Chapter 107
I don't know how long it was, but suddenly there was a sound of barking of a guard dog outside the tent, followed by the roars of the Muzepal brothers.
Xu Tao was extremely scared and heard someone shouting, "Xu Tao, are you in there, you damn girl?"
This voice sounded so much like her father's voice. Xu Tao was stunned for a moment, wondering if she had heard it wrongly.
"Xu Tao, come out quickly! Your father is here to save you."
This time it was a strong and very pleasant male voice.
Xu Tao immediately recognized the voice as that of Chen Tianyou's father. She stood up excitedly and ran out shouting, "Dad, Uncle Chen, I'm here."
About fifty meters outside the tent, Xu Tai and Chen Shengqing, both holding guns, were confronting the three Muzepal brothers.
When Xu Tao saw the two of them, especially Xu Tai, she didn't expect that her father, who favored boys over girls and always treated her like trash, would come from afar to save her. The fear and terror she had felt all night turned into grievance at this moment.
Xu Tao limped over, hugged Xu Tai's arm, and burst into tears: "Dad, wuwuwu..."
Xu Taiben was filled with rage, and was thinking of finding his two daughters and giving them a good beating to make them embarrass him and cause him trouble.
Seeing his daughter was beaten black and blue, the culprits were the three nomadic men in front of him. Xu Tai vented his anger on them and loaded the gun in his hand. "You son of a bitch, you dare to touch my daughter, you are tired of living!"
Four police officers stood between the two groups of people. One of them held Xu Tai's hand and said, "Captain Xu, calm down and check if the child has been bullied. If not, we will talk it over."
Outside the tent, the three sturdy Muzepal brothers, with three equally sturdy guard dogs, shouted at the four police officers: "What a bullshit kidnapping of women and children! We brothers bought her with our own money. She is a member of our family, the wives of the three brothers, and no one can take her away!"
A policeman named Yu Kaixuan, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes and looked very handsome, about 25 years old, said: "Please calm down, the three comrades. You spent money to buy an underage girl, which is a criminal act. The father has come to the door, so you should stop obstructing him and let the father take the child away."
"Bullshit! We spent money on the things, it was a matter of our mutual consent. Whose law did we break? Don't even mention that you are the police. Even if the king of heaven comes, don't even think about taking our things away!" After saying this, Muzepal turned around and ran into the tent, taking out three hunting rifles.
Yu Kaixuan saw that things were not going well. These herdsmen were unreasonable and illiterate, and had no respect for the law. He quickly signaled to Xu Tai and the other two, "Go quickly."
Even though his daughter was beaten into a pig's head, Xu Tai still wanted to beat the three Muzepal brothers to vent his anger, so he stood there without moving.
"Captain Xu, what are you still standing there for? If you don't leave now, someone will die. We still have to go and save your eldest daughter." Chen Shengqing pushed him to help him avoid the bullets fired by Muzepal, and at the same time raised the rifle in his hand and fired back.
Xu Tai came to his senses, picked up Xu Tao, and ran towards the jeep 500 meters away from the tent.
When the three Muzepal brothers saw him running with the person in his arms, they whistled and three good horses from behind the tent ran over. They quickly mounted their horses and shot at Xu Tai and his daughter while riding.
Nomadic people have been herding and exercising since they were young. They carry guns on their backs to deal with wild wolves and beasts that attack their cattle and sheep. They have developed good shooting skills and are very fast, accurate and ruthless when they shoot.
They were located near a river, with few trees and no cover around. Xu Tai and his companions could not outrun the running horses, so they could only flee in all directions to avoid the bullets.
Seeing the three Muzepal brothers riding their horses getting closer and closer, Xu Tai was shot in the back and right leg. The three brothers were about to shoot him in the head. Chen Shengqing gritted his teeth, aimed his rifle and rifle at the brothers' horses, and shot the horses' legs one by one.
Since the founding of the Red Army, Chairman Mao has always emphasized that the military and the people are like one family. Border troops have clear regulations that no matter what the circumstances, soldiers must try their best to avoid conflicts with people of ethnic minorities. Even if the other party is in danger of their own lives, they must not take the initiative to attack and take lives.
