The dream seemed to be a sign.
In the morning, Gao Mingcheng received a call from Fan Chengyao. Two things were said on the phone, both of which surprised him.
"Ming Cheng, have you heard of Shi Lao San?"
It has to be said that Gao Mingcheng was shocked when he heard the name Shi Laosan from Fan Chengyao.
But then a thought flashed through his mind quickly - those fake antiques!
Gao Mingcheng knew that Fan Chengyao was engaged in the antique business, and he also knew that some of his antiques were real and some were fake, and the fake ones were mostly porcelain.
Among the cases in which Shi Laosan was arrested was a batch of fake porcelain antiques!
Could it be that...
Just as this thought came to mind, Fan Chengyao's voice came from the receiver again: "You are collecting antiques in the market now, and you are the nephew of the deputy police chief, so you must have heard of it, right? I tell you, tell your uncle to be careful recently. Someone may want to cause trouble."
Gao Mingcheng's heart skipped a beat and he said quickly, "Boss Fan, please explain it more clearly."
Fan Chengyao said, "It's because I have a good relationship with you, otherwise I wouldn't interfere in this matter. According to the information I know, Shi Laosan has a lover named Du Hongyu. When Du Hongyu was seven or eight years old, she followed her family to visit the tomb. Their family and Shi Laosan's family are old friends, but now the Du family no longer visits the tomb and has started to do business to clean up their debts. I heard that their family has opened a company in Hong Kong and plans to do foreign trade business."
As if realizing he had gone off topic, Fan Chengyao coughed and continued, "Du Hongyu was going to go abroad, but Shi Laosan disagreed. Du Hongyu was also a powerful person. She was going to ruin Shi Laosan's reputation in the underworld. With Shi Laosan's personality, he would be too ashamed to see anyone after his reputation was gone, so he was not willing to go abroad with her."
"But I never expected that something went wrong and Shi Laosan was arrested by the police! Now Du Hongyu is asking around for information, intending to take revenge on the person who leaked the information and caused Shi Laosan to be arrested."
"Du Hongyu recently bought a batch of guns and ammunition, and plans to send you some fireworks during the New Year. For the sake of our acquaintance, I called you as soon as I got the news. You should stay away from it and don't get into trouble!"
"Oh, by the way. What was the name of the girl you brought to Yangcheng last time? She offended someone and was beaten half to death. Fortunately, she was recognized and rescued by Ma Lin. She is in the hospital now. Please notify her family to come over! She is seriously injured."
Gao Mingcheng was still thinking about Du Hongyu, but Fan Chengyao suddenly changed the subject and brought up the matter again. Gao Mingcheng was in a daze for a moment before he remembered the name of the girl that Fan Chengyao was talking about.
After Gao Mingcheng came to his senses, he said, "Oh, I see. I will inform her family. Boss Fan, thank you for telling me this."
"As friends, we must help each other. Let's get together next time you come to Guangzhou!"
"Okay! Boss Fan, if there is any relevant news, please let me know."
"no problem!"
After hanging up the phone, Gao Mingcheng sighed that more friends mean more paths!
So that's it! After receiving this call from Fan Chengyao, Gao Mingcheng's many doubts were all solved.
In order to get Shi Laosan to go abroad with her, Du Hongyu teamed up with Fatty Liu to set a trap for Shi Laosan. They took advantage of Shi Laosan's arrogance and trapped him. Afterwards, Fatty Liu got the money, Shi Laosan lost face, and Du Hongyu got the person!
This woman, in one word, is absolutely amazing!
Gao Mingcheng didn't know Du Hongyu, but he had heard of the Du family. In his previous life, he had once stepped into that circle and heard a lot of stories about the bigwigs in the circle. Some of these stories were true and some were false, but a person's name is like a tree's shadow. Although he might not have seen all of those bigwigs, he had heard of them more or less.
If tomb robbing is divided into two factions, the southern and northern factions, then the Du family belongs to the southern faction. In addition to tomb robbing, the Du family also mastered some technologies, such as making gunpowder and repairing antiques. Therefore, after the new era, their family was the first to give up tomb robbing and started doing business to clean up the family business.
After Gao Mingcheng sorted out his thoughts, he called Xiao Jinfeng.
The last time he went to Yangcheng to purchase goods, the girl he brought with him was Song Jinzhang, a friend of Xiao Jinfeng's cousin Liu Jiahui. Although Gao Mingcheng knew where Song Jinzhang lived, he was too lazy to go to her house to inform her. He called Xiao Jinfeng and asked him to tell his cousin, who would then tell Song Jinzhang's family to send someone to pick him up.
This sounds complicated, but for Gao Mingcheng, it is the simplest way. He just needs to make a phone call and explain things clearly.
