Chen Chu hurriedly asked, "Um... Zhu Na, what's wrong?"
Zhu Na hesitated for a moment in the phone booth before saying, "Nothing, what are you doing? I heard you became the deputy village chief?"
As Zhu Na spoke, her words were no longer as sharp as before. In fact, she had known about Chen Chu becoming the deputy village chief for a long time. Xiaoyangshu Village was such a small place that almost everyone in the village knew about it within half a day.
Especially Chen Chu, that guy has a lot of scandals going on these days. The old ladies always talk about Chen Chu when they're playing mahjong, saying things like how big his penis is.
Women love to gossip, especially married women who have had children. They don't care about these things anymore. Men talk about women when they're young. Women are shy when they're young, but after having children, their bodies become numb and loose, so they start to chatter away, saying all sorts of nice and unpleasant things, sometimes even more flirtatious than men.
Zhu Na's mother, Meng Dong, plays mahjong in the winter when she has nothing to do. She earns quite a bit of money each year, and of course, she has heard others talk about Chen Chu.
Zhu Na overheard some things, even unintentionally, and since she had a relationship with Chen Chu, she also understood the dynamics between men and women.
She knew about Chen Chu's affairs in the village, but out of politeness, since he was her daughter, she felt that Chen Chu should take the initiative to find her and pursue her.
However, Chen Chu just left her there after he finished with her. Now he's the deputy village chief and is very powerful in the village. Zhu Na suddenly felt that if she got together with Chen Chu, she would be very powerful in the village, at least more powerful than Liu He.
Among the girls in the village, Liu He is the only one who can rival her in appearance. Recently, this girl seems to have suddenly gained a lot more pocket money, and her clothes have become much more fashionable. Moreover, Zhu Na has seen the little black car taking Liu He home several times.
The old women in the village also spread rumors that Liu He met some kind of guy in Hancheng, and some even said that Liu He was dating someone.
Zhu Na couldn't help but feel a little indignant. In terms of appearance, she felt that she was no worse than Liu He, but now Liu He had a car to pick her up, while she didn't. She couldn't help but compare herself in her mind, and Chen Chu was quite successful at the moment.
Zhu Na then thought it would be better to go public with her relationship with Chen Chu and outshine Liu He. At least Chen Chu is doing well now, so that would be fine.
Girls only see the immediate benefits, and most women don't consider whether a man has potential. Zhu Na saw that Chen Chu had really turned his life around, so she made a phone call to try and get closer to him, which seemed like she was just looking for trouble.
In Chen Chu's opinion, this woman was just itchy down there and wanted to have sex with him.
Zhu Na said, "By the way, our town's middle school is going to be shut down. It might be merged into No. 3 Middle School in a month. Are you... are you going to study at No. 3 Middle School?"
"We'll see when the time comes, but to be honest, I don't want to go to school."
After Chen Chu finished speaking, Zhu Na was stunned. She couldn't help but think to herself, "Chen Chu hasn't changed at all. If you don't go to school, don't study, don't take the high school entrance exam, and don't go to university, what kind of future will you have? It seems he's still as short-sighted as ever. Now that he's a lowly deputy village chief, he thinks he's achieved his ideals? Bah! He's just an acting one. He'll be out of a job as soon as Deputy Village Chief Liu comes back."
Girls are all sensitive and changeable, and Chen Chu said at this moment, "Zhu Na, I have something to do right now, I'll come find you when I get back... I..."
"No need, I've been busy lately, I'm reading, just don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary," Zhu Na said, hanging up the phone.
Chen Chu scoffed, thinking to himself, "Everyone has their own personality; old habits die hard. How come Zhu Na is still so arrogant? It's probably just her nature. And why am I so lecherous? It must be... it must be Old Zhang who corrupted me. That old guy seems to have vanished lately; he's probably been caught by the police for going to a prostitute and is in jail now..."
When Chen Chu heard the busy tone on the other end of the phone, he suddenly felt a sense of resentment. It would have been fine if he had dumped Zhu Na, but now that he had been dumped, he felt quite uncomfortable.
Moreover, Zhu Na's energetic demeanor reappeared. At this moment, Sun Wu saw Chen Chu by the radiator.
He craned his neck to look around, not daring to shout, but instead moving his mouth to make sounds.
At this moment, the policeman shouted at Sun Wu, "What are you doing? You better behave yourself! Do you think this is your own home? Huh? Squat down properly! If you don't behave, I'll shove the stun gun on you!"
Sun Wu answered a few times, then obediently squatted down. It wasn't his first time in a police station, so he knew the rules. To put it bluntly, there were rules here, just like there were rules in the underworld outside.
If you offend the underworld, you must apologize to them. That's giving them face. If you can save face, it's like turning a big problem into a small one, and a small problem into nothing. If you don't give them face, you'll inevitably get a beating, and you might not even get extorted.
Going to the police station is the same. If you don't have any powerful connections at home, don't pretend inside. Say a few nice words, otherwise, if they really dare to use the stun gun, you'll at least get a few kicks and punches, and that's what you deserve.
Sun Wu used to get into gang fights frequently, and he had been arrested and taken to the police station many times for gambling and prostitution. Naturally, he understood this principle, and he smiled and thanked the police for their hard work.
At this moment, Chen Chu walked in, smiled at the policeman, and said, "Hello comrade, I am Chen Chu, the deputy village head of Xiaoyangshu Village..."
The policeman glanced at Chen Chu, then smiled and said, "Oh... you're Chen Chu, right? I know you, I know you, you're one of the top ten youths in our village, aren't you... You're so young and you've already become the deputy village chief? Hehe, you have a bright future, a bright future indeed..."
Chen Chu's name is now familiar to many people in the town, and just a few days ago, Zhang Cai came to change his household registration. These police officers also benefited from this.
