Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 656 Grandfather and Grandson
After saying those words, Li Yancheng turned to look towards the entrance of the reception room and called out in a raised voice, "Wei Dong!"

"Director Li"

Guan Weidong, who had been standing under the eaves outside the door, heard his superior call him and immediately lifted the curtain and came in.

"Wei Dong, call the criminal investigation team of the Chengdong branch and ask them about the arrests they made yesterday at noon..."

Li Yancheng paused here, turned to look at Old Qiao and asked, "Uncle Qiao, what's your fourth son's name?"

"Qiao Xiaobing"

"Oh, Weidong, ask them what happened with Qiao Xiaobing, whom they arrested yesterday at noon."

After replying "Yes," Guan Weidong turned and walked out of the meeting room.

"Uncle Qiao, don't worry, have some water, we'll have news soon."

“Sigh…” Old Qiao shook his head with a bitter expression: “How can I not be anxious, Da Cheng? To be honest, I’m just barely holding on. Since Lao Si was taken away yesterday at noon, I haven’t eaten a single bite or closed my eyes. Your aunt is also dizzy and has been lying in bed the whole time.”

As he spoke, Old Joe's tears were almost flowing.

Seeing this elderly man, so old, displaying such an expression in front of a younger generation, Li Yancheng didn't know how to comfort this old man who was so worried about his child.

When something like this happens, who can be blamed?
He estimated that the criminal investigation team of the Chengdong branch would not make random arrests, much less arrest the wrong person, and must have already obtained considerable evidence.

While he might have some reservations about the work of other county (branch) bureaus, he had complete confidence in the Chengdong and Chengxi branch bureaus.

This is related to the geographical location of the two branch offices; both the criminal investigation team and the public security team are staffed with elite and capable personnel.

Moreover, when the East City Criminal Police Team came to arrest people, how could they not know that the city bureau leader lived nearby? This leader even grew up here; it's impossible for the nearby residents not to recognize him.

Since they know each other, the suspect's family is very likely to go to the leaders, and in this situation, they will be even less likely to arrest people arbitrarily.

Because he had thought of this, Li Yancheng estimated that Qiao's fourth son had probably really gotten into trouble this time, so he could only offer a few perfunctory words of comfort to Old Qiao.

Fortunately, Guan Weidong called very quickly and arrived in less than ten minutes.

"Director Li"

"what's the situation?"

"Captain Yang from the Chengdong Branch said that they were assisting the comrades from the Wenchong Branch in arresting Qiao Xiaobing, as the armed robbery occurred within the jurisdiction of the Wenchong Branch."

The incident occurred in mid-December. The victim was struck on the head and remained unconscious for ten days until he regained consciousness on the 28th.

So when the officers from the Wenchong Branch Criminal Police Team arrived, they questioned him. The victim was a purchasing agent for a cardboard box factory in Wenchong District, and he had more than 1,000 yuan in purchasing funds in his bag that day.

According to the victim, he was robbed by three people. Two of them faced him, and the third attacked him from behind. The two people facing him were both masked, so he couldn't see their faces, but judging from their voices, they were probably young and of medium build.

Based on the victim's description, the Wenchong Branch Criminal Investigation Team quickly identified a suspect within the victim's network of contacts. Under interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and identified two accomplices, one of whom was Qiao Xiaobing.

"My fourth child...could my fourth child be innocent?"

Hearing this, Old Joe couldn't help but interject.

Before he retired, he worked in the security department of the factory. He understood the principle of catching thieves by taking the stolen goods, and that one cannot rely solely on other people's identification.

"Please don't rush, let me finish." Guan Weidong turned his head and glanced at Old Qiao.

"First of all, before your son Qiao Xiaobing was arrested, another accomplice had already been arrested, and their confessions corroborate each other."

Secondly, on the day they committed the robbery, after receiving the report, the police officers from the local police station arrived at the scene and sent the victim to the hospital for emergency treatment. They also found a wooden stick at the scene, which was about one meter long.

There was blood on one end of the wooden stick. After testing and matching with the victim's fingerprints, two handprints and fingerprints were extracted from the other end of the stick. According to the simulation, the murderer held the stick with both hands and struck the victim's head from behind twice.

