"Yes, yes, yes! I haven't felt at ease since this happened!" Shen Ying had a sad face.
Lu Tong's frown relaxed. "That's fine. Just don't run around. Maybe we'll need you to go to the county government office to testify and sign your name."
Shen Ying was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Su Tai seized the opportunity and said, "There is one more thing."
"What's the matter again?" Lu Tong frowned unhappily.
Su Tai hurriedly explained, "It's like this, the troupe said they also lost a child, named Little Twelve."
"Yes, yes, yes! Our child is also lost, we are also victims!" Qiu struggled excitedly.
Su Tai didn't even look at her and continued, "The child actually escaped and followed me home. He is now hiding in my house."
Everyone was shocked.
Lu Tong was even more surprised, "Where is the person? Bring him here for questioning."
Qiu's face was ashen, and she could not say anything except staring at Su Tai angrily.
Xiao Twelve came to the village compound under Tang Yu's escort.
The child had been cleaned up and put on new clothes, and he looked out of place with Chunqin and the others.
Lu Tong had a good impression of Tang Yu at first sight, "You were the one who cleaned him up?"
Tang Yu nodded seriously and said, "The child went home with Madam Shen, but Madam Shen had no extra energy to take care of four children, and it was not convenient, so she entrusted the child to me. Sir, when I was bathing the child, I found that he had many scars on his body, both new and old. It was obvious that he had been beaten a lot."
As he said that, he walked forward and took off Xiao Twelve's shirt in front of everyone.
Without clothes to cover himself, Xiao Twelve hugged himself subconsciously. His skinny body was really covered with scars, which was shocking. In some places, the wounds had not healed yet and there were signs of suppuration.
Lu Tong was so angry that his head was about to explode.
Tang Yu's eyes were red, and she complained indignantly, "He is only eight years old, but he looks like a six-year-old child. He has very little flesh and no good skin. Madam Shen couldn't help crying when she saw him. The original wound was even more creepy. It was Madam Shen who brought medicine to clean the child's wound. Now it doesn't look so shocking.
I asked him how he lived in the opera troupe. He said that the troupe owner and his wife would always take their anger out on them. Since he was small, it was inevitable that he didn't do things well enough, so he became a tool for them to vent their anger.
He was not given much food on normal days and was hungry every day, so when he saw so much food that day he couldn't help but wanted to have a full meal, but after he ate, he was told that he was dead.
The child was so frightened that he had to run away to save his life."
When the villagers heard this, they all started crying and cursed at Rong Laosi and Qiu.
"We have to go to the county town too. I can't eat unless I see their end with my own eyes!"
"Yes! We want justice for those poor children!"
Faced with the angry people, Lu Tong did not dare to use force. Besides, he hated Rong Lao Si very much, so he nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Shen Wen's wife Qi Yan rushed out and stared at Xiao Twelve without blinking.
Xu walked forward worriedly, "Yanzi, what's wrong?"
Qi Yan pointed at a large red spot on Xiao Twelve's waist with trembling fingers, "Mom, what is that?"
Little Twelve looked puzzled. He subconsciously touched the red spot and said weakly, "There's nothing. This is not an injury. It has always been there."
Qi Yan's eyes lit up even more. She came back to her senses and knelt down in front of Lu Tong. "Sir, a child was lost in the Pu family in Dahe Town. The case was reported to the police before. The child had a big red spot on his waist and his age matched. Can you notify Pu to come and take a look?"
Lu Tong knew about the Pu family in Dahe Town. They were the richest people in Dahe Town. If this child was really from the Pu family, it would be a great thing for him.
Lu Tong immediately ordered people to cross the river and find the people from the Pu family.
Then he asked about Qi Yan's background.
Qi Yan did not dare to hide anything and said truthfully: "My father is the master of Pu's dyeing workshop. He has a say in Mr. Pu. Mr. Pu also took good care of my mother's family. When the Pu family lost their child, my father was also very upset and was unhappy for a long time. That's why I know more about the situation."
Lu Tong nodded in understanding.
Almost an hour passed.
The officer came hurriedly with a group of people.
As soon as Yu entered the courtyard, she looked around and when she found Qi Yan, she immediately rushed over, "Yanzi, where is the child? Where is the child?"
Qi Yan quickly pointed at Xiao Twelve who was clinging to Tang Yu, "Madam, that's him."
Yu suddenly turned her head, looked at Xiao Twelve's face carefully, and staggered over. "Can I see your birthmark?"
Under Tang Yu's encouraging gaze, Xiao Twelve obediently took off his clothes.
Yu's hand touched the birthmark carefully, and when she caught a glimpse of Xiao Twelve's injuries, she burst into tears and fainted.
Master Pu and Uncle Qi also rushed over.
Mr. Pu looked at his wife, then at his children, and didn't know what to do.
Uncle Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Master, is there anything special about the young master besides the birthmark on his waist?"
Master Pu thought about it carefully and said, "I remember there are two moles on the child's thigh."
Uncle Qi said nothing, and walked up to Little Twelve and asked cautiously, "Can you take off your pants for me to see?"
Lu Tong was very understanding and asked them to go to the side room to check on Xiao Twelve.
Yu, who was awakened by Master Pu pinching her philtrum, struggled to go in and take a look.
The whole family entered the wing room, and everyone in the yard was nervously waiting for news, not daring to breathe.
Soon, Mrs. Yu came out holding Little Twelve tightly in her arms, and kneeled down in front of Lu Tong and the others with tears in her eyes, "Sir, this is my lost little son, there is no doubt about it!"
Master Pu was supported by Uncle Qi and knelt down, "Master Lu, please accept my greeting!"
Everyone in the Pu family kowtowed to Lu Tong.
Lu Tong felt a little guilty, so he quickly asked someone to help them up, and then explained the whole thing in detail, "If you want to thank someone, then thank Madam Chen and Mr. Tang. They were the ones who took in Little Twelve, treated his injuries, and sought justice for him."
Mr. Pu and Mrs. Yu immediately turned around and were about to kneel down to Su Tai and Tang Yu.
The two of them jumped up at the same time, one to the left and the other to the right, jumping higher than a rabbit.
The villagers burst into laughter.
Lu Tong also couldn't help laughing.
"Alright! It's a happy thing that Little Twelve has found his parents, but the crimes committed by Rong Lao Si and the others still need to be carefully investigated. It's getting late, so we'll leave first."
Lu Tong brought an official with him and escorted Rong Laosi and the others into the car.
When Mr. Pu saw Rong Laosi and his wife, a murderous look flashed in his eyes.
Rong Lao Si and Mrs. Qiu were so scared that they dared not look at anyone. From the moment Xiao Twelve was recognized by the Pu family, they knew it was all over.
As soon as the official left, Shen Ying was busy preparing ox carts and donkey carts to go to the county town. (End of this chapter)
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