Although Magnolia's yard has been carved out as farmland, the brick and stone path in the middle is spotless. The red brick surface was rubbed off by Magnolia's mother with a brick, revealing a red plane. The stones on both sides of the path were also fixed by cement and washed white by water.

The door was open, and Ouyang Shu walked in a few steps before stopping.

Two men in police uniforms stood on the path near the door and were surprised to see a stranger walk in. But they also saw that this person was definitely a person related to the Magnolia family, because when he came in, he had a confident and caring look, and he was well-behaved, well-dressed, and exuded an extraordinary momentum all over his body, usually this kind of person would not easily go to the wrong door. Now, the man was standing across from the two men, his eyes fixed on the ground. The two men followed his gaze to the ground, and found two flattened cigarette butts lying on the clean red brick surface, which they had just thrown to the ground and stepped on.

Without thinking about it, one of them bent down and picked up two cigarette butts, turned around and looked for them, and without seeing the trash can, he put them in his pocket. Another man hurriedly pulled his companion and tried to stop him, but without success. So he looked at Ouyang Shu hatefully and asked, "You, who are you looking for?"

Ouyang Shu ignored him and asked the person who was picking up cigarette butts: "Are you policemen?"

The man who didn't pick up the cigarette butt said: "Everything, they all know, what documents do you want!"

And the person who picked up the cigarette butt took out his documents from his pocket, but did not hand them to Ouyang Shu, just raised them and said, "We will carry them with us." Can you tell us who you are, and what is your relationship with Magnolia?"

Ouyang Shu walked over and stretched out his hand, "My name is Ouyang Shu, and I am a friend of Magnolia." You're here to find Magnolia, aren't you?"

The person who picked up the cigarette butt handed the document to Ouyang Shu and stopped talking.

Ouyang Shu looked at the documents, it was from the Central Branch of the Hexiang County Public Security Bureau, and this person's name was Bai Yang. He handed the documents back to Bai Yang and asked, "Is there anything wrong with looking for Bai Yulan?" By the way, I know all about Bai Yulan, and she personally authorized it to me. In the future, I will take full authority for her in all matters involving the police, the courts, and the media, so if there is anything that can be answered directly to me, I will convey it to her if I can answer it, and if I can't answer it. ”

Ouyang Shu saw a happy expression in Bai Yang's eyes, but he didn't speak.

Another policeman pulled Bai Yang behind him and stood in front of Ouyang Shu, "You, say you, your name is Ou, Ou what? Where are you, where do you work? When, when, do you know Magnolia? Take, take your ID card, take it out, and I'll take it out." ”

Ouyang Shu sneered and asked rhetorically, "Is there anyone reporting the crime here? Is this a public place? Why do you want to see my ID card?"

"You, your face is unfamiliar, at first glance, you are not from Hexiang County! Check, check what's wrong with you? Are you not convinced? Do you want to resist the police?" I kept stammering, only the last six words were particularly slippery, and it seemed that I often said it.

Ouyang Shu saw Bai Yang behind his colleague, covered his mouth with one hand, and pointed to the door with the other. Ouyang Shu understood that he was signaling to himself, and the answers were all in the house. He didn't bother to pay any attention to the stuttering policeman and walked around them towards the house.

The policeman who didn't pick up cigarette butts stared at Ouyang Shu from behind, but because of Ouyang Shu's prestige, he didn't dare to stop him, but just pointed his finger at his back and said: "You, you give Lao Tzu a little care, don't offend me, my hands, otherwise you will look good!"

In the room, Yulan's mother sat on the edge of the kang and cried, and Uncle Bai stood beside Yulan's mother, rubbing his hands in a hurry, his face was flushed, but he dared not speak angrily.

Magnolia looked grim, clasped her arms in front of her chest, and looked directly at a middle-aged policeman standing opposite.

The policeman bent down and picked up a piece of paper from the ground and stretched it out in front of Magnolia, "I'll ask you one last time, do you sign it? No, then I'm sorry, you have to go with me today, we have a place dedicated to dealing with people like you!"

Ouyang Shu walked over, grabbed the piece of paper, and looked at it.

When the policeman saw that an uninvited guest suddenly appeared, and he also snatched his own documents, and wanted to snatch them back, but he didn't succeed, and Ouyang Shu was taller than himself, and it would be ugly to rob him hard, so he was very angry and shouted: "You two! Come in! Why do you just let people in?"

Bai Yang and the man who didn't pick up cigarette butts hurriedly ran in, and the man who didn't pick up cigarette butts replied: "Bureau, director, he, he said that he is Bai Yulan's boyfriend and boyfriend, and said, I want to come in and talk to you, I, we, let's let him in." ”

"He said that he was Magnolia's boyfriend, so you let him in, he wanted to say that he was the director of the province, department, and bureau, and you just handed over the gun! Rules are rules, and they can't be broken, so that you are standing guard outside, you have to work, otherwise you all have to eat dry food? ! Also, Fei Wenming! Don't call me director, how many times have I told you, it's the director!"

Fei Wenming hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, yes, Director Fu, Ah no, it's Director Fu." ”

Uncle Bai walked to Ouyang Shu's side and whispered: "They have to say that Lanzi went to Beijing to petition this year, and asked Lanzi to sign a commitment not to petition again, otherwise, they will be detained." Explain that he didn't go, he doesn't believe it!"

