Chapter 59
"Why are you all gathered here so early in the morning?"
It’s Director Yao. Lately, he gets nervous whenever he sees so many people gathered on the street. Could something have happened again?
"Chatting..."
Director Yao felt relieved and then asked curiously, "Eh? Xiao Bi, you're not working today?" As he spoke, he looked at his watch and reminded himself, "It's already 7:55."
Bi Chunliu:? !!!!!!
"I almost forgot that I have to go to work. I'm leaving first--" Bi Chunliu said and ran away.
No wonder she felt like she'd forgotten something, she still had to go to work! It seems like she'd better wait until after work to listen to things from now on!
Looking at Bi Chunliu's anxious back, Aunt Liu and the others smiled and asked Director Yao, "Director Yao, is there any notice from the street today?"
Director Yao shook his head. "No. Well, there is one thing. It's actually related to your two grandsons and Comrade Xiao Bi's younger brother."
Aunt Liu was anxious. She grabbed Director Yao's hand and asked repeatedly, "Did something happen to my Shuanzi and Zhuzi?"
"Listen to me, didn't they just go to school?" Director Yao paused and said, "The other day, the three of them found a madman in the old factory. Did you know about this?"
Aunt Liu breathed a sigh of relief. She was glad the child was alright... Oh! Director Yao didn't speak clearly. He gave her a fright!
"I heard from them that when the man saw the three of them, he chased after them, calling them his sons, and even reached out to hug them. Fortunately, my grandson and his friends were strong and ran fast, otherwise they would have been in danger..."
Aunt Zhang: "Ah? There's such a thing? What should we do with Haohao? Director Yao, where did that lunatic come from? We have to lock him up immediately!"
Shuanzi and the others are all grown boys and can run fast, but her son Haohao is still young. He looks smart, clever and lovable. If someone picks him up and runs away, it will be the end of her life!
"Tsk! Lao Zhang, didn't I tell you yesterday? You don't take it to heart..."
Aunt Zhang laughed. "Maybe I was just thinking about something. Director Yao, have you guys figured out what to do?" If the neighborhood staff couldn't find a solution, she'd tell her daughter-in-law to send her grandson to stay with his grandmother for a while. Even though she and her daughter-in-law had been arguing for the past couple of days and neither of them was speaking to each other, she could still bow her head for once for her grandson's safety.
Director Yao: "We just went to the old factory and didn't find anyone, so we wanted to ask if anyone else has any clues."
Aunt Qiu: "There's nothing wrong with it, and no one hangs around the old factory. How would you know someone is hiding there?"
Director Yao sighed, "Then pay more attention to it recently. Go pick up the children when they go to and from school, and don't let them run around."
"Alas, I didn't expect that things wouldn't be peaceful here either..."
Director Yao glanced at the person who was speaking. Is he so well-informed?
"You already know?"
Aunt Wang nodded heavily, made a sound of disgust, and cursed angrily, "Isn't it?! Come on, it's been so long, and there are still spies. Why can't those people tolerate us living in peace?"
"Spies?!" An officer behind Director Yao said in a surprised tone. Where did these aunties get this information?
Director Yao was also very surprised, because what he wanted to talk about was not a spy, but a thief.
Just got a tip yesterday that two neighboring cities had half the streets robbed. I don't know how the thieves were so skilled and skilled, but not a single one was caught! I heard the police were furious.
The residents of the two cities initially thought they were unlucky, but upon further inquiry, they discovered the same situation was happening next door. After comparing the timings, they realized it was a roving criminal operation! The case was reported directly to higher authorities, and the province subsequently issued a notice to all localities, urging them to be vigilant against theft and to be on the lookout for outsiders.
Director Yao had been worried for a long time before writing the materials yesterday. According to his calculations, this group of people came from the south to the north. If they go further north, they will be the next ones!
So yesterday, when Director Yao learned that there was a strange man on their street, he was extremely panicked. He couldn't tolerate him being a child kidnapper or a thief scouting the area!
When they told Director Yao about the recent incident involving a gang of thieves, as Director Yao expected, several of the aunties became anxious.
"Director Yao, what should we do?"
"In my opinion, we still have to catch him quickly!"
"What do you want me to do?! Who wouldn't want to catch him quickly? Didn't Director Yao say that they haven't caught him yet?"
"Hey, you, why are you talking so harshly?"
"Why am I choking? Can't you speak without thinking?"
"You called me stupid?!"
Director Yao: “…………”
Sigh... Street work is not easy...
"Ladies and aunties, could you please calm down for a moment? We're just dealing with a thief here, why are we already having internal conflicts?" Director Yao advised, "Since we can't catch them now, we can only be more vigilant. If any suspicious individuals appear, please report them immediately. Also, each compound should have someone form a patrol team. We'll strive to apprehend the thief in one fell swoop!"
Bai Xingzi went out with a basket on her shoulder. "Hey~ What's going on? Who did you capture in one fell swoop?"
"Catch the thief! Xiaobai, your Xuesong is a big boss, and there are many men in your family. Our compound will definitely rely more on you..." Aunt Zhang stepped forward and said.
Aunt Liu patted Aunt Zhang on the shoulder and said, "Do I need you to tell me that?! Every time there's a problem, Xuesong has always offered advice!"
