Ever since his mother passed away, Han Weidong had wanted to move his father to the city, but Han Tingqian was unwilling.
In his words, he was not used to living in a house without a yard.
When Han Tingqian had nothing to do, he would rest in the small courtyard. There was a tall grape trellis on the west side of the courtyard. On sunny days, it could provide shade. On rainy days, he could listen to the rain under the grape vines.
The grapes ripen in August to September. They can be picked to be eaten or used to make wine. Grapes like sunny and dry areas. They are cold-resistant and very suitable to be planted in the north.
There was a round table under the grape trellis. Han Tingqian usually ate in the courtyard.
On the east side of the courtyard, there was a birdcage. There were two birds in it. Their green feathers were very beautiful, and they were chirping non-stop.
Next to the birdcage was a pair of blue and white porcelain fish tanks. There were a few goldfish in the fish tank on the south side, and a pair of turtles in the fish tank on the north side.
"Meow …"
In the corner of the courtyard, there was a tiger-striped Dragon Li. Its fur was soft and shiny. It had a circle of brown and black fur and a circle of white fur. It looked very cute.
The return of Han Bin and the others seemed to have disturbed its rest. It rolled around lazily and licked its paws.
Han Weidong couldn't persuade his father, so he hired a nanny from the same village to help clean the courtyard, wash clothes, and make lunch every day.
In the morning, Han Tingqian went out to buy some breakfast. Outside the old house was the main street. There was a breakfast shop a few hundred meters away. There were buns, fried dough sticks, tofu pudding, egg pancakes, and eight treasures porridge.
At night, the old man ate light food. Usually, he cooked some corn porridge or rice, pickled vegetables, ham, and other side dishes. That was enough for the day.
Today, when Han Weidong and the others came back, he gave the nanny a day off. After putting away the things they bought, he started to prepare lunch.
It was cloudy today, and the weather was cooler.
Han Bin decided to eat skewers, and the old man naturally agreed.
Han Weidong and Wang Huifang basically had to listen to him.
There were vegetable dishes: enoki mushroom, eggplant, and chives.
There were meat dishes: lamb skewers, lamb loin, beef skewers, and roast wings.
Seafood: Mussels, lobsters, oysters, mantis shrimps, etc.
Han Bin's family of four worked together. Wang Huifang washed the vegetables and cut the meat, Han Weidong and Han Bin skewered the meat, and Han Tingqian was responsible for burning the charcoal.
When everything was almost packed, Han Bin set up the grill and began to barbecue.
A light breeze was blowing in the courtyard, and a few drops of rain fell. They ate the barbecue and drank the wine they brewed. The family chatted and laughed, and it was very lively.
…
Kojima Substation.
Criminal Investigation Team Three, Team Two office.
Han Bin stayed at the old house for two days and returned to the city on Monday morning. Han Weidong dropped him off at the entrance of the police station.
"Morning."
"Good morning," the colleague from the branch office greeted.
"Morning." Han Bin nodded in response.
He didn't know if it was because he had been in the limelight that day, but Han Bin noticed that the number of people greeting him had increased significantly.
When he entered the office, Tian Li was cleaning, and Li Hui was peeling tea eggs.
Han Bin smiled, "Brother Hui, your standard of living is not bad. You're eating tea eggs in the morning."
"Brother Bin, what era is it now? Tea eggs are already outdated. Rich people nowadays eat instant noodles with pickled vegetables." Li Hui winked.
"How about, when I get my salary, we don't eat kidney anymore. I'll treat you guys to instant noodles with pickled vegetables and experience the life of the rich," Han Bin said seriously.
"Forget it. We're just a small police officer. The rich's meal is too luxurious. If someone posts it online, we might be called to the relevant department for tea." Tian Li joked.
"Haha …"
The three of them laughed.
"What are you laughing at?"
Zhao Ming walked in with a bowl of instant noodles. He put it on the desk and took out pickled vegetables and ham.
"Look, look, what did I say …" Li Hui slapped his thigh, "Besides pickled vegetables, there's also ham. This is called extravagance."
Zhao Ming was dumbfounded, "What the heck … Do you have to be so extravagant just to eat instant noodles?"
Everyone laughed for a while. Zhao Ming also knew about the pickled vegetables and laughed with them. He invited everyone to try the pickled vegetables.
"Knock knock." At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Everyone turned their heads and looked. Zeng Ping was standing at the door.
"Yo, it's quite lively."
"Captain Zeng."
"You're finally here. We missed you so much," everyone greeted him.
"What are the four of you talking about?" Zeng Ping said with a smile.
"We were discussing where to hold a welcome dinner for you when you arrived," Han Bin said with a smile.
"Oh, I like hearing that." Zeng Ping reached out and patted Han Bin on the shoulder.
"I heard that you did well when I was not here. You were even praised by Chief Dai."
"It's all because of your and Captain Zheng's guidance. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the chance to show off," Han Bin said modestly.
"I like hearing that. Brother Bin is our team's Jordan, and I'm Pippen." Li Hui used his right hand and made a gesture that he thought was cool.
"You're more like a leather shoe," Tian Li joked.
The crowd roared with laughter again.
…
At eleven o 'clock in the afternoon, everyone was discussing where to eat and welcome Zeng Ping.
Zheng Kaixuan walked into the office with a vacuum flask in his hand, "Old Zeng, how's the work arrangement?"
"The documents and files are all handled." Zeng Ping stood up.
"There's a case now. Can you take it?"
"No problem," Zeng Ping said seriously.
"Why don't you ask what the case is?" Zheng Kaixuan reached out and hammered Zeng Ping's chest.
"No matter what the case is, I promise to complete the task."
"Okay." Zheng Kaixuan smiled. "If this case is solved, our team three will be the star of the police team."
"Yes, I promise to complete the task."
"Captain Zheng, what is the case?" Han Bin asked.
"The missing persons case," Zheng Kaixuan said and pointed at Tian Li. "The informant is at the reception. Bring her here."
Tian Li nodded and left the office.
Not long after, Tian Li came in with a woman.
The woman was in her twenties. She wasn't tall, had dark skin, and looked pretty. She looked a little nervous.
"Sit down. I'll make a statement for you." Tian Li pointed at the chair next to the table.
"Okay," the woman answered and sat down.
Tian Li turned on the law enforcement recorder and took out the notebook. "Name, gender, age, place of origin …"
"My name is He Ru, female, 25 years old this year …"
"Why did you report it?"
"My sister is missing."
"When did she go missing?"
"Yesterday morning."
"Did she leave a message or message?"
"I wasn't there when she left. She asked her mother-in-law to take care of her child. She said she was going out to do something and never came back," He Ru recalled.
"How did your sister leave?"
"I'm not sure."
"What's your sister's name? How old is she? "
"My sister's name is He Yan. She's three years older than me."
"Buzz …"
Just then, He Ru's phone rang. She looked down and said in surprise.
"It's a message from my sister."
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