Upon hearing Xi Quan's words, the village party secretary subconsciously glanced at Xu Ying and noticed that Xu Ying's gaze was darting away.
Xu Jiaqiang knew that what Xi Quan said was true, and that the few pieces of paper in his hand were probably genuine.
Standing up, the village secretary stared at Xi Quan and said, "Xi Quan, you've really gotten quite something these past few years away. You're not as kind and honest as your father."
Xi Quan remained noncommittal. "My father didn't return to the city back then. He stayed in Xiaoyao Village to help you get rich. In the end, he worked himself to death in Xiaoyao Village. How did you repay my father? You forced me to get married back then. Now that this has happened, I want a divorce. Is it that difficult?"
Ye Qing had been listening silently. When she heard this, she broke free from Yang Xiujuan's grip and chimed in again, "The coal mine in our village was built by Xi Quan's father. I remember that after Uncle Xi passed away, Xi Quan's mother took over. Who has it now?"
Xi Quan helped Ye Qing easily, but he didn't expect Ye Qing to be so capable, hitting the nail on the head with every word.
With a slight smile, Xi Quan glanced at the onlookers and said, "It seems to be in my hands now. I'm just having the village temporarily manage it for me. I have the right to dispose of it at any time."
Upon hearing Xi Quan's words, the onlookers immediately began to discuss and criticize Xu Ying's family, including the current village party secretary, Xu Jiaqiang: "Xu Laosan, your son works in town and has a stable income. The people in our village are counting on that small coal mine to make a living. You're not really thinking of taking away everyone's livelihood, are you? Besides, who in the village doesn't know about the shameful things Xu Ying has done?"
Ye Qing smiled almost imperceptibly.
Seeing that everyone was criticizing the village secretary and had no time to talk about Ye Qing and her mentally challenged son, Yang Xiujuan pulled Ye Qing away, afraid that she would remember what Ye Qing had just mentioned.
As soon as I turned around, I saw a police car driving towards the village committee in the distance.
The sound of the siren drew everyone's attention.
Xi Quan was slightly taken aback.
Ye Qing was also a little confused, but then she remembered something. In her previous life, she secretly got up in the morning to call the police, but the police didn't come, so she had no choice but to bang her head against the wall.
Now that I see the police car, could it be related to that phone call I made earlier?!
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Ye Qing felt that it was truly a stroke of luck.
Yang Xiujuan knew she was in the wrong, and was terrified when she saw the police car. She wished she could just drag Ye Qing away.
Ye Qing didn't resist at first and followed Yang Xiujuan. As the police car approached, Ye Qing seized the opportunity and broke free from Yang Xiujuan with all her might. She ran to the front of the police car and blocked it with her arms.
Seeing Ye Qing's actions, Xi Quan panicked and instinctively raised his foot to run towards Ye Qing.
In the blink of an eye, the police car slammed on the brakes and came to a stop.
"Are you out of your mind?!"
Ye Qing was actually scared herself. Hearing the police officer's words after getting out of the car, Ye Qing opened her eyes, which had been tightly closed due to nervousness, and lowered her eyes to hold back her tears: "Police officer, please save me. I just graduated from high school, and my uncle and aunt want me to get married. They even found me a mentally challenged man."
Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, the other party's expression softened: "So you were the one who called the police?"
These words stunned Ye Qing. It was indeed the same emergency call he made in his previous life. He hadn't received it in his previous life, but he had received it in this life.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing nodded with tears in her eyes.
The police officer frowned: "High school graduate? How old are you?"
"eighteen!"
"Officer, what does a little girl like her know? She's twenty." Xu Daye never expected Ye Qing to call the police. At this moment, he couldn't care less about his own daughter.
Ye Qing said, "I go to No. 2 Middle School in the county. You can go to the school and check to find out how old I am."
"Officer, it's just a child..."
Hearing this from the back of the crowd, Xi Quan glanced at the village secretary, Xu Jiaqiang, with a half-smile: "Uncle Xu, the police are here. If you don't say something, you might have to take responsibility."
After speaking, Xi Quan moved his chin, gesturing for the village secretary to look at what he was holding. Understanding Xi Quan's meaning, the village secretary hurriedly stuffed the thing Xi Quan had just given him into his pocket, then pushed through the crowd and walked up to the police.
"Officer, you've worked hard. Come in and have a cup of tea. Oh, by the way, I'm the village secretary of Xiaoyao Village. My full name is Xu Jiaqiang."
The policeman waved his hand, indicating he wouldn't drink anymore. "Tell me what happened, this girl..."
"Ye Qing, my name is Ye Qing."
"Yes, what exactly happened to Ye Qing? Are these two her parents?"
"No, it's her uncle and aunt. Her mother died years ago, and her biological father was a sent-down youth who never returned to the city after going to the countryside."
Upon hearing about Ye Qing's background, the police officer looked at her with a complicated expression and asked, "So how old is she exactly?"
"To be honest, we really can't say for sure what the exact date of her birth was, but she wasn't even born when her biological father returned to the city. Calculating the time, she was at most nineteen, definitely not twenty."
The policeman said, "Since you say that, why didn't you, as the village party secretary, say anything when she was forced to marry? It's the 1990s, and your village is still so ignorant."
"No, no, no, officer, you've misunderstood. I was just about to call the police, and Ye Qing called the police from our village committee." Although the village secretary didn't know when Ye Qing made the call, only the village committee, Yang Xiujuan's small shop, and the coal mine's office had phones. Ye Qing certainly wouldn't have gone to Yang Xiujuan's place to make the call, as the coal mine was too far away.
It must have been a call made from the village committee, which is why the village secretary felt justified in saying that.
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiujuan sensed something was wrong and turned to run away.
Xi Quan laughed nonchalantly as he blocked Yang Xiujuan's path: "Are you trying to run away?"
The police officer was about to ask some questions when he heard the sound and looked over.
Ye Qing seized the opportunity and said, "Her name is Yang Xiujuan. She, my uncle, and my aunt forced me to marry her mentally challenged son."
Yang Xiujuan glared at Ye Qing resentfully, still trying to run away, but the police quickly ran over and grabbed her.
Three police officers arrived in total, each holding one of them down. Xu Daye and Zhu Daniu were also held down.
Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but move to a secluded spot.
After restraining Xu Daye and his group, the police asked the village secretary, "What are all of you doing here?"
"It's a private matter; everyone's just watching the show."
"Alright, then everyone can go home."
After saying that, the police put Xu Daye and Yang Xiujuan into the police car. After closing the door, they seemed to remember something and turned to look at Xi Quan, who was standing to the side smoking: "Xi Quan?"
Xi Quan glanced at the person who had called him, stubbed out his cigarette, and nodded.
Ye Qing noticed that the policeman recognized Xi Quan and realized that the commotion earlier was indeed related to Xi Quan, and it wasn't anything good.
To express her gratitude to Xi Quan for helping her, Ye Qing walked up to Xi Quan and the policeman and said, "This has nothing to do with him."
Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, the other person's gaze swept between Xi Quan and Ye Qing's faces, and then he smiled.
Ye Qing was puzzled.
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