As a military officer, Chen Shengqing could not shoot the nomads in the head, so he could only shoot their horses to make them retreat.
The horse was shot, neighed and fell to its knees. The three Muzepal brothers were caught off guard and fell to the ground.
Taking advantage of this time, Chen Shengqing and his group ran away.
Not long after they ran, the three Muzepal brothers caught up with them.
Chen Shengqing hit their horses, causing them to fall, which undoubtedly completely enraged them. They called a few guard dogs at home and had them chase Chen Shengqing and his group and bite them to death.
On the endless plain, several dogs were chasing four police officers and their father frantically.
Chen Tianyou, who was sitting in the jeep, saw this and became anxious. He recalled over and over again what Chen Shengqing had taught him how to drive before he left. Then he plucked up his courage, stepped on the accelerator, stepped on the clutch, and the jeep flew out.
"Damn your grandpa, Chen Tianyou, slow down!" The car flew out, and the huge impact force caused Li Dabao to fly with it. His body hit the front seat hard, and he grimaced in pain and couldn't help swearing.
Chen Tianyou didn't care about that. It was his first time driving such a big jeep. He had never received any driving training before. He was very nervous. After the car flew out, he tried his best to control the steering wheel, quickly calculating the speed and distance of the car in his mind, and finally parked the car steadily in front of Chen Shengqing and others, "Dad, get in the car quickly."
Chen Shengqing immediately opened the car door and let Xu Tai, his daughter and four police officers squeeze in. After he got in, Chen Tianyou stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the police jeep 500 meters away.
When everyone in the car saw that the person driving the car was Chen Tianyou, their jaws dropped in amazement, because Chen Tianyou was only an eleven-year-old kid, and he could drive the jeep smoothly on his first time, which was something that many adults could not match.
The car stopped steadily in front of the police jeep again. Four police officers got out and got back into their car. The remaining police officer stuck his head out of the driver's seat and said, "You have already angered the herdsmen. Now we can't negotiate with them properly. Just rob them directly. As long as they don't kill anyone, they will go to the autonomous region to file a complaint. We will testify for you. You are just fighting back in self-defense."
The remaining police officers were also helpless. The nomadic people in these mountainous areas were ignorant, unwilling to learn Chinese, and did not understand the law. The border area was too large and lawlessness and disorder occurred frequently. As police officers, it was difficult for them to follow the normal procedures when enforcing the law. They were often turned away by these unreasonable nomadic peoples, and it was common for them to be bullied by the Tiangang.
As time went on, they had no choice. The country treated these ethnic minorities preferentially, and as long as no one was killed, they would turn a blind eye.
Now that the police have spoken, the next thing will be easy.
"Tianyou, drive to the door of the tent on the slope." Chen Shengqing saw that Chen Tianyou drove well, so in order to train his courage, he directly ordered him to rush up the slope one thousand meters away.
Chen Tianyou received the instructions, turned the steering wheel, stepped on the accelerator, and calmly drove the car to the tent of Muzepal's cousin's house at a very fast speed amid the roar of the car.
While the family was still trying to figure out what was going on, four police officers and Chen Shengqing jumped out of the car, each with their guns raised, and rushed into the tent. Not finding Xu Xia, they ran to the stables behind the tent and found Xu Xia milking a cow. Without saying a word, they dragged her towards the car.
By the time the family came to their senses, the two cars had already driven away for a long time.
During this rescue operation, one police officer was slightly injured, Xu Tai was shot twice and was sent to the military hospital, and everyone else was fine.
Although Xu Tao was beaten black and blue, at least he was innocent.
Xu Xia is two years older than Xu Tao. She is already thirteen years old this year. She is very calm and smart. She knows very well that at her age, if she falls into the hands of those herdsmen, she will be defiled.
Therefore, after she was abducted and awakened, she behaved particularly obediently, and made the excuse that she had her menstruation and could not serve the man temporarily. She said that after her menstruation was over, she would find an auspicious day to consummate the marriage with the man.
