Chapter 057 Hospital Follow-up
As the old woman finished her words, everyone was stunned. They'd never seen such a shameless person before in their lifetime. They'd really broadened their horizons, a truly profound one.
Zou Li's mother, Jin, was a rather elegant old lady, but now her face was filled with rage. She slapped the old witch in the face and roared, "Get out of here! Never come to my house again! We'll just pretend you're not a relative! Get out of here!"
As soon as he finished shouting this, Zhou Zhixing took the opportunity to release the old witch's hand and took away the needle from her hand. The matter had been made public, and there was no point in controlling the old witch any longer.
The old witch covered her face, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Jin, you dare to hit me? What kind of conditions do you have to hit me? Just wait, I'll have my son come after you and make your family pay for it. Just wait. Dare to hit me, and I'll make sure your whole family suffers!"
Luo Minhui stood there stunned. She had never expected her mother-in-law to do such a thing. In front of so many people, with irrefutable evidence, she still had the nerve to threaten people. How could she dare?
"Luo Minhui, what are you standing there for? Come back with me!" The old witch walked to the door and, seeing her daughter-in-law hadn't followed, turned back and yelled. But just as she finished her words, Zou Li, who had come from the ward, slapped her in the face.
Zou Li had been talking to his wife in the ward. Seeing that no one had returned for so long, he decided to go out and see if anything had happened. Before he even reached the nursery, he heard something was amiss: someone was abusing a child. He rushed inside, only to find it was his wife's cousin's mother-in-law.
He didn't care if it would hurt his wife's face. He slapped the old witch and yelled, "This matter is not over yet. You let Zhang Tao come here, do you think I'm afraid of him? Everyone can testify for my family. The evidence is irrefutable. Don't even think about denying it. If you make trouble again, we will go to the police station and explain the matter clearly. Let's see who the police arrest!"
"You're a police officer, so of course the police station will help you. I won't go to the police station!" The old witch regained some of her senses, but also panicked a little, and immediately refused. Her son was not a clean person, and he repeatedly warned her not to cause trouble and go to the police station.
"I don't think you'd dare!" Zou adjusted his glasses, his eyes etched with poison, causing the old witch to shudder. He continued, "I ask everyone to bear witness for me in this matter today. My name is Zou Li, and I'm a police officer at the Oilfield Police Station. If anything happens to my family in the future, it's all the fault of Zhang Tao's family. Her son, Zhang Tao, is the deputy director of a certain association. Everyone should be more cautious. Now that we've witnessed the old witch's evil deeds, her family might retaliate against us. Everyone should be more careful in the future. If anything happens, it might be her family's fault."
"You, you, you..." The old witch stammered for a long time, unable to make any clear words. She had intended to take revenge, but now that her plan had been exposed, she was trembling with anger.
Luo Minhui lowered her head, bowed to everyone, and walked out holding her mother-in-law's arm. The old witch cursed, but she didn't struggle to stay and soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.
"Shouldn't we call the hospital security department?"
"Shh, keep your voice down. Didn't you hear the police comrade say that her son is the deputy director of a certain association? Don't cause trouble."
"What's going on? I came to see a child and ended up getting myself into trouble."
Some people didn't want to cause trouble, some blamed the Zou family, but there were always more good people, and more people still blamed the old witch.
"You can't say that. This kind of bad guy should be arrested. Officer Zou and his men are too kind. Officer Zou, don't worry. If their family causes trouble for you, I will testify for you. I saw the needle in the old woman's hand."
"I saw it too, and I can testify to that."
Zou Li bowed to everyone with gratitude, which aroused everyone's sympathy.
The crowd buzzed as several doctors and nurses entered. Jiang Nan handed the child to Zou Li's mother, Jin, and said, "Auntie, can you please see if there's anything wrong with the child? I don't quite understand. It just sounds like the child's voice has become hoarse from crying."
Jin took the child, her face full of gratitude: "Thank you so much. If you hadn't discovered it, our little treasure would have suffered a lot."
She wiped her tears, nodded to everyone, and rushed to the doctor who came in with the child in her arms: "Doctor, doctor, please take a look, is my little treasure okay?"
Zou Li breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the child already seeing the doctor. He shook Zhou Zhixing's hand gratefully and said, "Thank you, Team Leader! If you hadn't been so quick, we might not have caught him in the act. Thank you so much."
"You're welcome. We saw this and naturally have to take care of it. Don't be polite, Brother Zou. Go check on the child." Zhou Zhixing waved his hand, signaling Zou Li to be polite. "This is the needle that the old witch used to prick people just now. Let the doctor check it to see if there is any poison or something."
As soon as the words fell, Zou Li and his mother, Jin, turned pale. Jin was so unsteady that she almost dropped the child. However, the doctor was decisive and took the child in his arms, then began to bustle around the various departments. Zou Li wiped his face and trotted to catch up.
