"Relatives?" This is what Erwa said.

"Boss?" Lin Minjun burst out laughing.

The brother and sister expressed doubts at the same time.

Lin Minjun got off the bike, took out a candy and handed it to Goudan, then asked, "When did Erwa become your boss?"

"Always." Goudan smiled with a sly look in his eyes.

Erwa also jumped off the car, stood beside Goudan and smiled, "Sister, don't ask anymore."

In fact, it was because Erwa had a bad reputation in the alley. Every household would say that Erwa stole something when they lost it, and they would also tell their children not to play with Erwa. After a long time, the children ignored Erwa.

But after Lin Minjun came, she helped Erwa wash away his reputation as a thief. Now the parents in the alley no longer have the same prejudice against Erwa. They always say that Erwa has good grades and can get first place in the exams even without studying, and they let their own children follow suit.

So now Erwa has become the king of the kids in the alley thanks to his intelligence and good grades.

Goudan is his subordinate, his lackey, a serious one.

"But Goudan, what did you say just now? What relatives?" Lin Minjun asked again.

This reminded Goudan, and he tucked in his fat belly and reported to Erwa in a serious manner, "Big brother, I just saw relatives coming to your house, and they brought a lot of things."

"What relatives? What do they look like?" Erwa was stunned at first, thinking that he had not been in contact with his relatives for eight hundred years, so how could they suddenly show up.

Before he could react, Goudan explained the details, "Three adults, two walked in, and the other was carried in. He seemed to be sick. I saw they brought a package. You have something delicious."

As he spoke, Goudan licked his lips. His relatives were all nice. Every time they came to visit, they would bring their own chickens or dried sweet potatoes. Every time a relative came to visit, Goudan knew there would be delicious food. He also missed having relatives come home.

Goudan was still smiling when he suddenly saw Erwa's expression change.

Erwa recalled what Goudan had described and guessed it right away. His face turned pale as paper and he looked at Lin Minjun, "Sister, it's them."

"They? Who?"

Lin Minjun guessed it immediately, "Relatives from your hometown? The ones who took you away?"

Erwa nodded and held Lin Minjun's hand tightly. "They came here, weren't they because that person was frozen to death?"

"Don't scare yourself. You are only eleven years old and there is no way you will go to jail. Let's see what their situation is. Hold my hand and let's go in and take a look." Lin Minjun forced herself to calm down.

She looked around and parked the tricycle at the far end of the alley, locking it. She left the vegetables she brought back at Goudan's house. She walked into the courtyard with empty hands, leading the frightened child.

With a creak, he pushed the door open, walked through the screen wall, and saw what was going on inside.

As soon as they entered the yard, there were quite a few people standing there. Most of them had come out to watch the excitement. When they saw them coming back, they all hid away.

After the group of people left, it became clear that there was a middle-aged man wearing a black cotton jacket and a big cotton hat, and standing next to him was an old lady. The other person was the one who was carried over, who was sleeping on a door panel, wrapped in a thick cotton jacket and coughing constantly.

Lin Minjun was about to walk into the courtyard with Erwa when the aunt heard the noise, turned around and took a look, then rushed over with her teeth bared and claws, rushing towards Erwa with a sharp voice, "You murderer, you little bastard! I have never seen you so cruel, look at what you have done to my son!"

"Look, look, in the middle of winter, he almost beat someone to death!" The old lady shouted again, almost howling, as she rushed over.

Lin Minjun reacted quickly. She immediately stood in front of Erwa, hid him behind her, and looked the old lady up and down. "Who are you?"

"I, I'm here to ask for money!" the old lady howled without thinking.

Lin Minjun's face turned cold, "You are blackmailing me, right? Why are you coming to my house to ask for money without any reason? Come with me to the police station first?"

She tugged at the old lady's sleeve and said, "Let's go!"

The person she attacked was caught off guard, and her rhythm was disrupted. The woman took a few steps and suddenly shook off Lin Minjun's hand. She hesitated for a long time and only said one sentence, "My son was beaten up, and I have to pay for it!"

"Then you have to tell us who you are, who broke the body, and how it happened. Explain everything clearly." Lin Minjun was also very firm. "Otherwise, we have to go to the police station no matter what."

This sound alerted a group of people, and someone immediately came up and asked, "We are looking for Erwa, who are you?"

"This is my sister." Erwa said from behind.

Lin Minjun looked at the middle-aged man who came up to ask questions and stared at him.

The middle-aged man took the cotton hat and said honestly, "I am Erwa's uncle. Erwa's father is my brother."

"Is this your wife?" Lin Minjun pointed at the old lady and asked.

"We are not husband and wife. I am a distant relative in the village. Your brother beat my son to death!" the old lady yelled.

