Chapter 104 Do you want to see thousands of horses galloping?
"So, this grappling is very effective."
Xiang Yuanyuan was chewing licorice while listening to Li Qiyao's vivid description.
Just after my cousin came out of the police station, she called Li Qiyao excitedly. She completely ignored the pain in her hands and described the whole process vividly.
The three of them had just finished their meal and were drinking tea in the yard. Li Qiyao told the story again to Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan, causing Xiang Yuanyuan to scream.
Xiang Yuanyuan hasn't drunk alcohol for several days now. Now she often holds a piece of licorice in her mouth and chews it when she has nothing to do, using it as a substitute for alcohol.
"Don't be too confident. After all, it's just a capture. And you've only been learning it for three days. You've only learned the basics. If you encounter a criminal, run away if you can. Your cousin's case is a family dispute, so this is the only way to do it."
Du Ruo shook his head and quickly poured a basin of cold water on the two of them. It is not scary if you don't know kung fu, but it is scary if you think you know it and try to show off half-heartedly.
"I know. We're not stupid. We just feel that... after practicing for so long, it would be a shame if we didn't do anything."
Xiang Yuanyuan seemed ready to fight. It was obvious that she had not been drinking for a while, and the practice of grappling had made her feel quite angry.
"Aqi, I think you should go hiking with her tomorrow. I think she is still full of energy. If she uses up some of her energy, she won't have any random thoughts."
Seeing her like this, Du Ruo couldn't help but say something to Li Qiyao, Xiang Yuanyuan, this violent temper is not caused by practicing grappling. Practicing grappling is just the trigger. The real reason is caused by quitting drinking.
It is also thanks to Li Qiyao that she is inseparable from Xiang Yuanyuan every day, otherwise no one would be able to take care of her.
"No, no, I don't feel like climbing a mountain at all now."
As soon as Xiang Yuanyuan heard that they were going to go hiking, she immediately lay down on the coffee table and bit some licorice impatiently.
"Well, she's probably having another attack. Let's go back first. We need to give her some medicine, and she'll be quiet soon."
Li Qiyao pulled Xiang Yuanyuan outside and continued to take the medicine to suppress her alcohol addiction.
They didn't think of asking Xiang Yuanyuan to quit drinking all at once, they just wanted her to take care of her liver first. As for what happened afterwards, as long as she wasn't an alcoholic, they wouldn't say anything much. After all, she was making medicinal liquor, and it wouldn't be justified if she didn't drink.
Du Ruo didn't keep them for long. He sent them away and then started to prepare himself, stretching his body, drinking some medicinal wine, and then going to bed.
Du Ruo has been living a comfortable life these days. A few days ago, he watched the three women practicing grappling. Du Ruo only needed to go buy vegetables, and these women prepared the meals together. However, the days to come may not be so comfortable.
Du Ruo checked his phone before going to bed. Now he rarely checks his Moments. Since it was occupied by micro-businesses and advertisements, Du Ruo no longer checks his Moments, but started to watch short videos.
I don’t have many friends in short videos, just a few acquaintances in the village, Yang Chenguang, Yang Ling, Yang Juan, Xiang Yuanyuan, Li Qiyao, and the mantis boxing champion, who has now changed his name to Tianma Qiangzi.
As he was scrolling, he saw Tianma Qiangzi's video. This guy was standing on the grassland practicing hitting a sandbag, and he kept introducing some local characteristics. Only then did Du Ruo realize that this guy was actually from the grassland, but he just got admitted to the university here.
But seeing him hitting the sandbag, he is indeed getting better and better, he must have practiced a lot.
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After watching videos for a while, Du Ruo put down his phone and quickly fell asleep, but some people were still working overtime.
Team Huang had a busy day today, but fortunately the case was solved. The suspect had just been interrogated overnight, and the other party had originally not intended to say anything.
But after Captain Huang told Du Ruo everything he had deduced that morning, especially after he called a policeman to replicate all his actions one by one, the suspect began to look dejected, knowing that his capture was not an accident.
After the psychological defense line was broken, the subsequent interrogation went smoothly. Only after everything was done did Team Huang finally relax. However, there was still more things to do.
Everyone else in the team can take half a day off, but he needs to write a report on the case and submit it.
Captain Huang is sitting alone in front of the computer in the office. He is now struggling with one thing. He has never told anyone about this matter, but he is now struggling whether to include it in the report.
When he took Du Ruo to the morgue, he paid attention to Du Ruo's condition. After all, many people would be nervous and frightened when they saw a corpse for the first time. Some people would even have serious physiological reactions, such as nausea, dizziness, and even vomiting.
The reason why he paid attention to Du Ruo's condition was that he was afraid that Du Ruo would vomit on the deceased and destroy any possible evidence on the deceased.
However, Du Ruo showed extraordinary calmness, and was even excited when he saw the scars on the deceased's body. This was actually very abnormal. Seeing a corpse for the first time would make people feel uncomfortable to some extent. However, he had read Du Ruo's information and had no problem with it.
