Chapter 300

Fu Zhanghua looked at Li Xuewu in surprise and asked: "Who told you that watermelon stall was mine?"

Then, as if remembering something, Fu Zhanghua said knowingly: "I knew that doing it this way would expose all my old secrets."

As he spoke, he angrily slammed the table, gnashing his teeth, not knowing who he hated.

Li Xuewu shook his head and smiled: "It wasn't from the confession that I knew."

"Oh?"

Fu Zhanghua looked at Li Xuewu with curiosity and said: "I've heard my dad and my brother talk about you. My dad said your ability to handle cases is very strong, you are good at discovering key points that others can't see, and you can read the inner heart of criminals."

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu was much happier receiving praise from Fu Bin, his opponent, than from his own people.

This was a desire for conquest.

"I call this ability criminal psychology."

Li Xuewu explained to Fu Zhanghua, then added: "Actually, it's very simple. That person selling watermelons had a different temperament from other sales clerks. I'm particularly sensitive to punks."

"Temperament? You're not kidding me, are you?"

"How could I, heh."

Li Xuewu flicked the ash into the bowl in front of him and explained with a smile: "He even wanted to bare his teeth at me when I was teasing him. Even if a vegetable market clerk has a bad attitude, they wouldn't bare their teeth when asked the price, right?"

"Damn, this bastard."

Fu Zhanghua cursed hatefully, then asked: "Is that how you got the clue about me? He doesn't know my whereabouts."

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile: "People leave a sound, geese leave a name. As long as you are active there, I know how to find you."

Fu Zhanghua looked at Li Xuewu speechlessly as he acted cool. He wanted to question him, but now he was already caught.

But for Fu Zhanghua to believe Li Xuewu's words, he absolutely wouldn't; he wasn't a fool.

Li Xuewu knew Fu Zhanghua didn't believe him, smiled, and said: "I extorted your watermelon. Do you think your people would let me walk out of the vegetable market? People who know your dynamics will take the initiative to find me."

"Damn."

Fu Zhanghua, who usually had patience, couldn't help but curse continuously.

Thinking about it, he didn't regret losing this time. His old man had played a bad hand, using up all his advantages to bomb Li Xuewu, while holding a three in his hand waiting for his partner to give him a lead.

The key was that the partner was trash!

Another thing was that Li Xuewu, this Security Li Kezhang, really wasn't a pushover and had actually found him.

"That stall wasn't for selling melons..."

"I know."

"You know?"

Fu Zhanghua stared at Li Xuewu and asked in disbelief: "Are you security or are you fortune-telling?"

"Hahaha."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "I guessed it too. That melon stall was to help you or someone of yours maintain relationships, right?"

"..."

Fu Zhanghua opened his mouth, but felt that saying anything would only destroy his own prestige and boost Li Xuewu's morale.

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette and said: "I guess, this watermelon of yours isn't pure. I suspect what's wrapped inside the watermelon isn't melon pulp."

"Do you know something?"

Fu Zhanghua leaned close to Li Xuewu and looked carefully at his eyes, asking: "Have you caught someone? Did someone tell you something?"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu leaned back against the chair, distancing himself from Fu Zhanghua, and said with a smile: "Miss Linglong has a pretty good appearance and figure."

"Fart!"

Fu Zhanghua shook his head and said: "That's a bitch. She knows shit. I haven't even told her where I live, so how could she know anything about me?"

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and said: "The repair shop under the big tree is set up very cleverly, it's just that the repairman is a bit stupid."

"Fart!"

Fu Zhanghua curled his lip and said: "Hu Lao San is just a worker, what could he know?"

Li Xuewu moved the bowl in front of him and asked Fu Zhanghua with a smile: "How can you be sure they don't know?"

Fu Zhanghua smirked: "That's for you to think about yourself. I only say what you know. If you want to know more, it depends on yourself. You're not the one with the unique vision? Don't even think about fishing for words from me."

Seeing that Li Xuewu still had things he didn't know, Fu Zhanghua was very happy.

"Hehehe."

