Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

Captain Jiang's colleague dragged those three street thugs away.

Before the police took the three street thugs away, they kept shouting that they were innocent, claiming that they were just passing by. But the police were not blind.

With the testimony of passersby and the old woman who was being helped up by Gao Hongmei and Li Yunmei and was sobbing, who would believe that the three street thugs said it had nothing to do with them?

The key question is, who was the person talking to Captain Jiang?

He was a ruthless man who wiped out an entire gang of highway robbers with his bare hands. It is said that he was the one who dealt with the man-eating tiger that caused the tiger attack in Hongxing Forest Farm.

If three or more street thugs bully and monopolize the market, that constitutes gang crime.

The police would love to have more people like Li Yunshan who not only act bravely and righteously but also bring them credit.

"Auntie, how can you dress so thinly?"

Li Yunmei looked the old woman up and down several times, and then pinched the cotton-padded coat she was wearing. She then realized that the tattered and stained cotton-padded coat was pitifully thin, with hardly any cotton wadding inside.

In some places, the cotton wadding was clumped together in small balls, while in other places there wasn't any cotton wadding at all.

In such cold weather, wearing such thin clothes, you must be freezing.

"It really is true." Li Yunmei pinched it and discovered it too.

Seeing the old woman shivering from the cold, her lips trembling, Li Yunmei decisively took off her own cotton coat and wrapped it around the old woman.

"No, no..." The old woman quickly pulled off the cotton-padded coat that she had just put on her and stuffed it back into Li Yunmei's hands: "Girl, you are kind-hearted and helped me, an old woman, drive away those bad kids. I am very grateful to you. How can I wear your clothes in such cold weather?"

"Girl, quickly put your cotton-padded coat back on, don't get cold, don't catch a chill."

"Auntie, please put these on."

Li Yunmei then draped the cotton-padded coat over the old woman's thin shoulders.

Li Yunshan glanced at the old woman; she was very thin and her back was somewhat hunched.

Judging from her clothes and her thin face, it was clear that she was not living a good life. Combined with the fact that when the three street thugs tried to steal her potatoes, the old woman said that she also had a sick granddaughter, Li Yunshan couldn't help but frown.

An old woman was selling potatoes on the street in the dead of winter, saying she wanted to pay for her granddaughter's medical treatment. But where were her son and daughter-in-law? Where was her husband?

"Auntie, are you facing any difficulties at home?"

Li Yunshan asked casually.

"No, no, no, my family is fine, I don't want to trouble you."

The old woman waved her hands repeatedly after hearing this.

"Auntie, it's so cold. I see you're shivering. How about I take you to buy two warm cotton-padded coats?"

The old woman immediately waved her hand: "I won't take up your time, you should leave now."

"Buying two pieces of clothing won't take long, it'll just take up a little of your time."

"Young man, I know you have a kind heart, but we are not related, I... how can I accept your things?"

Seeing the old woman repeatedly decline, Li Yunshan, Captain Jiang, and the others were taken aback. They felt sorry for the old woman, who was dressed so thinly in such cold weather, and wanted to buy her some clothes to keep warm. However, the old woman kept declining, saying that she didn't want any of them. This old woman was indeed a woman of principle.

But the old woman insisted on not accepting their kindness and was determined to leave. Helpless, Li Yunshan took out twenty yuan from his pocket and said to Gao Hongmei, "Hongmei, go and buy the old woman two cotton-padded coats and some food nearby."

If this were his previous life, Li Yunshan would not have felt any pity at this moment.

Having lived two lives, and especially seeing that the old woman was about the same age as his mother, Li Yunshan couldn't help but feel compassion.

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Gao Hongmei was somewhat surprised and paused for a moment when she saw the twenty yuan that Li Yunshan handed over.

However, a few seconds later, she still took the money Li Yunshan handed her and left.

"Oh, young man, please bring that girl back quickly. Thank you so much!"

Seeing Li Yunshan and Gao Hongmei's actions, the old woman hurriedly said something, but Gao Hongmei had already run far away.

"Auntie, don't say anything more, just wait here for a while." Li Yunshan waved his hand, and then started to chat with the old woman indirectly.

From the old woman, Li Yunshan learned that her surname was Sun, she was sixty-one years old, and her husband had died on the battlefield during the War of Resistance against Japan and was now resting in peace in the Changbai Mountains.

Grandma Sun's daughter-in-law gave birth prematurely when she was eight months pregnant. After giving birth to her only granddaughter, she died from excessive blood loss.

Her son was originally a technician at the county hardware factory. He was seriously injured in a production accident six years ago and was treated in the hospital for half a month, but he still could not be saved.

After her son died, the hardware factory leaders shifted all the blame for the production accident onto her son, making the person who actually caused the accident take the fall.

Not only did she not receive a single penny of compensation, but her son was also stripped of his job by the factory.

Over the years, she has been raising her only granddaughter alone while petitioning for justice for her son who was falsely accused, but to no avail.

When the hardware factory leaders found out, they even brought in thugs and street thugs to threaten her with her granddaughter's safety.

Those three thugs from the street were sent by the hardware factory's leaders to keep an eye on her.

She was afraid something might happen to her granddaughter, so she endured it and chose to keep quiet. But she didn't expect that the three street thugs would try to steal all the potatoes she had worked so hard to grow.

