The path of martial arts was always this coincidental. The more one was anxious for success, the harder it was to improve. It was just like the saying went, 'A flower planted intentionally doesn't bloom, but a willow planted unintentionally grows.'
"Oh right, Chief Qu," I called.
"Ah, what's wrong?" Chief Qu suddenly reacted. He was a little flustered.
"I have to remind you that Captain Fang is very arrogant. You'd better investigate him. Otherwise, he will ruin your reputation." Then, I left without looking back. Chief Feng followed closely behind me.
Captain Fang wanted to stop me, but Chief Qu came out and scolded him. Captain Fang's face looked as if he had just eaten sh * t. It was as wonderful as it could be.
After leaving the police station, Chief Feng kept praising me. However, I was worried about my sister-in-law, so I didn't chat with him. I flagged down a taxi and hurried home.
On the way, I wanted to call her, but my phone was out of battery. I had to borrow the driver's phone. When I called her, it was turned off. My heart sank, and my sister-in-law's sobbing echoed in my head. I was worried that something bad had happened to her.
I pushed the door open and saw that her room was closed. "Knock! Knock!" I knocked hard on the door.
Not long after, the door opened. Sister-in-law looked haggard, and her eyes were red. It seemed she hadn't had a good rest. I exhaled in relief when I saw that she was fine.
"Xiao Feng?
Aren't you going to school? "Sister-in-law was a little surprised. She looked at me with her small eyes.
"School isn't as important as you."
I shook my head and hugged her. My heart was filled with tenderness. Sister-in-law wasn't in a good state, so I didn't force myself on her. I just accompanied her to sleep.
I didn't sleep well last night. I suddenly thought of something. "Oh right, sister-in-law, why did you turn off your phone? I couldn't get through to you. I was scared to death!"
She pursed her lips and sighed. She didn't answer me but turned on her phone. "Check your messages."
I followed her instructions and checked. There were more than ten anonymous messages from unknown numbers, and they were still coming in. I clicked on one of them. "Hey."
A scary ghost face appeared on the screen, followed by a strange scream. It sent chills down my spine and made my hair stand on end. If my sister-in-law hadn't grabbed my arm, I would have thrown the phone away.
Moreover, I couldn't turn off the messages. I had to force myself to turn it off. Sister-in-law was mentally prepared, so she was calm. She explained, "Last night, I kept receiving these messages. I was so scared that I had a nervous breakdown. I tried to find you, but I couldn't find you. I thought something had happened."
Then, her eyes reddened and she looked like she was about to cry. I suddenly understood. No wonder my sister-in-law said that if I didn't turn off my phone, I would have nightmares. It turned out she kept receiving these kinds of messages. If it was a man, he wouldn't be able to take it, let alone her. She was pregnant, so she was a coward.
Who would hate her? How wicked! I comforted sister-in-law. "Don't cry. My heart breaks when I see you cry." Then, her eyes reddened.
My sister-in-law calmed down after I comforted her. This kind of anonymous message couldn't be blocked. It was really troublesome. Moreover, I kept receiving messages. If I wasn't wrong, someone was bombarding me with malicious messages. I was suspicious. Who would have a grudge against her?
Or, someone had accidentally bombarded the wrong number?
I asked sister-in-law to change her card. She thought the same way. I had a good sleep in the morning. Then, I took her out for lunch. Afterward, we went to the office to get a new card. We bought some snacks. When we were paying the bill, I purposely chose to pay through WeChat. I also showed sister-in-law my little treasury.
She thought that she had seen it wrong. I gave her the money and told her to count it. She was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. "Did Liu Jie give you the money?" I was annoyed. Was I a pretty boy in her eyes?
"It's the money I earned. As for the details, I can't tell my sister-in-law. She was a little nervous and repeatedly urged me not to do anything illegal. The current me was different from before. From now on, I would be responsible for her and our child's fate."
I understood her reasoning. She was willing to tell me the truth, which meant that she had plucked up her courage. I couldn't disappoint her.
I wanted to give her the money, but she refused. "I still have some savings. It's enough for my daily expenses. I can use the money for other purposes. My money might be used for other purposes. Her thoughtfulness touched me. It was a gift from God to me."
Then, I took her home. After a while, she asked me to go to school. Although she was very dependent on me, she didn't want to delay my studies.
When I returned to school, it was already two o 'clock in the afternoon. When I turned on my phone, I saw a lot of messages. My phone was bombarded!
Besides the bombardment of messages, there were also some missed calls from Fatty. Did Liu Yuhan flip out because I didn't come to school in the morning?
That shouldn't be the case. No matter what, I'm her man now. Even if I encounter any trouble, Liu Yuhan will take care of it for me.
I was puzzled and hurried to the classroom. I saw a few middle-aged men standing at the door. They were the peddlers from across the street from the school.
They were looking for me. When they saw me, they couldn't hide the joy on their faces. Most of them were scared. The proprietress of the restaurant was among them.
I smiled. "You don't need to thank me like this, do you?
You even came to school to thank me. "
If I remember correctly, there was a flag-raising ceremony this morning. If Headmaster Huang revokes the ban, these small vendors will be the biggest beneficiaries. Their business will be better, and their income will naturally increase. And I will be the biggest contributor to this.
"Thank me?
Are you pretending to be stupid? "
"Hey, Xiao Zhuang, can you give us back our money?" The owner's wife sighed. Her face was full of melancholy.
I was stunned. "What's wrong?
Why do you want to refund the money? "
"You took the money, but you didn't do anything. Did you get someone to help you with the phone call yesterday?!"
"Yeah, you think we're easy to bully. Refund the money. If everyone finds out, it won't be good for everyone."
Very soon, I found out. During the flag-raising ceremony this morning, Headmaster Huang said a bunch of ideological education stuff. He didn't mention anything about lifting the ban at all. These peddlers had been waiting at the field for a long time. They were even ready to cheer. However, they didn't hear any news until the meeting ended.
Thus, they almost broke down and ran to my classroom to make a ruckus. It had already affected the students' classes, and the school didn't even come out.
They thought that I took the money and ran away. Even though it was only seventy to eighty thousand, it was their hard-earned money. What they were most worried about was that I worked with the tattooed man and the others to purposely cheat them of their money. Then, the tattooed man would have to continue collecting protection fees, and they would have nowhere to cry.
Thus, some peddlers even wanted to call the police. Fortunately, I came in time. Did Headmaster Huang forget?
It shouldn't be, it was such a big matter. "Refund, refund!" The peddlers shouted in unison. It attracted a lot of discussion from the students.