Linzhou Municipal Bureau

Ji Lian bought disinfection and bandage supplies at the pharmacy, and treated his wounds briefly. He also bought a bag of disposable wet towels to wipe the child's dirty face and hands.After finishing all this, he led the child through a tea restaurant that looked okay and asked, "Shall we have lunch here?"

The child didn't answer, just nodded slightly.Ji Lian saw that he had a well-behaved face, which was quite different from the ones he had seen before. His current appearance was very painful. Except for the slightly messy hair and some worn-out clothes, he basically didn't have the slightest trace of a street gangster. breath.After they sat side by side in the restaurant, Ji Lian took out the menu from the shelf next to the wall on the table, handed it to him, and said, "See what you want to eat?"

The child did not reach out to take the menu.He just looked at the menu, then at Ji Lian, then lowered his head, showing shame, or more precisely, low self-esteem.Ji Lian understood right away, spread out the menu on the table in front of him, and said, "It's okay, most of the dishes here have pictures, you can just tell uncle which picture looks good."

The little illiterate's secret was immediately seen through by the big professor beside him, and the child's face turned red.Although he doesn't quite understand how educated university professors are, although he probably can't understand the meaning of "culture" itself, but since the uncle next to him just said that he is teaching in a university, it must be very, very awesome.So the way he looks at Ji Lian now is really complicated.

When Ji Lian gave them two good dishes, the child seemed to muster up the courage to say the first sentence to Ji Lian in a voice as thin as mosquito silk: "I know some words." Happy, and asked; "Do you go to school? Or did someone teach you how to read?"

"No." The child hesitated for a moment, and continued: "Just look for yourself, sometimes there are words on TV, sometimes newspapers and magazines, just guess."

Ji Lian was a little surprised, and hurriedly pulled out the menu that had just been put on the shelf again, and used the contents inside to give the children a literacy test.He was surprised to find that, except for a very few rare words that children don't know, there are basically no problems. It's just that children seem to have a natural fear of words themselves, perhaps because they don't use them too often.

Ji Lian also felt that he was a bit awkward for being so interested in a kid who met by chance and almost stole his wallet, but this time, his curiosity about the suspected little genius clearly won out in the competition with his own logical thinking Got it right. "Uncle asked you a question very seriously, do you want to study?" Ji Lian turned around, helped Fu Fu's eyes that were crooked to one side,

With an expression as solemn as possible, he said to the child.

The child was stunned for a moment, and replied uncertainly, "I think so."

Ji Lian seemed not very satisfied with the seriousness of this answer, and added: "Study is a very hard thing, have you thought it through clearly? If you make up your mind to study, uncle can promise to help you. However, you have to first Tell Uncle what your name is?"

As if hearing some miracle, the child's entire face lit up at the professor's words.He nodded emphatically.Then, as if one nod was not enough, he nodded again, and finally mustered up the courage to speak to Ji Lian for the first time in a normal voice: "Mmm! My name is Niach".

Ji Lian: "..."

What's going on with this kid... Ji Lian felt that the villain in his heart was sweating profusely, and finally couldn't help complaining.

The encounter between Ji Lian and Xiao Niqian is really hard to describe.

To make a long story short, one day last week when Ji Lian came to Minzhuang from Linzhou for a meeting, the big professor who had no awareness of anti-theft had his wallet stolen, but he was lucky enough to encounter a special security crackdown by the local police station against pickpockets.The little pickpocket NiQiu, who obviously succeeded easily, was unfortunately abandoned by his friends because of his slow running, and was caught by plainclothes.The owner, Professor Ji, was also invited to the police station as a good citizen to cooperate with the police investigation.

At the police station, Ji Lian didn't know whether it was because he had too few opportunities to actually contact the so-called bottom of society or the dark side. From the few times he had eye contact with the kid, he didn't see any reason. Speaking of it, there should be some anger from the gangsters who cheated and kidnapped on the street.And he found that although Little Loach's knowledge system is very limited and distorted, his IQ may be surprisingly high.Out of an educator's instinct, he desperately wants to know more about this little guy, but the kid's super high IQ is also outstanding in escaping from the police station.When he came out of the police station washroom, there was no sign of the child, only a roomful of police comrades jumping in anger.

