South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

"Oh, Brother Wu, I also want to stay for two more days. I miss you guys a lot, but there's nothing I can do. Since the beginning of winter, the prison has been throwing people in batches."

"I don't know why, but everyone is rushing to commit crimes at this time. We are a little short of manpower." Yuan Mu waved his hand.

"Hey, Brother Mu, how about being a police investigator?" Wang Xin interrupted, his eyes full of longing.

"It's okay, but it's quite tiring and boring. What? You want to be a police inspector too?" Yuan Mu looked at Wang Xin with a smile.

"That's not a big deal. This kid is clamoring to be a police inspector. He plans to take the entrance exam to the police academy next year. After two years, he will be assigned to our railway as a train police officer." Wang Yongge said.

"Okay, study hard when you get to school. You can even go to the police academy. At that time, I was studying while working. It was a lot of hardship." Yuan Mu nodded with a smile.

"Then Brother Mu, can you tell me what prison is like?" Wang Xin looked curious.

"That's enough. What time is it now? Your brother Yuan Mu just came back. Let him have a rest first. He must be tired from taking the train all this time." Wang Yongge patted Wang Xin on the head.

"Yes, everyone should go back first. It's too late. Let Xiao Mu have a good rest. We will be back in two days. We may have time to catch up with each other." Old Lu stood up and said.

"Okay, then we'll go back first. Xiao Mu, have a good rest!"

"Then Brother Mu, let's go." Cai Xiaonian greeted Yuan Mu.

"Brother Mu, we will come to see you tomorrow." Wang Xin said with a smile.

After seeing everyone off, Yuan Mu saw that he had almost finished packing and it was getting late, so he took out a quilt from the cupboard and lay down on the bed in the bedroom to sleep.

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The next morning, the yard became bustling. There are no secrets in the compound, and everyone knew that Yuan Mu came back last night.

When Yuan Mu walked out of the house, the aunts and sisters-in-law in the yard surrounded him and asked him questions, but most of them were concerned greetings, which made Yuan Mu feel warm in his heart.

Only at this time would the neighbors be so harmonious and helpful to each other. In later generations, the neighbors might not even know each other after living together for their entire lives.

"Xiao Mu, have you eaten yet? If you haven't, come to your aunt's house and have something to eat!"

"Xiao Mu, why didn't you come back to visit me in the past two years? I miss you so much."

"Xiao Mu, are you married? Do you have a partner?"

After chatting casually with everyone and politely declining the offer of a meal, Yuan Mu left the compound with a shovel and a broom, went to a roadside breakfast stand to eat something casually, and then took a bus to the outskirts of the city.

He came all the way to his parents' grave. He would come back every year to sweep the grave. In fact, he had already come back this year. The heavy snow had covered the grave. Yuan Mu immediately picked up a shovel and started clearing the snow.

More than half an hour later, the grave had been cleaned up by Yuan Mu. After chatting with his parents for a while, he turned around and left. He still had things to do.

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State-owned grocery store.

Yuan Mu came out carrying a bunch of things and walked towards the address given by Lao Ma. After about twenty minutes, he arrived at the door of Lao Ma's house.

To be honest, this house is indeed a bit shabby. The roof is still made of old tiles, and it will definitely leak when it rains.

"Knock knock knock!" Yuan Mu raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" A very young girl's voice came out.

"Creaky!" The door opened, and a girl about 1.6 meters tall, with two pigtails and a pure and lovely face revealed her face.

"Who are you looking for?" The girl looked up and down at the handsome man in front of her and asked puzzledly.

"Hello, is this Ma Kui's house?" Yuan Mu actually recognized that the person in front of him was Ma Yan, but he still asked this question.

"Yan Zi, who is it?" At this time, another woman's voice was heard, and then a woman in her thirties with a weathered face walked over. It was Ma Kui's wife, Wang Sufang.

"Mom! He said he was looking for my dad." Ma Yan looked back at her mother and said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, my husband Ma is not at home." A trace of embarrassment appeared on the woman's face.

"No, I'm not looking for Lao Ma. The truth is, I'm a prison guard at Harbin No. 1 Prison. My name is Yuan Mu!" Yuan Mu immediately took out his ID and showed it to the two of them.

Wang Sufang was a little confused. She didn't know why Yuan Mu came here, but when she heard that the other party was a prison guard from Harbin Prison, she felt a little nervous. This was where her husband Ma was imprisoned.

"It's Officer Yuan. Please come in." Wang Sufang quickly made way for Yuan Mu to enter the house.

Yuan Mu smiled and nodded, then went into the house.

Ma Yan brought Yuan Mu a cup of boiled water and then sat aside. Wang Sufang also sat opposite Yuan Mu.

"Officer Yuan, my family's financial situation is limited, please forgive me."

"Hi! It's okay!" Yuan Mu waved his hand.

"It's like this. I came back this time because Comrade Ma Kui asked me to come and see you. This is a little token of my appreciation." Yuan Mu explained the purpose of his visit.

"Officer Yuan, this won't work. We can't accept it!" Wang Sufang waved her hands repeatedly.

"You don't have to be polite. I have a good relationship with Lao Ma. It's just a little thing."

"This..." Wang Sufang hesitated for a moment.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Don't worry, Lao Ma is doing well in there. He is fine and has no illness or disaster. You can rest assured."

"Then can I send him something?" Wang Sufang said, pursing her lips.

"Okay, just give it to me when the time comes, and I'll take it back when I go back in a few days." Yuan Mu nodded.

"Oh, thank you so much, thank you!" Wang Sufang stood up and bowed repeatedly to express her gratitude.

"Okay, I've already told you not to be so polite. Please take a seat first. Besides coming back to see you guys at the request of Lao Ma, I also have something else to do, which is also about Lao Ma."

"What's the matter?"

"It's Lao Ma's case. I've read his case files many times. It's very likely that he was wrongly accused. This time, while I'm on vacation, I wanted to see if I could help him find the evidence from that year."

After hearing this, Wang Sufang and Ma Yan were stunned, and then their faces were filled with excitement.

"Officer Yuan, is this really possible?"

"I can't guarantee it now. I can only try to see if I can find evidence. Of course, the most direct evidence is to let Wang Yongge testify for Lao Ma, or find the accomplice of the thief who died that year." Yuan Mu nodded.

Wang Sufang's excitement froze. If Wang Yongge could testify, he would have done so long ago. Why wait so many years? Maybe there was no turning point for this matter.