Chapter 11 Hanging

“How do you behave in broad daylight?

Chen Mu went straight to meet the two men from the Chijin Gang and said in a deep voice to them.

Although Chen Mu was not wearing a police uniform at this time, both of them knew Chen Mu. After all, Chen Mu was the only policeman in the two alleys nearby, and the Chijin Gang had occupied this place for some time, so they were basically familiar with it.

“Brother Chen, it is only natural to pay back debts. We must not be allowed to collect debts.”

The two men laughed and laughed, and there was not much fear in their tone.

It would be completely different if they were meeting a bad guy, but Chen Mu was just a low-level servant, and his relationship with them was just like water in the river. They could just nod to each other and get over it.

“How much is owed?”

Chen Mu said calmly.

The two men looked at each other, and one of them shrugged and said, “Not much, only half a tael of silver.”

“Okay, put me down and you can go.”

Chen Mu raised his hand and threw out a silver bean, about half a tael.

The two men were surprised when they saw this, but after looking at each other, they still picked up the silver beans and cupped their hands towards Chen Mu and said: “Since Brother Chen has spoken, we naturally have to give you face, and I will leave it to you.” ”

Although they got more money by dragging Old Man Wang’s granddaughter and selling it to a gangster, in the end they were just low-level gangsters of the Chijin Gang. They clashed with Chen Mu, and they might not get any benefits in the end.

They dare to bully the civilians in the alley, but the police are different after all.

Said.

The two of them put down Old Man Wang’s granddaughter, nodded to Chen Mu, then turned and left.

Chen Mu stood there and watched this scene quietly. The two of them seemed to know each other well, so he had no interest in delving further.

“Chen, Brother Chen…”

Old Man Wang’s granddaughter stood there blankly, still crying, completely at a loss.

Chen Mu waved his hand towards her and said, “It’s okay, go back.”

The little girl stood there stupidly. When she heard Chen Mu’s words, she turned around stiffly, but she saw Old Man Wang who had picked up the crutches again in the alley behind, limping towards this side with the crutches. come over.

“grandfather……”

Finally he came to his senses again, threw himself into Old Man Wang’s arms and cried loudly.

However, Old Man Wang did not bother to comfort his granddaughter. Instead, he knelt down to Chen Mu with tears streaming down his face and said tremblingly: “Xiao…Xiao Chen, I really want to thank you this time…”

Chen Mu sighed in his heart, stepped forward and helped Old Man Wang up, and said, “Uncle Wang, you don’t have to be like this.”

Old man Wang’s hands were trembling, and he took Chen Mu’s hand, then took his granddaughter’s hand, forced it into Chen Mu’s hand, and said with tears: “I am old and lame. I really can’t take care of him.” You have this granddaughter, Xiao Chen, if your family lacks someone to make a fire and cook, just keep her, old man, I can only trust you now…”

His children were gone, his livelihood was gone, he couldn’t work, and he couldn’t even eat. It was not that he had never thought of arranging a way out for Wang Ni, but those distant cousins ​​were just jackals, and he probably didn’t know if he had left his granddaughter to them. What will happen.

He was already desperate, but the scene just now gave him a glimmer of hope. Although Chen Mu’s life did not seem to be rich, he had previously stopped the Chijin Gang, rescued Wang Ni, and brought her back. If you don’t ask for anything, you will see the human heart in times of crisis.

“this……”

Chen Mu looked at Old Man Wang and suddenly hesitated.

To be honest, he hadn’t thought about this before. In the past, he would have rejected it outright. If he couldn’t raise a younger sister, how could he have the ability to raise another little girl who was neither a relative nor a friend? But now, On the one hand, he won’t have to worry about money. On the other hand, it won’t be long before he has the ability and moved to a new house. The family does need a maid and a helper.

Chen Mu was not the kind of reserved person. The reason that made him hesitate was that firstly, Wang Ni was a bit too young, only about ten years old. Secondly, he didn’t know what Wang Ni’s temperament was and whether she would cause any trouble. What trouble.

When Old Man Wang saw Chen Mu’s hesitation, he became more determined. After all, if Chen Mu had other ideas, he could have responded first and then sold his granddaughter elsewhere and still made a lot of money. There was no reason to hesitate. .

“Xiao Chen, this old man knows that life is difficult in this world. He doesn’t have much money, but the deeds of the two old houses are still there, and they are still worth a few taels of silver. When the old man dies, it will all belong to you… …”

Old Man Wang spoke intermittently with tears in his eyes.

Some nearby neighbors who were lying at the door listening to the noise couldn’t help but feel a little envious when they saw this scene. At his age, Old Man Wang only had a few years to live. When Old Man Wang died, not only would he get the house deed, but his granddaughter would also grow up. Well, if you pass it around again, it will all be money.

Even though they were envious, they couldn’t be jealous. After all, if it were them, they wouldn’t be able to send away the Chijin Gang. They could only say that Chen Mu, a poor policeman, was finally lucky this time.

“That’s not necessary.”

Seeing that Old Man Wang was talking about this, Chen Mu thought about it and made a decision. Since he had already helped, he would help to the end.

Whether you want to be Chen Yue’s sister or a maid, you just want to provide her with a companion, and you don’t need to be a mother-in-law for this kind of thing.

“No, no… I want it, I want it.”

But Old Man Wang tremblingly put Wang Ni’s little hand into Chen Mu’s, and then staggered back on crutches.

