Salvation

Chapter 17
In Qingshui Village, Kongbu Town, Jinhuang City, there is a small village called Zhangzhuang, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Most of the people in the village have the surname Zhang, so it got its name.Zhang Jian was born here.

The scenery here is very beautiful. The Qingshui River flows around the village. Behind the village is Qingyun Mountain. The mountain is not high but beautiful. There is a 300-year-old nunnery on the mountain called Qingyun Nunnery.

Zhang Jianzu's ancestors produced and lived here for generations, which belongs to the type of "Shi Li Geng".The great-grandfather once produced a scholar, and later passed the provincial examination. He broke his femur before going to work in a county in Zhili. Because of the underdeveloped medical conditions at that time, the broken femoral bone became inflamed and sore, and died of pus, which is the current bacterial infection. and die.

Zhang Jian's father often mentioned this matter to him, hissed and sighed, and said: "The ancestors have no virtue, and it is hard to find a fight with eight liters." Zhang Jian has never understood the meaning of this sentence, but he firmly remembers it in his mind. down.

Zhang Jian thought of his father repeating the phrase "eight liters are hard to find a fight" when his father was about to die. Zhang Jian was secretly dissatisfied with his resignation to his fate.

Sure enough, Zhang Jian was admitted to a university in Beijing. It was like a bomb exploded in this remote village. At that time, he was the one who saw the good geomantic omen of that piece of land, so it would have happened as soon as he was buried; some people said that Zhang Jian’s grandmother’s grave was well buried. The father didn't make it in this generation, but he will surely make it to his grandchildren. Look at the living rocks growing around the grave, and the pine tree with a crooked neck behind the grave has grown into the shape of a grand master's chair. Seeing green smoke rising from the Zhangjiazu's grave, it means that someone is going to come out, as expected, it's coming out now, and there are different opinions for a while...

After Zhang Jian's mother heard this, she went to the ancestral grave to look at it a few times, but there was no smoke, and there were rocks around Zhang Jian's grandmother's grave. I blame myself for not paying attention, if only Zhang Jian's father was alive, he would have done all the sacrifices to the tomb during the Qingming and Winter Solstice in the past, so he must know.Zhang Jianniang also paid attention to the pine tree with crooked neck, it really looked like a grand master's chair, her heart was full of sweetness, she felt that her son is now the vice premier of the State Council, or at least a state councilor.

Not long after Zhang Jian was born, according to the local customs, fortune-telling was generally done for children, that is, by looking at the horoscope.Zhang Jian's parents invited Zhang Blind, a well-known local, to report the date of birth. Zhang Blind counted his fingers and hurriedly called him "big rich and noble", and refused to say another word.After Zhang Jian's parents wrapped a red envelope and handed it to him, he held it and groped for a while, and when he felt it was okay, he sang while playing the erhu: "This fate is unusual, Wenbi Xiao Hefu Mingzhu, Wu compares Guan Yunchang of the Three Kingdoms..." Zhang Blind said a lot, but Zhang Jian's parents didn't quite understand, they only knew that Zhang Jian would be able to get promoted, get rich, and shine in the family, and they were happy.Zhang Jian later studied at the top of his class and school, and his parents boasted to everyone that it was destined.

Master Ciyun, the abbot of Qingyun Nunnery, saw Zhang Jian’s mother and said: “Your son’s success is also blessed by the Bodhisattva. You should often go to the nunnery to burn incense and worship, send some sesame oil to the Bodhisattva, and light the ever-burning lamp, so that the Bodhisattva can bless your son.” The future is bright." Zhang Jian's mother believed in Buddhism in the first place, and after hearing what she said, she gritted her teeth and took five catties of the ten catties of sesame oil at home, and then there was no oil for more than a month.

Later, Zhang Jian failed to gain a foothold in the capital, and returned to work at the rural police station in Jinhuang District. People in the village talked about it again, but everyone's unanimous opinion was the same as Zhang Jian's dead father said, "the ancestors have no virtue."

Zhang Jian remembered that his father asked him when he was in elementary school, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" He replied, "Just like you, farming, marrying a cooker (note: wife's dialect), and having children (note: child's dialect) ), and then the child grows up and marries the second-born child who burns the pot", the father was so angry that he cursed "no future", seeing his father very angry, Zhang Jian was in a hurry, and remembered seeing Zhang Hu brothers in the village a few days ago being killed When the man in uniform and cap was arrested, he felt that the police were very imposing, and he casually said, "I want to be a policeman when I grow up." After hearing this, my father looked at him carefully for a long time and said, "My son is promising." .At this time, Zhang Jianniang interjected and said, "Being more promising than your father, as long as one generation is better than another generation, this is going uphill." Zhang Ergou's father next door chimed in and said, "Raising a child is not as good as me, what do you want a child for?" ? Raising a child is worse than me, what do you want a child for?" Zhang Jian felt that this was nonsense, and thought to himself, no wonder, what can a person who can't even name his own son say, Zhang Ergou, this can be regarded as a human name ?
On the day "Tiancheng Daily" was sent to Qingshui Village, the old party secretary Zhang Deming saw the news.The old man was so startled that he couldn't close his mouth for a long while.He didn't dare to delay, and trotted all the way to the Zhangzhuang team, like an "Old Li Xuanfeng".

