Niu Dali's return was just an episode of some importance to the neighbors in the compound, but to some of the younger generation, the South that Niu Dali talked about seemed to have opened up a new world for them.
Here, you only earn a few dozen yuan after working hard for a month, but you can earn hundreds or thousands of yuan a month by working in Shenzhen. Who among the young and impetuous people would not be tempted?
However, although the desire is there, not everyone has the determination like Niu Dali to leave his hometown and go to work in such a faraway place where he is unfamiliar with the environment.
The new year has arrived again. This year, Peng Mingjie came to Ningyang to celebrate the New Year again. Now his daughter is about to give birth, so it is naturally impossible for him to go to Harbin, so he had to come here.
Shortly after the Spring Festival, about ten days before the due date, Peng Yongli suddenly felt discomfort in her stomach. Zhou Chen was working outside at that time, so he had no time to go home. It was Ma Yan, Dr. Shen, and a group of neighbors who helped to send her to the hospital.
After Zhou Chen learned the news, he rushed to the hospital immediately, and the wheels of his bicycle were smoking.
He rushed to the hospital and happened to see Cai Xiaonian's wife Tang Yanhong, who was helping to send people off. He learned from her that Peng Yongli was in the delivery room, so he hurried over.
Outside the delivery room, Ma Yan and Doctor Shen were waiting anxiously.
Seeing Zhou Chen coming, Ma Yan hurriedly called him.
"How long has Lili been in there?"
"It's been almost two hours, and he still hasn't come out."
Zhou Chen looked anxious: "What's going on? Lili's due date is still half a month away. Why is she giving birth suddenly?"
Ma Yan's eyes turned red with anxiety: "I don't know what happened. When I came back today, I was going to cook for her, but when I entered the room, I saw her sitting on the floor. She said she was going to pick up something, but she didn't notice and sat on the floor. Then I quickly called Doctor Shen, and Doctor Shen said she was about to give birth, so we immediately sent her to the hospital."
Shen Xiuping comforted her, "Zhou Chen, don't worry too much. We brought her here on time. Lili is in good health, so she'll be fine."
Zhou Chen didn't say anything, just nodded.
No matter how much experience he has, it is difficult for him to remain absolutely calm when his woman is giving birth to a child for him. He will always be worried until the dust settles.
"Ma Yan, are all the things for Lili and the child ready?"
"Yes, they are all brought. The baby's quilt and blanket have been sent to the delivery room."
About half an hour later, with the sound of a baby crying, the nurse quickly came out of the delivery room.
"Where are Peng Yongli's family members?"
"Here, here."
Zhou Chen rushed over and saw another nurse coming out holding a baby.
"It's a boy."
"thanks, thanks."
Zhou Chen immediately took the child in his hands. He saw that the child had his little eyes open, but he didn't know what he was looking at. His little hands that were exposed were clenched unconsciously.
"The child's father is here to register."
Zhou Chen handed the child to Ma Yan without taking a closer look. Ma Yan was so frightened that she held the child in a panic, while Shen Xiuping on the side helped carefully.
After a while, Peng Yongli and the child were sent to the ward. Zhou Chen did not save money and directly booked a single room for them through Shen Xiuping's relationship.
Shortly after being transferred to the ward, Ma Kui also rushed over. He breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Peng Yongli and her child were safe.
After receiving the news, Peng Mingjie rushed from Harbin to Ningyang overnight and arrived in Ningyang the next night.
When Peng Mingjie saw his daughter and grandson, he was so happy that he could not express it in words. This was the grandson born to his most beloved daughter and the apple of his eye. He immediately stuffed a thick red envelope into the child's blanket.
Zhou Chen got half a month's vacation, and he negotiated with Captain Jiang for another week. During the more than 20 days of vacation, he stayed at home to take care of Peng Yongli.
Giving birth is a very painful thing for women. The period from one month to forty-five days after giving birth is the time when they need rest the most.
Of course, in this day and age, few women can complete the full confinement period. Many women have to get out of bed and work just a few days after giving birth.
