South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

"Don't choke, have two sips!" Yuan Mu then took out a small bottle of wine and handed it to the old blind man.

"Oh, thank you kind person for giving me the wine." The old blind man hurriedly took the bottle and took a gulp.

"Yeah, a slight fever of fifty-two degrees!"

"Oh uncle, you have a good sense of taste even though you can't see." Yuan Mu was a little surprised.

"There's no other way. Since my eyes can't see, I have to rely on my mouth and ears."

Soon, the old blind man ate a piece of bread, half a pig's trotter and half a bottle of wine, but then he stopped eating and drinking.

"Sir, why don't you eat?"

"I can't eat it anymore. I don't know where the next meal is. I'll save it for the next meal!" said the old blind man with a grin.

"Okay, then you make your own plan." Yuan Mu stood up with a smile.

"What's the boy's name?"

"Oh, my name is Yuan Mu."

"Yuan Mu, what a nice name. Are you a policeman?" The old blind man repeated the name.

Yuan Mu’s eyes widened immediately. This guy was a little weird. He didn’t say anything and he couldn’t see him. How did he know that he was a police officer?

"How do you know?"

"I smell the odor on you. If I'm not mistaken, you are not a railway police, but a prison police. Am I right?" The old blind man smiled confidently.

"Oh my god, sir, you are amazing! Tell me, how did you know that?"

"Give me a cigarette!" said the old blind man, holding up two fingers.

"Okay, you smoke." Yuan Mu took out a cigarette from his pocket and then took out a cigarette and lit it for the old blind man. Finally, he simply gave the whole box to the old blind man.

The old blind man was not polite at all and immediately put most of the box of cigarettes into his pocket.

"First of all, you have calluses on your hands, especially around the base of your thumb. These are not from farm work, but from holding a gun for a long time."

"Also, you have a unique smell. I've smelled this smell on flight attendants and criminal police, but you have an extra smell than them, a smell that is unique to prison."

"Anyone who comes out of that place will have this smell, and you are obviously not someone who was just released, so I say you are a prison guard."

"Uncle, you are amazing. Your nose is really sensitive!" Yuan Mu gave a thumbs up in praise. He had to admit that his nose was even better than that of a police dog.

"I am blind and I can't see. If my nose and ears didn't work properly, I would have died long ago."

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More than ten hours later, the train finally stopped at Ningyang Station. It was really a torture. Not only was there no place to sit, but the train was also incredibly slow.

For Yuan Mu, a modern person who has experienced the speed of high-speed rail, riding this green train is simply a torture.

But no matter what, he still arrived in Ningyang. He chatted a lot with the old blind man along the way, so it wasn't too boring. The old blind man was on the train every day, met a lot of people, and talked about a lot of things.

After saying goodbye to the old blind man, Yuan Mu got off the car with his bag and took the bus all the way to Lane 12, Gongren Road in the urban area.

Looking at the environment here, Yuan Mu's thoughts were suddenly brought back to the past. He also grew up here at that time. He wondered what the people in the compound were like now.

The organization did not take back the house here because Yuan Mu's parents died in the line of duty. In addition to the pension, the organization also kept the house and it is now under Yuan Mu's name.

However, Yuan Mu had not been back for nearly two years. He slowly walked into the yard. At this time, the yard was quiet. Since it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, many people had already gone to bed. People of this age generally go to bed early.

Looking at the familiar facilities in the courtyard, Yuan Mu was filled with emotion and went straight to Room 17. This was his home.

He took out the key and opened the door. It was a two-story building. The kitchen was at the entrance, and the living room was further inside. There was a bedroom on the left and right, and a small attic upstairs. Yuan Mu had lived in the attic all those years ago.

At this time, the house was covered with a layer of dust. Yuan Mu sighed, then lit the stove first, otherwise the house would be too cold, and then went to the yard to fetch water and started cleaning.

Fortunately, I stored some wooden tripods and honeycomb briquettes at home when I left, otherwise I would have been freezing if I came back unexpectedly.

The fire in the stove was burning brightly, and Yuan Mu was working very hard. The house was a bit big, so it was a little difficult to clean up.

At this time, a figure came out of Old Wu's house in the yard. It was Old Wu's eldest brother. He was going to the toilet and suddenly noticed that the lights were on in Yuan Mu's house. He thought he was still asleep, so he rubbed his eyes and found that he was not mistaken. Immediately, he no longer had the urge to urinate.

This house has been empty for nearly two years. Could it be that there was a thief? He originally wanted to go in alone, but then he thought it would be better to gather some people. So he knocked on the doors of the Wang family, the Cai family, and the Lu family. Several men came to Yuan Mu's door holding sticks.

Behind them were two half-grown children, none other than Wang Xin and Cai Xiaonian. They were less than sixteen years old at that time, and they were also following the others with sticks in their hands.

Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Lu, and Mrs. Cai all looked at this side nervously.

They thought they had to break in again, but the door was not locked at all. Six people rushed directly into the house, and then the six people and Yuan Mu stared at each other.

"This...Isn't this Yuan Mu?" Wang Yongge put down the stick in his hand and spoke first.

"Oh! It's not a big deal, it's just Yuan Mu!" Old Brother Wu also put down the stick.

"Xiao Mu, is it really you?" Lao Lu and Lao Cai also stepped forward and looked at Yuan Mu.

"Oh my God, Uncle Wang, Uncle Cai, Uncle Lu, and Brother Wu, what are you doing in the middle of the night? You scared me!" Yuan Mu looked at them and touched his chest.

He was really scared when a few people suddenly broke in just now. There was no sign at all.

"Xiao Mu! Why did you come back suddenly?" After a while, several people sat on the sofa. Yuan Mu poured hot water for them and then everyone started chatting.

"Yes, Brother Mu! Didn't you say you are a police officer?" Wang Xin looked longing.

"Yeah, but I can't always stay away from home, right? Now that our company is on holiday, I was thinking of coming back to visit." Yuan Mu spread his hands.

"What you said is ridiculous. I was just thinking about going to the thatched cottage when I saw the lights on in your house. I thought there was a thief!" said Old Brother Wu, slapping his thigh.

"What kind of thief came in? This guy is so scary that my heart is jumping!"

"Xiao Mu, how many days will you stay this time?" Wang Yongge asked.

"I can't stay for a few days. I came back this time just to visit my parents' graves and see everyone. I'll be back in a few days."

"Why don't you stay for two more days? We have a dispatch tomorrow and you won't be able to see it." said Brother Wu.