Heavens really blessed the both of us, I and Fei Ge. We were kind-hearted and did good deeds, although unintentional, we had busted the city's largest ever disc production gang.
Speaking of this, we had initially only wanted to save Ye Sha from the quagmire and accidentally chanced upon this gang which had hidden in city for several years. They forced debt-ridden girls or tricked ignorant girls to shoot those porno films, then recorded them into discs and sold them through their own sales channels to Taiwan, South-East Asia, and other places. In addition to making discs, they also organized activities and run a complete range of services.
This gang of criminals was shrewd and ruthless and the victims were usually so scared that they dared not speak up and suffered in silence. The victims did not dare to report to the police about their predicament plus these gangsters were very cunning. A bullet for a bullet, they were very alert and every time they were able to slip away from the police. They were incredibly arrogant.
This time the police followed up on the clues, dug out the rest of the gang hiding in city and caught no less than thirty people. And I heard about a case that happened a few days before, that a headless naked female torso found in bed was connected to this gang. When these pests, who defiled women were caught, all the newspapers had voiced their 'satisfaction'.
Although I and Fei Ge had acted recklessly, we were also considered to have done a great job. Online support for Fei Ge totaled more than a hundred thousand messages and declared that if Fei Ge was to be dropped from the national team because she had carried a chopper to catch the bad guys, then her supporters would ban the viewing of all future women's volleyball competitions. A female hero should not be treated as such.
At last, matters came to a rest. Fei Ge's leader called her and gave her a scolding, only saying that she had no discipline and no brains. When going out to fight for justice, she should have hidden the chopper and not like now, her good image was destroyed for being so crude. Who would dare to marry her in future?
Fei Ge flippantly and thoughtlessly said. "If no man dares to marry me......then I will marry a man."
After hearing this nitwit, female monster's words, her leader choked, swallowed down all the lectures he was about to spew, reprimanded her a few more words and hung up the phone.
Fang Yi Heng really immediately called to scold her. It looks like this housekeeper was the only man that could control Fei Ge. She acted strangely, the usual big woman became a small woman after she received Fang Yi Heng's call. At first, she was submissive and gentle but later got angry when Fang Yi Heng kept on scolding her. She could not keep on acting lady-like and then began to gesture with her hands and feet and shouted abuse. "What......Surnamed Fang, who do you think you are? Every two to three days, you would come and control me. Do you want to be my mother? What if I hold a chopper to hack people? I did not hack you. Why don't you worry about yourself? What? Fang Yi Heng, I am just a piece of rotten dead wood, damn......you want to transform me? Yes, yes......this old mother is cursing, so what? I am foul-mouthed, so leave me alone! If you don't like it, then we can go separate ways......this old mother does not want hypocrites as friends like you!"
After shouting into the phone, Fei Ge's eyes turned red, then gave out a sound *pei*, then threw down the phone. For so many years, the two of them had got along like this, desperately shouting at each other all these years. Every time they would separate unhappily but after a period of time, that person would call her and Fei Ge would change to a submissive individual again. Then she would be scolded by that man and she would change back to her original self, and separate unhappily again.
That person still had Fei Ge in his heart, right? But what was he giving Fei Ge...... friendship or love? The answer to this question, I am afraid, even he was not certain......still hesitating, still seeking for the answer. But this could not go on forever and even I, as a bystander felt tired, then what more of Fei Ge?
Fei Ge became a popular figure on the net and every day there would be someone requesting an interview with her but I was not so lucky. In addition to getting a scolding from Lao Tan, I also had to write a review on self-criticism. My troubles seemed to come one after the other.
The first person who came to look for me, surprisingly was Kang Zixian's grandmother, Wan Taijun.
Fei Ge initially had wanted to hide in my house but because she was so popular, her government official uncle had requested that she go back to accept her leadership commendation. The minute Fei Ge stepped out of my house, that Sunday night, Kang Zixian's grandmother Wan Taijun pounded at my door.
At the door, when I saw the stern face of the old lady, I gaped at her. A saying flashed across my mind.......Those who come have ill-intentions and those with well-intentions never come......
I stood at the door and was completely at a loss for words. "You....uh.....I....."
I prayed that she had come to the wrong place.
Wan Taiju smiled slightly and her wrinkles spread. At least she had the looks of an elderly's kindness. "Little girl, we meet again. Are you not inviting this old lady in?"
I finally reacted and almost gave myself a slap in the face. Usually, I was quite bold and when I see the Bureau Leaders I would occasionally tease them to liven up the atmosphere but I did not know why, every time I see Kang Zixian's powerful grandmother, I had the urge to run. Thinking about this, perhaps I had watched too much TV dramas about wealthy families strongly opposing two lovers. At the present, I and Kang Zixian's relationship was actually not very clear and I trembled slightly at the wealthy family elder's thoughts.
"You, you......please come in" I reluctantly invited the old lady into my house and squeezed out a strained smile. On seeing Wan Taijun swept her eyes around the living room which resembled a garbage disposal room, my brains exploded. The blood in my whole body rose up to my face, and suddenly hopelessly my face heated up.
"Uh, that.....sorry about the mess, recently I have been busy and didn't have time to clean up.....*he,he,he*...... Actually, I love to be clean." My hands were busy picking up the clothes that were piled on the sofa and threw them aside, finally clearing a space for the old lady to sit down.
Seeing that the old lady was still looking around without any expression, my instinct told me that whatever good she saw in me had declined, maybe close to negative. I felt my head getting bigger, not sure of myself, scratched my hair and said. "That.....do you want some water? I.....I will give you a glass of water."