Seeing Fu Zhanghua wouldn't take the bait, Li Xuewu didn't get angry. Interrogation, isn't it just like a sow wearing a bra—one set after another? As long as there's something to talk about, Li Xuewu has plenty of tricks.

Li Xuewu sat up straight, chuckled twice, and then said: "You're really naughty. No wonder Li Kezhang Fu doesn't like you."

There, this is called one trick failing, then another.

Seeing Li Xuewu mention his father, Fu Zhanghua changed his expression and said very angrily: "If it weren't for Fu Haibo, if it weren't for the ridiculous guilt in his heart, if it weren't for..."

Fu Zhanghua paused here, as if there was something he couldn't say.

Finally, he could only say angrily: "He is just a hypocritical, disgusting old senile worm!"

Li Xuewu also didn't expect Fu Zhanghua to have such great resentment toward his father; logically, it shouldn't be like this.

"Your money wasn't used to pave the way for Fu Haibo, was it?"

"How did you know?"

The anger on Fu Zhanghua's face instantly froze, his gaze fixed on Li Xuewu's face, wanting to see if Li Xuewu was guessing again this time.

Li Xuewu threw the cigarette butt into the vegetable soup and said disdainfully: "Your small position can't use such a big stall, Fu Haibo's capacity isn't enough, Li Kezhang Fu doesn't need it, so there must be someone behind your big brother, right?"

Fu Zhanghua looked at Li Xuewu as if he had seen a ghost, and asked with wide eyes: "Did you guess all this from my words?"

Li Xuewu waved his hand, signaling Fu Haibo not to speak, and then frowned, thinking about things.

Fu Haibo was stunned by Li Xuewu's ability to analyze the case on the spot.

He had never seen such a powerful security cadre. Not to mention that there was no one like this at the vegetable market, even his father, who had been in security work for half his life, had never heard of anyone with such powerful ability.

Li Xuewu thought for more than three minutes, then turned to stare at Fu Zhanghua's eyes and said: "The person behind Fu Haibo should be from Steel City, but they also have a connection with the Steel Rolling Mill, so..."

"You win."

Fu Zhanghua had a lonely expression of being defeated and said: "My dad is senile, but my brother is considered shrewd, no worse than a fox. From beginning to end, he never showed his face, just so you wouldn't catch any handle, but all his calculations were in vain."

Li Xuewu waved his hand to refuse the Huazi Fu Zhanghua handed over: "Not smoking anymore, my throat hurts."

"Smoke less, my dad has lung problems."

"Click."

Fu Zhanghua lit another Huazi for himself, raised the cigarette in his hand, and said: "I don't dare smoke this at home, just afraid my dad will nag, talking about the middle way. Actually, he is more extravagant than anyone."

"I didn't see that."

Li Xuewu shook his head and smiled: "I've been to your house, it's a very small apartment building."

"Heh."

Fu Zhanghua chuckled: "That's not my home, that's my dad's home for show. We have houses in the city."

"So that's it."

Li Xuewu suddenly realized and said: "Last time I accompanied your father hunting, I said I'd send pork and meat, but Li Kezhang Fu wouldn't let me."

Fu Zhanghua nodded and said: "Actually, if I wanted to hide and not care about my dad and big brother's affairs, no one could do anything to me."

As he spoke, Fu Zhanghua blew the ash off his body and looked proudly at Li Xuewu: "They were wrong because they were anxious. My big brother was too anxious to come back, and my dad was too anxious to push my big brother to the top."

"Not necessarily."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I don't know your big brother's ability, but his reputation is good, so he should have achieved results."

"Heh."

Fu Zhanghua glanced at Li Xuewu and said: "I'll say what I know. If I don't know, it's useless for you to fish for words. My father did give me information about your factory's security team patrols, and gave me the residential information of your factory's workers."

Seeing Fu Zhanghua wouldn't take the bait, Li Xuewu didn't force him, narrowing his eyes and listening to him.

Fu Zhanghua said very calmly: "The people at the door were invited by me, but the cases on your side weren't all done by me, because both the scope and the target far exceeded my expectations. You have daily broadcasts for this."

Speaking to the end, Fu Zhanghua also said regretfully: "I shouldn't have started this. I didn't expect it to make such a big scene."

