Late at night, people with heavy hearts cannot sleep because the weather is turning cold and there is no water or electricity in the unfinished building. Even if it is 30 stories high, people have to climb up step by step.
Many people who could not afford the rent and were still paying off their mortgages moved in with their families.
It is so hot in the summer that it feels like being in a steamer, and so cold in the winter that it feels like being in an ice cave, especially in late autumn when the heating is not yet on. It is pitch dark every day at home, and the only time we feel a little warm is when we use the gas tank to cook.
At night, they lit candles to provide barely enough light, and the children did their homework under the candles. Strong adult men and women could still hold on, but the elderly and children simply could not bear it. Even if they could hold on mentally, their bodies were very honest and would get sick and have a fever. They would call an ambulance, but for such a poor family, the first thing they would worry about was not the cost of calling an ambulance, but how to get the elderly person from the 30th floor down.
The doctor quickly assessed the condition, gastric perforation, and a stomach full of pus. The surgery would cost 20,000 yuan, and it needed to be arranged quickly, otherwise the pain alone would kill the old man.
If they had the 20,000 yuan, would their family live in such an unfinished building? Even renting a bedroom in a nearby village in the city would cost 500 yuan, and half a year's payment would be 3,000 yuan. He couldn't even afford this money.
The man of the house collapsed.
This unfinished building had never been renovated and none of the windows had glass. The man of the house suddenly took a running start and jumped out.
The doctor upstairs quickly called another driver and doctor in the ambulance downstairs. The two did not dare to delay and ran to check on the man who had jumped from the building.
Died on the spot.
His eyeballs were scraped out by the overgrown bushes, several ribs were broken, one of which pierced his heart, his neck was broken, and a lot of blood foam came out of his mouth.
Everyone at the scene was terrified.
The old man with gastric perforation could not bear such great stimulation and died at dawn in the morning.
Human tragedy.
Liang Peihe was already suffering from insomnia. When he received the call, his eyes widened like bells and his voice was almost a roar:
"What? How could this happen? Quick, keep an eye on the person in charge of that project!"
When something like this happens, Jian Jianshe, the project manager of the company that has not yet gone bankrupt and liquidated, must be taken under control first to discuss how much compensation can be paid.
Moreover, Liang Peihe and his team had been following this case for some time. They knew that the person in charge had money and often went out to have fun with wild models. He also sent his son to study abroad. He did not dare to register the house in a good location under his name, so he registered it under the name of a relative. This boy was an extra child when he was a child, and was sent to the home of his biological mother's colleague, so the house was registered back under the name of his biological mother. They went through all the files but could not find any clues.
Liang Peihe was so angry that his liver ached.
If we want to raise money for the victim now, we have to touch this clue that we have been following for a long time. This person is so cautious, and in all likelihood, this clue will be useless in the future.
But if we can give out a certain amount of money, it can make life a little better for this precarious family, so it's worth it.
This was a big case with such a bad impact. Liang Peihe had personally shot drug dealers and fought against gangsters before, so he felt a chill down his spine.
Because there are too many people involved in this case.
Liang Peihe hurriedly followed several street office leaders to the scene. As one of the leaders in charge of the case in the branch, he quickly rushed to the front line for such a big incident.
In fact, there were other leaders, but everyone else felt that this was a particularly hot potato, so Liang Peihe was pushed out. When he received the call, he only said one sentence:
"I'll be there in a minute."
The street-level leaders were wiping their sweat while sitting in the car:
"Director Liang, do you have experience in handling this kind of thing? Who should we look for as the responsible party? If there is compensation, how much will it be? Which department of ours will take the lead in handling this matter?"
Every question tortures the soul.
Liang Peihe was much calmer, but he was also looking at his phone with worry:
"Wait a little longer."
Before he even got off the car, his phone started vibrating like crazy. When he picked it up, his leader hadn't said anything yet, but the person on the other end was so anxious that he was almost out of breath:
"Boss, the person is missing."
Lost?
What does it mean to be lost?
Liang Peihe was immediately furious:
"Hurry up and find him. No, catch him. Bring him here once you catch him!"
During the investigation of the economic case, Liang Peihe rarely spoke so harshly. He made several phone calls, issued wanted warrants and search warrants, and requested cooperation from the customs and airport.
