Chang Le went up and crippled several people's right hands:

"Hmph, you guys like threatening people with knives, don't you! Let's see how you handle knives now."

Yan Ci pulled Bai Wen'an aside and whispered something:

"Wen'an, go to your uncle's house and get the key to the brigade headquarters. Have your uncle write a letter of introduction, and we'll drive the tractor and quietly deliver the person to Liu Guoan."

Bai Wen'an asked, "Brother-in-law, why did you have to do it secretly?"

Yan Ci took a puff of his cigarette before speaking:

"We only found these four people, and we don't know if they have any accomplices."

It would be best if there were none. But what if they came to the village to retaliate?

These people are all desperate criminals, capable of anything.

Haven't you had enough of the chaos and turmoil of the past few days?

Bai Wen'an felt a chill run down his spine after hearing this, and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll go find my uncle right away."

Yan Ci told Chang Le to go and say hello to her maternal grandparents before going home.

After Yan Ci and the other two left, Bai Xiaoyue and Ruyi, Wang Weiguo and Li Mingyue, Ping'er and An'an didn't say a word. Everyone sat quietly.

Bai Xiaoyue's face turned deathly pale, her heart filled with fear and unease. But she couldn't go, afraid of holding Yan Ci back, so she could only wait at home.

It felt like an eternity before she finally heard Xiaobai's voice.

Little Bai dashed into the house like a gust of wind, grabbed her mother's arm, and excitedly said:

"Mom, the bad guy has been caught by Dad. Dad told you not to worry. Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle's family are all fine."

The silent room seemed to have been suddenly switched on, and the wooden figures in the room came back to life.

Everyone was eager to ask Xiaobai about the situation in the yard over there.

Bai Xiaoyue wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, stretched her stiff limbs, and slowly walked out of the courtyard.

Just then, I saw Chang Le returning.

Chang Le said happily, "Mom, it's okay now, the bad guys have all been caught."

Bai Xiaoyue nodded in approval: "My Changle is great!"

Despite the cold weather, she still took a flashlight to Wen'an's courtyard.

As soon as she pushed open the gate to Wen'an's courtyard, Yan Ci came up to her and took her hand, saying:

"Why did you come out? Didn't I tell Xiaobai to tell you that everything is fine? In this weather, it's not good for you to catch a cold if you come out."

When Bai Xiaoyue swept her flashlight across the corner of Yan Ci's mouth, the bloodstains that hadn't been wiped clean were clearly visible. Bai Xiaoyue touched the wound on Yan Ci's mouth.

She was heartbroken.

"Aci, I want to see you. Those people are all desperados. I'm scared."

Fearing his wife would worry, Yan Ci quickly said:

“Honey, it’s just a minor injury. You should go home and rest. When Wen’an comes back, I’ll take him to Liu Guo’an and then come home to be with you.”

Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Aci, should we ask Grandpa Cui to take your pulse first to see if you have any internal injuries?"

Yan Ci said solemnly:

"Honey, don't worry. I know my own body well. I want to stay with you for a long time, and I won't joke around with my health."

Bai Xiaoyue nodded: "Then I'll go in and see my parents."

Yan Ci said, "Go ahead, your parents have been frightened."

Mr. and Mrs. Bai were on the kang (a heated brick bed) with their two children, while Wen Tong was tidying up the things in the room.

Bai Xiaoyue went into the house and asked her parents, "Dad, Mom, did I scare you?"

The old man, with tears streaming down his face, said:

“Daughter, if Xiaoci hadn’t brought the two children, you wouldn’t be able to see your parents again.”

With tears in her eyes, Bai's mother said, "Daughter, I thought our family wouldn't be able to escape today."

I'm fine, it's just that my Wen'an and Wen Tong are still young, and my two grandchildren are still small.

Bai Xiaoyue quickly comforted her:

"Father, Mother, we've escaped danger and are safe now, so please don't worry."

Wen Tong, with tears in her eyes, said, "Sister, I was so scared."

Those people hid in the house at some point. They first tied up my father, and then used my mother and children to threaten Wen'an and me.

Wen An had no choice but to surrender and was also tied up.

I kept delaying, giving them the money from home in several installments.

After giving them all the valuables, I felt that I was doomed today, and I was thinking of fighting back with all my might, at least to take someone down with me.

At this moment, Chang Le and Xiao Bai arrived.

You have no idea how panicked I was when I saw them. It's bad enough that my whole family died, but why did Chang Le and Xiao Bai have to be dragged into it too? I felt like God was really blind.

I was so anxious and confused at the time that Chang Le and Xiao Bai came to my door in the middle of the night.

"Chang Le and Xiao Bai are truly angels; they saved our whole family." She finished speaking and then smiled through her tears.

Bai Xiaoyue gently patted Wen Tong's shoulder:

"Wen Tong, don't be sad. After surviving such a disaster, good fortune is sure to follow. Our good days are yet to come."

Soon after, the sound of a tractor was heard, and Bai Xiaoyue hurriedly ran home.

When they came out, they saw Wang Weiguo also in the courtyard talking to Yan Ci.

Bai Wenyi drove the tractor, and Yan Ci looked at Bai Wen'an in confusion.

Bai Wen'an said, "Brother-in-law, Uncle agreed that we should send it over secretly, and he even said that you worked hard to deal with these bad guys."

"Have your second brother drive you there; you can go with him."

Bai Wenyi gave Yan Ci a thumbs up:

"Yan Ci, you can even catch fugitives, I really admire you."

He walked over to the group and kicked them several times.

The four men threw the bad guys into the tractor. Bai Wenyi drove, while Yan Ci and Bai Wen'an sat in the back watching them.

Wang Weiguo wanted to get on the car, but Yan Ci stopped him and told him to go home and take care of his family.

Just as Bai Wenyi was about to drive away with the tractor, Bai Xiaoyue caught up and gave Yan Ci the thickest cotton coat and hat.

There was also a small blanket and an IV bottle filled with hot water, which were handed to Yan Ci: "Take these to warm your hands."

Yan Ci dressed, holding a quilt and a bottle in his arms, and said to his wife:

"Go back quickly, don't get cold, I'll be back soon."

Bai Xiaoyue nodded repeatedly, turned around and went back to her own courtyard. Wang Weiguo closed the courtyard gate.

Finally, everything settled down, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and could go to sleep.

Li Mingyue was afraid that Bai Xiaoyue would be scared, so she said she would stay with her.

Bai Xiaoyue did not allow it:

"Mingyue, I'm fine. Xiaobai is here. You should get some rest. You have to go to work tomorrow."

She tossed and turned on the kang (a heated brick bed), unable to sleep. Not wanting to disturb Xiaobai, she lay there quietly with her eyes open.

She wasn't sleepy at all, so she got dressed and got up.

She sneaked into the kitchen, intending to prepare something for Yan Ci to eat.

Then I started kneading the dough and prepared everyone's breakfast.

When Yan Ci returned home, he was greeted with a steaming bowl of fried egg noodles.

Yan Ci ate a large bowl of noodles and felt warm both physically and mentally.

By the time Bai Xiaoyue finished packing, it was almost dawn.

Yan Ci could tell from his wife's appearance and the noodles piled up on the cutting board that she hadn't slept all night.

He pulled his wife onto the kang (a heated brick bed): "Wife, I'm sleepy, stay with me and sleep for a while."

Bai Xiaoyue said softly, "I still need to make breakfast; the others have to go to work."

Yan Ci said, "The noodles are all ready-made; they can cook them themselves. Go to sleep!"

Bai Xiaoyue thought it made sense, so she lay down next to Yan Ci and fell asleep soon after.