I make a living solving crimes.

In May, it is drizzling today in Shuangliu, Sichuan.

Chang Wei carried a suitcase when he returned to Beijing from Guangzhou, and he still carried it when he left.

The wooden box should have been golden in color a long time ago. At that time, it had just been made by a carpenter, painted with bright tung oil, and carried by my father from Changsheng Village to Beijing to study.

After so many years, the color has become slightly dark and the iron edging has begun to rust.

Old boxes are always filled with time and memories.

And there is the love of a mother for her wandering children.

Du Ye held up an umbrella and took the wooden box from Chang Wei's hand and put it away gently.

There are also some things that Grandma Du brought him.

"How is it? Have you gotten used to the climate here?" After the car started, Chang Wei leaned on the passenger seat with a relaxed tone.

When facing Chang Wei, Du Ye was still cautious and didn't dare to mention his brother-in-law at all. "It's okay. It was still winter when we left Beijing, but it's already spring here. It's just a little more humid."

“So here we eat spicy food, which can make you sweat.”

"Well, I'm not completely used to the numbing taste yet, but Chang Da likes it very much. However, Xiao Man can't eat spicy food, so we usually eat very light food."

Chang Wei's mood was lifted as he thought about the cute little girl.

Du Ye paused, and seeing that Chang Wei was not chatting, he began to report his work, "Team Leader, the interrogation of the prisoners has been completed, and they can be escorted to Beijing at any time."

"That's why I came here." Chang Wei nodded. "What's the situation of the war?"

"We started suppressing the rebellion in March. We have now destroyed the rebel base in Shannan and have basically entered the clean-up work. This is more difficult because the area is vast and sparsely populated. It is estimated to take one or two years."

"This is normal. If you want to solve the problem once and for all, you have to clean it up once and for all."

This involves customs and general terms, which cannot be discussed in detail.

However, Chang Wei feels that the lives of ordinary people cannot be regulated and should be expressed according to their own wishes.

They should have the right to choose whether to believe or not, instead of being fixed from birth.

"There is one more thing. I have been ordered to come here to set up the Shannan Investigation Bureau. As for the personnel, one is drawn from Sichuan Province, and the other is trained from the minority ethnic groups. You can look for more candidates these days and let me take a look. I can only stay for a week and I have to rush to Yangcheng."

"Should I go over to Hong Kong Island?"

"No need." Chang Wei refused without hesitation.

The Dragon Group's office in Sichuan was located in a small courtyard near the Wuhou Temple, with offices in the front and people living in the back. It was not far from the Sichuan Provincial Investigation Department and the Public Security Department.

As soon as the car stopped, Chang Wei saw a little girl in the yard holding a small flower umbrella running to a big tree, patting the trunk, and without waiting for the raindrops to fall, she ran to a small tree and pushed it.

Raindrops from the tree fell on the flower umbrella, splashing water and making crackling sounds. The little girl turned the umbrella with satisfaction to bounce the water away, took a deep breath, bent down, put her legs together, and was about to jump towards a puddle in front of her when someone grabbed her and lifted her up by the collar.

Chang Wei looked at the mud spots on her trouser legs and said with a smile, "You will definitely be beaten today."

The little girl was lifted up in the air, twisting her neck to look up, dancing with excitement, "Uncle, uncle, you're here."

Then Chang Da, who had been chased out, slapped her hard on the butt twice, "You just changed your pants, and you jumped into the puddle again."

"A childhood without jumping into puddles is incomplete." Chang Wei picked up Chang Xiaoman, rubbed her little butt, and pinched her chubby face. "It seems that the food in Sichuan is not bad."

The little girl hugged Chang Wei's neck tightly, and after a while, she stuck out her tongue at Chang Da and said in a tender voice, "Uncle, can you give me five cents?"

Chang Wei was surprised and asked curiously, "What do you want five cents for?"

"There is a pitiful old man at the back door of the yard. He shouts there every day, but no one gives him money."

Chang Wei was very happy. Just as he was about to pay, he was stopped by Chang Da, "Why don't you ask what the old man yells every day?"

Chang Wei was stunned. "What are you shouting?"

"Ice cream, five cents, delicious ice cream, only five cents." Chang Da shouted in the tone of an old woman, looking at Chang Xiaoman with a half-smile in her eyes.

The little girl immediately buried her head on Chang Wei's shoulder and refused to look up.

Chang Wei was stunned, and after a while he burst into laughter, "You really are exactly like Chang Long when he was a child!"

When the uncle came, Chang Xiaoman finally got the five cents as she wished.

The weather in Sichuan Province in May is not that hot, but it’s not a big problem to eat an ice cream occasionally. After all, the little girl has eaten a lot of physical fitness fruits.

"Uncle, come and lick it together with me." The little girl held up the ice cream and invited him enthusiastically, without any stinginess.

Chang Wei thought about himself and the little girl licking the same ice cream together and shook his head vigorously.

The little girl pouted, looked at the ice cream in her hand with heartache, and ran over to ask the old man, "Grandpa, can I get two popsicles instead?"

The old man smiled and said, "It's OK."

The little girl happily returned the ice cream in her hand, then took the two popsicles and the penny in change, ran over happily, and handed one of the popsicles to Chang Wei.

Without a refrigerator, the popsicles were not frozen solid, and the popsicles made with sugar syrup were not as sweet as milk-flavored ice cream, but Chang Xiaoman was still very happy.

Two people, one big and one small, sat on the threshold of the back door of the yard, licking popsicles and watching the drizzle outside the eaves.

Well, only Chang Wei was appreciating the beauty of the gentle breeze and drizzle, while Chang Xiaoman kept staring at the puddle.

Unfortunately, if I jump again today, I will definitely get beaten.

Half of a popsicle was licked off and the other half melted into water. After eating it, the little girl clapped her hands in satisfaction, then reached out under the eaves to wash it with the dripping rain water, and then followed Chang Wei back to the house.

Chang Da was putting a quilt on Chang Wei. When Chang Xiaoman saw this, she ran back to the room and dragged her own quilt over.

"I won't sleep with you tonight."

She stood on Chang Wei's bed and shouted loudly to Chang Da.

It’s better not to sleep, Chang Da originally wanted to say something to her, but seeing that Chang Wei was there, she was embarrassed to say it out loud.

Du Ye had already hidden far away in the front yard, and was sorting out the list with Bai Ze's men. He did not appear until dinner time.

Originally, the cafeteria was going to cook a good meal today with Bai Ze's people, but he said, "The provincial department knows that you are in Sichuan Province, and their director came to invite you to dinner in person."

The director took the initiative to invite a director to dinner...

Well, it wouldn’t be surprising if this director was from the Dragon Group.

As the leader of the inspection team from Beijing, no one dared to look down on him even though he was a department-level cadre.

He can't satisfy everyone, but he can make everyone dissatisfied.