Upon hearing this, Li Yancheng had already guessed that Qiao Xiaobing, Lao Qiao's son, must be the one who attacked the victim from behind.

Sure enough, Guan Weidong then said, "Yesterday, the criminal police officers of the Chengdong Branch arrested your son and handed him over to the Wenchong Branch."

The criminal investigation team of the Wenchong branch compared his palm print and fingerprints with those extracted from the wooden stick. It proved that your son did indeed take the stick, and he confessed to his involvement in the armed robbery last night.

poof...

Old Qiao, who was sitting in the chair, slid off the chair like a noodle and sat on the ground, staring blankly at Guan Weidong, his lips trembling and his face turning red.

His actions startled Li Yancheng, who quickly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.

Guan Weidong also came over to help Lao Qiao up, but Li Yancheng didn't say anything and just shook his head. The situation was unclear, so it was best not to move him for the time being.

Fortunately, it was just a case of being too angry.

After taking a look at the pulse, Li Yancheng felt a little relieved. If anything happened to this person at his house, it would be a real problem.

He raised his hand and patted several acupoints on Old Joe's chest and back several times.

Huff... cough cough...

After a fit of violent coughing, Old Joe finally came to his senses.

"Uncle Qiao, you..."

"Oh, Da Cheng, I'm so sorry to have made you laugh."

After regaining his senses, Old Qiao didn't let Li Yancheng help him up. He slowly stood up by supporting himself with his hands, his face full of dejection.

"I won't bother you any longer, Da Cheng. I'll head back now; your aunt is waiting for me at home."

"Wei Dong, help me take Uncle Qiao back."

"Yes, Director Li."

"No need to trouble Da Cheng."

"It's no trouble at all. I'd feel more at ease if you went back like this. It's not far anyway. Just have him take it back and then come back."

"Won't this interfere with your work?" "No, it won't."

Watching Old Qiao being helped away by Guan Weidong, Li Yancheng sighed deeply.

Old Joe and his wife don't know if they can survive this blow.

It should be possible. The Qiao family seems to have six children. Qiao Xiaobing is the fourth child, with two older sisters and one older brother, and a younger brother and sister.

The fourth son's imprisonment will sadden and upset the Qiao family elders, and they will be devastated, but they probably won't be unable to understand it.

Li Yancheng thought so.

He quickly stopped thinking about it and turned back to the backyard.

Everyone else had already finished eating. When she saw her father come home, Xiaoxiao ran over and brought over the steamed buns that were warming on the radiator.

"Dad, eat quickly. Mom was worried the buns would get cold, so she told me to put them on the radiator to keep them warm."

"Thank you for your laughter."

"Hehe, eat up, Daddy." Xiaoxiaoyu raised her little head and grinned at her father.

"Does Old Joe want you to help him get his fourth son out of the house?"

"No, not at all." Li Yancheng shook his head, took the steamed bun from his daughter, sat down at the table, took a bite, turned to look at his wife sitting on the sofa, and mumbled something.

"Old Joe is quite conscientious. He didn't come to me expecting me to get his son released. He just wanted to find out if his fourth son had actually done something wrong."

I had Weidong call and ask, and it's confirmed. His fingerprints were on the murder weapon, and he confessed. There's basically no chance there will be any problems with this case.

There were three of them committing the crime together, but he was the only one who actually did it. This kid won't get a light sentence this time.

"Tsk tsk, armed robbery and assault, the fourth son of the Qiao family has really made something of himself."

Having lived in Meishan East Alley for eleven years, Luo Min was familiar with the neighbors in the area and was naturally well aware of the Qiao family.

The reason she said that the fourth son of the Qiao family had made something of himself was because this boy was Ningning's classmate and had been bullied by Ningning a lot when they were in school. He didn't know how many times he had been bullied to the point of crying.

One advantage of children at this age is that they won't tell their parents if they are bullied. Who would dare to tell their parents about such a trivial matter? Otherwise, no one would let them play with them anymore. Besides, it wouldn't sound good for a boy to be bullied by a girl.

Ningning learned boxing from her brother since she was a child. From elementary school to high school, she was the king of the kids in the neighborhood. Not to mention her peers, she dared to fight with boys who were two or three years older than her.