The crowd exploded at this statement.
"Oh my god, she can't be that vicious! How can someone be so evil?"
"You dare to attack such a young child? Do you think you are a good person?! Old woman, we must keep a close eye on our grandson. No harm can come to him."
"Yes, yes. Oh my God, who would have thought that such a thing could happen."
Jiang Nan and the other two were unable to help and left the baby room silently.
Wen Qiang didn't know what to say. He sighed, "What kind of thing is this? You don't have any children of your own, but you hit someone else's child. It's hurting others and not benefiting yourself. What's the plan?"
Zhou Zhixing smiled and said, "Brother Qiangzi, you've been a police officer for so many years, what kind of people have you not seen? Have you seen enough people like this?"
Wen Qiang sighed, "I've seen it before, but I've never seen anyone attack a newborn baby. Little Glasses is so unlucky to have such a relative."
The three of them were filled with emotion, but it was already late. They had come here after get off work, and after this incident, it was dark when they went back.
Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua were also shocked when they heard about this. Chen Jinhua said, "When Xiaonan gives birth in the future, we must watch closely and not let others have any bad intentions."
The three of them were talking with the door open, and since dinner wasn't a particularly good meal, there was no need to hide it. Old Lady Liu, who was standing nearby, listened to the entire conversation and was also incredibly surprised. "An old woman like this isn't afraid of being struck by lightning. She dared to take advantage of a baby that wasn't even three days old. Her heart is more venomous than a snake! She deserves to go to hell!"
Old Lady Liu's voice was never low, and those who had finished their meals and were sitting in the corridor to enjoy the cool air naturally asked curiously what was going on. As Old Lady Liu started to talk, everyone in the building started to curse the old witch, saying how hated she was.
"That's right, he deserves to go to hell," echoed the old lady from the Sui family upstairs. Their family treasured their son the most, and hearing someone dare to do such a cruel thing to him, they naturally felt a sense of sympathy. She also shrilled, "This child can't leave their sight. The police officer's parents were also careless. How could they leave their child alone with anyone else?"
"That person had to go to the bathroom urgently, and they wouldn't even let him go? Besides, the old man had been guarding the place all day. Didn't you hear Xiaonan say that he went home to rest? This is all the fault of that old witch, a relative. Who would have thought she was so cruel?"
"That's right. Thanks to Xiaonan and the Zhou family kid, otherwise the little kid would have suffered a lot in the future."
Jiang Nan thought of some cases in later generations and agreed with the old lady of the Sui family. She said, "I think Grandma Sui is right. When children are young, it's best not to leave their presence. You can only know a person's face but not his heart. It's better not to trust others easily. Even relatives should be kept in mind."
"Yes, Xiaonan is right to remind you."
Downstairs, Zhou Zhixing curled his lips. The discussion continued, moving from newborns to kindergarteners. Naturally, someone asked about Qiu Paner's kindergarten, whether any strangers had picked her up. Even though Qiu Paner had just started work today, everyone in the building was well-informed; everyone already knew she was taking over.
Qiu Pan'er couldn't hide the curl of her lips. She was a little smug and said reservedly, "Don't worry, strangers are not allowed to enter the kindergarten. Even if they want to pick up the children, they have to be parents or grandparents. Relatives like this who are a few steps away can't be allowed to pick up the children."
"That's right."
Despite the incident, after dinner, Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing didn't forget to catch ghosts. They worked all night, but didn't catch any real ghosts, so they had to start working again. However, they also knew that Old Cheng, the cunning "ghost," wouldn't act tonight.
Sure enough, the two of them staked out for two nights. On the third day, Zou Li and Wen Qiang came to work and staked out for another night, but still failed to catch anyone. Zou Li came to work specifically with a thank-you gift. Although it hadn't been three days, he couldn't wait to thank Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing.
"Thank you so much." Zou Li's eyes were clearly tired. He pushed his glasses and said, "Fortunately, the team leader kept the needle. The doctor tested it and it's not poisonous. The child is fine too."
"That's good. Brother Zou, don't you still have some vacation time? Go and have a rest. There aren't many things going on recently, and the three of us are enough to handle it." Zhou Zhixing advised.
"Nothing, I just want to be busy, otherwise I'll keep thinking too much. I was really scared this time." Zou Li's face was still a little pale. He said, "It's not that the ghost hasn't been caught yet. I'll go catch ghosts tonight."
So Zou Li returned to work before she finished her three-day maternity leave. But she still didn't catch the culprit.
The ghost in the No. 1 Courtyard public toilet is still an unsolved case. A new batch of educated youth are about to go to the countryside to work in the oil field, but the ghost has not been caught yet.
