Three or Two Things about Rebirth

"Help! Someone is killing me!" Qiu Luming dragged Han Meifen backwards and shouted for help again. Unfortunately, it was winter and every household had their doors and windows closed, with the north wind howling, so no one could hear her cries for help.

Qiu Luming had never been so scared. This place was only 150 meters away from her home, and even closer to Han Meifen's home. However, no matter how hard she shouted, she couldn't call over any of her relatives.

The man had already walked up to the two of them. Qiu Luming vaguely looked up at the tall, oppressive black shadow and shouted, "Big Brother! This Big Brother!"

Her throat hurt, but she had to shout. She was afraid that the north wind would blow away her voice and the man wouldn't be able to hear her. Her voice was hoarse and earnest. "Ahem, big brother, take the money and leave quickly! We didn't see your face, so let's just pretend nothing happened tonight! We called before we went home, and now there's a power outage, my brother will definitely come out to greet you!"

The man seemed to look around.

"Brother, the New Year is coming soon, and every family will celebrate the reunion...Brother! You know the patrol team patrols every day, they are coming soon, you...you should leave quickly!"

Perhaps the last sentence played a decisive role. The man stopped for two seconds, put away the switchblade, and walked towards the motorcycle.

Qiu Luming heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the voice, and then he heard Han Meifen crying, "Give me back the photos..."

Qiu Luming covered her mouth with his hand, wishing he could kill this damn girl with one palm!

The voice was not loud, but the man actually heard it. He suddenly became angry and cursed, "Cry your mother, you lunatic!" He walked back with the sound of footsteps.

"Brother, don't be impulsive!" Qiu Luming rolled and crawled up.

Suddenly, a roar was heard, "Fuck your ancestors!"

A person seemed to fall from the sky and jumped on the other person. With a loud bang, the two of them overwhelmed the ignited motorcycle. There was a chaos in the darkness, with the sound of the motorcycle rubbing against the ground, the sound of fists hitting flesh, and the sound of muffled groans and wails...

Qiu Luming was stunned for only two seconds, then ran home.

It was too dark that night. She didn't know if she was running in a straight line, nor did she know if she would fall into the ditch by the roadside in the next second. She just ran desperately. She saw a faint candlelight in the direction of her home, and her heart brightened. She ran to the front and found that it was her home. The door was not locked, so she pushed it open and said, "Dad! Dad!"

My throat is about to break.

Qiu Jiye just walked out of the second door with a flashlight in his hand, "Hey hey hey!"

He Manshu also came out of the house, "Why so late, your dad is..."

"Mom, call the police!" Qiu Luming shouted, and ran out breathlessly pulling Qiu Jiye.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" He Mansu was so scared that her voice changed and she chased after him.

"Call the police!"

After all, Qiu Jiye was nearly sixty years old and couldn't run at all. Qiu Luming grabbed the flashlight and ran away while waving it. When he passed Han Meifen's house, he shone the flashlight at their windows a few times, "Help!"

Qiu Jiye was completely stunned and just kept running after his daughter. After running for a while, he vaguely heard a voice in the wind and quickly quickened his pace to chase after her.

Qiu Luming ran to the motorcycle and saw that the man behind was still beating and cursing madly, while the man on the ground was no longer moving.

"Stop!" Qiu Luming shouted hoarsely, "If you continue, someone will die!"

The man couldn't hear anything and just kept punching.

Qiu Luming didn't dare to get close, so he had to shine the flashlight on his face, "Stop!"

The man woke up as if from a dream and stopped beating people. His chest rose and fell violently and a large cloud of white mist was lingering in the light of the flashlight.

The man slowly raised his head. Qiu Luming was shocked. "Ma Zhenyi?"

Ma Zhenyi silently stood up from the robber he was riding. Qiu Jiye had already run over, "Hey, hey, what, what's going on?"

"Dad, he robbed the money, and he saved us." Qiu Luming said concisely, pointing at the robber on the ground and then at Ma Zhenyi.

Qiu Jiye immediately squatted down and touched the robber's neck. "Yo Yo, go, call 120! Quick!"

******

The police came on tricycles and the ambulance also came roaring.

