When An Moxue finished speaking, she deliberately emphasized the words, "Disrupting the country's talent selection process will hinder the country's development."

Everyone inside and outside the house felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this. They hadn't expected this matter to be related to national development—that was a serious issue! It wasn't just a family matter, so it couldn't be resolved peacefully!

Everyone fell silent. They still trusted An Zhiqing's words; she had never been wrong.

Hearing this, the Wei family members inside the house were even more terrified. Their faces changed like a palette of colors, but all ended up looking ugly. Wei the Second, in particular, hurriedly tried to distance himself, saying, "Comrades, you know I'm Hehua's husband. We're a couple. I'm overjoyed that she got into university! It was my mother who stole her admission notice and sold it. I had no idea. If you want to arrest someone, arrest my mother."

"Yes, we knew nothing about it. My mother did it all," Wei's son and daughter-in-law quickly denied any involvement.

The youngest son of the Wei family said, "I know where my mother hid her money. I'm innocent. Please don't wrong me. I'll tell you where I hid the money to prove my innocence." As he spoke, he climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed). When Aunt Wei saw her youngest son's actions, she rushed over to stop him, but the police were faster than her. As she moved, they also moved. One of them grabbed her arm and pressed her head firmly against the edge of the kang. She glared angrily at her youngest son, her eyes filled with disappointment.

She probably never imagined that her favorite youngest son would betray her so completely!

Wei's youngest son paused for a moment, glanced at his mother, and then pried open a cabinet on the kang (a heated brick bed). Behind the cabinet, on the wall, was a loose mud brick. He carefully removed the mud brick, revealing a not-so-small wooden box.

He took out the box, opened it, and inside were five neat bundles of money, and a small stack of several dozen yuan, also neatly arranged.

He fawned over the police officer, saying, "Comrade, this 500 is the money from selling the college admission notice; the rest is from my family."

At this moment, the onlookers saw Wei's other sons and wives looking incredulous, then rushing to Wei's mother like madmen, demanding, "Mother, where is our money? Why do we only have a few dozen yuan? Where did all the money go?" Their eyes were bloodshot, and they no longer cared about the police or that they were investigating Qi Hehua's university admission notice.

I knew that all the money I had painstakingly saved over the years should have been kept in my mother's room, but it wasn't.

The eldest son grabbed her collar, "Mother, have you hidden money somewhere else? We can't possibly only have this little bit of money! Where is it? Tell me!"

At this moment, the youngest son realized what had happened and took a guilty step back. Apart from the Wei family members who were concerned about the money and were all staring at the old woman, everyone else saw his actions and had a guess in their hearts: the money had probably been spent on the youngest son and was gone, and could not be recovered.

In the past, Aunt Wei had always favored her youngest son. He was already seventeen or eighteen years old, but he rarely worked in the fields and was always dressed the best. He was Aunt Wei's favorite, and now it seems that she had been secretly giving him a lot of money.

"Mother, where's the money?"

"Mother, tell me quickly!"

Those who realized what was happening, upon seeing the younger brother's actions, understood everything: it was all thanks to the youngest son!

The third son was the first to act, stepping onto the kang (a heated brick bed), grabbing his younger brother, and asking fiercely, "Tell me, didn't I? Mother gave you all the money!"

"No, no," he said evasively.

This further confirmed everyone's guesses.

The room was in complete chaos.

"Stop it, all of you!" Village Chief Guo shouted, but no one paid him any attention. He then yelled outside, "Come in a few people and separate them."

At this moment, several elderly women entered the house and, without saying a word, led the Wei family's daughters-in-law out. After they left, several men came in and separated the Wei family's son.

Just then, the sound of crying came from the courtyard. It was suppressed, bitter, helpless, and desperate. It was the cry of several daughters-in-law of the Wei family. Anyone who saw it felt uncomfortable and depressed.

Inside the house, the three Wei brothers glared resentfully at their mother and youngest brother.

Police officers don't concern themselves with unrelated family matters when handling cases. The officer picked up the five hundred yuan from the box and asked Aunt Wei, "What else do you have to say? Your youngest son has already confessed everything."

At this moment, Aunt Wei looked utterly defeated and collapsed helplessly, resigned to her fate. Only she knew that the money from selling the college admission notice was meant for her youngest son's wedding. She had already found a matchmaker and started looking for a suitable candidate.

However, in the end, it was her youngest son who betrayed her. You can imagine how terrible she must feel now. Moreover, her other sons found out that she had used all her money to help her youngest son. Judging from their reactions, you can tell that she has no place in their hearts anymore. She devoted herself to this family, but they turned against her in an instant and only cared about themselves, not caring about her life or death. They are selfish to the extreme.

By this time, a large crowd had gathered at the Wei family's residence. Those on the outermost edge watched as a man on a bicycle rode quickly toward them. When he got closer, the man stopped and asked, "Fellow villager, may I ask if this large group of people belongs to the Wei family?"

"Yes." The man nodded.

"Thank you." After saying this, the man on the bicycle got off and pushed his bike into the yard.

After parking the car, he went inside and whispered a few words to the policeman in his forties. He then pointed at Qi Hehua.

Then, the man walked up to Qi Hehua, took something out of his pocket, carefully stroked it a few times, and solemnly handed it to Qi Hehua.

Qi Hehua took the things, her hands trembling uncontrollably, then her whole body trembled, and tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls. Qi Taohua gently hugged her and comforted her softly, "Sister, don't cry. The admission notice has been found, it's a good thing, we should be happy. Don't forget, we still have a lot to do!"

Whether Qi Hehua listened to her sister's comforting words or had come to her own senses, she handed the admission notice to her sister, then wiped away her tears. In just a short while, her eyes were already red from crying.

However, she still walked up to Wei Lao Er, stood still, and said very resolutely, "Wei Lao Er, let's get a divorce! I only want the things that Xin Xin brought to the Wei family when we got married, so you can marry another woman and have a son for you."

Wei's second son also knew that given the current situation, it would be difficult for her and him to continue their relationship, but he was unwilling to accept it. Why should he?

However, what he said was, "Lotus, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this once, okay? Let's not get a divorce, and let's live a good life together. We'll have a son in the future! Besides, can you bear to let Xinxin suffer from contempt and discrimination from others since she was a child?"