Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 819 Hu Haifeng’s enthusiasm!

Standing at the gate of the small courtyard, watching the police carry the abducted child out of the cellar, Wu Aiguo knew that his goal had been achieved.

Thinking of his mother who was still waiting for him in the department store, Wu Aiguo drove towards the department store without saying hello to Guo Heping.

"Aiguo! What's the matter with you? You said you were going to take care of something, but you ended up being gone for more than an hour. If I had known you would be gone so long, I would have taken a bus home by myself." Wu Aiguo had just walked to the counter in charge of Wu Aiyun. Chen Shuying, who was sitting in front of the counter, saw Wu Aiguo coming back and complained to him with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Shuying's complaints and thought of the children who were successfully rescued, he introduced them to Chen Shuying happily: "Mom! When I was waiting for Aiyun with you here, I saw a middle-aged woman holding a sleeping child passing by us."

"It was around nine in the morning, and the children were at their most energetic, so I began to doubt the identity of the middle-aged woman!"

"In order to avoid alerting you and making you worry about me, I could only lie to you and say that I had something to do, and then quietly followed until I was sure that the woman was there!"

"Brother! What did you just say? You found something wrong with a middle-aged woman holding a child. Is that true?" Wu Aiyun, who was standing by, heard Wu Aiguo's explanation to Chen Shuying and immediately remembered something that happened in their department store this morning. Without waiting for Wu Aiguo to finish his words, she asked Wu Aiguo impatiently.

Wu Aiguo, who was explaining his whereabouts to Chen Shuying, nodded subconsciously when he heard Wu Aiyun's question and replied, "Aiyun! That middle-aged woman is the trafficker. After I found out that there was something wrong with that middle-aged woman, I quietly followed her until I found the trafficker's hiding place. Then I went to the police station to report it."

"Just when I came back, the comrades from the Public Security Bureau successfully rescued seven abducted children from the human traffickers' den. I was worried that your aunt would wait here for too long, so I rushed back first."

After hearing what Wu Aiguo had said, Wu Aiyun said to him excitedly, "Brother! The kidnapped child is the child of our team leader. Now our team leader is looking for her child all over the world because of the missing child."

When Chen Shuying heard Wu Aiyun's words, she asked Wu Aiyun in disbelief, "Aiyun! Is what you said true? Was your clan leader's child really kidnapped by human traffickers?"

"Aiyun! What are you still doing there? Go find your team leader and tell him that the child has been successfully rescued." Wu Aiguo heard what Chen Shuying asked Wu Aiyun and immediately gave orders to Wu Aiyun without waiting for Wu Aiyun to answer.

When Wu Aiyun heard Wu Aiguo's instructions, he immediately said to Wu Aiguo, "Brother! Please help me watch the counter. I will go to the security department of our company and tell them that the child has been rescued."

When Chen Shuying heard Wu Aiyun's words, she immediately said to Wu Aiyun, "Aiyun! Don't worry! Auntie will keep an eye on you here."

When Wu Aiyun heard what Chen Shuying said, he no longer hesitated and hurried towards the office of the security department of the department store.

Seeing Wu Aiyun's anxious look, Chen Shuying thought of Wu Aiyun's pregnancy and reminded her, "Aiyun! Don't walk so fast. Don't forget that you are pregnant. Walk slowly!"

The mall counter was not far from the security department's office. In just a moment, Wu Aiyun arrived at the security department's office.

Wu Aiyun saw the head of the security department angrily scolding the security personnel in the office, and excitedly shouted to the office: "Found it! Found it! Team Leader Zhang's child has been found."

The head of the security department was named Zhang Jianzhong. He was the cousin of Team Leader Zhang and his own nephew had disappeared in the shopping mall that he was in charge of. This incident was like a slap in the face, so hard that he didn't even have the face to see his cousin.

Zhang Jianzhong, who was reprimanding his subordinates, heard Wu Aiyun's cry and learned that his nephew had been found. He hurriedly asked Wu Aiyun: "Comrade Wu Aiyun! What did you say just now? My sister's child was found? Is this true?"

Wu Aiyun was not unfamiliar with the relationship between Zhang Jianzhong and Team Leader Zhang. When Zhang Jianzhong asked, Wu Aiyun immediately introduced Zhang Jianzhong: "Chief Zhang! This morning, my brother and my aunt came to our mall to buy things. As a result, my brother unexpectedly found a middle-aged woman holding a sleeping child and hurriedly leaving our department store."

"In order not to alert the enemy, my brother quietly followed them. He found out that the middle-aged woman was a human trafficker. He led the police directly to the traffickers' den and rescued the abducted children, including Sister Zhang's son." Zhang Jianzhong heard Wu Aiyun's introduction and asked Wu Aiyun excitedly, "Comrade Aiyun! Is what you said true? Has my sister's child really been rescued?"

