A moment later, the women inside were brought up.
Because he had been hungry for several days, his limbs were weak and he had to be carried up by two junior police officers.
Just then, the sound of gongs and drums rang out at the door.
"Help! Help! Someone is imprisoning citizens here. They are heartless and inhumane. Help!"
The boy's innocent voice echoed throughout the alley.
Very well, the Xu family's courtyard is now surrounded, with rows and rows of onlookers peeking over the walls.
On the wall shared with Zhang Dongjia, 15 figures of all sizes sat in a row, one, two, three, four... with identical expressions and a burning desire for gossip in their eyes.
What's even more outrageous is that there are three chickens standing tall and proud like eagles, their beady green eyes also gleaming.
Gong An: ...A little girl and a little boy, a baby and a chicken, this gossip combination is really novel.
The police captain looked at Zhang Dong with a meaningful gaze.
Zhang Dong chuckled, “They’re all my kids, they love to watch the show. Comrade, how about we conduct the trial right here?”
He went all out to satisfy his sister-in-law's hobby.
Police Captain: ...They really know how to produce offspring.
Alright, at least it was that woman who helped find the cellar, so let's satisfy them.
The captain ordered someone to bring a chair into the house for the victim. After thinking for a moment, he took off the cotton coat from Xu's father and put it on her.
The meal had just been prepared, and to go all the way, Xiao Gong'an ladled out a bowl of soup for her to drink.
"Comrade, may I ask your name, and why are you at the Xu family's house?"
Before Xu Zhilan could answer, the onlookers spoke up.
“I recognize her. She is Xu Zhilan, the biological daughter of the Xu family.”
"My God, didn't the Xu family say she went back to the countryside? Turns out they had the audacity to lock her up!"
"I don't know if the Xu family has eaten the gall of a bear or a leopard, but they are definitely insane. It's terrifying to be neighbors with people like that."
“Look at Xu Zhilan, she’s only wearing a thin shirt. Even in the cellar, it must be cold. And look how eagerly she’s drinking the soup. She must be starving.”
"I don't understand. Xu Zhilan is the biological daughter. Are the Xu family blind? How could they treat her like this?"
"Hey, you don't know this. Xu Zhilan was brought back by the Xu family. They used a lot of emotional appeals to keep her, but as soon as her household registration was transferred back, she was signed up to go to the countryside."
“She was deliberately switched by her adoptive mother. Her biological parents not only did not hold her adoptive parents accountable, but also kept their adopted daughter at home and loved her dearly.”
"I can't understand it at all, why would there be such parents who raise the child of their enemy and abuse their own daughter?"
There was a brief moment of silence, followed by a sarcastic sneer from someone.
"If you can't figure it out with your knees, just look with your eyes. Xu Haoqing and Xu Yizhi are stuck together."
Everyone's eyes lit up as they suddenly realized what was happening.
I see.
Oh, I see.
These days, nothing is more captivating than gossip about men and women.
So it was a brother and sister duo, huh? Brilliant, truly brilliant.
The four members of the Xu family trembled with fear.
Especially Xu's father, whose cotton-padded coat had been stripped off, felt more afraid than cold, and his heart was ice-cold.
If this gets out of hand, they'll become like rats in the street, hated by everyone.
After drinking the hot soup, Xu Zhilan felt warm and hope was rekindled in her heart.
Ignoring the ugly faces of Xu's parents as they blinked at her until their eyes cramped, she recounted her ordeal in one breath.
She was constantly beaten and verbally abused at her adoptive parents' home, and her biological parents and older brother also regarded her as a disgrace. She was already heartbroken, but perhaps even God couldn't bear to see her like this, and she met a good man in the countryside.
She met and fell in love with Qiao Qian'an, and they quickly became revolutionary partners. Last year, she gave birth to a son.
She felt more at ease than ever before during her time with her husband's family. Her parents-in-law were kind and treated her like their own daughter, her husband respected and loved her, and her son was adorable and lively.
Because she was neglected from a young age, she learned to read late, and was taught by an old man in the cowshed. But she had some talent and a quick mind, so she learned very quickly.
After the college entrance examination was reinstated, she received the support of her whole family and studied day and night.
Although she hasn't received her report card yet, she has a feeling that she did well.
One day, Xu's family had a pang of conscience and asked her to go home and visit.
It turned out that a fellow educated youth who had been sent to the countryside had returned to Beijing ahead of schedule, and coincidentally, that educated youth's mother worked in the same workshop as Xu's mother.
As they chatted, the topic turned to Xu Zhilan's college entrance examination.
When Xu's mother heard that Xu Zhilan had done well in the college entrance examination, she called her to come back.
Xu Zhilan knew that her mother's longing was fake. She didn't plan to come back at first, but wanted to stay at home and wait to see if she could get her college admission notice.
Her wish is to take the college entrance examination and bring her husband's family out of the mountain village.
Xu's mother bombarded the brigade headquarters with phone calls, using filial piety as leverage.
Worried that her mother's fuss would make her application too difficult and she wouldn't pass the review process at the educated youth office, she had no choice but to return.
She never expected the Xu family to be so ruthless. After coming back for a meal and confirming that she had passed her exam, they locked her up.
Xu Yizhi said smugly, "Xu Zhilan, we only called you back for your college entrance exam results. If I want to be with my brother, I have to transfer my household registration."
"As long as you pass the exam, I will naturally let you go back to be a peasant once I get into university."
“I will write a letter to your husband in your own name, and send it to us when he receives his university acceptance letter.”
"You'd better stay here quietly, or I'll hire someone to go to the countryside and kill your little brat."
During the time she was brought back to the Xu family home, she read books there, and her handwriting was found in the Xu family's collection.
The underhanded conspiracy was astonishing and caused an uproar.
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