Lin Minjun remained calm and said, "Show us what you have done."

The old lady immediately walked to the door, opened the quilt that was tightly covering her, and took off her hat. Behind the door was a young man who immediately started yelling, "Oh my god, my head hurts, my legs hurt, it hurts so much!"

The old lady looked distressed and helped, saying, "Your head was bruised and your legs were frozen. The doctor said your brain may not work well in the future and your legs won't be able to walk. My son hasn't even found a wife yet, so you must give me an explanation today!"

The young man lying on the door panel was seriously injured at first glance. His head was wrapped tightly with layer upon layer of blinding white, which made people's hearts beat fast. Bloodstains could be vaguely seen on the gauze. The injuries on his legs were more serious. Looking from a distance, the man's body below the waist to his toes was blue, obviously frostbite.

The old lady lifted up her son's legs, which were limp and unconscious. "Did you see? These two legs are useless."

Erwa gasped and whispered to Lin Minjun from behind, "Sister, something really happened, he's frozen!"

After all, he is just an eleven-year-old kid with a high IQ and a smart brain, but when he suddenly heard that he had caused someone's legs to be disabled and that the person would be affected for the rest of his life, of course he would panic and be scared.

Lin Minjun narrowed her eyes and lowered her voice, "Not necessarily. Let's take a look first."

Why did she find this so strange? Erwa said when he came back that he escaped in the middle of the night, at least three or four o'clock. The man fell indoors and there was a coal stove in the room. How could his legs be frozen like that in such a short time?

Even if we take a step back, is that what a frozen leg looks like?

No matter how Lin Minjun thought about it, she felt that something was wrong. People were injured for sure, but they must have lied. The injuries were not as serious as they said.

She stared at the patient for a while, then pulled Erwa to the side and said in a low voice, "I think they are lying. There's something wrong with that person's legs."

Erwa looked over there and saw a patient lying on the door panel next to a pomegranate tree that had lost all its leaves. His legs and ankles were all blue and black. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to look at him a second time because he was afraid that it was his fault. He just wanted to vent his anger by hitting the patient with a stick and then escape. He never thought of ruining someone else's life.

He withdrew his gaze, held his sister's hand tightly, and said nothing.

Lin Minjun gently patted Erwa's back and said, "Try to see if the leg is paralyzed."

"How to test?" Erwa asked in a dull voice, and finally found his own voice.

Lin Minjun thought for a moment and said, "Freeze him with your cold hands, or give him a light pinch to see if he feels the pain."

"Sister, what if he is really hurt? I can't do it." Erwa said with clenched fists, feeling flustered.

"How about I go? Boss, I dare!" Goudan stretched his head and came over from the side.

The voice startled the brother and sister. Seeing Goudan's cunning and heartless appearance, Lin Minjun thought, "Then you go, but don't hurt anyone. Just freeze him for a while, and don't let anyone see it."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Goudan was extremely excited, and looked like he was going to help the boss solve his problems, and he rushed over as he spoke.

There was a burden following behind him, Goudan’s younger brother Gangdan, who was at the age where he could not walk steadily and loved to follow behind the older kids.

"Brother, wait for me, wait for me." The little steel egg chased after him and said.

Goudan deliberately ran around in the yard, "Come and chase me, little steel egg, if you catch me I'll give you candy."

When he walked to the door panel, he stretched out his hand full of frostbite and grabbed the patient's ankle, then quickly let go. When he passed by again, he pinched it again.

Lin Minjun was standing by at this time, staring at the expression on the patient's face. Unexpectedly, this person was so calm that he didn't say a word. He kept holding his head and groaning, saying that his headache was about to explode.

Could it be that the injury is really serious?

That’s a problem. I’m afraid this family will have to rely on Erwa.

"Brother, wait for me, wait for me." Steel Egg was still limping after him. The child didn't know how to take a detour, and seeing his brother standing just opposite the door panel, Steel Egg climbed over the patient directly and pressed his elbow on the most vulnerable part.

Lin Minjun saw the patient's eyes suddenly widen and his face turned red with pain. What was even more ridiculous was that he was only wearing socks, and it was obvious that his left toe suddenly curled up, while his right toe suddenly spread out, and he almost jumped up in pain.

Can the toes of a person whose legs are frozen from the waist down be so flexible?

So Lin Minjun was completely certain that they were cheating people and they were here to cheat money!

Is it possible? When Erwa is a fat sheep, who can come and grab some?

Lin Minjun looked at the still screaming "patient" and his noisy mother, and came up with an idea.

Pretending to be sick? If you have the guts, just pretend to be sick!

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I counted on my fingers and thought my brother should be back today.

It's still three o'clock