Speaking of such a small episode of life, even if it is not very common, it should be forgotten after a few times of aftertaste.But Ji Lian's academic conference will be held in Minzhuang for two consecutive days this week, and he happened to meet Little Niqiu on the street between the conferences, so this may be regarded as a kind of fate.So today he decided to stay in Minzhuang for one more day, and come here to look around.

Ji Lian picked up the teapot on the table, poured half a cup for each of them, then turned to Xiao Niqian, took out his business card from his bag and gave him.Although Xiao Niqiu probably heard his self-introduction when he was talking to the police officer just now, but his upbringing made him subconsciously introduce himself to the other party before inquiring about their situation in detail.

Little Loach squeezed the strange thing in his hand, a little pleasantly surprised, but also a little at a loss. "Then would you like to introduce yourself to me too?" Ji Lian picked up the plastic cup in the tea restaurant that smelled of tea dregs that could never be cleaned, and drank it slowly as if drinking tea in a teahouse , without urging, just quietly waiting for Little Loach to tell his life experience in detail after the inner entanglement is over.

Regarding Little Loach, the first thing that surprised Ji Lian was that he was 14 years old this year.With such a thin body, it really doesn't make people see what a junior high school student should look like, so it's no wonder Ji Lian always treats him like a child.Loach is certainly not his name, but he doesn't have a name either.He only had a vague impression of his parents. It seemed that there was a brother or sister in his family, but he didn't know any other details.He has lived with a man named Uncle Hui since he was very young.Uncle Hui is not his relative, and he will never tell him anything about his background.Uncle Hui was in charge of five or six children who were similar to him, and to put it bluntly, he was the leader of a gang of pickpockets.Before, they followed Uncle Hui to "beg for a living" in Qinzhou City. It seems that Uncle Hui offended someone in the area recently, and drove them all to Minzhuang last month.

Obviously that Uncle Hui didn't pay much attention to loach, not to mention education, even basic eating and drinking. The 14-year-old half-grown child has the body of an eleven- or twelve-year-old child, and the originally cute big eyes are a bit abrupt on the thin face.It seems that it is mostly due to perennial malnutrition.

Seeing that the little loach was about to fight to the death with a large plate of dry fried beef in front of him, Ji Lian raised his hand and stroked his hair, and said with a bit of distress: "Eat slowly, drink some soup, don't choke. "

Just as he was talking, Ji Lian saw a somewhat familiar figure at the door—the police officer he met just now was walking into the restaurant.The other party also saw them when they entered the door, so they strolled over again very familiarly, and sat down opposite the two of them, "What a coincidence, Professor Ji."

"Officer Quan, I thought you had already returned to Linzhou." Reminiscent of what he heard on the side of the road just now related to police work, Ji Lian originally wanted to politely ask him how the case at hand was going. , but after thinking about it, this probably involves the confidentiality of the case, and it is inconvenient for idlers to intervene, so they just let it go.

Quan Yifeng had already beckoned the waiter to come over and ordered a barbecued pork rice.Then he picked up the tea that Ji Lian had poured for him, and drank it all in one gulp: "Take it out after you finish eating, since I woke up this morning, I still haven't had a drop of water. And the police officer who died in the line of duty is gone. By the way, Professor Ji, are your hands okay?" Just as he was talking, Quan Yifeng's meal had already been served on the table, and the serving speed of this tea restaurant was astonishingly fast.

"Oh, it's nothing serious, it's just a little skin trauma. Thank you just now."

"Skin wounds should be taken care of carefully," said Quan Yifeng, an atypical police officer who had fought more than read books since he was a child. Injured nursing common sense and experience, this freshman was taken aback for a while.He was talking vigorously, when he suddenly asked: "By the way, what's your name, kid? Didn't you hear the horn I honked before you rushed out of the road just now? It's dangerous to rush forward without thinking. do you know?"

Little Niqiu didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to himself, and instantly lowered his head, with a bewildered expression of embarrassment and panic.Ji Lian quickly stretched out his left hand to wrap his shoulders, and said softly: "It's okay, the police officer is not blaming you, but just reminding you of traffic safety." After he finished speaking, he raised his head and explained to Quan Yifeng: "His name is Little Nixiu, just now He probably didn't hear your horn."

did not hear it?Quan Yifeng was puzzled.I saw Ji Lian gently pointed his left finger at his left ear when the little loach was still bowing his head, and said, "There is a bit here."

