Chapter 036 Explosion Probability Monitoring
After four hours of cycling, even though Jiang Nan had practiced martial arts since childhood, her legs felt weak by the time she got home. She pushed her bike and trudged home slowly. Not only did her legs ache from riding for so long, but her butt hurt too. Bicycle seats aren't designed for human butts.
Jiang Nan was feeling resentful. When she passed by the supply and marketing cooperative, she saw Cheng Meijuan just getting off work. She waved to greet her, but she saw that she looked unhappy when she saw her, snorted, and turned away.
"Hey, are you really in love? You seemed pretty smart before."
[Host, she's upset because she heard you like Fang Nanshan. She thinks your last words were deliberate, trying to make her give up Fang Nanshan, and you took advantage of the opportunity to take over.]
"What? I like Fang Nanshan?!" Jiang Nan almost shouted out loud. She stopped and questioned the system, "Where did this rumor come from? Who spread it?"
Sun Qiaolian, that was just Fang Nanshan's suggestion. According to Fang Nanshan's channel, he's wavering between you and Cheng Meijuan. You have Engineer Chen Wanli, and he feels he's the most powerful leader in the oil field he can reach, so he doesn't want to give up. Cheng Meijuan's father is his direct supervisor, holding his rating and promotion, so he doesn't want to let go either, and is hesitating about who to choose.
"Fuck!" Jiang Nan cursed angrily, "Who gave him that confidence?! It really pissed me off, ahhh! This jerk, he thinks he's the emperor, who else would he choose?! Why would I choose him!"
[Host, you forgot. Just now at the East River Brigade, Granny Fang was trying to sow discord between you and Zhou Zhixing.]
"I thought she said that on purpose for Zhou Zhixing to hear. It wasn't like Sun Qiaolian was trying to hook up with Zhou Zhixing, I didn't expect there was such a trick. Oh, it's also my fault for not watching their channel properly."
Jiang Nan roared inwardly, but she didn't move anymore. She got on her bike and whizzed forward. By the time she reached the grove, she was sweating profusely, but she had calmed down a bit. She asked, "What do you think I should do to teach him a lesson? Otherwise, I can't stand this constant rumor spreading about me."
[Host, according to communication studies, the best way to make people forget a rumor is to spread another, even more explosive rumor.]
"Then can you help me see if there is any explosive news recently?"
[Sun Qiaolian and Cheng Dazhu? Old Wu's sexual advances on Cheng Gaigai? Your scandal with Zhou Zhixing? Or, Fan Taohua's promiscuous affairs?]
"Xiao Tong, stop talking nonsense. Wait, what's going on with the last one? Is it true? No one reported it?"
[Really? Fan Taohua was kicked out by her parents' home and rented a place to live outside. After she was fired, she relied on this to make money.]
Jiang Nan thought of Wu Chunli and asked, "What about Chunli? Isn't she with Fan Taohua?"
[A few people went there specifically for Wu Chunli, but Fan Taohua didn't let her receive the customers.]
Jiang Nan paused and sighed, "Forget it. This matter will be reported sooner or later. Ignore it. It's disgusting. Let's go home and eat. You keep an eye on Fan Taohua, no, keep an eye on Wu Chunli. She's still young. I hope nothing happens to her."
【Okay, host.】
In the family compound, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Qiu, and the others who had returned earlier were already blabbering about the day's gossip. Jiang Nan locked the car, ignored the old ladies' greetings, and headed straight home.
If this happened in the past, she would probably be asked all sorts of questions, and she wouldn't let herself be the center of conversation.
"Why isn't Old Wu here?"
[Host, he was beaten with a sack by Cheng Dazhu and Cheng Kantan. His face is bruised and swollen. He's staying at home.]
"Serves you right." Jiang Nan cursed softly, "Cheng Kantan still has some conscience."
Cheng Kantan is Cheng Gaigai's younger brother, just a year younger. He quickly took over his mother's job after graduating from junior high last year. It was also at that time that Cheng's mother was seriously ill, and he had to take over. However, the family directly bypassed Gaigai and let his younger brother take over, which really left Jiang Nan speechless.
Jiang Nan was the only one who felt the need to make changes was unacceptable; no one else in the building saw anything wrong with it. With work being so important these days, of course, sons had to take over, and daughters would eventually get married, so having a job wasn't important.
Jiang Nan shook his head and pushed open the door. Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua had already returned home from get off work. Jiang Mancheng had even prepared dinner: scrambled eggs with green peppers, minced meat and eggplant, and sweet rice wine. It was a very refreshing dinner.