Zhang Ergou's father saw that the old party secretary was in a hurry, and thought that something must have happened, because the old party secretary had never been like this, and he was afraid that Zhang Jian had been promoted to a high-ranking official, and the old party secretary came to report the good news.He thought of his silly son, and couldn't help but get angry. "Three generations who don't study are not as good as cattle, horses and pigs", let's accept fate.

"Are the Osmanthus brothers and sisters at home?" the old branch secretary yelled at the door.

"Here, it's Brother Deming, hurry up and sit in the room."Zhang Jianniang came out of the kitchen, holding a pot of pig food in her hand, which was a mixture of bean cakes, rice bran, and leftovers.

"Did Jianwa call back recently?" the old branch secretary asked immediately.

"No, what's the matter?" Osmanthus fragrans was a little fuzzy.

"How long ago did you fight?"

"It's been over a month."

"Why are you asking this? Could something have happened?" Osmanthus fragrans suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"There's something wrong. It was reported in the newspaper that Zhang Jian committed rape and was arrested. I don't know if it's your baby?"

Osmanthus staggered and almost fell.

"No, it won't be Jian'er, he is such an honest child, and he has a girlfriend again, how could he do such an outrageous thing? You made a mistake..."

"I don't believe it either, so I came here to ask you. You are his mother, you call him and ask him."

It took Osmanthus a long time to come back to her senses. She heard what the old branch secretary said, and she thought it was true.She found a small notebook from the side of the phone, and said to the old branch secretary: "There is Zhang Jian's mobile phone number in it, please call it for me, my eyesight is bad, the year Zhang Jian's father died, I shed all tears , now my eyes are presbyopic, and I can’t see things anymore.”

The old branch secretary took out his reading glasses from his pocket, put them on, opened the notebook, and found Zhang Jian's number at once, then pressed the number keys on the phone, and "SORRY, the phone you dialed has been turned off..." came from the earphone. " prompt.

"I can't get through, the phone is turned off. I'll call his unit again to ask." The old party secretary said.

"Hello, is this the Public Security Bureau?" came the other end of the phone, "Hello, this is the Public Security Bureau of Jinhuang City. What can I do?"

"I want to get a call from Zhang Jian, but his phone is turned off, so I can't get in touch."

"Zhang Jian is not here, where did he go?"

"I'm Zhang Jian's uncle. I read in the newspaper that Zhang Jian was raped and arrested. How many Zhang Jians are there in your unit?"

The person who answered the phone smiled, "It's his uncle, of course there is only one Zhang Jian."

"Young man, tell me the truth, is it true in the newspapers?"

"To tell you the truth, Zhang Jian was arrested. We don't know the exact facts, and we can't talk nonsense. There are regulations in the bureau that you can't spread this matter. I have violated discipline. I can't say more, goodbye .” There was a “beep” sound from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, hello..." The old branch secretary was still shouting into the microphone, wanting to know more about the situation, but the line on the other end of the phone was disconnected.

Osmanthus fragrans had obviously heard the old party secretary's conversation just now, she felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

At this time Zhang Ergou also entered the room and heard part of it.Seeing him, the old branch secretary hurriedly shouted to him: "Come on, help me quickly, and carry her to the bed."

The two hurriedly carried the sweet-scented osmanthus to the bed. The old branch secretary was very experienced. He pinched the acupuncture points and pulled the hair, shouting: "Sister sweet-scented osmanthus, you have to hold on."

It took a long time for Osmanthus to wake up, and she burst into tears "Wow", and her eyes that hadn't shed tears for many years began to cry again.

Zhang Ergou knew everything, and the next day everyone in the village also knew about it. Everyone sighed and formed a consensus: "There is no virtue in the ancestors. Everything is fate, and people can't help it at all."

Osmanthus shed tears for a day, and then she called her daughter Zhang Fang, and told Zhang Jian everything while crying.

Zhang Fang began to cry on the phone. Her father died in a car accident, and her mother raised the siblings.I remember when I was in junior high school, Osmanthus fragrans said to her daughter: "Fang, your father is gone, and I am the only one earning money at home. I really can't afford the two of you to go to school. You drop out of school and let your brother go. Mom knows you Your grades are on par with your brother's, so I'm sorry for you."

The sensible Zhang Fang didn't say anything, but nodded in agreement.That night, she hid in her room alone and cried for a whole night, then hid her schoolbag and didn't go to school the next day.

Zhang Jian found out that his sister didn't go to school, and asked her why?Zhang Fang said: "Brother, don't ask anything, I don't want to go up."

Zhang Jian went to ask his mother again, and her mother said, "Your sister didn't go to school because of you. Our family's conditions don't allow both of you to go to school, so you have to choose one."