However, Zhou Chen's family had the means, so he naturally would not let his wife do the same. These days, he personally served Peng Yongli, washing her face, hair, and body. He would not let Peng Yongli get out of bed easily, let alone go out.
Peng Mingjie saw all of this. He was very pleased and relieved. Zhou Chen was indeed as he had said at the beginning. He was very good to his daughter and took better care of her than he, the father. Lili would definitely be happy living with a man like this.
Peng Mingjie also stayed in Ningyang for about ten days before returning to Harbin. His fur business is doing well now and he has made a lot of money. In his words, while he can still do it, he should make more money for his daughter and grandson.
Wang Xin and Ma Yan come to see the child almost every day. When they see Zhou Chen and Peng Yongli's son, they are extremely envious.
The two of them have actually been dating for seven years, but because of Ma Kui's obstruction, they have not been able to really be together until now.
Before, they wanted to register their marriage by taking the household registration booklet without authorization, but Ma Kui tricked them and gave them an expired household registration booklet. The result was obvious, it was a wasted trip, and Ma Yan was so angry that she had a big fight with her father.
"Ningning, Ningning."
Ma Yan teased the child, her face full of love.
The child's name was given by Peng Yongli. She said that she met Zhou Chen on the train to Ningyang, so she named her son Ning, Zhou Ning.
Zhou Chen didn't care much about this and listened to Peng Yongli.
The work of the criminal police team is very busy. Zhou Chen wanted to rest for a few more days, but his leader refused, so he had to resume work.
However, he still found a nanny for Peng Yongli, who was Mrs. Wu from the same courtyard.
Mrs. Wu is a housewife who usually takes care of the family, takes care of the children and raises chickens. Zhou Chen paid her to take care of Peng Yongli and the children, and the money was quite a lot. She agreed immediately, fearing that Zhou Chen would go back on his word.
For her, taking care of others is no big deal at all. What's more, Zhou Chen pays her so much money, which is higher than the average person's salary. Only a fool would not do it.
With Mrs. Wu taking care of him and Ma Yan helping him on a regular basis, Zhou Chen can continue to work with peace of mind.
Not long after, another murder occurred. Zhou Chen went to the scene. After seeing the situation, he immediately locked on the target, which was Ding Guian.
Over the past year, Zhou Chen has never given up looking for Ding Guian. He wants to catch him and stop him from committing crimes again. But this guy is really cunning. He hides himself and cannot be found no matter how hard he tries.
This guy is so heartless. He disappeared for such a long time and never went back to see his mother once.
Sometimes even if you know the plot, you can't do everything, especially in this day and age, when the level of technology is not high and the relationships between people are very complicated. It is really difficult to find someone in the vast crowd.
As the captain of the criminal police squadron, it is impossible for Zhou Chen to focus all his energy on one case.
Various factors led to the fact that Ding Guian could never be found, which also resulted in the loss of another innocent person's life.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 1385 The truth of the past, the downtrodden Niu Dali
Zhou Chen took people to investigate as soon as possible. Although the members of the Fourth Squadron did not understand why Zhou Chen was so sure that this murder case was related to the previous dismemberment case, they still obeyed Zhou Chen's orders as always.
This time Zhou Chen was determined to catch Ding Guian, so he took half of the members of the Fourth Squadron, and with the cooperation of criminal police from Songlin and other places, it took more than three months to finally arrest Ding Guian, who had been on the run for a long time.
When Ding Guian was really caught, the members of the Fourth Squadron looked at Zhou Chen in a very strange way. In the past, they did not really believe that Ding Guian was the murderer, but just followed Zhou Chen's orders to investigate.
But the facts proved that Zhou Chen was right. Ding Guian, who they thought was the victim, was actually the murderer of the dismemberment case and serial murders. If it weren't for Zhou Chen's insistence, Ding Guian might still be on the run and might even continue to kill.
