I started out as a criminal, and the police relied on me to solve countless cases.

Chapter 166 Sliding Hands
There is a saying that goes, suffering is suffering, and it is not worth singing about.

Hilton Hotel, the vegetable vendor couple is treating us today.

Two black-eyed men and women stood at the door of the hotel like clay sculptures, nodding mechanically to greet the police.
The two dark and rough faces vividly depict the hardships of life.

Some people are used to disguising themselves, and over time the disguise will be welded to their faces, making it impossible for people to figure them out.

Just like Lao Ding, it was clearly a thank-you banquet, but he still put on an official airs and took turns toasting after the opening.

The wine glass stopped when it reached Jiang Hanwen.

"Advisor Jiang, hehe."

When Old Ding saw Jiang Hanwen sitting in his seat, not holding his cup or talking, he realized that something was wrong.

"Cousin, you and your wife should raise your glasses and toast to Consultant Jiang. It's obviously you two who are treating us, why do you let me entertain you?"

Old Ding held out his hand and urged.

The couple sitting in the second seat raised their glasses like puppets and toasted Jiang Hanwen.

"Advisor Jiang, my son Ding Xiaowei is saved this time thanks to you, otherwise he would have spent the rest of his life in prison. My husband and I are grateful for your kindness."

Lao Ding's cousin is really an honest man, a genuine vegetable vendor and a soldier. Whatever he thinks is written on his face.

Old Ding was really unhappy this time and slammed his wine glass on the table.

The couple was so frightened that the wine in their glasses spilled.

"Ding Jianmin, you are not understanding, everyone here has made great efforts in this matter, not to mention Consultant Jiang, who has made great contributions. Even my apprentice has been busy running around and didn't even have a rest during the New Year. Do you think everyone owes you something and has to work for you for nothing?"

"Cousin, Director Ding, that's not what I meant. You are all benefactors of my Ding family. I can't thank you enough. How can I complain?"

The vegetable vendor apologized repeatedly with a sad face, then changed to a three-liang teacup, filled it with wine and drank it all in one gulp. After that, he filled another cup and drank it all in one gulp.

I drank three big cups in a row and finally knocked myself out.

The woman next to him hurried to help.

"Five years. After five years, you will be twenty-three. You are still young. If you learn a skill, you won't have to worry about not having food to eat."

Jiang Hanwen ordered a bottle of milk and handed it to the man.

"Advisor Jiang, don't worry about him. Let him drink. It's just a spoiler. From life imprisonment to five years in prison, it's a great event. Who are these two crying and crying for? Ding Jianmin, if you don't drink today, go out and lie down. Don't even think about getting away with it."

Old Ding's tone was like he was scolding his grandson.

Given Lao Ding's status and position, he was used to being a loud speaker in the family. Adding to this incident, he definitely didn't want to see his cousin embarrassed.

According to his expectation, his cousin and his wife had to serve all the wine at the dinner party, so how could they have such sad faces from the moment they entered the door?
"Director Ding."

The man lay on the table, unable to get up no matter how hard he tried. He could only howl weakly.

Makes strange noises.

"Advisor Jiang, I'm happy. Woohoo, I'm really happy. My son doesn't have to spend his whole life in jail. How can I not be happy?"

"Woooooooo~~"

"But when I think about my son having to spend five years in jail just after his eighteenth birthday, I feel so overwhelmed and suffocated, ahh ...

The man's throat was like a broken gong, and his skinny, wrinkled face kept twitching.

It is hard to imagine that although they are both in their early fifties, Lao Ding and his cousin are almost from two generations.

"Advisor Jiang, Director Ding, you are all important people. You are able to help us this time. On behalf of my son, I would like to thank you for your great kindness."

Seeing that her man was too drunk to get up, the woman took out two bank cards from his pocket and handed them to the two men with both hands.

The woman's expression was very interesting, with excitement, sadness, reluctance, and many other emotions mixed together, forming a tangled Chinese character "川" on her face.

These two cards were all the savings that the couple had accumulated over the years from buying groceries, and the money left from selling their house. After paying the lawyer's fees, they still had more than half left. They gave them all away. It would be a lie to say that they didn't feel bad at all. But it would be unacceptable if you didn't thank them properly for helping you so much.

Even if the money is given away, the two of them can only rent a house to live in when they return. There is nothing they can do. One should not be ungrateful and forget the thanks one promised.

Although the couple are vegetable sellers and have a low level of education, they still understand this principle.

Old Ding didn't have any psychological burden. He took the two cards openly, put them together in his hand, and stuffed them into Jiang Hanwen's hand.
"This time it's all thanks to Consultant Jiang. We at Xiguan Police Department are just enforcing the law impartially. Xiao Zhu, Captain Liang, don't you agree?"

Lao Ding waved to the people at the table.

"Old Ding, that's enough. I'm not satisfied with the place today. It's New Year's Day and it's winter, and there's not even a hot pot. It doesn't taste good at all."

Jiang Hanwen smiled and pushed Lao Ding.

"Ask if there's any hotpot. The best copper stove charcoal hotpot. The mutton hotpot is the best."

Old Ding took a look at the pile of watercress on the table and felt that it was not authentic. Eating this during the New Year really did not have the festive atmosphere.

At that time, I just thought about improving my quality, but I didn't think too much about it.

"waiter"

Lao Ding finished his shout and it wasn't even ten minutes later.

A yellow copper pot was brought up.

The pot is round on top and narrow on the bottom. The soup in the pot is boiling, the aroma of meat is tangy, and the charcoal fire at the bottom is burning brightly.

Jiang Hanwen nodded with satisfaction.

"That's the way it should be. Lao Ding, Captain Liang, Xiao Zhu, Xiao Xue, and you and your wife, eat some while it's hot."

Jiang Hanwen smiled and invited everyone to eat, then signaled the waiter to remove the wine from the table.

No one at the table drank except Lao Ding, the drunkard. He forced the group of people to go around in circles and toast them. After drinking for half an hour, their stomachs were still empty and they didn't feel comfortable at all.

Jiang Hanwen was not polite either. He still had the bank card that the vegetable vendor had just given him in his hand, and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vermicelli in the copper pot.

As a result, the chopsticks and bank card in my hand slipped in mid-air.

In the exclamations of everyone.

Two golden ICBC cards flew accurately into the charcoal delivery port and fell on the red charcoal.

The card rolled up quickly, burned and turned black, and in a few seconds it turned into a pile of charcoal.

"Advisor Jiang, you, what about you?"

Before Lao Ding could react, the woman screamed first.

That's not a small amount of money, it's their life savings, and they just burn it like that?

"Sorry, my hand slipped."

Jiang Hanwen laughed.

"Oh, it seems that this money is too hot for me to handle. It's unlucky. Tsk tsk, I'll have to trouble you and your wife to go and make up for it."

"Why are you all standing there? Eat, eat, eat. The shabu-shabu mutton is very delicious."

Jiang Hanwen's chopsticks flew like a rocket, he just focused on eating, not paying any attention to the hesitant woman opposite him.

Not long after, Jiang Hanwen put down his chopsticks and ran away, making the excuse that he needed to pee.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhisong put down his chopsticks and followed.

(End of this chapter)