Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 333 Looking for a Doctor

The house was not big, only about ten square meters, a typical bachelor's room, and it was a mess.

The weather is hot now, and I don't know what the smell of things in the house has changed. Anyway, all the smells mixed together stimulate the olfactory systems of the three people who came in.

"You two, take a look first. I'm going to get some fresh air at the door. I was overwhelmed by the smell just now. I only found the alarm clock under the bed and left. I didn't look closely at the other things."

After saying that, Director Yang covered his nose and walked out of the room.

"Section Chief"

Hearing Gao Mandun calling behind him, Tian Linjun turned around and found that he was staring at a photo frame nailed to the wall on the left side of the door. He walked over and looked at the photo frame. When he saw it, his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

The photo frame was a glass frame with a number of photos sandwiched under the glass. It was not these photos that attracted their attention, but a one-inch black-and-white bare-head photo sandwiched outside the glass that attracted their attention.

Tian Linjun took out the portrait and placed it next to the photo for comparison. Although the woman in the photo was younger, she was quite similar to the portrait and could basically be judged as the same person, especially the eyes and nose.

This discovery immediately brought a hint of joy to their faces.

But at the same time, they didn't dare to check the room. The house was in a mess. Just now, Tian Linjun wanted to open the cabinets and boxes against the wall to take a look, but now he didn't dare to do it.

Who knows if there are any explosives in this house. If it is connected to somewhere like Zhao Guangrun’s house, they will be doomed if they accidentally touch it.

"Mantun, take down the photos and let's leave first."

"Yes"

Director Yang, who was standing outside, saw the two men come out and was about to say something, but Tian Linjun spoke first.

"Director Yang, we came here today to look for someone. It seems that the person we are looking for is related to Zhang Yong from your factory. We found a photo of the person we are looking for in his room.

You go back first, we will wait here, and when you go out, tell my colleague the detailed address of this room."

"Oh, okay, I understand. I'll go right away. Then... do you still need me to come over and help?"

"No thanks, Director Yang. We can handle this place."

As soon as Tian Linjun finished speaking, two voices were heard not far away, followed by two people walking towards him through the narrow road.

"Oh, it's Director Yang. I just saw some police officers walking this way. What happened to Zhang Yong again? These two police officers look a little unfamiliar. Aren't they from the local police station?"

The leader was a middle-aged woman in her fifties or sixties. As soon as she turned the corner along the road, she started talking a lot.

Director Yang introduced the two parties to each other. The middle-aged woman who came over was the director of the neighborhood committee. When she heard that the person who came to see Zhang Yong was not a police officer but a comrade from the Social Affairs Bureau, she was surprised.

She never imagined that Zhang Yong, who was usually such a bastard and unscrupulous, was actually a lurker. This made her break out in sweat on her forehead.

The person who came with her was a nearby neighbor. He was also standing there with his mouth half open, unable to say a word.

Her house is just in front of Zhang Yong's house. She has a good relationship with Zhang Yong's ex-wife and once scolded this guy. Now thinking about it, she really has to thank him for not killing her.

The simple timing device that Director Yang found in Zhang Yong's home, as well as the photo of the woman in the portrait they had just discovered, made Tian Linjun basically conclude that there was undoubtedly something wrong with Zhang Yong.

But this guy hasn’t come back since he went out at around 8 o’clock last night. Could it be that the sabotage mission has already been launched?
But why didn’t he take the timing device he made?
Could it be that there is another one and this one is just a spare?
The more Tian Linjun thought about it, the more he felt he could not stay here any longer, so he simply asked Gao Mantun to stay here while he went to the car.

……

At one time, three sources of information converged into one place.

First, Su Xiaotong discovered the trace of the old woman in the portrait and was rushing to Taifeng with a group of people from the Second Department.

Next, Tian Linjun discovered that someone had made a simple timing device, but the person had disappeared. Then he reported that the person who made the simple device was also connected to the woman in the portrait.

While Lao Xu contacted the people who were investigating and visiting Taifeng to wait for Su Xiaotong to meet up at the Taifeng Machine Repair Factory, he also arranged for people to support Tian Linjun and search Zhang Yong's house.

Just as the two sides had made arrangements, Deputy Director Zhong called again and said that with the help of Director Dong, the residence of the woman in the portrait had been found.

"Director Zhong, what is the name of the woman you found?"

"Meng Lan"

"That's what we did. Xiaotong also found out that this woman works at the Taifeng Machine Repair Factory."

"No, she was suspended from her post three years ago for investigation. According to Lu Changshun, the director of the committee in Taifeng, Meng Lan has lung cancer and may not live long.

Guishan, if those explosives are in her hands, given her current physical condition and her unusual thinking, she will probably go all out."

Lao Xu on the other end of the phone grinned with a headache.

