Chapter 73 Chapter 73 An unexpected surprise.
This strange scene successfully attracted groups of people to watch.
Some people even poked their heads out, with an expression as if they doubted whether they had woken up yet, and quietly walked closer to take a look.
An auntie who was cleaning the street nearby pulled Zhong Yan aside and asked, "Little boy, what are you doing?"
Why do you look like you're going to carry someone away and kill him? !
She had only seen similar scenes when pigs were slaughtered during the Chinese New Year. It was really scary!
Zhong Yan puffed out his chest and said, "Take him to the police station. He's a thief!"
He could even be a murderer.
However, Zhong Yan did not say this in public, he was just shocked in his heart.
This night was... so scary! !
The auntie naturally couldn't hear what Zhong Yan was thinking, but she heard that the man was a thief.
She asked curiously, "How much did you steal? And were you caught red-handed?"
When talking about this, the teenager immediately showed a very sad expression on his face, "Much older!!"
The thief ate several pieces of the whole fried fish, and when he ran away in a panic, he knocked over the rest, which was covered with dust. He tried to clean it up for a long time but failed!
Such delicious fish! They couldn't bear to finish the meal!
It’s so infuriating! !
When the aunt and several passers-by saw the little boy's appearance, they all showed expressions of sympathy and pain.
All the money and tickets in the house must have been turned out, if they were all gone.
Oh, that’s really unthinkable! !
Fortunately he was caught.
I can only say that sometimes the communication between people is so magical that even if they have different thoughts, they can still talk to each other.
While Zhong Yan was being pulled by the aunt to say these words, Mu Mian and the others in front had already walked far away.
The little boy immediately trotted over to catch up.
The Public Security Bureau was not far ahead. Staring at the man as if he were watching a monkey show, Sun Gangyi and his eldest son carried the man to the door and put him down.
It's actually still early and not time to go to work, but the Public Security Bureau does have people on duty at night to prevent any emergencies.
Sun Gangyi had just put the man down and had not yet entered when two police officers came out.
The slightly older policeman was named Wang. From the perspective of the thief, he only saw his back.
Wang Gongan approached and asked, "What's going on? Why are you tying him up like this?"
Sun Gangyi immediately said: "It is such a public security comrade, I..."
Sun Gangyi had just started talking and hadn't gotten to the point when Wang Gongan, who had come around, suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Sun Gangyi, "Wait a moment."
After he finished speaking, he squinted his eyes and looked at the thief lying on the ground with his back facing the air, his eyes focused on his face.
After taking a look, Wang Gongan suddenly took two steps forward, pulled the rag out of the thief's mouth, and then turned to the young policeman and shouted, "Xiao Chen, go get the portrait on my desk."
The young policeman immediately ran back obediently.
Seeing the two policemen's expressions, everyone around them looked at each other.
Mu Mian and Zhong Tian looked at each other. Zhong Tian's eyes widened slightly, and her mouth moved, but she didn't say anything.
But it was clearly written in the pupils...
No way? Could it be that her little cousin was right? ?
Just a few seconds after this thought came to his mind, Public Security Officer Chen came running out with a piece of paper. Public Security Officer Wang took it and compared it with the thief on the ground.
Two seconds later, Wang Gongan spoke up in a very affirmative tone, "Wang Zhuzi, it's you, right?"
The thief turned his head away, his eyes dodged, and he said in a pitiful tone, "No, no, comrade, I really just stole some food, I already know I was wrong."
Wang Gongan bent down and raised his hand to pull the clothes on the thief's shoulders.
The next second, a series of scratches came into everyone's sight. They were already a bit scabbed, but these three neat scratches showed that they were caused by a fight.
Wang Gongan snorted, "Still pretending to be nice to me? I've been looking for you for a week!!"
Sun Gangyi looked at Wang Gongan for a while, then at the thief on the ground, and finally his eyes stopped at
Looking at the portrait in Wang Gongan's hand, he asked tentatively in a low voice, "Comrade Gongan, this, this is the one next to the scrap collection station..."
Wang Gongan gave a positive answer, with a bit of excitement in his tone, "Yes, it's him. This guy gave us a hard time finding him. I haven't even asked you yet, how did you catch him?"
As soon as he said this, Sun Gangyi turned his head to look at Zhong Tian, and Zhong Tian turned his head to look at Mu Mian.
The two public security comrades didn't understand what was going on and looked over.
Mu Mian coughed twice under the gazes of many people. Just as he opened his mouth, Wang Gongan glanced at the crowd outside who had gathered to watch the fun and said, "Let's get the people in first. Give me a hand, brother."
Sun Gangyi nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, okay."
The carrying pole was still in the middle of the rope. The father and son bent down skillfully and lifted the man up again with an effort.
