Chapter 767: Events of the Year
Old Man Liu had been pretending to be calm before, but when he heard the word "Public Security", he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Before they could come up with a solution, the police had already arrived at the Liu family's door.
Someone who was looking for trouble shouted from the courtyard: "Liu Laowu, are you home? A police comrade is looking for you."
Mrs. Liu was trembling all over. After all, the trauma of being caught on the mountain before was still there. Now that she heard the police came to her house, she was unsure whether it had anything to do with those people.
Old man Liu was upset just now, so he took off his shoes and put them under his feet. When he heard the noise outside, he didn't put his shoes on several times.
He couldn't help but push his eldest son: "Go out and see what's going on first."
After saying that, he winked at his youngest son and said, "You go too."
Seeing that both sons had gone out, Old Man Liu hurriedly grabbed his wife's shoulders and said, "Remember, if you really come here for the second child, insist that it was not intentional. We were not at home at the time, and we found out that the child was taken away by mistake when we came back. We don't even know who the person who asked us to take care of the child is, and where he is.
That’s why I kept the matter secret, remember?”
Mrs. Liu was so scared at this moment. When she heard the old man's words, she nodded randomly: "I know, I know."
Just after I finished explaining, I heard someone entering the yard.
As soon as Old Man Liu put on his shoes and stood up, Liu Shangang and the police came in: "Mom and Dad, the police want to find out some information from your father."
Old Man Liu pretended to be calm and said, "My legs feel uncomfortable when the weather gets cold. I was just about to go out. Come in and sit down."
Once the three police officers came in, together with the branch secretary, the village chief, and the two sons of the Liu family, there was no more space in the room.
The older police officer spoke first: "Are you Liu Dazhu?"
Old Man Liu nodded: "Yes, I am."
The police officer looked at Mrs. Liu beside him and asked, "Are you Xu Sanni?"
When Mrs. Liu saw the police in uniform, she was so scared that her voice trembled: "Yes."
"Is your second son Liu Shanliang your biological son?"
Seeing that Old Man Liu was about to speak, he reminded him, "Think about it first, or we will have to take you back to the police station for re-interrogation."
As soon as these words came out, Old Liu's forehead was covered with sweat, and he could only honestly reply: "He is indeed not our biological son, but there are reasons for this. Comrade, please listen to our explanation."
The policeman looked at another policeman next to him and nodded at him.
Then the man took out a notebook and started taking notes.
Old Man Liu tried to act honestly, "Not long after my wife gave birth to our second child that year, a young woman came to our house one day with a child in her arms. She gave me some money and asked my wife to help take care of the child for a few days, and she said she would come back to pick him up in a few days.
At that time, our family was so poor that we could barely make ends meet, and our eldest son was so skinny that his bones were visible on his face, so we agreed to the job.
Two months later, someone came to the door and said they were there to pick up the child. They came in a hurry and were very anxious, saying they had to catch a bus.
At that time, my husband and I went up the mountain to collect mountain products, and my father was the only one at home. His legs and feet were not very good at the time, so he was a step slow to enter the house. The person who came to pick up the children entered the house one step faster than him. The two children were sleeping on the kang at the time, so who knew that they would be mistaken.
When we came back, we found out that the two children were taken away by mistake. We had no idea who the woman who asked us to take care of the children was, nor did we know where the man who came to pick up the children that day had gone. When we arrived at the station, we didn’t catch up with the man who my father said would pick up the children, so we had to accept it.
(End of this chapter)
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