Three days later, at Brother Fang’s bookstore.
"You said that someone has been staring at you recently?" Jiang Mingxin looked at Sister Hong, feeling a little worried.
Sister Hong frowned. "It seems so, but every time I look back, there's no one there. Am I being too paranoid?"
Jiang Mingxin's face darkened.
Could it be that the person she let Wudi bite was planning to take revenge on her, so he targeted Sister Hong?
But even if he wanted to take revenge on her, he should have done it directly; there was no need to beat around the bush.
Or is that person so cruel that he won't even let go of those around her?
No matter which possibility it is, Jiang Mingxin has to be careful and vigilant.
"Sister Hong, the weather has been hot recently and business has been bad. Why don't you and Brother Han take a few days off?"
Sister Hong quickly waved her hands. "That won't work. Any money we can earn is good. We still want to save money to buy a house in the county. Don't worry, Brother Han and I will just be careful."
Jiang Mingxin was still worried, so he brought Wudi over every night.
Speaking of which, I don’t know why the policeman who often patrolled here some time ago hasn’t come in the past two days.
Fortunately, after a few days, there was nothing unusual near the noodle shop and no unfamiliar faces appeared.
"Tomorrow is September 1st, the day you start school. Go back and have some rest!" Sister Hong made two vegetable steamed buns and handed them to her, and also picked out a few pork ribs to give to Wudi.
Jiang Mingxin accepted it without hesitation and said, "Then I'll come over after dinner."
"No need, your brother Han is here, nothing will happen."
Jiang Mingxin said goodbye to her and went home to pack the documents and stationery she would need to take to school tomorrow.
Looking at Wudi lying on the ground gnawing on a bone, she smiled, but her right eyelid suddenly twitched twice.
At this time, Xing Haodong was having dinner in the restaurant of the guesthouse when the informant who had been in direct contact with him suddenly came over.
Xing Haodong led him into the room and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to show up easily unless it's very important news?"
The man whispered, "It's okay. Director Bai left early today, so he won't notice. Besides, I do have an important discovery that I must report to you immediately."
Xing Haodong's face was solemn. "Okay, go ahead."
"I've figured out Zhou Suyun's whereabouts. Give me another two or three days, and I'll definitely find her where she lives. Also, I found out that before she left Jiangjiatun, she embezzled all the allowance her boyfriend sent back from the army! Because of this, her boyfriend's mother became ill. Poor old lady, in the cold winter, the family didn't even have money to buy rice, and when she fell ill, there was no one to take care of her, so she died a few days later."
This person's expression was exaggerated and his words sounded very convincing, but Xing Haodong felt suspicious.
When he commissioned the investigation, he didn't disclose his relationship with her partner, fearing they might get false information. Now it seems his concerns were not unfounded.
The old squad leader's mother did not die of illness, but was hit to death by someone else's cow while working in the fields.
He heard about this incident with his own ears. The old squad leader took leave specifically to go back and deal with the funeral. How come others said that it was Zhou Suyun who killed him?
Xing Haodong now understood why Jiang Mingxin was so angry that day.
Zhou Suyun is beautiful, but she has no brother or father to support her at home. She is like a beautiful but ownerless flower on the roadside, which can be picked and trampled on by anyone at will.
Those who get it will not cherish it, but those who don’t get it will gossip about it and throw dirty water at it.
"Okay, I understand. By the way, have you been patrolling the Han Hong Noodle House recently?"
The informant stammered, "Yes, I will. Of course I won't forget what you asked me to do. So... my hard work fee?"
"Don't worry, once we've completely dismantled the tomb-robber gang, I'll report it to the higher-ups and give it to you."
At this moment, Xing Haodong realized something and couldn't wait to find Jiang Mingxin.
He knew where he was wrong. A real man can bend and stretch. There is nothing wrong with admitting his mistake.
But the informant was reluctant to leave, looking quite dissatisfied. "Brother Dong, you promised me that as long as I can provide valuable information, there will be hard work fees."
"I told you, wait..."
"Then how long do we have to wait? Brother Dong, I have elderly parents and young children to support, and the salary from the Public Security Bureau is not enough. Please give me this money first, considering that we once fought side by side in the same trench!"
Xing Haodong looked into his cloudy and anxious eyes and frowned, "Huzi, what happened in your family?"
"No, no, it's just that my mother is sick and short of money." Hu Zi lowered his head and avoided his gaze.
Xing Haodong immediately pulled out five Great Unity Banknotes from his wallet and handed them to him. "Take them to your mother's medical treatment. Don't delay. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me directly."
Hu Zi took the money and responded softly.
Looking at his back, which was now many times more hunched than before, Xing Haodong sighed helplessly.
The lives of grassroots police officers are indeed hard.
After he finishes this busy period, he will definitely write a report to help them increase their salaries.
Xing Haodong changed into a new T-shirt and decided to go find Jiang Mingxin right away.
Instead of driving, he walked there and took a shortcut through the street behind the guesthouse. He just had to pass the farmers' market and soon reached the machinery factory dormitory.
Just as he was about to go upstairs, Aunt Hu came out from the stairs, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan. "Oh, it's Mingxin's elder brother. Why are you back so late? I wonder if Mingxin left any food for you. She just went out with the puppy."
"Then I'll go out and find her." Xing Haodong turned around.
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