She also cried about how much her parents disliked her at home, how she was often hungry and had no food to eat. As long as they were nice to her and gave her enough food to eat, she would be willing to stay there forever.
The men saw that she looked ignorant and pitiful, and their old mother took her into the tent to check and saw that she had her period, so they did not touch her for the time being, but just let her do the work and monitored her at the same time.
What they didn't know was that, out of their sight, Xu Xia ruthlessly bit her finger and smeared the blood on her private parts, pretending to have her period. She didn't even think of running away, but quietly milked and worked, all the while thinking in her head how to quietly get a horse and a gun to save her sister, thus preserving her own innocence.
Xu Taixiang couldn't keep it a secret. He was lying on the hospital bed, cursing at his two daughters: "I worked so hard in the army to support you two, but you are not satisfied. It's ok that you don't help your stepmother with work and take care of your brother, but you always make trouble for me! What kind of illegal work is this? Is it so easy to make money? Don't use your brains. If Chen Tianyou hadn't brought his father to find me, I wouldn't have bothered to save you and let you die outside!"
The emotions that Xu Tao and her sisters had felt because he came thousands of miles to save them suddenly vanished.
Xu Tao said angrily, "If you hadn't had a stepmother and a younger brother, you would have acted as a stepfather and listened to the stepmother. You didn't give us food or drink, and we couldn't even have enough to eat. You also planned with the stepmother to marry us off for betrothal money after we finished junior high school, and didn't let us go to high school. Would we have to work illegally or be kidnapped?"
Xu Tai glared at her and said, "You little bitch, how can you talk like that? I'm your father, you have to do whatever I tell you to do!"
"Dad, don't be angry. My sister didn't mean what she said." Seeing that he was about to lose his temper, Xu Xia tried to smooth things over, wiping her tears and said, "Actually, I know you want to be good to us, but you do this to save face for our stepmother. When I think about the past, when our biological mother was alive, you were so good to us. You bought us everything we could eat and wear, and you even said that you would prepare rich dowries for us in the future and marry us off with glory. I have always kept it in my heart.
Dad, my sister and I went to work illegally in town to reduce your burden. We know that it is not easy for you to make money outside, and we want to work and save money. We will get into high school or college, find a good job, make a lot of money, and honor you. You were so badly injured this time to save me and my sister. I feel so sad. Dad, don't worry, I will be twice as good to you when I grow up. "
Xu Tai felt relieved after hearing these words. His anger subsided. He showed rare consideration to his two daughters and said, "Forget it. I am the one who failed to fulfill my responsibility as a father. Don't work illegally anymore. Stay at home and help your stepmother take care of your younger brother. When you grow up, I will find good families for you to marry off."
The two sisters didn't say anything. After they left the military hospital, Xu Tao asked Xu Xia, "Sister, do you really think our father is good to us? Do you want to make money to honor him when you grow up?"
"How can that be? I just said something to appease him and stop him from abusing us with my stepmother." Xu Xia reminded her, "Sister, many times, speaking harshly to others will not only fail to achieve the desired effect, but may also backfire. We must learn to read people's expressions, judge the situation, and say soft and nice words appropriately. When we make others happy, it will also benefit ourselves."
At least, their father would not pursue the matter of working illegally for the time being. Even if their stepmother made a fuss, he would protect them a little because of what she said.
Xu Tao seemed to understand, but after this incident, her mouth became noticeably sweeter than before.
The story of the Xu Tao sisters spread quickly throughout the family compound. Everyone was whispering and discussing the matter. The most popular rumor was that the Xu Tao sisters were abducted overnight and rescued the next day, so the two sisters were definitely not together.
Sister Xu Tao explained this for a long time, but the gossipers in the family compound did not believe it and the rumors became more and more intense.
Yang Qiujin also heard the gossip of the military wives and secretly asked Chen Shengqing: "What was the situation of these sisters when you went to rescue them?"
Chen Shengqing briefly explained the situation to her, "They probably weren't bullied. If they were, the two girls wouldn't be in the state we saw."
