The door opened, and Ruan Xianxian gave Xiang Hongjun a reassuring look.

Xiang Hongjun: I don't know why, but my gut feeling is that things are going to go wrong!

The head of the Xinghua Brigade, also surnamed Li, took a deep look at the tragic scene in the courtyard, said nothing, and ordered everyone present to remain silent until he returned.

The team members were instructed to supervise each other, and anyone who disobeyed orders would have ten days' worth of work points deducted and transferred to the whistleblower.

Now, the disgruntled villagers were even more silent than a saw-off gourd, and they became wary of each other.

On the other side, Captain Li, who had been out of sight, switched from walking to running, and ran back to the brigade office as fast as he could, unlocked the door, and picked up the microphone.

"Hello! Is this the police station? I want to report someone here using a fake ID."

"Yes, yes, Xinghua Brigade. I'll go back and calm her down now. What's her name? I was too nervous and forgot to ask. Something like Xianxian."

About 20 minutes later, Captain Li returned with the brigade cadres. Torches had been lit in the yard, and Li's mother could be heard sobbing.

After shooing the team members away and locking the gate, Captain Li moved a long bench and sat down in front of the gate.

"Speak up, what's all the fuss about in the middle of the night?"

He deliberately left Ruan Xianxian out of the way, afraid that if he talked too much, he would reveal his secret and let this female fraudster who made fake documents get away.

Ha! Do you really think he's ignorant? What kind of defense worker is that young? That face... is he even 16?

Ruan Xianxian always felt that Captain Li's gaze was strange, but she couldn't figure out why!

Her mission was to protect the Red Army; she would not participate in any other category.

Finally, Xiang Hongjun, who had been hiding in the shadows, made his move. He stepped out with a haggard face, and Captain Li stood up in shock.

"Old Xiang, what are you doing here?"

As darkness fell and Captain Li, whose attention was entirely focused on Ruan Xianxian, hadn't noticed Xiang Hongjun at all, his expression finally changed.

Oh no, something really bad has probably happened.

Xiang Hongjun's lips twitched, and he sat on the half-stool that Captain Li had given up, closed his eyes, and chuckled.

"What's the matter? Why don't we ask them?"

Li's mother, her face full of resentment, shouted in front of everyone, "What is there? What could there be? It's just an older brother bringing his younger sister some food at night!"

That bastard just charged at people like a mad dog and started beating them up.

If at first Captain Li suspected it was just a minor family dispute, then when his gaze fell on Li Chunfen, who was shirtless and disheveled in a corner,…

His pupils trembled violently.

An absurd and unbelievable guess surfaced on his face.

Brother Youfu from next door said something fair: "What kind of food do you deliver by taking off your clothes?"

"Pah! What do you know? Your heart sees everything as dirty." Li's mother retorted with a stern look.

Another neighbor, Da Kun, chimed in, "Sending food? Where's the food?"

Li's mother retorted, "You've finished eating, so what?"

With all that said and the scene in the courtyard, what else could Captain Li not understand?

His shock was no less than anyone else's upon first hearing the news. He pounded the long bench beneath him in anguish, crying out, "They are...they are siblings! Sister-in-law, you've been so foolish!"

“They’re not even blood siblings.” Li’s mother was also a little embarrassed, but she had to hold it together. If this got out, the whole family would be paraded through the streets, have their heads shaved, and be sent to a farm.

Just thinking about the consequences is terrifying!

“Red Army, what’s done is done, and we have to deal with it. Tell me, what are your thoughts?” Captain Li asked, turning his head to compose himself.

Xiang Hongjun stood up and grabbed Li Fenchun, who was huddled in the corner, his eyes bloodshot. "I'll just ask you one question: Is Xiang Bei my son?"

hiss--

Grass--

What kind of talk is that?

With her hair pulled, Li Chunfen was forced to look up, her face contorted in pain, and she clenched her teeth tightly, remaining silent.

