She even dragged her wounds through the city begging, and was carried to the suburbs by other older beggars. It was Guo'er who dragged her to a thatched hut to shelter from the rain. At that time, when Tong Wenyao and Tong Wenxin were playing in the suburbs, they passed by the thatched hut and heard coughing from inside. Although the original owner was spoiled, he still had a trace of kindness.

She asked someone to go in and take a look. When the servant took out a piece of white cloth with words written in blood, Tong Wen Yao was a little puzzled and even shocked. At that time, Tong Wen Yao was puzzled. She didn't understand why someone would go to the capital alone for a playmate. Even though she had no way to sue, she still did not give up.

Perhaps the injuries on Xing'er's body shocked the original owner, or perhaps when Xing'er stumbled out of the thatched hut with injuries and tried to snatch the petition from the servant's hand,

At that time, Xing'er was so thin, her bones visible, that she still cried out, "Don't take away the petition Aunt Han wrote me." It was the petition Dacheng's mother had written in the prison cell, using her underwear and the blood from her fingertips. Tong Wenyao was moved for a moment, and she ordered someone to take Xing'er to Pingjiang Village and the county to seek justice for her.

But when Xing'er rushed back to Pingjiang Village, Dacheng's parents had already been tortured to death. Although the county magistrate had to re-examine the case due to the general's mansion, Dacheng's parents would never come back.

After that, Xing'er was reluctant to leave and stayed with Tong Wen Yao, and Guo'er also stayed with her in the house.

Tong Wen Yao couldn't imagine how devastated Xing'er was when she heard that Dacheng was still alive. She failed to seek justice and was kicked out of the government office. She also saw that Dacheng's parents were thrown into jail for beating the drum to seek justice.

Xing'er's steps were a little weak when she stood up. Even so, when Zhao Xiucheng saw it and stood up to help her, she pushed him away!

Then, Xing'er restrained his shoulders with both hands and questioned, "Why didn't you show up earlier? Where were you when your parents were thrown into jail after failing to seek redress?" Xing'er looked a little crazy, but Tong Wenyao at the door saw it and her eyes turned red.

Zhao Xiucheng said nothing. When he saw Xing'er like this, his heart ached. When he met Xing'er on the street and the human traffickers grabbed her hand tightly, the scar on her wrist suddenly irritated him.

His memories before the age of seven suddenly flooded back like a tide. He suddenly remembered his memories in Pingjiang Village and the kindness his adoptive parents had shown him. After rescuing Xing'er, he investigated the human traffickers while also looking into Xing'er's identity.

Zhao Xiucheng hugged Xing'er tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm late." Xing'er took a step back and said in an almost flat tone, "Dacheng, you don't owe me anything. You owe Aunt Han and Uncle Dong. I came to Beijing alone only to repay Aunt Han for raising me." She recalled how Aunt Han would often bring her food and give her old clothes. Back then, everyone was poor, and a piece of old clothing would take years to mend. How could she not know it was given to her by Aunt Han?

When Zhao Xiucheng saw Xing'er's appearance, his heart ached. He didn't dare to think about how Xing'er survived alone, and he didn't dare to think about how sad his adoptive parents were after learning of his death.

He had been murdered in the forest when his head hit a rock. When he woke up, he remembered nothing. All he could remember was his mother, holding his hand and crying, "We finally found Xiu'er."

At that time, he didn't know when he was named. He vaguely remembered his name as Cheng. When his father named him Zhao Xiu, he insisted on adding the word Cheng. His mother couldn't persuade him, so he named him Zhao Xiucheng.

It wasn't until he had been having headaches for the past two years and met Xing'er a few days ago that the memories in his mind flooded out like a tide.

That's why he asked what if he used money to redeem their family! His thoughts returned, and he looked at Xing'er in front of him. She seemed to be somewhat resistant to him. His heart ached. He was late and had caused her so much suffering.

Tong Wenyao noticed the strange atmosphere inside and coughed twice while standing at the door. Zhao Xiucheng looked up and saw something awkward on his face. But when Xing'er saw this, tears started to fall like pearls. She staggered to Tong Wenyao's side, leaned on her shoulder and said, "Dad, I want to go home!"

After a while, a chill came from her shoulders. Tong Wenyao saw that Xing'er was still crying, so she raised her hand to comfort her, "Xing'er, don't cry. Let's go back to the inn first. When we have dealt with things here, we will go home."

After Xing'er left, Tong Wenyao looked at Zhao Xiucheng and said, "Mr. Zhao, I already know your identity. If you are free tomorrow, please come to the government office to listen to the trial of Ma Dong's case."

That night, after Tong Wen Yao comforted Xing'er, she disguised herself and went out. After meeting Tietou and the others at the door of Ma Dong's house, she stayed at Ma Dong's house. It was cold at the moment, but fortunately they were all wearing thick clothes and were still in the room, so it wasn't too cold. However, it was really hard to stay at the house all the time and not be able to move.

At night, the third watch struck outside. Before anyone arrived, Tiechui quietly approached Tietou and asked, "Can we really succeed tonight by waiting for the rabbit to come as the old man said?"

Tietou wasn't anxious at all. He whispered, "We have to trust the old man." Besides, even if they waited a whole night in vain, they'd still made a profit. After all, the old man paid so much! He secretly hoped that Wu Datou would come a few days later so he could make more money.

But it turned out that Tong Wen Yao knew the gambler's temperament very well. Ever since Tietou said that he saw Wu Datou taking money into the gambling house at Ma's house, she had already thought of how to catch Wu Datou.

After a while, the dog from the auntie's house next door started barking again. Tong Wenyao quickly whispered, "Hide quickly, he's coming."

Tong Wen Yao hid behind the curtain, Tietou and Tiechui quickly squatted under the table. After waiting for a while, a dark shadow flashed past the door and the door creaked. She trotted behind the door, and when he pushed it open, the door was closed again.

Wu Datou came in holding a faint candle, and the light illuminated the entire room. He went to rummage in Ma Dong's cabinet, muttering, "What's going on? We agreed to put the silver in the cabinet, how come we can't find it?" Tong Wen Yao quietly approached Wu Datou, picked up a stick and hit him.

But I didn't expect Wu Datou to react so quickly. When he noticed someone behind him, he pretended to look for something, and then when Tong Wenyao approached, he immediately dodged and counterattacked. Fortunately, Tong Wenyao was prepared and barely avoided the dagger he stabbed at, but his abdomen was also scratched and blood flowed out.

Wu Datou looked at Tong Wenyao and sneered, "So this is a trap! Haha, I was wondering where the silver was, but I didn't expect it to be a trap."