But as he walked, he suddenly felt something was wrong. The Public Security Bureau would not be set up in such a shabby place. Little Cheng Li looked up at the man and recalled what Cheng Qiao had told him:
"Bad people don't have words carved on their foreheads, and bad people will disguise themselves as particularly good people."
Little Cheng Li suddenly realized that he had been fooled again. Looking at his hands being held tightly by the man, he suddenly came up with an idea.
Because he had a few dollars in his pocket that he had snatched from the woman, which gave him confidence, he deliberately stepped on the heel of his shoe and then pulled the man's hand: "Uncle, the heel of my shoe fell off."
When the man heard this, he glanced at the large courtyard in front of him, which was only a dozen meters away, so he felt relieved and released his hand that was holding little Chengli. Little Chengli squatted down and pulled up his heels, but his eyes were looking for an escape route.
Just as Xiao Chengli pulled up her heels and stood up, the man's hand reached out again. Xiao Chengli moved, pushed the man down with all her strength, and then ran towards the slum.
The man didn't expect Cheng Li to suddenly attack him. He was pushed to the ground. His buttocks and back made heavy contact with the ground. He felt pain all over his body and couldn't get up for a while.
He never expected that this kid would suddenly attack with such great strength. Seeing little Cheng Li running towards the slum, his heart skipped a beat.
If the kid ran out, he could still shout to stop him, but the kid actually ran inside. After turning a few corners, he could no longer find anyone, so it was useless for him to shout.
Little Chengli pushed the man aside and quickly ran towards the shantytown. He turned wherever there was a bend and went through wherever there was an alley. He didn't believe that he would not be able to escape from this shantytown.
At this time, little Cheng Li was very grateful to Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao had taken him to the mountains to collect herbs and gave him sweet water to drink since he was a child. Therefore, he was not only strong and could run fast, but also had good endurance.
Half an hour later, little Cheng Li stopped and began to look around. The environment here was too bad, with sewage everywhere and it smelled terrible.
At a corner, there was a little boy squatting. The boy was skinny and it was obvious that he was not well fed and not warmly dressed. Little Cheng Li walked over and squatted next to the boy.
"Who are you."
"I came here with my mother to visit relatives, but when I was out playing, I couldn't find the way back."
"Which family are your relatives from? Tell me and I'll take you there."
"I don't know my uncle's name, but you can take me to the Public Security Bureau. My mother will definitely come looking for me there."
"Public Security Bureau, we are far away from the Public Security Bureau. We need to take a car, but I don't have money."
"How much is the ride?"
"Two cents. Four cents for the round trip."
"I have 10 cents here. You take me to the police station and buy a ticket. The rest of the money is yours."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
The little boy stood up, then fell down on the ground again. His legs were numb from squatting for so long, so he needed to rub them. Little Cheng Li hurriedly helped him rub them.
He followed Cheng Qiao, and although he didn't like medicine, he still knew simple massage and acupoints, so the little boy quickly returned to normal:
"You're awesome, let's go."
This time, little Cheng Li was careful and stayed two steps away from the little boy, refusing to get any closer. His eyes darted back and forth like lightning, for fear of running into the man from before.
When they came to a long and narrow corridor, little Cheng Li stopped and looked at the boy coldly as he walked forward, but he was hesitant in his heart, wondering whether to follow him or not.
"Little brother, this is a shortcut. If you walk this way, you will reach the main road. Then you can get on the bus after walking a little further."
Little Cheng Li looked towards the so-called shortcut again. There were doors on both sides of the small corridor. If any of the doors were opened, he would be finished, so he turned around and left resolutely.
The little boy was stunned. He looked at the path, then looked at Xiao Chengli who was walking faster and faster. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but thinking about the dime that Xiao Chengli mentioned, he still followed him.
"Little brother, you don't dare to take that road, okay, I'll take you to the main road."
Little Cheng Li nodded and glanced at the little boy. Seeing the confusion and depression in his eyes, he felt relieved. Perhaps he was just overthinking.
Turn left, turn right, turn left, turn left, turn right... Little Cheng Li remembered the road he had walked. After more than ten minutes, he finally saw an exit in front of him and people coming and going.
"Is the road ahead? How far is it to the bus?"
"It's quite far. We are right in the middle of the bus stop. It doesn't matter whether you go forward or backward."
Xiao Chengli understood and quickly walked out of the shantytown, finally getting rid of the dizzying smell that was surrounding him. He looked to both sides and finally chose to move forward.
A passerby saw two children walking on the road and wanted to ask if they had lost their adults, but little Cheng Li had become a frightened bird. When he saw someone coming, he pulled the little boy and ran away.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, he finally saw the sign for the bus stop. After waiting for a long time, a bus came and the little boy couldn't wait to get on. He loved riding the bus, but unfortunately he had no money.
"Buy tickets. Four cents for two of you."
The ticket seller saw the two people wearing tattered clothes and gave them a look of disdain, but he didn't dare to be too obvious, otherwise he would be reported and would be in big trouble.
Little Cheng Li took out a dime and handed it to the ticket seller. The ticket seller was stunned for a moment. The child's clothes were tattered, but he could actually take out a dime.
You have to know that she also has a child, and it is good enough to give her child a little bit occasionally, so she would never give her a dime, even as New Year's gift money, she would not give so much:
"Where are you going?"
Little Cheng Li was still thinking about how to answer, but the little boy smiled and said, "Let's go to the police station. The little brother is separated from his mother. I will take him to find the police uncle."
Seeing the proud look on the little boy's face, little Cheng Li became nervous. He was worried that he would be captured by the bad guys again. Seeing Cheng Li's nervous look, the ticket seller felt a lump in his throat.
The child was so beautiful, and she also had a son. She imagined how anxious she would be if she lost her child, and she quickly shouted enthusiastically:
"Is there anyone getting off at the next stop? If no one is getting off, we will drive directly to the Public Security Bureau."
People of this era are really kind-hearted. When they heard that the child was separated from his mother, they all felt very sympathetic towards little Cheng Li. Even some people got off the bus but did not say anything. At most, he would just have to walk one stop and he would not die.
The car stopped directly at the gate of the Public Security Bureau. When the comrades from the Public Security Bureau saw it, they immediately greeted them. They thought that a thief must have been caught in the car, so they came to take action.