When Wu Aiyun heard what Zhang Jianzhong said, she nodded affirmatively and said to him happily, "Chief Zhang! My cousin is right in front of the counter I'm in charge of. If you don't believe me, you can go and confirm it with my cousin in person."

After hearing what Wu Aiyun said, Zhang Jianzhong immediately walked towards the bicycle counter without any delay.

"Comrade! Hello! My name is Zhang Jianzhong, and I'm the head of the security department of the department store. I heard that the child who got lost in our department store this morning has been found. Is this true?" Soon Zhang Jianzhong saw Wu Aiguo standing in front of the counter. He quickly walked up to Wu Aiguo and asked him enthusiastically.

Wu Aiguo didn't know that the kidnapped child was Zhang Jianzhong's nephew. Facing Zhang Jianzhong's self-introduction, Wu Aiguo smiled and said, "Chief Zhang! Today I accompanied my mother to your department store to buy fabrics. As a result, I unexpectedly saw a middle-aged woman holding a sleeping child in her arms. She hurriedly passed by us."

"I was wondering at the time, children love to go shopping with their parents in department stores, but why was this child sleeping so soundly in his mother's arms? So I paid more attention and quietly followed the middle-aged woman, and found out that the middle-aged woman was a human trafficker."

"In order to avoid alerting the suspects, I quietly followed the traffickers. After I finally determined their hiding place, I reported the case to the Public Security Bureau. Captain Guo Jianping of the Public Security Bureau personally led a team to surround the hiding place of the traffickers. Finally, we successfully captured three traffickers and rescued seven abducted children from the cellar."

Zhang Jianzhong confirmed that his nephew had been successfully rescued, and immediately held Wu Aiguo's hand, shook it vigorously, and said to Wu Aiguo with gratitude: "Comrade Wu Aiguo! You don't know that the abducted child is my cousin's son. On behalf of my cousin and our department store security department, I would like to thank you!"

Facing Zhang Jianzhong's thanks and feeling his enthusiasm, Wu Aiguo politely shook hands with him and replied modestly, "Chief Zhang! As the old saying goes, if you see injustice, you should help it! If I hadn't encountered it, it would be fine. But since I encountered it, it's impossible for me to pretend I didn't see it."

"Director Wu! Why didn't you tell me in advance when you came to our department store to shop?" Wu Aiguo's words had just fallen when the director of the department store, Hu Haifeng, heard the news and came to Wu Aiguo and greeted him enthusiastically.

Hearing a familiar voice behind him, Wu Aiguo turned around subconsciously. When he saw Hu Haifeng coming towards him, he smiled and shook hands with Hu Haifeng, saying slowly, "Hello! Director Hu! You are so busy with work every day, how can I bother you for such a small matter?"

When Hu Haifeng heard Wu Aiguo's answer, he was flattered and said to him, "Director Wu! You must not say that. Compared with your work, my work is not worth mentioning at all."

When Wu Aiguo heard Hu Haifeng's compliment, he did not feel proud because of Hu Haifeng's compliment. Instead, he replied modestly: "Director Hu! There is no distinction between high and low in our work. We are all serving the people!"

When Hu Haifeng heard Wu Aiguo's answer and thought of the reason why he came here, he immediately invited Wu Aiguo, "Director Wu! It is said that an invitation is worse than an accidental encounter. Last time when I went to your Trade Department for dinner, I wanted to invite you to our department store to taste the chef's cooking in the cafeteria. Now that we've met today, you must stay here for lunch at noon."

When Wu Aiguo heard Hu Haifeng's invitation, he thought of his mother who was waiting for him to come back home to cook, so he immediately declined politely: "Director Hu! It's not that I don't want to give you this face, but my whole family is waiting for my mother to come back and cook, so we can only make an appointment another day."

After Hu Haifeng was invited by Wu Aiguo to have dinner at the Trade Bureau last time, he had been thinking about inviting Wu Aiguo back. However, because Wu Aiguo was always very busy, Hu Haifeng was never able to do so despite inviting him several times.

Hu Haifeng had finally met Wu Aiguo in the department store, so he naturally would not let go of this opportunity. Facing Wu Aiguo's refusal, Hu Haifeng immediately said to Wu Aiguo: "Director Wu! If you hadn't discovered the human traffickers today, Comrade Zhang Jianfang's son would have suffered an accident. So, for emotional and logical reasons, you must stay here and have a simple meal with us today."

"As for your family's lunch, I will arrange for the canteen chef to cook a few dishes, and then send a car for Comrade Aiyun to take you home. You and your mother will stay with us for lunch today."

Wu Aiguo saw that Hu Haifeng had said so much, and it would be a bit unreasonable for him to refuse again. At this time, he pondered for a moment and said to Hu Haifeng helplessly: "Director Hu! How about this? I will send my mother home first, and then come over for dinner?"

(End of this chapter)