Tao Susu couldn't understand why the person in front of her wasn't the wife of the soldier who had forgiven him for having affairs with other men in the hospital.
Why was she holding a relative's child? And that child was calling her "Mom."
Tao Susu was momentarily confused about what had happened.
She silently showed Wang Zhaodi her injuries.
As Zhou Gou was furious, he slapped Wang Zhaodi so hard that she dislocated her chin and broke a rib in her chest.
Wang Zhaodi was remarkably tolerant; even in her condition, she still held her eldest son and comforted him tenderly, seemingly oblivious to her own pain.
Jiang Ci and Li Ailian were both outside; they were witnesses who overheard Wang Zhaodi and Sun Yaozu's conversation.
Although they had already taken statements from Cheng Huasheng and Zhou Gou, the police still felt it wasn't enough and questioned Jiang Ci and Li Ailian again.
Jiang Ci, of course, told her everything she knew.
It started this morning when Zhou Huai woke her up.
He told me everything he knew, down to the smallest detail.
Just as Jiang Ci was giving her statement, Xiao Zhao's father arrived.
The police officers spotted him and immediately went over to call out, "Uncle Zhao, you're here!"
"You're here. You all go about your business. I... Yaozu is inside?"
The police officers' expressions were indescribable. One of them, who had a good relationship with Xiao Zhao and whose families were old friends, said strangely, "He's inside."
Xiao Zhao's father's face darkened.
The police officer added, "Not only is he inside, but Yaozu is also being held in the arms of a married woman who is crying. The mother and son are crying very sadly."
The moment those words were spoken, they were overheard by Zhao Cuihua's father, who was also Sun Yaozu's maternal grandfather, as he stepped through the door.
Cuihua's father, a middle-aged man in his fifties, felt dizzy upon hearing this and almost fell to the ground.
Other police officers reacted quickly and rushed over to help Cuihua's father.
Cuihua's father shouted angrily, "Where is my grandson Yaozu?!"
Cuihua's father was quite prestigious in Zhongmo Town. His shout carried an air of authority, and soon a policeman said tremblingly, "He's in the interrogation room with Wang Zhaodi."
Cuihua's father immediately stepped forward, followed by Xiao Zhao's father.
"Brother, don't be too angry. The matter is not settled yet," Xiao Zhao's father said as he walked, trying to calm Cuihua's father down.
Cuihua's father, with an icy expression, didn't say a word and went with Xiao Zhao's father to the room where Wang Zhaodi and Sun Yaozu were staying.
Through a small pane of clear glass, Cuihua's father and Xiao Zhao's father could clearly see Sun Yaozu hugging a woman, repeatedly calling out "Mom."
The woman didn't show any sign of "you've mistaken me for someone else." Instead, she hugged Sun Yaozu tightly and coaxed him gently. Anyone who saw this scene would have to sigh and say that it was truly a scene of maternal love and filial piety.
Cuihua's father's face was extremely ugly.
"Who is this woman?" he asked, suppressing his anger.
The police officer who had just taken Jiang Ci's statement immediately came out. "Her name is Wang Zhaodi. She is the wife of Zhou Gou, the battalion commander of a certain military corps in Beijing."
Beijing... Corps...
Cuihua's father, after all, had connections with the town's power center. In the past few days, he had heard some rumors that an important figure was coming to the town, and the person he was to receive was a soldier from Zhongmo Town who was serving in Beijing.
Cuihua's father's face darkened even more.
Seeing Cuihua's father's expression, Xiao Zhao's father secretly groaned inwardly.
This is probably going to be a difficult situation.
Yaozu was the only son in his older brother's family, and his brother's family of four treated him like a treasure, spoiling him rotten.
When asked if he was someone else's child, Xiao Zhao's father initially refused to believe it, thinking it was just another excuse from an enemy to target their family.
But now, seeing Sun Yaozu calling a strange woman "Mom" so readily and hugging her with such a dependent look, Xiao Zhao's father felt that this matter was going to be difficult.
What's more, this woman's husband is a soldier, and he's even risen to the rank of battalion commander.
This is really difficult to handle.
The young policeman glanced at Cuihua's father's face, then at Xiao Zhao's father's, wondering if the two leaders would take offense and make things difficult for him if he told them about their family's shameful affairs.
But he and Xiao Zhao handled this case together, so it doesn't make sense that when the perpetrator's relatives come, he won't say anything.
The young police officer was conflicted, so conflicted that he didn't know what to say.
Jiang Ci and Li Ailian came out together. Jiang Ci's gaze swept over the two middle-aged men, who were about fifty years old, in front of the police.
Without a doubt, one of these two must be Sun Yaozu's biological grandfather.
No, that's not right, it should be called raising a grandfather.
Before Jiang Ci could even get a good look, the young policeman saw Jiang Ci and Li Ailian and his eyes lit up as if he had seen living Buddhas. Without saying a word, he immediately dragged Jiang Ci and Li Ailian to the two leaders.
"Secretary Zhao, Uncle Zhao, these two women are eyewitnesses to this case. If you have any questions, you can ask them directly."
Jiang Ci: "?"
Jiang Ci: If you handle cases like this, you'll never get promoted!
Who would push their own responsibility onto someone else?
Cuihua's father and Xiao Zhao's father glanced at Jiang Ci and Li Ailian.
Compared to Li Ailian, who wore a long dress and exuded an elegant demeanor, Jiang Ci's attire resembled that of an ordinary working-class wife from Zhongmo Town.
Her clothes were clean, but there was a dark blue patch on her blue pants. However, Jiang Ci's eyes were clear and bright, and she stood up straight. When she met their gazes, she was more calm and composed than the woman next to her who seemed to come from a well-off family.
"Hello, ladies." Xiao Zhao's father went over to shake hands with them first. "My name is Zhao Wu, and this is my older brother, Zhao Wen."
Jiang Ci and Li Ailian shook hands with them and introduced themselves.
"This young police officer just said that you witnessed the entire incident, and the child inside is one of our juniors. I wonder if we could ask you about the specific circumstances of the incident?"
Li Ailian glanced at Jiang Ci, worried that she might be scared, so she took the initiative to continue the conversation, "My husband and I just arrived in Zhongmo Town, and the person accompanying us is Battalion Commander Zhou."
Li Ailian teaches high school physics. Her words are gentle and slow, yet logical and clear. "When Battalion Commander Zhou was introducing us to the scenery of Zhongmo Town, he happened to see the guesthouse. He spotted his wife with a boy walking into the guesthouse, so he got out of the car and followed them."
“My husband and I were worried that something was wrong with Battalion Commander Zhou, so we followed him. As soon as we stood outside the door with Battalion Commander Zhou, we heard that Battalion Commander Zhou… um, Wang Zhaodi, was planning to remove the IUD from her body and have a child with Battalion Commander Zhou so that the child you're talking about could suck Battalion Commander Zhou's blood when it grows up.”
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