"Wei Lao Er, you're finally back! Hurry back to the old house, your father has been arrested."

The team members returned early; the commune was only so big, and they didn't have much spare money to go sightseeing.

They rushed back home after buying the things, as they had a lot of things to do. Unexpectedly, the disciplinary committee came to their brigade, and everyone was too scared to come out.

"Who arrested him?" Wei Baichuan guessed what had happened. He didn't want to know, but if he didn't ask anything, others would think he was heartless.

He doesn't really care, he just doesn't want people pointing fingers at his wife. He'll just ask if they want to, he won't care.

"Those guys wearing red armbands, they asked where your dad lived, and then they arrested you." The team members' voices trembled as they spoke.

Wei Baichuan was taken aback. If he had run away to the commune, how did those people know which brigade he was from and even come looking for him?

Wei Baichuan thought of the air-raid shelter. Was this all the fuss about? What exactly happened?

“I’m anxious too, but what can I do? I’m going home now, I’ll ask around later.” Wei Baichuan pulled his wife away quickly.

Everyone realized what was going on. What could Wei Lao Er, a country bumpkin, do? That was the police station! Who would dare to question them?

Thinking back to what they saw a few years ago, a student of traditional Chinese medicine from the neighboring brigade was labeled a reactionary, and how violent the beatings and destructions were back then.

Fearing trouble, his family cut off all ties with him, and his sons even beat him to show their determination.

In the end, the old man was beaten to death, and after thinking about it, he dared not say anything more.

If Wei Lao Er were to take charge, wouldn't that be harming people? Many people, remembering their own experiences in the black market, became even more frightened.

"Wife, Wei Changgen has been arrested." Wei Baichuan closed the door as soon as he got home. He didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

“We can’t save him.” Suti felt a thrill in his heart, and also wondered how those people found him.

This needs to be caught red-handed, otherwise no one will admit it later. Did Wei Changgen offend someone?

“I never thought about saving him, nor could I have saved him. I was just worried that those people would discover something else.”

Wei Baichuan and Su Ti shared the same idea: those who ran away in the past were simply left unresolved.

How did Wei Changgen get discovered and even brought to the brigade?

"Second brother, come out here!" Before Wei Baichuan and Su Ti could figure it out, Huang Cuifen's cries from outside the door interrupted their thoughts.

"What do you want?" Su Ti opened the door and saw that the Wei family members had all arrived.

"Did you report this? You've done so many heartless things, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?" Huang Cuifen's face was very ugly when she saw Su Ti open the door.

"Report what? If that's what you're saying, I'll report it right now. We can't let you throw mud at us for nothing."

Not only did the Wei family come, but the brigade leader and his men also came, all of them filled with fear and unease.

"If it wasn't you, then who was it? Everyone else is fine, only our family is in trouble." Huang Cuifen didn't believe it at all, and she didn't know what to do.

She didn't even want to think about what would happen to her man if he were arrested.

"If no one else suspects us, why do you suspect us?" Suti wondered which good person had done this.

“Someone saw you.” Huang Cuifen didn’t think there was anything wrong with going to the black market; other families in the brigade must have gone there as well.

Since everyone had been arrested, she had nothing left to hide from admitting.

"Who told you we saw it? Even if we did see it, does that mean we reported it? Quite a few people in the commune saw it back then, why didn't you go find them?"

"They're dragging all sorts of accusations into us, and what good will it do us to report them?"

Seeing the Wei family members' mournful faces, Su Ti realized that if something happened to Wei Changgen, the family would be ruined.

"That's right. No matter what, Wei Lao Er is still your son. If something happens to Wei Chang Gen, Wei Lao Er will lose face."

Everyone agreed with what Su Zhiqing said. Why would Wei Lao Er report his own father?

Huang Cuifen became anxious upon hearing this. The second son dared to threaten even his father, so it was not surprising that he would report him.

She simply doesn't understand what her man is afraid of.

And where did all that grain come from? Plus, what did the second brother say about things in the mountains? Could it be that he grew grain in the mountains?

Thinking of this, Huang Cuifen panicked even more. She was afraid of offending someone again, so the second son told her everything without thinking.

She knew what kind of man he was, and considering what he had done, she couldn't let anyone else know.

"Second brother, your mother is frantic with worry. Your father has been arrested. What should we do now? Second brother, you think of a way."

"Yes, you should ask your in-laws to think of a solution. Your father can't get into trouble, otherwise how will our family survive?"

Huang Cuifen knew she couldn't offend anyone at this moment, so she started to act pitiful again, looking at the second son's family with a hopeful expression.

"Are you trying to ruin our family? Breaking the law knowingly is an even more serious crime. My parents have no say in the affairs of Yangliu Brigade in Shanghai."

"Otherwise, given what you did back then, how could they have tolerated it? No matter how angry they were, they knew that what goes around comes around, and some people will get their comeuppance, but they are law-abiding good comrades."

Suti's words reminded people of how the Wei family treated her, and who could help with the matter of the disciplinary office?

Isn't this just admitting to having connections with those people? Everyone thinks Huang Cuifen's favoritism is extreme.

Isn't the third child's family also from the city? Why didn't you let her think of a solution?

“Sister Su, you can’t just watch Dad get into trouble. Others may not know, but I do. Your grandfather not only has influence in Shanghai, but he also holds a position in the military.”

“Those soldiers come from all over the country. He only needs to open his mouth, and he can definitely find acquaintances here.”

"Won't it all be a matter of your grandfather's word then? I think you just don't want to help." Su Nianyou had been in a panic ever since Wei Changgen's accident.

That's not how it's written in the book. Wei Changgen was clearly a very wise old man. Later, when Wei Baidao made his fortune, he helped him with his strategies.

He even introduced Wei Baidao to a godbrother, whose identity was the biggest boss in the book.

Wei Baidao's later abilities were all due to that person protecting him, whether openly or secretly.

The person he saved was Wei Baidao's mentor, and the sworn brother he later became his adoptive parents.

Now that Wei Changgen is in jail, how will they recognize that person? Everything is different now.

Su Nianyou is very anxious now; she is determined to rescue Wei Changgen.

“I think I’ve figured it out. You reported it, didn’t you? Then you framed us and forced me to beg my grandfather and the others. Once they took action, you wrote another letter to report it.”

"This will ruin our family. You've schemed against everyone! I should have guessed it sooner. Only you are so good at scheming."

"Can't you speak?" Su Nianyou was stunned when Su Ti opened his mouth.