Yang Qiujin said, "I believe what you say, but others may not. Sister Xu Tao is also pitiful. After encountering such a thing and these rumors, I don't know if it will be affected in the future and it will be difficult for her to find a partner to marry."
"Then it's not something we have to worry about." Chen Shengqing said, then turned to look at Chen Tianyou who was holding his sister's hand and letting her walk in the yard and said, "Tianyou is indeed my son, he is very smart. I only taught him how to drive verbally, and he drove to save us."
Xiao Tianxing has shown signs of walking independently, but she still cannot let go of her mother's hand, or she will fall. In the past two months, her family has been helping her walk so that she can practice more and build up her courage.
Yang Qiujin looked at the brother and sister walking around in the yard, frowned and said, "He is so young, and you let him drive the car. Aren't you afraid that he will step on the accelerator by mistake and cause a car accident?"
"How could that be? He's not a fool." Chen Shengqing said confidently, "Have you noticed that the older our son gets, the smarter he becomes. He can do many things very quickly. I think he's almost a genius now."
"No matter how talented you are, your academic performance can never compare to Wang Songyue. He always ranks first in the grade, while he is always second."
Chen Tianyou heard their conversation, and held Xiao Tianxing, whose legs were swaying and she could fall down at any time, in his arms and said, "Mom, it's not that I can't compare with Wang Songyue, I just let her go. I'm not some perpetual runner-up. I deliberately made a mistake on the test to make her think she was better than me."
"Just keep bragging. If you weren't always the runner-up, you could get first place in this year's midterm exam." Yang Qiujin encouraged him.
"I'll take the exam. If I get first place, Mom, you have to agree to one condition of mine."
"What conditions?"
"We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"You make it quite mysterious. Okay, if you really pass the exam, I will agree to your conditions within my ability."
As the mother and son were talking, Xiao Tianxing interrupted, "I, I."
Even though she just turned one today and looks small, she is actually very smart and knows everything.
"What do you mean?" Yang Qiujin reached out to hug her.
"Daddy, daddy, hug me." Xiao Tianxing refused her hug, staggered towards Chen Shengqing, and threw himself into Chen Shengqing's arms.
"Hey, our little Tianxing can walk now." Chen Shengqing held her in his arms, overjoyed, and bent down to kiss her tender little cheek, "What do you want to talk to Dad about?"
Xiao Tianxing leaned against his cheek and kissed his cheek like him, "I miss you, I miss you, Daddy."
Chen Shengqing was so happy that he hugged her and spun around: "Daddy misses Tianxing too. Tianxing is daddy's little cotton-padded jacket. Daddy likes you the most."
Yang Qiujin laughed angrily, "This little girl, you forgot your mother after you got a father. I don't know who took care of you day and night."
Li Xiu'e came out of the living room and said, "Shengqing, take the child to the living room. The things for the one-year-old ceremony are ready."
According to the custom in my hometown, every time a child turns one year old, they have to hold a "Zhuazhou" ceremony to see what the child's future aspirations will be.
"Let's go, it's time for the one-year-old ceremony." Chen Shengqing threw Xiao Tianxing onto his shoulders, let her sit on the horse's shoulders, deliberately made the sound of a horse neighing, and led her into the living room with a bounce.
Little Tianxing was amused by him and laughed non-stop even when he placed her among the items for the one-year-old celebration in a circle in the living room.
Yang Qiujin couldn't bear it and said to her, "Well, your grandma has prepared so many things for you, take a look and see which ones you like."
On the clean brick floor of the living room were placed some books, pens, chopsticks, spoons, toys, candies and other items.
Little Tianxing sat in the middle and looked around, then grabbed a book with his little hands and threw it away.
He grabbed another pen and lost it again.
When Yang Qiujin first saw her pick up the book, she was very happy because it meant that the child was interested in reading and might become a top student like Wang Songyue in the future.
As a result, the child turned around and threw the book away, picked up the pen, and threw it again...