Jiang Nan cheered, quickly washed her hands and ate. The food at her house was excellent.
Before they even started eating, Jiang Nan started blabbering, using her hands and feet to talk non-stop, spilling out everything that had happened during the mourning period. At home, she always spoke her mind, never hiding anything, and everyone was used to it.
What she said made Jiang Mancheng's face darker and darker, and he wished he could beat Zhou Zhixing up right now.
Good guy, this is taking advantage of his absence to capture his daughter. This big wild boar wants to take their cabbage, but it depends on whether he agrees or not!
Seeing the man's expression was off, Chen Jinhua quickly changed the subject by talking about the union. She said, "Mancheng, you don't know, Xiaonan has a job now, but so many people have been asking me for date ideas, I can't even turn them away. Really, Xiaonan is only sixteen, why are they so anxious?"
"No need to give them face, just reject them all." Jiang Mancheng looked unhappy. "Xiao Nan is only sixteen, not yet of legal marriage age, so there's no rush. Besides, I don't want my daughter to get married so early."
As he said this, he rolled his eyes at Jiang Nan, "Silly girl, how could you be so gullible? You believed it just because I said it was cooperation."
Chen Jinhua nodded, but thinking of what those people said, she hesitated again. She said, "I don't want Xiaonan to find a partner so early, but what they said makes sense. If we don't find one sooner, by the time the good ones are picked up, what will happen to the remaining ugly ones?"
Jiang Mancheng said nonchalantly, "Just listen to their nonsense. Good things never come late. Our Xiaonan is so outstanding, there's no shortage of good men for her to find. Besides, we still have Zhou Zhixing as a backup, so there's no need to rush."
The last sentence was not loud, but it was very justified.
Humph, so what if we cooperate? You’re still my Xiaonan’s backup.
Jiang Nan scratched his head, feeling very embarrassed.
Although she was planning to cooperate with Zhou Zhixing, her father's words made it seem like she was talking to the Queen of the Sea. She smiled and said, "Hey, there's no rush for this. I don't want to date someone so early. I just started working and I have to perform well and strive to get promoted as soon as possible. I don't have time to think about this. Let me tell you..."
Jiang Nan talked about the nephew of the East River Bank team leader and sighed, "Our West River Bank team is considered to have a good atmosphere. Team leader Jin and Secretary Tao are both upright people. They don't have so many twists and turns. Otherwise, the heroine would have been in big trouble."
"That's not..."
[Host, aren't you and Zhou Zhixing going to come up with some rules regarding this matter? Old Lady Liu and the others are still discussing it outside.]
Jiang Nan's face froze. She gritted her teeth and brought up the story of Zhou Zhixing and her being 'revolutionary comrades' again. She said, "Dad, Mom, what do you think of this suggestion? He said he'd be a live-in son-in-law, as long as we had a child with his last name. That way I wouldn't have to leave home, and we could still live here. It would be good for the main story and the protection missions."
Jiang Mancheng's face darkened again.
What kind of cooperation? This is all what he left over! Zhou Zhixing, that brat, is doing this to him! His beautiful daughter.
Thinking of the methods that the mothers-in-law in the village used to torture their daughters-in-law, Jiang Mancheng gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care whether you marry into the family or not, but there is one thing you must do, which is to live with me and your mother after marriage. If you can't do this, then we can't talk. He will go to Old Lady Cao and talk to her. When it's settled, we can talk again."
Chen Jinhua nodded heavily. She was the only daughter in the family. Although she had thought about marrying a son-in-law, she knew it was difficult. Who would be a good son-in-law? Unexpectedly, after all the difficulties, someone actually took the initiative to approach her. Judging from Mancheng's attitude, he was a good person, otherwise Mancheng would not have agreed. She said, "Xiaonan, listen to your father on this matter. He is a good judge of people."
Jiang Nan nodded, and the cheerful electronic sound appeared in his mind again.
[Host, the main system's explosion probability monitoring applet has been developed! The explosion probability is now, eh, 98%, not 100%.]
"Has anything happened recently that affected the bombing?"
[Host, I'm not sure about this, but I can observe it regularly in the future and know what will affect the explosion. There's no need to rush now.]
"Yes, yes, yes." Jiang Nan nodded happily and told his parents the good news.
Jiang Mancheng was straightforward and said with certainty, "It must be the legal education program for educated youth you proposed. Think about it, nothing else could possibly affect the people in this building, except this. Several families in this building are sending their children to the countryside, and your proposal will make those going there safer and reduce the possibility of them getting hurt."