Under the existing power structure, although he was in charge of the case, he did not have the final say. He signed, then Guo Shengli signed, and then it was taken back to the branch and the captains of the detachment below also signed before it could be sent out.
A cordon was set up at the scene and the forensic doctors were busy. One of the young doctors was directing everyone to collect the evidence bags, label them and take them away. Everyone else was quite convinced.
Liang Peihe recognized her at a glance. She was Zhou Liuyi's sister, Zhou Qian.
Zhou Qian graduated from a medical university and was admitted to the Forensic Center. She looked heroic in the blue shirt under her white coat. She was quite tall and wore a pair of black sneakers and uniform pants. She stood out among a group of male police officers.
Liang Peihe was deeply impressed by the young policewoman. She was like their father Zhou Kuan and Zhou Liuyi. She was meticulous in her work, had strong professional skills, and had good psychological quality. Perhaps because she was a girl, she was more patient and calm.
Liang Peihe often saw Zhou Liuyi and Zhou Qian, and would think of Zhou Kuan. If Zhou Kuan were still alive and his children were being carefully raised, would they no longer be working in the grassroots units of the police system?
Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in this world.
The little girl next to her was holding a lollipop in her hand. She looked dull and dirty. Now everyone was sad and busy, and no one had time to care about her.
Zhou Qian finished the work at hand, took off her disposable gloves, squatted down, and wiped the dirt off the little girl's face with a tissue.
The little girl raised her innocent face and asked Zhou Qian:
"When will Dad be able to come back and take us to our new home?"
Everyone who heard this felt sad.
The little girl talked to herself:
"Dad said the country will not ignore us."
The little girl's mother hurried over, her eyes swollen from crying. She picked up the child and patted her back gently, not wanting her to continue talking.
The rubber shoes on this mother's feet have come apart, turning into a dirty yellow color.
Zhou Qian rummaged through her pocket for a long time and took out all the cash her mother had stuffed into her pocket last time. There was about a thousand yuan, and she stuffed it into the child's mother's hand:
"Buy some food for the kids."
The mother took the money but didn't appreciate it:
"If the house had been delivered earlier, this wouldn't have happened. Why couldn't the house be delivered? It was delayed day after day, year after year..."
Zhou Qian didn't argue with her, but stood there listening silently.
On the way back, Liang Peihe called Zhou Qian over. Zhou Qian trotted over and sat in the car, her lips tightly pursed. It was obvious that she had a lot to say, but didn't want to say anything.
When something like this happens, it can't be solved by just one or two words from someone.
It requires a lot of real money.
Many people need to be punished.
But Liang Peihe still asked her:
"What do you think of this case?"
Zhou Qian folded her hands and placed them on the documents on her lap:
"Director Liang, look at these buildings. They were all developed when the real estate market was booming. These developers did a lot of illegal things. But if you say they violated the rules, it can't be completely justified, because the laws and regulations had not yet been issued at that time. Now all parties are arguing.
The developers are waiting for the house prices to increase again. After selling them, they will get more money, which can cover all the debts and make a huge profit.
They can wait, but can ordinary people wait?
I just asked the onlookers, and they said that this project has been unfinished for seven years. Seven years is enough time for a young couple to get married, have a child, and the child to go to elementary school.
How long should this issue be delayed? Will it be delayed until the child graduates from college?"
What Zhou Qian said is what everyone wants to say.
Liang Pui Wo said:
"You also work in the system, so you should understand that this is not an easy task. Banks, developers, and investors... many interests are intertwined, and one move will affect the entire system..."
Zhou Qian interrupted Liang Peihe:
"Director Liang, I know you are a leader, so you look at things from the perspective of a leader. But I am a junior forensic doctor, and my family is made up of ordinary people, so I look at things from the perspective of ordinary people.
Why can only the interests of property owners be sacrificed, ignored, and delayed, while banks, investors, and developers have to make money?
Is capital more important than people?
All of us who have received nine years of compulsory education believe that the interests of the people are more important.”
This is already very harsh.
Liang Peihe seemed to see the young Zhou Kuan through Zhou Qian's young and simple face. At that time, banks began to use U-shields, and large transfers required real-time verification. The procedures were complicated and took a long time. Many people thought that it was unnecessary because big bosses of large companies all had special transfer channels.
