"May 6th, sunny. This is an unremarkable morning. I finished breakfast, rode my bike, and stopped at the intersection, waiting for the red light to end."
"Suddenly, an elderly woman with a unsteady gait leaned on a cane and walked slowly toward the other side, while the green light mercilessly entered its countdown.
At her pace, grandma wouldn't make it to the other side. If the outcome were better, it would mean cars stopping to yield to grandma, with vehicles behind forced to a halt amid a chorus of honking horns. If it were worse, and she encountered some old driver with failing eyesight, it would be a tragic accident...
So I put down my bicycle, placed the old woman in the back seat, and rode quickly across, beating the tail end of the green light to safely deliver grandma to the opposite side.
Grandma was extremely grateful to me and repeatedly tried to give me the breakfast she had bought. I politely declined, but the old grandmother was relentless. Fearing it might be a new type of scam, I played along while leading the old grandmother into the police station..."
Police station.
"Uncle policeman, catch the bad guy!" Smile shouted loudly the moment she saw the gates of the police station.
In a flash, all the police officers—whether busy doing paperwork or walking around—rushed out. The elderly woman, who had already sensed something was wrong and was about to bolt, was caught red-handed by the rapidly arriving officers.
Sitting in the interrogation chair, Liǔ Cháoquè …
Chapter 16