If it is true, then this old woman's thoughts are really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"By the way, Director Zhong, Mr. Lin also made some gains. When he was visiting Dianhai..."

Lao Xu reported the situation found by Tian Linjun over the phone. When Director Zhong at the other end of the line heard that there was a timing device, he was so shocked that he almost threw the phone away.

"You arrange for them to come and meet me directly. I will take them to Meng Lan's house to check the situation first."

Things have to be done one by one and meals have to be eaten bite by bite.

Now we have to find Meng Lan first. As long as we can catch her alive, with Li Yancheng here, there is no need to worry about not being able to find out where the explosives are.

Therefore, the first priority at the moment is to find the person and catch her alive.

So, after hanging up the phone, Lao Xu hurriedly contacted everyone who was rushing to Taifeng through the radio, telling them not to go to the machine repair shop but to gather directly with Director Zhong, and he also told everyone Director Zhong's address.

After making the arrangements here, he informed the bureau's general duty room of the current specific situation, handed over the dispatching authority to the general duty room, and then drove to Taifeng.

At around 11:00 am on June 25th, in Xinglong Hutong next to Zhengyang Street in Taifeng, the local residents also called this place Dashitang Hutong, the entrance of which is opposite to Taifeng Railway Station.

When Su Xiaotong and the other three and the three people from the Second Department arrived here, except for Director Zhong and Director Dong, the several groups that were visiting Taifeng, Wenchong, Wuxuan and Shishan had already arrived.

We haven't called the police yet. There's no need to do that right now because we don't know where the explosives are. What if this guy tries to lure the tiger away from the mountain again?

Seeing six more people coming over at once, including Su Xiaotong, an action master, and Li Yancheng, an interrogation expert, Director Zhong didn't want to wait any longer, so he waved his hand and signaled everyone to follow him.

Seeing Deputy Director Zhong and a few others about to go in, Director Dong felt nervous. He didn't know whether he should follow them or not.

The person inside might have explosives. If he has these things, he must have guns too. What if...

But he didn't dare show the slightest sign of cowardice in front of so many subordinates. In a unit like the Social Affairs Bureau, you can be incompetent and mediocre, but you must not be timid, otherwise you will not be able to survive in the future.

Su Xiaotong had just got out of the car and hadn't even stood firmly when he saw Director Zhong waving his hand and heading into the alley. He immediately became anxious.

He was definitely not afraid, but he had no idea what the situation was. It was really too impulsive and careless to rush in like this.

"Director Zhong, Director Zhong, please wait a minute..." He hurriedly took a few steps and grabbed Director Zhong's arm.

"Leader, are we going in like this? Let's not talk about whether we should wait for the others or not. There is a high probability that Meng Lan has explosives in her hands. If we go in like this, it may cause her emotions to fluctuate. She..."

"I know what you mean." Director Zhong interrupted Su Xiaotong before he finished speaking.

He raised his finger and pointed into the alley, then drew a circle in the air with his backhand.

"She lives in the first courtyard at the entrance of the alley. She can hear any slight noise outside. A dozen of us in police uniforms here will quickly attract the attention of the people."

Not only was it fast, it had already attracted the attention of nearby residents. Not to mention so many police officers, even if a dozen people in plain clothes gathered together, they would immediately attract other people's attention, and it would be useless even if they changed into plain clothes.

"The only thing we can do now is to speed up and try to catch her off guard. At the very least, we have to make contact with her first to see what's going on with her."

"Even so, it's not your turn to go in with Director Dong. There's no need for all of us to go in. I can take a few people to test the depth first."

Seeing that Director Zhong wanted to refute him, Su Xiaotong raised his voice slightly.

"Don't rush to tell me that when faced with danger, leaders should set an example and be the first to rush forward. You can have this idea, but at least consider your age, right?

You are almost sixty years old and your legs and feet are not as agile as before. You still think you are the young man who drew out his sword and charged forward screaming.

You and Director Dong will be in charge of directing the troops outside, and let us young people go in. Tell me what the layout of this courtyard is and which room her house is. I will lead the troops in, and you two will stay outside and wait for others to come."

Su Xiaotong's words were extremely impolite, which made Director Zhong very angry, but he didn't know how to refute him.

If time could go back ten years, he would have dared to say that he would have no problem defeating Su Xiaotong, but now he is truly unable to do so. He did not sleep all night last night and his head is still confused.

Director Dong really wanted to hug Su Xiaotong and kiss him. He felt that Old Su's youngest son was very discerning. The deputy director was a bit of a mismatch in talent, and there was no problem in him being a director.

There are a total of 30 people from ten groups present now. In fact, there is no need for so many people to go in. There are at most two people in Meng Lan's house, and they may have explosives in their hands. They dare not attack by force for fear of harming the rat. They can only think of a way to see the situation first and then make plans for the next step.

But soon they didn't have to make plans anymore, because Meng Lan had already made the choice for them.