When Quan Yifeng saw it, he knew it in his heart, combined with what he had seen and heard just now, relying on his experience in working in the front line for so many years, he had already guessed the situation of Little Niqiu to a close.Just as he was about to inquire further, he heard Professor Ji say to him: "Although I have known Xiao Niqian not long ago, I think he is a very special child. I am not talking about the scene, but the special kind in terms of IQ. I don't read books. It's such a pity. I just checked the household registration policy for people in similar situations, and I don't know if it's reliable or not. Although it's very presumptuous to say this, but since I have the chance to meet Police Officer Quan today, I have the cheek to make a request to you. I hope you can help solve the problem of the little loach."

Ji Lian is not a communicative person. He has lived a decent life since he was a child. From studying to working, he has basically relied on his hard work in academics. , is really one of the few.Although his tone of speaking was still neither humble nor overbearing, as long as you pay attention to his complexion, you can find that this person has unconsciously turned crimson from his cheeks to the roots of his ears.What's more, Quan Yifeng was still staring at him intently, and he was about to exclaim in surprise at this momentary change: This person is also a wife...

Well, he searched back and forth in his vocabulary-poor brain and decided to ignore the matter.

"Loach, right? Where's your boss?" He shifted his gaze from Professor Ji's face to Little Loach.Ji Lian and Xiao Niqian unconsciously looked at him with a little puzzlement.Based on his understanding of such a gang of street gangsters, although the boss will not closely monitor every move of his subordinates, the younger brothers will not dare to eat at the same table with the police in broad daylight, so this kid is so sure now. Something unusual happened.

Sure enough, Little Loach replied honestly: "Uncle Hui is my boss, he has a nickname called Datouhui. He brought us to Minzhuang a month ago, but no one has seen us since the third day we came here." He's gone. He tried to leave for half a month before, but he would just explain to Brother Earthworm every time, this time not only didn't tell him anything, even Brother Earthworm left together."

"Who is Brother Earthworm? Son?" Quan Yifeng asked.

"No, it is said that Brother Earthworm is his nephew, but I don't know if it is true or not. Anyway, everyone calls him Uncle."

"Okay, you continue."

"Then, then..." Speaking of this, Little Loach began to struggle again.Neither Quan Yifeng nor Ji Lian urged him, they waited patiently.The adult's patience seemed to have given Little Loach a lot of courage, and he spoke again: "Then the rest of us will be left alone, so we will just beg for food."

Ji Lian instantly understood that the so-called "begging for food", picking his wallet that day was certainly one of them.

"This is too much!" Ji Lian slapped the table violently, although his hands were not strong, it also shocked the other two.Little Loach shrank back, tears welling up in his eyes.Ji Lian was also frightened by his impulsiveness, and hurriedly explained: "That's not what I mean. I mean that those big men don't make a living earnestly. It's unreasonable to let a child steal things." During the arrest operation, Ji Lian, the other escaped people, also saw it. Thinking about it now, he was really angry.

"They say I'm young, and children are more secretive," said Little Loach in a very low voice, "I'm sorry..." The apology was mixed with tears, and he began to cry in a low voice.

A pitiful beautiful child and an even more beautiful adult with a shining "Holy Father" aura in front of him made Quan Yifeng's heart that had not been dredged today even more clogged. "Okay, okay, what's the saying, knowing your mistakes can make you better. Is that what Professor Ji said?" Ji Lian nodded very seriously.

If this kid is not a film king, then he should be kind in nature, so help him if he can.Quan Yifeng thought to himself, well, come to Minzhuang, he still has no clue about the kidnapping case, so he even got involved with something completely irrelevant.He silently gave himself a thumbs up...

A large plate of barbecued pork rice was stuffed into the stomach, and the boredom of the heart was temporarily diverted.Quan Yifeng randomly tore a corner of the order paper next to him, and wrote his phone number, "This is my phone number. I have to rush back to the bureau now. Professor Ji, let's talk in detail later."

Before leaving, he deliberately patted the person on the shoulder: "Although this matter is difficult to handle, it should not be delayed for too long. 'Turn back' means soon, and I didn't perfuse you. Find me!" After finishing speaking, he hurried out The tea restaurant.