"Then I won't go, let my sister go, I'm my brother." Zhang Jian has liked this sister since he was a child, and he protects her in everything, quite like a brother.

"You're a boy, and we can count on you to honor our ancestors. Sooner or later, your sister will be someone else's family. It's useless to read so many books." Mom advised.

"I don't listen, I want to draw lots, it's fairer, otherwise I'll be sorry for my sister, and I won't go to school anymore." Zhang Jian said angrily.

Osmanthus fragrans knew her son's temper and knew that it would be impossible not to draw lots, so she said, "Okay, let me discuss it with your sister and ask her if she would like it?"

Osmanthus called Zhang Fang and told her Zhang Jian's request. She was worried that what would happen if Zhang Jian caught the lottery of "not winning"?
Zhang Fang thought for a while, and said to her mother softly: "I will write 'up' on both lots, and let my brother catch it first, or it will be done." Osmanthus fragrans was very happy when she heard this, and said: "You girl, You really are a clever ghost, so good, so good..."

Later, Zhang Fang wrote lots, and said to Zhang Jian after writing, "Brother, you catch it first."

Zhang Jian declined and said, "You are younger, I have to let you catch it first."

Osmanthus fragrans was in a hurry, and said next to her: "You catch it first. Fang'er wrote a lot, so Jian'er should catch it first. Now I've decided to let Jianer catch it first. Jian'er, you can start."

Seeing his mother's statement, Zhang Jian thought that the chances of the two of them were the same. It was a 50.00% chance of catching first and then catching, so he said, "Then I will take the lead." Pick up one and spread it out, with the word "上" written on it.

Zhang Jian was stunned for a moment, Zhang Fang took the note from him, and announced loudly: "Brother, come on, brother, come on".

In this way, Zhang Jian went to school and Zhang Fang worked.Zhang Jian's grades have always been among the best, and Zhang Fang handed over all the income from part-time jobs to her mother for Zhang Jian's school needs.

Later, when Zhang Jian was admitted to the People's Public Security University of China, on the night he went to Beijing, Osmanthus called him and put the two lots that Zhang Fang had written back then in his palm.

Zhang Jian scattered the two balls of paper with the word "上" written on them. Zhang Jian didn't understand what was going on with his mother.

Osmanthus fragrans said with tears, "Jian'er, you must remember your sister."

"Of course I don't forget her. In the past few years, she has been working hard outside just to support me in my studies. When I succeed in my studies, I will definitely help her."

Osmanthus fragrans shook her head and said, "In order to let you go to school, your sister wrote two characters '上' on the lottery when she was drawing lots to make sure you would go to school."

Hearing what his mother said, Zhang Jian's eyes instantly became moist.Who said that men don't flick their tears lightly, at this moment Zhang Jian wanted to cry a lot. "My silly sister, brother, I'm sorry."

"You should study hard and live up to your sister's painstaking efforts and mother's expectations, as long as your father died in peace." Osmanthus patted Zhang Jian's shoulder lightly and said.

"Mom, you and sister don't worry, I will not let you down." Zhang Jian said firmly.

But now, Zhang Jian ruined his bright future with his own hands. He wants to disappoint both women, and he is extremely disappointed.

Zhang Yimin still came to the office on time at [-]:[-].

The first thing he did was to turn on the computer on the desk and log in to the Golden Phoenix Citizen Forum. Many posts attacking the Public Security Bureau came from all directions. Yes, mainly to publicize the results of cracking down on pornography, gambling and drugs. Some netizens also expressed their support, saying that such an action should have been carried out long ago.

Zhang Yimin felt that the pressure was coming towards him like mountains, and many harsh words seemed to stab him with knives, and he had nowhere to escape.

At this time, the door opened, and an old woman with white hair and a 24-year-old girl came in.

When the old woman saw Zhang Yimin, she immediately fell to her knees and said, "Director Zhang, please save my Jian'er. In the next life, I can be your cow or horse."

Zhang Fang also knelt down on the ground with her mother. She cried and said, "Director Zhang, please save my brother. My brother is not a bad person. Please help him."

Seeing this situation, Zhang Yimin stepped forward to help Osmanthus fragrans, and said: "Old man, please don't do this, I will help if I can, you get up and talk first."

"If you don't agree, I won't get up." Osmanthus said tearfully.

Zhang Yimin also knelt down in front of Osmanthus fragrans and said, "If you don't get up, I will kneel with you."

"Get up, what kind of person are you? You are a senior official of the Communist Party. I am a commoner. Only ordinary people kowtow to officials. I have never seen you like this."

"The officials of the Communist Party are also the public servants of the people. The common people are our parents. The relationship between cadres and the masses is equal. If the elderly don't get up, I won't get up." Zhang Yimin said seriously.

"You are such a good man, Qingtian. I get up, and Fang'er gets up too. Can I get up and talk?" Osmanthus wiping her tears while getting up.