Li Xuewu nodded. Regarding Fu Zhanghua's repentance, Li Xuewu just took it as a cat crying over a mouse, and asked indifferently: "Anything else you want to say?"

Fu Zhanghua shook his head: "The warehouse was destroyed by you, Zhao Linglong was found by you. I guess everyone in Nanluoguxiang and Beixinqiao has been wiped out, right?"

Li Xuewu just narrowed his eyes and didn't mean to answer Fu Zhanghua's words.

Fu Zhanghua also knew the case-handling requirements of these security personnel like Li Xuewu, and didn't expect to know much from Li Xuewu's mouth.

"The account book for the money my brother took from me is in the mansion at Jinyu Hutong No. 4. You can go get it. The rest of my money is also there."

"As for the two women living there, don't make things difficult for them. They don't know anything. My dad..."

Speaking of his father, Fu Zhanghua's expression was complex as he thought for a while, then said: "He was harmed by my mother. You'll know when you go to my house. It's in Picha Hutong."

Li Xuewu looked at Fu Zhanghua and asked: "Can I know why you are so cooperative?"

"Isn't it good to cooperate with you?"

Fu Zhanghua asked with his head tilted, then chuckled and said: "I hate my dad and my brother. They sacrificed me to achieve their goals, so I'll make sure they get nothing."

Li Xuewu looked at Fu Zhanghua's appearance and didn't think he was lying. Although he couldn't understand this twisted family relationship, he still expressed respect and didn't ask any further.

He signaled Han Yating to hand the interrogation record to Fu Zhanghua for his signature.

Fu Zhanghua took the pen and looked at the interrogation record Han Yating had made, then suddenly asked Li Xuewu with a smile: "Can I know why you let the broadcast station update the number and progress of the cases every day? This isn't a secret, right? Can you tell me?"

"Mm?"

Li Xuewu didn't expect Fu Zhanghua to ask this.

"Why ask this question?"

Fu Zhanghua smiled and said: "Don't you know that the mass base is very important for the competition between you and my brother?"

Then, as if realizing something, he asked suspiciously: "That's not right, is it? Did you know it all along, and the broadcast station was also intentional?"

"You're so bad!"

Li Xuewu chuckled twice and asked: "Why are you so concerned about this broadcast?"

Fu Zhanghua lowered his head while signing and said: "Damn, those grandsons outside lied to me, saying it was an eighty-twenty split. These grandsons hid the numbers, and I only knew how many cases had happened here from your factory's broadcast."

"Damn their grandfathers, none of the people in the underworld are loyal!"

"Hahahahaha."

Li Xuewu laughed for a while, shook his head and said: "I don't have any bad intentions, just giving some pressure to the security section."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu also looked at Han Yating.

Fu Zhanghua shook his head with a smile and said: "Go lie to ghosts, I don't believe it."

Although he said so, having not received Li Xuewu's answer, Fu Zhanghua didn't pursue it. After signing, he handed his hands to Han Yating.

He let Han Yating handcuff him, but his eyes were fixed on Li Xuewu, saying: "I don't regret losing to you, but I have some regrets. The regret is that you are such a good opponent, but I am not the one playing the game."

Li Xuewu stood up and said very formally: "No matter why you committed the crime, your behavior of taking the initiative to confess the facts should be commended. I will make a note of it in your interrogation report."

"Thank you."

Fu Zhanghua also nodded at Li Xuewu, then let Han Yating take him out the door.

Li Xuewu stood by the dining table and watched Fu Zhanghua being taken away, very moved by this person's intelligence.

Don't think Fu Zhanghua taking the initiative to confess his crimes is stupid; this is actually the kind of intelligence that even Li Xuewu admires.

The person who could catch him here and have the guts to challenge their group of people alone must not be a small figure.

Especially the people outside, regardless of their equipment and temperament, Fu Zhanghua could understand his situation.

Confessing to ordinary interrogation personnel and confessing to the team leader at the scene for the first time—the difference here is huge.

The difference is who writes the case report.

Li Xuewu also saw Fu Zhanghua's meaning, so in the end, he gave Fu Zhanghua a reassurance.

