The village party secretary said, "Jianguo, listen to my advice and just let it go. If you really do this, where will your mother be?"

Zhai Er was smart and immediately understood what the village party secretary meant. He shouted to Grandma Zhai, "Mother, we are your sons. You can't just watch Lao San take us to the police station." He then said to Zhai Jianguo, "Lao San, mother is still here. Do you really not recognize your brother? Do you really want to stab mother in the heart? How do you want mother to feel? Brothers killing each other?"

Zhai Da also shouted: "Mother, please save us! Jianguo will really send us to the police station, and then you will never see your son again."

Zhai Jianguo's actions also stopped because of the words of the village party secretary and Zhai Er.

He looked towards the door and saw his mother standing there looking at them, her face pale and with an expression of great pain.

Zhai Jianguo's heart trembled.

Finally calmed down.

He was just angry and wanted to send Zhai Da and Zhai Er to the police station, but he forgot about his mother.

Originally, I was sleeping at home, but now I am standing at the scene. If he really lets someone arrest Zhai Da and Zhai Er, what will I think?

She would be sad, right? Even if she didn't say it, she would feel resentful in her heart.

No matter how bad Zhai Da and Zhai Er are, they are still A Niang's sons.

Zhai Jianguo's originally firm heart began to waver at this moment.

Seeing Zhai Jianguo's expression, Zhai Da and Zhai Er felt happy, knowing that the crisis might be resolved.

The village party secretary said, "Jianguo, sometimes you have to be considerate and not just follow your temper. Uncle also believes that your elder and second brothers would never do such a thing. They don't have the courage. Maybe it's really as they said, they just want Ah Hong to live a good life and want people in the city to adopt him."

Zhai Jianguo gritted his teeth.

"Secretary, if they really did engage in human trafficking, even if it makes my mother disappointed, even if it makes my mother hate me, I will send them to the police station."

The village party secretary said, "I know and understand your feelings. If they really are involved in human trafficking, you don't have to step in. I will take care of it and I won't make it difficult for you."

Zhai Jianguo was silent.

The village party secretary said, "But now they have done nothing, right? This is a big deal. You can't just say they did it. After all, this is no joke. Human trafficking is a serious crime. Do you know what crime you will be convicted of?"

Zhai Jianguo said: "Of course."

Zhai Da and Zhai Er also pricked up their ears, as they were most concerned about where they would go.

They also knew that the two cadres would definitely be able to protect them. After all, if this matter were to get out, it would be a disgrace to Zhaijia Village.

The village party secretary would never let Zhai Jianguo do this.

Even though they knew they were safe for the time being, Zhai Da and Zhai Er were still worried.

They were afraid that Zhai Jianguo would become stubborn and then ignore everyone and insist on bringing them to justice without giving any consideration to anyone's face.

They have taken money from people in the city and have not yet returned it. This matter cannot stand up to scrutiny. If it is really brought to the public security bureau, it will not take long for the truth to be revealed.

Even if they fail in human trafficking, they will still suffer the consequences.

The crime of human trafficking is now very serious.

Even in the countryside, they know something about it. It’s mainly because the village party secretary and village head always spread legal knowledge to them, saying that some things cannot be done, while others can be done.

In particular, if these matters were brought to the attention of the Revolutionary Committee, they would be severely punished if they did not die.

Thinking of this, Zhai Da and Zhai Er quickly exchanged glances.

Zhai Da said, "Jianguo, you brothers were wrong. We will never do such a thing again. Even if you are in a difficult situation, you will still support Ah Hong. When you are not around, we will treat him like our own son and will never think of letting anyone else adopt him."

They did have this idea before, but now they don’t dare to do it.

The third brother is back, do they still have the courage?

The third brother is too ruthless and leaves no room for leniency. I am really afraid of him.

Zhai Jianguo's face turned cold. "Party secretary, village chief, are you trying to protect them?"

The village party secretary was furious. Why was Jianguo so stubborn?

Aren't they doing this for his own good?

If he really brought Zhai Da and Zhai Er to justice, no matter whether Zhai Da and Zhai Er did those things or not, when they were sent to the Revolutionary Committee, they would be severely punished if they did not die.

What will Grandma Zhai think then?

Why doesn't this child listen to advice?

The village party secretary was a little annoyed.

The village chief said at this time: "Jianguo, we don't want to cover up for them. There is no conclusion yet. We won't discuss whether they did it or not. The secretary just said it for your sake."

Zhai Jianguo raised his eyebrows.

The village chief pulled Zhai Jianguo aside and advised: "The secretary doesn't want you to be embarrassed. Think about it, if you really kill your two brothers, even if your mother doesn't say it, she will hate you in her heart."