She felt extremely humiliated by the question.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen. She slid back half a meter, clutching her stomach with both hands and looking up in agony. Before her stood her husband's fierce, scarred face.

"I'll ask you one more time, is Xiao Bei my son?"

As another kick came hurtling towards her, Li Chunfen covered her head and screamed, "It's yours, it's yours, it's yours! We just got married and then we had Xiao Bei, have you forgotten?"

Xiang Hongjun withdrew his foot, saying, "But when I returned home on the third day, you also found a lame excuse to send me away."

He suddenly kicked the groaning Li Guangzong in the broken leg, yelling, "Tell me, on the day I returned to my parents' home, did you... did you... with her..."

I couldn't continue.

Having suffered a second injury to his broken leg, Li Guangzong was in so much pain that he could barely speak, only shaking his head. He looked at the Red Army soldier raising the fire poker high, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

He almost instinctively raised his hands, saying, "We did it, we did it on the day of my return visit to my parents' home."

Logically, he should have forgotten about something that happened more than ten years ago, but since it was Li Chunfen's homecoming that day, the memory was still fresh and intense.

Everyone in the courtyard stared wide-eyed.

Li Chunfen's face was ashen.

A slap landed on his face, followed by punches and kicks.

No one dared to stop them, and no one even wanted to.

He seemed to be asking the Red Army a question, but in reality, he already knew everything he needed to know.

First of all, the two had been having an affair for a long time, possibly even before Xiang Hongjun married her.

Secondly, Li Chunfen's claim of being forced is unfounded. She told the Red Army that she was sent away on the day of her homecoming.

Finally, and most importantly, that kid Xiao Bei... could very well be Li Guangzong's.

Now, no matter how pitifully Li Chunfen screamed, no one stopped her.

Some people, regardless of gender, deserve to be punished for having affairs.

Seeing that the person had been beaten to a pulp, and Li Chunfen was bruised and swollen and barely alive, Captain Li quickly stopped the man.

“Red Army! You probably already know that Guangzong is not Li’s biological son.”

"Back then, your mother-in-law..." Upon receiving Xiang Hongjun's murderous glare, he quickly changed his words, "Back then, the Li family had three daughters in a row."

After giving birth to her third child, she became ill and had no choice but to adopt an orphan in the village who had no parents. She also changed his age to make Guangzong the eldest son of the family and the head of the household.

"You've already fought, calm down first. Things need to be resolved, right? If it doesn't work out, let's get a divorce."

After offering his advice, he turned to Li's father, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and began to hurl insults at him.

"Look at that useless two-ounce thing under you, with no descendants in the clan willing to adopt it, afraid it'll grow up and go back to someone else's parents."

With a brain like yours, you wouldn't have survived more than half an hour if you were a eunuch in the imperial palace a hundred years ago.

Of all these weapons, why do you choose to learn something cheap and vulgar?

"Adopting this piece of shit almost ruined our family, aren't you happy now?"

Mr. Li's eyelids twitched, and he almost couldn't keep up the act.

In the current situation, Xiang Hongjun is clearly more concerned about whose child Xiao Bei is than whether his wife has cheated on him!

Even if you ask Li Chunfen, she won't know!

Explosive, absolutely explosive!

Captain Li, who has been in charge of the village for decades, has never experienced anything so shocking!

After being pulled back to his seat, Xiang Hongjun remained silent for a long time. "Divorce won't work. Let's report it to the police or the Revolutionary Committee."

"You can't report it to the police." Captain Li stood up abruptly and earnestly advised.

"Chunfen is still the child's mother. Even if you don't care about her, you should at least consider her feelings. Do you want to make a big scene and make your child unable to hold their head up in public again?"

Ruan Xianxian realized that although Captain Li seemed to be thinking of the Red Army, he was ultimately a member of the Li family, and it was obvious who he favored.

She, who had been observing from the sidelines, finally spoke...