Therefore, everyone admired Zhou Chen very much and felt that it was because of Zhou Chen's persistence that they were able to catch the real murderer.
After solving the case, Zhou Chen felt relieved. If Ding Guian was caught, there would be no next victim.
Although he himself had killed countless people, his killings were different from those of Ding Guian. His killings had a purpose, while Ding Guian's were pure crime, which was done to satisfy the disgusting madness in his heart. Therefore, he always looked down on such criminals.
The Ding Guian case was also a major case, and Zhou Chen, who solved the case, was naturally credited with another achievement.
One day in 88, Zhou Chen was called to Captain Jiang’s office.
"Team Jiang."
"Xiao Zhou, come and sit down."
Captain Jiang warmly invited Zhou Chen to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and then started talking.
"I asked you to come here because there is something great going on."
Zhou Chen's expression remained unchanged: "Captain Jiang, please go ahead."
Captain Jiang didn't keep the secret any longer and said with a smile, "If you say it's a good thing, then it's definitely a good thing. The province has recently organized a training class for the public security department. There are only about 20 places in total. All those who can enter are the elite backbones of the public security department, and you are one of them..."
Listening to Captain Jiang’s narration, Zhou Chen understood what was going on.
This advanced training class is similar to the cadre training class of the public security department. Only the elites in the police force can enter. The places are very limited. Without ability and connections, it is impossible to get in.
Zhou Chen was also very surprised that he could get in, because after all, he was just a squadron leader of the criminal police brigade. He had no connections and no background. Under normal circumstances, such a good thing would never happen to him.
Captain Jiang explained to him that his quota was appointed by the province, and that although he was only the captain of the criminal police squadron of the Railway Bureau, he had handled many major cases and was followed by people in the city and province, so he was able to get a quota.
I thought Zhou Chen would happily agree, but to Jiang's surprise, Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment and actually asked, "Captain Jiang, can we not go to this refresher course?"
"What? What did you say?"
Captain Jiang's eyes widened, and he looked at Zhou Chen in disbelief: "What nonsense are you talking about? You're not going? This is such a rare opportunity. If you go there, you will definitely have a bright future. With such a good opportunity, you actually asked if you could not go. Did you get brain damaged by handling cases?"
Seeing Captain Jiang losing control of his emotions and yelling, Zhou Chen explained: "Captain Jiang, you also know my situation. My son is so young. If he goes to the advanced training class, he won't be able to go home for a long time and won't be able to see him..."
"you you."
Captain Jiang pointed at Zhou Chen. He thought Zhou Chen had something important to say, but he didn't expect it to be this? What kind of reason is this?
He angrily scolded Zhou Chen a few words, saying that Zhou Chen was the only vacancy in the Ningyang Railway Bureau, and he had to go whether he wanted to or not, and there was no room for negotiation.
Zhou Chen was also very depressed, he really didn't want to go. Of course he knew what this advanced training class meant, but he was really not that interested. When he became a policeman, it was more to complete the mission and he never thought about how high he would climb.
How could a man who had even been an emperor, and had lived for hundreds of years and dozens of worlds, be interested in such things unless he had to?
But he also knew that Captain Jiang was doing this for his own good. The captain of the criminal police brigade had always been extremely kind to him and could be considered his mentor. So even when Captain Jiang scolded him harshly, he just kept smiling and did not refute or disagree.
But it was his attitude that made Captain Jiang even more angry. Although he was only 30 years old, he was even more oily than some old guys in their 40s.
He knew very well how precious this opportunity was to Zhou Chen. He firmly believed that Zhou Chen's future achievements would be much higher than his, so he was even more reluctant to see Zhou Chen go astray.
So after sending Zhou Chen away, he called Ma Kui over. Everyone knew that Zhou Chen was a man who loved his wife. As long as Zhou Chen's wife agreed, it would be equivalent to persuading Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen's wife was Ma Kui's goddaughter, so he explained the situation to Ma Kui and asked Ma Kui to talk to Peng Yongli.
