Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

At this moment, the door curtain was raised, and three people came in, two policemen and a female comrade. The first one was Chief Song, who smiled and said, "Boss Xu, your tavern is quite lively!"

Everyone shut up instantly. Why? What good could come of the police coming to their door? People these days have a deep respect for the police.

Xu Huizhen: "Director Song, please come in. The weather is too cold, and we have nowhere to go, so we just come to the tavern to have some fun."

Director Song saw that everyone was very nervous and said, "Don't think too much. Manager Xu has done a good deed and we are here to express our gratitude. You can drink your wine." After that, he walked to the counter and whispered to Xu Huizhen, "Can we talk for a moment?"

Xu Huizhen said cheerfully: "Cai Quanwu, you take care of the business, I'll leave for a while."

Cai Quanwu, who was squatting in the corner, stood up and said, "At your command!"

Xu Huizhen led the three people to the backyard. She warmly asked them to sit down and took the kettle on the stove to make tea for the guests. Director Song introduced them, "This is Deputy Director Ma of our Xuanwu District Public Security Bureau, and this is his wife, Comrade Miao Fengying."

When Xu Huizhen heard that it was the director, she knew that this was the highest-ranking official she had met since she traveled through time. So she quickly greeted him, "Hello, Director Ma, hello, Sister Miao."

Ma Yiming said, "The child you saved yesterday is my son. We are here today to express our gratitude." Miao Fengying quickly put the gift on the table and said, "This is a small token of our appreciation. It is not a token of respect. Please do not despise it."

Xu Huizhen quickly refused and said, "Isn't this just a chance for me to meet you? It's just a small favor. I can't accept this gift. You can take it back to nourish the child and calm him down. Is the child okay?"

Miao Fengying: "He's fine. He cried a few times after waking up, and he's fine. To be honest, if you hadn't been so vigilant, my son might have been kidnapped. You don't know, the six-year-old son of their director was also lost yesterday and hasn't been found yet."

Xu Huizhen was so surprised that her mouth opened wide: "Ah? How could it be such a coincidence that he specifically stole the children of public security comrades? This human trafficker is so bold!"

Director Song: "Comrade Xu Huizhen, we should have praised your deeds with great fanfare, but this matter involves enemy spies. We are afraid that their accomplices will get to know the inside story and come to retaliate against you, so we can only handle this matter in a low-key manner."

It turned out that the public security comrades further interrogated the trafficker and found the shadow of enemy agents behind her based on the clues she provided. And the trafficker was just a small shrimp hired by them.

Although the enemy spies were not caught, some clues were found, and the public security comrades also smelled the smell of conspiracy, and they are continuing to investigate intensively in the past few days. However, the child of Director Wen has not been found yet.

Xu Huizhen thought for a moment and said, "Why do these enemy agents specifically steal children from the homes of Public Security Bureau leaders? Isn't this like pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth? It's uncomfortable."

Ma Yiming said: "Some time ago, our bureau just cracked a major case and arrested a group of enemy spies. This may be a fish that slipped through the net and is a crazy revenge against us."

Xu Huizhen murmured, "If it was pure revenge, why didn't they just kill the child, but kidnap him? Killing a child is much easier than kidnapping one. You have to know that these enemy agents have no mercy."

Director Song and Deputy Director Ma looked at each other and said, "You mean..."

Xu Huizhen: "I guess they may have set off a smokescreen to divert the attention of the police. Maybe they have bigger plans. This is called repairing the plank road in the open, but marching through Chencang in secret."

After listening to Xu Huizhen's words, Director Ma frowned and said, "That's also possible. Comrade Xu Huizhen, you are very vigilant and can see through everything. Then tell me what big moves they will make?"

Xu Huizhen: "I don't know about that. It will only undermine our national construction and our good situation of stability and unity."

Director Ma stood up and said, "Then we won't sit down. We still have a lot of work to do when we get back. Comrade Huizhen, my family owes you a favor. If you encounter any problems in your life in the future, you can go to Director Song. If Director Song can't handle it, you can also come to me directly."

Xu Huizhen also stood up: "Then I would like to thank Director Ma and Director Song first. Your work is more important, so I will not keep you here. You can come to the tavern and sit down when you are free."

As she spoke, she handed the gift they brought to Miao Fengying and said, "Sister, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't accept this gift. When I rescued the child, I didn't know he was the director's child, and I didn't expect any reward."

Miao Fengying refused it firmly, and after several refusals, the gift was left.

After seeing off the three people, Xu Huizhen opened the gift and found 60 yuan and a dozen various tickets in a box of Daoxiang Village cakes. Xu Huizhen thought to herself that this gift was not small and it would be a bit embarrassing to just accept it. She would give them a return gift when she had the chance.

Time flies, and it is the end of the year in a blink of an eye. The streets and alleys of Beijing are filled with the strong flavor of the New Year. Housewives are busy preparing food for the New Year. No matter how frugal they are on weekdays, they have to eat something good during the New Year. Whether they have money or not, they have to celebrate the New Year!

There was a long queue in front of the butcher's counter. Everyone stretched their necks anxiously, looking at the butcher's counter, fearing that there would be no meat when it was their turn. Someone shouted, "Master, why is there so little meat? Can the people behind you get some? It's almost the New Year, why don't you supply more? At least every household should have a meal of meat dumplings!"

The butcher, who was tall and strong, with a face full of flesh, was wearing work clothes - a long blue coat with greasy sleeves. While weighing the meat, he retorted: "Yes, that's all. I ate the rest. What do you want? Take it or leave it."

You see, in this era, the butchers are so arrogant! If you dare to challenge them again, they won’t sell to you, and you won’t be angry.

In the alley, naughty children secretly took off a few firecrackers from the string bought by their parents and set them off with their friends to satisfy their craving. They lit the fire with incense, and after the firecrackers caught fire with a "hiss", they quickly threw them far away, and then they heard a "pop" sound, and the firecrackers exploded, which was greeted by cheers from their friends. The children's happiness is so simple.

As you walk, you may be startled by the sudden sound of firecrackers. You can't be annoyed, because everyone has naughty children, so don't look down on others. Smelling the gunpowder in the air, it seems like you can smell the flavor of the New Year.