Zhang Yimin supported Osmanthus fragrans and helped her sit down on the sofa.He looked at the woman in front of him. She was about 50 years old, with white hair, furrows on her forehead, and calluses on her palms, which felt like she was touching iron sandpaper.

Osmanthus fragrans saw Director Zhang looking at her, and also looked at Director Zhang.This is a man in his early forties, with a medium build, a well-defined face, and a pair of sharp eyes, which gives people a sense of familiarity and awe.

"My Jian'er did something that I'm sorry to you, you can beat him or scold him, but you can't arrest him." Osmanthus gradually became bolder, and said what she wanted to say.

"Zhang Jian is a good comrade. We didn't expect this kind of thing to happen. It may be related to his wife. We are investigating this issue. I believe it will be revealed to the world soon. We will have an explanation to you old man."

"You can't mess with my old lady. You said he is a good comrade. Please release him. You have the power." Osmanthus fragrans seemed to be grabbing a life-saving straw.

"I really don't have the power to release him. Now that the case has been prosecuted, I have to wait for the result of the court's decision before deciding whether to release him." Zhang Yimin explained.

"Then you won't help?" Osmanthus didn't know anything about this. She had never traveled far, hadn't seen much of the world, and didn't know much about law.In her impression, the Public Security Bureau is like the yamen in court dramas, where the elders say what they say.

"I definitely helped, but what I say doesn't matter, the judge has the final say." Zhang Yimin explained patiently and seriously.

"Mom, don't babble. Chief Zhang promised to help us. There are three different branches of public security, procuratorate and law, and the division of labor is different. My brother's matter must be decided by the court." Zhang Fang got impatient, and interjected beside him.

"Yes, you are right, don't blame your mother, she doesn't know, and I understand her feelings. In addition, as the leader of the bureau, I did not manage well, and I am also responsible. I am sorry to you, and I apologize to you .” Zhang Yimin said while saluting a standard salute.

"Yao Qin, are you familiar with it?" Zhang Yimin asked.

"You mean Zhang Jian's girlfriend. She has been to the house twice and she looks pretty good. Every time she stays for less than two or three hours, she goes back to the city clamoring, saying that the house is too dirty, and she is afraid of seeing chicken shit and duck shit. There is no way to gain a foothold. I said that the children are like this in the countryside, and you will live in the city with Jian'er in the future, just come and see me when you have time." Guihua said.

"I haven't seen her yet. My brother called me and told me about her situation. I really want to see her. Alas, my brother was arrested this time. Their relationship must be dirty. Who wants to Married to a rapist?" Zhang Fang continued.

"They are husband and wife. Don't you know that they got their marriage certificate in February this year?" Zhang Yimin was a little puzzled.

"No, Zhang Jian only said that Yao Qin was her girlfriend, she was not married, and she didn't have a banquet. In our rural areas, it is not considered a marriage without a banquet. Oh, I see, Zhang Jian advised me not to Plant some fields and say that he is working, so I don’t want to work hard anymore. I said that I will work hard for a few more years and save some money for you to get married and buy a house. He must be afraid that I will spend money, so he didn’t tell me to get married , this kid..."

Osmanthus fragrans was moved by her son's filial piety, and she shed tears again.

Zhang Yimin said: "Please rest assured, now we are doing our best to find evidence of Zhang Jian's innocence. Once found and accepted by the judge, Zhang Jian will be free and come back to us."

The two women nodded and helped each other to leave.

Looking at the back of them leaving, Zhang Yimin felt a sense of sadness and sadness welling up in his heart, which he couldn't get rid of.

Osmanthus fragrans and Zhang Fang's mother and daughter asked people all the way to Zhang Jian's rented community, and asked a few old men and women who were chatting in the square to find out where Zhang Jian lived.

"Your son is Zhang Jian, the policeman who committed the rape?" An old lady asked.

"I only know that he was arrested. I don't know why he was arrested?" Guihua said.

"Haha, it's so strange. Your son has become a big celebrity in Jinhuang City and has been featured in the newspaper." "I heard from my family that the rape by the police is the first case in Jinhuang City since liberation. Now the public is very angry. Big." "That's right, some people posted on the citizen forum that they would be severely punished, some said that they should be sentenced to life imprisonment, and some said that they should be shot." Several old ladies chattered.

When Osmanthus fragrans heard what they said, chills ran down her spine, and she was surrounded by infinite disappointment. She fell into the ice cellar like a dog day.

"What are you talking nonsense about? I don't think Police Officer Zhang is a bad guy. Everything was caused by that woman." An old lady with a kind face said.

This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, everyone was stunned.

Osmanthus fragrans followed the sound and saw the old lady, who was kind-hearted, and she was also looking at herself with pity. "You are Zhang Jian's mother? Your son is not a bad person. If you want to blame, blame your wife. She is the one who led the wolf into the house."

"Old woman, don't talk nonsense without evidence, and people will find you trouble." An old man appeared behind the old lady at some point, and that old man was obviously her husband.