I just wanted to quickly leave the old lady's side to breathe freely. As long as she was here, I did not know where to put my feet, but clearly, this was my house. Probably this was because of the old lady's legendary aura.
Wan Taijun looked distastefully at the pile of clothes, then looked leisurely at the photos on the wall. And finally directed her eyes at me but at least she still had a slight smile. The words that came from her was straightforward and blunt. "This old lady is old and only drink hot water. You are so busy, do you still remember to boil water?"
I shrank my neck, surprised for a moment and understood the old lady had come with ill-intentions. Anyway, it was courteous to converse a few words but would that not be too hypocritical? Who would have known that she would turn around and showed me her strength which was really unexpected?
You really have incredible foresight.....incredible.....really incredible. I straighten my back and said. "I'll boil the water, wait for a while."
"It's alright, sit down. Every time you see me, you will quickly slip away.....you've done it twice already. This old lady is not for you, young people to play around with." Wan Taijun's graceful face showed a trace of unhappiness and pointing to the small sofa next to her, she said. "Sit down and talk to this old lady."
What she wanted to say, I already knew.
Wan Taijun was clearly taking advantage of the fact that Kang Zixian who was away and not in the city, to get rid of me. And it was at this critical time that I made a mistake and she now had a very good reason to pick on me. She was worthy to be the crafty grandmother of Kang Zixian and Kang Zixian of this generation was simply 'the student who surpass his master', he was better than his master.
I sat down bitterly, anxiously and uncomfortably. I, Fang Liang Liang, was also an idealist, an aspiring good young woman. There were a lot of people who cherished me but why in the eyes of this old lady, I was worthless like Cinderella who had crawled out from a pile of ash? Why in her eyes, Kang Zixian is the prince? Did she know that Kang Zixian always bullies me? Even if I had grievances, I had nowhere to vent.
The old lady withdrew her courteous smile and her sharp old eyes shot at me.
"You are called Fang Liang Liang?"
"Ah?.......uh."
"24 this year?"
I reluctantly nodded.
"Have been in the police force for 2 years?"
"This year August will be 2 years."
"Why are you still doing undercover jobs?"
"Isn't this the Leader's arrangement? *He, he, he*"
"High school performance not good?"
"Ah? This......I can't remember."
"Sure enough, your memory is not good. Were you raised by your mother? No father?"
"....."
This was really too much. The flames in my heart had risen two feet high. I could not keep quiet passively accepting this surprise attack.
The old lady's questions became sharper. Before she came she had done her investigations and now, she came prepared. The purpose was to prevent me from dodging, made me ashamed and then I would automatically disappear from her grandson's side. This was to enable her precious grandson to find a more suitable woman because my commoner genes would ruin their family noble lineage.
During my high school days, I had been reckless, I admit. Letting people exposed my scars, I can also endure but this Wan Taijun now hinted that my high school results were bad due to the many fights I had and it was all because Fang Liang Liang did not have a father. What legendary old lady is this? She is someone that could be compared to my aunt who was snobbish and without virtue.
Showing such cruelty to determine my character.
My heart heated up, unable to suppress the fire, I laughingly said. "Didn't you have me investigated? You need not ask anymore as whatever you have investigated is true."
The mirror on the opposite wall reflected my rebellious face and Wan Taijun's mouth lifted. Thoughtfully she smiled, her face looked weird and unpredictable.
I straightened my back and said. "Regarding your investigations, I am sure it is not complete. As the subject of the investigation, I can help by giving you more information."
"I was raised by mother, that is a fact. When my father died, he did not even know my mother was pregnant. At that time, my mother was a girl in her early twenties but she still gave birth to me because she loved my father very much. Do not say that because I do not have a father, I do not have anyone to teach me because my mother was very dedicated in teaching me. She waited until I became an adult then only did she remarry. If she hears these words, she would not be able to accept it. Although the headaches I gave her since I was a child, are aplenty but my mother and I have good feelings for each other. I and my mother, both of us do not think that I have any psychological problems and when I was born, my mother put my dad's photo on top of my bed headboard. Every day she would let me play with the photo, so from young until an adult, my father had been with me during the years that I grew up......I also have a father."
Wan Taijun sat on the sofa with an imposing manner, wearing a solemn expression but I did not know whether I saw wrongly, her eyes seemed to have lost that coldness.
But such a prominent woman cannot be overlooked.
The old lady lifted her slim eyebrows and in an unhappy tone, she said. "What? I only said a word and you answer back with ten words. No discipline. What did I do to you? Look at your angry face, you are losing your cool."
The old lady sitting opposite me obliquely stared at me, without her courteous false smile that she had at first. She stared at me with an expression a bit like she was my neighborhood old lady. With childish behavior, knowing that she would be disgusted with me eventually, I decided to give my all.
I looked at her with narrowed eyes, then turned my head and muttered with a voice loud enough to be heard. "You are here to trample on me, how do you expect me to stay calm?"
The piece of hypocritical tulle was completely torn down by me and the atmosphere tensed up with swords drawn and crossed* (Mutual hostility). Both of us simply veered to the main topic.
Wan Taijun gave a cold humph, said. "You are a smart child......yes, I am really not pleased with you."
From young to adult, I had tried my best to seek recognition for my efforts and felt once again I had been defeated. On hearing the elder voicing her undisguised dislike for me, I felt as if needles were piercing my heart, poking holes where hot blood was flowing out. My whole body was clamoring for rebellion and heated up, I said. "I am also not pleased with you."