How many ordinary people have 50,000 yuan in savings?
At that time, China had not yet joined the WTO, and most families did not have much money. A teacher's monthly salary was only a few hundred yuan. Their units were not considered good ones, and sometimes they would delay paying wages.
Tens of thousands of dollars is an astronomical figure, enough to buy a house in the city center.
Even in the capital, houses only cost three thousand yuan per square meter, and a starting transaction of fifty thousand yuan seems out of reach for those using U-Shield.
Many people at that time were resistant to this matter, thinking that it was just looking for trouble, but Zhou Kuan believed that things that were impossible now would become possible in the future.
We will have the skyscrapers that foreign countries have, the heavy machinery that foreign countries have, and the factories and cities that foreign countries have.
Our people will be wealthy and market transactions will be particularly prosperous. As bankers, we must create an environment suitable for transactions for everyone.
In the following twenty years, everything Zhou Kuan said has been realized. A popular small shop on the street has a monthly turnover of over 100,000 yuan. Money transfer has become quick and convenient, and in many scenarios, there is no need to use a U-shield for transactions of hundreds of thousands of yuan.
We have large machines, factories, and tall buildings...
But Zhou Kuan didn't see all this.
Liang Peihe seemed to have aged a lot in an instant:
"Yes, the interests of the people are above all else."
Zhou Qian looked at Liang Peihe with complicated eyes, then looked outside. She probably also thought of her father, Zhou Kuan, who was passionate and didn't think too much when he was young.
Unlike Liang Peihe now, he has too many things to consider, from all aspects, and always wants to take into account the interests of all parties.
Liang Peihe asked Zhou Qian:
"What do you think of your brother being a police officer?"
When Zhou Qian heard Zhou Liuyi, her eyes became complicated. She didn't treat this seven-year-old brother as a little kid:
"It's a pity that he can't make money with his computer skills, but he was admitted to the system early on. Isn't it popular now that the end of the universe is the system? He started working early, so he can still count a few more years of seniority."
Zhou Liuyi and Zhou Qian were both raised by Luo Meixia, who was a self-employed instant noodle cooker, so she had a more practical perspective on things, and both of her children also had this way of thinking.
Zhou Qian smiled and said:
"One can't take advantage of everything, Chief Liang, don't you think?"
Liang Peihe nodded:
"That's right. How can the world be perfect? ​​If it can be 70% or 80% perfect, it's good enough."
The car has already arrived at the forensic center, Zhou Qian got out:
"Director Liang, I'm busy. I'll visit you next time I go to the Anti-Fraud Center."
At this point, Liang Peihe hadn't really made up his mind, but his field agent called back again, his tone was much more urgent than the first time, and the content of his report was also more urgent:
"Boss, the man is dead. We found him at the dock. A fisherman hooked him up with a fishing line. He died three hours ago..."
Liang Peihe felt that all the blood in his body was rushing to his heart and his blood pressure in his brain was rising. These scoundrels, what do they regard the law of the country as?
What do they regard the countless ordinary home buyers as?
Liang Peihe finally made up his mind.
Zhou Liuyi and his colleagues were watching the news in the office. Everyone had a big reaction, especially Shang Tiankun, who was working on the renovation:
"My mother said that buying a pre-sale property is actually similar to buying a second-hand property, because during the two years of waiting, you still have to pay back the loan, which is about 100,000 yuan. If you don't have a place to live, you have to rent a house, which is another 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. All together, it's almost the same price as buying a second-hand property."
Zhu Jiayin was so excited:
"My parents' house is a collective housing provided by their former work unit. They have been able to solve their own housing problem for the rest of their lives, and they can also buy me another house. I don't know when I will be able to afford a house."
…
"It's so pitiful. The unfinished buildings have destroyed the lives of ordinary families."
Fan Di not only said this, he was also a troll online, he cursed directly below:
The unscrupulous developer will spend the rest of his life in jail!
Mao Jian saw:
"Wow, I didn't expect you to be so active online."
Fan Di:
“Everything is anonymous online.”
Mao Jian chuckled:
"You work at the Anti-Fraud Center, so you should know that the Internet now has a real-name system. We all have a police pass, and we can find any information we want."