When Ma Kui heard this, he patted his chest and made a promise on the spot. Like Captain Jiang, he felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He also felt that Zhou Chen was crazy, so as an elder, he had to correct this mistake.
When Zhou Chen returned home in the evening, Peng Yongli pulled him into the living room to talk and they talked about the advanced training class.
"Lili, who told you that, Uncle Ma?"
Peng Yongli answered very honestly: "Well, Second Dad told me that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You shouldn't give up. Don't worry about me and Ningning. I'm already an adult. Second Dad and my sister are still here in the courtyard, as well as Mrs. Wu. It's okay."
"But this time I go, I won't be back for at least a month."
"It's okay, I'll wait for you at home."
Peng Yongli smiled. In fact, compared to Zhou Chen going out to solve cases, she felt more at ease seeing Zhou Chen attending meetings and studying. At least he would not be in danger.
Zhou Chen sighed softly. The reason why he didn't want to go was, firstly, he had no interest in it, and secondly, he was really worried about his wife and children.
But seeing Peng Yongli's attitude, he thought about it and agreed.
Zhou Chen agreed to go, which made Captain Jiang very satisfied. He praised himself highly and said that compared with him, Zhou Chen was still a little immature.
Before leaving, Zhou Chen went to find Ma Kui and had a drink with him.
"Uncle Ma, I'm leaving in a few days. As for Lili and Ningning..."
Ma Kui laughed heartily and said, "You study hard, and leave Lili and Ningning to us. We are a family with so many neighbors in the compound, can't we take care of Lili and the others? You study hard and don't worry about your family."
"Thank you, Uncle Ma."
Zhou Chen toasted them promptly, then said hesitantly, "Uncle Ma, there is one more thing, Wang Xin and Ma Yan..."
Before he could finish, Ma Kui's face changed and he interrupted him stiffly: "You don't have to say anything about this. Wang Xin is a good guy, but I will never let my daughter be with him. Never."
"Uncle Ma, don't be angry. Anger is bad for your health."
Zhou Chen carefully comforted Ma Kui, and only spoke again after he calmed down.
"Uncle Ma, I can see that you not only don't hate Wang Xin, but you like him very much. The reason you don't agree with him and Ma Yan being together is because of Uncle Wang, right?"
"Do you know about my relationship with Wang Yongge?"
He was not surprised that Zhou Chen knew about what happened between him and Wang Yongge, but he didn't understand why Zhou Chen still tried to persuade him if he knew it.
Zhou Chen said, "Uncle Ma, I have a general understanding of what happened to you back then. I also heard from my father-in-law that the reason you were sentenced to ten years in prison was because no one testified for you. The only person who could testify for you at the time was Uncle Wang, but he didn't stand up, so you hate him so much. Wang Xin was completely implicated by Uncle Wang, right?"
Ma Kui slammed his wine glass on the table and shouted angrily, "It was because of Wang Yongge in the first place. I really don't understand why he didn't testify for me. If he had testified for me back then, how could the things that happened later have happened? I was wrongly imprisoned for ten years, Sufang became ill because of it, and Yan'er suffered discrimination since she was a child. All of this was caused by Wang Yongge."
When talking about this matter, his heart was filled with anger. In his opinion, the current situation of their family was caused by Wang Yongge.
"I heard that you and Uncle Wang used to have a good relationship, so why is he unwilling to testify for you?"
"Twenty years have passed, and I still can't figure it out. He clearly saw that I didn't hurt anyone, so why was he unwilling to testify for me? I can only guess that he must have had some evil intentions."
Zhou Chen saw that the time was almost right, so he said, “Uncle Wang’s character is trustworthy in the compound, and he doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would frame his friends, but we are all police officers, and based on our experience in handling cases, I think Uncle Wang’s unwillingness to testify is likely due to a situation.”
"What kind of situation?"
Ma Kui's eyes were bright. He had always wanted to get to the bottom of this matter that had troubled him for twenty years. After he was released from prison, he had looked for Wang Yongge several times, but he had never gotten an answer.
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