"Jiakai, what's wrong?" Zhao Zhenzhu walked over and asked with concern.

Zhou Jiakai's face was full of panic, and Zhao Zhenzhu had a feeling that something was wrong.

"Mom, Zhou Jiaxiang...he...stopped me, took out a knife...and forced me to give him money," Zhou Jiakai said haltingly, his breath ragged.

"Are you hurt? Where?" Zhao Zhenzhu was startled and quickly pulled Zhou Jiakai over to check him up and down.

“Mom, I…I’m okay. I threw the money at him and ran away,” Zhou Jiakai said.

"You did the right thing. When facing danger, the first thing to do is to protect yourself." Zhao Zhenzhu breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Zhenzhu was extremely fortunate that, on a whim the day before yesterday, when the children asked her to tell a story, she told them that story with a touch of tragedy.

In this era, children are taught to be brave, to fight, and to sacrifice themselves for others.

Zhao Zhenzhu was afraid that if the children encountered trouble, they would act impulsively and disregard their own safety.

When children encounter bad people, the right thing to do is to find a way to escape first, and then go to the police to seek justice!

“Mom, I remember what you said: you must put your own safety first. Money can be earned back. Zhou Jiaxiang had a knife, so I gave him the money.” Seeing that Zhao Zhenzhu didn’t complain about him wasting money, Zhou Jiakai couldn’t help but smile.

“That’s right, you should put your own safety first. Nothing is more important than life.” Zhao Zhenzhu nodded and praised.

"Mom, Zhou Jiaxiang stole my money. Should we go to the police station to report it now? Will Grandpa Jin arrest Zhou Jiaxiang?" Zhou Jiakai asked.

"You do your homework at home, I'll go find your Grandpa Jin in a bit," Zhao Zhenzhu said, patting Zhou Jiakai's head.

In fact, Zhao Zhenzhu knew.

This time, when she went to report the case to Chief Jin, Chief Jin would at most arrest Zhou Jiaxiang and detain him in the police station for a few days, then release him after some education.

Zhou Jiaxiang is too young.

Moreover, Zhou Jiaxiang didn't steal much money this time, just a few cents, which is far from enough to warrant a criminal sentence.

However, Zhou Jiaxiang has already set his sights on Zhou Jiakai and will definitely not let it go after taking the money once.

If left unchecked, who knows what Zhou Jiaxiang might do next!

Therefore, you should still report it to the police.

Zhao Zhenzhu was somewhat confused.

In his past life, Zhou Jiaxiang actually did quite well.

After graduating from junior high school, Zhou Jiaxiang went to work as a temporary worker at a machinery factory in the county town.

Later, it's unclear whether it was Zhou Fugui or Zhou Meimei who pulled some strings for Zhou Jiaxiang, and Zhou Jiaxiang became a full-time employee.

The year Zhao Zhenzhu died, Zhou Jiaxiang had already risen to the position of workshop supervisor. Zhou Jiaxiang's wife was the daughter of the deputy director of the machinery factory.

In this life, Zhou Jiaxiang followed Liang Xiaobao and became a thief.

Moreover, at such a young age, he dared to commit armed robbery.

If Zhou Bingxing doesn't properly manage Zhou Jiaxiang, Zhou Jiaxiang might become a "murderer" in the future.

When the word "murderer" came to Zhao Zhenzhu's mind, she felt a pang of unease.

In his past life, Zhou Jiakai was a "murderer".

Zhou Jiakai had just turned eighteen a few days ago when Zhou Jiaxiang, who worked in the county town, returned home.

Zhou Jiaxiang came to the third house specifically to find Zhou Jiakai, saying that their factory was recruiting temporary workers, and if Zhou Jiakai was interested, he would take him to the factory tomorrow.

Since the deaths of Zhao Qingshan's family and Zhou Bingchen, the lives of Zhao Zhenzhu and her children have plummeted.

The Zhou family disliked the dishonorable cause of Zhou Bingchen's death, as it brought shame upon their entire family in Zhoujia Village.

The Zhou family members, including the younger generation like Zhou Jiaxiang, Zhou Jiasheng, and Zhou Hongyu, never gave Zhao Zhenzhu and her sons a kind look. Sometimes they would scold them over the smallest things.

Zhou Jiakai and Zhou Yunyun were both prevented from continuing their education by Zhou Fugui after finishing junior high school.

In 1986, Zhoujia Village implemented the household contract responsibility system.

After tending to their own fields, Zhao Zhenzhu and her two children also had to help Ding Ermei tend to her fields.

Raising pigs and chickens and doing laundry were also tasks for Zhao Zhenzhu and her family.

Besides filling one's own stomach, farming doesn't earn much money at all.

Zhou Jiakai would definitely want to take the opportunity to work in a factory in the county town.

The next morning, Zhou Jiakai, with the ten yuan Zhao Zhenzhu had given him, followed Zhou Jiaxiang to the county town full of anticipation.

Starting that morning, Zhao Zhenzhu's eyelids kept twitching, making her feel uneasy.

That evening, Zhou Dazhu received a call from the county public security bureau informing Zhao Zhenzhu that Zhou Jiakai had killed someone in the county and had been arrested by the police.

Zhao Zhenzhu panicked.

How could Jiakai, her son, have killed someone when he went to the county town with Zhou Jiaxiang to look for work?

Zhao Zhenzhu wanted to see Zhou Jiakai to find out what had happened.

Zhao Zhenzhu gave all her money to Zhou Jiakai.

When Zhao Zhenzhu asked Ding Ermei for money, Ding Ermei scolded her but refused to give her a single penny.

Having no other choice, Zhao Zhenzhu had to swallow her pride and borrow a few yuan from Aunt Zhang next door, and went to the county town early the next morning.

Zhao Zhenzhu went to the police station, hoping to see Zhou Jiakai.

The police said that Zhou Jiakai's case was too serious and he had already been sent to the detention center, so they could not see him.

Zhao Zhenzhu went to the machinery factory to find Zhou Jiaxiang and ask him what exactly happened.

Zhou Jiaxiang complained that he accompanied Zhou Jiakai shopping that day, and when he went to the toilet because of a stomachache, Zhou Jiakai killed someone on the street.

Zhou Jiaxiang had no idea why Zhou Jiakai wanted to kill someone.

After returning from Zhou Jiaxiang's place, Zhao Zhenzhu knelt at the entrance of the police station, crying out for justice. Zhao Zhenzhu couldn't believe her son would kill someone; her Jiakai wouldn't even kill a chicken at home, how could he commit murder?

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