Chapter 4 Chapter Four

In the afternoon, Ma Shan went to the police station, intending to report the missing gun to the director, because he had already searched for the whole morning and noon, and asked the main personnel related to the wedding banquet, but there was no lost property he was looking for—Leaving Zhou Changjiang After that, he went to the Dazhuang Hotel, where the wedding banquet was held yesterday.Chang Jianjun, the owner of the restaurant, gathered all the waiters in the lobby, lined up like soldiers, and then asked if anyone picked up anything?Those who don't pick up money will be rewarded!Some of the waiters said they picked up a lighter, some said they picked up a half pack of cigarettes, and some said they picked up a glove, but they didn't say they picked up a pistol.

Ma Shan shook his head.The boss Chang Jianjun said that the things you picked up should all be picked up by Lei Feng and the elementary school students.Then announced the dissolution.Ma Shan started from the hotel again, and walked along the route home.He stopped at every suspicious spot, got out of the car and walked around, looking around, trying to jog some memories of the previous night.When approaching Ximen Town Middle School, at the side of a paddy field that had been sold but had not yet been built, Ma Shan suddenly remembered that he got out of the car halfway last night because he wanted to pee.He remembered that the place where he urinated was dark and had no lights, and the sound of urine falling was special, it was the echo of water being poured into the water, like raindrops hitting the surface of a river.

There is no river in this area, and the place that looks like a river is undoubtedly this paddy field filled with water.In addition, Ma Shan remembered that he seemed to have a bowel movement.So, did the gun fall into the paddy field while pooping?Thinking of this, Ma Shan took off his shoes and socks without hesitation, and walked into the paddy field barefoot.The water in the paddy field soaked up to Ma Shan's knees, but the bone-piercing feeling spread all over his body.This is the water of January.Ma Shan bent over, stuck his hands in the water and mud like plowshares, and moved step by step.His posture and movements are like transplanting rice seedlings, but more like touching fish.While groping, people kept passing by, most of them knew Ma Shan, and almost all asked Ma Gongan, what are you groping for?Ma Shan said he touched a few loaches and made soup for the old man to replenish his body.

Later, when Ximen Town Middle School was over, hundreds of students galloped past like a herd of unbridled horses, but many of them stopped. Most of them were students of Han Yun, curiously watching their head teacher or the husband of the class teacher, What do you do in paddy fields without seedlings? When Ma Shan got nothing and was covered in mud, his wife Han Yun said what's wrong with you?Got drunk and fell into the field again, didn't you?Ma Shan said no. When Wei Jiefang, director of the police station, saw Ma Shan, he said Ma Shan, let's talk.Ma Shan saw that the director was serious, and he didn't call him a big name, so he wondered if my gun had already been picked up and handed over to the police station?I was going to talk to him about the pistol.Director Wei Jiefang took Ma Shan into the director's office and sat down, then opened the drawer and took out a form from the drawer.When Ma Shan saw that it was a watch, he felt regretful and nervous. How could it be a watch?he thinks.He hoped that what the director took out was a gun, his May Fourth pistol numbered 000247.Director Wei Jiefang first put the watch on the table and said that the 1997 advanced individual in the Mashan Bureau, after discussing and researching with the leaders this morning, thought that you worked hard last year, were not afraid of difficulties, fought bravely, and had a high rate of solving cases , so I decided to report you.You fill out the form, give it to me, and report it.After hearing this, Ma Shan waved his hands and said no, no, no, I don't want to be advanced, I can't be advanced.Wei Jiefang said that if you can't be advanced, who will be advanced?Last year, you were the main force to solve several serious murder and robbery cases.Ma Shan said that it belongs to the police station and the leader.Wei Jiefang said it was collective.

The Bureau of Advanced Collectives also let us submit materials.Advanced collectives we all hope, advanced individuals we give you the greatest grasp.Ma Shan said no, I can't.Wei Jiefang said that there is a bonus for the advanced evaluation this time. Do you think it is the same as before?It is said that advanced collectives get 30,000, and advanced individuals get 3,000.With this bonus, don't we have a good New Year?Aren't you better off?Ma Shan said I didn't mean that, I meant... Wei Jiefang interrupted and said I understand what you mean.You mean that you also have a lot of shortcomings, such as drinking alcohol, not participating in theoretical studies, and solving major cases but not arresting gambling and whoring, but this is not a big deal, Mao Zedong is such a far-sighted person. My wife also chose the wrong one. The first ones were all good, but Jiang Qing was wrong in the latter one.

