Yue Chen was frightened when he saw Ma Yixuan's call.
"Who is that late at night?" Liu Yingying frowned.
"Ma Yixuan." Although nothing happened, Yue Chen still felt a little guilty.
"Why is she looking for you so late?" Liu Yingying looked at Yue Chen's cell phone, found the previous sentence, and sat up straighter.
"I don't know either." After Yue Chen clicked to connect, he directly pressed the speaker phone.
"Teacher Yue, is sister-in-law next to you?" Ma Yixuan asked this question again, her tone a little anxious, and even a little crying.
Yue Chen looked at Liu Yingying, who shook her head slightly.
"She's not here right now. If you have anything to do, tell me first." Yue Chen understood Liu Yingying's suspicion and said cooperatively.
"Teacher Yue, I want my sister-in-law to call the police! My mother may be in danger!" Ma Yixuan almost cried.
"What? What did you say?" When Liu Yingying heard about the case, she didn't care about any doubts and asked directly.
"Sister-in-law! My mother may have had an accident at home. Can you guys come over quickly?" Ma Yixuan didn't care why Liu Yingying suddenly appeared.
"Send me the address, let's go now! What's the specific situation?" Liu Yingying had already gotten out of bed.
"I'm not sure how she is yet? I just haven't been able to contact her since the afternoon." Ma Yixuan cried.
"Why didn't you choose to call the police?" Yue Chen couldn't help but interjected.
"Because... I suspect it was my stepfather who did it. He is the deputy director of the police station, so..." Ma Yixuan's sentence contained a lot of information.
"Stepfather?" Liu Yingying asked while urging Yue Chen to change clothes.
"Ma Yixuan is my half-brother. After my mother left Ma Guokun, she remarried Niu Guangqiang, my stepfather. He is a policeman at Zhouqiao Town Police Station and has now been promoted to deputy director.
"Ma Yixuan briefly introduced her somewhat complicated family situation in a few words.
"Zhouqiao Town, we've been there for about forty-five minutes. Let's meet at the gate of the community later." Yue Chen estimated the time based on the address.
Soon Yue Chen took Liu Yingying to Zhouqiao Town.
"This Mar Xuan is just Ma Yixuan's half-brother, but the relationship between the siblings is so good." Liu Yingying said with emotion.
"So there are two types of rich people. One is Ma Guokun, whose family has been prominent for generations, and can be regarded as a scholarly family, and the children he raises will be more refined and restrained; the other is the nouveau riche, who generally lack some background."
"But Mar Xuan is a bit ungrateful." Liu Yingying joked.
"It's probably because Ma Guokun got a son in old age, and Ma Yixuan, an older sister, took great care of her younger brother, spoiling him rotten." Yue Chen speculated.
"By the way, if you find out something is really going on somewhere later, how are you going to deal with it?" Yue Chen didn't want to continue on this topic, so he took the initiative to change the subject.
"If it's just a small family conflict, you should just try to resolve it. If it's really a big problem, then go directly to the captain." Liu Yingying said.
“Wouldn’t it be illegal to skip the local police station for this kind of thing?”
"But if this situation is really related to Niu Guangqiang, will there be any obstruction if I call the police?" Liu Yingying was a little worried.
"I think if the situation is really serious, you can choose to go through the normal process. After all, if it escalates to a criminal case, it won't be suppressed by a deputy director." Yue Chen suggested.
While talking, the two came to Zhouqiao Town. It is only one of the few administrative divisions in Jinhai City that still retains the town, because there is a 4A-level scenic resort here - Zhouqiao Ancient Town.
The ancient town is located outside the middle ring line in the south of the city. It is the most distinctive independent area in Jinhai City. Even though it is located next to the middle ring line with convenient transportation and is equipped with two subway lines, it has not been over-developed.
It retains the antique charm of the ancient town.
Yue Chen's car parked at the entrance of the ancient town, and a supercar followed closely. Opening the car door, Ma Yixuan stepped out slowly.
"Your mother lives in the ancient town?" Yue Chen asked.
"Yes, it's not easy to drive in there. Let me take you there. There are only a few steps." After Ma Yixuan finished speaking, she hurriedly led the way.
At night, there are no tourists in the ancient town, so it looks extremely quiet. Except for the occasional electric car delivering food, the entire ancient town looks peaceful. Even the sound of cars on the elevated highway in Central not far away can be heard clearly.
.The entire ancient town vividly demonstrates the tranquility amidst the bustle.
Ma Yixuan led the two of them along a small river for about 200 meters and turned into a small alley. The scene that appeared in front of Yue Chen was completely different from before. The area here was the most ordinary residential area. There were no
There are no traces of commerce. No wonder the entire ancient town still retains its original appearance.
"This is it." Ma Yixuan stopped at the door of an ordinary unit building.
"You still contacted her?" Liu Yingying asked.
"Well, there has been no news since this afternoon." Ma Yixuan nodded.
"Has this ever happened before?"
"No, except when I go to bed at night, the rest of the time is almost instantaneous." Ma Yixuan said firmly.
"Have you contacted Niu Guangqiang?" Liu Yingying asked.
"No, I'm afraid of him..." Ma Yixuan was very worried.
"Xuanxuan?" At this moment, a middle-aged man's voice came from not far away.
"Uncle Niu?" Ma Yixuan turned around and saw the person coming, and took a step back warily.
"Is it really you? What brought you here? Who are these two?" Niu Guangqiang naturally came closer.
"Hello Uncle Niu, we are friends of Xuanxuan, and we happened to come to have dinner nearby today. Xuanxuan said that her mother lives here, so we asked to stop by and have a look," Liu Yingying said.
"Oh, yes, let me see where the fruit I just ordered was delivered?" Yue Chen also quickly turned on his phone and pretended to take a look.
"You young people can think about it and look at us old guys. You don't have to spend any more money. Look at your brother and sister-in-law, they haven't been here for half a month." Niu Guangqiang said happily.
"Then we can't really come empty-handed? I'll go and collect the order." Yue Chen continued to act.
"Okay, don't stand downstairs, go sit upstairs." Niu Guangqiang called everyone to go upstairs.
This is an old-fashioned residential building with three units on one floor. Niu Guangqiang’s family lives in the middle unit on the third floor.
As soon as they opened the door, a smell of blood hit their faces. Yue Chen and others felt their hearts tightening, and secretly shouted "Not good!"
Ma Yixuan rushed into the room directly.
"mom!"
"mom!!"
"mom!?"
Everyone hurriedly followed the sound and saw Ma Yixuan kneeling on the ground, holding a person in a pool of blood with both hands.