When Anna came back this time, she had the idea of finding an opportunity to confess to Aunt Li Mei that she was pretending to be Li Mei. She knew she would only be here for half a year at most. She'll be gone for the summer, and it's unlikely she'll ever come back, no matter what happens in the future.

Aunt Li Mei is really good to her. The more she treats her, the more Anna feels sorry for her, as if cheating on her feelings. And that Li Mei, who is already dead. Although Anna was also forced to be helpless, it was always disrespectful to the deceased that she concealed her death and used her identity to live here.

Anna wasn't worried that she would be kicked out immediately if she confessed to Aunt Limei. An intuition is that even if Aunt Li Mei knows that she is not her niece, she should continue to take her in. I just haven't been able to find the right opportunity to speak. Towards the Chinese New Year, Aunt Li Mei's house was cleaning inside and out, pasting Spring Festival couplets, and hanging two red lanterns at the door to celebrate, at this time, it seemed inappropriate to tell her this kind of thing.

Anna decided to hide it for a while longer, and wait until after the New Year.

Soon it was the twenty-eighth day of the lunar calendar, and the New Year was celebrated in two days, but Aunt Li Mei suffered bad luck. Last night, I don't know when, the window of the commissary next to the street was actually pried by a thief, and the thief patronized it.

Aunt Li Mei would move into the house every night after closing, so the loss was not very large, and a few cheap cigarettes and other miscellaneous items were stolen, and some change was swept away from the drawer, totaling about a hundred yuan.

Early the next morning, Aunt Li Mei found out that the commissary had been stolen, and she was so angry that she immediately went to the police station to report the case. Seeing that she was angry and scolding the thief who didn't know who it was while walking, Anna couldn't rest assured, so she let Chen Chunlei stay at home, and quickly chased after her and accompanied her to the police station.

It's almost the end of the year, and there are fewer people working at the police station than usual, only a few shifts. Last time, the square-faced little public security officer Luo Cheng received Anna and her aunt. After recording the situation, he said, "You guys go back first." I made a note of the situation. Keep you informed when there is news. ”

Anna thanked him, but Aunt Li Mei didn't want to leave, so she looked left and right: "What about you Captain Lu?

"The army has gone to the county for a meeting!" Luo Cheng's attitude was okay.

"Isn't it just a few broken cigarettes? Why do you want our captain to take care of everything?

A female voice came from behind him. Anna turned around and saw that it was the household registration policeman last time, who seemed to be called Liu Hongmei.

Aunt Li Mei knew that this girl was the daughter of the director of the police station, and when she saw her say this, she didn't dare to say anything more, so she turned around and left. When he came out, he snorted angrily: "Virtue!

Anna couldn't laugh or cry.

Aunt Li Mei went home and called a carpenter to repair the windows. I was busy until the evening, and finally got the job done. gave the carpenter's wages and timber money, and sent people away, Aunt Li Mei stood at the door and complained to her neighbors, complaining that the public security did not do anything to eat, and suddenly saw a jeep coming and stopped next to the commissary, and two people got out of the car, one was Luo Gong'an, who received her in the morning, and the other was Lu Zhongjun.

"Oh, Captain Lu, why are you here?"

Aunt Li Mei was a little surprised, and quickly stopped to greet her.

Lu Zhongjun glanced at Anna, who happened to come out of the door, her expression was quite strict, and after asking Aunt Li Mei a few words, she said, "It was because we didn't do our job well and let your family suffer." I accept criticism from the masses. ”

Aunt Li Mei hurriedly said: "How do you say this! It is not easy for you public security comrades to be busy all year round, so how can I be embarrassed to trouble you about this matter in our family?"

Lu Zhongjun went over and opened the rear door, and the lightning bolt with a chain around his neck jumped out of the car. Lu Zhongjun came over with lightning and said, "Aunt Li, I have learned about the situation, there are only two daughters in your family, plus a child, and at the end of the year, the security is indeed worse than usual." This is a military dog, very smart, named Lightning, I will borrow you to watch the house first, and the safety point will be at night. After speaking, she didn't wait for Aunt Li Mei to agree, and let Luo Cheng take her over and tie it to the yard. Lightning saw Anna and barked at her, shaking his head and tail.

Aunt Li Mei was stunned, and she didn't come back to her senses.

"Aunt Li, let's do this first. I'll look it up. There is news to sue you. Let's go. "After that, I turned around and left.

"Captain Lu, it's cold, let's have a sip of tea first-"

Aunt Li Mei finally reacted, said politely, and shouted at Anna who was leaning against the door, "Meimei, thank you Captain Lu and Luo Gongan!"

From the moment Lu Zhongjun appeared, he always had a stern face, as if he didn't know Anna at all. Anna resisted the feeling of wanting to laugh, walked over and said, "Thank you, Captain Lu." There is also Xiao Luo Public Security. Great work. ”

"It should be, it should be. Luo Cheng said busily.

Lu Zhongjun's gaze stayed on Anna's slightly upturned lips for a few seconds, nodded at her slightly, turned to get into the car and left.

If it weren't for the fact that his gloves were still with Anna, Anna would have wondered if she had seen a ghost that night.

Lu Zhongjun and Luo Cheng left, and Aunt Li Mei's anger after holding back for a day finally went down, and she mixed some soup with rice and brought it over to feed Lightning.