Zhai Jianguo frowned slightly, thinking that what the village chief said made sense.

He naturally knew that his mother would hate him.

When he did this, he did not think that his mother would forgive him. He just did not want Zhai Da and Zhai Er to get away with nothing after doing such a thing.

If the police eventually find out that they really haven't engaged in human trafficking, then that's it.

But if they did, even if his mother hated them, he would make sure they got the punishment they deserved.

The village chief said, "I know that you have convinced yourself that your two brothers did such a thing, but if you go to the police station and they clear your brothers' name, how will you end up?"

The village chief's words made Zhai Jianguo fall into deep thought.

Zhai Jianguo said: "Village head, I can promise you this, but that doesn't mean I can let it go."

Since he couldn't investigate openly, he would investigate secretly.

After all, such things must not be tolerated.

Whenever he thought about the fact that there was a wolf lurking around him, he felt unsafe.

Who knows if the wolf will come up to him again one day and bite him and tear off his flesh?

The village chief was speechless for a moment. He also knew Zhai Jianguo's character and that he always kept his word.

The reason you gave them face today and didn't pursue the matter is because you didn't want to make his mother sad, right?

But Zhai Jianguo is Zhai Jianguo after all. He has a very stubborn character and he probably won't give up easily.

On the other side, the village party secretary also pulled Zhai Da and Zhai Er aside and asked them whether they had done this or not.

Zhai Da and Zhai Er insisted that they had not done anything wrong. They were just being kind and wanted the people in the city to adopt Zhai Hong. Apart from this, there was nothing else going on.

Seeing how resolute they were in their words, the village party secretary knew that they definitely had not done it. After all, they would not dare to commit such a serious crime as human trafficking.

The village party secretary said, "Since you didn't do it, I'm relieved. You know Jianguo is a stubborn person, and he won't give up. If you didn't do it, that would be the best. If you did, please erase all traces for me, don't hurt the friendship between brothers, and don't hurt your mother's feelings."

Zhai Da and Zhai looked at each other and suddenly understood what the village party secretary meant.

The village party secretary didn't say that he believed them, but no matter whether they did it or not, they had to wipe out all traces.

Whether they have done this or not, others don't know, but they know it clearly in their hearts.

They did receive the deposit, that's absolutely true, but they didn't accomplish it in the end, and Zhai Jianguo came back.

They also know that the deposit must be returned, but how to return it and whether the other party will bite back at them is a problem.

They were also troubled by Zhai Jianguo's return.

He didn't come back earlier or later, but just after they did what they did, and caught them in the act.

Even if they wanted to make up for it, they had no chance.

When Zhai Jianguo came back, his complexion looked much better, but still gloomy.

Especially when he saw Zhai Da and Zhai Er, his face was still very ugly.

Zhai Da and Zhai Er were embarrassed and did not dare to go forward to talk.

Zhai Jianguo said: "I will let you off today, not because of our brotherly love, but for the sake of my mother and my two uncles. But you better not have done anything to let me down, otherwise even if my mother hates me, I will not let this go."

Zhai Da/Zhai Er: “Of course we didn’t do that. Why don’t you want to believe it?” They were afraid that if they didn’t say it firmly, it would arouse Zhai Jianguo’s suspicion.

Zhai Jianguo: “I hope so!” His tone was still one of disbelief.

Seeing that Zhai Jianguo finally decided not to pursue the matter, the village party secretary and the village chief finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, I felt a little guilty.

After all, during the three years when Jianguo was away, they had indeed neglected his family because they had heard the news of his sacrifice.

If they had taken better care of Zhai Hong, perhaps none of these things would have happened.

"It's better that you haven't done this. If I find out that you have done it, no matter who comes to persuade you, it will be useless. I will send you to the public security bureau according to the law. People who traffic in human beings should be shot!" Zhai Jianguo said word by word.

After hearing this, Zhai Da and Zhai Er were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

Shot dead?

The two village committee officials were silent.

They could not say anything against it.

This is a hero's request.

Whether it is Zhai Jianguo, Zhai Da or Zhai Er, they are all from Zhaijia Village.

But Zhai Jianguo also has another identity, that is, a soldier fighting in the southwest and a hero.

At this time, they cannot let the hero down.

Heroes are fighting for their country on the front lines, but they, as the troops in the rear, can't even protect the heroes' children?

This is a dereliction of duty on their part.

The two officers were terrified, with burning embarrassment and guilt on their faces.

Especially when being looked at by Zhai Jianguo's deep eyes, I felt indescribably embarrassed.

