Zheng Guangqi shouted at the top of his lungs: "I won't go, I just won't go! Why?"

Having just explained clearly enough, Hu Pingtao didn't bother to say more to such a reckless man. He strode forward, took off the handcuffs hanging on his waist with his backhand, and cuffed Zheng Guangqi.

"When summoned by the police, you have to go even if you don't want to." He said coldly: "This is the law, do you understand?"

Seeing this, Zhang Yaya clapped happily and vigorously beside her.

…

At noon, Su Xiaolin called.

"Husband, can you get off work at normal times today?"

Hu Pingtao felt a little strange after hearing this, and asked with a smile: "What, is something wrong?"

Su Xiaolin explained on the phone: "I have a friend who made an appointment for dinner tonight."

Hu Pingtao suddenly understood and said "Oh": "Then you go ahead! It's not necessarily the case here. It depends on the situation. If there is a temporary danger, you won't be able to leave."

Su Xiaolin said quickly: "Don't! I have specified that I want to ask you to go with me."

Hu Pingtao was confused when he heard this: "Why?"

Su Xiaolin said: "The person who invited me to dinner is Xu Yongming, my senior in college, two years ahead of me. He has now built his own land, engaged in ecological planting, and built a manor. He also came when we got married,

I had a drink with you, do you remember?"

"Xu Yongming..." Hu Pingtao searched in his mind and quickly found the corresponding memory: "It turned out to be him! I remembered it! What's wrong?"

Su Xiaolin said: "Lao Xu called me this morning and asked me to take you there for dinner no matter what tonight."

Hu Pingtao asked subconsciously: "He has something to do with me?"

"Definitely!" Su Xiaolin said: "Lao Xu was very stingy when he was in school. It's not that he doesn't have money, it's just that he doesn't spend what he can."

Hu Pingtao was not so restrained in talking to his wife and laughed loudly: "You're a miser!"

"Don't put it in such a bad way, Lao Xu is called diligent and thrifty." Su Xiaolin also laughed and explained: "But then again, he is very successful in being stingy. He bought two houses in the city and his car is also good.

"

Hu Pingtao stopped laughing: "Okay! Considering your face, I still have to eat this meal."

Su Xiaolin said: "Then it's agreed! He will send me his location later, and I will forward it to you on WeChat. See you in the evening."

…

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, Hu Pingtao arrived at Suishiju according to the location.

This restaurant specializes in Yunnan cuisine with moderate prices. Hu Pingtao and his colleagues have eaten there twice before and found the taste to be average, neither good nor bad, that’s it anyway.

Su Xiaolin had already arrived and was sitting in a private room drinking tea with Xu Yongming. When he saw Hu Pingtao pushing the door open, Xu Yongming quickly stood up from his chair and greeted him with a smile.

"Hello, hello, long time no see." He held Hu Pingtao's hand and said very warmly.

Because he was not very familiar with the other party, Hu Pingtao exchanged a few pleasantries and sat down next to Su Xiaolin.

Xu Yongming asked the waiter to serve the food.

For three people, four dishes and one soup are quite suitable and not a luxury.

Because Hu Pingtao said he couldn't drink today when he came in, the bottle of "Wuliangye" brought by Xu Yongming was not opened. He felt a little regretful and kept rubbing his hands: "I'm really sorry, I didn't choose the right time, I should still

Find a weekend and let's have a drink."

Hu Pingtao smiled and comforted: "We are all friends, don't worry about those vain people... By the way, I heard Linlin say, do you have something to do with me?"

Xu Yongming said "hmm" and looked a little hesitant. Then he squeezed out a smile on his face: "This matter...well, it's quite troublesome to talk about, but I really can't help it. I really need your help."

Hu Pingtao picked up a piece of beef mixed with pickled cabbage with a kuaizi, put it in a bowl, looked up at Xu Yongming, and said seriously: "What on earth is going on?"

It can be seen that Xu Yongming is a little embarrassed to talk about it, but the problem must be solved. He pondered for a moment: "Then I will tell the truth... That's it, my mother went to Zhengzhou to visit relatives some time ago and bought a ticket to go back to the provincial capital yesterday. I yesterday afternoon

I went to the train station to pick her up at the appointed time, but after the car arrived, my mother was never seen coming out. Later... I received a call from the station police department, saying that my mother was disturbing public order on the train, and according to regulations, she was required to do so.

Detain me for ten days and ask me to go to the station police station to go through the formalities."

Hearing this, Hu Pingtao and Su Xiaolin looked at each other.

Su Xiaolin asked in disbelief: "Ten days of detention? Lao Xu... How old is your mother this year?"

Xu Yongming replied: "Sixty-eight, after my birthday at the end of the year, I will be sixty-nine."

Su Xiaolin frowned and asked, "How could such a good person be detained?"

She is a police wife, and she has been with Hu Pingtao for a long time, so Su Xiaolin also knows some relevant legal knowledge by heart.