Leniency for confession, severity for resistance.

Li Xuewu turned back, walked to his original position, picked up his hat and put it on his head, walked to the door and pushed it open.

"Li Kezhang, the person has been taken to the car. What about this Zheng Lanjun?"

Han Yating stood at the door waiting for Li Xuewu and reported the disposal of the personnel to him.

Li Xuewu walked to Zheng Lanjun's corpse and nodded to Shen Fang and Ma Wentao, who were surrounding it.

"Fu Zhanghua's 'Golden House' needs us to cooperate and go seal it. Captain Lu, thank you for your hard work, go with our people."

Handling cases here is different from Dongcheng. The Steel Rolling Mill Security Team is still a team under his jurisdiction, and he is also a policeman in Dongcheng, but in Xicheng, he still has to respect his comrades.

Li Xuewu always does things flawlessly, letting people have both substance and face.

Lu Guoyuan knew that Li Xuewu was handing the case to Xicheng for collaborative handling, so that complete investigation, arrest, search, and other case-handling procedures would appear in future reports.

This was equivalent to sharing the "credit" with Xicheng.

Lu Guoyuan answered solemnly: "Yes."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu gave Han Yating some instructions, and then Han Yating took Lu Guoyuan to raid the Golden House where Fu Zhanghua hid his mistress.

After sending the two away, seeing the big footprint on the corpse's chest, Li Xuewu grinned, looked up at Shen Fang and said: "Too cruel, I can't look at this, leave it to Captain Ma to handle."

Shen Fang automatically filtered out Li Xuewu's teasing and nodded in agreement.

Now it was Ma Wentao's territory, and Ma Wentao was the one in charge of such cases, so it was appropriate to hand Zheng Lanjun's corpse to Ma Wentao to handle.

After Li Xuewu finished his instructions, he saw Wang Yajuan standing by the side of the street waiting for him, holding a cloth bag.

The two girls from before were long gone.

"Go over, she's been standing here waiting for you."

Shen Fang teased Li Xuewu and watched with a smirk to see what Li Xuewu would do.

Li Xuewu's face went pale; how could he let Shen Fang make a fool of him? He smiled and walked toward the side of the road where Wang Yajuan was.

Ma Wentao saw Li Xuewu leave, waved his hand to signal his colleagues to take over the corpse, and asked Shen Fang: "Your Li Kezhang Li looks quite powerful, single-handedly breaking into the enemy camp. How come he can't even look at a corpse? He wouldn't be too young, would he?"

Shen Fang was almost choked by Ma Wentao's words, looked up at Ma Wentao, and confirmed if he was joking.

"How did you see that he couldn't look at a corpse?"

Seeing Shen Fang's strange expression, Ma Wentao paused and pointed at Li Xuewu's back: "Didn't he just say..."

"Just now?"

Shen Fang chuckled twice and said lightly: "Whoever believes his words is unlucky."

Seeing Ma Wentao's confusion, Shen Fang explained: "He was mocking me just now. I told him before that he was too cruel to prisoners, and today I fired a shot, so he's using this Zheng Lanjun to mock my words from back then."

"Damn, how come what Li Kezhang Li says sounds like the truth?"

Shen Fang saw Ma Wentao was still full of suspicion and said: "This guy is the best at acting. As long as it's not a formal occasion or during a mission, I don't even believe the punctuation marks in his words."

Shen Fang didn't stop after explaining, but emphasized fiercely: "Really, every word is true, but put together they are all fake. In his own words, it's one fart, three lies."

"Is he that insane?"

"What do you think?"

Shen Fang pointed with his chin at Li Xuewu, who was standing on the side of the road talking, and said: "See that girl? This guy used that mouth of his to date a truckload of objects before."

"That one over there is his ex-girlfriend, and she's still thinking about him."

Ma Wentao looked at the girl on the side of the road with a flushed face, then looked at Li Xuewu, who didn't care at all, and secretly made a decision in his heart.

That was to make friends with Li Xuewu.

What? How could it be to learn how to find a girlfriend? Of course, it was to learn professional ability and strive to improve himself!

