Chapter 38: The Clever Old Lady and the Bumping Old Lady

  Jiang's mother put down the fruit knife with a displeased expression, handed the sliced apple to Ye Haodong, and interrupted Jiang Wei's words: "Don't talk about work at home. I'm not old yet and can still move around. Although I was a bit confused for some days before, recently my mood has somehow brightened up a lot and I feel much better. I think I can take care of myself and don't need you to worry about me all the time. Haodong often comes to visit me, which makes me very happy. I can see how good he is to our Lanlan. As his older brother, you should help him more and not always show off your police chief airs."

  Jiang Wei and Ye Haodong were both stunned. Finally, it was Ye Haodong who reacted first, standing up: "I'll go find a car, we'll go to the hospital for a check-up right away, I think Aunt's illness is gone."

  Jiang Wei's eyes were already brimming with tears. This iron-like man was so moved that he couldn't speak, and hastily nodded his head repeatedly.

  In front of the hospital gate, the director of psychiatry shook hands with Jiang Wei and bid farewell. Jiang Wei had a happy face as he took his mother home.

  Jiang Mu's illness was mainly due to her husband's ruthless departure, missing her husband and worrying about their two children, which led to her falling ill. Now that the two children have grown up, the eldest son is getting married, the younger daughter has been admitted to university and has also found a considerate and polite boyfriend, the old lady's mood has improved, and her illness has miraculously recovered without medication.

  Jiang Wei made an excuse to buy vegetables and pulled Ye Haodong out, and they chatted while walking.

  Jiang Wei: "You must be careful of Er Xinzi, he may have a gun in his hand now."

  Ye Haodong: "How did you know? Now that you know, why didn't you catch him?"

  Jiang Wei could see that Ye Haodong was not surprised at all and didn't seem to be worried either.

  "Our tip-offs are usually less accurate, generally they are people who have committed other crimes and want to make a show of merit by making false accusations. We need to follow procedures when arresting someone, we need evidence."

  Ye Haodong: "Don't talk nonsense to me, when did you guys start caring about evidence? Er Xīnzi has been in and out of the palace three times, each time being sentenced again and again, but always getting off lightly. If we get to the root of it, isn't it because he has a father who used to be a provincial party secretary and governor? Now his father is gone, but the old relationships are still there, and there are still people from his family in positions of power. So without evidence, you don't dare to make a move, are you waiting for him to shoot me in the head first, so that later when there's a crime scene and evidence, you'll arrest him?"

  Jiang Wei: "You little brat is being unreasonable today, with such a big temper, and still talking so much nonsense."

  Ye Haodong scratched his head, remembering that the other person was not only the captain of the criminal police team but also someone he absolutely couldn't afford to offend. He quickly forced a silly smile: "I'm also being driven crazy by this second-hand goods, this guy has become smarter this time and more destructive, I think there must be a high-ranking official behind him, this person is probably the one he brought back from the south as his 'ace in the hole'."

  Jiang Wei was shocked: "What did you say? He's still trafficking in drugs?"

  Ye Haodong cursed himself for having a big mouth, saying that what's been said is like spilled water and he couldn't deny it in front of Jiang Wei. So he decided to reveal everything he knew, deceiving himself: "Firstly, I'm just chatting with my elder cousin now, absolutely not discussing anything with Deputy Captain Jiang of the Criminal Police Brigade. After today, whatever you say, I won't acknowledge."

  Jiang Wei nodded solemnly and said that there are rules on the road, Ye Haodong is not willing to make a fuss, it's already not easy to say this sentence.

  Ye Haodong: "Er Xinzi recently orchestrated a few shooting cases, the main goal is to get his 'face' into those places. The local thugs didn't give him face, and both sides engaged in a fierce battle. Er Xinzi has a hitman from Xinjiang, nicknamed 'Legs Off', who is said to have impressive marksmanship skills. He was the one who carried out those shooting cases."

  Jiang Wei: "What's going on with the high-ranking officials and the goods from the south that you mentioned earlier?"

  Ye Haodong: "I'm guessing! I've never heard of that high-ranking official either, but Er Xinzi's recent progress is too obvious, it doesn't seem like his usual behavior. And everyone in the Dao knows that if we want to get 'face', we can't leave out the route from the south."

  Jiang Wei stared at Ye Haodong's eyes for a long time before letting out a sigh: "I hope you never get involved in this kind of business again, no matter how much money it makes."

