Chapter 17: Lovely Trouble

  On the way to the police station, Wu Xinkai felt guilty. The latest free chapter of this book is available at [website]. To know what it's like for a boy to walk down the street with nine girls who are only slightly younger than him. It's too eye-catching! Moreover, all nine of them were very pretty and had smooth, white skin, and their bodies were all in perfect proportion. Their faces were also very beautiful. If someone took just one of these girls out on the street, they would be stared at tightly by everyone. Now, suddenly there were nine of them. What's more, the nine girls all had red eyes, and people who didn't know what was going on thought they were being forced by this "bad boy". So, everyone who passed by looked at Wu Xinkai with a hateful gaze, as if he deserved to be unlucky. Fortunately, there weren't many people in this town, and most of them were too afraid to speak out, even when they saw Wu Xinkai looking at them, they couldn't help but want to escape, they were really afraid of causing trouble. Wu Xinkai felt uncomfortable all the way, not only for the girls' situation but also for enduring those strange gazes and for the thoughts of the people in the world! No wonder there are so many criminals in this world! Just by looking at the situation in front of him, he could understand. He was just a kid, they were all too afraid to speak out, how could the criminals not be arrogant?

  Wu Xin brought these nine "troubles" to the Public Security Bureau and was met with disdain again!

  "What are you doing? Stop! This is no place for kids!" The guard blocked their way.

  "Officer! They're the kidnapped girls, I've set them free. You go tell the chief..." Wu Xin said seriously.

  "Scram! Scram! Scram!" The guard said with a displeased face: "You want to play, go play elsewhere, don't make trouble here! Kidnapping? Who would believe you?! You let him go? If it's that simple, what's the point of having a police station?" The guard snorted coldly, not even looking at Wu Xin.

  Wu Xins was angry and said: "They were kidnapped, you can ask them, as a police officer, don't you even care about this?"

  The guard burst out laughing and said, "How old are you? You dare to get angry with me? If I didn't see that you're still wet behind the ears, I would have beaten you up long ago. What kind of nerve do you have to play this trick on me? Ask them? Who doesn't know you're all in cahoots? Hmph!"

  Wu Xin was so angry that his lungs were about to burst and he couldn't speak. The girls heard this and said, "Big brother, let's go!"

  At this time, a chubby policeman came over from inside, walking slowly and looking unhappy at the guard: "What's all the commotion about? Xiaoyin, what's going on?"

  Xiao Yin saw him and smiled obsequiously: "Director Luo! Where are you going? Nothing's wrong, just a young whippersnapper trying to cause trouble here!"

  Director Luo listened and seemed to be too bored, suddenly said: "Oh? Is it them?"

  Xiao Yin smiled and said: "Yes! Looking at their sour faces, I'm afraid they haven't seen Director Xiao or your face, Director Luo. They probably want to take the opportunity to see you!"

  Director Luo smiled and said: "You! Your mouth is too sharp!"

  Wu Xin saw it and became even more furious. He loudly shouted: "Are you the deputy director or not? Take a look at this thing, then call your director over!"

  Director Luo and Xiao Yin were both stunned. What's going on? How can this kid be so bold? Has he eaten the heart of a leopard?

  Director Luo's face turned iron-green as he walked over, shouting: "What nonsense! You..." But he couldn't say another word because he saw the small sign in Wu Xin's hand.

  That's no ordinary small sign! He was frightened, suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat. Even though he was normally calm and collected, his iron-like face suddenly turned pale, then suddenly turned bright red, glowing with an eerie light.

  Xiao Yin looked very surprised and said calmly: "Director! Do you want to drive them away?"

  Director Luo glared at Little Yin and scolded: "You scoundrel! How can you utter such words?! Although the other person is young, they are still a guest. Do you have any hospitality?! You're really a scoundrel! You've ruined the glorious image of our people's police! Ask yourself, do you deserve the party? Do you deserve the country? Do you deserve the people?! Have you forgotten Comrade Xiaoping's teachings?! We are the sons of the people, we come from the people... Have you forgotten the Three Represents?!

  Xiao Yin was intimidated by Luo's stern expression, his whole body sweating profusely, his hair standing on end as he looked at Luo with a pale face, and he didn't quite understand, had he sucked up to the wrong person?

  "Alright! Aren't you going to call your director over? What's the point of saying so much?" Wu Xin was getting impatient, he naturally understood Director Luo's current behavior.

  "Right! Can't delay the big thing!" Director Luo smiled and said: "Let's go! You rarely come once, let's go, you see me, we'll talk inside!"

  Following Wu Xin, the nine little girls didn't know what was going on, only that Director Luo seemed to be very afraid of this big brother, and they all thought it was funny. Xiao Yin was shocked, he finally understood the meaning behind Director Luo's unreasonable scolding earlier, and earlier he... The more Xiao Yin thought about it, the more shocked he became, his whole body sweating profusely, yet also trembling, unsure if he was hot or cold, standing for a while before his entire body shook violently like sieved flour, eventually fainting from exhaustion.