Ouyang Shu nodded, looked at the letter of commitment and smiled, and stretched out his hand to the director, "Bring the pen!"

Director Fu didn't react, looked at his two subordinates, then at Magnolia, and hesitantly handed over the pen in his hand, but immediately took it back, "You can't sign it, I want her to sign!" He turned back and pointed at Magnolia.

Ouyang Shu's outstretched hand didn't take it back, and said, "Okay!"

From the moment she saw Ouyang Shu, Magnolia's crossed arms were put down, and she couldn't hold back any longer, and tears fell down one by one. She leaned against the wall, relaxed, her eyes fixed on a flower pot in the corner, and let her tears wet her clothes. When he heard that Ouyang Shu wanted to get him to sign, he couldn't help but look at him strangely.

Ouyang Shu took the pen, came to Bai Yulan's side, and asked gently, "Have you read the content of the promise?"

Magnolia looked at him suspiciously, nodded, and shook her head again. Nodding her head indicates that she has read it and knows that it is a pledge, and shaking her head indicates that she has not read it carefully.

Ouyang Shu unfolded the piece of paper, and the two of them looked at it together:

Me: XX

Pledge: Love the People's Republic of China, resolutely support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, abide by the legal system, and resist unhealthy trends......

……

Hereby, I promise that I will never do anything detrimental to the interests of the people of Hexiang County, will never be an enemy of the People's Government of Hexiang County, and will never hinder the fair law enforcement of the public security, the procuratorate, and the courts.

There is no mention of petitioning in the whole article, let alone the prohibition of free speech, etc., but they are all words that persuade people to be good, to the party, to the country, and to the government, which have no binding force on Magnolia. Seeing these words, Magnolia smiled bitterly with tears, shook her head, and said, "Why bother!"

Ouyang Shu handed the pen to Magnolia, and she signed it casually on the back.

Ouyang Shu took the letter of commitment and the pen, sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals, and neatly wrote his name under Bai Yulan's name.

Director Fu, Bai Yang, and Fei Wenming looked at him blankly, not reacting at all.

Ouyang Shu stood up and handed the paper and pen to Yulan's mother and Uncle Bai: "Uncle, aunt, you can sign it too." I think every citizen should sign it. ”

Yulan's mother and Uncle Bai looked at Director Fu hesitantly, but they didn't dare to answer.

Director Fu walked over in a few steps, snatched the piece of paper, looked at it, and said indignantly: "What are you doing! What are you signing on it?"

Ouyang Shu smiled coldly, "Director Fu, Magnolia has already signed, you can't detain her, right? I signed too, or you will take me away and detain me?"

Director Fu took the piece of paper, like holding a hot potato, and received one more name, and he couldn't report it when he went back; if he didn't accept it, this trip would come out in vain.

Fei Wenming stretched his neck and looked at the signature on the paper, and helped to come up with an idea: "So, director, or else, take it, take it back, say that the signature is wrong, re-sign, re-sign." ”

Director Fu put his hands together, crumpled the paper into a ball, still on Fei Wenming's face, and scolded in his mouth: "What the? I can't understand such a little thing, who asked you to let people in?"

After saying that, he walked outside.

Poplar followed and walked out.

Fei Wenming picked up the ball of paper from the ground, and with the embarrassment of being reprimanded in person, he also walked away.

Yulan's mother looked up and saw that the policemen were indeed gone, so she hurriedly came over, took a towel to wipe her daughter's tears, and muttered in her mouth, "Lanzi, don't be like them, they are uneducated, you know, that Fu Gui, what is it, he ran to fool around with a bunch of little hooligans before he finished junior high school, and now he is tossing people like dogs." Let's ignore him and don't get angry with him. You still go out to work when you go back, stay away from them, and never come back, don't worry about your mother!"

Uncle Bai hurriedly boiled water, made a pot of tea, poured a bowl for everyone, and began to tell Ouyang Shu the details of these policemen: "That young man named Bai Yang is not bad, he is Bai Yulan's elementary school classmate, he was recruited by the Public Security Bureau as a policeman before he was admitted to university, every time they come to toss, he doesn't talk seriously, and sometimes he can help Lan Zi say a few words." That stammering is called Fei Wenming, he used to be a chengguan, and now he is an auxiliary police officer at the police station, Fu Gui values him very much, and he takes him with him everywhere. Fu Gui, oh, later changed his name, what is the name of Fu Ertai, first as a gangster, and then was recruited as an auxiliary policeman, solved some big cases one after another, and also took the on-the-job master's degree, and now he is the deputy director of the public security bureau who sits in the fourth position, and he is also the director of the central police station, this kid, he is benevolent and righteous for a while, and he is evil, just say Lanzi, he has done a lot of it. But there is no way, his brother is the head of the county, his father is engaged in real estate, and he opened the market and supermarket in Hexiang County, anyway, most of the streets in Hexiang County are his family, and no one dares to mess with him. But with him, those little hooligans really don't dare to cause trouble, and the security in Hexiang County has been good over the years. Alas, what can I say, there is no way. We can't afford to mess with us, so let's hide!"