To better educate the new batch of educated youth sent to the oilfields, Jiang Nan and Zhou Zhixing spent their weekends visiting various brigades to gather gossip. They compiled a list of common instances of bullies bullying educated youth and conflicts between educated youth and villagers. Jiang Nan compiled these stories into short stories and gave them to Director Shen Mingguang, hoping they would serve as a warning during their legal education sessions.
As for giving Wu Chunli something to protect herself, Jiang Nan opted for the most reliable method: an anonymous letter. A method doesn't have to be old; it just has to work. She included the recipe for the drug she'd gotten from her grandfather, Chen Wanli, hoping Wu Chunli wouldn't need it.
It was already mid-to-late August. After their briefing, the new educated youth quickly boarded trains, bound for rural areas across the country to build their communities. On a southbound train, Wu Chunli clutched a small bundle, thinking about the letter she'd received a few days earlier. She felt more confident. She had a soft temper and was easily bullied, but she had already prepared more than a dozen packets of homemade drugs according to the recipe in the letter. She was confident that her time in the countryside wouldn't be too difficult.
Wu Chunli thought of the hundred yuan in her underwear pocket and smiled.
On the other side, the system's cheerful electronic voice rang out, [Host, the explosion probability has become 80%!]
Finally freed from overtime on Sunday, Jiang Nan, his parents, and Zhou Zhixing were picking mushrooms in the mountains. It had rained lightly yesterday, Saturday, and with no overtime today, the family decided to relax and head up the mountain to pick some mushrooms and hunt, adding to their winter dining options. Zhou Zhixing, ever the cheeky one, of course, volunteered to join in.
Perhaps because Zhou Zhixing was protected by the main system, Jiang Nan felt that their luck was particularly good this time. Not only did they find a large cluster of pine mushrooms, but also Hericium erinaceus. These were all good things, and the soup they made would be so delicious that it would make your eyebrows fly.
That wasn't all; the system also brought good news. Jiang Nan jumped for joy, "Oh, 80%, it's down to 80%."
Jiang Mancheng smiled dotingly: "Okay, it seems that our direction is correct. Let's keep working hard in the future!"
"Try hard!" Jiang Nan agreed with a smile. She was so happy that she urged Chen Jinhua, "Mom, let's go to the front and take a look. Maybe we can catch some wild animals. Mushrooms need chickens to go with them, right?"
Zhou Zhixing agreed, "Yes, we have picked a lot of mushrooms. Let's go, walk forward. This mountain is so big, there should be prey." He had been to the royal hunting ground in his previous life, so he naturally knew where to catch prey.
The four people came to the mountain next to the black market, but it was from the other direction. It was some distance away from the black market, but it was closer to the Shan'aozi Brigade.
Jiang Mancheng remained silent. Although his martial arts skills weren't very good, there were four people, three of whom were experts. What was there for him to fear? He tightened the backpack on his back and quickly followed.
It was early autumn, and the leaves on the mountain were a riot of green and yellow, with red maple leaves and white birch trees, creating a truly beautiful scene. The four of them were in no hurry. Each of them took a long branch and tapped the ground, slowly advancing. Perhaps because they were walking too slowly, the passing little white rabbits stopped and glanced at them, looking puzzled. As luck would have it, it was this glance that Chen Jinhua quickly seized upon. She simply knocked the little rabbit unconscious with the branch, her reaction agile and swift.
Little Rabbit: Just because I looked at you for a second longer in the crowd, I am dead now.
It's really a miserable little white rabbit.
"Mom, you are so awesome." Jiang Nan flattered her crazily.
"Jinhua, it has to be you. You are the one in our family." Jiang Mancheng praised her more sincerely and gave her a thumbs up to show his sincerity.
Zhou Zhixing picked up a few canes and handed them to his future mother-in-law, saying, "Aunt Chen, give them to me. I'll tie them up with this."
The three of them were all better at coaxing Chen Jinhua than each other.
With a good start, the rest went much more smoothly. Jiang Nan caught a pheasant, Zhou Zhixing shot a rabbit, and even Jiang Mancheng saw a nest of pheasant eggs—seven or eight of them, enough for a large dish. The four of them also found a rabbit hive, and after each of them blocked a hole and smoked it, they managed to catch four more rabbits. It was a rich harvest.
The four of them were on a picnic, so naturally they'd have lunch in the mountains. It wasn't cold at noon, so they hadn't prepared any food. After all, they had the system in their hands, and they wanted to try it out. Jiang Nan also speculated that at the rate the system was updating, she'd probably only use 2.0 for the rest of her life. Saving gold coins was pointless, so of course it was better to spend them. Didn't you see Zhou Zhixing, who only used 1.0 for his entire life and even lost his life?
Jiang Mancheng found a gentle slope and before he even stood still, he urged, "Xiao Nan, come and take a look. What's new? While there are few people here, let's try something new."
