After the Xia family was taken away, Xia Wan was happy for a while before focusing on her own affairs.
She quietly packed various items at home, preparing for the upcoming move.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar, and then Aunt Cuihua rushed into the yard like a gust of wind.
Aunt Cuihua, her face flushed and panting, shouted at the top of her lungs, "Wan'er, hurry, hurry, there's something exciting to see! Something terrible has happened to Wu Erzhu's family. Someone came to their door saying they're faking a marriage!"
When Xia Wan heard this, she was stunned for a moment before realizing who Wu Erzhu's family was that Aunt Cuihua was talking about.
It turned out that she was referring to Qiao Qiao. Xia Wan recalled the things that Qiao Qiao and Zhao Jiaojiao had done together a few days ago and couldn't help but think to herself, "What's meant to happen will happen, it's just that the retribution seems to be a little late."
"Auntie, I'm coming right now! Please don't rush, tell me what happened!" Xia Wan hurriedly put down the clothes she was tidying up and quickly went to greet Aunt Cuihua, asking her with a curious yet pretending-to-know-nothing expression.
So the two hurriedly headed towards the brigade headquarters.
When they arrived, they found the place already crowded with onlookers, and the scene was chaotic.
After finally squeezing in, I saw Qiao Qiao squatting in the corner with her hair disheveled. Her once delicate face was now covered in bruises, which was quite frightening.
Her clothes were torn to shreds, and she looked utterly disheveled.
Just then, a burly, strong woman suddenly rushed over from the side.
With her hands on her hips, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "You shameless liar, give me back my dowry money right now! If you don't hand it over today, you'll regret it!"
At this moment, Wu Erzhu panicked and tried to stand in front of Qiao Qiao to protect her.
However, his own condition wasn't much better; his cheeks were covered in bruises, with several deep bloodstains clearly visible, which looked like they had been scratched hard by that fierce-looking woman with her fingernails.
Poor Qiao Qiao stood there, tears streaming down her face, sobbing and pleading, "I really don't know you! You must have mistaken me for someone else! Please, please let me go..."
Seeing the situation getting increasingly chaotic, the captain stomped his feet in frustration and shouted, "Quiet down, all of you! No more noise! Anyone who dares to make a fuss will be sent to the police station right now!"
These people are really going too far. They started hitting people right away. No matter what, this is their brigade's territory. They don't even know how to hold back!
However, the few people who came all the way from Suzhou seemed to have no intention of backing down.
They all looked furious, clearly determined to achieve their goal.
From the crowd, a woman dressed simply and neatly shouted defiantly, "Take her to the police station if you want! We've already called the police! I want to see if a swindler like her can continue to get away with it."
"I, Wang Yanan, have never suffered such a loss in all my years! How dare they try to deceive me with this marriage fraud? It's utterly lawless!"
Li Dan, who had just assaulted someone, continued, "Yes, we've already called the police. Zhao Jiaojiao, either come back with us or return the betrothal gifts?"
Wang Yanan spat and said disdainfully, "We don't want the person, we just want the money! Look at her, she's practically secondhand now. Whoever wants her can have her, but I don't want a daughter-in-law like that!"
Xia Wan stood at the back of the crowd, coldly observing this farce.
Zhao Jiaojiao, standing to the side, blushed and protested, "I've been wronged too! I have no idea what happened!"
Anyway, she only showed up once. If all else fails, she can just say that she was also deceived and that it was all Qiao Qiao's fault!
Xia Wan snorted coldly and said leisurely, "Why do you always wrong others? People come all this way to find you, do you think they're just bored and have nothing better to do?"
Zhao Jiaojiao glared at Xia Wan fiercely, but dared not retaliate, and could only continue to mutter about her innocence.
Qiao Qiao was still stubbornly insisting, "I'm already married, how could it be a marriage fraud?"
Xia Wan then casually added, "Oh, so you've fooled two families? Receiving two dowries, aren't you feeling pretty good about it?"
Her words were like sharp blades, piercing Qiao Qiao and Zhao Jiaojiao's weak points, and murmurs began to ripple through the crowd.
Some onlookers couldn't help but ask Xia Wan if she knew the inside story.
Aunt Cuihua's eyes lit up, and she pulled Xia Wan aside and whispered in her ear, "Wan, do you know something? Tell me quickly, why are you keeping something from me?"
Xia Wan shook her head, her face full of doubt: "Auntie, I arrived in the countryside even earlier than them, how could I possibly know anything?"
The man next to Wang Yanan gave Xia Wan a meaningful look, probably already guessing her identity, since they were able to find this place thanks to the young girl!
Just then, the police finally arrived.
"The police are here! Everyone, make way!"
Someone shouted, and everyone moved aside to make way for the police officers.
The lead policeman was a middle-aged man with sharp eyes; the tense atmosphere was palpable as soon as he entered.
"What happened? Who called the police?" His voice was deep and authoritative.
The man from Suzhou spoke first: "Officer, you have to help us! My son is engaged to this Qiao Qiao, and we've already given the betrothal gifts, but on the wedding day, she's disappeared without a trace."
We made inquiries everywhere and found out she had gone to the countryside, and we also heard she had started a relationship with someone else here. Isn't this marriage fraud?
Qiao Qiao waved her hands hurriedly, crying even harder: "I really didn't, sob sob sob... Brother Erzhu, please believe me..."
She looked aggrieved, her eyes were red and swollen, and she seemed about to cry herself unconscious.
Wu Erzhu chimed in, "Officer, Qiao Qiao is my wife now. He's timid, how could he do something like this, a marriage scam? There must be some misunderstanding."
Zhao Jiaojiao chimed in, "That's right, I have absolutely nothing to do with this. I don't even know them."
She would never admit that she had any relationship with that family. The idea was originally Qiao Qiao's, and she didn't know that Qiao Qiao had made a lot of money off her!
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