Since the birthday party, what An Hongwei heard most was: If you had half of our dad's ability to deal with people, you wouldn't still be a clerk after all these years.
He remembered that his wife didn't say that at first. She clearly said that his father was idle and had been idle all his life. When he was young, he relied on his parents. When he was old, the young and the old relied on him together. He only knew how to make friends with bad people all day long.
"Wife, you were not like this before." An Hongwei said.
"You deceived me." Kang Shulan said bluntly, "If you hadn't said that Dad was out chatting with people all day and not doing his work, how could I have misunderstood him like that?"
"Then my dad really just chats with people and doesn't do any real work."
"Nonsense," Kang Shulan said seriously, "Dad has a lot of connections. Do you know what that means? That's better than anything else."
Speak of the devil, and he appears. An Hongwei was about to speak when his cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was An Jingzhi calling.
"Hello, Dad?"
"What? Travel?" An Hongwei's voice suddenly rose. "Why are you thinking of traveling? You're not young anymore. If something happens when you go out, what are you going to do?"
"Why do you want to bring Xiao Tao and Grandpa along too?!"
"I know, I'm not worried about the money, it's mainly because you and grandpa are not young anymore, especially grandpa——"
An Hongwei wanted to say a few more words of advice, but An Jingzhi immediately hung up the phone.
Kang Shulan asked, "What's wrong? Dad is going on a trip?"
An Hongwei said helplessly: "We have to take Grandpa and Xiao Tao with us."
"Tell me, what is this all about?"
An Hongwei felt that he was lucky because his father had no demands on his life. But he also felt that he was unfortunate because his father didn't care about anything and would make trouble even for the slightest thing.
Kang Shulan asked, "Should you join a tour group? There are plenty of tour groups for seniors these days, so there's no need for you to worry so much."
"I'll call and ask clearly. You know Dad's character. Once he makes a decision, he won't change it easily." She said as she called An Jingzhi.
The phone was quickly picked up. "Hello, Dad? I heard from Hongwei that you guys are going on a trip."
"No, no, I don't disagree. I just want to ask where you are planning to go? How will you go? Do you want to join a tour group or go on your own?"
"If you don't have a direction, you can ask Xiao Tao to make a strategy in advance."
"Sign up for a tour group. That's great. It saves you the hassle of changing buses all over the place."
"During the Chinese New Year? We will definitely be back for the New Year. Okay, let's do this for now. Send us your tour group information when the time comes. As your children, we are also worried about your safety. Okay."
"Then I'll transfer the money to you later. No need? Oh, okay."
An Hongwei saw Kang Shulan hang up the phone and asked hurriedly, "How is it? Why don't you try to persuade her?"
Kang Shulan glared at him and said, "You don't listen to my advice, will he listen to me?"
"It's okay. Dad has signed up for a tour group. It's only for three days. He will send us the tour group information when the time comes."
"My dad is the same. How can Grandpa go on a trip if he's not in good health?" An Hongwei complained. "If something happens later, we'll have to run back and forth."
Kang Shulan said, "Comrade An, your idea is not good. I have to criticize you."
"Grandpa is only in his seventies. He's healthy enough to run a stall. How can he not go traveling?"
"Besides, with Xiao Tao accompanying us, there's not much heavy work to do. It's up to Dad and Grandpa to do it. And since we're traveling with the group, what can they possibly do?"
"Also, I think what Dad said is very right. Grandpa suffered a lot throughout his life and never enjoyed any happiness. Now that he's old, of course we should take advantage of him to see more of our motherland's beautiful rivers and mountains while he can still walk. Otherwise, when he's old and can't move, he won't be able to go there even if he wants to."
"You," An Hongwei was surprised. "What kind of magic potion did my dad give you? You keep talking to him."
"Go away," Kang Shulan said, "Aren't you curious why Dad doesn't want us to give him money?"
An Hongwei said, "I was just about to ask, and I almost forgot. My dad calls nine times out of ten to ask for money, and the other time he asked for money as prelude. It's rare that he even refuses money when I offer it."
Kang Shulan smiled and said, "Dad has done something great again."
"What kind of merit?" An Hongwei said subconsciously, then reacted and said in surprise: "Did our dad help the police arrest someone again?"
"Yes," Kang Shulan nodded, "I also received a bonus, and a thank-you fee from the victim's family, a full 100,000 yuan."
"Wow," An Hongwei said in surprise, "My dad is really impressive. This is equivalent to several months' salary for both of us."
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After the suspect is caught, there are still procedures to go through, and it takes some time for the bonus to be distributed.
The first thing An Jingzhi received was a thank-you fee of 100,000 yuan from the victim's family.
There is also 20,000 yuan as a reward from the police station, and he was notified to come and collect it today.
After getting the money, An Jingzhi strolled around the police station, chatting about this and that, as comfortable as if he were at home.
After chatting for a while, An Jingzhi got some information he wanted, and then left in order not to disturb him at work.
Relying on the original owner's memory and his own observations, he provided the police with a lot of useful clues during this period.
Seeing that An Jingzhi was about to leave, the police from the police station immediately came out to see him off.
"Uncle, take care."
An Jingzhi waved his hand and told them not to send him off.
With his hands behind his back, he walked down the stairs and sat in his electric wheelchair, looking relaxed and at ease.
The newcomer to the police station asked, "What's going on with this guy? It seems like he's been here every few days."
The old policeman gave them some basic knowledge: "If you don't know anything about the information in this area, go to this old man and he will give you everything you need to know."
"If you want to find someone, you should go to Uncle An. There's a good chance you can get useful information."
The new policeman was a little surprised, "How does this old man know so much?"
The old policeman smiled and said, "Our Uncle An has been walking around here all his life. He knows exactly which bricks are too many or too few. He also likes chatting and making friends. Who knows more than him?"
"If you can't find any clues in an old case, you can also ask Uncle An."
"Computers are not as good as mine."
There was still some time before the winter vacation, and An Xiaotao was extremely excited when he learned that An Jingzhi was going to take him on a trip.
"Grandpa! Are you really going? Will my parents agree?"
An Jingzhi said: "What if you don't agree? You have to listen to me."
An Xiaotao understood that his grandfather was the eldest in the family, and even his great-grandfather had to listen to him.
He rubbed his hands excitedly and asked about the details of their trip.
Only Old Man An felt a little restless.
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