Chen Mu thought for a while and didn’t say much. He wouldn’t covet the two old houses of Old Man Wang’s family. He would just keep them for Wang Ni from now on. A lot will change in the future. Let’s talk about the future later.

Wang Ni had been standing there trembling. Now she had stopped sobbing and her tears gradually dried up. She didn’t say anything to what Old Man Wang had said before. She was still too young and she just let Old Man make the decision. The old man stuffed it into Chen Mu’s hand and didn’t even dare to pull it back.

“Yue’er, how about you living with sister Nier in the future?”

Chen Mu let go of Wang Ni’s hand and turned to look behind him. At some point, Chen Yue was looking through the gap with half the door open.

Chen Yue blinked, looked at Wang Ni, and said, “Okay, my brother will make the decision.”

Chen Mu nodded, looked at Wang Ni, whose mood had stabilized a lot, and said gently: “Where are you, sister Ni’er?”

In fact, he had never met Wang Ni. The dinner at Old Man Wang’s house happened before he came to this world. At that time, Wang Ni was younger, only six or seven years old, but she still remembered him.

“I…I listen to grandpa…”

Wang Ni lowered her head and whispered.

When Chen Yue behind the door heard this answer, he showed a smile that no one noticed. If Wang Ni answered, “It all depends on my brother,” then she would have to be more considerate towards this little sister. This is good now.

Chen Mu also nodded slightly to this answer. It is not child’s play to take in someone. Although he is still young, he has no thoughts and scheming. That is the best. It is also suitable for Chen Yue to keep company.

He stood at the door and waited for a while.

But after waiting for a while, there was no sign of Old Man Wang.

Gradually, Chen Mu noticed something was wrong, and his expression suddenly changed. He immediately walked towards Old Man Wang’s house, and when he arrived at the door of Old Man Wang’s house, the door was ajar. When he pushed it open, he saw a pair of hanging The legs in the air, the exposed ankle of one of them was dry and purple, and there was a withered yellow page of property deeds lying on the shabby chair next to it.

Chen Mu paused on the spot, raised his head and looked up, with a complex look in his eyes.

“grandfather!!!”

Wang Ni’s shrill voice came from behind.

The little girl threw herself into the room, hugged Old Man Wang’s dangling leg tightly and cried heartbreakingly.

Old man Wang is dead.

“Why so.”

Chen Mu sighed in his heart.

Maybe he didn’t want to think that way before. Old Man Wang really couldn’t live anymore, his children were gone, he had no source of livelihood, and he was lame. But he didn’t expect Old Man Wang to be so decisive.

Perhaps she was afraid that he would not take Wang Ni in, so she died and handed over the house deed to him.

Maybe he was too selfish. If he had said a few more words and given some money to Old Man Wang, Old Man Wang would not have died… After all, the three years since he came to this world have completely changed him.

Chen Mu patted Wang Ni on the shoulder, with an apology in his eyes: “I didn’t expect that Uncle Wang would be so upset. I wish I had come here earlier to take a look.”

Wang Ni didn’t speak, she just kept crying.

After crying for a long time, she wiped her eyes that were red from crying and said: “No, it’s not Brother Mu’s fault. Brother Mu saved Ni’er. Brother Mu is a good person…”

A good person? Maybe.

Chen Mu shook his head, touched Wang Ni’s little head, then stepped forward and put down Old Man Wang’s body.

Old Man Wang’s funeral was extremely simple. He was just wrapped in a straw mat and sent outside the city. Then he found a place to bury him. The only difference compared to mass graves was that they would not be eaten by wild wolves, and there was a handful of small Grave soil, you can identify the place when visiting the grave in the future.

Wang Ni didn’t cry again after Old Man Wang was wrapped in the straw mat, but her eyes were always red. After that, she listened to Chen Mu on everything, including the silent funeral and letting her stay with Chen Yue. Don’t follow him out of town and so on.

In fact, people in this world have very strong tolerance.

Even a ten-year-old child took only half a day to accept the fact that his parents and grandfather were gone.

After all, ordinary people would be happy and sad if they lived to be fifty years old. Old man Wang lived ninety-nine years, which was considered an advanced age in several nearby alleys.

at home.

“Okay, don’t feel bad anymore, sister Ni’er, you have to sleep with me from now on.”

Chen Yue sat on the edge of the bed, observing Wang Ni with her big eyes.

Wang Ni nodded slightly.

Chen Yue smiled slightly and said: “But you have to remember a few things. I’ll tell you. The first is not to cause trouble to my brother. Whatever my brother says will be whatever he says. If he’s not around, just listen to me.”

“The second thing is don’t ask anything more. If you see something strange, just pretend you didn’t see it. As long as my brother doesn’t say anything, don’t ask and don’t care. Did you hear me? Otherwise I will be angry.”

Speaking of the last sentence, Chen Yue still smiled, showing two small tiger teeth, but it was a bit scary for some reason.

“Yue, sister Yue…”

Wang Ni was a little frightened and trembled slightly.

But Chen Yue immediately hugged her, touched her head and said softly: “Okay, don’t be afraid. Sister just wants to talk to you first. As long as you listen to sister, you will be fine. Brother is working very hard. We can’t give him anything.” My brother is causing trouble, he is also very powerful, and I will live a good life with him in the future.”

“Um.”

Wang Ni’s nose felt sour, she didn’t know what she thought of, and she shed a few more tears.

Chen Mu didn’t know what happened at home.

After he disposed of Old Man Wang’s body, he continued to patrol the City Guard Department.

(End of chapter)