Fan Di nodded:
"Okay, I'll use my real name next time."
On Saturday, while he was browsing the news and eating instant noodles with fried eggs, his phone rang. It was his mother.
Ms. Luo Meixia is a person with a strong sense of crisis. When she saw the news about the unfinished building becoming a hot topic, she immediately called Zhou Liuyi:
"My son, I was waiting for you to go to work and buy you a house next to your workplace. Your previous police station was in the suburbs, and the second-hand houses in the nearby community were too expensive. The houses that were pre-sale would not be delivered until the year after next, so I was hesitant and didn't buy you a house. Now you are at the Anti-Fraud Center, which is in the city center. Do you think it's a good idea to buy a house? There are three residential areas nearby, all of which are high-rises. One is a five-story building and the other is a two-story building. Which one do you like? I'll buy it for you.
Now everyone thinks that pre-sale properties are not that reliable, and second-hand properties will definitely increase in price, so you should pick one up quickly.”
I was eating instant noodles and chicken feet on Saturday, but I didn't have my hands free, so I turned on the speaker. Now everyone in the office can hear it.
Everyone looked at Zhou Liuyi as if he were a rich man.
"Wow, great master, you are so good at hiding things!"
"I want to quit my job now and learn how to cook instant noodles from your mom. Is it too late?"
…
How embarrassing.
"Don't be envious. She urged me to get married quickly and give her a baby. Can a house be given for free?"
As soon as Saturday stood up, he quickly walked out with his cell phone. The first few times he called, they had a big fight, and his mother even acted as if she would never forgive him.
It’s really unbearable to rush to buy him a house now.
He lowered his voice and turned on the receiver:
"Mom, I'm at work. I have a dormitory. Why should I buy a house?"
Luo Meixia doesn't care about that:
"I bought it for your sister, so I have to buy it for you too, or you'll think I'm partial to your sister."
Zhou Liuyi was speechless. There is a kind of partiality, which is when your mother thinks you are partial. He gnawed the chicken feet in his hand:
"Mom, I really don't need to buy a house."
His mother was very persistent:
"Why not? Even if you rent out the house like your sister did, you'll still have some income..."
Saturday, helplessly said:
"Mom, the rent for a house worth 800,000 yuan is only 12,000 yuan a year, but if you put it in the bank, the interest will be 23,000 yuan a year. Why don't you just put it in the bank? You don't have to argue with the tenants, and then you have to renovate it and get cheated again. If there is a power outage or a water leak, I have to keep asking you..."
His mother started arguing with him:
"What do you know? Money is money. It is just a number in the bank, but a house is real estate. It is a place you can think of when you have nowhere to go. Hotels and dormitories are not home.
I don't have high expectations of you. Just go to work and earn three thousand yuan a month steadily. Don't do anything too dangerous.
When you and your sister have a baby, I will close the store and focus on taking care of you two.
Don’t do dangerous work, work from nine to five, and have dinner together as a family in the evening…”
What he said was very touching, but Zhou Liu hung up the phone as soon as he saw Liang Peihe's call:
"Mom, I'm busy here, so I won't talk to you for now."
Luo Meixia was furious:
"What's your attitude? Aren't you afraid of hurting your mother's feelings?"
Zhou Liuyi still felt that Liang Peihe's call was more important, so he stopped arguing with his mother and hung up the phone directly without any hesitation.
Follow Lei Ming's example.
Anyway, she didn't do anything that Lei Ming's mother asked of her. Instead, she went the other way. Now they are all living well, so she just needs to get used to staring blankly.
If he always goes along with his mother's wishes, he only has this once in his life. Does he have to be so obedient for the rest of his life?
When Liang Peihe picked up the phone, the content was completely opposite to his mother's:
“The next mission I will assign to you, you have the right to refuse, and you also have the right to terminate it at any time. It is very dangerous and may take a long time. You will need to fight with criminals who are more brutal than those you have encountered before.
Moreover, your involvement in this case may affect your future promotion.
But if this case is handled well, only our internal staff will know about it, and we won’t publicize it to you.”
The meaning is very clear, that is, after walking out of the sword and blood, there is a high probability that you are still an ordinary person.
Saturday Question:
"Does your previous promise still count?"
It was his father's case.
