Chapter 143, Episode 0148: Stamping

She's so generous to her nephew, and everyone saw that her wallet was very bulging when Lin Yuexi paid, which means she either has plenty of money or plenty of cash, or even both.

This is a big spender, and a big spender with a large amount of money.

The female sales clerk at the bicycle counter showed none of her usual arrogance; she smiled even more warmly than Xiao Lin.

"Are you buying a bicycle, comrade? Do you want a men's or a women's? There's only one women's bicycle left, and only one Forever and one Phoenix men's bicycle."

The sales clerk was enthusiastic, and Lin Yuexi was straightforward: "Phoenix Men."

"Okay, 220 yuan plus a bicycle ticket, or an industrial voucher."

Lin Yuexi continued to pay for tickets.

The salesperson clipped the money and receipts onto the board, flicked their wrist, and with a 'whoosh' the board slid through the air, then slid back a moment later with a 'whoosh', bearing the stamped receipts.

This is a characteristic of both department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives in this era. I must say, seeing it up close is quite an experience.

There was only one bicycle left at Phoenix Men's, so there was no choice. The salesperson told Lin Yuexi that the warehouse staff would push it to the door and wait for her. She could pick it up with her receipt after she finished shopping.

He also told her to go to the Public Security Bureau as soon as possible to get a steel stamp, which is equivalent to a license plate number and is also a way of registering the vehicle with the Public Security Bureau.

Having bought everything she needed, Lin Yuexi carried Xiao Zhaohua downstairs. She first went to Sister Wang's to retrieve the items she had left at her counter. Just as she was leaving, a middle-aged woman pushed her bicycle to the door.

Lin Yuexi first put the things she bought in the guesthouse room, and then took Xiao Zhaohua to the Public Security Bureau to get the bicycle stamped.

As I entered the police station, I happened to see a group of people walking towards me. Among them was a familiar face: Lin, followed by Xiao Ma and Xiao Gao, who had also worked at the Hongxing Brigade before.

"Moonlight?"

Team Leader Lin rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things. When he saw it was her again, he was surprised and quickly walked over. "Why did you come to the county? And with your child. Did anyone come with you?"

Team Leader Lin was unaware that Lin Yuexi was always protected by someone, nor did he know that her body was only slightly weaker than that of a healthy person. He only remembered that Old Chen and the others had said that her health was extremely poor and that she needed to rest.

So when I saw her pushing her bicycle with a child sitting on the back, my heart skipped a beat, and within seconds I was cursing Leng Xingran and the others in my mind.

Xiao Ma and Xiao Gao knew nothing about Lin Yuexi, but they were Lin's men and could tell a lot from Lin's attitude. They immediately ran over, one of them taking the bicycle and pushing it, and the other picking up the little baby in the back.

As Xiao Gao approached, Lin Yuexi realized he was there to help push her bicycle. Without much hesitation, she handed it over naturally and prepared to go talk to Team Leader Lin.

"We've been wanting to buy a bicycle for a while, but we just haven't had one yet. Now that one has arrived, we're here to buy it and bring the kids to the county for a visit."

It seems that both sides have long been accustomed to all of this.

Team Leader Lin paused slightly as he approached Lin Yuexi, his sharp gaze sweeping across the gate before he smiled at Lin Yuexi as if nothing had happened.

"You're here to get your bicycle stamped, right? Just let Xiao Gao take the bike to get it stamped. Come on, I'll take you to eat. You've come at the perfect time; our cafeteria just reopened this morning. I was just about to go get lunch." It's already past 2 PM, and you're only now going to get lunch!
However, Lin Yuexi knew that almost no one in their line of work could eat three meals a day regularly, and very few of them were free from stomach problems.

Moreover, they don't listen to advice at all. No matter what you say, it's useless. When they get busy, they will still forget to eat.

So Lin Yuexi didn't offer any further advice, but simply nodded and followed Captain Lin and the others. "I'm really hungry too. Do they have noodles in the cafeteria?"

Xiao Ma, who was standing next to Xiao Gao (who had already pushed his bicycle away), chimed in, "Of course there are. Noodles are a specialty of Northeast China. You can't do without noodles, no matter what else you're missing."

Team Leader Lin echoed, "There should be, but it's hard to say today. I heard that all the staff working in the cafeteria have been replaced."

You couldn't tell anything from Captain Lin's face, but Xiao Ma was still a bit young. When Captain Lin mentioned that all the canteen staff had been replaced, Xiao Ma showed an extremely disdainful expression.

Although he quickly realized that someone else was managing his expression, Lin Yuexi still caught it.

Looks like there's something big going on here.

However, this has nothing to do with Lin Yuexi, and she has no interest in creating trouble for herself.

The cafeteria is behind the office building; to get there from the main entrance Lin Yuexi just came in through, you have to go around the office building.

After turning a corner and not being able to see the gate, and then not being able to see them from the gate's location either, the expressions on Team Leader Lin and Xiao Ma's faces both turned serious, and their eyes simultaneously turned to Lin Yuexi in the middle.

Team Leader Lin: "Are you aware that someone is following you?"

While holding Xiao Zhaohua, Xiao Ma kept a watchful eye on his surroundings. "Boss, I noticed two people. They don't look like ordinary people."

Team Leader Lin also noticed that there was a spying gaze from the guesthouse across the street that followed them until they disappeared after turning into the office building.

That's why he's not moving for now. Otherwise, if it's a thug stalking someone, they would take them down on the spot, instead of making it look like an underground rendezvous.

Although he asked Lin Yuexi, he didn't think he would get an answer. After all, Lin Yuexi was too young in his eyes, and she had never left the house much since she was a child. She probably didn't even realize she was being followed.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yuexi nodded calmly, "I know. They've been following me ever since I arrived at the commune. There were three people following me all the way: two middle-aged men and an old lady. After we got to the county, from the moment I got off the bus, a total of seventeen people have been watching me."

Lin Yuexi not only told him the number of people, but also told him one by one where each person started following her, and where the people watching her were each time she was in a fixed position.

Team Leader Lin was utterly astonished. Did this girl have a built-in diagram in her head?
Moreover, with her memory and keen sense of danger, it would be a complete waste if she didn't become a police officer!

Unfortunately, he could only think about it. She was the beloved granddaughter of Chief Leng and in poor health. How could he dare to suggest that she take on such a dangerous job as a police officer?
Xiao Ma was so shocked he almost couldn't close his mouth, but what shocked him wasn't the abilities Lin Yuexi had displayed, but rather...
"You're incredibly bold. Knowing that people were following you the whole way, you still dared to bring a child all the way to the county alone. What if those people attacked you halfway through the journey?"

More than thirty young women have gone missing in their county since the end of the year before last. Moreover, Lin Zhiqing is so beautiful that she could fetch a high price from those people.

From his words, it was clear that he didn't consider that the person following him was actually after Lin Yuexi, but rather that Lin Yuexi was targeted by a kidnapping gang because she was too beautiful.


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