The train driver in the courtyard

Zhou Ke followed Li Aiguo to the top of the hill, but saw only a pile of stones on the ground. Li Aiguo was staring at the stones.

Are you trying to make the stone look colorful?
“Is there a problem with being patriotic?”

"There is a problem, a big problem!"

Li Aiguo pointed to the pile of rocks and said, "Look, is there a missing stone here?"

Can you tell whether there are missing stones in a messy pile of stones?
Just as Zhou Ke was about to step forward, Li Aiguo grabbed his arm and said, "This is the crime scene. There may be traces on the ground. Don't get close yet."

Just like that, Zhou Ke stretched his waist and poked his head out, staring at it for a long time in a ballet-like posture and finally understood it.

There was a patch of bent grass in the pile of rocks, and the grass was light yellow in color.

All these indicate that there was once a large rock pressing on top.

"Brother Aiguo, you have a really sharp look in your eyes."

"The level of solving cases has not improved, but the ability to flatter has improved a lot. Hurry up, get people to surround this place and investigate bit by bit."

The most frightening thing when investigating a case is not finding a breakthrough.

Li Aiguo stepped aside with his hands behind his back, smoking a cigarette. Zhou Ke called a few public security comrades to surround the pile of rocks and conduct a careful investigation.

They were all professionals and made a discovery in a short while.

"Report, three footprints were found." A public security comrade shouted loudly.

Hearing the shouting, Li Aiguo walked over and found several footprints on the ground. Some of the footprints were blurred, and some were just stepping on loose soil.

"Did you bring your camera? Take some photos first."

Backed by the big tree of railway, the equipment of Qianmen Locomotive Depot Police Station has been continuously upgraded.

The cameras we used in the past were old-fashioned wooden boxes.

Last month, a smuggling case was uncovered on an international train. The gang was reselling Russian goods into the country and was caught red-handed by the train police.

The police station's cameras were also replaced with Moskva-3 cameras.

Zhou Kexing rushed to the jeep, and a moment later he ran over with the shiny camera hanging around his neck.

He squatted on the ground and made a series of clicks towards the footprints.

Li Aiguo didn't care, but Minister Niu was grimacing with heartache.

The camera is free, but the film costs money.

"These three footprints were most likely left by the person who threw the stone." Minister Niu patted Zhou Ke on the shoulder, signaling him to take it easy, and then squeezed over.

Li Aiguo nodded: "There is no road here, it's a barren slope, and there are warning signs on our railway around it, so most people won't come here."

"Can you tell anything from the shoe prints? They don't look like children's shoe prints to me."

Minister Niu handed Li Aiguo a cigarette and lit it for him with a match.

Li Aiguo took a puff, holding the cigarette between his fingers, and narrowed his eyes: "The edges of the shoe prints are a little fuzzy, but they should be at least size 40 or above. They are definitely not children's."

Li Aiguo originally thought that it was the mischievous children who did this, but now he has perked up.

He squatted on the ground and cleared the weeds with his hands, pointing at the three footprints and analyzing them one by one:

“Of these three types of shoe prints, one is a pure cloth-soled shoe.

One type is a cloth-soled shoe with a bicycle tire patched on the heel.

You see, there are deep grooves on it, and the dents have the pattern of bicycle wheels.

The other kind is leather shoes, the kind with nails on the soles.”

Everyone can recognize shoe prints, but it is not an easy task to analyze the type of shoes through shoe prints.

Minister Niu and Zhou Ke were both stunned. Is this still a train driver?
Li Aiguo raised his head slightly. Alas, he accidentally showed off again.

After taking a photo of the footprints, Zhou Ke led his men to check the surrounding area. When they found no other traces, they slowly approached the pile of rocks.

Li Aiguo stood next to the rocks and raised his hands to simulate the posture of throwing stones.

Based on the weight of the stone and the spot where it landed, it can be determined that this is the place where the stone was thrown.

In a professional spirit, Li Aiguo raised the question again: "Now there is another problem, which is to determine whether the stone was thrown from here."

"This is easy to handle."

Zhou Ke turned around and ran towards the jeep. A moment later, the guy came running over panting, holding the big rock.

Li Aiguo was surprised: "You brought the stone?"

In Li Aiguo's impression, this stone is a piece of evidence and should be kept in a place like an evidence room.

"How about it, I have considered it all." Zhou Ke was so tired that he was out of breath, but he did not forget to raise his face to show his front white front teeth.

He also felt that he was pretending to be a big shot.

Li Aiguo: "."

Minister Niu's mouth twitched twice.

