Chen Chen thought for a moment and was about to get up and follow Ning Yuan.
No sooner had he stood up than a large, stout figure appeared in front of him.
He looked down and saw Sister Zhang bring him a bowl of noodles, staring at him with a smile that was also sinister: "My sister is already married and has a lover. Officer Chen, don't make any moral mistakes."
Chen Chen: "..."
He was frightened when his older sister saw him smiling.
He took the bowl from Sister Zhang's hand and gave a dry laugh: "Haha... What are you saying? My morals are extremely noble!"
Sister Zhang raised an eyebrow: "Then why don't you sit down and eat your noodles properly?"
As he spoke, under Sister Zhang's piercing gaze, he obediently sat down and began to pick at the noodles in his bowl.
Well, Sister Zhang thinks he's a hooligan!
Chen Chen was frustrated.
The captain asked him to investigate Ning Yuan. He had already investigated her background, but Ning Yuan's background was too clean. Now all that was missing was direct contact to see if he could get any information out of her.
But this was a bad start for him.
Sister Zhang's family background is that of eight generations of poor peasants, which is quite good. Her work and life are also fine, unlike Ning Yuan's background.
As Chen Chen shoveled the noodles into his mouth, he made up his mind—
No, I need to think of another way to contact Ning Yuan again!
If he remembered correctly, Ning Yuan was supposed to go find the car to go back to the village soon, and he had to hurry up and catch up with her.
Whether the girl was sent by the Rong family's mortal enemy or was a real spy, he had to find out the truth.
Neither Chen Chen nor Rong Zhaonan would understand that Ning Yuan's various abnormalities stemmed from traces of an era that did not belong to this time.
Even though Rong Zhaonan could constantly sense that she was different from ordinary people, those doubts could not be resolved using conventional investigative methods.
Thus, this unsolvable doubt left him in a dilemma for a long time to come.
...
Ning Yuan never expected that she would encounter such a thing when she went to the toilet after just getting rid of a strange 'cadre' she met for the first time!
"What do you want to do!"
The alley was blocked from both sides. Ning Yuan leaned against the wall, wary and angry, watching the thugs closing in on her.
A man who looked to be nearly forty years old with a buzz cut approached her, revealing a sinister smile with yellowed teeth.
“Wife, you sell goods at the county committee office every weekend, and you also sell goods on the black market. You must have a lot of money and tickets. Here, give the money to your husband.”
Ning Yuan froze, backing away while clutching her cloth handbag tightly.
She was already very careful, knowing not to flaunt her wealth, and she usually closed the market early and never took shortcuts.
They always choose the public toilet closest to the busiest street corner when they need to use the restroom.
But she was still targeted. These thugs had probably been watching her more than once and had been planning for who knows how long before they made their move!
At that moment, two men came out of the restroom and looked at them strangely when they saw what was happening at the door.
Seeing this, Ning Yuan shouted at them, "Help! Help! They're robbing us!"
Before she could even utter a sound, the man in his forties shoved her hard: "You bitch, daring to elope with someone, let's see who dares to help you!"
Besides the crew-cut man, the other thugs immediately joined in with their cursing and swearing.
"What are you looking at? His wife ran away! My brother and his wife are fighting! Get out of the way!"
"What are you looking at? Looking for a beating?!"
So now, not only are people coming out of the toilet being chased away, but people who want to go to the toilet are also being chased away by the other thugs at the alley entrance.
Nobody wants to get involved in other people's family affairs.
Ning Yuan was pushed to the ground, her bottom aching.
She endured the pain and groped her way up against the wall, gritting her teeth as she said, "I'll give you the money and the ticket, just make way for me!"
The crew-cut man stared at her with his gloomy little eyes, then suddenly chuckled, "Wife, what are you saying? The money belongs to my family, and you're my wife too!"
Ning Yuan felt a chill run down her spine—no, she was terrified—these bastards weren't just going to rob her of her money, they were planning to kidnap her too!
They also work part-time as human traffickers!
Seeing the other thugs shake out sacks, Ning Yuan trembled as if terrified, and shakily took the bag off: "Here...here, let...let me go!"
The next moment, the crew-cut man's eyes lit up, and he cursed under his breath as a stupid woman.
He chuckled and grabbed Ning Yuan's cloth bag.
But the next moment, he suddenly let out a scream: "Aaaaaah—!"
It turned out that Ning Yuan had somehow produced a large pair of scissors, and she stabbed a hole in his arm, from which blood was gushing out.
He screamed in pain, yelling, "Aaaaah—find that bitch!"
The next moment, Ning Yuan threw a handful of coins and money onto the ground, then tossed the cloth bag far away: "It's all yours, whoever gets it keeps it!"
The scene immediately descended into chaos, and the thug who was nearby quickly went to help the crew-cut man.
The other two thugs at the alley entrance saw the money flying everywhere. One of them subconsciously squatted down to pick it up, while the other was anxious to pick up the cloth bag.
Ning Yuan seized the opportunity and suddenly rushed out of the alley.
The other person was bumped and didn't even have time to stop her before she rushed out of the alley.
The crew-cut man was both angry and in pain, and he shouted angrily, "What the hell are you picking up? Grab her right now!"
It hurts so much! When we catch that little bitch, we'll rape her, break her legs, cut out her tongue, gouge out her eyes, and then sell her!
But Ning Yuan, panting heavily, took out the scissors and rushed out of the alley.
The thugs finally realized what was happening. One of them picked up the cloth bag and money, while Ping Toutou and the other two chased after her.
The pedestrians around were unaware of what was happening and watched this scene unfold.
Fearing that Ning Yuan might shout something detrimental to him, the crew-cut man preemptively yelled, "You bitch, you abandoned your husband and children, took the money meant for my mother's medical treatment, and now you want to run away?!"
"No!! I have nothing to do with him, they are human traffickers, please call the police!!!" Ning Yuan gasped for breath, originally wanting to ask for help, but found that the people around her looked at her with suspicion, confusion, and even disgust.
The onlookers hesitated, none of them showing any intention of approaching, only whispering among themselves.
"Really?"
"This is their family matter, don't interfere."
"This woman is acting crazy and she's carrying bloodstained scissors. Don't go near her."
...
The crew-cut man immediately perked up and said, "That's right, she's mentally challenged, cheated on me, and even stabbed me. Everyone stay away, crazy people are not responsible for hurting others!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately dispersed a bit.
For a moment, Ning Yuan couldn't believe it. This was the 1970s and 80s, a time of simple and honest folk customs. If you shouted "Stop thief!", everyone would come to help.
But why is it that... as soon as she uses her husband's name, even if it's fake, the onlookers treat it as a 'family matter' and no one will help her!
A stranger, simply by claiming to be her husband, saying she has a mental illness, and feigning a marital relationship, can beat her in the street and forcibly drag her away...
Ning Yuan felt both cold and resentful.
The crew-cut man and several thugs blocked her way. Seeing her helpless and isolated, the crew-cut man grinned menacingly at her: "You little bitch, try running again."
He planned for almost half a month, how could he let this girl get away?
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