"When I take a walk, I often see her daughter-in-law going in a car driven by a man. There must be something famous in it." The old lady said bluntly.

"Yes, we have seen it too, but I don't know what their relationship is? Our old sisters often talk about it. We used to think that we were colleagues, but sometimes this man drove her in the middle of the night. This relationship is not normal." Among the crowd said another old lady.

"You old lady, your son may be framed. There are many such things in newspapers and TVs now. Some subordinates hire murderers to take the position of superiors, and some adulterers and prostitutes join forces to kill their own husbands... Listen Say that woman is a prostitute, as long as the prostitute gives her money, she doesn’t have to sue for rape, your son must have been tricked.” The old lady who just said that Zhang Jian became a Golden Phoenix celebrity was obviously affected by the emotions at the scene , also spoke the truth.

"I thank you all, but I'm an old woman in the country, where can I save my son?" When Guihua heard that her son was framed, she had hope again, but she seemed blind. do not know what to do.

"Don't worry, we old ladies will help you collect evidence, and we will testify for you in court." Several old ladies gathered around Osmanthus to comfort her.

The sweet-scented osmanthus tears came again. Since the death of her husband, the sweet-scented osmanthus has not shed tears for many years. The old man in the village said that when people encounter sad things, the tears run dry, and there will be no tears anymore.But now, with his son suffering such a great ordeal, the old man's long-dried lacrimal glands have revived again, and he has returned to the way he was when his husband died. Tears flowed out continuously, and nothing could be stopped.

Osmanthus thinks this is not a good sign.

The mother and daughter followed the old lady's instructions and came to Zhang Jian's rented house.Zhang Fang rang the doorbell.

"Who is it?" A weak voice came from inside the room.

"Is it Yao Qin? I'm Zhang Jian's mother, please open the door." Osmanthus fragrans was ecstatic when she heard the voice in the room, but then wondered if she had entered the wrong door. Yao Qin's voice was not like this.

Just when I was wondering, the door opened gently with a "squeak".

Osmanthus fragrans and Zhang Fang entered the house and took a look at the place. This is a two-bedroom house, furnished in an elegant and simple style.

There was a wedding photo hanging in the room, and the happy words pasted on the window had long since faded, and the bright red had turned pale white.At this moment Yao Qin was lying on the bed, looking at them with her eyes open.

Seeing Yao Qin's sickly look, the anger that Osmanthus fragrans had been incited by the old ladies just now disappeared without a trace.She hurried to Yao Qin's side and asked with concern: "Son, what's the matter with you? Are you sick?"

Osmanthus rubbed Yao Qin's forehead with her hand, and she screamed in shock: "My god, it's so hot, why don't you see a doctor?"

Yao Qin shook her head silently, two big teardrops gushed out of her eyes.

"Quick, help me take her to the hospital." Osmanthus beckoned Zhang Fang to come and help.Zhang Fang was also angry just now, seeing Yao Qin like this, her heart softened, and she immediately came to help.

"Put her on me, and I'll carry her downstairs." Osmanthus fragrans said to her daughter as if giving an order.

"You are so old, how can you recite it? Just call 120 for first aid." While talking, Zhang Fang dialed the number with her mobile phone and told the other party the patient's current location.

"It's too late, people will go upstairs to help you carry someone? Saving people is important. Your mother is a farmer, and she has only strength. Help her to my back." Osmanthus fragrans gave another order.

Zhang Fang knew that her mother was very stubborn, so she had to follow her advice.

When Osmanthus carried Yao Qin downstairs, the 120 ambulance had already arrived.

In the emergency room of the hospital, the doctor took Yao Qin's temperature, which was 39 degrees, and later took a blood test. The initial diagnosis was severe typhoid fever, and hospitalization was recommended.

A doctor asked Osmanthus to pay the hospitalization fee. Osmanthus asked how much it would cost. The doctor issued a bill, saying that he would charge [-] yuan in advance, and any excess would be refunded.

Zhang Fang said: "We can't pay the money. We are doing her a favor by sending her to the hospital. If my brother hadn't been harmed by her, would he be able to get to where he is now?"

Osmanthus called Zhang Fang out of the house and said, "Fang, be obedient, and pay some money as the doctor said, or they won't give me the medicine."

"Mom, you are stupid. She is not my sister-in-law. I don't have such a sister-in-law. All my money is for saving my brother, so I can't spend it on her." Zhang Fang said stubbornly.

"If you don't want to go, I will go. I don't spend your money. I will make up for you when I get home. I don't think your sister-in-law is a bad-hearted person. Who has no twists and turns in life, even if she treats your brother badly. , but we can’t repay grievances with grievances. When your father was alive, he often said that our ancestors had no virtue, which is why our family is not prosperous. He told our descendants to do more good deeds and convince others with virtue. It is important to save people now!”