He thought Zhou Ke was an idiot.

but.

Even stupid teenagers have their spring.

Regardless of whether it is in accordance with the rules or not, Zhou Ke's method did solve the big problem.

The stone was placed on the pile of rocks and fit perfectly into the space. Even the gap under the stone could be closed with the stone below.

"This is it!" Minister Niu suddenly became excited and immediately ordered the police comrades from the Railway Police Station to conduct a visit and investigation in the surrounding area.

Li Aiguo pointed at the footprints and suggested, "The focus should be on the cloth-soled shoes with bicycle tires patched on the heels. We can ask the comrades from the neighborhood offices to visit them."

Minister Niu nodded and said, "Leave the visit to us, Aiguo. You finally have two days off. Today is the weekend, and your wife is off too. Go home and spend some time with her. We'll let you know when we have any news."

Mobilizing the masses is indeed a good way to solve cases. The only problem is that it is too time-consuming, almost like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Li Aiguo had originally planned to take Chen Xueru back to her parents' home today, and when he heard Minister Niu's words, he did not refuse.

Zhou Ke drove the jeep and took Li Aiguo back to the courtyard.

Miss Chen was cleaning the house at home and was overjoyed to see Li Aiguo coming back.

"Why are you back so early today?"

"Don't I miss you?"

"The old man and the young wife are still saying these disgusting words, how annoying"

After showing off their love, Li Aiguo took Chen Xueru, carried five kilograms of bananas and half a bag of rice, and went out on their bicycles.

The courtyard was bustling with people on weekends, and residents greeted Li Aiguo one after another.

I greeted them and walked all the way to the central courtyard.

Li Aiguo pushed his bicycle forward by himself. After a few steps, he suddenly realized that Chen Xueru was gone.

Turning around, I saw Chen Xueru had run to the pool at some point and was whispering something to Liu Lan.

Liu Lan seemed to be in disbelief at Chen Xueru's words, and kept waving her hands at her. After Chen Xueru said a few words, she patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be careless. Let me go back to my parents' home first, and when I come back, I'll take you to the hospital for a checkup."

"Okay then," Liu Lan blushed and nodded.

Li Aiguo looked a little confused. When Chen Xueru came over, he smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Is Liu Lan sick?"

Chen Xueru, who was usually very calm and composed, seemed a little shy at this moment. She gently pushed Li Aiguo and signaled him to leave quickly.

"You men shouldn't ask about our women's affairs."

Li Aiguo was not the gossipy type, and seeing that Chen Xueru was unwilling to talk, he did not ask any more questions.

With his long legs on the pedals, he rode the bicycle carrying Chen Xueru towards the tailor shop.

Chen Xueru was worried about Liu Lan and seemed a little restless at Chen's house. After lunch, she urged Li Aiguo to go home.

Chen Xingjia thought that his sister-in-law was arguing with Chen Xueru again, so he ran into the house, grabbed his sister-in-law's arm and taught her a lesson: "My little sister finally got pregnant, and her body is so precious now. Can't you give in to her a little?"

The eldest sister-in-law always made trouble out of nothing. This time she was really wronged and said aggrievedly: "Xingjia, I have always regarded Xueru as my own sister. How could I quarrel with her?"

Chen Xueru was about to leave, but when she saw this situation, she had to run into the house to explain to her eldest brother.

Li Aiguo watched this scene, sat down again, looked at Chen Xingyi with a smile and said, "Second brother, has the second sister-in-law's job been settled?"

"It can be considered as a solution. She is currently working as a temporary worker in our factory as a family member. When there is a chance, we will try to make her a regular employee." Chen Xingyi smiled naively.

After Chen Xingyi started working at the Changxindian Locomotive Factory, living apart from his wife Zhou Jiayue also wanted to transfer there.

Li Aiguo was on a business trip at that time.

In addition, Chen Fangxuan felt that he had already arranged a job for Chen Xingyi. If he continued to trouble Li Aiguo, he would owe too many favors in the future, and Chen Xueru would have a hard time in the Li family.

Chen Xingyi performed well in the workshop and got to know several leaders. He was able to transfer Zhou Jiayue as a temporary worker, so he took care of it himself.

Li Aiguo nodded: "The shortage of workers in Beijing is getting more and more serious. It is difficult to get a regular job in the factory. It seems that your factory also has a small group. You can let my second sister-in-law work in the small group."

Hearing about the small group, Zhou Jiayue also came over and said with a smile: "There is a popsicle factory inside the factory. The salary is almost the same as that of regular workers, and you can also receive benefits. But the positions there are too scarce."