"Officer, you have to stand up for us ordinary people!"

In the end, Grandma Sun suddenly knelt down before Captain Jiang.

"Oh, Aunt Sun, no, no, you mustn't!"

Fortunately, Captain Jiang reacted quickly and reached out to help Grandma Sun up just as she was about to kneel down.

"Captain, please, please have mercy and do us ordinary folks justice! Please!" Granny Sun pleaded, clutching Captain Jiang's hand.

"Aunt Sun, I..."

At this moment, Captain Jiang also looked troubled. He was in charge of public security at the county public security bureau, but according to what Grandma Sun said, her case should be handled by the criminal investigation team of the county public security bureau. He was willing but unable to do so, as he was too far away to help.

Seeing Grandma Sun's frail body and pleading eyes, Captain Jiang thought for a moment and decided to help her.

However, he could not guarantee the final outcome.

Captain Jiang's statement had already moved Grandma Sun to tears.

Because in the past few years, she has witnessed too many people who disregard the law, are cold-blooded and ruthless, and protect each other among officials.

Captain Jiang was one of the few people she had ever met whom she genuinely felt she could trust.

"Comrade Jiang, thank you in advance."

As Grandma Sun was speaking, she was about to kneel down again, which startled Captain Jiang, who quickly helped her to a more stable position.

This old lady kneels down to him all the time; isn't that shortening his lifespan?

After a while, Gao Hongmei also returned.

She bought two cotton-padded jackets for Aunt Sun. Although they weren't fashionable and looked old-fashioned, the cotton stuffing inside was thick and warm.

Before buying, Gao Hongmei had clearly taken into full consideration Sun Da Niang's actual needs, choosing practical items over fancy winter clothes.

What does an elderly person, dressed in thin clothes with barely any cotton padding in their cotton-padded coat, need most in this cold winter? Of course, it's a warm coat to keep them warm.

In addition, Gao Hongmei also bought a can of malted milk powder, two kilograms of steamed egg cake, two kilograms of pork belly, and two kilograms of mixed sugar for Grandma Sun.

With so many things bought, the twenty yuan Li Yunshan gave was far from enough; Gao Hongmei must have also paid some out of her own pocket.

Although twenty yuan was nothing to Li Yunshan, when Aunt Sun saw that Gao Hongmei had bought her so many things, she was immediately moved to tears.

Since her only son died in a childbirth accident, even her blood relatives have never treated her this well.

However, Li Yunshan, Gao Hongmei, and Li Yunmei had never met her before. They only saw her selling potatoes on the street and being bullied by three street thugs. They not only helped her out but also bought her warm clothes and so much food. This made the old woman feel closer to them than to her own relatives.

"Young man, thank you so much! Thank you so much!"

Grandma Sun expressed her gratitude with tears in her eyes.

"Auntie, please don't thank us. It was just a small favor."

Li Yunshan quickly said, then went to drive the tractor over, put Sun Da Niang's two baskets of potatoes on the truck bed, and then had Gao Hongmei and Li Yunmei help Sun Da Niang sit in the truck bed.

"Captain Jiang, please go to your troubles and seek justice for Granny Sun."

Before leaving, Li Yunshan bowed to Captain Jiang and made a request.

"Alright, you can take Auntie home now. I'll find a way to get justice for Auntie Sun."

Looking at Grandma Sun's hunched and frail figure, Captain Jiang felt a surge of mission and responsibility.

He is a demobilized soldier who defended his country while serving in the military. After leaving the military, he joined the public security force and has been fighting on the front line of public security ever since. He has always regarded eliminating violence and maintaining order and serving the people as his mission.

"Rat-a-tat-tat..."

After saying goodbye to Captain Jiang, Li Yunshan drove the tractor and took Grandma Sun to a village on the outskirts of the county town, arriving at a dilapidated mud-brick house at the easternmost end of the village.

"This is my home. Please come in, have a seat, and have some hot water."

Grandma Sun got off the tractor, walked to the front of the mud-brick house, and pushed open the dilapidated, drafty wooden door.

Inside the wooden door, there was only a space of a dozen square meters. Although there was a pit inside, it was extremely cold because there was no fire for heating.

There weren't many things in the room: a dilapidated wooden table, three broken chairs, a kerosene lamp, and a few old clothes piled on the pit.

On the pit, lay a girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, but whose face was completely bloodless.

As soon as the dilapidated wooden door opened, the cold wind from outside slowly blew in, and the girl began to cough violently.

"This is my granddaughter. She's had a cold for over half a month, and she coughs nonstop whenever she gets chilled. I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

Li Yunshan asked if they had found a doctor. Grandma Sun said that her house was so poor that it was drafty. Even if she wanted to find a doctor to treat her granddaughter, no one was willing to come because of her poverty.

Gao Hongmei and Li Yunmei were furious and immediately went to find a doctor nearby.

Originally, the doctor was reluctant to come when he heard that they were going to see the poorest family in the east of the village. But when Gao Hongmei handed over a large sum of money, the doctor immediately put on a smiling face and followed Gao Hongmei and Li Yunmei to Grandma Sun's house.

As soon as the doctor arrived, he began to take the pulse of Grandma Sun's granddaughter and then wrote a prescription.

After writing out the prescription, Gao Hongmei paid the money, and the doctor left.