A boy who used to be bullied by girls and cried his eyes out grew up to dare to commit armed robbery, which is why Luo Min said he had made something of himself. It was just a casual joke.

"Xiaomin, do you know the person who committed the crime?" Fu Shuyi, sitting on the opposite sofa, looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and asked curiously.

"I wouldn't say I know him personally, I just know that he and Ningning used to be classmates."

Mentioning Ningning immediately drew Fu Shuyi's attention. She had been living here for a month and the two had met several times.

For some reason, she and Ningning got along particularly well.

Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had started chatting, Old Master Cheng, who was sitting on another sofa, picked up his teacup and walked over to the dining table to sit down.

"Da Cheng, do you usually get a lot of people like this who come to you for favors?"

"Uh... are you referring to these neighbors when you say people who ask me for favors?"

"right"

"Not many. The people living in this area are generally well-off. Of course, there are bound to be some who go astray, like the son of the person who came to see me today. There are others too, some who are involved in organized crime, and some who are lazy and good-for-nothing. After all, there are all sorts of people when you have a hundred or so."

But very few people actually come to me asking for help to arrange jobs, or asking me to bail out someone whose child has gotten into trouble.

Some people want to ask me for help, but they are embarrassed to ask for favors. Sometimes it's really not easy to ask someone for a favor. People living near the capital city have more or less picked up some arrogance.

The older folks, those who have lived here all their lives, have basically watched me grow up. They're hesitant to ask me for help, and they're too embarrassed to give me gifts.

To be honest, among my peers, I don't have many friends these days. Even my old classmates... sigh..."

Li Yancheng shook his head somewhat dejectedly. As his position rose step by step, he really didn't have many friends left. Originally, he had a few close friends like Luo Yang and Su Xiaotong, but after the meeting in October, almost all of them were sent to the grassroots level.

Very few people remained in Beijing, as everyone was busy with their own work and usually only chatted briefly on the phone. Someone had suggested that a few of them get together yesterday, which was the New Year's Day holiday, but Li Yancheng had something to do, so the gathering fell through.

The old patriarch of the Cheng family had lived for nearly ninety years, experiencing three dynasties and living abroad for more than thirty years. He was a shrewd and experienced man, and of course he knew what his eldest grandson meant by his unfinished words.

Once you reach a certain status, isn't that how it is? He believed that there must be many people who wanted to befriend his eldest grandson, but these people all had various motives.

Although interactions between adults are often based on mutual benefit, it's important to consider whether that benefit is positive or negative.

The interactions between Li Yancheng and Luo Yang and their group also involve interests. They can help each other, but while they help each other, they don't have any bad intentions. They all hope to do their jobs well and have a very positive attitude.

Some people are different; they befriend you to get something from you, and more importantly, some people have bad intentions when they associate with you.

Although the old patriarch of the Cheng family had not stayed in China since the liberation and was not very familiar with the political landscape here, he knew that his eldest grandson's success at this age was due to the help of benefactors, but his own hard work was also indispensable.

If you work hard and achieve results, you will inevitably be weaker in your personal life.

But that doesn't make sense. After observing for a month, I can see that my granddaughter-in-law is at school, but my eldest grandson is not the kind of person who neglects his family when he's working. Apart from the occasional overtime, he almost always comes home on time and takes very good care of the two children.

The old man was unaware that his adopted grandson was a skilled worker, unlike others, who not only had technical advantages but also worked hard and had powerful connections.

The old man was aware of the support he received from influential people; he knew what his eldest grandson's father-in-law did, but he didn't know anything else.

"No matter what industry you're in, if you want to achieve something and reach the top, you may have like-minded people accompanying you at the beginning, but as you go along, you'll find that the number of people who can walk alongside you is gradually decreasing, and the further you go, the fewer there will be."

Da Cheng, this world is shaped like a pyramid, and very few people can climb to the top because there are only so many places. Although I don't know much about the situation in China, I've learned a bit from talking to you and other people outside during this time.

What I want to tell you is that since you have ideals in your heart, you must be able to endure loneliness. Keep going!

(End of this chapter)