickly grabbed him. This was Aunt Qiu's grandson, and he should be well-informed!
Qiu Yunshan wiped the sweat off his head with a handkerchief before greeting the three people. He said, "Sister Qiuguo, you can't call me Xiaopang anymore. The only chubby kid in our alley now is Xiao Ming from Grandma Wang's family!"
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. I know what's going on! I can't even squeeze in!" Bi Qiuguo took two steps back, protecting Nian Nian and Sui Sui. Why were they getting out? What was going on? Was the show about to end?
Qiu Yunshan then told Bi Qiuguo that he'd heard someone from the police station had arrived early this morning, saying that Qi Yalan's grandfather, Qi Dashan, had been arrested last night for hooliganism after being reported. Qi Dashan himself claimed he wasn't a hooligan, but had a nightmare and was sleepwalking. But his brother said that couldn't be possible, as Qi Dashan had been looking at him with lustful eyes since he was hospitalized yesterday morning. He definitely had bad intentions! And now the people in the hospital were from the street, and they wanted to understand the situation.
Bi Qiu looked down and saw Nian Nian and Sui Sui staring intently at Qiu Yunshan with their eyes wide open. He quickly covered the two children's ears. "What a sin! This kind of dirty talk is unacceptable!"
Wait, Bi Qiuguo suddenly realized, what did Qiu Yunshan just say? Brother? !
"Oh my! Tsk tsk tsk! This is not the end?! It's a pity that the Qi family doesn't have a son. With a grandfather like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to find a wife in the future."
"What you said makes it hard for my granddaughter to get married in the future. Who would want to marry a daughter-in-law whose family has such a bad reputation?"
"Well! Anyway, the two children are still young and still a long way from getting married. What are you talking about?! Why did Qi Dashan involve other people's children in this rubbish?!"
The crowd finally showed signs of dispersing, with some people coming out in twos and threes. Bi Qiuguo listened and heard that everyone was either discussing Qi Dashan or feeling sorry for the Qi Yalan sisters.
When most people had left, Bi Qiuguo hurriedly took Nian Nian and Sui Sui into the yard. She went to ask Aunt Liu and the others for some advice.
"Bi Xiaosi? Why are you here?" Liu He washed his face and entered the house only to find Bi Qiuguo coming.
He hadn't gotten up yet when the police arrived. Within two minutes of the people returning from the hospital, and just as he'd finished brushing his teeth, Director Yao from the street office came into the hospital. He hadn't found the time to wash his face. Fortunately, the process didn't interfere with his meals; it even tasted quite good! Unexpectedly, his ambition grew. Hearing about what Uncle Qi had done, he actually thought, well, he could do it!
Bi Qiuguo waved his hand, "Don't make trouble! We're busy!" Then he looked at Aunt Liu and asked her to continue.
Liu He: "..." Bi Xiaosi, even though she doesn't live in a slum anymore, she never misses anything that happens.
"Niannian, Suisui, why didn't you call out when you saw your uncle?"
Aunt Liu had just given the two sisters half an apple each. Niannian gnawed on the apple and shook his head, "Don't call me uncle, you are Xiaofu's brother, and you are still my brother."
Sui Sui looked up and shouted, "Hello, Brother Zhuzi~"
Liu He: "...Okay, the generations in our two families are already a mess anyway." Sister Chunliu calls his mother sister, and he calls Sister Chunliu sister, and now Nian Nian and Sui Sui call him brother, so let's just talk about our own affairs.
Liu Hu: "Sisters, you two call me brother! My mom said she can't give me a sister! From now on, you two are my real sisters, and I will take you out to play!" Although Liu Hu is only three years old, his angry words are full of righteousness and heroism!
Year after year: "Brother Xiaofu~"
"Hehe... From now on, if I have something to eat, I will give it to you two too!" Liu Hu scratched his head, unable to remember what his second brother had originally said.
Liu He slapped his brother on the back and asked, "Who did you learn this nonsense from? You two want to become sworn brothers?"
"Aunt, my sister and I want to go play with Sister Liuliu~" Niannian listened to Grandma Liu talking to her aunt for a long time. Her aunt seemed very happy, but she didn't understand a word!
"Sister, I'll take you two there! It'll save Nie Zhuangzhuang from causing trouble!" Liu Hu volunteered and raised his hand.
Bi Qiuguo thought about it, and remembered that her elder sister had repeatedly told her to keep an eye on the children. "Aunt Liu, I'll send Nian Nian and Sui Sui to Brother Hou's house and come back later! Please wait for me."
Aunt Liu chuckled, "Go quickly. Ask Xiao Wu if he knows that Hou Zhiqiang also went to the hospital this morning."
Bi Qiuguo nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll ask Third Sister again. If Brother Hou finds anything else, I'll come back and tell you!"
She must get to the bottom of this!
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