Just when Su Xiaotong was about to lead his men to the first courtyard at the entrance of the alley, a man suddenly walked out of the courtyard. He was an old man who looked to be about seventy years old.

Director Zhong immediately sent someone to call the old man over.

"Are you a comrade from the Social Affairs Bureau?"

The old man came over and asked anxiously without waiting for anything to be said.

Got it!
It seems that Meng Lan already knew that she was the one who sent this old man to deliver the message.

It was hard to say whether the people present were worried or not. Sooner or later, they would have to come into contact with the old woman. Since she helped make the choice, let's see what she has to say.

"Yes, it's you?" Director Zhong nodded in response.

"It was Meng Lan who asked me to come out. She said she knew you were coming. There are a total of six families living in our yard. Some are working, some are studying. There are only four of us who are retired, two three-year-old children, and two family members who are not working.

One of the two family members is pregnant, and she is already more than eight months pregnant. Meng Lan asked me to come out for two purposes. One is to tell you that she already knows you are here, and there is no need to hide it. The other is to let you find a doctor. The daughter-in-law of the old Zhao family started to have stomach pain because of nervousness, and my wife said that there was some spotting.

She asked me to tell you that only one person is allowed in. As for whether that person is a doctor or someone who negotiates with her and listens to her requests, that's up to you.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that there were a lot of explosives in her room, and the wires were already connected. There was also a man's body in her room, and I don't know anything else."

"May I ask you are?"

The old man introduced the situation so clearly that people couldn't help but become suspicious of him. Director Zhong frowned and asked.

"I'm Hu Zhongyou, a retired policeman from the Railway Station Police Station. You can go to the Railway Station Police Station and ask around. You can decide who should go in quickly. I still have to go back."

Turns out he is a retired policeman, no wonder he looks so calm.

Only one person was allowed in, and there was a pregnant woman inside who had already had her period, so it was obvious who should go in.

Li Yancheng had already taken off his uniform jacket and threw it to Huang Zhennan, and also handed him the gun on his waist.

"Director Zhong, Director Su, Uncle Hu and I will go in. If Meng Lan can do this, she must have conditions. I will go in and see the pregnant woman and listen to her conditions. I believe she will let me be the messenger."

The people in the Social Affairs Bureau were not surprised that Li Yancheng was going to go in. Since only one person could go in, there were no other people except him.

"Don't rush to speak." Director Zhong pressed his hand down with a serious face, looked at the retired policeman and asked, "Comrade Hu Zhongyou, did you see the explosives in Meng Lan's room?"

"I saw it."

"How much do you estimate that is?"

"It looks like a lot, but if you ask me to tell you how many there are, I can't say for sure." The old man said hesitantly. He didn't dare to say anything careless and affect other people's judgment.

Su Xiaotong and the others looked at each other, feeling heavy in their hearts.

It would be great if we could all be here. Even though the situation would still be serious, at least we could feel a little more at ease. At least we wouldn't have to worry about other places and could just focus on dealing with this place.

Director Zhong pondered for a moment and then set his eyes on Li Yancheng.

"Yancheng, take good care of the pregnant woman after you go in, and try to convince Meng Lan to let the hostages out, and replace them with our people as hostages. If she is worried, tell her that all of them can be replaced with female comrades."

At this point he glanced at the old man, hesitated for a moment and then said: "At worst we have to find a way to convince her to let the pregnant woman and the child come out first."

"Yes," Li Yancheng responded very straightforwardly.

"Comrade Hu Zhongyou, I hope you can understand my decision."

Director Zhong looked at the old man again. He was a little worried that his decision might cause dissatisfaction.

"You don't need to explain this to me. You made the right choice. I have some awareness of this." The old man waved his hand nonchalantly, "We are all old. Living one day more or one day less is not a big deal. As long as I don't hold you back, that's enough."

The old man seemed to understand the big picture very well, but he still had some doubts about letting Li Yancheng in.

"Comrade, I don't mean anything else, just let him in. Is he a doctor?"

"He is the only doctor we have here, and he is a very good doctor."

"Yancheng, you must find a way to find out Meng Lan's true intentions. I am a little suspicious of her intentions."

At this time, Su Xiaotong whispered in Li Yancheng's ear.

"clear"

"Also, pay attention to your own safety."

Su Xiaotong stretched out his right hand with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Li Yancheng smiled slightly and reached out to shake it.

"She herself asked the doctor to go in and check on the pregnant woman. She will definitely not do anything to me, don't worry."

There will definitely be no danger for him to go in for the time being. The fact that Meng Lan can do this means that she has the conditions. Since she has the conditions, she needs such a person to convey her intentions to the Social Affairs Bureau.

That's why she could say that it didn't matter whether she went in to find a doctor or someone from the Social Affairs Bureau pretended to be a doctor.

