Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 86 Veterans will not die
In the ward, Zhou Yi just got up and saw Lu Xiaoshuang walking in with a washbasin.

There was steam coming out of the basin.

"Brother Zhou, you're awake. I noticed the water in the ward's toilet wasn't very hot, so I went to the nurse's station and asked the nurse for some hot water. It's so comfortable to wash your face with hot water."

As she spoke, Lu Xiaoshuang deftly wrung out the towel in the basin and handed it to Zhou Yi.

"It's okay, I can do it myself."

"How are you going to do this?" Lu Xiaoshuang pointed at his injured hand and said, "The doctor told you not to get this hand wet, have you forgotten?"

Zhou Yi looked down at the bandage on his hand and smiled helplessly.

Zhou Yi took the steaming hot towel and wiped his face. As soon as he put the towel down, he saw Lu Xiaoshuang holding a toothbrush with toothpaste squeezed on it and a cup of water.

Zhou Yi quickly said, "I can do this myself."

Zhou Yi went into the bathroom with a toothbrush and a water cup in his mouth. While brushing his teeth, he asked, "Lu Xiaoshuang, don't you have classes today?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoshuang outside screamed.

"Oh no, I forgot I had class."

"Brother Zhou, I'm leaving first. I'll come see you after class."

When Zhou Yi poked his head out of the bathroom, Lu Xiaoshuang was no longer in the room.

"This girl..." Zhou Yi smiled helplessly and went back to brush his teeth.

Less than a minute later, he heard the sound of the ward door being pushed open.

"Did you forget something?"

Zhou Yi walked out and said, only to see his mother. "Mom, why are you here?"

"I'll bring you breakfast."

"Oh, no need to bother. The hospital provides meals."

"Oh, that won't do. Hospital food is for patients. It's not good. Look what your mother made for you."

Zhang Qiuxia said as she walked in and placed the thermos on the bedside table.

Zhou Yi took a look and was stunned. There was bone soup in the thermos bucket, and a layer of light golden fat was floating on the milky white bone soup.

Zhou Yi's mouth twitched, "Mom... isn't drinking this so early in the morning a bit too greasy?"

"Why are you so disgusted? You're so badly injured, drink this to replenish yourself."

Seeing his mother about to pick up the bowl and chopsticks to serve the soup, Zhou Yi quickly said, "Well, I remembered, the nurse said I have to do a checkup later, so I have to be on an empty stomach."

"Ah? Then this..." The mother looked at the bone soup she had carefully prepared, feeling dilemma.

"Mom, please leave half of this soup for me. I'll drink it at noon. Take the remaining half to my grandfather. He's old and needs to be well nourished."

The mother was sent away by Zhou Yi, and she didn't even have time to ask about the girl who had just given her son the water to wash his face.

……

Zhou Yi stayed in the hospital for two days, mainly receiving some anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent the wound from getting infected.

These two days were probably the most worry-free period of time for him since his rebirth. Apart from eating, he watched TV, read newspapers and slept.

During this period, he also visited the neurology ward to see his grandfather. Seeing that his grandfather was in good spirits and could get out of bed and walk freely, Zhou Yi felt sincerely happy.

Zhou Yi had no intention of hiding his injury from his grandfather.

After learning the cause of Zhou Yi's injury, his grandfather gave him a thumbs-up and said, "My eldest grandson is good. He has the demeanor of your grandfather."

Zhou Yi really couldn't refute this statement.

Because grandpa is not bragging.

Zhou Yi's father was born in 1950, so he was named Jianguo, which was a very popular name at that time.

Zhou Yi's grandfather was born in the evil old society. He recalled that he never had a full meal when he was a child.

Later, my grandfather enlisted in the army and became a soldier.

He was a soldier who had fought in the battlefield, killed enemies, and defended his country.

Especially shortly after the birth of the first son, the civil war on the Korean Peninsula broke out.

Zhou Yi's grandfather Zhou Asi signed up for the volunteer army without hesitation, and followed the mighty team across the Yalu River and rushed to the front line.

When Zhou Yi was little, he sat on his grandfather's lap, basking in the sun and asked, "Grandpa, aren't you afraid of death?"

He remembered his grandfather's reply: "Of course I'm scared to death. But I'm more afraid that you kids will be like me when I was little, hungry and cold. When I think of that, I'm not afraid of anything anymore."

Zhou Yi was still young at that time and did not understand the weight of these words.

Until one day when he was young, he suddenly recalled his grandfather's words that afternoon.

Only then did he realize how thought-provoking this sentence was.

Fortunately, my grandfather returned safely from the battlefield with three bullets in his body and a military medal.

It is precisely because of the selfless dedication and selfless sacrifice of countless veterans like Grandpa Zhou Yi that we have ushered in the subsequent era of peace.

After retiring from the army, my grandfather actually had the opportunity to work as a carefree clerk in a government agency.

But that was the time when Hongcheng and even the whole country were developing their industry, and everything was in ruins. My grandfather resolutely chose the steel plant, which was the hardest and most tiring job.

Veterans like my grandfather have a level of awareness that is unimaginable to those who come after them. Perhaps influenced by my grandfather, Zhou Yi chose not to continue working as a steelworker but to enroll in the police academy.