  Director Luo also ignored him and asked Wu Xin to go in. Wu Xin knew that little Yin was not in any danger, so he walked inside without hesitation.

  Just a moment later, Director Xiao rushed over and said: "I was in a hurry earlier, sorry to keep you waiting! Old Luo, why don't you take good care of them? Look at you! Alas!" After saying that, he took another look at Wu Xin's name tag and said softly: "Young brother, it's almost time for lunch. I think you're all hungry too. Let's go have a simple meal together, okay?"

  Wu Xin looked at him and said: "I have come for two things."

  "Please instruct!" The two directors bowed their heads and listened carefully.

  Wu Xin then talked about the school robbery case and casually expressed some views.

  Director Xiao listened and said: "Yes, yes, you're right! I think so too! Let me think for a moment... Should we release all those people?"

  "Hmm!" Wu Xin nodded.

  "That's right! That's how it is, and then the principal will be taken away for slow trial, and strictly forbid students and masses from spreading rumors!" Director Xiao said slowly while looking at Wu Xin's face, afraid of saying a wrong word.

  "Ah! That's for the best." Wu Xin smiled and said: "This second matter is about these nine girls, I'll leave it to you to handle!"

  Wu Xin discussed with several girls and then consulted with Director Xiao again before starting to deal with these girls.

  But at this time, the four homeless girls were unwilling to go to the orphanage, they discussed it among themselves and made a decision.

  Wu Xindao said: "You four might as well go to the orphanage with Xia Qiu, Xiao Yue, and Xiao He. Their orphanage is in the city, very close!" Xia Qiu, Xiao Yue, and Xiao He were the three girls from the orphanage who had just been rescued.

  Xiao Zhao said: "Wu Xin brother! We've decided, we won't go to the orphanage, we'll follow you, we'll be very good, we can do a lot of work, no matter how hard or tiring it is, we won't drag you down, okay?"

  "Wu Xin was taken aback and said: 'This... how can this be? My home is very narrow and broken...'"

  Xiao Lan smiled and said: "It's okay! We can sleep in the hall, we can sleep at the door... it's much better than sleeping in a cellar!"

  Wu Xin listened and felt a pang in her heart, these girls had suffered so much!

  Director Xiao said, "Well, that's good too! Wu Xin little brother, you can take them in. Old Luo, hurry up and get the adoption certificate for Wu Xin... We'll also issue a donation appeal on their behalf to the whole town, and use all the donated money to build your home, so they can live better. You just put in a bit more effort and take care of them! ...Old Luo, hurry up and draft the document, I'll lead by donating 500 yuan, you should also play a leading role!"

  Director Xiao's words came out, and Wu Xin was speechless. In fact, Director Xiao didn't want to cause trouble either. If Wu Xin didn't take them away, he would be in trouble himself. He had to take good care of them and find a good place for them. What if they didn't like it? He would have to deal with the consequences, or else Wu Xin would know about it. It's better to go with the flow, although he lost 500 yuan, but saved countless troubles, which was worth it!

  Wu Xin did not expect Director Xiao to be so cunning, claiming he was righteous and willing to help others, making Wu Xin feel embarrassed to refuse.

  Xiao Qiu, Xiao Yue, and Xiao He heard this and also wanted to follow Wu Xin. This scared Wu Xin badly, and he hurriedly coaxed the three of them, promising to visit them often in the future, before they finally agreed to stay behind. After all the formalities were completed, Director Xiao smiled and said: "Brother Wu Xin! You've made such a great contribution to society, I represent the townspeople in thanking you. Let's go have a simple meal together!" Wu Xin had wanted to decline, but seeing the girls staring at him with hunger, he reluctantly agreed to go. In his heart, he thought: "If they're going to waste food anyway, might as well eat it. Besides, they've also given me a few more troubles." As soon as he thought of "troubles", Wu Xin's mind started worrying about how to explain this to his family.

  After dinner, it was time to say goodbye. The girls with homes, Xiaochun and Xiaohua, reluctantly bid farewell to Wu Xing and the others; Xiaqiu, Xiaoyue, and Xiaohuang were also reluctant to part ways, repeatedly asking Wu Xing and the four girls to visit them often.

  Director Xiao said: "Originally, we wanted to keep you for a while to guide our work, but I know you are busy with many things, so I won't keep you. There are some unfinished formalities that I will personally deliver to the school tomorrow after they are completed. Anyway, I have to go to the school to solve the principal's problem!"

  Wu Xin politely replied, and then took the four girls back home. The four were Zhou Ziyu (also the only one with a full name), Xiao Zhao, Xiao Lan, and Xiao Rong, who had been sold by their parents.

  Just as he returned home, Wu's mother was waiting for him, and Fang Xiaoxin and Huang Xiuying were also there. The three of them saw Wu Xing return, followed by four very pretty little girls, and their faces changed color. Wu's mother was truly angry, her face turned pale, she didn't say a word as she came out, and immediately grabbed Wu Xing's ear and dragged him inside, saying coldly: "What's the hurry? You're so late coming home, we've been waiting for you to eat lunch for a long time!"