Ma Zhenyi was taken away by the police. Qiu Luming and Han Meifen also needed to go to the police station to give their statements. He Manshu and Han Meifen's parents also went with them.

Qiu Jiye didn't have time to say anything before he followed the ambulance.

In a large office in the police station, He Manshu hugged her tightly and said, "Tell me, your second brother was not at home this time and you were robbed. You scared your mother to death!"

Qiu Luming could feel his mother trembling slightly and knew that she was really scared. "I'm fine. It's almost New Year, and that person probably needed money, so he came out to rob."

"Okay, stop talking with that broken voice of yours!" He Manshu felt sorry for her daughter and couldn't help complaining, "You have money to ride a motorcycle, but no money to celebrate the New Year? Also, what do these policemen do for a living? It's the 1990s, and there are still people who brazenly go out on the street to rob people?"

"Hey, Teacher He, don't be angry, sit down and drink some hot water." The person who spoke was actually Xie Zhi.

"Xiao Xie? Why are you here? It was dark and chaotic just now, and I didn't recognize you." Teacher He, who had just finished speaking ill of the police, was caught in the act and felt a little embarrassed.

"It's me. I've been transferred to the police station and I'm on duty today." Xie Zhi poured two more glasses of water and handed them to Qiu Luming and Han Meifen respectively, and said to Han's father apologetically, "We are poor and have no more cups."

"No, no, we won't drink. You've worked so hard!" Han's father came over and held Xie Zhi's hand. "People's police work for the people. It's not easy for you. Our unit will definitely give you a batch of thermos cups as a gift!"

"No, no, no! That won't do!" Xie Zhi looked embarrassed, as if he was asking someone for something, and said quickly, "It's too late. We have to take notes quickly."

Qiu Luming turned his head and saw Ma Zhenyi handcuffed to the heating pipe, squatting awkwardly beside it with his head hung.

"Why do we have to handcuff him? Without him, we might both be dead!" Qiu Luming stood up and rushed to Ma Zhenyi, pointing at the handcuffs and shouting excitedly, "Why do we have to handcuff him for doing something righteous?"

Xie Zhi coughed twice, "Ma Zhenyi hurt someone after all, and he has a criminal record before..."

"Can't you be a good person if you have a criminal record? You are law enforcement officers, why do you look at people with tinted glasses!" Qiu Luming's voice was hoarse, and in the end, he could no longer make a loud sound.

He Manshu came over and pulled her, "Stop talking! Don't you want to use your voice anymore?"

When Ma Zhenyi saw He Manshu, he lowered his head even more.

Xie Zhi walked over, uncuffed Ma Zhenyi, and dragged him to the office next door, nodding to He Manshu, "Teacher He, let Xiao Zhang take your statements."

As soon as Xie Zhi left, He Manshu scolded Qiu Luming, "Yo Yo! Why are you talking so harshly? Xiao Xie is just performing his official duties, not targeting anyone."

"I know." Qiu Luming was so frightened that her legs were still a little weak. She also knew that she was a little excited. She sat opposite Xiao Zhang and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhang, I've never experienced anything serious before. I was shocked."

"I understand, little girl, how can I not be afraid? As for your second brother, he would be heartbroken if he knew about this."

“They went to the countryside.”

"Oh, right." Xiao Zhang turned to look at the electronic clock on the wall and picked up a pen. "Luming, we have to hurry. After I finish recording you, I have to go to the hospital. If that person is okay, I have to record him again. Who of you will go first?"

Qiu Luming saw Han Meifen leaning over the table, still sobbing, while Han's father and mother were sitting on a bench nearby with sad faces, so he said, "Let me do it."

After Qiu Luming and Han Meifen finished taking their statements, Xie Zhi came out again and took statements from He Manshu and the Han couple. It was past midnight when they finished.

Han Meifen whispered to Xiao Zhang, "Officer Zhang, where are our wallets?"

"Oh, this is evidence, and I can't give it to you two for the time being. Don't worry, leave the things with us, and we guarantee that not a penny will be lost!" Xiao Zhang said with a smile.

Han Meifen's face suddenly turned pale and she bit her lips.