Jiang Nan nodded and began to search the 'cooked food' section. There were braised beef, braised pig's trotters, braised pig's liver, pig's ears, pig's head meat... Jiang Nan's mouth was watering as he found the roast duck and screamed, "Dad, there's roast duck! Let's have some roast duck! Isn't it said that Beijing roast duck is a specialty? This looks good."
"Okay, what else? A roast duck isn't enough." Jiang Mancheng nodded. He poked Chen Jinhua beside him and said, "Jinhua, tell Xiaonan what you want to eat. There's plenty of food in her system. There's no need to save up gold coins. We can spend them when we have them. We can't afford to lose the system while still having gold coins. Don't you think we'd be at a loss if that happened?"
Chen Jinhua nodded: "I know. Xiaonan, see if there is anything to drink. We need water too."
"Okay, oh my god, there are so many drinks. Dad, Mom, let's drink this orange juice. I'll buy two bottles." Jiang Nan didn't wait for the two to reply and quickly took action, chuckling twice, "Dad, Mom, orange juice is delicious, let's drink this. And there's yogurt, I'll buy another bottle."
After clicking the purchase button, she looked at Zhou Zhixing and asked, "What do you want to eat? I have plenty of food here."
Well, she held her head high and was proud. Now it was she, Jiang Nan, who had the system!
Zhou Zhixing smiled, thought for a moment and said, "Let's have some vegetables, like shredded kelp, black fungus, lotus root slices, etc. We can have a combination of meat and vegetables."
Jiang Nan nodded and quickly bought a bunch of things. They had spicy rabbit, spicy chicken feet, some kind of black duck, and so on. Chen Jinhua quickly spread a tablecloth on the floor, and the prepared food was spread all over the floor.
"Roast duck is delicious, Dad, Mom, please eat quickly."
"Okay, I understand. Xiaoxing, come here and have some braised liver. It's delicious."
"Hey, Jinhua, don't worry about him. Come, eat this rabbit head. It's spicy and numbing, very good."
"Xiao Nan, this kelp shreds is good, try it."
The four of them ate heartily without caring about their image, and laughed happily.
After eating and drinking, send the kitchen waste to the system's garbage recycling system, and soon the fast food cloth will be clean and there will be nothing left.
Jiang Mancheng rubbed his belly and sighed comfortably. He walked around and found a large rock to lie down on, squinting his eyes and enjoying the afternoon sun. He asked lazily, "Jinhua, is there any news from Dad? It's been almost two months. It's time for us to go see him."
"It will be almost done. I guess it will be around by then when we get engaged." Chen Jinhua followed closely and sat down next to Jiang Mancheng.
But as soon as she sat down, Jiang Mancheng felt the stone seemed to be a little loose. He exclaimed, stood up, walked around the stone, and said, "Jinhua, you get up first. There's something wrong with this stone. There seems to be something underneath it."
Jiang Nan immediately leaned over. "Is this a chance to find something?" As a woman who's traveled through time, was she about to begin her life as a Celestial Dragon? Hehehe.
She immediately rushed over, rubbed her hands, and said, "Mom, come on, let's lift the stone and see what's underneath."
Zhou Zhixing was a little upset. Who would hide something in such a remote place without even a mark around? Isn't it just waiting to be stolen?
Jiang Nan had no idea Zhou Zhixing was taunting her. After she and Chen Jinhua worked together to move the rocks, they began digging again, Zhou Zhixing helping, of course. After about twenty minutes of digging, they discovered the buried box. It was a red lacquered wooden box, of ordinary workmanship, and unlocked. Jiang Nan was a little disappointed. Without a lock, it couldn't be anything valuable.
Chen Jinhua couldn't wait to open it, and saw a book lying quietly inside the box. Jiang Nan flipped it open and saw the words "June 18th, straight, thirty; six, twenty..."
"Is this an account book?" Jiang Nan asked in confusion.
Zhou Zhixing came forward, took a look, and nodded: "Yes, it should be the account book."
Jiang Mancheng took the book, flipped through a few pages, and handed it to Jiang Nan, saying, "I don't know what it is, but this account is quite large. Put it back. Many people know about our trip to the mountain today, so don't let it get involved in any major events."
Zhou Zhixing nodded: "Yes, I'll listen to uncle. I'll do it. Xiaonan and Aunt Chen can rest for a while."
[Host, the explosion probability has fluctuated.]
Jiang Nan's heart moved. Looking at the numbers flashing on the screen, he quickly stopped her and said, "Don't worry. The explosion probability has fluctuated. Could this book be related to the bombing?"
Jiang Mancheng looked through it carefully again and asked, "Xiao Nan, do you have paper and pen in your space? If not, buy some at the mall and we can copy the account book and put it back where it was."
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