Yue Xiaofang was still in a daze, and the policeman took another step forward.
"Comrade, why do you seem familiar to me?"
Yue Xiaofang felt the same way, and it took her quite a while to remember.
It had been too long; both of their appearances and memories had some differences.
But Yue Xiaofang remembered these eyes.
At that time, she was muddled, and this person stood in front of her and said, no matter what, they would find the real culprit.
Those eyes were not particularly large but were exceptionally bright.
Just like the person in front of her now.
"Are you Comrade Yue Xiaofang?"
Ma Qiang’s eyes widened.
Looking at the calm and serene lady in front of him, it was hard to relate her to the slightly deranged woman who had lost her beloved daughter.
The handcuffed thug tried to escape again, but Ma Qiang kicked him.
"Behave, still trying to run?"
He hurriedly said to Yue Xiaofang: "Let me notify the bureau to pick up the suspect; I also need you to come back with me to make a statement."
Yue Xiaofang was also curious about why this person had attacked her.
Not long after, the police car arrived.
Ma Qiang stuffed the suspect into the back seat, then accompanied Yue Xiaofang to a few streets away to find her handbag based on her description.
They chatted idly on the way.
"Officer Ma, did you transfer to Zhuancheng?"
"Yes, I was assigned here."
Yue Xiaofang smiled and congratulated him on his promotion, Ma Qiang shyly scratched his head.
"It’s all for serving the people; it’s the same wherever we are."
As they were talking, Ma Qiang saw something protruding on the road ahead.
Ma Qiang quickly walked a few steps, picked up the handbag on the ground, and handed it to Yue Xiaofang.
"Check if anything is missing."
Yue Xiaofang took out her purse and phone from the bag, "Everything is here, nothing is missing."
Ma Qiang couldn’t help but laugh, "That’s good. By the way, do you live in Zhuancheng now?"
Yue Xiaofang nodded, "I bought a house and moved here a few years ago. Thanks to Officer Ma today, let me treat you to dinner when you have time."
Ma Qiang waved his hand, "No need, it’s what I should do, and we’re almost hometown folks, why be so polite."
The police car leisurely drove by.
The officer acting as the driver stuck his head out of the window, "Director Ma, did you find the stuff?"
Yue Xiaofang blurted out, "You’ve become the director!"
Ma Qiang became even more embarrassed, "No, just the deputy director, these kids love to call me that."
In officialdom, unless both the director and deputy director are present, people generally use the director title for the sake of convenience and respect, adding a surname.
To prevent discomfort.
But Ma Qiang wasn’t used to this practice.
He had just transferred here not long ago and was too lazy to correct it.
It was clear that Ma Qiang didn’t put on airs. After getting in the car, the officer jokingly winked at Ma Qiang.
"Hero saves beauty even after work, all hail Director Ma."
Ma Qiang pushed his head away, "Drive properly, stop with the nonsense."
Ma Qiang sat in the passenger seat, Yue Xiaofang was forced to temporarily sit in the back seat with the suspect.
She watched the person beside her with her peripheral vision.
He was a young adult with a black mole on his nose, and his face looked fierce.
Yue Xiaofang was certain she had never seen him before.
She was full of doubts but felt now wasn’t the right time to ask, these questions would probably be asked by the police.
At the bureau, Ma Qiang personally took Yue Xiaofang’s statement and arranged for others to interrogate the suspect.
Yue Xiaofang expressed all her suspicions.
"I feel it wasn’t for money; otherwise, I would have thrown the bag away, a regular robber would definitely go after it."
Ma Qiang nodded, thinking Yue Xiaofang made sense.
"Do you think he was specifically targeting you?"
"Yes!" Yue Xiaofang was very certain, "And the driver said my car had broken down today, but in the afternoon, I had just asked the driver to take my niece home."
"Your niece?" Ma Qiang’s mind conjured an image of a pretty little girl, "Qingqing?"
"Yes, I don’t know if I’m being paranoid, but I feel the car breaking down was very odd, the whole thing seemed deliberately aimed at me."
Hearing her say this, Ma Qiang also felt something was amiss.
"Could it be someone trying to kidnap you?"