"Sincerity"

"Clock Bureau"

When Director Zhong called him, Li Yancheng hurried over.

"Be careful when you go in, don't anger her."

"Yes"

Director Zhong raised his hand and patted Li Yancheng's arm, and said nothing more.

Seeing that Director Zhong stopped talking, Director Dong stretched out his right hand.

"Comrade Li Yancheng, please pay attention to your safety, especially the safety of the people inside."

"Yes"

"Uncle Hu, let's go."

"it is good"

Seeing that Li Yancheng was about to follow in, everyone else present came over and patted him, but no one said anything. I guess everything was self-explanatory.

Just as he followed the old man and walked a few steps towards the entrance of the alley, the roar of a car engine came from far away.

Li Yancheng looked back but did not stop. He continued to walk forward firmly. No matter who came, no one could change the current situation. There was no point in thinking so much.

The person who came over was Lao Xu, and with him came several leaders of the bureau and leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

It just so happened that Director Zhong was planning to arrange someone to contact them. Now he had to call the police to maintain order, and also discuss with the local government whether to arrange for the evacuation of nearby residents.

This place is in front of the train station and the flow of people is extremely large. It is simply impossible to completely clear out an area of ​​a hundred meters or more like the area over there in the Yangchao that day.

But if nothing was done, Director Zhong would feel a pain in his hair at the thought of the unknown number of explosives in the yard.

Alas, looking at several colleagues who had already gotten out of the car and were walking towards this side, Director Zhong sighed silently and thought, well, let's work together.

Over there, Li Yancheng had already followed the old man into the courtyard gate.

This courtyard is a relatively standard quadrangle with two entrances. Perhaps because she is single, Meng Lan's room is the room on the right hand side as you enter the door.

In the courtyard, this house is used as a gatehouse and its area is not large, less than ten square meters.

At this time, Meng Lan was not in the house, but was sitting in the yard with the neighbors who were at home, including the pregnant woman who was feeling unwell. She was sitting on a chair leaning on her mother-in-law, and the two children were with their elders.

There was also an old lady who kept talking to Meng Lan. This old lady should be Hu Zhongyou's wife.

After walking to the screen wall and seeing the situation in the yard clearly, Li Yancheng stood there without moving. It was not that he did not want to move, but Meng Lan shook something in her hand at him.

Looking at the wires pulled out of the house, and then looking at what she was holding in her hand, Li Yancheng knowingly chose to stand there motionless.

"Are you a doctor or a frontline investigator from the Social Affairs Bureau?"

"I'm a doctor, from the Social Affairs Bureau." Li Yancheng said as he opened his arms and turned around in a circle to indicate that he was unarmed.

He even emptied his shoulder bag and showed it to him. There was nothing else inside except a needle bag and a notebook.

"I was asking for a doctor to come in, how come you're here by chance? Is the Social Affairs Bureau so short of staff? They need the doctors from the health center to do the work of front-line investigators." Meng Lan just glanced and asked with a look of suspicion on her face.

"I have a work permit here. Do you want to see it?"

"No need. I don't care whether you are a real doctor or a fake one. Anyway, the pregnant woman is feeling unwell and needs a doctor. Whether her baby can be saved depends on you."

Meng Lan raised her chin and gestured towards the pregnant woman.

"Can I go over and see her?" Looking at the pregnant woman's pale face and furrowed brows, Li Yancheng asked.

"Of course, I asked you to come in to see her, but you don't have to tell me to let her go to the hospital first. If you are capable, just stay here and see her and stabilize her condition. If you are not capable...haha, then it's none of my business."

"Meng Lan, Xiaoying's situation is already like this. The child at least calls you aunt. Can you bear to see her get into trouble?"

"Mrs. Zhao, I have already found the doctor. If he is a fake doctor, then we have to blame the people in the Social Affairs Bureau."

She completely pushed the responsibility away.

The pregnant woman's mother-in-law was really obedient and immediately looked at Li Yancheng.

Her old man, on the other hand, was a reasonable person. He held his grandson in his arms and glared at Meng Lan: "Bah, even if something happens to Xiaoying, can we blame the comrades from the Social Affairs Bureau?

"Meng Lan, you are a criminal. We all spoke up for you when you were being investigated. I didn't expect you to repay us like this. Are you still a human being? If I had known earlier, I should have asked them to send you to the countryside to receive some proper training."

Unfortunately, his accusations had no killing power at all to Meng Lan. She just smiled faintly, bent down, picked up the cup at her feet and took a sip of water.

"Old Zhao, you don't need to say these things. As long as the people in the Social Affairs Bureau agree to my conditions, I guarantee that each of you can continue to live in peace. Otherwise, let's continue to be neighbors underground. By then, I will be willing to work like a cow or a horse for you."

She said this to both her neighbors and Li Yancheng.

(End of this chapter)