Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 625 Merits

The two people got into the car, drove it off the dirt road and went a couple hundred meters away, found a shady spot, turned off the engine and parked it. Neither of them got out of the car, and just sat there quietly.

Xiao Liu chuckled and said, "I have to admire Xiao Wei's luck."

……

Let's go back a few minutes.

The jeep was silent. Suddenly, Qin Aihua said, "You guys aren't with those people who just passed by, are you?"

Lu said, "No, what's wrong?"

Qin Aihua said, "Change cars. I'll get in the car in front; there are still two people in that car. One of you will carry a gun and watch me. The other two, quickly drive the car to the side and hide it. Drive it far away, at least two hundred meters away. Be patient and wait until dawn before you leave."

Huang slapped his thigh and said to Lu, "Listen to him, tell Xiao Wei to stop the car."

Lu Su didn't understand what was going on, but he still did as Qin Aihua and Huang said.

……

After changing cars and hiding in the fields, he realized what had happened and said, "What a waste of Qin Aihua. He could definitely be a good policeman."

Xiao Liu was laughing when he asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu said, "You'll see in a moment. Qin Aihua is incredibly clever. We were able to catch him because he really didn't want to run away."

Xiao Liu said, "It's not that he didn't want to run away, it's that he didn't want Yang Xuemei to suffer. He truly cared about Yang Xuemei."

……

In the car ahead, Xiaowei turned on his high beams, staring intently at the road, and kept pressing the accelerator. He already knew what was going on. This area was still flat, and although the roads were mostly bumpy dirt tracks, there weren't many curves, so the car could move.

Qin Aihua said, "It has to be a good car. It's not bumpy at all, even though it's going this fast." In the darkness, Yang Xuemei's hands were tightly wrapped around Qin Aihua's arm, which was behind her back.

Qin Aihua continued, "This car belongs to you, right? That Xiao Wei."

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, it's my personal car, but I'm about to give it to someone else. I bought a few new cars."

Qin Aihua said, "Now I truly believe you. I'll have to trouble you with Xiaomei from now on. Thank you."

Xiao Wei said, "Don't worry, I promise I'll keep my word. My company is quite big, so Sister Xiaomei can help me in her office. I've already recognized Sister Xiaomei as my sister. Tomorrow I'll bring my wife to visit you guys so you can meet her."

Qin Aihua sighed and said, "I wish I had met you a year earlier." Yang Xuemei began to suppress her tears again.

Huang said, "Xiao Qin, you have such a brain of yours, it would be great if you were a policeman, what a pity."

Qin Aihua said, "I had that plan when I came back from the army, but unfortunately I didn't have any family or money, so I couldn't get in."

Several people shook their heads and didn't say anything. The only sound in the carriage was Yang Xuemei's suppressed sobs.

Qin Aihua said, "Xiaowei, there's an intersection ahead, turn left."

Xiao Wei said, "Huh? We came from the right side before."

Qin Aihua said, "I've been running around here since I was a child, so I know the roads better than you. We need to get into the city as quickly as possible, so it doesn't matter which way we go, just go to the left."

Huang said, "I'll listen to Xiao Qin."

As they spoke, they arrived at the intersection. Xiao Wei turned the wheel onto the left and asked, "Where do we go?"

Qin Aihua said, "It's also in the western suburbs, but we enter the city from Beiling. It's a roundabout route, adding about ten kilometers to the journey. Which branch office are you from?"

Huang said, "We are peaceful. You've really messed things up this time. Four districts and two counties have been involved. Those guys from earlier were probably from the western suburbs or Xinming. Your hometown is in Xinming, so they must be from the Xinming County Bureau."

Qin Aihua said, "It's lucky that we ended up in your hands. I guess Xiaomei and I will suffer a bit if we're replaced."

Huang said, "I can't really say for sure, but your case will probably have to go through the provincial court. Don't worry, with Xiao Wei around, Xiao Yang won't suffer. It's hard to say about you, though. Anyway, you're a rough old man. You don't have any other problems on your mind, do you?"

Qin Aihua said, "I've fought and cursed people, but that's about it. I've been on the battlefield and made contributions, but there are some things I just can't do."

Huang sighed heavily again. After a while, he said, "Don't sleep tonight either. When we get back, I'll take your statement first. Tell me everything that happened. That's all I can do to help you. Once the people from the court come tomorrow and I hand over the case, there won't be much left to say."

Xiao Wei said, "Don't worry, Brother Qin. I'll talk to the criminal investigation team about Sister Xiao Mei and make sure she's safe and sound."

Yang Xuemei stopped crying and suddenly said, "Could you... could you let me go back?"

Huang asked, "What are you going to do?"

Yang Xuemei said, "I was thinking, can I go back to my dorm, take a shower, and change my clothes?"

Huang hesitated for a moment and said, "You can't leave our sight. You have to be with someone even when you go to the toilet. That's the rule. How about this, the truck will go right past your factory, you can go up and get your clothes, and then wash them at the station, okay?"

Yang Xuemei said, "Okay, thank you."

The car moved forward in the darkness. Good cars have good sound insulation, so the interior was particularly quiet, with only the continuous rustling sound of tires rubbing against the ground.

Xiao Wei was completely focused. This was the first time he'd ever pressed the accelerator so hard since learning to drive, and it was late at night, but he didn't care about anything else. He didn't even have a chance to check the time, and he didn't know how long he'd driven before finally seeing lights in the distance—he was entering the city.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Director Huang chuckled and said, "Thanks to Qin's quick thinking, if the timing hadn't been so bad, I would have had to buy you a bottle of wine."

Qin Aihua said, "I'm just worried that Xiaomei will suffer. Look at the way those people are acting, even the soldiers are here. It's impossible for her not to suffer."

Finally, they reached the asphalt road. The car jolted slightly before settling down. Huang asked, "By the way, should we go back to the station or to the department? We'd be making a mistake if we didn't report this immediately, wouldn't we?"

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "I'll call Director Liu and see what he thinks. I'll try my best to get it." He pointed to the glove box and said, "Dawei, give me that phone." There will be a signal once we enter the city.

It was Hao Dawei's first time riding in this kind of car. He fumbled around for a while before finally opening the glove compartment, took out the phone, and handed it to Xiao Wei. Xiao Wei then handed it to Huang, saying, "Help me dial." He read out a string of numbers; it was Director Liu's home phone number. At this point, he didn't care what time it was.

The call connected, and Xiao Wei took the phone and put it to his ear. It took a while for the other end to answer: "Hey? Who is it?" It was Director Liu's voice. He must have been asleep; you could tell from his voice that he was half asleep.

Xiao Wei said, "Uncle Liu, my name is Xiao Wei, Zhang Wei."

Director Liu paused for a moment before reacting, and said, "Oh, Xiao Wei, is something the matter?"

Xiao Wei said, "Uncle Liu, I'm a citizen representative now, working at Jixian Police Station. I came out with you today to investigate a case."

Liu Ting immediately perked up and asked, "You went too? Where are you now? What's the situation?" He immediately realized that there must be a major development in the case, otherwise Xiao Wei would never have called at this time.

(End of this chapter)