Li Xuewu, who was being pointed at by Shen Fang and Ma Wentao, was completely unaware, and even if he saw it, he pretended not to.

Wang Yajuan's face was flushed, not knowing if it was from the wind blowing while waiting outside, or the fright she had just received, or from being watched by Shen Fang and the others.

"Thank you for saving me."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "You've thanked me several times already; I don't even want to say 'you're welcome' anymore."

Wang Yajuan looked at the sunny Li Xuewu and felt that the big boy in her heart had returned.

"No matter how many times I thank you, it's appropriate. Just now I thought you were deliberately avoiding me, and watching me get bullied without caring."

Li Xuewu explained with a smile: "During the operation, there was a suspect I couldn't confirm, so I was waiting. It wasn't that I didn't see you, nor was I deliberately avoiding you."

"I know."

Wang Yajuan nodded. Hearing Li Xuewu's explanation, it seemed like he cared about her, afraid she would misunderstand.

This feeling existed before, but later they argued too much, Li Xuewu was too lazy to explain, and Wang Yajuan didn't want to listen.

"Later, I felt that as long as you were standing behind me, I wasn't afraid anymore."

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu didn't know what to say to Wang Yajuan now; after all, Wang Yajuan was the most familiar stranger to him now.

Wang Yajuan wanted to say more to Li Xuewu.

"I told you my unit address last time, why haven't I seen you come find me to play?"

Unit address? What was it?

Li Xuewu thought about it, and it seemed Wang Yajuan really had said it, but he didn't remember.

"You see how busy I am now. I don't even have much time to go home."

"Mm, I see."

Wang Yajuan thought of Li Xuewu's majestic appearance just now and felt that people changing wasn't all bad. The current Li Xuewu was more mature and steady than before.

The key was that he was very reliable.

"That... is that your girlfriend?"

"Which one?"

Li Xuewu looked at Wang Yajuan, who was lowering her head slightly, and asked in confusion.

There was no one else here, don't scare people.

Wang Yajuan didn't dare to look up at Li Xuewu, afraid that the answer Li Xuewu gave would be too different from her expectations and she would lose her composure.

"It's... that... the one eating with you."

Li Xuewu looked back and thought Wang Yajuan might be asking about Han Yating.

"You mean Li Kezhang Han?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "That's my colleague. Just now it was for the investigation. Sometimes, to not be abrupt, we pretend to be a bit intimate."

"I know."

Wang Yajuan got the answer she wanted, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but lift slightly.

Then she looked up at Li Xuewu and said: "You go ahead and get busy, I have to go home."

What do you know?

What did I say?

Li Xuewu didn't know what he had said that made Wang Yajuan "know."

But now Li Xuewu couldn't wait to end this awkward topic, so hearing Wang Yajuan wanted to leave, he hurriedly nodded: "Okay, then be careful on the road."

Wang Yajuan smiled and said: "You take care and be careful too."

As she spoke, she pushed her bicycle and walked toward the other side of the road.

Li Xuewu turned back and walked inside. He had only walked a few steps when he heard Wang Yajuan's voice from behind.

"Li Xuewu! It's so good to see you!"

"Mm?"

Li Xuewu turned back and looked toward the other side of the street, only to see Wang Yajuan had already gotten on her bike and was riding toward the other side of the street.

"Yo-yo-yo~ Li Xuewu! It's so good to see you!"

"Hahaha."

Hearing Shen Fang mimicking the girl's shout in a strange way, the people around all laughed.

Li Xuewu was also quite helpless and said to Shen Fang: "You mimic it so well, don't mimic it next time, I have goosebumps all over."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I say you have goosebumps, but she was the one shouting, and I didn't see you do anything."

"Hahahahaha."

Seeing Shen Fang teasing Li Xuewu again, everyone watched the fun.

Li Xuewu, who was usually thick-skinned, couldn't stand the mockery of the crowd, and said in a fluster: "You interrogate everyone caught today! No food until you finish interrogating."

"Hahahahaha."

Because Fu Zhanghua was caught, everyone relaxed a bit, because most of the people who could be caught here were caught, and the next step was Li Xuewu's mission.