Liang Peihe sighed;
"Old Xu and his gang haven't retired yet. We don't have any evidence right now. These people are getting rich too fast."
It means there is little hope.
At this moment, a lame man limped to drive his car, revealing several big gold teeth, and tremblingly used an uncommon app to call someone:
"This person is gone, but he has come up again. The water police have fished him out. Will we be in trouble?"
There was only one sentence on the other end of the phone:
"He's dead, so how could there be any trouble? You wore gloves and cut the surveillance wire, right?"
The lame man nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, this car of mine was stolen, and the clothes I'm wearing were stolen from a scarecrow in the fields."
The laughter over there got louder:
"Then you're still afraid of shit!"
The lame man said:
"We have been friends with Scissors for two years. I used to be afraid of him. He has strong hands and a bad temper. He likes to steal people's dicks the most..."
I feel a little annoyed over there:
“Life is like making a phone call, someone always has to hang up first.
He just has bad luck and still wants to make every penny. He deserves it.
If he doesn’t die, he will bring trouble to us.”
Liang Peihe set up a safe house two streets away from the anti-fraud center. It is used to house important people involved in the case who are not convenient for others to see. Liang Peihe will also analyze major cases here.
But now, there are only Guo Shengli, Liang Peihe and three others sitting here.
In front of him was a huge writing board covered with photos. Liang Peihe pointed at Zhou Liuyi:
"The deceased was named Jian Jianshe, nicknamed Jianzi. He had a college degree and worked as an accountant in Tenglong Construction Company. He had very complicated social relationships and liked to use covert means to resolve issues that were not covered by law. In his early years, he was sentenced to six months in prison for intentional injury during a demolition incident."
"This man, nicknamed Pi Yanping, surnamed Pi, with gold teeth, lame, full name Pi Sanjin, a gambler, his teeth and legs were pulled out and broken because of loan sharking. This man is idle and has been active in Sanjiang City.
We need to pay special attention to this person. He has a low level of education and can’t even speak standard Mandarin.”
"This person, nicknamed Xiucai, whose real name is Wang Xiulin, is a bit educated and has now become a vice president. He often goes abroad and contacts some people who have already fled abroad."
"This person, she doesn't have a nickname, her name is Nan Yi, she's the proprietress of Fengmingxuan Club, she mainly runs a modeling business, it's actually a chicken coop."
…
Liang Peihe had done his homework and listed the names, photos, and social relationships of hundreds of people.
Guo Shengli sat on the sofa next to him with his stomach hunched. When Liang Peihe was talking, he was listening and adding to the conversation from time to time.
"They registered a lot of companies, but there were too many shell companies. In the past few years, it was really hard to tell the real ones from the fake ones. They changed one every once in a while, messing up the important relationships such as the actual controllers and investors.
In recent years, the country has been cracking down on online fraud, and many shell companies have been deregistered, which saves us the trouble of investigating.
But the part about holding shares on behalf of others is still hard to check.”
Those who are jumping around on the stage are not really important people.
"We also found out that they invested in a pension project in the south, and a large amount of money flowed to that area. Logically speaking, how could a project that is sure to make money without losses create such a huge hole? Both sides are losing money. If we arrest everyone now, both sides will have huge holes.
We have no way to explain ourselves to the organization, the Party, and the people.
The elderly care project over there is also an important project launched locally. It aims to build a one-stop industrial chain for converting energy into tourism and recuperation in the future.
I can’t stand such a blow.”
This is the real difficulty in solving the case . On the one hand, economic crimes are too deeply hidden, and on the other hand, people are afraid to take action.
Zhou Liuyi looked at the huge amount of information and fell into deep thought. He looked up at Liang Peihe, but Liang Peihe looked away.
Yes, everyone knows it.
Zhou Liuyi immediately understood that this leader came here just to take advantage of his brain and physical strength for free. Although the information was collected quite comprehensively, it had not been processed in depth at all.
Liang Peihe patted Zhou Liuyi on the back and said earnestly:
"I'll give you a week to figure out what to do."
Lei Ming and Sheng Changfeng also received notification of the secret mission. Both of them were veterans, so they knew what they would face next without much explanation.
When Lei Ming drove out, Sheng Changfeng came over and asked for a ride. Lei Ming rolled down the window:
"We're not on the way."