A minute later, the call was disconnected.
"Duomei, I'm going to the police station." Gao Mingcheng said to Duomei and walked towards the police station.
After arriving at the police station, he knocked on Gao Guobing's office door with familiarity.
"Come in." A majestic and steady voice sounded from inside the house, and Gao Mingcheng pushed the door open and walked in.
When he saw it was Gao Mingcheng, a smile appeared on Gao Guobing's face and his voice became gentler.
"Ming Cheng, you came to see me, is there something wrong?"
The two families lived next door to each other and visited each other frequently. If there was no serious matter, Gao Mingcheng would not have gone to the police station to find him.
Gao Mingcheng nodded and told him about the call from Fan Chengyao.
Fan Chengyao said that Du Hongyu planned to send them some fireworks during the New Year.
Who would want this kind of fireworks?
After Gao Guobing heard this, he flew into a rage and said, "How audacious!"
Gao Guobing did not doubt Gao Mingcheng's words because some time ago, someone came to the county to inquire about the case, and Huang Dazhi also found witnesses and drew a picture of the person who came to inquire about the news.
Gao Guobing couldn't sit still and paced back and forth in the office.
In this day and age, it is not impossible for criminals to shoot at police officers. Gao Guobing has also heard of vicious cases of killing police officers and stealing police guns.
If Du Hongyu sends the robbers to the police station and shoots at random, it will cause great harm!
And if the person who was inquiring for the news found out about Gao Mingcheng's existence, then Gao Mingcheng would be in danger!
Knowing the danger of the situation, Gao Mingcheng informed Gao Guobing immediately.
Gao Guobing said quickly: "Mingcheng, give your friend a call and ask him to notify us as soon as he gets the relevant news."
Gao Mingcheng said: "I have already told him so. If he can get the news, he will definitely tell me."
Fan Chengyao and Du Hongyu have nothing to do with each other, but Fan Chengyao and himself have a good relationship, otherwise, Fan Chengyao would not have called him to inform him.
Gao Guobing nodded, feeling a little relieved.
What people fear most is that the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. When I am completely unprepared, I am easily hurt, but once I am prepared, I can reduce the harm.
Gao Guobing said, "From today on, I will mobilize more police forces to deploy in the county, and I will also let He Dayou organize a group of social figures to help us keep an eye on it. Mingcheng, the bureau will definitely not expose your involvement in the case, but you have to be careful too."
"Okay, I understand. Uncle, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first." Gao Mingcheng didn't stay here for long and left soon.
As soon as he left, Gao Guobing wrote a report, citing the high number of petty thefts at the end of the year as an excuse to organize more police forces to patrol the county to ensure that residents could have a peaceful year.
This report will naturally be submitted to the higher authorities, but during the actual inspection, Gao Guobing will hold a small meeting to explain the seriousness of the matter and ensure that everyone is vigilant.
After leaving the police station, Gao Mingcheng did not return to the clothing store, but went to the hospital.
In the morning, Gao Shufang went to bring breakfast to Gao Yuanjian. Gao Mingcheng had not been to the hospital yet, so now he had to go and see if Grandma Gao and Maozi had woken up.
When he arrived at the hospital, he saw that Maozi had woken up and was talking to Gao Yuanjian. When he saw Gao Mingcheng coming, Maozi immediately said gratefully: "Brother Mingcheng, thank you for saving me."
Gao Mingcheng waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to say more. He walked to Grandma Gao's bedside and saw that Grandma Gao was still sleeping. He couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Grandma hasn't woken up yet?"
Gao Yuanjian said: "She woke up once, and I fed her half a bowl of porridge."
Now that he has woken up, Gao Mingcheng feels relieved.
He looked at Maozi and said, "How are you doing?"
Maozi said gratefully: "I'm fine. I'm young and have a good foundation. The doctor said that I can be discharged after today's injection."
Maozi was mainly suffering from a cold and fainted from fear, but fortunately he was rescued quickly. He then escaped, but because he missed the bus back to the county, he could only walk back.
He was cold, hungry and tired, so his body couldn't bear it. When he saw Gao Mingcheng on the way, he relaxed and fell asleep.
Now that I have had the injection and my fever has gone down, I feel full of energy immediately.
Knowing that he was fine, Gao Mingcheng said, "Okay, I'll go through the discharge procedures for you."
Speaking of this, Maozi quickly reached for his belt and pulled out a handful of money from the sewn pocket in his pants.
That handful of money was estimated to be about a hundred yuan.
Maozi handed the money to Gao Mingcheng, but Gao Mingcheng hesitated and didn't take it. He was afraid that the money might have a smell!
"Come with me to handle the formalities!" Gao Mingcheng said.