Shen Fang didn't care about Li Xuewu saying everyone caught today would be interrogated by him, because Li Xuewu needed to handle the follow-up matters, so these people would definitely be handled by Shen Fang and Duan Youting.

Li Xuewu shook hands with Ma Wentao with Shen Fang and the others, said goodbye to each other, got into their respective cars, and went their separate ways.

By the time they returned to the street, it was already past two or three in the afternoon. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Duan Youting walking out.

"Old Duan, how did you know we completed the mission? Are you out here to welcome us?"

Shen Fang was in a good mood today, joking with whoever he saw.

No matter what anyone said, what Shen Fang said was "How did you know we caught everyone?"

Duan Youting saw Shen Fang and Li Xuewu's expressions and knew the mission had gone smoothly.

"Welcome my ass. I was preparing to go to your station. I'm running between three places now, I'm almost exhausted. It's good that you're back."

As he spoke, Duan Youting pointed to the empty courtyard and said: "Look, this is my labor result for today."

Li Xuewu nodded in praise: "Duan Station Chief has worked hard, this speed is indeed okay."

Duan Youting nodded with great relief; it was natural to be happy when his work was praised.

"According to the classification standards formulated earlier, those who directly participated in the case have been controlled in the two stations. What about those so-called 'tough guys' and 'pickpockets' on the street?"

The sun was bright at this moment, and it was warm on the mountain, so Li Xuewu and the others stood in the courtyard basking in the sun, not feeling cold at all.

"Has the warehouse been cleared out?"

Li Xuewu didn't answer Duan Youting's question, but asked about the warehouse discovered in the morning.

Duan Youting nodded and said: "It's already been counted. Cars, electrical appliances, and other items have been pulled to the street's warehouse, waiting for you to decide."

While they were talking, Wang Zhuren and Liu Zhuren, who saw them return, walked out.

"Back?"

"Yes, the main culprits of this case have basically been caught. I'm back to handle the loose ends, and then handle the subsequent cases."

Li Xuewu replied to Wang Zhuren's question, then said: "I heard from Duan Station Chief that the warehouse has been cleared out? Can it match our accounts?"

Liu Zhuren saw Li Xuewu asking about the accounts and frowned: "It's not enough. Now bicycles and radios can only match a part. The modified parts and models are messy, and no one can match the details anymore."

Li Xuewu turned to Duan Youting: "Can the money searched from Zhao Linglong's courtyard fill the gap?"

"How could it?"

Duan Youting said with a bitter face: "Some bicycles were bought at the original price. Now, what price should we use for compensation? It's definitely not enough."

Seeing Wang Zhuren also worrying, Li Xuewu patted Duan Youting on the shoulder and said: "This matter still needs to be cautious. Returning the original items is definitely the best way, but we can't restore these 'miscellaneous' bicycles and radios."

"Yes."

Wang Zhuren nodded and said: "We've been discussing it all noon, but we can't think of a good way."

Li Xuewu comforted: "This matter isn't difficult. Do it in a few steps."

Seeing Li Xuewu speak, everyone looked at Li Xuewu.

"First, that is to recover the stolen bicycles according to the account book collected from the warehouse. This is a cumbersome job, and I hope the street and the station can cooperate."

"Second, that is to actively recover the stolen money, strictly interrogate these main participants and planners, dig deep into their criminal facts, and find their piggy banks."

"Third, fix the assets of Fu Zhanghua, Zhu Laoba, etc., temporarily, and wait for the case to be summarized before selling them to recover the funds."

"Fourth, since these bicycles, radios, and other items can no longer find their owners and cannot be matched, then organize a sale."

"Fifth, the proceeds from sales and confiscated illegal income will be divided equally according to the reported and verified cases."

"Sixth, those 'pickpockets' and 'tough guys' that Duan Station Chief just mentioned."

Li Xuewu paused his tone and said with a smile: "Since they want to get involved here, then fulfill them. Like this."

Li Xuewu said to Shen Fang and Liu Zhuren: "On the basis of already reported cases, use one day tomorrow to collect the losses of the masses who have been stolen or robbed during this period. It must be practical and real. This will be hard work for Shen Station Chief and Liu Zhuren."

