Starting with taking in female college students

"Next, all you need to do is drive the car to my rented apartment, and then help me carry those boxes inside. That'll finish today's work! We can take a short break, and then I'll treat you to a buffet."

Li Shiwei got into the driver's seat with a smile.

Chen Rang sat obediently in the back seat, feeling somewhat cramped by the cardboard boxes next to him.

But how should I put it? Since the passenger seat is already taken, it's best for ordinary people not to sit there. After all, it's someone else's car, and it would be very distressing to cause trouble for them due to some small oversight.

Fortunately, he wasn't fat, so he could fit into even half a seat. Of course, from this position, he could only see Li Shiwei's hand on the steering wheel, right next to the window.

Seeing Li Shiwei skillfully start the car and slowly turn around, Chen Rang couldn't help but praise her.

"Your driving skills are quite good. When did you get your driver's license?"

"You didn't know that you took the exam during the summer after graduating high school?"

Li Shiwei glanced at Chen Rang's head in the rearview mirror with a hint of resentment.

She still has some feelings about this!

After all, she had considered going to register with this guy, but the bastard went to the countryside with his dad to castrate pigs. Castrating pigs was more important than spending time with her, right? Not only was she left alone, but she also missed out on the discounted price for inviting newcomers.

"It's all your fault! You made me pay several hundred dollars more!"

Li Shiwei complained.

She refused to admit any other reason and decided to take this opportunity to get Chen Rang to treat her to dinner. Of course, today was definitely out of the question; Chen Rang had helped her, so she had to pay for the meal.

"Okay! Next time you have a break, just let me know, and I'll definitely come over no matter how busy I am."

Chen Rang didn't hesitate at all.

The two chatted and laughed for a bit until the car slowly drove to the entrance of the police station, where it was blocked by a lowered fence.

The policeman in the gatehouse was still wearing sunglasses, even though he was sitting in the small room. Hearing the siren, he somewhat clumsily operated the remote control to raise the fence; then he leaned half his body out of the window, looking outside in a slightly exaggerated manner.

"Uncle Yang, it's me!"

Li Shiwei greeted the person cheerfully, without blaming them for their slow reaction.

Chen Rang, however, was somewhat taken aback when he saw the man's police uniform and realized that even the gatekeeper at the police station was a regular police officer. He looked at the man carefully twice, confirming that the police number on his chest was all numbers, and immediately became curious about his identity.

"It's Xiaowei! Where are you going? Remember to drive slowly and be careful."

The middle-aged policeman greeted Li Shiwei with a smile, but remained leaning forward. Only after the crowd had moved some distance away did he press the remote control to lower the gate.

"Uncle Yang's eyes are having problems."

Li Shiwei seemed to have guessed Chen Rang's thoughts, and explained to him while driving.

"In the first half of last year, he went on a business trip with several police officers from the municipal bureau to handle a human trafficking case. The traffickers had already been caught, but an accident happened when they went to rescue the trafficked women. The four police officers, along with two local support officers, were trapped by the villagers. During the standoff, Uncle Yang was unable to dodge and the villagers threw lime into his eyes."

"lime?"

Chen Rang's eyes widened, and the thought of that scene sent chills down his spine.

"Yes! Who would have thought? They were just there to enforce the law, but they ended up like this."

Li Shiwei sighed, her emotions and tone becoming unstable.

She continued driving in silence, only speaking after passing a traffic light: "The village was in a very remote location, and given the villagers' attitude at the time, it was impossible for them to provide Uncle Yang with clean water to wash. They finally managed to break through the encirclement and return to the police car, but they only managed to find two or three bottles of mineral water. In short, because of this delay, by the time they got to the hospital, Uncle Yang's eyes were already damaged. Not only his cornea, but also his eyeballs were damaged, and his vision was severely impaired."

"..."

Chen Rang fell silent, unsure of what to say.

"Uncle Yang spent more than half a year in the hospital receiving treatment, but he still couldn't return to the front line. He could have retired early, but he just couldn't bear to leave the police force. Because he couldn't see clearly, he chose this gatekeeper post to continue contributing his talents. And because his eyes are sensitive to light, he has to wear sunglasses all the time. Ha..."

