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"Wenbing, you may have misunderstood me."

Jiang Yiming explained, "The shop owner's daughter and my sister are good friends."

"The reason we asked you to take the shop owner and his wife away is because those guys who attacked them might not let it go, and Uncle Xia and the others are stubborn and difficult to persuade to leave. We can only take them away from here for now."

In fact, there is another reason.

In his previous life, Xia Shining told him that his father died in a fire and his mother was also seriously injured in the fire.

It was because her mother was seriously ill that, through her younger sister Jiang Qianqian's introduction, Xia Shining took her mother to the provincial capital to see him for treatment. Over time, they became lovers.

Later, Xia's mother succumbed to her injuries and passed away, a deep pain in Xia Shining's heart. Therefore, he didn't dare to ask any further questions.

He suddenly remembered that his sister had once told him that Xia Shining's grades were excellent, consistently ranking first in the entire school.

Given the high level of education at No. 1 High School, two or three students are admitted to Tsinghua and Peking Universities every year, and Xia Shining is a top candidate for Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

As a result of family changes, Xia Shining's studies were affected for the last half month, and she only got into a key university, missing out on Tsinghua and Peking University.

Based on Xia Shining and her sister's words, their father-in-law and mother-in-law from their previous life had an accident recently.

Since they ate and slept in the restaurant, it can be inferred that the incident likely occurred there.

That's why he called Wan Wenbing, who works at the Kaiyuan Subdistrict Office Police Station, and asked him to take Xia's parents away.

Try to avoid this period as much as possible.

"By the way, if there's no reason to keep them at the police station tomorrow, could you help contact the Industry and Commerce Bureau or the Health Bureau and have them check if Xia's Restaurant is missing any permits? Try to find a reason to make them stop operating for a while."

"That's...ok."

Wan Wenbing was a little confused, but he still agreed.

Just as Xia's father and the others finished tidying up the tables and chairs, a police car pulled up in front of the restaurant, and three police officers got out.

"Who's the boss?"

The lead police officer, Wan Wenbing, inquired.

"Hello, I am."

Xia's father came over.

Was there a fight here just now?

Wan Wenbing inquired.

"It wasn't a fight, it was someone causing trouble here. We were just acting in self-defense."

Xia's father explained.

"Just because you say you acted in self-defense doesn't mean you acted in self-defense."

Wan Wenbing pointed at Xia's father and mother and said, "Come with us to the police station."

"Those thugs bullied us, and my dad fought back. Why are you arresting him?"

Xia Shining stepped forward to argue.

"Who said we were going to arrest your father? We're just asking him to come back to assist with the investigation."

"Alright, Shi Ning, your mother and I are going there. We'll be back soon."

Xia's father and mother got into the police car and left the restaurant.

"Brother, let's stay here with Shi Ning and wait for her family to come back before we leave."

Jiang Qianqian looked at her brother and said.

"it is good."

Jiang Yiming nodded.

As darkness fell, Xia's parents still hadn't returned.

"Why haven't my parents come back yet? It's so late."

Xia Shining stood up and said, "Brother Jiang, Qianqian, you should go back. I'll go to the police station to see what's going on."

"Shi Ning, don't worry, let my brother ask him."

Jiang Qianqian said, "Brother, don't you work in a government agency? Do you know anyone there who can help?"

"I'll make a call and ask."

Jiang Yiming walked aside and pretended to make a phone call. Five minutes later, he returned and said, "The police station said the matter is quite complicated, and the other party has not been found. They won't be coming back tonight."

"How could this happen? No, I have to go find them."

Xia Shining was furious.

"Don't worry, it's no use going there. I asked, and they're just in the investigation stage."

Jiang Yiming said to Xia Shining, "Those big men haven't been caught yet, and they might come back for revenge. Why don't you and Qianqian stay at my place for now?"

"Yes, Shi Ning, those people looked fierce and were terrifying. You should come with me to my brother's place to rest."

Jiang Qianqian also offered some words of advice.

