Chapter 18 You're the illegitimate child!!!

The Revolutionary Committee members arrived even faster than Su Yue had expected.

A Jeep painted with slogans suddenly braked and arrogantly stopped in front of the Su family's gate.

The car door opened, and several men dressed in cadre uniforms with red armbands stepped out, their faces beaming with excitement, as if they were here to cause trouble.

The middle-aged man with a square face, who was leading the way, walked in with his hands behind his back and a big belly. His eyes swept around the empty living room, and his brows furrowed.

"We received a report from revolutionary masses that this is a black den where capitalists hide huge amounts of wealth! Where is the stuff?!" His voice was loud and clear, carrying an unquestionable authority.

Su Yue stood at the top of the stairs, arms crossed, watching them with a leisurely air.

"Comrades, are you late?"

Her voice was soft and gentle, yet it drew the attention of everyone present.

“This house was ransacked last night, and this morning the owner was arrested by the police on suspicion of treason. You’re only arriving now, so you won’t find a single thing, let alone any property.”

Su Yue spoke with an innocent expression.

"I am a daughter who has been kicked out of her home. I am preparing to go to Hainan Island to join my husband, Gu Beichen, the regimental commander of the Hainan Island Military Region. Comrades, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Gu Beichen?"

The square-faced man was taken aback, and his arrogant demeanor immediately subsided considerably.

The title of regimental commander of the Qiongzhou Military Region is quite prestigious.

The young man next to him leaned over and whispered a few words, causing the square-faced man's expression to change repeatedly.

The Gu family wields deep roots in the military region, and it's not someone a mere revolutionary committee director like him can afford to offend.

He cleared his throat, his tone softening considerably: "So you're a military family member, my apologies. We're just following the rules; since someone reported it, we had to come and check."

"Go ahead and look around." Su Yue gestured for you to look carefully. "You'd better look closely. If you can scrape out a couple of ounces of gold from the wall, that'll be considered a success for you."

That was a blunt and sarcastic remark.

Several Revolutionary Committee cadres were embarrassed, but because of Gu Beichen's status, they dared not make a scene. They could only walk around the room with dark faces, pretending to be serious.

The result was, of course, disappointing.

Forget gold bars and US dollars, this house is so clean that even mice would leave with tears in their eyes.

"Comrade, we'd like to ask you a few more questions." The square-faced man was unwilling to leave empty-handed.

“My husband is waiting for me at the army base, and my train ticket is for tomorrow afternoon.” Su Yue raised her wrist and looked at the old watch that belonged to the original owner of the body. “I don’t have time to chat with you.”

Just as the atmosphere reached a stalemate, a disheveled, crazed figure rushed out from the corner and grabbed the square-faced man's leg.

It's Lin Wan'er.

Her eyes were bloodshot, her face still bore clear handprints, and her fingernails were full of dirt, making her look like a demon crawling out of hell.

"Director! Don't believe her! It's her! She's the one who stole everything from the house!"

"She's the biggest capitalist! She's hidden all the gold bars, US dollars, and antiques! Search her! Arrest her!"

Lin Wan'er's voice was shrill and venomous as she glared at Su Yue, wishing she could tear a piece of flesh from her body.

Su Yue watched her go crazy with a cold eye, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

"Lin Wan'er, have you forgotten that you're about to go to the Northwest to dedicate your youth to the construction of our motherland? And you still have time to spout nonsense here?"

"you!"

These words struck a nerve with Lin Wan'er, and she reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bristling with anger.

"Su Yue, you bitch! You ruined everything I had! I won't let you get away with this! You think you can live a life of luxury as a military officer's wife just because you went to Hainan Island? Dream on!"

She suddenly scrambled to her feet and rushed towards Su Yue, her distorted face contorted with a vengeful pleasure and extreme madness.

"I'll tell you a secret!"

"You're not Su Guohua's daughter at all! What kind of eldest daughter of the Su family are you? You're just a bastard!"

After he said that, the whole room fell silent.

Even the few cadres from the Revolutionary Committee stopped what they were doing, pricked up their ears, and prepared to hear the shocking gossip.

Su Yue's heart skipped a beat.

She remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was experiencing a turbulent storm.

Not their biological child?

This... also explains Su Guohua's indifferent, almost cold, fatherly love towards the original owner.

"I think you're going to the Northwest, and your brain will get damaged by the sandstorms first," Su Yue scoffed, deliberately provoking her.

"I'm talking nonsense?" Lin Wan'er's smile was more like a grimace. "My mother told me long ago! Back then, that good-for-nothing Su Guohua, in order to curry favor with the leader, tried to send your newlywed mother to the big boss's bed!"

"And then, by some twist of fate, your mother, that idiot, got involved with a young regimental commander! That man is your own father!"

"Su Guohua didn't get any benefits and ended up being cuckolded. He hates your mother to death! He also hates you, you bastard! Since then, he hasn't touched your mother once again and spends every day with my mother!"

"Your mother later discovered their affair and learned the truth about what happened back then: that man gave her a ring as a token! She wanted to cause trouble, but what happened? My mother tricked her, and she died 'accidentally'!"

Lin Wan'er became more and more agitated as she spoke, spitting as she poured out all her pent-up resentment, unleashing the most vicious words directed at Su Yue.

"You're a disgrace! You're proof of your mother's shamelessness! I! I am the rightful eldest daughter of the Su family! If it weren't for you, I should have been the one marrying Gu Beichen!"

The amount of information was overwhelming, and Su Yue's brain was working at lightning speed.

Su Guohua sold his wife for personal gain.

The biological mother was framed and brutally murdered.

Her biological father was a regimental commander, and he left her a ring.

I see.

So this is the whole truth.

A surge of indescribable emotions welled up in her chest: sympathy for the original owner's mother and overwhelming hatred for Su Guohua and Lin Xiuzhen.

"Are you done talking?" Su Yue's voice was as cold as ice.

Lin Wan'er was stunned. She had anticipated Su Yue's shock, breakdown, and anger, but she never expected her to be so calm.

"Get out of here after you've finished talking, don't keep me from catching my train."

Su Yue ignored the stunned Lin Wan'er and didn't bother to look at the Revolutionary Committee cadres who were watching the drama unfold. She walked straight towards the door.

She didn't want to stay in this house for even a second longer.

As for Lin Wan'er, the little trouble she stirred up couldn't hurt Su Yue in the slightest.

Before going to Hainan Island, she needed to confirm whether what Lin Wan'er said was true.

She needs evidence.

The most direct evidence.

Su Yue turned around and gave the square-faced cadre, who was still standing there in a daze, a sweet smile.

"Comrade, I suddenly remembered something. My father was arrested in a hurry. He has a very serious heart condition. I'm worried something might happen to him. I'd like to go to the detention center to see him and bring him some medicine. Is that alright?"

Her tone was sincere, and her eyes were full of worry; she looked exactly like a dutiful daughter.

The man with the square face looked at her, then at the distraught Lin Wan'er on the ground, and had already made up his mind.

He didn't want to get involved in the Su family's mess.

Anyway, the police arrested the people, so it has nothing to do with their Revolutionary Committee.

It's better to do a favor for a military family member than to offend one.

"That's only natural, go ahead." He waved his hand, which was taken as agreement.

"Thank you, comrade."

Su Yue thanked them, picked up her bag, and left the Su family home, a place filled with filth and scheming, without looking back.

Instead of going to the train station, she headed straight for the Municipal Public Security Bureau.