Jiang Nan nodded. "Dad, you're really smart. I think that's probably the case. This work has affected the overall environment of the tube building and protected the people inside..."
She thought for a moment, organized her words, and said uncertainly, "Actually, if we keep the people in the building safe from harm, or keep them away from environments that could potentially turn dark, it will reduce the probability of an explosion."
Darkening? Jiang Mancheng thought about it and quickly understood the meaning of the word. He agreed, "That should be it. From now on, every time you eat melons or handle a case, look at this probability. If it happens two or three times, we'll know what's going on. We'll work towards that direction from now on. Don't worry, there are still ten years left. We still have time."
The family of three found a breakthrough and felt so relieved.
As for protecting Zhou Zhixing? Judging from his performance today, this guy is even more cunning than his father and doesn't need her protection at all. Besides, they're about to have a fake marriage, so what is she worried about? As long as she can make sure this guy doesn't die within the next ten years, that's enough.
As for the future, hehehe, that depends on fate~
The next morning, Jiang Nan happily locked the door and went to work, humming a song. Her parents had left earlier than her, so she had eaten a little late, but she had to hurry to get to work. She didn't want to be late in her first month.
Jiang Nan went out with great vigor. Next door, Fang Nanshan and Wu Jianguo also just came out of their homes.
Fang Nanshan had a blank expression on his face and pretended not to see Jiang Nan.
Last night, he heard from his grandmother that Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing were hooking up. Since that was the case, Jiang Nan automatically became a useless person in Fang Nanshan's heart.
A useless person can't provide any value, so why waste time and energy greeting her so early in the morning? What he needs to do now is to hold on to Cheng Meijuan tightly and not let this big fish get off the hook.
Wu Jianguo looked at Jiang Nan with complicated eyes.
He originally had some good feelings towards Jiang Nan, and he listened to his father's advice that day, but he didn't expect that before he took any action, this person already had a partner.
Wu Jianguo was a little annoyed, and at the same time he blamed Jiang Nan for having no vision, and then blamed her for being frivolous and falling for someone else so easily. In short, it was early in the morning, and her inner drama was very rich.
Jiang Nan pretended not to see Fang Nanshan. He dared to covet her without even considering whether Jiang Nan was willing or not. Humph, she nodded to Wu Jianguo and walked to the police station with ease.
When Director Shen saw her, he naturally brought up the "Legal Education for Educated Youth" project that Jiang Nan had mentioned the day before. He said, "I've already spoken to Secretary Tu from the oil field. He takes this work very seriously and will fully cooperate. The first Legal Education seminar will be held this Sunday, first for the surrounding brigades and then for the new wave of Educated Youth who will be leaving in September. Xiaonan, you were the one who proposed this project, so you have to follow through on it, understand? Perform well, and we all have high hopes for you."
Jiang Nan agreed with a smile. Although he had to work overtime on Sunday, since this job was related to the bombing case, Jiang Nan gritted his teeth and followed through.
People just can't stand being talked about. Just yesterday, I mentioned Fan Taohua to the system, and today I received a report that someone was having an affair in the fiberglass residential complex. Guan Shun and three other team members rushed to the scene.
On the way, everyone was gossiping about Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing's relationship. Who made them famous? One was specially recruited into the police station, the other was an orphan of a martyr, and had even been transferred to their station. It was already eye-catching enough, and the two of them were so close together, it was just the beginning of gossip.
Jiang Nan was the first person to be caught in the act, and she had nowhere to hide. She mumbled, saying "hahahaha" here and "hehehe" there, playing dumb, and finally made her way to the neighborhood where the incident occurred.
The fiberglass residential complex was the one Nian Weiguo and the young widow lived in. When Jiang Nan arrived at the scene, he found Fan Taohua squaring off with a group of middle-aged women, while Wu Chunli huddled in a corner, her eyes dull and lifeless.
Jiang Nan's heart skipped a beat. Wu Chunli was only fourteen. If something happened...
She didn't bother to scold the quarreling people. She went straight to Wu Chunli and gently pushed her. She said, "Chunli, are you okay?"
Wu Chunli seemed frightened. Her body was shaking exaggeratedly. She crossed her arms over her chest and looked up at Jiang Nan. It seemed like it took her a while to recognize who was in front of her. She began to breathe rapidly, and after a long while she hummed, "Sister Xiaonan, I...I'm fine."