At this point, Li Shiwei, whether out of anger or empathy, let out a cold laugh.

"Human traffickers deserve to die! Buyers and protectors also deserve to die!"

Chen Rang, in righteous indignation, joined in with a shout of curses.

The thought of an excellent policeman becoming disabled and having his promising future completely destroyed filled him with heartache.

Did Officer Yang do something wrong?

There's nothing there!

He was simply performing his duties, enforcing the law, and protecting innocent people who had been harmed! That's all! He shouldn't be treated like this, and he certainly shouldn't have gone from being an excellent police officer to a pitiful doorman.

Even though he can still stay in the police system now, everyone knows that such a life will not be happy in the future.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

Chen Rang couldn't help but speak up.

Although he was just a veterinarian, he wanted to offer some support and help to good people. He couldn't imagine what he could do for such an excellent police officer, but he would try his best to fulfill any request the other person made.

"What can you do? Donate your corneas? It's no use. The doctor has already said it's not just a corneal problem anymore."

Li Shiwei calmed down faster than Chen Rang.

Chen Rang was speechless.

Neither of them wanted to talk about this heavy topic anymore, and Chen Rang didn't ask about the fate of the village; he just silently looked out the window as Li Shiwei slowly parked the car in a residential area not far from the police station.

The location of this residential area used to be the site of an old cylinder head factory.

When the motorcycle industry was booming, this place handled a large volume of motorcycle engine cylinder head production orders from all over the country. However, with technological advancements, the motorcycle market gradually declined, and this old factory lost its former glory.

As the workers found other jobs, many of the factory's original housing units, built with funds raised by the factory, became vacant and were rented out at low prices by the homeowners.

Li Shiwei rents an apartment on the first floor of Unit 1, Building 3 in the Cylinder Gai Factory residential complex. The building is a bit old and the apartment isn't very big, but it's more than enough for one person.

Furthermore, being on the ground floor, it also comes with a large courtyard of over ten square meters. The original owner built a transparent sunshade in the courtyard, which is essentially equivalent to a large room with slightly less privacy, making it very cost-effective.

"I plan to use the yard as a gym; there's even room for a treadmill and a stationary bike."

Li Shiwei happily showed off her new home.

Seeing Chen Rang carrying things from the car into the house, she didn't urge him. She just proudly pointed out how convenient the location on the first floor and the gate to the yard that she had exclusive access to were, so that she could leave as quickly as possible in case of an emergency.

"Yes! You have good taste, the house you picked is perfect. Now can you get started? Don't leave everything to me!"

Chen Rang rubbed his lower back and rolled his eyes in annoyance.

He knew from the start that Li Shiwei wasn't a good person! Helping her easily reminded him of high school. Back then, as the class monitor and subject representative, she always liked to order Chen Rang around, carrying books and homework.

He himself, for some reason, never refused even once.

Chen Rang recalled with some puzzlement, then obediently continued with his work. After quite a bit of effort, he finally managed to move all the luggage from the car into the house.

The subsequent tidying and arrangement was Li Shiwei's own business; he had no interest in rummaging through a woman's luggage. Instead, he was somewhat envious of the game console he saw on the coffee table in the living room during his break.

Do you get a game console included with your rental?

What an incredibly generous and wonderful family!

"If you like them, take them home and play them! When I came over to tidy up yesterday, I saw several game cartridges in the drawer of the study over there. Pack them all up and take them with you, just remember to return them when you're done playing."

"Forget it, I don't have that kind of time."

Chen Rang waved his hand, resolutely rejecting Li Shiwei's temptation.

But as a result, the two of them suddenly ran out of things to talk about.

Some things can be said without restraint on WeChat, but when faced with a face-to-face meeting, they become impossible to say.

They looked at each other, both feeling somewhat awkward.

After thinking for a moment, Li Shiwei offered, "Chen Rang, you must have a lot of opportunities to meet smart dogs in your line of work, right? If you have the chance to find one that's particularly obedient, could you get one for Officer Yang?"