  "Wu Xin shouted loudly (of course, a bit exaggerated), while bitterly smiling: "Mom! Are you listening to my explanation? Why are you getting so angry?"

  Fang Xiaoqin couldn't help but burst out laughing at the sight, but Huang Xiuying wasn't as amused. Her face showed a hint of disappointment and sadness because she had just... given herself to him, yet he immediately brought back several girls again! This was... hey! Truly tormenting, but she didn't know how he would explain himself?

  Those four girls who followed seemed to have understood what was going on and suddenly all knelt down. Wu Mama and the others were shocked, but heard the four say: "It's all our fault! If you want to blame someone, blame us! It has nothing to do with Brother Wu Xing."

  Mrs. Wu listened and knew there must be a hidden story, and seeing the four girls showing an endearing expression, she quickly walked over to help them up one by one, saying: "What's going on here? Come on, you all go in first, we'll talk slowly later." After that, she led the four girls to sit down in the main hall. The four girls were a bit shy and told Mrs. Wu about what they knew, but their story was incomplete because they didn't know what happened before. Mrs. Wu listened quietly and looked at Wu Xin with surprise. Huang Xiuying saw that she had misunderstood Wu Xin, her face turned slightly red as she looked at him. Fang Xiaocui and the four girls also looked at Wu Xin, wanting to hear him tell the whole story.

  Wu Xin suddenly found that everyone was staring at him, and he became a little uneasy: "Actually, it's very simple. In that small wooden house, someone who seemed to be from the 'Flying Eagle Team' gave me a small flying eagle token and told me they were inside, asking me to rescue them, so I went. The rest of you already know what happened next."

  Several girls looked at each other in surprise and asked in unison: "What is the Flying Eagle Team?"

  Madam Wu's expression changed to one of shock, and she hastily said: "Xin'er, let me take a look at that small sign!" Everyone sensed something was amiss, so they all looked at her again. Wu Xin quickly handed over the small sign.

  Madam Wu looked for a long time and continued to feel around, but tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, and she didn't say a word.

  "Wu Xin hurriedly asked: 'Mom! What's wrong?'"

  "Wu's mother sobbed: 'Xin'er, tell me honestly, why did that person give you this small plaque?'"

  Wu Xin's face was somewhat difficult to look at as he said, "Mom, don't worry about it. Maybe he just sent it to me on impulse and there's no need to make a big deal out of it!"

  "An impulsive decision?" Wu's mother sobbed: "Do you know how powerful this little token is? With it, he can directly mobilize the troops of any brigade without needing any reason. As soon as the token is seen, it is an order! Even the division commander doesn't have such great power! Would he impulsively give it to you?"

  The six girls were all shocked and stared at Wu Xing with eyes as if they were looking at a monster.

  Wu Xin fell silent for a moment before asking: "Mom, how did you know about this little token?"

  "Wu's mother said: "How would I know, how would I know! ... Back then your father was willing to sacrifice himself just to get this small token, he endured the harsh tests of the Flying Eagle Group, completing over 20 arduous tasks, taking 15 years, and just when he was about to get this small token, in the last task, he unfortunately... Poor him, he didn't even get to see your face!" Wu's mother had tears streaming down her face. The past is unbearable to recall!

  Wu Xinwan did not expect that this small token would be so difficult to obtain, and he thought of his father's hard work and struggle for life, which also filled him with great sorrow. The irony of fate is that what his father had worked hard for and sacrificed his life for but could not get was obtained by himself with ease.

  Several girls came to comfort her. Wu's mother cried for a long time and felt a bit embarrassed, wiping away her tears and smiling slightly: "Look at me, I've made everyone unhappy! It's actually fate, Xiner, they just want to give you what your father deserves! Your father will be very happy when he knows, after all, they acknowledged him! Alright, Yingying, Xiaoqin, since they've eaten already, let's have dinner! Xiner, take them around to see the place, it's really narrow here!"

  Wu Xin nodded and led the way, taking the four girls on a tour around the house. The interior was simple, with one large hall connected to two rooms and a kitchen. Beyond the kitchen was the backyard, which consisted of a thatched hut containing a toilet and a pigpen, as well as a small plot of land where some vegetables were planted.

  They were quite interested, Xiao Zhao and Xiao Rong had never seen a vegetable garden before, and they touched and poked around with curious expressions. Zhou Ziyu felt very familiar, probably because he used to do some rough work when he was young, now seeing these things gave him a sense of home. After finishing, Wu Xin took them out to see the small river, back mountain and neighbors around.

  The neighbor, Huang Da Shu, came over and teased: "Xin Er! You've married so many beautiful little wives, where did you put them?" Wu Xin's face turned red with embarrassment, wanting to argue. The four girls burst out laughing.