Sheng Changfeng smiled, revealing his dimples:
"You didn't even ask me, how do you know it's not on your way? Your refusal is too obvious."
Lei Ming pointed at Sheng Changfeng's backpack:
"You usually carry a briefcase. You're taking this bag to go home. Your home is in the west of the city, and mine is in the east. I saw you buying a lot of things at the supermarket yesterday. You must be going back to your hometown in the west of the city, right ? I think you should call an online taxi. It's not appropriate to take my colleague's car."
Sheng Changfeng held his forehead with his hand:
"Xiao Ming, it's not easy for someone like you to find a partner."
Lei Ming put his hands on the steering wheel:
"If I'm not mistaken, you want to take me back with you and tell your mother that you've found a partner?"
Sheng Changfeng nodded helplessly. In front of this professional criminal policeman, his lying skills seemed particularly amateurish:
"My ID card says I'm 28. My mom brought me to the city to reunite with my dad. She wanted to register my household registration in the city, so it was more than a year late. My actual age is already 30. Who wouldn't be anxious to have such a big kid at home?"
Lei Ming looked at Sheng Changfeng expressionlessly.
Sheng Changfeng quickly said:
"Our village has been relocated from the mountain. It's just west of the city, near the Xishan Mine. It's not far away. I'll pay for the gas, okay?"
Lei Ming sat leisurely on the seat, Sheng Changfeng gritted his teeth:
"If the two of us were in the same group, I would try my best to give you the leadership position."
Lei Ming shook his head:
"Work is work, life is life. You can't confuse our friendship with work. That would be irresponsible to your work and a betrayal of the organization's training of you..."
Sheng Changfeng looked at Lei Ming and was speechless. He just didn't understand where a 26-year-old girl got so many official documents.
"Okay, it's not easy for you to walk back alone, so get in the car."
Lei Ming pressed a button and heard the sound of the car being locked. Sheng Changfeng quickly walked around, opened the door and sat in the passenger seat, then threw a heavy bag into the trunk.
In fact, Lei Ming has never been a talkative person. Sheng Changfeng wanted to chat with her several times, but when he saw that icy face who was concentrating on driving, he had to give up.
Sheng Changfeng's hometown is in the city, more than 50 kilometers away from the urban area. When the elderly people in his family saw them coming, they went to the neighbor next door to buy a chicken and stewed it in a large wood-fired pot.
The old lady smiled so hard that her teeth were gone:
"Girls who are police officers are so pretty! Eat more. Don't eat rice. Eat meat. I know. I watch TV and use my phone. I know rice is not nutritious. You must eat meat..."
There was a small mountain of food in Lei Ming's bowl.
Sheng Changfeng's grandfather even had some respect for Lei Ming:
"That's great! Girls are better police officers than men. Let's have a drink!"
Sheng Changfeng hurriedly stopped him:
"Grandpa, Xiao Ming has to drive soon, so he can't drink."
grandfather:
"You're driving now, so don't drink."
Sheng Changfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to go to the kitchen to add two more dishes. When they were brought out, his grandfather had already fallen asleep leaning against the back of the chair, while Lei Ming was still motionless and looked like he could drink a lot more.
Sheng Changfeng sat down to eat:
"I didn't expect you to be so good at drinking."
Lei Ming smiled:
"My first master told me that girls in the police force should either not drink alcohol at all or drink a lot without getting drunk in any situation."
Needless to say, Lei Ming is the type of person who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.
When we came out, it was still early. Sheng Changfeng's grandparents insisted on giving him a red envelope, which was quite thick.
But out of the sight of his grandparents, Lei Ming didn't even open it to look at it, and just gave it directly to Sheng Changfeng.
Lei Ming's mother made several phone calls:
"Aren't you on holiday today? Why are you working overtime? Why haven't you come back yet? Our home is not far from your workplace, right? I'm sitting on the balcony watching you. I've already finished lunch, but you haven't shown up yet. It's been a long time since I last saw you..."
Lei Ming felt helpless and sad:
"I'll be back soon. By the way, there's another colleague..."
Her mother interrupted immediately:
"Male or female?"
Lei Ming:
"A man."