Besides, Chen Chu is now known as the deputy village chief, so making his acquaintance will be helpful in the future. If he has any relatives in Xiaoyangshu Village, he can get some assistance by speaking up for them.
The policeman was quite polite to Chen Chu. Just then, a jeep screeched to a halt outside, and the door opened. A policeman jumped out and shouted, "Get out! Get out, all of you! Don't be shy! How can you be so shameless as to gamble and cheat?"
Chen Chu let out a breath and noticed that the people who came down looked somewhat familiar. They all had their heads down. Chen Chu looked closely through the window and saw that it was Xu Guozhong, Wang Xiaoyan, Pan Feng, and Zhu Na's mother, Meng.
Chen Chu couldn't help but think to himself, "Damn, could this be... a group prostitution case?" Wang Xiaoyan's leg still seemed a bit weak, and he was talking to the policeman, who snapped, "Get out of the way..."
Several people, some handcuffed and others bound with rope, were pushed into the house.
Two policemen entered. One took off his hat and exhaled, saying, "We've caught four more people watching us play mahjong... and they're playing for pretty high stakes, five cents a game..."
Back in 2000, prices weren't high. A game of mahjong cost 25 cents, which was considered a large sum, unlike now where it costs five or ten yuan.
Money was worth more back then.
The confiscated mahjong tiles were then taken away, and the confiscated money... well, confiscated is confiscated, it's gone, everyone understands that.
The policeman who had just spoken to Chen Chu then smiled and said to Chen Chu, "Um... Deputy Village Chief Chen, this is Sun Wu from your village, right? Village Chief Zhang Cai has already spoken with our station chief, you can take him away now..."
As he spoke, the policeman went over and uncuffed Sun Wu with a rude and unfriendly expression. He was polite to Chen Chu, but he was anything but polite to Sun Wu.
Sun Wu bowed and scraped repeatedly in thanks.
Wang Xiaoyan and Xu Guozhong both stared longingly at Chen Chu, especially Xu Guozhong, whose mouth gaped wide.
"Chen… Deputy Village Chief Chen… I, I… I'm Lao Xu…"
The policeman sneered, "Behave yourself! If you don't, I'll fucking shock you!"
Xu Guozhong quickly lowered his head and covered his head.
Chen Chu sighed, glanced at the group of people, and then said to the policeman, "This... comrade, these people are also from our Xiaoyangshu Village. That one is the village accountant, and the rest are villagers..." Chen Chu's eyes slowly fell on the masked woman's face. She was also squatting down, wearing beige cotton stockings and a short skirt over them.
There's really no need for her to wear this thing, but it makes her incredibly alluring. Even though she's thirty-two or thirty-three, she looks like a woman in her late twenties.
Chen Chu couldn't help but get a little hard. He had slept with Zhu Na, and he also really wanted to sleep with Zhu Na's mother.
He suddenly felt that Zhu Na's mother had a more mature, ripe flavor, like a ripe peach.
At this point, the policeman made Xu Guozhong, Wang Xiaoyan, Pan Feng, and Zhu Na's mother stand in a row, and then said, "Slap yourselves in the face and admit you're shameless! Hurry up!"
This is no joke, especially in front of outsiders. But it's normal, you know, as long as you don't do anything wrong. If you do something wrong, you're no longer human.
They went to the police station, the prison... or the military... The military was known as the second prison. Of course, things may have changed somewhat now, but nine years ago, including in 2000, the military was second only to the prison, and even worse.
Good people don't become soldiers, and good iron isn't used to make nails. Those who served in the military in the 1990s probably have a deep understanding of what the military is like.
...
At this moment, Wang Xiaoyan blinked and asked, "Why?"
The policeman sneered, "Why? If you won't slap yourself, I'll do it for you, so you'll remember this lesson and see if you gamble again."
Xu Guozhong grimaced, then slapped himself twice across the face, saying, "I'm not human, I'll learn my lesson, I'm not playing anymore, I'll learn my lesson..."
Xu Guozhong blushed, but the policeman didn't care. He glanced at Wang Xiaoyan and was about to raise his hand to slap him.
Wang Xiaoyan grinned, sighed, and slapped himself twice: "I'm shameless, I gamble, I'm shameless..."
Pan Feng also slapped herself, but since she was a woman, she lowered her head and slapped herself.
When it was Meng's turn, Chen Chu coughed and said to the policeman, "Comrade, let's talk..."
"Wow, Deputy Village Chief Chen, you're really something!"
The two went outside, and Chen Chu handed over two hundred yuan, saying, "Please help me, let them go..."
"Oh dear, it's not about the money, it's just that our director hasn't given the word, so I can't make the decision..."
"How about releasing one? There's a relative of mine inside..." Chen Chu said, quietly pointing to the **Mongolian** inside.
Just then, Meng looked up and saw Chen Chu, and her face turned red.
"Well… Deputy Village Chief Chen, I should give you face, but how about this, I'll make a call to our station chief…"
The young policeman didn't take the money; instead, he took out his phone and made a call.
Then, in the corridor, his leather shoes slapped back and forth, the clattering sound echoing throughout the hallway.
At this moment, Sun Wu peeked out cautiously.
He said to Chen Chu, "Chen... Deputy Village Chief Chen, shall we go?"
"You go first! I'll wait a bit..."
"You…hehe…" Sun Wu said softly, "I figured since you've come to pick me up, we could go to the hair salon in the county town…"
Chen Chu was taken aback, thinking to himself that this guy was really thoughtful; he had just come in to gamble and was already heading to a brothel.
Sun Wu whispered again, "Let's go see some young girls to bring good luck. It's on me. Let's each pick one that's young and fresh..."