Maozi responded, got out of bed and put on his shoes immediately, grinning at Gao Yuanjian and said, "Uncle, I'll leave first then."
"Hey." Gao Yuanjian responded and watched the two of them leave the door.
Without anyone to chat with, Gao Yuanjian felt a little bored and sat on a chair with his eyes closed to rest.
Last night he made a bed out of two benches and slept on it, but when he woke up, his back and waist were sore.
After completing the discharge procedures, Gao Mingcheng took Maozi to an empty corner and began to ask Maozi what had happened.
Maozi told the truth, and then said with a worried look on his face: "I was lucky and escaped. I just don't know what happened to the monkey and whether it was caught."
Gao Mingcheng frowned. Now that the Animal Protection Law has been promulgated, poaching is illegal. The little swans and white cranes are both special birds, so they are naturally guarded more strictly.
Unlike when he was hunting wild boars in Niuweiling, as long as no one reported him maliciously, nothing would happen.
After all, wild boars, without natural enemies, can reproduce at a terrifying rate! By then, the village’s vegetable fields will suffer and there will be no harvest at all.
Gao Mingcheng said: "If you commit a crime in the county, I can still help you. If you commit a crime in the neighboring county, I can't do anything. As for you, don't think too much. Just take care of yourself first!"
Maozi misunderstood Gao Mingcheng's meaning and said immediately: "Even if Monkey is caught, he won't betray me!"
I would never betray anyone, but I would never betray him!
The monkey also expects him to help take care of the monkey's mother and sister.
Just like even if he was caught, he would not give up the monkey.
Gao Mingcheng said: "That's not what I'm talking about."
Then, Gao Mingcheng briefly talked about the case of Shi Laosan.
Gao Mingcheng got involved in this case because of Maozi. When Maozi was collecting antiques, he met Damao from Fatty Liu's team. Damao asked Maozi to sell the goods, with the reason being to find a normal buyer so as not to arouse Shi Laosan's suspicion.
So, Fatty Liu's people knew Maozi. As for Gao Mingcheng, although he showed up that day, he did not say his name.
If Du Hongyu's people asked around on the street, they would not be able to find out any news about him, because he is now a legitimate businessman!
Maozi was dumbfounded when he learned that someone was looking for him and preparing to take revenge on him.
This is really like escaping from the wolf's den and falling into the tiger's den!
Gao Mingcheng patted his shoulder and consoled him, "There are too many people in the county, it's not safe for you to stay here, go back and pack up today, and when my grandma is discharged from the hospital, I'll send you brothers to live in the village for a few days."
Gao Mingcheng planned to send the Maozi brothers to Gaojia Village.
Gaojia Village is located in a remote area, and Niuweiling where he lives is a secluded place. If we take the Maozi brothers there, no one will find them.
Otherwise, he would always feel uneasy about leaving Maozi in the county.
Gao Mingcheng saw that Maozi seemed a little hesitant, so he said, "You have shown your face in the next county, so you should hide from the wind to avoid being recognized and coming here to arrest you."
Maozi heard this and agreed with it deeply.
He took a deep breath and said, "Brother Mingcheng, you decide on the arrangements!"
Gao Mingcheng was relieved after Maozi was taken care of. He asked Maozi to go home and wait for him to pick them up. As for when to pick them up, it depends on when Grandma Gao is discharged from the hospital.
After Maozi left, Gao Mingcheng also returned to the clothing store.
A while ago, Gao Mingcheng lived a rather leisurely life, selling goods, taking care of the kids, occasionally listening to neighborhood gossip, and eating homemade snacks. His life was so easy and carefree.
Now that Xiaosha is gone, he stands at the door of the store, staring at the passers-by coming and going, always feeling that there is danger lurking in the dark.
At this time, the phone in the store rang. Zhang Jinling, who was closest to the phone, answered it and shouted, "Second brother, your friend is looking for you."
When Gao Mingcheng heard this, he quickly walked to the phone. After picking up the receiver, he heard Xiao Jinfeng's voice coming from the other end.
"Ming Cheng, there's still some time before the Chinese New Year. Do you think it's convenient for you to go to Yangcheng?"
Gao Mingcheng sighed. He knew what Xiao Jinfeng was planning, but he really couldn't leave.
"Brother Xiao, let's not talk nonsense. I really don't have time recently."
Xiao Jinfeng was not the kind of person who would pester Gao Mingcheng, and he would respect Gao Mingcheng's choice, so he said, "Okay, I understand. I'll arrange for someone else to go over there."
His cousin Liu Jiahui has already informed Song Jinzhang's family, but train tickets are hard to buy now, so she turned to Xiao Jinfeng again, hoping to take Xiao Jinfeng's truck to Yangcheng, and said it would be best if Gao Mingcheng also went. (End of this chapter)
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