Osmanthus knew that the hospital would not save people if they did not pay the money.My husband had a traffic accident that year and broke his lumbar spine. After he was sent to the hospital, the doctor asked him to pay 3 yuan for hospitalization, otherwise he would not be treated.The young man who drove the car ran away after delivering the man. Osmanthus fragrans borrowed all over the village, but only borrowed 1 yuan. He watched her husband die in front of his eyes.Now Yao Qin is in urgent need of medical treatment, as for what happened between her and Jian'er, don't worry about it, after all, she is his daughter-in-law now. "Saving people is the most important thing", this simple rural woman is full of this idea at the moment.

Osmanthus paid the money, and Yao Qin was admitted to the ward.

Yao Qin was much more haggard, her eyes were a little distracted, her throat was hoarse, she was staring at the drops in a daze.

Osmanthus fragrans went to a small restaurant on the street, asked the boss to cook a bowl of rice porridge, and ordered a plate of pickles, then she brought the porridge and pickles to the hospital bed, and said to Yao Qin: "Son, you haven't eaten in the morning yet. If you have a cold, you can’t eat oily or meaty things, so let’s have some porridge, I know your mouth is tasteless, so I ordered some pickles.”

Yao Qin didn't speak, but just nodded.

Osmanthus fed her one bite at a time. She remembered that Zhang Jian and Zhang Fang had a cold and fever when they were young, and she also fed them in the same way. At this time, it was like returning to the past, and she realized the responsibility and happiness of being a mother again.

While eating, Yao Qin carefully looked at the old man in front of her. In fact, she was not old, but she was only in her early fifties, but her hair was almost all white. In her impression, when she accompanied Zhang Jian to the countryside last year, the sweet-scented osmanthus was not so gray. hair.The skin on her hand was as rough as firewood, and the back of her hand with protruding veins was covered with dense age spots. This hand was holding a spoon to scoop up some porridge and then some pickles, and fed it to her mouth. The porridge tasted delicious. It was very sweet, and Yao Qin ate it with big mouthfuls, feeling a surge of warmth in her heart.

After Yao Qin finished the porridge, Osmanthus smiled happily.

Seeing that Osmanthus fragrans was serving her like a confinement person, Yao Qin felt very sorry, so she said, "Mom, I didn't serve you for a day, but let your old man take care of me instead."

Hearing Yao Qin say "Mom", Osmanthus was extremely happy.She has been waiting for this day for a long time, but unfortunately it is not at the wedding banquet, and his son is now squatting in the detention center, but she is still very sweet in her heart.

"Stupid child, we are a family, why should we divide each other?" Osmanthus osmanthus said cheerfully.

"That's Zhang Fang's younger sister, right? She's very pretty. I heard from Zhang Jian that she can't ask for leave because she's too busy in the factory?" Yao Qin asked, looking at Zhang Fang who was sitting beside her and glaring at her.

"Yes, she came back after hearing about her brother's incident. The factory withheld her [-] yuan security deposit and withheld her two months' wages. They promised her five days off. If she doesn't come back after five days It will be confiscated." Osmanthus fragrans said without covering her mouth.

Yao Qin felt guilty again. "I don't spend your money. Mom, you and your sister go home. Here is the key. Zhang Fang, I have a salary book in the middle drawer of the closet. There is 5000 yuan on it. You can help me at the bank tomorrow." Take it."

Osmanthus took the key and handed it to Zhang Fang, saying, "Fang, you go back. I'll stay here with your sister-in-law."

"Mom, you haven't eaten yet. It's not okay. You go back with Miss Fang. I'm much better now. If I need anything, I'll just ring the bell." Yao Qin said.

"No, you are still weak now, I don't worry. I ate a few steamed buns in the shop just now, and I'll just lie on your bedside and squint for a while at night." Osmanthus fragrans said while looking at Yao Qin with heartache .

Yao Qin was looked at by such eyes, and felt that this was her mother's eyes, kind and gentle, full of love.It's a pity that she doesn't deserve to be looked at like this at this moment, and she feels ashamed.

Zhang Jian's eyes and facial contours are very similar to the woman in front of him, except that the woman in front of him is too old, and the years have carved deep wrinkles on her face. "A son is like a mother, and money hits a wall; a daughter is like a father, who is rich even if he is not rich." Zhang Jian is like his mother, but unfortunately he is not rich.What is Zhang Jian thinking at this moment?doing what?Will he suffer?Does he hate himself... Yao Qin has one problem after another in her heart, and she seeks the root cause, but the crux of the problem lies in herself.

What is Liu Tianlong doing now?Is he still busy with his own business?Yao Qin clearly remembered that she called Liu Tianlong last night: "Brother Long, I'm sick, can you come and see me?"

"I'm too busy to leave. Now Bureau Chen has defeated my competitors, and I'm the only one in Jinhuang City. My place is full of people, and it's making money every day. Hahaha." Liu Tianlong said in The joy on the other end of the phone was beyond words.

Yao Qin was silent for a long time, and Liu Tianlong on the other end of the phone hesitated for a while and said, "Is it okay? I'll send someone to pick you up and take you to the hospital."