Her mother was happy , but a little worried:
"That's good. You finally have a boyfriend. I was worried all day long. What if you become an older leftover woman and get ripped off by the online scammers? Even if we get married later, we have to practice first to avoid seeing men get ripped off.
But why did you find a policeman? Let me tell you, finding a policeman is the worst. If he dies, there will be nothing left at home except a photo and a martyr certificate. The state will provide assistance, but it is not as good as living a good life..."
Lei Ming has a headache:
"Mom, please stop talking. I'll be back soon."
Her mother was still very happy:
"I'm going to the supermarket to buy some food now. What does your male colleague like to eat?"
Lei Ming didn't say anything and hung up directly. Sheng Changfeng laughed:
"Why are you so cruel in urging marriage?"
Lei Ming leaned back in the passenger seat and yawned:
"She's not urging me to get married. She just feels that no one is taking care of me. I'm actually living a good life."
Sheng Changfeng drives very steadily:
"That's right, parents nowadays are actually quite open-minded. They say that carrying on the family line is not that hard."
Then, Lei Ming fell asleep without responding to Sheng Changfeng.
When he got home, it was already dark and the neighborhood was brightly lit. Lei Ming woke up and got out of the car, choking on the cold air. He got on the elevator, entered the house, and sneezed at the warm aroma of the food.
On the table was a casserole of stewed chicken soup and two plates of green vegetables, all of which were her favorite foods.
Moreover, the man my mother remarried was not in the room. It was obvious that he had been sent out. The uncle surnamed Qin loved to drink Gongfu tea, which was quite expensive, costing several thousand yuan per pound. It had to be drunk hot with boiling water. Now the cast iron kettle was still steaming, but the man was not there.
In fact, the uncle is a nice person. He and her mother live a happy life. He does housework and cooks. They also go out traveling and check in at popular restaurants from time to time.
When people reach middle age, they are considered happy and lucky to be able to live such a life.
The photos of her, her mom and her dad, which were usually locked under the TV cabinet, are now displayed. Her dad is wearing a police uniform, looking energetic and handsome.
The photo was taken very early, not long after she was born. The police uniforms across the country had not yet been changed, and her father was still wearing a green police uniform.
In the photo of her father and mother's wedding, her mother was wearing a fashionable wedding dress and her father was wearing a green police uniform.
Sitting in the living room of this house, she felt as if the three of them were still together, and she came back with her playmates just like when she was a child.
In fact, Lei Ming didn’t care much, but her mother put in a lot of effort for her to go home.
Her mother came out with a dumpling she was making, and looked at Sheng Changfeng happily, looking him up and down, very satisfied:
"Hurry, sit down, the dumplings will be ready soon. My dumplings are different from those sold outside. They are made with cooked meat. My children have been picking them since they were young, and they don't cook anything themselves.
You will suffer if you follow her. You have to follow her wishes when doing laundry and cooking.
Don’t leave tonight. Tomorrow morning I will teach you how to iron your suit and shirt. Every time my Xiao Ming goes to the police station or the provincial department, he wears a neat police uniform, which means there can’t be any wrinkles…”
Sheng Changfeng widened his eyes.
Lei Ming's mother said again:
"Come, let's make dumplings together. These Yuanbao dumplings are very easy to make. I'll teach you. She likes this flavor."
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After dinner, Lei Ming and Sheng Changfeng took a walk downstairs. There were many elderly people with their children, looking relaxed and contented .
The police station in this area is not far away. The house here is actually a bit far from the school, but her mother insisted on buying a house here.
"My mother felt very sorry because my father worked at the police station, which was far from home, and he often worked overtime, so he stayed at the station at night and didn't come home.
I could only come back once a week, and could stay for less than a day each time. I had to ride my bike across half of the city to go back to work, rain or shine.
If I encounter important work, I may not be able to return for a week.
My mother felt that if we had a house closer to work, and could walk to work in less than ten minutes, we would have been able to spend more time together as a family.”
Looking back on life, it is full of regrets.
That year, her father drove his car off a bridge and it exploded in mid-motion, leaving only black ash and bones scattered in the water.
Her mother arrived at the scene, broke free from the people holding her, ran into the water, and kept fishing, shouting:
"Please save him, I beg you, please save him!"
Her mother personally picked up her father's remains from the gray and black pit created by the explosion.