As the sound of a lock being opened came from inside, Aunt Liu turned to look at her.

Zhou Chunhua quickly put the knife to Aunt Liu's neck.

Squeak...

As the small door on the large iron gate opened, she met the gaze of the person inside.

That's right! It was the old man with graying temples who spoke to her first when she entered the village during the day.

Aunt Liu had previously told her about this old man whom everyone called "Uncle".

His surname is Wu, Wu with the radical "口" (mouth) and the given name is Hao.

A native of Sha Tin Tsui.

Not only was he smarter than the villagers, but what he was even more outstanding was his insight.

Aunt Liu said he was not only ruthless, but also the only person who could say whatever he wanted to people.

Moreover, he is more cunning than a durian.

He never opened his heart to anyone, regardless of their relationship to him.

To him, as long as you are useful, you are his confidant, and he will treat you like a brother, confide in you, and you can get more benefits from him than from anyone else.

But... the moment you lose your usefulness, he will immediately turn your bones into a stepping stone for his ascent.

Aunt Liu also said that over the years, the only person who had ever been on friendly terms with Wu Hao and was still alive was Lu Ming.

However, that only applies before Lu Ming tries to take Erni away.

From the night Lu Ming attempted to secretly take Erni away, Lu Ming was no longer Wu Hao's little brother, but a stumbling block that he had to eliminate.

"How...how dare you..."

As soon as Wu Hao opened his mouth, Aunt Liu took two steps forward with him: "Uncle, save me! She...she killed Jiabao, and my Lao Huang too! Uncle, I don't want to die, save me, I don't want to die!"

Just as Aunt Liu had told her, Zhou Chunhua stared intently at Wu Hao.

Just as Aunt Liu had said, Wu Hao's attention was entirely focused on her.

Zhou Chunhua was secretly watching Aunt Liu's every move out of the corner of her eye.

As Aunt Liu had said, all she had to do was attract Wu Hao's attention; everything else was up to her.

Although she didn't know what Aunt Liu was planning, this was her only chance to save Nini! So, no matter what the future held, she had to move forward.

However, just as Aunt Liu was leading her forward, Wu Hao suddenly took several large steps back.

As a result, Aunt Liu not only failed to get closer to Wu Hao, but Wu Hao actually widened the distance between them.

Sure enough, Wu Hao's vigilance and cunning were just as Aunt Liu had said, even more so than the sharp point of a durian shell.

"Uncle! Save me!" Aunt Liu cried as she approached Wu Hao again.

However, Wu Hao shouted, "Don't move!"

The moment Aunt Liu stopped, Zhou Chunhua pressed the knife against Aunt Liu's neck even tighter.

"Uncle... help me!" Aunt Liu was still crying.

Unexpectedly, Wu Hao roared, "Shut up! How do I know you're not in cahoots with her?"

As soon as she said that, Zhou Chunhua's leg involuntarily twitched.

Wu Hao is too cunning!

With the knife so tightly pressed against her, his first reaction wasn't to care about what had happened at Aunt Liu's house, but rather to suspect whether Aunt Liu was in cahoots with her!

"Uncle, what are you saying? I... how could I... You can't possibly doubt that the knife in my neck is fake, can you? Uncle! You can't just leave me to die! I'm the only one left in my family!"

Aunt Liu suddenly covered her face and burst into tears.

Wu Hao's suspicious gaze also eased somewhat.

This gave Zhou Chunhua hope.

Next, she continued as Aunt Liu had instructed...

"Shut up! Hand over Lu Ming right now! If I don't see him today, none of you will live!" With that, she hooked her foot back, and the small iron gate slammed shut.

She pulled Aunt Wu back two steps, and when their backs touched the latch, she used her hand to fasten it.

As for the lock hanging on the door, she casually took it down and did not lock the door as Aunt Liu had instructed.

Although Aunt Liu repeatedly emphasized that if you want to leave Sha Tin Tsui alive, you must be prepared to die and get rid of Wu Hao.

But deep down, she still felt that locking the door was also cutting off her escape route.

Gu Yao once taught her that no matter when or where, the first thing to consider is leaving yourself a way out.

So she decided to do as Gu Yao said.

At that moment, as she locked the door, making a clanging sound, Aunt Liu, as she had said before, used her crying to cover up the sound of her locking the door.

But she used Aunt Liu's crying to cover up the sound of herself taking the lock away.

She casually tossed the padlock into her pocket, then grabbed Aunt Liu by the neck and yelled, "Let Lu Ming out! Otherwise, none of you are leaving here today!"

This is the third step in Aunt Liu's plan.

Use your voice to lure everyone out of Wu Hao's house.

The purpose of doing this was, of course, to let her see with her own eyes whether the uncle's granddaughter-in-law, Erni, was her daughter, Nini.

After she let out that low growl, Aunt Liu's crying intensified as planned.

After all, if you make too much noise at the door, it might disturb the people around you.

At this moment, she locked Wu Hao's yard, so her crying had no appeal to anyone around her.

Not only does Wu Hao frequently abuse his own wife, but even his son beats his wife whenever he's unhappy to make himself happy.

So the sound of a woman crying coming from Wu Hao's yard was already commonplace for the people around.

In addition, it was the middle of the night, and after everyone had been running around in the mountains all day, no one wanted to take charge at night.

The next second, just as Aunt Liu had said, the lights in several rooms came on.

Immediately afterwards, we heard several sounds of doors opening.

Then a furious roar came from inside: "Dad!"

Zhou Chunhua looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man, about her age, rushing out of a nearby house.

Judging from the man's appearance, he must be Wu Hao's son, Wu Tianqi.

Aunt Liu said that Wu Hao named his son Tianqi because his son had almost died several times when he was still in his wife's womb.

Wu Hao spent a lot of money to ensure his wife could give birth to their son.

That's why Wu Hao chose the name Tianqi, which means "divine blessing".

Wu Tianqi was born with congenital deficiencies, so he was in poor health from a young age and practically grew up taking medicine.

Aunt Liu said that most of the unscrupulous things Wu Hao and his men did outside were to earn money to prolong the life of his son, Wu Tianqi.

This is precisely why Wu Hao dislikes his wife, and why he feels that his wife not only doesn't bring him good fortune, but may even bring him bad luck when things don't go his way.

That's why he drags his wife out and beats her up whenever he's unhappy.

Zhou Chunhua couldn't help but look around.

Where's Nini? Where's her Nini?!