At this moment, they hoped that Zhai Da and Zhai Er had not done anything against their conscience, otherwise - even they could not save them.

In the end, this matter ended with much ado about nothing.

Everyone left the Zhai family, except Zhai Er's family.

Zhai Er almost sat on the ground with his legs limp. "Oh my god, this third brother... is really ruthless!"

He had always known that the third brother was a ruthless character, but he never expected that he would actually kill his own relatives for the sake of justice.

They really wanted to send them to the police station. If it weren't for the two village cadres, they would probably be on the way to the police station by now.

Zhai Da also sighed: "The third brother is really ruthless. We should stop targeting his family in the future."

This time is enough. How dare you do it again in the future?

Aunt Zhai said, "So let's just call it a day?"

Zhai Da said, "If we don't let it go, are you going to continue? Do you want your man to go to jail?"

Aunt Zhai shook her head repeatedly: "Of course I don't want to."

Zhai Da said, "We should return the deposit as soon as possible. As long as we have this money in our pockets, I will feel uneasy and always feel that something bad will happen."

Zhai Er frowned, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Until Zhai Da poked him and said, "Second brother, what are you thinking about?"

Zhai Er came back to his senses. "Oh, I was thinking, how can we get the money back? After all, when that person took the deposit, he said that he would make sure the job is done. But now that we have messed up, will there be revenge?"

Zhai Da: “No,…not really?” He wasn’t particularly sure.

At this moment, both families became worried.

…

Zhai Jianguo picked up his son and helped Grandma Zhai leave the Zhai family.

On the way, the mother and son didn't speak to each other.

The air pressure is very low all around.

Zhai Hong, lying in Zhai Jianguo's arms, said nothing and fell asleep in his arms.

Zhai Jianguo finally couldn't help but ask, "Mother, will you hate me?"

Grandma Zhai glanced at him, sighed, but said nothing.

Zhai Jianguo knew that A Niang was heartbroken.

Even if A Niang said bad things about the eldest and second sons, they were still her sons after all. How could she just watch them kill each other?

Even though she didn't show it on her face, Zhai Jianguo knew that what happened today was a big blow to the old lady.

Zhai Jianguo suddenly felt a little resentful towards the villager who took the old man in. If A Niang had not come over at night, she would not have seen him beating his brothers, and she would not have known that he wanted to bring the eldest and second oldest brothers to justice.

As long as you haven't seen it in person, even if A-niang knows what happened through other people's mouths in the future, it won't be as exciting as seeing it with your own eyes.

After a long while, when she was almost at the door of her house, Grandma Zhai said, "Don't think about it. Go back and have a good sleep."

I didn't say he did it well, nor did I say he did it badly.

Zhai Jianguo also sighed in his heart.

…

When Zhai Jianguo got up early the next morning, he wanted to go into the city.

He went to the county town for two reasons. First, he wanted to investigate the matter of Zhai Da and Zhai Er at the Armed Forces Department. Second, he also wanted to see if there was anything he could buy in the city, as there was nothing at home.

Zhai Jianguo planned to take the village's ox cart and leave.

In fact, there is a tractor in the village. It is usually driven to the county town only when food is transported, and it is kept in the village on weekdays.

The most direct means of transportation in the village is the oxcart. Oxen can be used to plow the land, but they can be harnessed to a cart, and it becomes a means of transportation.

Very convenient.

The person who drove the car was the captain of the militia. Not only Zhai Jianguo but also many other people wanted to go to the city to buy things.

We originally planned to use a tractor, but in the end we didn't get the application, so we used this ox cart instead.

Zhai Jianguo jumped onto the ox cart and walked towards the town with the militia captain and several villagers.

As soon as I reached the entrance of the village, I saw a figure in the distance running towards me.

Zhai Jianguo could see clearly that it was his son Zhai Hong.

The little guy ran very fast despite his small body.

But he couldn't catch up with the ox cart and was so anxious that his face was covered with sweat.

"Stop!" Zhai Jianguo shouted.

The militia captain stopped the ox cart.

Before the car stopped, Zhai Jianguo rushed out and hugged his son who was running over.

"What's wrong, son?" Zhai Jianguo asked concernedly, thinking something had happened to his son.

The little bun opened his tightly pursed lips and said, "I, will come with you."

"My son is going with you?" Zhai Jianguo was surprised.

Zhai Hong nodded, he wanted to go.

He wants to be with his father every moment.

He was afraid that his father would leave again and never come back.

Just like A Niang, who said she was going to the city to find a job, but never came back.

Just leave him and his grandma at home and never ask them again.