The thief tried to struggle, but Wang Gongan stuffed the rag he had just pulled out back in, "Be quiet!"
Zhong Yan was very considerate and helped hold the door open.
Once the door was closed and the excitement was over, the onlookers outside became extremely curious.
One by one, they came a little closer, looking around.
"What happened? How did he get carried in?"
"You're tied up like this. Did you do something serious?"
"You may not know this, but I heard that a lot of money was stolen. All the tickets and money were stolen."
"Oh, did you find it back?"
"He was caught red-handed. He must have found it."
"I just heard the police officer say that he had been looking for a long time. What were they looking for?"
"Who knows? I didn't hear it clearly."
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No matter what year it is, there is never a shortage of people who like to join in the fun, and there is always a lot of chatter outside.
But this has nothing to do with Mu Mian and the others.
In the lobby of the Public Security Bureau, Sun Gangyi and his son carried the person in like a pig, and after that, they skillfully placed him against the wall.
Beside him, Wang Gongan looked at Mu Mian and said, "Little girl, did you catch this guy? How did you meet him?"
When he said this, his eyes swept over Mu Mian and the others, two girls, a half-grown boy, and an old woman.
Wang Gongan subconsciously thought, it must be quite dangerous, right? Fortunately, no one was hurt.
They have been looking for the person day and night for more than a week, hoping to catch him as soon as possible, in case something like the previous incident happens again.
This fugitive has killed someone, so he is extremely dangerous and they have no scruples.
Mu Mian had no idea what Wang Gongan was thinking. She was quite familiar with police interrogations, so she told him in a very organized manner about how she had discovered the thief in the middle of the night.
Zhong Tian and the old lady also added a few words.
To sum it up...
The little girl caught the thief easily, the brother and sister hurriedly patched up the thief's feet, and the old lady handed over the rope to clean up the mess.
As Wang Gongan listened, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if something was different from what he expected.
How come this little girl made it sound as easy as catching a chicken in just a few words?
Policeman Chen, who was writing next to him, also stopped writing.
Zhong Yan had recovered by now. When he first learned that this thief might have killed someone, he was completely terrified.
But later, when he saw the thief was tied up by his cousin and couldn't move, the fear slowly disappeared.
The half-grown boy had nothing but pride in his heart. At this moment, he was like a crowing rooster, with his little chest puffed out. His sister Mian Ya could do anything!
Zhong Yan boasted, "Uncle Public Security, you don't know, my sister Mian Ya is really powerful! She used to beat up a kidnapper, and just like that, the kidnapper was beaten to the ground with a bang. Hahahaha, I couldn't even find his teeth!"
As soon as he said this, except for his own family, the two police officers nearby and several people from the Sun family looked at Mu Mian in surprise.
Mu Mian gave her signature obedient smile.
The Sun family: “………………”
It doesn't look like it. Is it just Yan bragging?
Wang Gongan obviously knew more than the Sun family. Almost within two seconds after Zhong Yan finished speaking, Wang Gongan immediately reacted, "Beat kidnappers? In 1963?"
Zhong Yan scratched his head, "Well, it seems so?"
How could he remember what year it was? ! Anyway, his cousin is very powerful and that’s all!
Zhong Tian remembered it clearly, "Yes, it was in 1963."
Wang Gongan suddenly laughed out loud and patted Mu Mian on the shoulder. "It's you, little girl. You're from the Red Star Commune. Your last name is Mu, right? Hahahaha, I know you."
Mu Mian raised his eyelids in surprise. Is she so famous? ?
Although thinking so, Mu Mian still nodded her head.
Public Security Wang looked at the little girl. He was an old acquaintance of Public Security Officer Old Yang from the Red Star Commune Public Security Bureau. They had worked together on the kidnapping case back then.
Old Yang often talked to him about meeting a good seedling.
It's really good, courageous and careful.
Considering that he had other important matters to attend to, Public Security Wang did not mention the words about trying to abduct the little girl to their police station. He and Xiao Chen asked questions and took notes, and completed some details.
By the time Mu Mian and the others finished taking their statements at the Public Security Bureau, it was already late.
Sun Gangyi was planning to return to Shahe Brigade with his family. Mu Mian and his two siblings looked at the old lady.
Zhao Meihua: "Go to the hospital for breakfast and tell your parents."
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Half an hour later, in the ward.
The three siblings sat in a row on the empty bed next to each other, eating breakfast with grunts.
The lunch box was not big enough, so Zhong Yan used a lid as a bowl, which seemed to be quite smooth.
The young man had a good appetite and was exhausted after working for most of the night. The three of them ate with great relish.
The old lady sat on a chair, eating slowly and talking to her daughter and son-in-law from time to time.
Next to them, Mu Dongxue and his wife had no appetite at all. One was lying down, and the other was sitting, with the same expression of being scared to death on their faces.
