The onlookers started discussing it, enjoying the spectacle. Taking advantage of the crowd's excitement, Guihua became even more animated, slapping her thigh and wailing.
"Everyone, be the judge! These are my own aunt and cousin's family! When we were poor, we helped each other out, but now that they're rich, they've turned their backs on us! And they even have a soldier in their family! This is completely disloyal to the organization... Ah!"
Before Guihua could finish speaking, Jiang Wanqing kicked her hard, leaving her stunned. All bark and no bite—when she stopped, everyone noticed there wasn't a single tear in her eyes; it was all an act…
"I already gave you a lot of face last time! You still dare to come here and ask for a scolding. Since you don't care about your dignity, then let everyone see what you've done!"
Jiang Wanqing glared at her, then slowly squatted down and took Zhao Di's hand.
"Can you do me a favor? After today, you won't have to suffer anymore."
Zhao Di was trembling all over and dared not speak. Gui Hua secretly pinched her hard.
You filthy hussy, if you dare say a single careless word, you're dead when you get back!
"Don't be afraid, your aunt is here. Don't worry, the person who hurt you will definitely pay the price. Trust me, okay?"
Jiang Wanqing's voice was extremely gentle, and Zhao Di was persuaded by her to turn away from Guihua.
"Auntie, I'm scared..."
The onlookers looked puzzled and pointed at each other.
"What's going on? If this comrade really did something heinous, would the child be near her?"
"Yes, that's strange. Is there something we don't know?"
"Most likely..."
Seeing that public opinion was about to turn around and the situation was not in her favor, Guihua decided to resort to the usual dramatic tactics of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, and forcefully pulled Zhaodi toward her side.
"You ungrateful wretch... I'm your mother!"
"I don't want to, waaaah... Auntie, save me."
Zhao Di clung tightly to Jiang Wanqing's leg, making it immediately clear who she disliked and who she would kiss.
"What did a mother do to make her own daughter hate her?"
"Could she be a stepmother?"
"Who knows..."
Jiang Wanqing picked up Zhaodi, pushed Guihua away, and turned to say something to her father.
"Dad, could you please go to the nearby police station and report that someone is abusing children?"
"Okay, I'll go right away."
"You're not allowed to go!"
Upon hearing this, Guihua and Xue Gang immediately ran over and blocked Jiang Jianguo's path.
“Uncle, we’re all family. If you call the police, what will that leave us? You can’t be so cruel to your relatives!” Guihua tugged at Xuehe’s hand again. “Aunt, say something! You’re Gangzi’s aunt.”
The Gangzi she was talking about was a complete troublemaker and a coward. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he didn't say a word. It was obvious that he would try to clear his name later. Jiang Wanqing snorted coldly.
"Relatives? You still know you're relatives! Who went to such extremes first! If you dare to do something, you should dare to take responsibility. Our family has a clear conscience, and we have no problem letting the police judge this!"
Jiang Jianguo kicked Guihua and her husband aside and strode towards the nearby police station.
At this moment, Jiang Wanqing had already rolled up Zhao Di's sleeves, touched her face, and loudly accused her in front of everyone.
"Everyone can see that the injuries on this child were inflicted by her own mother. If she can do such a beastly thing to her own child, how could she possibly help us when we were poor? She's just here to take advantage of us now that we're rich. I've lived here all these years, and I'm sure everyone here knows my character. I don't want to argue too much about who's right and who's wrong. Just be rational and don't let some shrewish women lead you astray."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Upon hearing that Jiang Wanqing was shifting the blame onto her, Guihua put her hands on her hips and retorted. If there weren't so many people present, she would have immediately started cursing. She was nothing like the weak and timid person she had been just moments before.
At this moment, everyone realized that they had been tricked by this woman, who used the public's sympathy to benefit herself. Such a person deserves to die!
"Zhaodi, tell all the uncles, aunts, and uncles, who did this to you?"
Jiang Wanqing asked Zhao Di very patiently and gently. The child's eyes were filled with fear, and she huddled almost half her body in Jiang Wanqing's arms.
Only after holding her did I realize that although this child was older than Nannan, she was very thin and not at all the height and weight that should be at her age. She was only alive today because she was lucky.
"You dare to talk nonsense..."
"It's my mom, mom... she hit me... she scolded me, I'm a good-for-nothing, not even as good as my brother..."
Zhao Di choked up as she spoke, each word carefully chosen. Although not many of the onlookers would treat their children equally, when one is in the position of the judge, one's thoughts naturally take precedence.
"My God, it really was the child's own mother who hit her! What a beast!"
"No wonder this comrade called the police. If such a small child were beaten a few more times, would he even survive?"
"So pitiful, they're inhuman! What kind of parents are they!"
The discussion became even more heated; they loved things with twists and turns, things that were exciting and lively.
Xue Gang had already lost face, and was about to pull Guihua away when Jiang Jianguo brought the police over.
"Officer, it's them! They broke into our home, deliberately caused trouble, extorted money from us, and even abused our own daughter! You must give us and our poor child justice!"
Jiang Wanqing raised an eyebrow. She hadn't realized her father was such a smooth talker. With several charges added, Guihua had no way to refute them and was furious.
"Who is Xue Gang? Who is Guihua?"
"These two..."
Before Jiang Wanqing could even speak, the onlookers had already identified the couple, transforming into enthusiastic bystanders who vividly accused and denounced their misdeeds.
“They are parents, how could they beat their daughter like this? Officer, this matter cannot be taken lightly.”
"That's right, they even wronged this Comrade Jiang and wanted to stay here and not leave. We can all testify to that!"
"Yes, they can all testify!"
Guihua's stupidity lies in the fact that she is not smart, yet she still insists on fighting with people, using all the shrewish tricks she learned in the village here. It's only fair that Jiang Wanqing didn't crush her today!
The police officer glanced at Jiang Wanqing, recognized her, and immediately smiled.
"Oh, it's Comrade Jiang. I knew your family was law-abiding and model citizens. We have a basic understanding of what happened here. We'll take the troublemakers away for investigation. And this child..." The police officer pointed to Zhao Di.
“We can take her, officer. You can take those three with you.”
"Okay, all right!"
This matter came suddenly and was dealt with quickly. Jiang Wanqing looked at Guihua's unwilling eyes before she left and snorted, "Overestimating yourself!"
After the incident was over and the crowd dispersed, Jiang Wanqing and the others went home and closed the door.
At that time, Cheng Ran, who had already boarded the train, also encountered an unexpected little incident...
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