The two brothers, Su Yahu and Su Yalong, went back and discussed the matter. They felt that even if they contacted the police station, if Shen Heng was determined to have the child, the police station would not be able to make him come up with that much money.

The two brothers were determined not to do business at a loss, and this time they came with an "adoptive parent".

Bai Jiaojiao glanced at Shen Heng.

There's only one road from the foot of the mountain to the village. Li Shiqing just left, so we should run into these two.

But judging from Su Yahu's tone, he didn't seem to know that Su Yangang was here at all.

It seems Li Shiqing is up to no good.

Bai Jiaojiao was happy to cooperate: "Brother Su, please wait inside for a while and don't make a sound."

"What's the meaning?"

"You'll find out soon why I'm teaching Zhigao to write these things."

Bai Jiaojiao kept everyone in suspense.

Su Yalong and Su Yahu entered the house, this time with a thorough plan and an aggressive demeanor.

"Shen Heng's family, didn't you say last time that we should bring the adoptive parents to sign the agreement? Here they are, you can sign it!"

As soon as Su Yahu arrived, he sat down in the chair again, this time with his legs spread apart, looking completely unmoved.

Bai Jiaojiao sized up the person sitting in another chair. The man had dry hair, a sallow complexion, and was not even as tall as Bai Jiaojiao. He was also very thin.

"Which commune and brigade are you from? How many people are in your family? Why did you adopt a child? If Zhigao goes with you, will he be able to go to school in two years?"

“I’m from Lushima Commune, in another county. My wife and I have been married for several years but haven’t had any children. Don’t worry, once he comes to our family, he will be our only son. We will sell everything we own to send him to school.”

The thin man spoke sincerely, but Bai Jiaojiao's eyes darted around his face: "Did you bring your identification?"

"The entire brigade is on vacation now, and I didn't get my ID card when I came out."

"You don't have any identification, how am I supposed to know if what you're saying is true?"

Bai Jiaojiao knew that these two brothers were definitely up to something.

Shen Heng spoke up from the side: "How many years have you been here? Your dialect sounds quite authentic."

"Heng-ge, you're saying he's not a local?"

Bai Jiaojiao herself has only been here for less than two years, and she speaks Mandarin, which makes the people of Shili Village laugh at her for speaking in a foreign accent.

She couldn't detect anything amiss with the man's dialect, but Shen Heng was acutely aware of it.

"Why do you say I'm not a local? My family has lived here for generations. I'm from the next county, so my dialect is a little different, which is normal!" The man was thin, but his tone was quite aggressive.

"You might fool others, but you can't fool me. There are plenty of outsiders like you at the docks."

When Shen Heng was a teenager, he had never been to a village and spent his days in the town. Just by looking at the man's demeanor and his sallow face from not seeing the sun for a long time, he could deduce the man's background.

"You two really dared to sell Zhigao to human traffickers?!"

When Bai Jiaojiao heard Shen Heng say that this person came from the docks, she felt her pores stand on end.

With such strict regulations now, no one dares to break the law, but almost every year there are deadly gang fights throughout the county.

In such a chaotic place, and with outsiders like them, what good could they possibly be?

"You're talking nonsense!" Su Yahu jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, his finger almost poking Bai Jiaojiao's face.

Su Yalong chimed in, "Let me tell you, if you talk like that, I'm going to sue you for defamation!"

"ah--"

Su Yahu's fingers were gripped by Chen Heng and twisted violently in the opposite direction, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Heng-ge, I'm going to call the police! This person is definitely not a good person!"

Bai Jiaojiao was about to leave when Su Yalong said coldly, "If you dare to go out and call the police, I'll go in and take the child away. Do you think Shen Heng can control the three of us by himself?"

Bai Jiaojiao turned around and looked at Su Yalong as if she were watching a joke.

She said, "You wanted to sell Zhigao years ago, but your mother disagreed. So you two brothers took the opportunity to say you wouldn't support your mother in her old age, and you didn't even come back to collect her body after she passed away. All these years, have you ever thought about it? One of your workstations belonged to Zhigao's father, and the other was bought with his pension. Aren't you heartless?"

Bai Jiaojiao said this intentionally so that Su Yangang inside the room could hear it, but Su Yalong thought that Bai Jiaojiao was at her wit's end and that's why she brought up these old grievances.

“My mother made her own choice! My eldest brother died young, who can we blame? If he dies, will we never live again?”

Su Yalong lunged at Shen Heng, trying to subdue him together with his brother.

He said to the thin man, "The child is in the east room. You can go in and take him away!"

The skinny man immediately sprang into action, while Bai Jiaojiao stood there calmly, which puzzled Su Yalong.

"ah!"

Before the skinny man even entered the house, he was punched in the eye by a fist that reached out from inside the door.

"Damn, who's in the house?"

Su Yalong and Su Yahu turned their heads at the same time, only to see a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

They had done something wrong, and even in broad daylight, when they saw Su Yangang come back to life, their legs went weak.

"Big...Big Brother?"

"Big brother!"

Su Yahu immediately cowered: "It was all Yalong's idea, I had no choice. Big brother, you know I've always been reckless since I was a child, and I always listen to Yalong. If you have a grudge, go find him. It has nothing to do with me. Big brother, please let me go!"

If it weren't for Shen Heng holding him back, Su Yahu would have knelt down before Su Yangang.

Su Yalong was terrified at the moment and had no mind to blame Su Yahu for selling him out like that.

He swallowed hard: "Big brother..."

"You two bastards!"

Su Yangang leaned against the doorframe, speaking with great difficulty: "If I hadn't come back today, would Zhigao have really been sold out by you?! If I really die, he's my only descendant. I've always treated you well! Why would you do such a heartless thing!"

Su Yangang was heartbroken. He also said that he didn't see his two younger brothers when he came back, and the villagers didn't mention them either.

His mother died, and his wife ran away. He was afraid that his two brothers would also meet with misfortune, so he didn't dare to ask. Who knew that they had taken his pension and made a fortune.

Bai Jiaojiao had already said so much, what else could Su Yangang not understand?

His heart is now like it's been ravaged by a thousand troops, shattered into pieces.

He said to Bai Jiaojiao, "It's freezing cold, no need to call the police. Just wait for my bodyguards to come, and we'll tie up all three of them together. Then I'll personally take them to the police station!"

Bai Jiaojiao nodded. She was quite confident in Shen Heng's martial arts skills. He could easily take on two opponents. The skinny out-of-town man was just an extra; Su Yangang had already pinned him to the ground so he couldn't get up.