"Has Qingqing come back recently?" A male and a female police officer sat in Aunt Wang's living room.
"Have you found Qingqing? Where is she? Is she alright?" Aunt Wang asked anxiously.
"We're sorry, there's still no news about her. We'll let you know as soon as we have any updates."
"Thanks."
"Then we'll head back now."
As the policewoman stood up, she suddenly noticed a small black rubber band next to the sofa leg. She glanced at Aunt Wang.
She has short hair.
The policewoman paused for a moment, then said goodbye to her companion, as if she hadn't seen anything.
In the neighbor's house, the woman was pulling Qingqing to sit on the sofa and was doing her nails with tools she had bought, while her husband was cooking.
The same scene played out in various places, with countless people covering for them and hiding them completely.
The investigation encountered unprecedented resistance, and public opinion became increasingly uncontrollable.
There are more and more reports of support online, including from men, but mostly from women.
Women across the country have reached an unprecedented level of unity, calling for their innocence and pleading for their release.
The situation escalated, and girls began to gather in front of the government building, submitting a flood of petitions to government officials' desks.
Then, more women went on strike and boycotted school, taking to the streets to voice their demands.
Among them are students, housewives, lawyers, teachers, business owners, doctors, nurses, and even government employees—people from all walks of life are involved.
This incident was merely a trigger.
Women have always been in a disadvantaged position, and society has never been fair to them.
The first crisis occurs in the womb, where a baby may not be able to be born due to sex selection.
The second crisis occurs at birth, when individuals may be abandoned or killed because of their gender.
Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you may still encounter son preference, habitual neglect, workplace discrimination, sexual assault, domestic violence, etc. in your life.
You're lucky enough to avoid all of these things, but you might still be having a nice meal when someone approaches you because of your good looks, and if they try to flirt with you, you get beaten up.
Even more terrifying is that they may be trafficked due to unexpected events.
The negative consequence of artificial gender selection is a severe imbalance in the male-to-female ratio in society.
You will be sold to a remote mountain forest, live like an animal, have children for an old bachelor, and never be able to leave him.
Just because you are a woman.
Why? Why should women suffer like this?
If they don't speak up for themselves today, who can guarantee that nightmares won't befall them in the future?
If they don't stand up, these women's present will be their future.
More and more people across the country joined the marches, and gradually many men joined as well.
Because they have mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters.
The massive protests lasted for a week, bringing society to a state of near paralysis.
People then realized how much social responsibility women shoulder.
Despite their long history of oppression, they are also the pillars and foundations of this country.
It turns out we really can't do without them!
Their voices were deafening!
The government finally responded, with local government officials personally taking to the streets to issue appeals.
"The government is aware of everyone's demands. Please give us some time. The government will give everyone a satisfactory explanation."
Soon, it was discovered that the investigation into the escaped women had been halted.
Three months passed quickly. During this time, the voices on the internet never stopped, and women were working hard and waiting in their own ways.
That evening, women across the country were glued to their television sets, anxiously awaiting something.
Because the official state media issued a notice during the day saying that a major event would be announced at 8 pm tonight.
"Our country has given detailed consideration to the issue of women's personal safety."
Following several important meetings and votes, it was determined that existing laws have loopholes and cannot fully protect women's legitimate rights and interests. Therefore, the following amendments are hereby made.
I don't know if it was intentional, but tonight's announcer is a young woman.
After reading the obscure and difficult legal provisions, she worried that her female colleagues might not understand, so she explained them in detail.
In summary:
First, those who have abortions because of the sex of the child, regardless of gender, should be forced to undergo sterilization.
He doesn't deserve to have his own children again in this lifetime, and the hospital bears joint liability.
Second, parents who abandon their daughters after giving birth to them shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall be subject to compulsory sterilization.
If a girl dies due to abandonment, the sentence is life imprisonment. If a girl is intentionally murdered, the sentence is death.
Third, women enjoy absolute autonomy in marriage.
If parents forcibly accept dowry and sell their daughters, the local government can notarize the severance of parent-child relationship, and the girl will not have to fulfill her support obligations.
Fourth, workplace gender discrimination is strictly prohibited. Men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. Companies must not suppress or refuse to hire women for any reason. Any company that reports such behavior will be severely punished.
Meanwhile, during maternity leave, women's basic salary and subsidies are paid by the state, reducing labor costs for enterprises.
Fifth, if the wife is a full-time housewife, half of the husband's monthly salary will be directly deposited into the wife's personal account by the company for daily household expenses.
Sixth, if the couple divorces, all marital property will be divided equally. The wife has the right to choose whether to have custody of the children.
The man must pay the full amount of child support. If he defaults or fails to pay, he will be sentenced according to the severity of the circumstances, and will automatically sever his blood relationship with the child.
7. Domestic violence is a crime, and depending on the circumstances and severity, it is punishable by imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than ten years.
8. In cases of infidelity during the marriage, regardless of gender, the adulterous party shall be expelled from the marriage with nothing.
Furthermore, illegitimate children are not recognized by law and have no right of inheritance.
9. Anyone who sexually assaults another person shall be sentenced to death.
During a sexual assault, any act of resistance by the victim is legal, including if the perpetrator dies as a result of the resistance.
10. Trafficking in women and children is the same crime as buying and selling, and both are punishable by death.
If the victim causes the death of the buyer while resisting, the victim is not guilty.
When the young female announcer finished speaking, her eyes welled up with tears, and her voice choked with emotion.
However, her lips were turned up high, and her eyes were incredibly bright; anyone could see her joy and excitement at that moment.
The whole country was instantly in an uproar, and countless women wept with joy.
Some people even broke down in tears in front of the television, disregarding their image.
These ten laws provide women with the greatest sense of security in the world.
They have suffered injustice for too long, and finally they can stand in the sunlight with peace of mind.
No longer do we have to live in fear of being abandoned, discriminated against, or trafficked.
Meanwhile, online notices regarding the investigation into the women who had gone into hiding were also removed.
Without any further notice, it passed quietly.
Although they committed the murders before the law was amended.
But now, nobody cares about this anymore.
The buyers from Xialiu Village, imprisoned, became the first group of people subject to the newly revised law.
He was sentenced to death and became the monkey used as a warning to others.
From now on, no matter how hard the remaining people try, no more children will be born in their sinful village until the village is completely wiped out.
It was as if they had been cursed by the gods.
This was the "great gift" that Qi An left for them.
She said long ago that those beastly genes should be eradicated.
The cost of crime has become so high that human traffickers and buyers everywhere are terrified.
In addition, the government has taken a hard-line approach to cracking down on human trafficking.
For three consecutive years, not a single case of human trafficking has occurred nationwide.
Five years later, the marriage and birth rates increased significantly, and the national happiness index rose.
Ten years later, a large number of outstanding women have emerged in all walks of life, making great contributions to the country's development.
They repaid the dignity given to them by their motherland with their own efforts.
Great women have finally earned justice for themselves.
From then on, there were no more traps on the road.
May the girls be safe and happy, and may their journey be smooth.
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