Jiang Nan nodded, then turned and looked at Fan Taohua suspiciously. This woman had been thinking about her child that night, but just a few days later, she had nearly let her own daughter get bullied?
When she walked over, Fan Taohua was giving her confession to Guan Shunlu, and from time to time she would quarrel with the old ladies around her.
"Shameless! Police officer, can you kick this woman out of our neighborhood? We can't let such a dirty woman live here. If she corrupts people, it will be the end of her..."
The old ladies complained to Wen Qiang and Zou Li: "Look, if we hadn't been alert today, the two old men in her room would have been in trouble..."
"Bullshit!" Fan Taohua's eyes were red as she pointed at the old lady and shouted angrily, "What old man? Look carefully, this old man is already over 60 years old, and he still calls himself a man. How can they be hard and still cause trouble? They just came in to drink some water, and you are meddling in their business!"
"Bah, you're talking nonsense! You thought we didn't know." The old lady was no pushover. She immediately put her hands on her hips and cursed back, "Why did you close the door when you were drinking water? You're not even a human being, and you're a mother. You're dirty yourself, and you bring your daughter in to do it too. What's wrong? Do you want your whole family to stop being human and become animals?!"
"You!" Fan Taohua sprinted forward, ready to slap someone, but Jiang Nan pulled her back. With a stern face, she stared at Fan Taohua and the two old men 'drinking water' and spoke fiercely, "I don't care if you're drinking water or not, but listen to this: Chunli is only fourteen, not yet an adult. Having sex with a minor is a crime, punishable by imprisonment. Think carefully! This is a crime, and if we find out, we'll hold you accountable no matter what."
The two old perverts quickly lowered their heads and kept muttering, "We just drink water, drink water."
Fan Taohua's eyes flickered. She hadn't actually intended her daughter to do this; she was just using her to solicit clients, and she could handle the rest. But today, those two old men kept pulling at Chunli, and no matter how she tried, it was useless. That's when they made a scene and called the police. She was unemployed now, with a bad reputation. What else could she do besides this?
It wasn't that no one had asked Fan Taohua to marry him, but after what happened with Old You and Sun Lingling, Fan Taohua was afraid of marrying the wrong person. If she were to marry someone like Old You again, she would be better off being free now.
She lowered her head, not daring to look into Jiang Nan's eyes.
After dealing with a bad thing, Jiang Nan was in a bad mood all day.
[Host, why didn't you suggest Wu Chunli go to the countryside? Aren't you trying to popularize the law? Maybe going to the countryside wouldn't be a big deal.]
"You don't understand." Jiang Nan slumped over the desk listlessly. "Going to the countryside is hard, and it's so far away. Who knows what you'll encounter. There are bad people everywhere. This decision must be made by her. I can't interfere."
[Okay, host, the explosion probability has become 90%, it's dropped a lot!]
"Oh my god!" Jiang Nan straightened up. "This... this... does this mean that the explosion is related to Fan Taohua and Wu Chunli? It was just about them, and the rate dropped by eight percentage points in an instant!"
Jiang Nan's actions startled the other people in the office. Guan Shun asked cautiously, "Xiao Nan, are you okay?"
Jiang Nan came back to her senses, chuckled twice, scratched her head, and said, "It's okay, I'm fine."
"Xiao Nan, try to be more open-minded." Guan Shun continued, "I know you and Wu Chunli were neighbors before, and I sympathize with her. You'll understand as you work more as a police officer. There are so many jerk parents in this world. I'm not saying this to be harsh, but sometimes when you encounter such parents, as a child, you should stay away from them. You can't put your whole life on the line for some bullshit filial piety. It's a pity that these words can't be said while investigating a case. You can talk to Wu Chunli after get off work, but not as a police officer, but as a neighbor. Do you understand?"
Jiang Nan nodded: "I understand, Team Leader Guan. Don't worry, I will find time to talk to Chun Li."
The other team members also echoed.
Wen Qiang: "Team leader is right. We should not be too concerned about what others think during our lifetime."
Zou Li: "Yes, parents are not always right. We can't just listen to them."
Of course, some people have different opinions. Ye Sen, who was about to be transferred to the office, said, "There are no parents who are not right. Fan Taohua didn't do anything wrong, did she? Wu Chunli is just too weak. She should go out and do some odd jobs. She's fourteen years old now. It's time for her to support herself. Even making matchboxes is fine..."
Jiang Nan moved a little further away from Ye Sen. Fortunately, this guy was going to be transferred to the office, otherwise, if she partnered with him, she couldn't guarantee whether he would beat her partner.
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