MTL - Great Xuanwu Sheng

Chapter 11 Hanging oneself

 “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 that we must pay back our debts. We must not let us collect the debts.”

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

It would be completely different if you met a poor man, but Chen Mu was just a low-level servant, and his relationship with them was just like water in the river. They would 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, 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, they were still just low-level gangsters of the Chijin Gang. If they clashed with Chen Mu, they might not get any benefit 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 around and left.

Chen Mu stood there and watched this scene quietly. The two of them were quite knowledgeable, so he had no interest in delving into it further.

 “Chen, Brother Chen…”

 Old man Wang's granddaughter stood there blankly, still crying, completely at a loss.

Chen Mu waved his hand at 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 his 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.

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 as he took Chen Mu's hand, then pulled his granddaughter's hand over, forced it into Chen Mu's hand, and said with tears: "I'm 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 is not the kind of reserved person. The reason that makes him hesitate is that firstly, Wang Ni is a bit too young, only about ten years old. Secondly, he doesn't know what kind of temper Wang Ni is and whether she will cause trouble. What trouble.

When Old Man Wang saw Chen Mu's hesitation, he became more determined. After all, if Chen Mu had any 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 this age, Old Man Wang didn't have many years to live. When Old Man Wang died, not only could 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 I was envious, I couldn't be jealous. After all, if it were them, they wouldn't be able to send away the Chijin Gang. It can only be said that Chen Mu, a poor policeman, was finally lucky this time.

 “That’s not necessary.”

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

Whether she is Chen Yue's sister or a maid, in short, she is giving her a companion, and there is no need to be a mother-in-law for this kind of thing.

 “No, no…I want it, I want it.”

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 said nothing more. He would not covet the two old houses of Old Man Wang and his family. He would just keep them for Wang Ni from now on. There will be many changes in the future. We will talk about the future in the future.

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 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, brother will make the decision." "Yeah."

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

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

 “I...I listen to grandpa...”

Wang Ni lowered her head and whispered.

 Chen Yue behind the door heard this answer and 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 of 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, which is the best. It is also suitable for Chen Yue to keep company.

Standing at the door and waiting for a while.

But he waited left and right, but 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 Mudun stood where he was, raising his head and looking up, with a complicated 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 should it be so.”

 Chen Mu sighed inwardly.

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

Perhaps she was afraid that he would not be willing to take Wang Ni in, so she died like this and handed 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 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..."

 Are you 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 are very capable of bearing.

Even a ten-year-old child has accepted the fact that his parents and grandparents have passed away in just half a day.

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

at home.

“Okay, don’t feel bad anymore, sister Nier, 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. Let me tell you. The first is not to cause trouble to my brother. Whatever my brother says will be whatever I say. If he is not around, just listen to me."

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

 Speaking of the last sentence, Chen Yue was still smiling, showing two small tiger teeth, but it was inexplicably a bit scary.

 “Yue, sister Yue…”

Wang Ni was a little frightened and shivered 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, but he is also very powerful. If you follow him, you will live a good life in the future."

"Um."

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

 Chen Mu was not clear about what happened at home.

 After he disposed of Old Man Wang's body, he continued to patrol the city guard department.

 (End of this chapter)