Aunt Wang's eyes turned and she understood why the two said that. Her son was the only man in her family and he had been working night shifts recently. She couldn't let him patrol at home during the day and patrol the factory at night. She also agreed that Nie Xuesong was capable and smart, and that the Nie family was prosperous and capable of doing great things!
Bai Xingzi: "…………" She gave a dry laugh, made a few excuses, then said she had something to do and left quickly. Tsk, a bunch of people who can't get enough of taking advantage of others, just by talking, they want more people in their family?! No way!
Director Yao: "After get off work tonight, please inform all the aunties and sisters that the uncles from each courtyard will come to the street meeting. We will make arrangements then. Now I just want to remind everyone to close the doors and windows when you go out. If possible, it would be better if someone is left in the courtyard."
Director Yao waved his hand and left with his men to post anti-theft notices.
Aunt Zhang was in a panic. The person holding the child didn't know what was going on, and then a thief came. All the troubles happened at the same time.
Aunt Liu: "Lao Zhang, why are you so flustered? My son Shuanzi said that when that crazy guy saw Wencheng that day, he didn't hug him and just ran after the three of them. Maybe he didn't care about the little boy, but the grown man."
Aunt Zhang: "Xiang Wencheng isn't as grown up as my Haohao, so maybe that guy doesn't like Xiang Wencheng!"
Aunt Wang and Aunt Liu: “…”
Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue when you say such a shameless thing? Xiang Wencheng might be a bit of a troublemaker, but he's actually quite good-looking, just like his mother, Lü Jinjin, with fair complexion, big eyes, and double eyelids. And then there's your Zhang family: from Old Man Zhang, to Zhang Jiancheng, to Zhang Haohao, the three of them look like they were cast from the same mold. Not only do they all have dark testicles, but they also have small noses and eyes. Only Old Zhang thinks they're good-looking...
Aunt Liu: "I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to clean up."
Aunt Wang: "I'm going home too..."
"Me too……"
Several people left one after another, leaving only Aunt Zhang, who was sometimes worried about what to do if her eldest grandson was taken away and sometimes cursing the thief for being punished by God.
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Textile factory.
Bi Chunliu was not late for work, which made her very happy. As long as her attendance was fine!
Arriving at the office, she heard even more about Yuan Hongxia and her mother from Zhao Mei and Wang Hongxia. It was incredibly detailed! So detailed that it made her curious how they knew so much. Was it because the news spread quickly? Or had they secretly infiltrated the Public Security Bureau?
Yuan's mother was a Japanese woman "voluntarily abandoned" in China. As a teenager, she was raped by an officer while selling goods. Later, she somehow fell in love with this often abrasive, yet occasionally gentle, man. She considered him her husband, and upon learning he was leaving for China, she followed him without hesitation. Once in China, due to her gender, she aided the man in numerous acts detrimental to the nation, ultimately leading to his death on the battlefield. Later, upon China's complete victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, she did not evacuate with the army, but instead secretly remained in China, seeking revenge.
Disguised as a refugee, she murdered a young woman who had helped her. Using her identity, she found the woman's fiancé and married him. The following year, she gave birth to Yuan Hongxia. When Yuan Hongxia was nine, her husband discovered something was wrong. A wife who had only studied the Four Books and Five Classics was always nervous and curious about international affairs, and even knew some Japanese customs. So she killed her husband again. However, she didn't realize that her husband had previously told his friends about her strange nature. So, she fled with her daughter. Yuan Hongxia, influenced by her upbringing, became vicious. On the way, she deceived a young widow with her daughter, and with their letter of introduction, she finally found her way to a village near the mountains.
When talking about Yuan's mother, Bi Chunliu felt a chill on her back. She didn't expect that Yuan's mother really had a problem!
Because the man she married later, that man's eldest son, and even her son-in-law who had been bedridden for two or three years were all killed by her and Yuan Hongxia.
Wang Xiaojun: "This person is so cruel! How could she fall in love with someone who treats her badly?"
Bi Chunliu snorted coldly, "She must be seriously ill!" If this kind of person is not sick, then what is she? Isn't the so-called Stockholm syndrome referring to people like her?
"People like this should be shot to death immediately! Keeping her alive is a waste of food!" Zhao Mei cursed.
Wang Hongxia pouted, "How unlucky! He has the same name as me!"
Zhao Mei: "Ah, you can imagine how pitiful the people they harmed were. They hadn't even met the engaged couple, and then there was the mother and daughter who returned home, and the father and son she later married..."
"Who says it's not? Who would have thought that someone they knew was a spy..."
Bi Chunliu: "Who says it's not..."
Until the end of the work day, Bi Chunliu had not recovered from what happened in the Yuan family.
"Chunliu, are you off work?" Aunt Liu was moving things into her home bit by bit.
Bi Chunliu responded and lent Aunt Liu a hand. "Are you doing the spring cleaning today?"
Aunt Liu: "Well, I was looking for something at home, and when I rummaged around, I saw a lot of dust in the corners, so I cleaned it up!"
Bi Chunliu gave a thumbs up: "You are really hardworking!"
"Hahaha..." Aunt Liu laughed, then asked, "Do you know about that?"
Bi Chunliu nodded.
Aunt Liu: "That's good. Next time you go out, just lock the doors and windows and put your things away. Our compound doesn't have much, so people probably won't want to come."
Hmm? Who's coming?
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