Xia Shining's face paled involuntarily as she thought of those fierce faces, and she nodded: "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Why be so polite with my brother?

Jiang Qianqian took Xia Shining's hand and said, "Let's leave quickly, lest they come looking for us."

Xia Shining slung her backpack over her shoulder, locked the door, and left with Jiang Yiming and his sister.

The three arrived at the staff dormitory of the Organization Department. Xia Shining suddenly realized an embarrassing problem: she had forgotten to bring a change of clothes.

Just as Xia Shi Ning was debating whether or not to take a shower, Jiang Yi Ming, who had gone out at some point, returned with a bag of things in his hand: "You two rest here, I'll find a friend to squeeze in with."

"what is this?"

Jiang Qianqian opened the bag and saw that it contained women's private clothing. She asked in confusion, "Didn't I bring clothes with me? Why do I need to buy more?"

Upon closer inspection, he became even more puzzled: "Something's not right. This is clearly a size larger than mine. Oh, there's another set underneath, and this set happens to be my size."

She then looked at Xia Shining and said, "Oh right, you didn't bring any clothes. My brother is so thoughtful; he actually thought of buying you clothes. But how did he know your size?"

Xia Shining blushed and said, "How could that be? It must have been your brother who bought it for you, but he didn't know your size, so he bought two sets."

"I asked him to bring me clothes before, he knows my size. Oh well, let's not worry about it anymore. We can each take a set, let's go wash up and go to bed."

Jiang Qianqian pulled Xia Shining to take a bath.

As soon as Jiang Yiming stepped out of the Organization Department's dormitory building, he saw a police car not far away.

"Brother Jiang."

When the lead police officer saw Jiang Yiming come out, he stubbed out his cigarette and quickly walked over.

This person was Wan Wenbing, who was Jiang Yiming's high school classmate.

"Wenbing, you've worked hard."

Jiang Yiming took out five hundred yuan from his pocket and said, "After I'm done with this, I'll treat the brothers to a late-night snack."

"Brother Jiang, why are you being so polite with me?"

Wan Wenbing declined, saying, "Besides, I haven't been of much help."

"We're old classmates, so I definitely won't stand on ceremony with you."

Jiang Yiming stuffed the money into Wan Wenbing's hand and said, "It's mainly for the other two brothers."

"Okay, then I'm welcome."

Wan Wenbing no longer refused and said, "I have made arrangements for the restaurant owners as you requested. Tomorrow, a friend from the Health Bureau will come over and temporarily close the restaurant due to hygiene issues."

"Okay, hard work."

Jiang Yiming said, "Let's go stake out the place and arrest those scoundrels."

"They almost bled me dry! If they catch them, they'll be skinned alive!"

"Don't worry, Brother Jiang, once we catch them, we'll definitely teach them a lesson they won't forget."

After Wan Wenbing and Jiang Yiming got into the police car, they drove towards Xia's Restaurant.

The car was parked in a secluded spot, and the four men took turns keeping watch in two shifts.

It was past midnight when Wan Wenbing yawned: "Brother Jiang, it's so late, those guys probably won't come. Shall we come back to keep watch tomorrow?"

Jiang Yiming also thought that those big men wouldn't come, and was just about to nod when suddenly a figure sneaked towards Xia's Restaurant.

"Brother Jiang, look, isn't that the kid?"

Wan Wenbing said, "Shall we go down and arrest him?"

"It's not him. Let's wait and see what he's up to."

After seeing the man fiddle with the lock for a while before sneaking inside, Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "He's probably a thief. Let's take him back to boost our sales figures; it won't be a waste of time."

Just as the group was about to get out of the car, a Jinbei minivan drove up aggressively.

Three burly men came down. The one in the lead was a bald man, and to his left stood a man in a jacket with a bandage wrapped around his shoulder.

Three burly men carrying steel pipes walked toward Xia's Restaurant.

"Brother Jiang, are these the three people?"

Wan Wenbing perked up.