"At the same time, carry out the sale of items that cannot be returned tomorrow, and recover funds as quickly as possible."

"Duan Station Chief and Shen Station Chief, let's report to Zheng Bureau. These supporting comrades still need help. Handle those people in the two stations quickly, strictly, and urgently, striving to finish this case before the New Year."

After giving instructions to Shen Fang and Duan Youting, Li Xuewu turned to Wang Zhuren and said: "That's all there is to it. This is all we can do. There may be more stolen money recovered on my side later, and the losses of the masses may be reduced a little."

"Another thing is that the New Year is coming soon. Should our street also have a big cleanup?"

Wang Zhuren knew Li Xuewu was sharp and asked with a smile: "Does Li Kezhang Li have any good suggestions?"

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Look, the snow on our street hasn't been cleared yet, the houses of the lonely elderly haven't been cleaned, and some courtyards are in disrepair."

"It's a coincidence. I have some young people here who are idle and have nowhere to use their strength. It's just right for them to participate in our street's construction."

"Hahahahaha."

Everyone standing in the courtyard knew who Li Xuewu was talking about.

Wang Zhuren said with a smile: "That would be great. The masses on our street will definitely have a comfortable New Year this year."

Li Xuewu said to Duan Youting: "How many of those street punks were locked up earlier?"

Duan Youting said with a smile: "There must be fifty or sixty people."

"That's just right."

Li Xuewu waved his hand at Duan Youting with his palm down and said: "Pull them out to bask in the sun, let the neighbors recognize them, and then tell them that the funds to compensate the masses are limited now, and the gap needs to be filled by them. Just fine them one bicycle per person."

"Of course, we can also understand their difficulties, right?"

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "If they participate in street labor, they can be exempted from fines, and those who work excellently will be rewarded."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu suggested to Wang Zhuren: "Hand these people over to you to direct. You know better than me how to mobilize their enthusiasm with big red flowers, small red flowers, etc. The amount of reduction also depends on our street's workload. My suggestion is to use them for half a year."

"Hahahahaha."

Wang Zhuren said with a smile: "This suggestion is good. These young people are all face-conscious. If they lose face in front of the neighbors, they won't be able to mix in the future."

"Another thing is that participating in labor can also reform their thinking. I think it's a good thing that kills many birds with one stone."

Liu Zhuren added with a smile: "The most important thing is that these children can have a chance to correct themselves, not like the three on the water tower."

It seemed this matter had a great impact on Liu Zhuren; he had been worried for the past two days.

"As for managing these young people, you don't need the security team. The inspection team grannies on our street can handle it."

"Hahaha."

Wang Zhuren knew Liu Quanyou's meaning and explained to Li Xuewu and the others: "These grannies of ours have a set way of directing people—praising them while scolding them."

Li Xuewu nodded in agreement. He was chased all over the street by those small-footed old ladies when he was a child.

He could hear the scolding of these old ladies from two miles away.

Otherwise, why would Li Xuewu be so careful every time he climbed the wall to Lou Jie's house, just for fear of meeting these small-footed old ladies and having them nag him.

"Alright, our division of labor is clear, so let's start working. Time is tight and the task is heavy. Give Zheng Bureau and Gao Bureau an explanation as soon as possible, and give the masses on the street an explanation."

"Yes."

"Okay."

Everyone answered and went to busy themselves with their tasks, leaving Li Xuewu standing in the courtyard basking in the sun.

He wasn't cold; it was just that the sun was just right, and there was too much darkness in his heart, so he felt comfortable basking in the sun.

The main reason was that Li Xuewu was thinking about how to handle Fu Haibo, handle Fu Bin, and handle the bigger figures behind them.

Li Xuewu wasn't afraid, but was thinking about how to keep things in his own hands and let the development of things follow his own wishes.

Because only in this way would it be most beneficial to him.

"Meow~"

Just as Li Xuewu was thinking, a cat's meow came from behind him.

Li Xuewu's ears moved, then he turned around quickly, preparing to scare the "Xuelituoqiang" (Snow-White Gun-Dragging Cat) that dared to meow at him.