Let me tell you, this evaluation compares who has solved more cases.Not only have you solved many cases, but they are all important cases. The bureau has verbally praised you several times. Only by pushing you to become an advanced group can our institute hope to be awarded an advanced group.It's like... just like a sports team, sports teams only get honor if someone wins the championship, and you are the best candidate to win the championship. Director Wei Jiefang's words were like a piece of tender and hot tofu stuck in Ma Shan's throat, which was inconvenient to come out and hard to bear.Oh director, this is hard for me, Ma Shan said.

The next day, Ma Shan filled out the form and handed it to the director, Wei Jiefang, and said to the director, I would like to ask for a few days off.Wei Jiefang said yes.Ma Shan said that my father-in-law's illness has recently deteriorated, and Western medicine has failed to cure him. I want to run around and try some folk Chinese herbal medicine.Wei Jiefang said that I think you treat your father-in-law better than your own father.What did Ma Shan say, because my old man is still in good health, so you can't see my filial piety.Wei Jiefang said it was the same. They all said that there is no dutiful son before the long hospital bed, but you must be an exception.

When Ma Shan returned home, he told his wife, Han Yun, that the leader had just assigned me a secret mission, and I might not be able to return home in the next few days.Han Yun said that if you have a task, you can go there.What she meant was when did I hold you back?Ma Shan said that this task will cost money, and because it is a secret, it is inconvenient to borrow public funds, and the expenses will be paid by individuals first, and reimbursement will be made after the task is completed.He meant to ask his wife for money, of course Han Yun would not understand.She said that the passbook is in the book, the third volume of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong", I told you, you can take the money and get it.Ma Shan found "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" from the bookshelf, took down the third volume, and took out the passbook, and saw that there was still a deposit of 1,000 yuan.Han Yun said enough?Not enough for me to borrow some from the school?Ma Shan said enough was enough.He looked at his wife with some emotion, and felt that his wife had a sharp mouth, but she was actually a bean curd heart. He had been married to him for eight years and hadn't saved much money.Of course, one of the reasons why I couldn’t save money was that my father-in-law suffered from cancer and underwent surgery a few years ago, so he received a lot of subsidies. In addition to the thousands of dollars he was slaughtered, the debt was paid off only the year before last.Finally, there were several thousand yuan in savings, and Ma Shan's younger sister got married again.Although my younger sister, Ma Hua, married into a wealthy family, the gift money for an older brother should not be light.Ma Shan originally planned to give one thousand, but his wife Han Yun raised it to two thousand.Ma Shan felt that it was commendable for his wife to be able to do this in a difficult family situation.His wife, Han Yun, is a Chinese teacher at Ximen Town Middle School. She graduated from the Teachers College ten years ago. In her second year of work, she resisted all opinions and many suitors. She married Ma Shan, who did not even have a technical secondary school diploma. Many people lamented and envied her. Envious, it made Ma Shan feel lucky in his life.

Ma Shan said wait a minute, you don't have classes, right?Han Yun said no.Ma Xishan put his arms around his wife, giving a signal of intimacy.Han Yun complained that you think about it, how long has it been since you touched me?But the body follows the husband very docilely and willingly.On the bed, no matter how hard he tried and how much his wife helped him, Ma Shan couldn't do anything.His heart was always being forced by a gun, his mind was so cold that he couldn't get excited at all.Han Yun said I told you to quit drinking but you didn't quit, see you now?Ma Shan said I quit, and I will definitely quit from now on.Han Yun said, can you quit?Ma Shan said I promise I can, if you don't believe me, I'll come back in a few days to see.Han Yun said, I think your gun is aimed at other people's heads, but at your own wife.Ma Shan said he was wronged, but he is loyal to you and will never be second to you!Han Yun couldn't help laughing.