Chapter 011: Arresting a Domestic Violence Man
The moon was dark and the wind was strong. The entire workplace was silent, with only the sporadic chirping of cicadas, telling of the noise and heat of the summer night.
Jiang Nan tiptoed out of the police station and only breathed a sigh of relief when she no longer saw the police station sign.
"No one saw it, right?" He confirmed with the system again.
[No, host, I've scanned and there are no brain waves around that can be connected.]
"That's good. How come my father is so capable? In his previous life, he was a eunuch, but he could actually imitate other people's handwriting. I don't know what bad things he did." Jiang Nan gossiped with the system about her father's previous life as she walked.
[Regarding the false accusation against the young concubine and the guard, the host understands.]
"Then my father is really not a good person." Jiang Nan complained and walked towards the family compound with relaxed steps.
[Um, that's not the case... Host, Wu Chunli has been in a bad mood and has been suffering from insomnia for the past few days. Now that she's awake, I suggest you wait a while before going in.]
"Alas, if parents don't behave like human beings, their children will suffer." Jiang Nan hid behind a tree and yawned softly. It had been so noisy these past few days, and even though she loved to watch the fun, she was now tired.
There were many mosquitoes in the summer. After she swatted the 526th mosquito, the system finally brought the news that Wu Chunli had fallen asleep. Jiang Nan felt refreshed and trotted home, diving into bed. No one could disturb her sleep! No!
The next day, I woke up late. Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua had already left for work, and breakfast was on the table: boiled eggs, cornmeal steamed bread, and a bowl of thick cornmeal porridge.
Jiang Nan whistled, quickly washed up, and ate breakfast. It was almost nine o'clock when she finished, and she was planning to go for a walk around the area again. When it comes to doing things, persistence is key, and you can't just fish for three days and dry the net for two days.
She changed her clothes, locked the door, and decided not to call Cheng Gaigai again. Everyone has their own personal affairs, right? Besides, Gaigai is busy with blind dates lately, so she can't keep bothering her. But before Jiang Nan even left the stairs, Qiu Paner hurried out.
Jiang Nan was also speechless.
Why is he staring at her?
"Xiao Nan, it's already so late and you're just getting up. This is not okay. A grown-up girl can't be so lazy. You're already sixteen, so you have to be more diligent, otherwise it will be hard for you to get married in the future."
"Exactly. Look at Pan'er." Someone noticed Qiu Pan'er following closely behind and started to criticize her. "They both graduated from high school, but Pan'er got up at six to make breakfast and even went to the supply and marketing cooperative with Sister Qiu to buy groceries. You're really outshined."
Jiang Nan rolled her eyes inwardly, but she didn't dare offend these elderly people. After all, she had to worry about her reputation. She smiled and changed the subject: "Grandma Cao, what are you talking about? It's so noisy! I can hear the noise upstairs."
"Well, isn't this about Lin Bing's blind date?" Old Mrs. Cao, still in her usual attire, spoke while picking vegetables. "Lin Bing's father asked me to introduce him to someone. Last time, matchmaker Yao was a complete failure, introducing anyone. It's finally up to me, Old Cao, to take action. There's no unmarried young man or woman in our Tenth Workshop that I don't know."
Old Lady Cao's son and daughter-in-law both worked at the staff hospital. Not only did they have high salaries and good benefits, but they were also filial, making them the most harmonious family in the building. Because of this, everyone unanimously elected Old Lady Cao as the building manager, in charge of the entire building, and she was considered a manager.
Old Mrs. Cao is a person who can't sit still and loves to act as a matchmaker. She is a famous matchmaker in their workplace, and many young people look for Old Mrs. Cao to be their matchmaker.
"That's right, Matchmaker Yao isn't good enough, so it has to be Old Cao," the Sui family's old lady complimented with a smile. She had young children in her family too, and they would inevitably need Old Lady Cao's help in the future. Saying a few nice words wouldn't cost them anything. At any time, they couldn't afford to offend the matchmaker.
As the conversation got lively, Old Lady Qiu rushed in from outside, her face full of excitement. She yelled, "Sun Lingling from Courtyard No. 3 is causing a scene on the special convoy. She says her father wants to sell her for a betrothal gift and is asking the leaders to make the decision."
"Oh my god, this girl is not afraid of anything." The old lady of the Sui family didn't understand and was shocked. "Xu Dani, weren't you guarding the supply and marketing cooperative? Who told you that?"
