"Comrade Qinglan, I knew this guy was joking, but he looked so serious," the receptionist said speechlessly.

"He's not just joking; they're trying to kidnap someone!" Zhao Qinglan said angrily.

"What? Kidnapping?" The receptionist was dumbfounded.

When Zhao Qinglan exposed him to his face, Wang Dazhi's expression immediately changed.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I was just joking."

"Yes, Qinglan, it's just a joke, just a joke, don't take it seriously." Zhao Lao Er immediately stepped forward to smooth things over.

Zhao Qinglan's gaze swept over each of them.

"You know perfectly well what your motives are," she sneered.

"Don't slander people like that," Wang Dazhi said, his voice growing louder as he became more guilty.

Zhao Qinglan ignored them and looked directly at Li Aiguo. "Brother Ai, wouldn't this count as attempted crime?"

"Unsuccessful?" Li Aiguo thought for a moment, then praised, "That's a good word."

The armed forces department has a responsibility to help maintain local security and stability. After learning about Wang Dazhi and his group's plans, Li Aiguo was also disgusted.

Fortunately, the receptionist was also a kind of witness. Even if they didn't catch Wang Dazhi and his group red-handed, the regulations weren't that detailed to begin with. Even if they couldn't actually be locked up and sentenced, it would be enough to arrest them and scare them.

When they were taking the man away, Boss Zhao didn't say a word.

Zhao Lao Er and Wang Dazhi kept crying out that they were innocent.

After taking them to the police station, Li Aiguo spoke with someone he knew.

The punishment for them was soon announced: a month of labor reform on a farm.

Although the punishment wasn't severe, it was still a bolt from the blue for Zhao Lao Er and Wang Da Zhi.

The Zhao brothers are alright; they earn work points by farming anyway, and it's currently the off-season for farming, so going to the farm for a month won't have too much of an impact.

But this had a huge impact on Wang Dazhi. He was away for a month and was still in labor reform. If the factory found out, he would be in big trouble.

Perhaps because his father, Zhao, had told him the truth at a crucial moment, he was not among those ultimately sentenced to labor reform.

The stated reason was that not all three of Zhao's sons could go in, and one adult male had to stay home to take care of the elderly. But it was just an excuse.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Zhao Qinglan never revealed to Wang Dazhi or her two uncles that it was her own father who had informed on her.

By the time Zhao Qinglan and her sisters came out of the police station, it was past lunchtime, and they were starving.

Zhao Qinglan was grateful for the help from Li Aiguo and his colleagues, and offered to treat them to a meal.

He would have refused if it were just Li Aiguo, but since there were two colleagues involved who were busy helping out, he agreed.

After finishing their meal, Zhao Qinglan bought some more food to take back to her mother, and the three sisters then hurried back to the guesthouse.

As soon as they returned, the receptionist, who had gone to the police station to give testimony that morning and had already returned, started talking non-stop to Zhao Qinglan.

"Oh my god, I was so scared this morning. How could someone be so wicked?" By this time, the receptionist also knew who Wang Dazhi and Zhao Lao Er were.

Zhao Qinglan was equally surprised. She thought she had seen the ugly faces of these people, but she never imagined that once a person had no bottom line, they would do anything.

Looking back now, she still feels a bit scared. If her father hadn't suddenly realized his mistake, and if they hadn't been lucky, she couldn't even imagine the consequences if they had actually succeeded.

When Sun learned of her mother-in-law and brother-in-law's plot, she was so angry that she trembled. If her daughter hadn't advised her not to go out, she would have wanted to rush out and spit on those scumbags.

"Qinglan, let's go, let's leave quickly," Sun said fearfully.

Who knows what other heinous things her wicked mother-in-law might do if they continued to stay?

"Mom, something came up suddenly today. We haven't even finished setting up a new household registration or getting the necessary certificates yet."

“Then do it as soon as possible. I’m really scared of your grandma. How can she be so heartless? Qingzhu and Qingju are her own granddaughters.”

If her mother-in-law were here, she would want to tear that old hag's face to shreds.

Once I'm divorced, I'll never have to be afraid of her again.

After this incident, Zhao Qinglan wanted to leave as soon as possible. She had no idea what kind of outrageous things her awful grandmother might do if she found out that she had sent both of her uncles to labor camps.

Without taking a break, she told her mother and younger sister to stay at the guesthouse and not go anywhere, and then took her sister Qingzhu to Zhao Family Village again.

When Zhao Qinglan and her sister rushed to Zhao Family Village, Zhao Laoda had already been released.

He wasn't punished with forced labor, but he felt lost.

My second and third brothers are going to be sent to labor camps. I heard from the police that they will be sent away tomorrow. How will he explain this to his mother when he gets back?

Unbeknownst to him, he found himself back outside the guesthouse where Zhao Qinglan and the others were staying.

The receptionist saw someone loitering outside, came out to take a look, and was shocked when she recognized Zhao Laoda.

"How dare you come here?" He immediately prepared to call for help.

Old Zhao explained with a wry smile, "Comrade, don't be afraid, I mean no harm."

"Hmph, who knows what you're up to?" the receptionist said disdainfully.

"Um, could you please call Qinglan's mother downstairs? I... I'd like to say a few words to her."

"Impossible, don't even think about it." The receptionist looked wary.

Seeing this, Boss Zhao glanced at the stairs and turned away helplessly.

Seeing that he had left, the receptionist quickly ran up to inform Mrs. Sun.

"Auntie, I've already sent him away. You all need to be careful too. What if he comes in from somewhere? If anything happens, just shout for me."

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