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The day I went to Jingbo Police Station to report, it was a snowy day. The driver, Xiao Xie, took me to Yingge Ridge and never dared to drive down again. He pointed to the foot of the ridge and said, "Go down to Jingbo Township, not far away, more than ten miles away." He then pointed to a white line hanging in the forest and said, "I dare to drive down, do you dare to sit on it?" I asked blankly, "Then what do you think we should do?" Xiao Xie hesitated for a moment. He said, "Shall I see you off on foot?" "No need." Following the words, a man walked out from behind a stone monument on the roadside. He was short and squat, covered with thick snow. Only a shining police badge was exposed on the brim of a sheepskin hat.

As soon as it got dark, Wu Ya slipped into Lao Hei's house. She knew that the old black wife was not at home. In the afternoon, she saw with her own eyes Lao Hei's uncle driving a police car to pick up Lao Hei's wife. When leaving, he went to her small store to buy a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes for herself and a bottle of Wahaha for her mother-in-law. Lao Hei's wife was sitting in a police car, with the window glass pulled down and her head sticking out of the window. She was telling the passers-by in a ostentatious manner, "My daughter is about to give birth. My uncle is coming to pick me up to take care of my confinement." Three years ago, Wu Ya's husband died in a car accident. The owner of the car refused to pay compensation, so Wu Ya went to find Lao Hei. Lao Hei's uncle is the section chief of the county public security bureau. Lao Hei took the lead.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the Little New Year, there was a heavy snowfall, so heavy that the whole city turned white, was covered, and the whole city was boiling. Every year during the winter solstice, the city government issues a special snow-clearing order. All departments and units must clear the snow in front of their doors, including those facing the street. The snow cleared that day. There was no supervision or mobilization, only inspections, exposures, notifications, and fines. When the snow stops, snow plowing is the biggest thing in winter in the north. The Municipal Intermediate Court Building is located on a busy street. The floor is not high, the courtyard is spacious, and the street frontage is also long. It takes a few hours to clear the snow every time, whether it is light snow, or one and a half days when it snows heavily. I'm afraid the heavy snow today won't be cleared in half a day. It's the Chinese New Year and not many people are coming to work. As soon as work starts, the bailiffs will guard the gate, and no one except the hospital staff is allowed to enter. The big thing should be done after clearing the snow.

Kang Xiaoye is the son of Hai Hui, the owner of a snack shop, whose snack shop is diagonally opposite the court. Haihui's surname is Yao, and she is thirty-six or seventeen years old. She is tall and thin, like a bean sprout, with big eyes and a big mouth. There is a mole next to her chin. When she smiles, she shows her straight and white teeth. She looks like the singer Zhu Mingying. She is an enthusiastic and cheerful person. She has opened a restaurant here for several years. People who work in the court and those who come to litigate come to eat. It is cheap and affordable. Although she does not make a lot of money, she still makes a small amount of money. When I first arrived at the court, we lived in the office. We often went to have dinner in the morning and evening. We were very familiar with each other. We often joked that we would eat whether we had money or not. The night my partner had sex with me, I went to her snack shop. I ordered two dishes and a bottle of wine, and I drank it myself. She noticed my mood, so she sat across from me and watched me drink. I drank less than half before I threw up.