Of course, my grandfather's status as a veteran who had fought in the battlefield also gave him a lot of points when he applied to the police academy and later in the political review at the police station.

At this time, Zhou Yi and his grandfather were standing at the window at the end of the corridor. The sunlight outside the window shone on them, making them feel warm.

Just like that afternoon more than ten years ago.

Zhou Ah Si placed his hand on Zhou Yi's shoulder and said with satisfaction: "The responsibility of defending our country will be handed over to your generation."

Zhou Yi nodded vigorously.

……

Wu Yongcheng has not appeared in the past two days, but Chen Yan, Jiang Biao and Qiao Jiali came to visit him as a group.

In addition to teasing him as the "city hero", they mainly discussed the case. After all, Zhou Yi was already a well-known workaholic in the Municipal Bureau.

Fortunately, after a trip to Zhaojiagou, Chen Yan successfully obtained relevant information about Zhao Bin’s true birth, confirming the fact that Zhao Bin was an adult.

It is said that when Zhao Bin was being interrogated, he was like a puddle of mud and couldn't even sit up straight.

Qiao Jiali said: "This incident has attracted widespread public attention. Secondly, Zhao Bin instigated multiple minors to commit crimes, which is extremely serious. Therefore, I predict that the court will impose a heavy sentence. The verdict will also be announced to the public to serve as a warning."

This result, of course, couldn't be better.

But Chen Yan suddenly sighed.

"Brother Yan, do you have anything to say?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Didn't I go to Zhaojiagou? You can't imagine how poor it is there. The problem isn't poverty, but backward ideas. I heard the village party secretary say that many children stop studying after elementary school and either go home to work on the farm or go to the city to work. These children can easily turn to crime if they're not careful."

For Chen Yan, a top student who graduated from the Public Security University, this kind of thing was quite shocking to his worldview.

He believed that studying, going to school, graduating and working were the inevitable processes of life.

Moreover, as soon as he graduated, he joined the Third Brigade of the Municipal Bureau, where he dealt with major murders and had never seen such a variety of human conditions.

He was in Zhaojiagou, watching the children who should have gone to school, all covered in dirt, carrying heavy backpacks, with dull eyes walking past him. Some of them were even carrying babies on their backs and holding hoes.

He was completely confused.

Especially when the village party secretary faced his own surprise, his indifferent look made him stand there in a daze for a long time.

"Brother Yan, don't worry, everything will get better slowly." Zhou Yi said, "Trust me."

These words were not only spoken to Chen Yan, but also to his grandfather, and even more so to this era.

Jiang Biao then talked about the imported cigarette smuggling case. Anyway, there was no major progress, especially the boss surnamed Du, whose identity has not been found out yet.

There was nothing much to say about the case, but Jiang Biao told another story.

"The captain of Team Two is called Shi Tao. He just returned from a provincial training course. After learning the whole story of this case, guess what he did?"

Of course, Jiang Biao said this to Zhou Yi, because the other two had already heard it.

Zhou Yi shook his head.

"Shi Tao actually went to Director Xie to ask for someone."

Zhou Yi was stunned, not understanding what was going on. "You want someone? Who do you want? Aren't they the ones who captured them?"

Jiang Biao laughed heartily and said, "If I want you, who else can I want?"

"What the hell? You want me? What do you want me to do?"

"Shi Tao said that you are a good candidate for anti-crime work and he thinks you should be assigned to the second team."

Zhou Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could this be possible? "What did Director Xie say?"

"Director Xie told him to go ask Team 3 for help himself. He doesn't care about such nonsense."

Well, that fits the director's style.

"Then...what did Captain Wu say?"

"Hahaha, Captain Wu almost demolished the second team's office."

Chen Yan nodded repeatedly: "Captain Wu pointed at Captain Shi's nose and said, 'You dare to steal my people? Do you think I, the Wu family, am dead?'"

Zhou Yi was surprised and said, "Captain Wu is so powerful."

"That's not true. In the bureau, Captain Wu is afraid of no one except Director Xie. If someone hadn't interfered, Captain Wu would have been the captain of our criminal investigation detachment long ago." Jiang Biao said.

"Brother Biao, is this person you're talking about the current captain of our Criminal Investigation Detachment?"

Although Hongcheng is a prefecture-level city, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau has a very high status, at least at the level of a section chief, and some can even reach the level of deputy director.

And usually, the captain of the criminal investigation detachment is usually the deputy director in charge, so his status can be seen. He is basically the person with real power below the director.

The deputy captain is usually at the deputy section level and needs to wait for a few years before being promoted to a full section level.

Zhou Yi was not very clear about the current captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, because when he arrived at the Municipal Bureau in his previous life, many people were gone, either promoted or transferred.

Jiang Biao nodded. "He has connections up there, and he was temporarily assigned here to understand the people's sentiments. If it weren't for Director Xie's prowess, he might have been eyeing the position of detachment leader, not to mention the position of director."

It was the first time that Zhou Yi heard Jiang Biao speak in such a sarcastic tone. Obviously, this captain who had connections was not very popular.

(End of this chapter)