Yang Qiujin's mood fluctuated with the things she threw away. When she had thrown away everything, she could no longer bear it and said, "What do you want? When your brother was a child, he at least got a wooden toy. What about you? You don't want to be a female gangster, do you?"
"Maybe she doesn't like these things." Chen Shengqing said, walking over to hug his daughter.
But Xiao Tianxing grabbed the pistol at his waist and said, "This, this."
"You want this?" Chen Shengqing's face flashed with surprise. He took off the pistol, removed the bullets, put the gun in Xiao Tianxing's hand, and asked uncertainly: "Do you like this?"
Xiao Tianxing held the gun crookedly in his little hand, pointed the gun at Chen Shengqing, and shouted, "Don't move, don't move!"
Li Xiu'e protected her from falling and said with a smile, "Oh, this is terrible. Xiao Tianxing told you not to move because she wants to be a police officer."
Chen Shengqing laughed: "It's good to be a policewoman. You can serve the people and contribute to the country. You will have a bright future."
Only Yang Qiujin knew that this girl had probably seen Chen Tianyou too often and played the game of "Soldiers Catch Thieves" with her classmates, so she wanted to catch thieves with a gun just like them, but she didn't really like guns.
After recovering from his injury, Xu Tai specially invited Chen Shengqing and the four police officers who helped him last time to go to the black restaurant in the town where Chen Shengqing had eaten last time to dine, to thank them for their help.
They arrived late and there were no other diners in the restaurant, which was a good opportunity for them to talk.
After the proprietress served the dishes one after another, Xu Tai signaled her not to come into the yard unless it was necessary, as they wanted to talk. The proprietress tactfully closed the door and went back to her room to coax the child to sleep.
Xu Tai poured a cup of hot tea for each of Chen Shengqing and the other four, and sat at the table and said, "Thank you for helping me rescue my daughter. I invited the five of you to dinner today. In addition to thanking you, I have one more thing to say. Those herdsmen abducted my two daughters and almost ruined their innocence. They were subjected to many rumors in the family compound. As a father, I cannot swallow this. I have to seek justice for my daughters. I wonder what you think."
Yu Kaixuan was enjoying a piece of hot fatty intestine, but when he heard the words, he paused and looked a little uncomfortable.
According to the law, those herders committed crimes of kidnapping and molestation, and their police were going to arrest those herders and put them in jail to face charges. It wasn't that Xu Tai didn't report the case afterwards, but they also wanted to smooth things over and didn't do anything about it.
Awkward, so embarrassing.
The other three police officers were all fidgeting.
Chen Shengqing said while eating a piece of braised pork: "Of course we can't just let this go. In recent years, the abduction and trafficking of women in our autonomous region has become more and more serious. For example, this time, Captain Xu's two daughters, the older one was 13 years old and the younger one was only 11 years old, were abducted and kidnapped. If we hadn't rescued them in time, the two little girls would have been abused by those herdsmen and their lives would have been ruined. Giving birth to children in herdsmen's homes at such a young age is simply the behavior of beasts! We can't just sit back and watch this unhealthy trend because the country has preferential treatment for ethnic minorities. We have to find a way to correct these unhealthy trends and turn our autonomous region into a true society ruled by law."
Yu Kaixuan swallowed his saliva and said, "What are you going to do?"
Chen Shengqing glanced at Xu Tai, and said in the other's expectant eyes: "I have decided to ask the superiors for instructions to conduct a collection operation to catch all the criminals in our border defense department, such as those who grow marijuana, make drugs, sell drugs, steal, kidnap and other criminals. No matter whether they are ethnic minorities or have a relationship background, as long as they live on our Chinese land and are Chinese, they must abide by our Chinese laws and regulations. We will deal with them as we should. Of course, these things cannot be accomplished by our military alone, so I would like to ask you and the public security to apply to your superiors and cooperate with our border defense department."
Yu Kaixuan and the other three looked at each other. One of the police officers was about to speak but hesitated, but Yu Kaixuan spoke first: "As long as Deputy Head Chen is determined, I will definitely apply to my superiors and cooperate with your work."
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