Now that his mother is gone, he only has his father and grandmother left.

If his father also passed away, he would only have his grandmother left.

He didn't want his father to leave too.

He would only feel at ease if he followed his father all the time.

Zhai Jianguo had already picked him up and put his son on his neck. "Okay, son, dad will take you there."

When Zhai Jianguo returned, there was already a little tail. The militia captain couldn't help but look at the father and son for a second.

"Brother Jianguo, why did you bring Ah Hong along?"

The child is still so young, what if something happens?

Zhai Jianguo said: "My son wants to go, so I will take him with me."

"There won't be any trouble, will there?" asked the militia captain.

Zhai Jianguo asked, "What's going on?"

The militia captain opened his mouth, but finally closed it.

Well, the father has already said that he wants to take his son with him, what else can he say?

Zhai Jianguo was naturally not afraid of anyone bullying his son.

He is on missions outside all year round, how could he not be able to protect his own son?

And his son must be as outstanding as him.

Even at a young age, he already knew what to do and what not to do.

Zhai Hong was brought along.

Zhai Hong was feeling indescribably happy at this moment.

He leaned in his father's arms, feeling his father's heartbeat. This feeling was so real.

But I'm afraid this is just a dream.

He had too many dreams, always dreaming that his father came back.

But every time I woke up, Dad was not there.

Only grandma was with him.

At first, his mother was with him, but later she left and didn't want him anymore.

The adults thought he didn't know.

In fact, he knows everything.

He is not a child anymore. After his birthday, he will be five years old.

He understands everything.

Mother just doesn't want him anymore.

He felt particularly safe being held in his father's strong arms.

When my father didn't come back, my mother was still here. She would always point to the photo on the wall and say to him, "Ah Hong, that's your father. Your father is a hero. When you grow up, you must be like your father and be a man of integrity."

My mother's words kept replaying in my ears.

At that time, Zhai Hong seemed to understand but not quite, and could not comprehend what A Niang said.

But he knew one thing: his father was a hero.

Later, my mother couldn't wait any longer and passed away one day.

"Dad, will you leave me?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Dad won't leave." Zhai Jianguo assured him.

Zhai Hong said, "Dad is lying. You will be gone soon and leave me behind." His voice was filled with tears.

With his head down, the little boy was sensitive and begged humbly.

He always thought that his father would be like his mother, who said he would never leave him but left in the end.

"Dad, when you leave, can you take Hong with you?"

Looking at his son's expectant eyes, Zhai Jianguo couldn't refuse.

However, he had not yet taken up the post of accompanying the army.

He wanted to take his son with him, but he couldn't join the army, so his son couldn't go.

"Dad, please don't let me go." Little Zhai Hong seemed to know what his father was thinking and suddenly turned around and hugged him.

This scene made everyone else in the car's eyes turn red.

The militia captain said, "Brother Jianguo, if possible, you can take Ah Hong with you. Ah Hong is a very well behaved child and will not cause you any trouble."

"Dad..." Zhai Hong shouted.

"...Okay..." Zhai Jianguo couldn't say no.

If you don't meet the conditions to join the army, then don't go.

He will take the person there first and think of a solution later.

He suddenly thought of Ran Xiasheng, Mi Yuehua, and their daughter.

Maybe...

Can……

Zhai Jianguo felt that he knew what he should do.

No matter how difficult it is, he wants to give it a try.

He was too worried about his children in the countryside. Of course, if the instructions from the army were not given, there was nothing he could do, as it was not something he could decide.

…

Ran Yingying's family had no idea that Zhai Jianguo had set his sights on them.

yawn!

Ran Yingying suddenly sneezed.

A very loud sneeze.

This scared Ran Xiasheng and Mi Yuehua.

My daughter has been in good health since she was born, so why did she suddenly start sneezing?

At this moment, the couple became anxious.

Ran Xiasheng said, "I will take Yingying to the hospital first and let the doctor take a look."

Mi Yuehua said, "Go quickly, take this little quilt with you, don't let the child catch a cold."

Ran Yingying sneezed, which scared the couple so much that they just wanted to take the child to the hospital.

But I didn’t see Ran Yingying rolling her eyes.

Dad, Mom, I'm fine!

It's really okay!

I just sneezed, I'm not sick!

I'm in good health!

How could she, who practices every day, get sick?

People who practice Taoism always have good physical fitness.

Even if she was only practicing the Kinki Kung Fu, it was good for strengthening the body.

The author has something to say: Ran Xiasheng/Mi Yuehua: Oh no, the baby is sick, we have to go to the hospital quickly!

Ran Yingying: I'm not! I didn't! I just miss my brother.