"It's fine if you don't have time. You probably have a cold. It's not a big deal." Seeing that Liu Tianlong was only busy with his own business and didn't take himself as seriously as before, Yao Qin felt empty and rejected his kindness.

"Then take care of yourself and call if you have something to do." Liu Tianlong hung up after saying this.

Now he is admitted to the hospital, but the sweet-talking Liu Tianlong is not around, not even a phone call.On the contrary, people who regard themselves as enemies are here to help her and serve her.But I put a cuckold on their relatives, do I still have a conscience, do I still have humanity?Yao Qin questioned herself, and regretted flooding her like a tide.

After regretting it for a while, he felt that Liu Tianlong was still good to him. He bought her jewelry worth tens of thousands of yuan and clothes worth thousands of yuan without batting an eyelid.Maybe business is busy now and I can't take care of a lot.I can't help him now, nor can I make trouble for him.

What I have to do now is to stabilize my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and make them feel that I am a good daughter-in-law. It was Zhang Jian who went out to prostitutes and raped others, making the Zhang family feel sorry for themselves.

Yao Qin thought wildly, and the afternoon passed.

Zhang Fang went into Yao Qin's room and found her salary book at the location Yao Qin said.

At this time, Zhang Fang's mobile phone rang, and she hurriedly pressed the answer button, and a middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone: "It's Zhang Fang, I'm Zhang Yimin, can you mother and daughter go home? If not , I’ll ask someone to arrange accommodation for you.”

"Director Zhang, thank you so much. I'm in Zhang Jian's rented house now, and my mother is in the hospital."

"What's wrong with your mother? Which hospital is she in? Tell me quickly, I'll go see her now." Zhang Yimin said anxiously.

"Yao Qin is sick, it's acute typhoid fever, my mother is staying with her, but my mother won't let me accompany her, Yao Qin also let me come back to live, and asked me to use her salary pocket to help her withdraw money." Zhang Fang [-] say.

"I'll arrange for someone to go over there immediately to see if there are any clues. You can open the door then." Zhang Yimin asked.

Zhang Fang agreed.Zhang Yimin quickly dialed Liu Changle's cell phone and said to him, "Hurry up, go to Yao Qin's, someone is there to meet you. It's Zhang Jian's younger sister. Can you take someone to see if you can find any clues?"

Liu Changle agreed and took Xiaocha with him. He was afraid of driving the police car to attract attention, so the two of them took a taxi and went directly to Yao Qin's house.

Sure enough, before Liu Changle could knock on the door, the door opened from the inside, and a girl in her early twenties asked timidly, "Isn't it Director Zhang who sent you here? Please come in!"

Liu Changle showed his police officer ID and explained his purpose.

Zhang Fang said: "You guys do it, I will hold the door for you, if someone comes, I will cough, you can come to the living room, and then I will open the door."

"Okay, the little girl is really smart, how did she know this?" Liu Changle and Xiao Cha asked while putting on white gloves.

"I'm a fan of detective movies. Since my brother became a policeman, I'm the most passionate about movies about police solving crimes, so I learned something from the movies. You wear gloves because you are afraid of leaving fingerprints, am I right?" Zhang Fang said.

Liu Changle nodded, and Xiaocha and Xiaocha got busy immediately. They found a laptop in Yao Qin's room, and immediately opened it to transfer and copy data to the hard disk.

However, Yao Qin was lying on the hospital bed and was restless, and she had a vague premonition.No one had ever entered the house where she and Zhang Jian lived. At this moment, would the sister-in-law who hated her search for evidence against her?Will he catch her liu tianlong's fornication?

When Yao Qin thought this way, she broke out in a cold sweat, and her condition eased a lot.She wanted to go home immediately, and it was impossible to leave the hospital, so she could only slip back quietly.

So she found an excuse and said to Osmanthus fragrans: "Mom, I'm not used to sleeping here, and besides, you always have no place to sleep, so let's go home and live."

"Then what can I do? You haven't recovered yet, and people with typhoid fever can't see the wind, so you must not go back. Don't worry about my business, I can stay by your bed overnight." Osmanthus advised.

"I'm really recovering. This acute typhoid fever came and went quickly. Let's take a taxi home first, and come back tomorrow morning to check out and go through the discharge procedures."

Seeing that Yao Qin's complexion has improved a lot and her voice has returned to normal, Osmanthus felt very relieved. Seeing that Yao Qin insisted on going home, she couldn't stop her, so the two went home together .

Here, Liu Changle had just backed up the data in Yao Qin's laptop when the phone rang. Seeing that it was Zhang Yimin calling, he quickly answered and said, "It's done? Hurry up, Yao Qin has gone home."

Liu Changle was taken aback. He returned the laptop to its original position, and reset the moving objects on the table. He greeted Xiao and found out the door of Yao Qin's house. On the second floor, he bumped into Yao Qin and Osmanthus fragrans going upstairs.