"Ah!"

But the suddenly turning Li Xuewu was startled by the person who had just entered the courtyard gate.

Li Xuewu was also stunned by this "Ah."

After seeing the person clearly, he knew that the one who entered from the gate behind him wasn't that cat, but Ran Qiuye wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket.

The silly cat that meowed at him was still sitting on the gate post.

Hey, this cat has the function of a dog; it knows how to call when someone comes.

Li Xuewu ignored Grandpa Zhang, who was glaring at him; every time he dealt with his cat, he had this expression.

This old cat slave.

"Teacher Ran, why are you here?"

Teacher Ran saw Li Xuewu take the initiative to greet her and felt a bit embarrassed.

Just now, Ran Qiuye entered from the gate and saw Li Xuewu standing alone in the courtyard, thinking it was just right, there weren't many people here now.

But just as she was thinking about how to greet Li Xuewu, she saw Li Xuewu turn around suddenly, which startled Ran Qiuye.

"I... I came to thank you."

Li Xuewu grinned, not knowing what to say. Why were so many people thanking him today?

Did he warm up the four seasons?

"Didn't you thank me last night? Besides, saving you is what I should do, no need to thank me."

Ran Qiuye looked at Li Xuewu under the sun; his smile was so clean, like a man from her dreams, carrying light.

Influenced by her parents, Ran Qiuye was required to like cultured, gentle, and elegant men.

But after meeting Li Xuewu, Ran Qiuye's thoughts changed. Who said men couldn't be brave and fierce?

"I thought you must be very busy today, so I packed some dumplings for you."

Looking at Ran Qiuye, who took out a lunch box from her bag with a flushed face, Li Xuewu was a bit surprised.

This Ran Qiuye spoke in a gentle, lady-like manner; he didn't expect her to have such a straightforward side.

"You're too kind. I've already eaten lunch, and the case here is about to end, so we won't be delayed eating."

Seeing Li Xuewu refuse, Ran Qiuye didn't know what to do. She had never taken the initiative to give anything to a man since she grew up.

Let alone dumplings she packed herself.

Ran Qiuye went home late yesterday, almost making her parents anxious enough to call the police.

When they saw their daughter return covered in blood, Ran's mother was so scared she almost fainted.

Ran Qiuye was afraid her mother would have an accident, so she hurriedly explained her encounter to her mother and father.

Ran's parents were naturally terrified.

But their daughter was already sitting in front of them, and the old couple was also a bit fearful, urging their daughter not to go out at night in the future.

After hearing about Li Xuewu from their daughter, Ran's mother said they should thank him.

But there were no conditions at the time, so they could only use the flour saved at home to pack dumplings and send them over.

Ran Qiuye didn't talk about her feelings for Li Xuewu while packing dumplings with her mother, but Ran's mother felt it.

Although she didn't know what kind of person Li Xuewu was, listening to what her daughter said, he must be a warrior, so Ran's mother bought meat to make the filling, just to try not to owe this favor.

Li Xuewu looked at Ran Qiuye, who was a bit at a loss, and reached out to take the lunch box.

Letting a girl stand in front of him holding a lunch box waiting for him wasn't something a man should do.

"Thank you. Then I'll have it for dinner; I have to be on duty tonight anyway."

Seeing Li Xuewu accept the dumplings, Ran Qiuye's face instantly became joyful.

Fu Zhanghua chuckled and said to Li Xuewu: "My dad also thinks highly of you, saying how good it would be if you were his son."

"Hahahahaha."

Seeing Fu Zhanghua laughing with relief, Li Xuewu also followed with a relaxed laugh.

Fu Zhanghua smoked and explained the matters inside to Li Xuewu as if chatting about daily life.

"My dad had two brothers. Fu Haibo is my uncle's son. Because of my father's work, I lived with my uncle since I was a child and grew up with my big brother."

"When he was a child, he was better than me. He was the top student in the class, and I was the last. My uncle felt sorry for my father for not educating me well, so he always felt guilty toward me."

"When I was in junior high, I went swimming in the river and sank because of a cramp. It was my uncle who traded his life for mine."