South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Chapter 273 Director Qi's Hardships

Alas! Yuan Mu sighed. Whether in his past life or this life, he had a problem, which was that he could not bear to see the sufferings of the world.

Although he was a criminal police captain in his previous life, he was not greedy and did not take advantage of others. He only received a small salary each month, but if he encountered a similar situation, he would still donate generously.

In fact, he himself knows that there are too many poor people in this world. He is not a savior and cannot save everyone.

"By the way, I remember there was a group of people collecting protection fees here. You offended them last time. How dare you set up your stall here again?" Yuan Mu asked.

"I don't know how that group of people disappeared. They haven't appeared near the train station for a long time." Qi Tongwei replied.

Yuan Mu nodded. This was the best way. It must be said that the group of people were really brave. They dared to collect protection fees at the entrance of the train station.

"By the way, which school do you go to? What grade are you in?"

"Uncle Yuan, I'm in the fourth grade of Dongzhou No. 1 Middle School. I'll take the college entrance examination next year." Qi Tongwei smiled brightly.

In fact, Qi Tongwei himself is a very low-self-esteem person, because his family has no money, it can be said that they are very poor. His conditions in school are also ranked last. He has almost no friends, which also leads to his very withdrawn personality.

But since Yuan Mu appeared, a ray of light has shone into his life, and when in front of Yuan Mu, he unconsciously wants to say a few more words.

"Oh? You're going to take the high school entrance exam next year, how's your study going?" Yuan Mu asked with interest.

"well enough."

Yuan Mu smiled and nodded. He didn't expect Director Qi to be so humble. He himself knew that Director Qi's academic performance was very good.

But Yuan Mu had a question. Qi Tongwei's family should be very poor, and if he remembered correctly, his family should be in a rural area. Why did they come to Dongzhou?

"Xiao Qi, do you live here?"

"No, I just go to school here. My home is not here." Qi Tongwei shook his head.

"Where is your home then?"

"Yantai City, Jinshan County, Honggou Village."

"Yantai City? It's not close to Dongzhou. Why did you choose to go to school so far away from home?" Yuan Mu asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Because Dongzhou No. 1 Middle School is the best school in the province, my father sent me here." When talking about this, Qi Tongwei was obviously in a bad mood.

"Is your family in financial difficulty?" Yuan Mu noticed something was wrong with the other party so he asked softly.

Qi Tongwei nodded but did not deny it.

"My parents were in an accident. My mom died and my dad became disabled. My father scraped together money from everywhere and sold everything he had to pay for my schooling."

Alas! He had thought that Qi Tongwei's family was in financial difficulty, but he had never expected it to be this difficult. His mother was dead, his father was disabled, and he himself was still a child and had to face so much.

"So you're selling potatoes to save money for your living?"

"Well, my father has already paid for my tuition, and I can't let him bear the cost of my food."

"Xiao Qi, do you hate the unfairness of fate?" Yuan Mu suddenly asked.

Qi Tongwei was obviously stunned for a moment, then gave a bitter smile.

"Even if I hate you, what can I do? It's already like this. I believe that as long as I study hard, I can definitely change my fate in the future!"

"Good! You have great ambition! You are right. Studying can change a person's destiny. With a poor background like yours, you can't rely on others. You can only rely on yourself, your own hands, and the knowledge you have acquired to create a new world for yourself!"

"Xiao Qi, let me tell you something. The poorest you can be is begging for food. As long as you are alive, you will eventually succeed. A person will not always be unlucky. I look forward to the day when you grow up!" As he said that, Yuan Mu walked up to Qi Tongwei and patted his shoulder with a smile on his face.

Qi Tongwei was very excited after hearing Yuan Mu's words. Yuan Mu was a person he respected very much, and today's teachings were an eye-opener for him.

"Yes! I will definitely remember your teachings!"

"Okay, the train is about to arrive, so I won't talk to you any more. We have met three times in total, so we are destined to meet. This is my personal sponsorship for you, and I hope you can keep your original intention in mind!" Yuan Mu smiled, then took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Qi Tongwei.

Qi Tongwei subconsciously took the envelope and looked inside, only to see stacks of banknotes. He was immediately shocked and wanted to return it to Yuan Mu.

"Uncle Yuan, I can't accept this!"

"Xiao Qi, don't refuse. I don't mean any other thing. Your mind shouldn't be on other things. You should study hard. That's what you should do. Okay, see you again if we have the chance!" Yuan Mu smiled, then turned around and walked straight into the train station.

Qi Tongwei felt extremely complicated, and the envelope in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. He really wanted to refuse, but Yuan Mu really wanted to support him.

And he is in desperate need of money, whether it is tuition, living expenses or miscellaneous fees, all of which are expenses that his family cannot afford. This money is even more precious than timely help.

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The incident with Qi Tongwei was just a small episode. After returning to Kyoto, Yuan Mu continued to devote himself to his work.

In a blink of an eye, Yuan Mu has been working in the Ministry of Public Security for half a year. During this half year, Yuan Mu has also cracked some major cases, some of which the local police were helpless to solve, and some of which were old cases.

Of course, Yuan Mu is not a god, and there are many cases where he is powerless to handle. The clues are really pitifully few, or the case is too long to be verified.

But even so, Yuan Mu became the one with the highest crime-solving rate. The unit he was in was often commended at bureau meetings, and the Investigation Unit was the most popular for a time.

In addition to these, Yuan Mu also discovered something, that is, the number of criminal cases occurring in various provinces and regions has been increasing day by day, and it can even be said to have skyrocketed.

Murder, arson, injury, rape, trafficking, etc., cases are endless. Their Criminal Investigation Bureau is in charge of criminal cases across the country, so they have a summary here and report it to the local public security departments.

Yuan Mu also knew that the report showed that there were so many, but in fact there were more. This thing was like the breeding of cockroaches. When you could see cockroaches in obvious places in your home, it proved that your home was already full of cockroaches.

In fact, it was not only Yuan Mu who discovered this, but also the superiors. The senior leaders of the Ministry of Public Security have held many meetings to discuss this matter, but there has been no result. There is currently no better way except to ask local public security to increase its management efforts.