Chapter 2712

Yujuan's home is not far from the vegetable market, about one kilometre away. But Yujuan lay on the flatbed truck, moving forward little by little for over an hour.

This is the staff residential area of the match factory, a row of low bungalows, but well maintained. Since Yujuan and her parents are match factory workers, and they both encountered misfortune in succession, the factory leadership has taken good care of them, and the house has not been reclaimed.

Yujuan slowly entered an alley, when a man in his forties came out of the courtyard, holding a piece of fatty meat in his hand: "Yujun!"

Yujuan had already passed by, hearing the shout from behind, she stopped and turned her head with effort, seeing the middle-aged man smile: "Uncle Wang Kui, you're not at work today?"

"I took leave today for something." Wang Kui put the fatty meat beside Yujuan: "Yujun, your aunt's family slaughtered a pig today, she asked me to bring you a piece of meat."

Yujuan looked at the glistening piece of fatty meat, which must be over two catties, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Wang Kui, I can't take this."

"Take it!" Wang Kui said with a smile: "This is what your aunt specifically asked me to bring back for you, if you don't take it, she'll surely get angry with me when she returns."

"Then I'll give you money." Yujuan fished out a flower-cloth-sewn wallet from her pocket, opened it, and aside from a ten-yuan note, everything else was one-mao, two-mao coins and small change.

Wang Kui snatched the wallet, tied it up, and shoved it back into Yujun's hand: "How could I take your money?"

Yujuan's eye sockets reddened, tears swirling in her eyes: "Uncle Wang Kui..."

"Hurry home and cook something nice to eat." Wang Kui said and turned back inside.

Old Wu and Dahuan, who had been watching at the alley entrance, also had slightly red eyes. They watched Yujuan enter the third courtyard west of Wang Kui's house, then stepped forward to stand before Wang Kui's gate.

"Is anyone home?"

Wang Kui had just entered the house, preparing to put away the waistband and sesame oil he had taken from his father-in-law, when he heard someone shouting at the gate. He put down his kitchen knife, turned and pushed open the door, seeing two people standing at the gate, and shouted warily.

"Who are you, do you have business?"

"Brother, we are officers from the Xicheng Branch." Old Wu took out his ID from his pocket, pushed open the welded steel gate and walked in.

Wang Kui also came out of the house, seeing Old Wu's ID, he stared blankly and said: "Comrades, what do you need from me?"

Old Wu smiled and said: "Brother, won't you invite us in to sit?"

Wang Kui hastily nodded and said: "Yes yes yes, come in quickly and have a drink of water."

Old Wu and Dahuan entered the house, Wang Kui poured two bowls of brown sugar water: "Comrades, we have no tea at home, please make do."

Old Wu smiled and said: "Brother, don't be polite, we came today to learn a little about something from you."

Wang Kui's heart had been pounding, after all he's just an ordinary citizen, suddenly being sought by police, how could he possibly stay calm. Now hearing they only wanted to learn a little, he finally relaxed.

"Comrade, ask whatever you want to know."

Old Wu asked: "Brother, you should know a woman named Yujuan, right?"

Wang Kui's heart stirred, the police are here for Yujuan, could it be that the hit-and-run driver from back then has been found?

That doesn't make sense either, if they found the hit-and-run driver, they should go directly to Yujuan, why come to me to learn something?

"Yes, we know her, we're not just neighbours, we also work at the same factory."

Old Wu asked again: "Do you know how Yujuan's leg became disabled?"

Wang Kui was stunned again, this doesn't match what I thought, could it be that Yujuan did something wrong?

But Yujuan has been disabled for six or seven years, can't even walk, how could she possibly commit illegal acts?

"Comrade, has Yujuan done something wrong?"

Old Wu laughed: "No, I just want to learn about her situation over these years, starting from when she graduated and began working."

Wang Kui didn't know why the police wanted to learn these things, but he still shared what he knew. Much more detailed than what Wang Dama said, but the general situation is similar, all saying Yujuan became disabled in a car accident.

Old Wu pondered: everyone says it was a car accident, the biggest possibility is that Yujuan feared retaliation and dared not speak the truth. Also, reputation—she's already disabled, if her reputation is ruined, she truly has no way to live.

Then Old Wu asked about Yujuan's mother and brother's situation, then reached out and shook Wang Kui's hand, saying: "Brother, sorry for the disturbance. What I came for, especially inquiring about Yujuan, must not be told to anyone, if it gets out, it will likely bring trouble to Yujuan."

Wang Kui's heart jolted: "Can't even tell Yujuan's side?"

"Yes!" Old Wu said solemnly: "For now, no one can say."

Wang Kui hastily said: "Understood, I won't say, not even to my wife."

Old Wu stood up: "We're leaving, if later there's anything else needing to be learned, we may still need to trouble you."

"No problem." Wang Kui agreed: "If there's anything needing to be learned, just come find me."

"Alright!" Old Wu nodded, called out to Dahuan, and the two left Wang Kui's house.

"Old Wu!" Dahuan asked: "Should we go find Yujuan?"

"Yujuan is very smart, back when the incident happened, if she had reported it, she definitely wouldn't be alive today." Old Wu said thoughtfully: "If we go looking for her like this, if word gets out, it will likely bring her danger.

So, for now we cannot go see her, we must first return to the bureau to report. We must ensure we don't startle the snake and guarantee her safety before we can continue the investigation."

"You're right." Dahuan said with a solemn expression: "After all, there are no walls without cracks in this world, who knows, in this area, are there people who keep dogs!"

"Yes!" Old Wu said in a deep voice: "If I hadn't seen this Brother Chen give Yujuan that piece of meat, I wouldn't have rashly gone to find him to learn the situation."

"Let's go!" Dahuan and Old Wu quickly left the alley entrance, then walked toward the Drum Tower Vegetable Market, the car still parked there.

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Xicheng Branch!

On Xiangjun's desk lay a thick stack of case files, from the rape and murder case six years ago, he was looking for the files that the municipal bureau had taken over and then transferred to the branch during this period, this is key evidence to overturn the former deputy director of the municipal bureau, Wang Jianfeng.

"Papapapa..." As Xiangjun was carefully flipping through the case files, the office door was knocked, he didn't even lift his head and shouted: "Come in!"

Following his words, Old Wu and Dahuan pushed the door open and entered: "Director Xiang!"

Xiangjun lifted his head, seeing Old Wu and Dahuan, his spirit instantly lifted: "Have you found the person?"