Liu Changle stopped and knocked on the door on the second floor, and said loudly on purpose: "Is the water pipe in your house broken?"

Yao Qin glanced at Liu Changle, saw that he was carrying a tool bag, and looked like a plumber, so she didn't think much, and went straight upstairs with Osmanthus.

The door on the second floor opened, and a male owner said cursingly: "The water pipe in my house is not broken, have you gone wrong?"

Liu Changle said "I'm sorry", and went downstairs with Xiaocha.

At the entrance of the community, a black car saw them approaching, honked its horn twice, and flashed its lights twice.

Liu Changle and Xiaocha approached the car, and Zhang Yimin pressed the window to greet them to get on the car.

In the car, Liu Changle said gratefully: "Ju Zhang, thanks to your timely call, otherwise it would be really hard to make up a lie when you meet them at home."

Xiaocha added from the side: "Boss Zhang, when Mr. Liu met Yao Qin in the corridor just now, he turned around and knocked on the door of the residents on the second floor, asking if the water pipe in his house was broken? He changed his career and became the captain of the water and electricity maintenance team." .”

Zhang Yimin nodded with satisfaction, and said: "To be a criminal policeman, you must have the ability to adapt to changing situations. When I broke into the inside of the drug lord group as an undercover agent, I would die if I was not careful. I would think over and over every step I took, just like playing chess." Similarly, every time you take a move, you often have to consider the next three to five moves, which is not easy to do."

"Jiang is still old and hot. Director Zhang, how did you judge that Yao Qin will go home?" Liu Changle admired Zhang Yimin's clever calculation and wanted to find out the reason.

"It's based on feeling. I can't tell you why. It's just based on the premonition of the criminal police. The longer the criminal police is, the more sensitive this feeling is. After I called you, I had this premonition, so I drove When we arrived at the hospital gate, after a while, Yao Qin and Zhang Jian's mother came out, and they got into a taxi, and I judged that they were going home, so I called you." Zhang Yimin said leisurely.

In fact, Liu Changle also had this premonition, and so did Zhang Fang, and she even offered to keep an eye out.But none of them are as strong as Zhang Yimin, and he is not sure about judging.Zhang Yimin decided that Yao Qin would go home, so he went to wait at the hospital gate.As for this, Liu Changle sighed to himself that he should pay more attention and set up an eyeliner to guard the gate of the community. Once Yao Qin came back, he would report immediately so that he would have time to retreat.

Zhang Yimin did all this quietly for him.

But Yao Qin asked the first sentence when she entered the room: "Did anyone come here just now?"

In fact, Zhang Fang heard Liu Changle talking loudly on the second floor just now, so she said: "There are two plumbing repairers who said they received a call saying that a house in this building had a broken plumbing pipe and needed urgent repairs. They came from upstairs. They kept knocking on doors and asking me, but I said no, and they went downstairs to ask again.”

"These two plumbers are really strange. Why don't you call and ask?" Yao Qin was a little puzzled, but she didn't say anything.

"Mom, why are you back?" Zhang Fang made a false alarm and asked Osmanthus.

"Your sister-in-law thinks that she is not used to sleeping in the hospital, and she is anxious that I have no place to sleep. Now she is recovering quickly, so she comes home to live." Osmanthus explained.

Zhang Fang said "Oh", and then said to Yao Qin: "This is the passbook you asked me to find, and I will give it to you now."

Yao Qin took the passbook and said, "I'll return it to you when I withdraw the money tomorrow."

"Don't think about it yet, we'll talk about it after you recover from illness." Zhang Fang said calmly.

"Yes, don't think about it. Mom still has some money, so she can rest easy and recuperate." Osmanthus is a warm-hearted person. She ordered Zhang Fang to boil some hot water for Yao Qin to take a hot bath, and went to the kitchen to boil a bowl. ginger soup.

After Yao Qin fell asleep on the bed, Osmanthus brought the ginger soup to Yao Qin, and said to her, "My child, drink it while it's hot, and you'll be fine if you sweat. This method handed down by the ancestors is more effective than the medicine in the hospital."

Yao Qin nodded, and drank the ginger soup. Although it tasted bitter, it couldn't be more sweet-scented osmanthus.

After drinking the ginger soup, Osmanthus covered Yao Qin with a blanket and said, "Go to sleep, it will be fine after a short sleep."

"Mom, you've been tired all day, so go to bed early. The room next door has an electric fan and an air conditioner. I won't be with you anymore. If you don't leave tomorrow, our family will chat again." Yao Qin said.

"Okay, go to sleep, let's go to sleep too." Osmanthus osmanthus withdrew and closed the door.

Early the next morning, after Yao Qin got up, she found that Osmanthus and Zhang Fang had left, and the house was well-organized. Osmanthus also washed the dirty clothes that Yao Qin had changed for several days and hung them on the balcony.

Yao Qin's nose was sour, and her heart felt as if she had knocked over a five-flavored bottle, filled with all kinds of flavors.

(End of this chapter)