I didn't expect such a big thing to happen at home in just one night.
Mu Dongxue opened her mouth and said after a while: "It's really scary. The day I saw him before, I was afraid he wanted to sneak in and steal something, right?"
If she got up a little later, wouldn't she be caught red-handed? ?
Then, will it be the same as the old woman who was hit and killed? ?
Oh my god, I really can’t imagine it! !
Zhong Yan said carelessly, "Mom, what are you afraid of? We've been caught! It's okay!"
Zhong Tian glanced at her brother. He seemed to be brave now, but he was scared like a quail before.
Mu Mian nodded in agreement, "See what I said before, we are blessed with good fortune!"
Zhong Zhimiao still had a frightened expression on his face, "Fortunately, fortunately Mian Ya was here last night."
The old lady smiled and said, "The little girl is very brave. She jumped out of the window in no time. She is not short. She is as agile as a little monkey."
Mu Mian chuckled, "I was so anxious that I didn't even think of going through the door."
As soon as she heard the sound of her grandmother, she felt that something was wrong and didn't care about anything else.
Speaking of which, the window was completely broken after she used so much force on it. It just couldn't be closed tightly before, but now it was half loose and couldn't be closed at all.
Thinking of this, Mu Mian immediately said, "Then the window has to be repaired."
Zhong Zhimiao: "It was supposed to be repaired two days ago, but your third aunt fell down, so it was delayed and never got done."
Zhong Yan said in a serious tone, "Fortunately, I didn't repair it, otherwise Sister Mian Ya would definitely not wake up."
Zhong Tian agreed, "It's really bad at the right time."
Mu Mian yawned. "It was really loud at night, too. It was creaking."
The three children chatted about this and that, and Mu Dongxue and his wife gradually felt relieved from the fear they had felt afterwards.
Around eight o'clock.
Zhong Zhimiao brought Zhong Yan and Zhong Tian, brother and sister, back to the team. They had to go to work today, and both father and daughter were busy.
It’s enough to have Mu Mian and his grandchildren accompanying us here.
The morning passed quickly. Lunch was brought by Mu Chunfen. The distance from her home to the hospital was closer than the distance from Shahe Brigade to the hospital.
We agreed yesterday that she would deliver lunch today.
It was already a whole morning when Mu Chunfen found out what had happened in her third sister's home. She was so frightened that she kept muttering words like "luckily, fortunately".
There was a pregnant woman who was about to give birth in her house, so Mu Chunfen stayed for only a quarter of an hour longer before being driven away by the old lady.
At around 3:00 p.m., Mu Mian and the old lady helped Mu Dongxue go to the toilet. When they came back, they asked the doctor to check her out. The doctor pressed a few buttons here and there and said that she would be fine the next day.
I was discharged from the hospital and went home to lie down.
As long as you don't lift heavy objects or do heavy work in a short period of time, you should be able to recover to your previous state without any sequelae.
Mu Dongxue lay back on the bed with peace of mind. The old lady sat beside her, and the mother and daughter chatted about gossip.
Mu Mian had nothing to do, so he got up and went to the toilet.
When I came back, just passing by the hospital gate, I saw groups of three or four people in front of me looking into the distance.
Mu Mian also poked his head over curiously, and then saw a few familiar figures on the opposite side of the road, a Public Security Officer Xiao Chen, a Public Security Officer Wang, and a few others who looked like they were also public security comrades.
They were escorting the previous prisoner, and there were some onlookers following behind him. It was obvious that their identity had been confirmed, and they were going to identify the scene.
People in groups of three or four beside Mu Mian were chattering.
"Finally he was caught. You don't know that for the past ten days, I had to block the door of my room before I dared to sleep at night."
"That's right, I am the same, I don't dare to get up at night."
"You have a very evil mind. If you want to touch something, you can just touch it. Why do you want to kill someone?"
"He must be shot!"
"Who the hell is this? Let me take a look too."
"Hey, don't you care about your old man?"
"Oh, it won't take long. I'll go take a look and be back soon. Please help keep an eye on it."
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Mu Mian heard it and just wanted to go and take a look. But when she took a step, she remembered that she had to tell her grandma, otherwise her grandma would be worried if she couldn't find her.
Mu Mian ran back to the ward, and as soon as he finished speaking, he ran out again.
Zhao Meihua was left with nothing but muttering, "They are just people who like to join in the fun."
Mu Dongxue: "It's just that I can't move, otherwise I would also like to go."
Zhao Meihua snorted, "Please be quiet."
In the ward, while the mother and daughter were talking, Mu Mian had already quickly run to the other side of the road.
When Mu Mian met the eyes of Public Security Officer Xiao Chen, he smiled at him and then quietly followed the crowd.
