Over the next two days, Cao Jingheng arranged for people to investigate and discovered that just as Wang Wei had said, there were many problems with the You and Wang families.
In line with the principle of playing the long game to catch the big fish, after strict control, they released the news that Wang Wei was arrested. For a while, not only the police station, but also the doors of Cao's and Shen's families were knocked several times.
Putting down the phone in his hand, Shen Anning walked closer and looked at the man half-leaning on the bed, "Hey, this call just now is looking for you again. Grandpa and grandma have gone to Inner Mongolia to avoid people. You don't show up at the police station all day, and Uncle Fang's people don't know anything. Look at these people now. They are really anxious now. In the short time since we came back, they have called several times."
Cao Jingheng smiled and hugged her in his arms. "Thank you for your hard work, my wife. The people calling now are all here to call about the past. Why don't you go back to the compound and stay there for a few days? Don't go to the hospital for now. I'm afraid some people will come knocking on our door later."
"Okay, then you can pack some clothes and come with me. Grandpa and grandma must be tired these days. I'll go back and help take care of Xixi and Erbao, and let them stay in Beidaihe for a few days. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and at their age, it's not good for them to stay in an air-conditioned room all the time."
The couple packed a few sets of clothes, and Cao Jingheng drove his men straight to the military compound. He had been hanging out with his wife these days. When the people responsible for gathering information outside Cao's house saw the car being driven away, they immediately split up and took action, some following the man and some reporting.
Not long after Cao Jingheng drove out of the alley and onto the street, he noticed a bicycle following them. He deliberately drove very slowly, passing a delicatessen and a dim sum shop on the way. He also stopped the car and took Shen Anning in to buy things. The two of them walked towards the military compound while shopping, carrying large and small bags.
The man on the cyclist following behind was dumbfounded when he saw the car enter the compound. He had been riding fast and slow all the way, and had to hide with his bike at every turn to avoid being discovered. He was exhausted. And this was the result! How could he follow after it entered the military compound so openly?
Shen Anning saw the people blocked outside the gate through the rearview mirror, and laughed softly at the man beside him, "You are so mean, hey, I thought, after all the trouble along the way, you stopped at a store to take me shopping, and it turned out that you were going to mess with the person following you."
"I spotted them in the alley before we even started driving. Since they want to follow us, let them follow us as much as they want. Stay out of the yard for the next few days. And keep an eye on Xixi and Erbao too. Wait until we've caught everyone we need to catch, to prevent them from getting desperate and doing something crazy."
"Yeah, okay, don't worry. Master, senior brothers and I have already talked to the hospital. I won't be going there these few days. I will also keep an eye on Xixi and Erbao. They shouldn't dare to do anything to us. At most, they will call home every day to harass us." There are so many people from the Shen family in the army. If anyone really touches them, he really wants to die.
After staying at home for two days, Shen Anning enjoyed the treatment of a queen mother. She was not allowed to do anything. The job of pouring water for her after waking up in the morning was originally Cao Jingheng's job, but now it has been snatched away by Xixi and Erbao. From getting out of bed to get slippers to going downstairs to eat and handing chopsticks, the two of them helped Shen Anning arrange everything clearly.
Looking at his wife being taken away by little Chen Ziyi again, Cao Jingheng looked at the food in his hand and it really didn't taste good anymore. In the past few days since he returned to the compound, except for the time when he could hug his wife when sleeping at night, it was a luxury for him to even look at his wife at other times.
"Auntie, was my little brother well behaved last night? Come sit on the sofa and let me touch him. I was a little tired yesterday. I fell asleep after mommy gave me a bath and forgot to read a story to my little brother. I have to make up for it this morning."
Shen An Ning felt helpless and happy. "Okay, what story are you going to tell him today?" She was really a little scared. Shen Erbao could always rearrange and recreate normal stories according to his ideas. Good stories always became strange and made sense when he explained them.
Looking at the loving aunt and nephew on the sofa, Cao Jingheng walked over and touched their heads. "I'm going to work. If you want to eat anything tonight, I'll buy it for you."
"Uncle, dried apricots, sachima."
"Okay, I'll bring it back for you. Watch over your aunt during the day and don't let her eat the popsicles. I'll bring you a big box in the evening."
Looking at the man walking out the door, Shen Anning's face was full of disappointment. When it came to eating popsicles, Shen Erbao was a very principled child. As long as his family said it would be bad for his younger brother, he would not agree to anything. Today, everyone was busy and there were only two children at home.
Not long after Cao Jingheng left, Shen Anning took Erbao to play on the sofa, and Xixi sat on the table next to her to do her summer homework.
When she heard the phone ringing, she stopped Shen Anning who was about to sit up, "Auntie, I'll go, I'll go. Mom and Dad taught me what to say. If you ask anything, just say you don't know. No one in the family is at home, only my sister is there. Ask him if he wants his sister to answer the phone."
"Hello, hello, I'm Shen Ziyi."
"Auntie, it's the uncle at the gate who called. He said there's someone named Lin Yi at the gate. She said she's your friend. Do you want to go and pick her up?"
Shen Anning was stunned for a moment. Lin Yi, she hadn't heard this name for a long time, and she hadn't dreamed about her previous life for a long time.
"Erbao, tell the security guard that your aunt is going out to see her. Please ask her to wait at the door for a while."
Back in the room, Shen An Ning dragged out a box from under the bed. The lock on it was rusty and could be opened without even a key. Looking at the things in the box, before she was fifteen, Lin Yi was considered a very good friend of hers in her girlhood. The year she graduated from middle school and went to high school, Lin Yi even spent a month's pocket money to buy her a gift.
Ever since they last met in Northeast China, when Shen Anning saw Lin Yi again after so many years, she had only one feeling: time is really unforgiving.
Seeing the man who was once high-spirited and confident now looking at her with timidity and begging in his eyes, Shen Anning felt depressed. She was lucky to have a chance to start over, but Lin Yi's fate seemed to have been beyond her control. Whether she was weak or obedient, things had come to this point today.
The two people looking at each other across the iron gate of the compound seemed like they were from two different worlds.
The guards at the gate have been replaced several times over the years, and no one recognizes the former girl from the Lin family anymore. Everything that happened in this compound many years ago seems to be a passing cloud, which has dispersed and can no longer be seen, without even leaving a trace.
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