Rebirth: 1977

During the National Day in 1983, Pingcheng, like the public security systems and local governments across the country, put all the police forces, militia and armed forces at all levels into the crackdown campaign, and every leader did not have a good rest for a single day.

When Xiao Jian returned to the police station from work, his subordinates called him:

"Director Xiao, Captain Li from the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Team asked you to go to the hospital when you have time. He said he has something to discuss with you."

Xiao Jian's tired face showed joy:

"Who answered the call? Was it Captain Li himself who called?"

The person who answered the phone was a female police officer, who quickly said:

"It was Captain Li who called personally. He asked you to give him a call when you return to the station to confirm when you are free to come over.

Oh, by the way, the phone number is the hospital director's office number. I've written it down and will get it to you right away."

The policewoman ran away after she said this.

Xiao Jianxing dialed the number in a hurry, and a woman's voice answered the phone:

"Hey, who are you looking for?"

Xiao Jian was stunned, thinking that this number belonged to the dean's office, but he knew that the dean was a middle-aged man.

"Hello, I'm looking for Captain Li of the City Criminal Investigation Team who is in the hospital."

The other party immediately said, "Wait a moment, I'll go call him."

The other party was about to hang up the phone, and then said:

“Does Captain Li know your phone number? It will take him some time to get here from the ward, so hang up and ask him to call you.

Or, can you call back in ten minutes?"

Xiao Jian said quickly:

"Tell Captain Li that my name is Xiao Jian and I called him from my office phone.

He knows my phone number.”

The head nurse quickly went to Li Haomin's ward. She happened to be on duty these days. The nurses' lounge and duty room were right next to the dean's office. Li Haomin asked her to keep an eye out for any calls looking for him.

"Captain Li, someone named Xiao Jian called and said you know his office phone number. Would you like to come over right now?

However, I'm not sure how much time you need, so I've already asked him to hang up. You can call him later."

Li Haomin paused as he tried to get out of bed:

"Please..."

"Is there anything I can help you with?" the head nurse asked with a discreet look.

Li Haomin originally wanted to ask the head nurse to bring a message to Xiao Jian, but he remembered that the head nurse had already asked Xiao Jian to wait for him to call back, and Xiao Jian's office phone number was not suitable for outsiders to know.

"No, thank you. Fortunately, you thought it through. I can't walk fast now."

He said politely and walked slowly towards the dean's office.

"Haomin, how are you? Are you feeling better?"

When Xiao Jian's concerned voice reached Li Haomin's ears through the microphone, he felt as if time had gone back for a moment.

Thinking of how close they had been in the past, including when Shen Shengli helped the family of Mr. Ye, who was still called 'Xiao Shui', to renovate the big house, they were amazed and envious.

Together they carried the heavy coffin out of Panjia Bay.

Later, they worked together to escort 'Xiao Shui' who was setting up a stall. Before that, they were comrades in different units, together...

Master Ye gave them a lot, and it can be said that he changed their fate. No matter how their identities and status changed, their friendship would last forever.

He chuckled helplessly:

"Xiao Jian, I'm much better now. Are you free these days? Come to the hospital. I have something to talk to you about."

Xiao Jian immediately lowered his voice and asked:

"Haomin, is it urgent? I'll make some arrangements and I'll be there in an hour."

Li Haomin did not explain: "Okay, I'll wait for you.

Don’t rush when driving on the road, it’s okay to be late.”

Xiao Jian is currently driving a three-wheeled motorcycle, which is prone to accidents if driven too fast.

Xiao Jian arrived very quickly. He strode into Li Haomin's ward, gently opened the door, looked at the person sitting in the reclining chair waiting for him, and shouted happily:

"Haomin, you look much rosier. Did the doctor say when you can be discharged from the hospital and go home to recuperate?"

Li Haomin had a calm expression on his face. He patted another chair beside him and said, "Are you here? Sit down and talk. You must be very busy these days, right?"

He pushed the brewed tea on the table to him:

“It’s not hot anymore, let’s drink and talk.

I actually wanted to go home to recuperate a long time ago, but the doctor said that in addition to the fracture, I also had internal injuries, so I had to stay in the hospital for a while for observation.

The director and others wouldn't let me leave the hospital, as they were worried that I wouldn't be able to rest and recuperate after I got out.

Fortunately, it is convenient for my staff to go there and back, as they have to go to the hospital several times."

"Haomin, you won't be wrong if you listen to the doctor. Your injury this time is very dangerous, and you are lucky to have survived.

When I first saw you lying on the hospital bed, I was really scared."

Xiao Jian took a few sips of tea and started mumbling.

Li Haomin bent down and picked up a piece of tin full of bullet holes from the ground, rubbing it in his hands:

"Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking at the time, I stuffed something outside my bulletproof vest before leaving.

Just that one small action saved my life."

Xiao Jian snatched it away with one hand, his eyes filled with horror:

"The tin sheet was penetrated? Haomin, if it wasn't for it to block it, the bulletproof vest wouldn't be able to protect against it at all!"

“Xiao Jian, when I first attended the bureau’s meeting and heard the brutal descriptions of the wanted criminals, I felt uneasy.

Now looking back, if I had called you and Shen Shengli as well, the whole situation might have been different.

Maybe I wouldn't have been injured and wouldn't have achieved any merit.

Or maybe, one of our brothers would block those bullets for me and become a glorious martyr.

But the fact is there is no "maybe". Now I am injured, but I have also made a first-class contribution.

Shi Tiezhu, Li Jun and Qian Feng were lucky enough not to be injured and were awarded second-class merit.

The other people who went with me, although they took a risk and made contributions, will you blame me in your heart and ask why I didn't call my brothers along when there was such a good thing as making contributions?

Did it cause you and Shengli to miss an opportunity to make a contribution?"

Li Haomin spoke as if he was chatting with a good friend.

"What are you talking about? Haomin, there are so many military and police officers out there, who knows who will run into those two wanted criminals?

Who really hopes to meet him?

Not just one or two people died at their hands. They had pistols, rifles, and grenades in their hands.

You guys can only say that you were unlucky and happened to encounter this.

But luckily I shot them dead."

Xiao Jian's face turned serious:

“Haomin, I work at the town police station, and it takes more than half an hour to get to the city in a hurry.

How could you notify me in time to go with you to hunt down the criminal?

Even if you call my office, the people below won't be able to find me for a while.

You asked me this today because you heard some gossip?

Haomin, don't worry about what others think. I, Xiao Jian, know what kind of person you are. I just treat those nonsense as fart when I hear them!"