"Oh, let's talk about it on the way, let's talk about it on the way." Old Mrs. Cao gathered the vegetables and ran out. She couldn't leave the vegetables here, otherwise if someone stole them, she would be in big trouble.
"Yes, yes, let's talk as we walk." Granny Fang hurried to catch up, not forgetting to urge Mrs. Qiu, "Sister Qiu, what's going on?"
"Oh, didn't those old guys from the supply and marketing cooperative do a great deed the other day? So today everyone went there to stake out, hoping to snatch some good stuff. So everyone is waiting there, and then they saw Sun Lingling running towards the special vehicle team with disheveled clothes and disheveled hair, so everyone followed her. I took a look and hurried over to call everyone." Old Mrs. Qiu started to pant from running, but she kept her head held high, like a fighting rooster.
"Old Qiu, it's still you who cares about us." A neighbor responded.
"Hey, something's not right. Where is Liu Daya? Why isn't she here?" Old Mrs. Qiu reacted. She had felt something was wrong just now. She always felt that something was missing. It was someone who was missing.
"Her daughter Gaigai is going on a blind date today, and she's upstairs helping her granddaughter get ready," Grandma Fang explained. "Gaigai has graduated from high school and doesn't have a job yet. If she doesn't get married, she might end up moving to the countryside. I don't know which matchmaker her family hired, but she's going to the man's house for a blind date today."
"What kind of person is he?" Old Mrs. Qiu asked curiously.
"I don't know." Grandma Fang shook her head. She had also asked about it, but Grandma Liu was like a gourd with a sawed mouth the first time. She didn't say anything, which made her very anxious.
Everyone talked as they walked, and soon they arrived at the special convoy.
Jiang Nan, of course Jiang Nan was involved. She had just sent the anonymous whistleblower letter yesterday, and today Sun Lingling was already making a scene. That was way too fast. The police probably hadn't even started investigating yet. It was a bit early for them to make a scene.
She lamented that Sun Lingling was making trouble at the wrong time, but she didn't realize that Sun Lingling was actually saving lives.
Sun Lingling had long known Old You's name. He was a colleague of her father's, and three of his wives had died. Her father often talked about him at home, secretly envying Old You's good fortune. But she never imagined that one day she would be connected to this old man.
She was a beautiful young woman of twenty-two, and she wouldn't marry a violent man whose three wives had died. But Sun Lingling knew her father was a man who cared about his reputation and money, and the family obeyed him in everything. So she didn't dare to make a scene last night, and just nodded in obediently to sleep. Her family thought she was scared, and this morning, when her father went to work, Sun Lingling ran out when no one was looking. If she didn't make a scene, she would be better off killing herself if she really married Old You!
Sun Lingling was a pretty bold woman, otherwise she wouldn't have dared to do this and that at this moment, while dating the projectionist. She scurried to the gate of the special convoy, sat on the ground, and began to wail. She kicked her feet, slapped her thighs, and rolled on the ground like a raging old lady, a skillful gesture.
"Everyone, please save me! My father wants to sell me for a dowry. This is a new era, and there are still such things happening in our oil fields. Will your special vehicle team do anything about it? If not, I'm going to go to the factory office and find the leaders and the Women's Federation. It's not possible. I'm a 22-year-old girl, and I want to marry an old widower who is almost 40. How can he have such a cruel father? Everyone, please save me! I can't get married."
She wiped her tears and continued to cry, slapping her thighs.
"That old You is a wife-beating bastard. He's already beaten three wives to death, and he still wants to marry. How can he be so capable? Everyone, please help me. I don't want to marry an old widower and become his fourth dead wife. Everyone, please help me."
The cries immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.
The special convoy quickly rushed out, including Sun Lingling's father, Sun Daniu, and Old You, You Aiqian. He had a gloomy face, and his dark eyes were filled with a dark light.
Sun Lingling took a glimpse of it, shuddered, and cried even more miserably.
As for Old You, initially, he hadn't really wanted to offend Sun Lingling. His previous wives had all been from nearby villages. These days, the gap between urban and rural areas is wide, and rural families work tirelessly, barely saving much money year-round. A betrothal gift of hundreds of dollars could go a long way. Therefore, even if their daughter was tortured to death, they didn't make a fuss. Furthermore, Old You always married off families who didn't care for their daughters, which was why he hadn't had any problems for so many years.
