Seeing that the two of them were all right, Shen Mianmian finally felt at ease, "Siyuan, a man came looking for you earlier, he said that Mianmian had returned home."
Now that she had been found, Lu Siyuan’s attitude towards Xiaocui also improved.
As for who had come looking for him, there was no need to ask—it was definitely Brother He Nan.
Since a trip to the city was no longer possible today, Lu Siyuan simply washed his hands and started cooking. He steamed a pot of white rice and, aware that Shen Mianmian’s throat was sore, made sure to steam the rice a bit softer than usual.
With plenty of vegetables delivered by others, he stir-fried two vegetarian dishes and fried a big plate of eggs. Finally, he also made an egg soup.
Originally, he had planned to slaughter one of the chickens he had bought, but then he thought that since Shen Mianmian’s throat was sore, it would be better to wait until she recovered before eating it. Thıs content belongs to 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩
After lunch, Shen Mianmian and Lu Siyuan didn’t have anything else to do, so they simply took out their books and studied together.
The day for the monthly test was approaching, and Shen Mianmian decided to put forth a good performance this time.
Now that she had money, she was fully capable of supporting her own education. As long as her academic performance was good and she was able to get into high school, other problems would not be too serious.
After leaving the Lu Family’s place, He Nan went straight to the Maqiao Town Police Station.
Li Yue was collaborating with the police, narrating the process of his heroic act. He vividly described the scene at the time.
"I’m telling you, if it had been anyone else driving, they wouldn’t have noticed anything amiss. At that moment, my Brother He was resting his eyes in the vehicle. When we were passing by them, I glanced at the three men and immediately felt something was off about them."
"But they were seasoned criminals, very cunning, standing right in front of the wooden cart, the same one I had pushed there, blocking everything thoroughly. I couldn’t see anything, but my gut told me something wasn’t right. So when they let their guard down, I took a quick look in the rearview mirror. Right then, I was sure... inside that burlap sack was a person..."
The officer taking the statement twitched at the corner of his mouth, unable to help himself and said, "Comrade Li, let me interrupt you for a moment..."
Usually, when the police ask a question, the person would answer one at a time, but he just rattled on like spilling beans, pouring out a long string of words that they couldn’t keep up with their handwriting.
"If you have any questions, wait until I finish speaking," Li Yue continued passionately, "After I noticed something was off, I chased after them with my Brother He. They sent the tallest one over to us, and Brother He subdued him with a single move. After that..."
Li Yue exaggerated the whole process, even mentioning the moves used to subdue the three. Of course, as for why the three suffered such a beating, his reason was that they attempted to commit murder and to silence them.
This wasn’t an exaggeration; Xu Haiyang’s last move, if not for Brother He’s quick reaction, would have left Shen Mianmian dead or at least half-dead.
After telling the whole story, he picked up a glass of water from the table to take a sip, then modestly asked.
"Right, what did you want to say earlier?"
Police Officer Xiaozhang: "..." He had forgotten...
Of course, being a people’s police officer, even if he forgot what he was going to say just now, he wouldn’t forget the proper procedures.
So he asked a critical question, "Where is the victim?"
The criminal suspects had been caught, but there needed to be a victim!
Li Yue: "Sent back home.".
He was somewhat speechless, "Then what about the person who reported the crime?"
"That’s me!" Li Yue pointed at himself, "I’m the one who reported the crime, the eyewitness, and also the hero who stepped up to the