Policeman Chen's eyes twitched when he saw the little girl's expression of nonchalance and just joining in the fun.
I didn't notice it when I was taking the statement, but I saw it later when I untied the suspect. This little girl was not gentle at all.
I can only say that he is worthy of being a person who can fight kidnappers at the age of eight.
Mu Mian didn't know that Public Security Officer Xiao Chen was still sighing over her past achievements. She followed him all the way to the crime scene.
The houses here are all old bungalows with yards, and the scrap collection station is right next to it.
The crowd of onlookers was stopped outside the yard, and soon there was a noise coming from inside, which sounded like the victim's family members were beating someone.
It's noisy inside and outside.
Some people who knew the suspect were talking about his deeds in a babble.
This man is in his thirties, the only child in the family, and he likes gambling. He has been arrested by the police before.
Then his wife left him and married someone else.
Even after being reformed for several years, he still hasn't changed his bad habits.
His father had passed away, and the three or two cents his mother earned from pasting matchboxes every day were all taken away by others.
His mother also died a few months ago.
Then this man wandered around the alleys every day, and he actually killed someone.
Outside the yard, while the onlookers were still chattering, the police brought people out.
The thief's clothes were torn and there were several wounds on his face and forehead. One can imagine how emotional the victim's family was.
Groups of three or four people were spitting at the thief angrily, cursing as they went along, and it looked like they were going to curse along with him all the way.
Mu Mian didn't follow him.
She was several meters behind the crowd and wanted to walk back slowly, but when she passed by the scrap collection station, Mu Mian subconsciously stopped and looked inside.
She was just thinking, since she was already here, why not go in and take a look?
An old man's voice came from behind, "What are you reading, little girl? Buying waste newspapers?"
The voice sounded familiar. Mu Mian turned her head. She had a very good memory and recognized it at a glance.
This old man just cursed that thief's ancestors for eighteen generations outside the yard, without repeating every word.
Mu Mian smiled and came up with a universal excuse, "I'm not buying newspapers. I just want to see if there are any boxes I can use to take home to store some small things."
The old man was smiling again now, and he seemed to be in a good mood, not at all like the indignant look he had just shown. He waved his hand and said, "Go in and take a look. I don't think there are any. If there were any good ones, they would have been taken away long ago."
Mu Mian actually went in, after all, he was already there.
She had never been to the waste collection station in Heping Commune. It was similar to the one in Hongxing Commune, with an area of nearly two to three hundred square meters and was a mess.
As soon as Mu Mian entered, he saw a scrapped bicycle. No one knew how it had been ridden, but it was almost rotten into a puddle of mud.
There were also some odds and ends of tables, chairs and benches nearby, which didn't need to be chopped up and could be used directly for burning.
There wasn't a single decent box, so Mu Mian walked around and picked up a small mirror.
The mirror is not broken, the back is silver and a little dirty, but it can be used after cleaning.
Mu Mian was just about to ask the old man how much the small mirror cost when he suddenly saw a familiar cover out of the corner of his eye.
Mu Mian took two or three steps forward, picked it up and patted it. This was her first published picture book.
I didn't expect to see him here. There was surprise in Mu Mian's eyes.
Her picture books were not sold at all in the county bookstores. They were sold in the provincial capital, but not many, after all, it was far away. Most of them were sold in the south.
After taking the photo, Mu Mian casually flipped through the book. He didn't know whose child this was, but he didn't care about reading at all.
It was covered in pencil scribblings, and some pages were missing and torn.
Mu Mian was still feeling bad for his book when the pages he was turning suddenly stopped and a small piece of paper was found stuck inside.
Mu Mian originally just glanced down casually.
The next second, after seeing clearly what it was, Mu Mian’s eyes widened, filled with shock!
Mu Mian: “!!!!”
Radio Tickets!
A radio ticket! !
She picked up a radio ticket for nothing! ! !
Mu Mian just stood there in shock for two minutes.
That’s what she said! You can find good stuff at the scrap yard! !
Probably because she stood there for too long, the old man sitting not far away shouted over here, "Hey, little girl, what are you doing standing there?!"
Mu Mian closed the comic book and walked towards the old man, saying in a very natural tone, "Hey, I didn't do anything. I was just engrossed in reading. The author of this comic book is so good at drawing. It's so beautiful!"
Uncle: "You kids just like to watch these."
Mu Mian raised the picture book and mirror in his hand and asked, "Uncle, how much are these two?"
Uncle: "They are not valuable things. You can take the book. I'll give you two cents for the mirror."
Mu Mian smiled and took out two cents. "Thank you, sir!"
The little girl smiled so beautifully that the old man laughed out loud, "Is this book really that good?"
Mu Mian nodded rapidly, "It's beautiful, I really like this author, his drawings are very interesting."
It can be said that it is quite natural for him to brag about himself.
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