Qi Taiguo lifted the police tape and entered the Zhang family yard, heading towards the familiar officer.
"Hey, who are you? Get out." Someone stopped him.
Everyone looked over, and Qi Taiguo raised his hand to the officer: "Old Yang."
"Old Qi." Old Yang, as he was called, was also taken aback to see Qi Taiguo and waved his hand, allowing the officer who had stopped Qi Taiguo to step aside.
"What are you doing here?" Old Yang, dressed in a police chief's uniform, must have been a bit of a boss now.
Qi Taiguo first looked at his outfit and asked, "Promoted?"
Old Yang chuckled, "Just got promoted last year, Deputy Chief."
The two were old comrades, though Old Yang had retired and returned to the countryside long ago. Later, he heard that Old Yang had joined the local police station, and unexpectedly, he was now a deputy chief.
Qi Taiguo offered him a cigarette and said, "Didn't you know? This Zhang family is my older sister's ex-husband's family."