  Ye Haodong: "I'm going to make a fortune from this business, your nephew was born with no luck."

  Jiang Wei furiously scolded: "Get out! You're just talking nonsense."

  After dinner, Jiang Wei personally called Jiang Lan and told her the good news that their mother's condition had taken a turn for the better. Jiang Lan cried happily on the other end of the phone. Ye Haodong stayed until very late before being sent home by Jiang Wei in his police car.

  At Ye Haodong's house, before parting ways, Jiang Wei couldn't help but say a sentence: "Haodong, wait a minute, I want to tell you a few things." "I, Jiang Wei, have never felt like I owed anyone so much in my life. My master brought me into the industry and even married his sister to me. Qi Xin endured so many years of hardship for me, and my younger sister took care of the family at a young age, allowing me to have no worries about the future. It can be said that their kindness to me is something I can never repay, but when facing them, I don't feel burdened because in my heart, I had long ago given my life to them. For any one of them, I am willing to give up everything, so I'm not afraid of owing them anything. What I fear is that I won't be good enough for them. But it's different with you. Your kindness to me has already surpassed what I once gave you, and I also know that there won't be many times in your life when you'll need my help. However, on the day when you really need my help and I can actually assist you, it will definitely require me to go against the law, which is something I would never do. So, thinking about it, I feel like I have nothing to give you this lifetime. Perhaps I owe you a debt of gratitude, especially if I can make a difference in the Erxinzi case, and then I'll owe you even more."

  Ye Haodong stretched and said, "Finished? Hmm, you really talk a lot. One last thing to tell you, if you have something that can repay my kindness, just do it like your master did for you, okay? It's late, I'm going home to sleep, bye."

  Xin Guang district, the market under Paoma Slope.

  Ye Haodong got up early in the morning to exercise and encountered an unexpected event on his way home.

  An old lady who was walking towards him suddenly fell in his direction and landed right on Ye Haodong's body.

  Ye Haodong's first reaction was to see if the old lady had any problems, whether she needed to be sent to the hospital. Then he thought that this might be a trap set for him. At this time, there were not many people on the road. If Er Xinzi chose to make a move at this moment, it would undoubtedly be a good opportunity. But what happened next was beyond his expectation. The old lady obviously had no major issues but grabbed Ye Haodong's hand and wouldn't let go, crying and demanding that Ye Haodong pay for her medical expenses and compensation for emotional distress. Ah! It seemed he had encountered a scammer.

  Ye Haodong looked at the old lady with a curious expression: "You're still doing this line of work at your age?"

  Old lady: I don't understand what you're saying. I don't care about anything else, if you compensate me with money, I'll let you go, otherwise we won't be done with each other.

  Not far away, in a Mercedes-Benz car, Nong Junting and Yu Feng were looking over here.

  Nong Junting: "Looks like she's still in a good mood, hasn't gotten angry yet, and is quite elegant."

  Ye Haodong was completely unaware of everything, still handling the matter with his own personality: "No way, big sister, we don't play like this, you know what I do, right?"

  Old lady: ...it's not over yet!

  Ye Haodong smiled brightly: "Having a hard time in life?"

  Old lady: ...it's not over yet!

  Ye Hao was suddenly vigilant and looked around, only to find a Mercedes-Benz that seemed slightly suspicious, while everything else seemed normal. Ye Hao's eyes narrowed fiercely as he stared at the Mercedes-Benz for a few moments, but couldn't see anything unusual.

  In the car, Nong Junting clenched her small fist tightly until Ye Haodong shifted his gaze elsewhere, then relaxed and stroked her belly, muttering to herself: "What kind of person are you? This little dad is so wicked, he almost scared mom to death." And to Yu Feng: "Where did you find such a freak? He's also too bad at pretending, only knowing this one sentence, almost got caught by others."

  Yu Feng laughed with a nod: "Director Xing of the Steel City National Security Bureau, I'll let her use this method to stall that kid for an hour. Don't worry, it's fine, we can just sit back and enjoy the show."

  Nong Junting: "Will it be a waste of great talent if used in a minor way? You'd better not mess this up, I won't agree to it."

  Yu Feng: "I compromised my principles to help you for personal gain, and you're not even grateful. Instead, you're threatening me? Do you believe I can have Director Xing take action right now?"

  Nong Junting suddenly became excited: "Quickly look, there's a change, hehe, your trick won't work."