Small collectives are responsible for their own profits and losses, and if the profits are good, the welfare of the employees will be good. Small collectives like popsicle factories are particularly popular.

Li Aiguo thought of Deputy Director Wang of Changxindian Locomotive Factory, who seemed to be in charge of the small collective.

"Well, let me think of a solution."

Although Li Aiguo did not guarantee anything, Zhou Jiayue was relieved.

She had heard from Chen Xingyi that her brother-in-law had a particularly good relationship with several leaders and chief engineers in the Changxindian Locomotive Factory.

Chen Fangxuan was also very happy that Zhou Jiayue might go to work in the popsicle factory, but he suddenly frowned: "Patriotic, this doesn't violate the rules, right?"

"Don't worry, Dad. I'm a member of the organization and I never do anything that violates the rules." Li Aiguo said with a smile.

The small collective itself was created to help employees' families solve employment problems.

Zhou Jiayue meets the employment requirements in every aspect.

They are all our relatives, so we will help them to the best of our ability.

Why not do it.

Chen Xingyi was also very happy.

Zhou Jiayue used to be a regular worker in Baoding, and was transferred here as a temporary worker.

The salary was fifteen yuan a month and the workload was extremely heavy. She had long been dissatisfied and had quarreled with him at home many times recently.

Now that's good, if he can join a small group, the work will be easy and the salary will be high, he can live a comfortable life for a few days.

After Chen Xueru finished explaining to her eldest brother, she came out and learned about her second sister-in-law's work arrangements, but she did not express any opinion at the time.

When they were riding their bicycles back, Chen Xueru sat on the back seat, hugged Li Aiguo's waist, and whispered, "You helped my second brother and my second sister-in-law. I feel embarrassed. Don't do this again in the future."

Li Aiguo laughed: "If you feel that you owe me a favor, then give birth to a few more children for our Li family. Well, at least ten or eight."

"You really think I'm an old sow!"

Chen Xueru's little face instantly turned red with shame, just like the sunset in the sky.

She stretched out her hand and gently twisted Li Aiguo's waist. The movement was gentle but with a hint of coquettishness.

"Madam, spare my life!"

The bicycle continued to move forward, leaving behind laughter and a warm atmosphere along the way.

Return to the courtyard.

Miss Chen didn't even have time to drink a sip of tea before she was called out by Liu Lan.

After the two of them whispered for a while, Chen Xueru came into the house, looked at Li Aiguo and said, "I have something to do with Liu Lan now. When Yu Shui comes to call me to go to the suburbs to pick wild vegetables, you can push it for me."

Liu Lan was a little embarrassed: "Brother Aiguo, I'd like to borrow your wife for a while, do you mind?"

“We are all neighbors, you can go wherever you want.”

Seeing the two people's mysterious looks, Li Aiguo knew that they must be hiding something.

He didn't ask either.

After Chen Xueru left, Li Aiguo leaned back in his chair, picked up a brush, spread out a piece of rice paper, and continued to draw the comic strip of the Train Man.

I was busy in Jichun last month and had almost no time to draw the comic strip. I just finished the first scene of the comic strip.

The tip of the brush slowly dipped into the inkstone, and Li Aiguo leaned forward slightly, his expression solemn and focused. His right hand held the brush handle steadily, his movements gentle and precise.

"Sister-in-law, I'm back. Let's go pick wild vegetables. There are more and more people in the suburbs these days. I found out about a good place."

Time passed unknowingly, and in the evening, He Yushui came and knocked on the door with a basket.

After learning that Chen Xueru and Liu Lan had gone out, He Yushui seemed a little unhappy: "Sister-in-law told me first that we were going to pick wild vegetables together."

"Liu Lan might have something urgent."

Li Aiguo comforted He Yushui with a few words and prepared to return to his desk.

When He Yushui saw the comic strip on the desk, he immediately came over, stared with wide eyes and asked: "Brother Aiguo, did you draw this?"

"How about it?"

"It's pretty good, much better than the comic strips in picture books. The big train is really lifelike."

He Yushui flipped through the Train Man and was reluctant to let it go.

"Brother Aiguo, are you ready to publish?"

"Not yet. We have to wait until the first volume is finished."

"Then can I be your first reader?" He Yushui raised her little face with anticipation.

Faced with such a lovely little girl, what else could Li Aiguo say but to agree immediately.

He Yushui had originally planned to pick wild vegetables, but now that he had comic books to read, his childish personality took over and he forgot about picking wild vegetables.

(End of this chapter)