"Ten days of detention is no joke. Your mother must have done something outrageous on the train, right?"

"General cases are mostly based on mediation and will not lead to serious consequences like detention."

Faced with doubts, Xu Yongming sighed: "I don't know the specific details of what happened. Yesterday I went to the Zhanqian police station. In addition to going through the detention procedures, I was also fined 500 yuan."

When Hu Pingtao heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath and quickly put down his kuaizi: "Detention and fines, this is different. What on earth did your mother do on the train?"

Xu Yongming explained: "I asked because I was quarreling with someone."

Hu Pingtao didn't believe this explanation at all: "I'm afraid it's not as simple as a quarrel, right? Matters on the train are under the control of the train police, but the applicable laws and regulations are the same. Generally speaking, if it leads to detention, the matter itself is very big, not to mention the time

It will last for ten days."

Su Xiaolin asked from the side: "Old Xu, tell me the truth, what's going on?"

Xu Yongming hesitated for a moment and replied: "I really don't know. It seems that my mother got into a fight with someone else on the train over a seat. She...she cursed the other person a few times."

Hu Pingtao nodded understandingly and asked directly: "How do you want me to help you?"

Xu Yongming quickly replied: "I was thinking that since you are a policeman, you might be able to talk to the railway police. My mother is old. If she is sent to the detention center, let alone ten days, I'm afraid she won't be able to stand it for one or two days. I still can't stand it.

For the sake of us all being friends, please ask if you can get the person out first by paying money."

Hu Pingtao understood what Xu Yongming meant and nodded slightly: "In other words, are you willing to post bail?"

Xu Yongming replied: "Yes."

Hu Pingtao thought for a moment and said ambiguously: "Let me ask you first! But I'm not sure about this kind of thing. After all, there is a big difference between the police and us. They have another set of enforcement rules."

Xu Yongming quickly thanked him: "It's okay, as long as you agree and are willing to help."

…

After returning home in the evening, Hu Pingtao dialed Xu Zhong's phone number.

I had known Xu Zhong before when I was training at the police academy. It was a coincidence that there was a police class at that time, and we usually spent time together during classes and exams. Over time, we got to know each other, and we even met for drinks in private.

"You haven't heard from me for so long, why did you think of calling me today?" Xu Zhong's voice on the phone was cheerful.

"I'm afraid that your wife will find out if I call you. It's enough to say that you have a girlfriend outside, but there are a lot of boyfriends who appear out of nowhere. By then, even if you are covered in mouth,

Can't tell clearly."

Hu Pingtao made a harmless joke and then changed the subject: "I have something I want to ask you for help with."

Xu Zhong was very straightforward: "Say."

Hu Pingtao said: "On the B526 train from Zhengzhou to the provincial capital yesterday, there was a woman named Cao Yuxiang. She..."

Xu Zhong laughed and interrupted him: "You guys had the nerve to talk about me just now. Why, is this Cao Yuxiang the woman you secretly found outside?"

"Tch!" Hu Pingtao didn't care about this and continued: "She is the mother of a friend of mine. She is sixty-eight this year. If you are interested, I can introduce it to you another day?"

Xu Zhong snorted coldly on the phone: "Go on, what's going on?"

Hu Pingtao briefly described the previous meal with Xu Yongming: "I was entrusted by someone to get the old lady out. Of course I know the rules. You are a leader in the police force, how about you

Help me ask, what was the situation at that time, and can I pay for bail now?"

"What do I think it is! Just this?" Xu Zhong said bluntly: "Just wait for me for a while. I'll hang up first and I'll call you later."

This wait is longer than Hu Pingtao expected.

He originally thought that Xu Zhong would be able to get it done in ten minutes at most, but he waited for more than an hour.

The phone rang, and when he saw it was Xu Zhong's number, Hu Pingtao quickly picked up.

The first thing Xu Zhong said with a pout was: "Tiger, let me ask you, what is the relationship between the person who entrusts you with this matter and you?"

Hu Pingtao was a little confused when he asked: "The other person is my wife's college classmate, what's wrong?"

Xu Zhong was very dissatisfied with his answer: "I'm asking about how this person's relationship with you is? How could you answer the question incorrectly?"

"My relationship with me is average." Hu Pingtao understood now: "His relationship with my wife is just like that. He is an old classmate, the kind that we may not meet once a year."

Xu Zhong said seriously on the other end of the phone: "If this is the case, I suggest you not to interfere in this matter."

"Why?" Hu Pingtao felt very strange.

Xu Zhong sighed: "When you told me before, I didn't pay attention at all. Because there are all kinds of messy people and things on the train every day, and you may not have even heard of many strange things, let alone seeing them.

"

Hu Pingtao asked: "What do you think, the old lady Cao Yuxiang is also a weirdo?"

"It's not just a weird thing, it's like a fighter jet among weird things." Xu Zhong said: "I thought it was just an ordinary dispute at first, but when I called and asked, it turned out that the matter was much more complicated than you and I thought."
To be continued...