Chapter 136 The Child is Saved
As soon as they entered the village, the villagers who had been watching gathered around. Seeing that the child was safe and sound, everyone's hearts finally settled down, and they ran around telling each other to notify those still searching to call it a day.
Zhang Xiuying stumbled over, took the child from her, and burst into tears, as if she wanted to cry out all the fear and anxiety she had endured that night.
After she had cried enough, she raised her head, her eyes red, and asked Liu Zhixia, "Daughter, is everything resolved?"
Liu Zhixia nodded: "Yes. I had Sister-in-law Shen put the drug in breakfast and snatched the child back while Shen Laoda was unconscious."
Zhang Xiuying was filled with emotion: "Fortunately, there is still someone sensible in the Shen family."
"I promised to arrange jobs for her and Big Dog in the city in exchange. I'll have to ask my second brother and sister-in-law for help with this later."
Zhang Xiuying replied without hesitation, "It's the right thing to do! It's worth it even if it means paying for a job! Go and call your brother back quickly. We need to get this done as soon as possible, lest things get complicated."
"Okay, I understand. There's no need to borrow money anymore. I'll also let everyone know that we don't need to pool our money."
"Okay! Then I'll take Da Bao back first."
Zhang Xiuying seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, carrying her child and walking home with faltering steps.
Liu Zhixia didn't dare to delay and turned to run to find Liu Xiangyang.
At this time, Liu Xiangyang was still going door to door, kowtowing and borrowing money.
The safety of his child and Shen Hongmei's betrayal had already driven him to a mental breakdown, and he was only holding on by the will to save his son.
Seeing her brother's hunched back, Liu Zhixia felt a lump in her throat and quickly ran up to him, pulling him aside: "Brother, we don't need to borrow this money!"
Liu Xiangyang was taken aback: "What? No need! Da Bao, he..."
Seeing that Liu Xiangyang had misunderstood, she quickly said, "The child has been saved, Mother will take him back to rest!"
Liu Xiangyang took two steps back and almost fainted, but fortunately, the villagers next to him helped to pull him back.
Liu Xiangyang was still confused. She continued, "Xuejun has already taken the person to the police station with their captain. Brother, we need to go and deal with this too."
Liu Xiangyang nodded quickly: "Oh, okay! Let's go! Let's hurry up and deal with these beasts!"
After thanking the villagers, Liu Zhixia rode her bicycle with Liu Xiangyang straight to the police station.
This time the evidence is irrefutable.
With the brigade leader, the villagers, and Zhang's betrayal, the Shen brothers have no chance of escaping this time.
Lu Xiaohui also arrived as a key witness to deliver the final blow, and before leaving, she winked at Liu Zhixia, hinting at the "pickled vegetable recipe".
As they were talking, Shen Hongmei was brought out. Upon seeing the Liu siblings, she instantly flew into a rage, bursting into a tirade of curses:
"It's all your fault! It's just a few hundred yuan, why poison me? How could you be so vicious! I'm Da Bao's mother! And you even arrested me? Liu Xiangyang, you have no heart!"
Liu Xiangyang charged forward like an enraged lion and slapped her hard across the face!
"Smack!"
The cursing stopped abruptly.
Liu Xiangyang's eyes were bloodshot, and tears welled up in his eyes: "Shen Hongmei! If we hadn't arrived in time, your good brother would have really killed Dabao! He's not only my son, but also a piece of your own flesh and blood! And you, you just stood there and watched?!"
“She didn’t just watch; she even helped raise the price!” Liu Xuejun stepped forward, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, barely managing to hold back from making a move.
Shen Hongmei was stunned for a moment, then broke down in tears, collapsing to the ground: "What can I do?! If I don't help them, they'll sell me!"
Liu Zhixia looked down at her, her eyes icy: "What do you mean there's nothing you can do? If you had just lived a good life with my brother back then, you wouldn't have had a share of the Liu family's good days?"
Shen Hongmei froze, her mouth agape, as if her soul had been ripped away.
yes!
Back in the Liu family, we had plenty to eat and drink, and the business dividends were substantial. Life was so comfortable!
But she ruined those good days with her own hands!
Before she could even finish regretting it, the two comrades dragged her into the interrogation room.
Liu Zhixia patted Liu Xuejun on the shoulder and slipped him some money: "Aunt Zhou has been running around all night and is exhausted. Take her to get something hot to eat and then take her home to rest."
After Liu Xuejun left with Aunt Zhou, the brother and sister went to the captain to thank him and inquire about the case.
"Sister-in-law Shen has done a great service this time. She's not with those people, so she should be fine, right?"
The captain nodded: "Don't worry, I've explained the situation to the comrade. We were able to rescue the child safely thanks to her selfless act of turning her own family away. The police station is just conducting a routine questioning; she'll be released soon."
"Then what will her life be like in the village from now on..." Liu Zhixia looked worried.
The brigade leader frowned slightly, sighed, and pulled the two women aside: "To be honest, although Zhang is acting out of a sense of justice, in the eyes of some old-fashioned people, it's still betraying her husband. There will definitely be gossip in the village. But don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let them be bullied."
Liu Zhixia turned to look at Liu Xiangyang: "Big brother, I promised Zhang that I would find a home for her and Da Gou in the city. I'm thinking of sending her to the lumber mill, or asking second brother for help to find a way to make a living in town."
Liu Xiangyang nodded vigorously: "It's only right! She saved Da Bao's life, and we have to repay this kindness! Little sister, if I need any money to bribe her, you can lend me some first. Consider it a loan, and I'll pay you back even if I have to work like a slave!"
"Okay," Liu Zhixia readily agreed.
Upon hearing this, the brigade leader breathed a sigh of relief: "So it was all arranged in advance? That's good! It would be best if you could go to the city. Staying in the brigade would be awkward, since we'd run into each other all the time. If you need any letters of introduction or anything like that, just let me know."
Although none of them said it outright, they all knew the truth.
The Shen brothers and Shen Hongmei will definitely go to jail, but the Shen elders and Chen will at most be considered to have known about it but failed to report it, and will be released after a few days. Zhang and her son will still be in the village then, and their lives will be absolutely miserable.
We must take advantage of these few days of downtime to send them away.
After the matter was settled, the brother and sister had just left the police station when they saw Liu Weidong rushing towards them, covered in sweat.
"Big brother! Third sister! Dad said Da Bao had an accident. My coworkers and I are trying to raise money, but then people from the village came to say he's alright. What happened? Where is the child?"
Liu Zhixia grabbed him: "Come on, let's talk as we walk!"
The three walked towards the lumber mill, and Liu Zhixia briefly recounted what had happened along the way.
Upon learning that Da Bao was only frightened and otherwise unharmed, Liu Weidong breathed a sigh of relief, finally putting his mind at ease.
"So now we just need to settle Sister-in-law Shen? That's easy! Our factory canteen is hiring a kitchen helper. I'll go talk to the manager and it shouldn't be a problem."
Liu Zhixia was somewhat surprised: "Second brother, you have such a lot of influence now?"
Liu Weidong scratched his head and chuckled, "The guy in charge of the canteen is the big brother I've met here. He's a really loyal guy. Thanks to him, we haven't been bullied at the factory. Speaking of which, he helped you get your pickled vegetables into the factory. By the way, I heard that the state-owned factory next door is also going to order pickled vegetables from our village. Is that part of our business too?"
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