Captain Huang didn't think much of this matter at first, but now when he thinks back on it he feels that there is something wrong, so when he was writing the report he didn't know whether he should report it or not.
"Ding-ling-ling~" The ringing of the cell phone on the table seemed particularly harsh in the quiet office at night.
"Hey, didn't I approve a few days of leave for you? Why are you calling at this hour? Are you feeling unwell again? Wait for me to take you to Master Du right away, or I can call Master Du and ask him to come over now."
The call was from the young policeman who was photographed today. Captain Huang subconsciously got nervous the moment he received the call, and even stood up to go over and see him.
After all, when the policewoman came back today, she had already told him about the young policeman's situation at that time, so even though Du Ruo said that everything was fine, Captain Huang still gave the young policeman five days off and asked him to rest before coming back.
"No, no, Master, I'm fine now. I feel fine now, really! I'm in great shape now, so can I not take five days off? It's too much time to be at home."
The voice on the phone was that of a young policeman. His voice was quite strong and it seemed that he had almost recovered.
"You little brat, don't be ungrateful. Others can't even beg for a vacation, but I gave you a vacation and you don't cherish it. I didn't even have five days off during the Chinese New Year. If you have nothing else to do, hang up now. I'm busy."
Captain Huang said this unhappily and sat back in his seat. He said that the report must be written as soon as possible, as he might have to submit it tomorrow.
"No, Master. My family has arranged blind dates for me since I was on vacation. I heard that I have to see a doctor tomorrow and a high school teacher the day after tomorrow. It feels so scary. I would rather face the case."
The young policeman was howling on the phone. If you didn't know him, you would think he was asking for money to see a doctor tomorrow and was going to teach a high school class the day after tomorrow.
"Huh... I forgot to tell you something. Today you acted rashly despite orders and almost caused the arrest operation to fail. As soon as you get to work, send me a 5,000-word... no... 10,000-word handwritten reflection material. If it's not profound enough, I'll ask you to rewrite it. That's it. I'm hanging up."
Captain Huang was almost angry to death when he heard what the young policeman said. Then he thought about the other party rashly going up and getting injured today, and he became even more furious. If the young policeman was taken hostage, who knows how many unexpected things would happen today. So Captain Huang hung up the phone directly after the call, not wanting to hear the other party's screams on the phone.
After lighting a cigarette, Captain Huang started preparing the report again. However, this time he did not hesitate and directly wrote down what he had said in the report to Deputy Director Shi.
"Perhaps it's normal for a martial artist to have a higher psychological quality, not to mention a master like Master Du. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future. Let's observe then."
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"Boss Du, Yuanyuan had a severe withdrawal reaction last night. She didn't sleep well the whole night, was irritable, and even felt like vomiting in the morning."
Li Qiyao came to the yard to find Du Ruo early in the morning.
"Where is she? Isn't she always making a fuss at this time?"
Du Ruo stood in front of the sandbag, patting it with the back of his hand, appearing a little casual. It was normal for someone like Yuanyuan to have withdrawal symptoms after drinking to that extent. As long as he could get through these few days, it should be almost over.
"She's catching up on some sleep. I'll go buy her some porridge later. Does Boss Du have any better ideas?"
Li Qiyao was still a little worried. She was also a little tired. At last she saw Yuanyuan feeling uncomfortable, which made her unable to sleep well.
"Quitting drinking is half a psychological problem and half a physical problem. Why don't you take her out to play, or eat and drink somewhere, see the beautiful scenery, and feel better. It will always help. These few days are critical, and it should only take three or four days. If you can get through it, everything will be fine."
This is also the reason why Du Ruo suggested that the other party go hiking yesterday.
"This is the problem now. She doesn't want to go this way or that way. It should be the withdrawal reaction that makes her not want to do these physical activities. Boss Du, do you have any good places to go? I want to take Yuanyuan on a trip. If not, I can only take her back to my home."
Li Qiyao has rarely gone out to play in recent years, mainly because she would be bothered every time she wanted to relax. It was only after she met Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo that things started to get better, so she was particularly concerned about Xiang Yuanyuan.
"A good place? Don't tell me, there really is one. Wait a minute, come in first..."
Du Ruo stopped hitting the sandbag and suddenly thought of Qiangzi.
He took out his cell phone, found the video, and handed it to Li Qiyao to watch.
"You mean we should go to the grassland? To Yili? To see this Pegasus Festival?"
Li Qiyao heard Qiangzi talking about the Tianma Festival in the video, saying that he would soon not be able to play sandbags all day and had to prepare to participate in the Tianma Festival. It seemed that he would be able to ride a horse to participate at that time.
"Well, how about it? Do you want to go to the grassland to ride horses and see thousands of horses galloping?"
Du Ruo didn't take it to heart at first, but only remembered it when Li Qiyao mentioned it today.
(End of this chapter)
