Became a vicious male mother

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A long path automatically parted in the dense crowd.

The child's face was bruised and swollen, and he was crying his heart out.

The old man, wearing a blue striped shirt, was led to the car.

The silver handcuffs were particularly clear in the sunlight.

Amidst the clamor of voices, every word pointed at and whispered reached the ears of the old man in blue stripes, who glared resentfully at an elderly man holding a green bicycle.

The old man clinging to the green car was like Fan Jin after passing the imperial examination, laughing and crying, clinging to the car madly and refusing to let go.

No one understood why the car had been found out so inexplicably.

The woman buying groceries stepped forward and said, "I was wondering why I saw a policeman coming by last time. If you had asked me sooner, I would have told you!"

"You know?" The neighbor, puzzled, leaned closer.

Police officers came early in the morning looking for witnesses. Little did they know, the person being arrested wasn't a young man, but he was scratching his head and couldn't contain his curiosity.

"That's right. I set up my stall in the morning and at night. That night, the wind was quite cold, so I packed up early and saw this grandfather and grandson surnamed Liang acting suspiciously. It turned out they had killed a dog."

"I heard it was poisoned."

"That's right, now that the dog's gone, Old Deng took the truck away," the auntie said with a smile as she carried the vegetables.

"Speaking of which, the old man surnamed Liang has been in the scrap car recycling business for so many years, and he actually managed to get this done to his brother. Everyone knows that these two old men are usually on good terms..."

All I could hear were whispers.

Gu Xinglan was also incredibly curious. He bypassed all sorts of people and saw the policewoman who had helped him in Fusong before.

"Mr. Gu, Officer Jiang is looking for you," the policewoman said with a smile.

He smiled back and tentatively inquired, "Wasn't this Officer Lin in charge? How come it suddenly became Officer Jiang... I'm actually a bit intimidated by him."

Hearing this, the policewoman agreed and said, "Dynamic adjustment, normal."

"Mr. Gu."

A cold, emotionless voice rang out from behind.

The policewoman's expression immediately turned serious: "Captain Jiang, I'm taking the suspect back now."

The person addressed as Officer Jiang nodded, his gaze fixed on someone.

"Shall we sit and talk?"

The conversation then turned to family.

The light brown coffee table was small and low, mostly swallowed up by the sunlight streaming in from the balcony, its outline even shrouded in a layer of gold. Gu Xinglan squatted on the ground, making tea and serving fruit to others.

"Would you like an apple or a pear?" After asking, Gu Xinglan thought of something and then put on her apron: "Or perhaps you could stay for breakfast?"

“No need, time is limited.” Officer Jiang took out two stacks of light-colored folders: “This is the release document, and this is the refund of the deposit.”

The man in the blue uniform, without the backdrop of police cars and hats, became surprisingly kind and approachable when he arrived at the humble abode of this commoner. The faint chill he exuded softened considerably under the sunlight.

Gu Xinglan sat down on the sofa. Seeing that the other person didn't seem to want to leave, she looked up at him and asked softly, "Officer Jiang, could you tell me about the car thief? I'm still panicking..."

"During the demolition of the scrap yard, two people disagreed and had conflicting interests. The perpetrator had a motive. The car was found at the buyer's place. After investigating along one line, the clue turned out to be this car, thanks to a helpful citizen."

"Officer Lin?" The thought crossed my mind, and the words suddenly slipped out.

The word "clue" inexplicably brought back memories of his conversation with Officer Lin at the police station a few days earlier.

The man on the sofa remained expressionless, his eyes slightly narrowed: "It was my investigation."

"Thank you so much, Officer Jiang. My eyesight isn't good, please don't mind." Gu Xinglan smiled awkwardly and poured the tea into the cup.

It seems that some people agree with the demolition of the scrap yard, while others disagree. The old man who rented the car happened to be someone who liked to brag about his newly bought car and spoke rudely, not even sparing the stranger who rented the car. So, he just happened to run into trouble.

And then there's this unlucky guy, who just happened to be on TV and happened to witness the old man committing the crime, becoming a target for others.

However, this release document pertains to the case of the deceased old man, who was a suspect. Now that he has been cleared of suspicion, Gu Xinglan couldn't help but lean forward and ask, "What about that unfortunate old man who passed away?"

"The old man called the police because he had a conflict with the criminal. The place where he died was downstairs, and the criminal's fingerprints were collected."

Officer Jiang leaned over as well and said in a serious voice, "As for this incident, if you want to claim compensation, it is my responsibility. I can help you apply for compensation from the authorities."

"No need for that. You're a very busy person maintaining the safety of Wushui, so I won't trouble you."

The other person's gaze was too focused, so bright that there wasn't a single impurity. It inexplicably gave rise to a sense of familiarity. Gu Xinglan thought that his own eyes also shone like light bulbs. He avoided looking at them.

Is there anything else you need?

"Have."

Officer Jiang took out his phone.

The transparent phone case was slightly yellowed, and there were some things that looked like amulets inside. Finally, she moved the screen in front of him: "Add me as a friend, and I'll lend you the 2000 yuan."

At this point, Gu Xinglan instantly became alert, looking at the QR code and the other person's slightly stiff expression.

"I was just joking with Officer Lin last time." His intention was to get Officer Lin to stop being so curious, ask all the questions he needed to ask, and then let him go so he could leave sooner. As for borrowing money, he would borrow from the Li family rather than from special groups that might arrest him at any time.

"You still need to go over to complete the deregistration procedures. I have things to do these next two days, and I won't go back to the police station until I've finished what I need to do."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinglan looked at the other person with some skepticism and murmured, "You really do everything yourself..."

After I added them as a friend, they insisted on sending me two thousand yuan.

Gu Xinglan stood on the balcony, looking at the picture on her phone of a muscular arm holding a cat, then at the person riding away on a motorcycle downstairs, lost in thought.

Could it be a strong sense of responsibility? Otherwise, how can you explain why someone would lend money to someone with a bad initial impression who repeatedly said things that showed low emotional intelligence, and even smile at them?

This is... Li Taihe's surprise?

Is this person part of Li Taihe's faction?

This is utterly absurd! Gu Xinglan turned her gaze away and went to the kitchen to fry eggs.

These two forces are destined to clash. Li Taihe's surprise is probably finding the car, not letting the other side investigate. It can only mean that the other side is also approaching him with ulterior motives.

My mind is in complete turmoil.

If the police officer discovers something, and he's already in jail before his mission is complete, wouldn't that be a premature end to his career? Or what if Li Taihe discovers his connections with the police and throws him in jail...?

After frying the eggs, Gu Xinglan opened the bedroom door.

He had a readily available informant from the Li family right beside him...

The bedroom was dimly lit, and the people in the room did not turn on the lights.

I saw the child sitting silently on the edge of the bed.

His heart jumped instantly, and he said guiltily, "Li, Li Hetai, have breakfast."

With a "click," the incandescent light illuminated everything.

The person on the bed was engrossed in reading several sheets of paper.

The white paper was printed with the Li family crest, clearly a document sent by Li Taihe, but now it was in the hands of Li Hetai.