But Sun Lingling was pretty, and now she was a slut, so Old You thought he could think about it. Although he loved beating people, he also wanted to beat a more beautiful wife. His thought did not expect that it would bring him trouble.
Yes, he was in trouble, he had a feeling that he might be in trouble today.
You Aiqian looked up at the crowd and saw those who looked unfamiliar, so he quietly withdrew and walked out quickly. Old You frowned. Where were these people going?
Sun Daniu's eyes were red as he took a step forward and slapped his daughter twice. How shameful! She even dared to call him "big girl". He had been silent before because he thought Xiaonian was good-looking. But who knew she was worthless and got married? He couldn't just let his daughter down. She was already a slut. He could use her as a waste to get some betrothal gifts and marry his son off to a better-off woman. What's the harm? Who wouldn't do that these days? This damn girl actually dared to cause trouble. How dare she?!
The father and daughter were swearing at each other when Jiang Nan and his neighbor arrived. Although they couldn't get close due to the crowd, the shouting was loud and clear, and everyone could hear it clearly. "You ignorant little girl," he cried, "I don't want to die," and it made everyone even more excited.
"Sun Lingling is quite noisy, but she's also suffering, so she has to make trouble. If she marries Old You, she'll be ruined."
"You can't say that about parents. There's no parent who doesn't love their child. Her father must have done some research before marrying her to Old You. Maybe Old You is a good person. They're colleagues, so they definitely know more than us outsiders."
"Oh, let me tell you, that's not the case." The old man who was watching the gossip turned around with an expression that said you know nothing. "Then Old You is a worthless person. Even if he dies, you can't marry him."
The conversation here was more lively than that of the three parties involved, but soon, a serious scolding was heard.
"Make way, the police are coming," a relatively young police officer said. Everyone turned around and saw four more uniformed police officers approaching with serious faces. Among them was Officer Lan Qingshan.
Lan Qingshan glanced at the crowd and, unsurprisingly, spotted Jiang Nan standing on tiptoe at the periphery, peering in. He extended his right hand, nodded at the joking little girl, and walked forward with a sullen expression.
It's not easy to do grassroots work at this time. You have to keep a serious face at all times. Otherwise, if you smile, those who are arrogant will think you are so powerful and make trouble. That's the real trouble. So the four police officers who responded to the call had faces that were more sour than each other.
The crowd immediately made way and watched the police pass by quietly.
But as soon as the police passed by, the crowd automatically closed in, and everyone was muttering, "Why did the police come and start a quarrel? And even alarmed the police?"
"Exactly, who called the police? You're just bored!" someone complained. "They called the police just because they had a quarrel. How can we live our lives anymore?"
Jiang Nan's eyes flashed. It seemed that the letter of denunciation last night was taken seriously, as the police came to stake out the matter early in the morning.
Of course they don’t take it seriously. One of the most important tasks of their oil field police station is to protect the property safety of the oil field.
This is a case where an employee took advantage of his position to secretly sell oil and there is also suspicion of beating and killing someone. Such a serious case means a great achievement.
Early that morning, Director Shen Mingguang, the second officer to arrive at the police station, saw the letter of complaint and his eyes lit up. This incredible feat had finally been theirs. He immediately dispatched plainclothes officers to stake out the special convoy. The few individuals You Aiqian had spotted leaving earlier were the same plainclothes officers who had come to scout the area that morning.
Before Lan Qingshan and his companions even reached the front, You Aiqian tried to push his way through the crowd and run. He'd done a lot of bad things, but he was most afraid of the police. But he was the person involved, and when he wanted to leave, the onlookers wouldn't let him. They all started talking, "Old You, you can't leave. You have to explain what this woman said. We're all in the oil field. We can't wrongly accuse good people, nor can we let the bad guys go."
"Exactly. If we clarify things, it'll make things easier for everyone. It'll also clear your name."
Someone in the crowd let out a meaningful chuckle.
You Aiqian had a cold face, unable to advance or retreat, which gave the police time.
Lan Qingshan cleared his throat, raised his hand and pressed it down, then said, "Comrades, please be quiet. Today's incident involves the important issue of freedom of marriage. Everyone, please help us call the Women's Federation to the police station. We will explain everything clearly at the police station and give everyone an explanation, okay? Don't worry, our police officers will definitely not let a bad person go, nor will we wrongly accuse a good person. Everyone, please disperse."
But people don't disperse so easily. Some have left, but most are still lagging behind, waiting to see the final outcome.
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