"Mei Mei, this captain is quite thoughtful! Just rush at him with this attitude, even if I can't catch the thief, I will admit it. ”

……

The next day, the police station came to the news and asked Aunt Li Mei to collect the stolen goods. said that the thief had been caught, and it was a second-rate man who lived nearby. At the end of the year, I have no money and want to steal something for the New Year. That night, in addition to Aunt Li Mei's place, I also went to steal several other places. The things lost in Aunt Li Mei's commissary, except for some food, the rest were still there before they had time to sell the stolen goods.

Anna did not accompany Aunt Li Mei to the police station. She went alone. came back elatedly, and praised Lu Zhongjun non-stop. One more night passed, and it was the Chinese New Year's Eve.

This year, Chen Li's family is going to her parents' house for the New Year. At noon, the couple brought Xiao Ni with some food. In the afternoon, Da Song went out to visit the house, and Anna helped Aunt Li Mei and her daughter in the kitchen to make dumplings and prepare for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.

Chen Chunlei and Xiaoni were playing with lightning in the yard, and when they heard movement in the house, Aunt Li Mei told Chen Li about the theft of the commissary.

“…… I've always heard people say that this captain is not good, but I think it's all nonsense. People are obviously very good!"

Anna remembered the dozens of big steamed buns in the dormitory of Lu Zhongjun, so she pretended to interject casually: "He seems to be celebrating the New Year alone, right? I heard that the canteen bought dozens of steamed buns before the holiday. ”

Aunt Li Mei said: "Why doesn't he go home? How can he let him celebrate the New Year like this! Anyway, he helped us, and if we send some food like this, people won't say anything. ”

That's what Anna thought, nodding yes. When the dumplings were wrapped and steamed, it was estimated that he should have returned to the dormitory, so he wrapped the packed food in a cotton jacket cloth and asked Xiaoni to send it over with him. When the two arrived at the edge of the dormitory building, Anna didn't go up by herself, told Xiaoni the location, asked Xiaoni to send it, and specially told her to say that her grandmother asked her to send it.

After a while, Xiao Ni came down with dumplings and said that the dormitory door was closed, and no one answered the knock.

Anna saw that there was a person coming out of the door on the ground floor, so she went up and asked, and the other party said, "Captain Lu, Director Liu and his daughter just came over, and they called him to his house for the New Year." ”

Anna was stunned for a moment, and the appearance of the female household registration policeman Liu Hongmei appeared in her mind.

"Cousin, what should I do with the dumplings? Why don't I lock his door?"

Ni looked up and asked Anna.

"Go home, take it back and eat it yourself!"

Anna took the food and turned around with Xiao Ni to go back.

……

After the New Year, Li Hong and her husband returned to the county seat, and Xiaoni stayed.

Hongshijing is a small place, there is nothing to do before the Lantern Festival in the first month, the weather is not good, it snows from time to time, and the neighbors will visit each other to touch the dominoes to pass the time. Anna hasn't gone out anywhere these days, except for tutoring Chen Chunlei at home, she is helping Aunt Li Mei look at the commissary and let her play cards.

At noon that day, Aunt Li Mei was called to play cards again after eating. Anna was sitting in the commissary reading a book that she had bought last year and hadn't finished reading it, Guo Yun came over to play, and Xiaoni turned over the flower rope, and Lightning lay on the edge of the stove to keep warm.

"Buy a pack of cigarettes. ”

A man came out of the window of the commissary, stood under the snow shelter, and stomped the snow on his feet.

Guo Yun looked up and recognized it as Lu Zhongjun from the police station.

Since the last incident, Guo Yun has been hiding at home for a long time since he came back. It was only recently that he slowly reappeared. Suddenly seeing Lu Zhongjun coming, he was still a little apprehensive and quickly stood up.

"Li Mei, I have something to do, let's go first-" After speaking, he turned around and hurried away.

When Lightning saw Lu Zhongjun, he happily stood up from the stove and shook his head and tail at him.

Anna raised her eyelids, "What smoke?"

"Whatever. Lu Zhongjun looked at her and took out the money.

"I'm sorry, there's no casualness here. ”

Lu Zhongjun was stunned.

"White Hibiscus. ”

"It's gone. ”

Lu Zhongjun glanced at the cigarette in a conspicuous position and paused.

"That's the front door. ”

"It's gone!"

"Welcoming spring. ”

"It's gone!"

Lu Zhongjun frowned: "What's the matter, don't sell me?"

"How dare you. It's all booked. I'm sorry for you, let's buy it elsewhere!"

After Anna finished speaking, she lowered her head and continued to read the book.

"What do you mean?"

"It's not interesting. It's just that there is no cigarette to sell to you. ”

Lu Zhongjun seemed to be choked, staring at Anna with a cold expression, his face was quite ugly.

Xiao Ni was a little confused, so she watched Lu Zhongjun and Anna confront each other through a window, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and she pointed out and said, "Cousin, my mother is here!"

Anna looked up, and sure enough, she saw Chen Li coming from afar, and there was a man next to her, carrying a large bag and a small bag in his hand. When the two of them got closer, they took a closer look, but it was not the man named Gao Wei who had met downstairs in the county seat a few days ago.