Chapter 204 Don’t Go to the Black Market
Fang Lixue and others had been waiting for several nights before they finally found the location of the black market. They joined forces with the inspection team and the Public Security Office to set up a dragnet, hoping to catch the turtle in the jar and wipe out the black market in one fell swoop.
Things went smoothly at first, but someone leaked the news halfway through. Just when the fish was about to be hooked, the bastard suddenly shouted, "The inspection team is here!"
As a result, those who had not yet reached the black market fled in all directions.
Their capture also became extremely difficult. Fortunately, they had many people dispatched tonight, and they did catch a few.
"I'll see who will say that we little Red Guards are useless again. It turns out that we are quite useful!" Fang Lixue looked proud.
"It was worth it that we endured the cold wind for three nights." Ma Jun felt that he had done something extremely great.
"The rest will be left to the inspection team and the security team. Should we go back? It's too cold." Ruan Caihong was shivering with cold.
"Okay, hand these two people over to the inspection team and we will withdraw." Fang Lixue also felt very cold.
"We are really not speculating, you have made a mistake!" The thief cried. He now didn't know whether the crime of speculation was more serious or the crime of theft was more serious.
"Whether it's speculation or not, go talk to the inspection team!"
The two thieves were locked in a cold room with those speculators. There was not even a stool in the room, and their clothes were torn and ripped. They were freezing all night, and there were dozens of bloody wounds on their bodies. At dawn the next day, the two men fell to the ground and fainted.
"Someone's dead!"
"Someone's dead!"
The room was in chaos.
At eight o'clock in the morning, in the hospital ward, two thieves were lying on the beds. The high fever made them unconscious, and they kept mumbling, "Ghost... Save me, spare my life, I won't dare to do it again!"
"Ghost - ghost - ghost -"
The doctors, nurses, and inspection team members who heard what they were saying fell silent.
"Doctor, could it be that they have burned their brains?"
"It's hard to tell whether they are stupid or not. We have to wait until they wake up to find out."
"So when will they wake up?"
"You should wake up soon."
After waking up, the two thieves insisted that they had not engaged in any speculation, but when asked about their injuries and why they appeared on the street in the middle of the night, they hesitated and could not answer.
The inspection team frowned. "If you don't explain clearly, we can only treat you as the bad guys who engaged in speculation last night and deal with you together with those people from yesterday."
"We really didn't engage in speculation or profiteering. We just wanted to steal things, but before we could steal, we were caught somehow. We couldn't see who caught us. They injured us and threw us on the street."
"Yes, yes, yes. We were planning to steal something, but we failed and got beaten instead. Comrade, look at the wounds on our bodies. They are so severe. You can see how cruel the people who hurt us are!"
"Everyone hates thieves, so if the other party lets you live, you're lucky."
"Tell me, which house did you enter last night?"
"It was a dark and windy night, so we couldn't see clearly and just randomly chose a house to go in. As a result, we were arrested as soon as we climbed over the wall. Comrade, what is the crime for our attempted theft? We don't have to go to jail, right?"
"You can talk to the police about this."
This was the second time Cao Zheng woke up in this single bed. If Lin Qi hadn’t saved him last night and taken him to climb walls and escape the heavy searches, he would have been in prison now.
He folded the quilt on the bed, opened the door of the study and walked out.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the sky was still gray.
Cao Zheng looked around and found that there was light in the living room, so he walked towards the living room.
In the living room, seven children were lying in cradles, babbling something to Lin Qi. Lin Qi responded from time to time, not caring whether they could understand or not, but her expression was very serious.
"Get up, come and wash your face. There's hot water in the kettle." Lin Qi said without even raising her head.
Cao Zheng shook his head. "No need to wash. I should go back."
Lin Qi didn't force him, and pointed to the sack at the door. "There are some corn and soybeans in it. You can take them back to eat. It's the end of the year, and the city is under strict control. Don't go to the black market recently."
Cao Zheng looked at the bag of food. It was clearly alms given by the other party, but he did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he was touched and felt warm in his heart.
Lin Qi really wanted to help him, that's all.
"I've made some money these days, enough to buy food. You can keep the food for yourself. I'll listen to you and not go to the black market." Cao Zheng said seriously. He was almost caught twice, and he was scared. He had grandma and Hanshuang to support. If he was caught, grandma and Hanshuang would not be able to survive. He couldn't put himself in danger again!
Afraid that Lin Qi wouldn't believe him, he continued, "I will try my best to take odd jobs and still be able to earn money to support the family."
"Well, it's good that you think so. If you need any help, just ask." Lin Qi poured a glass of water for the other person and put it on the table. "Your lips are a little dry, drink some water."
Cao Zheng took it and asked about Xu Hexiao.
"He is now a driver at the machinery factory. He transported a batch of goods to Hai City a few days ago. According to the scheduled time, he should be back today."
"The driver is good and the salary is high." Cao Zheng was happy for Xu Hexiao.
"Yeah, they also said that drivers' salaries are high." Lin Qi took the hot buns off the stove and put them on the table. "I haven't finished the red bean paste buns I made two days ago. If you don't mind, have some."
Cao Zheng was very hungry. He had experienced a thrilling escape last night and had consumed a lot of energy. He was very hungry before going to bed. After a night, he was now dizzy with hunger.
"Eat, no need to be polite." Lin Qi pushed the plate towards Cao Zheng's position again.
"Thank you." Cao Zheng didn't refuse after all.
The two of them finished eating a plate of buns in silence, and Cao Zheng took the initiative to wash the plates and bowls. Lin Qi did not stop him, and her expression was natural.
"Take that bag of coarse grains back with you as well. We don't need them." Lin Qi said, "It's the end of the year and grain is expensive. It's not cost-effective to buy grain now. Take it back and eat it first. When you have more grains, you can return it to us later."
Cao Zheng thought about it. Food was indeed expensive at the end of the year. He didn't have many food coupons and couldn't buy a few kilograms of food. If he didn't want to starve, it seemed that he had no choice but to accept what Lin Qi gave him. He stopped being hypocritical and nodded, "Okay, I'll take it back."
Cao Zheng did not return home all night, and Zhao Hanshuang was worried all night. She swept the floor and looked around, trying to find Cao Zheng in the crowd.
She looked until her eyes were sore before she saw the familiar figure carrying a large sack on his shoulder, walking towards her step by step.
Zhao Hanshuang finally let go of the worry in her heart. Her eyes were sore. He didn't come back all night and she cried all night.
She was terrified.
Cao Zheng walked up to Zhao Hanshuang and saw her red eyes. He felt very upset. He lowered his voice and said, "I'm fine. I'll tell you the details tonight. Now, I have to go home first."
This big bag of grain is so eye-catching.
Zhao Hanshuang nodded, "Okay, let's talk about it tonight."
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