Before the Qian family could say anything more, Old Man Qian snapped, "Enough! What's all this commotion? Can't you see the situation? Why are you all chasing after that jinx, Lan Jiaojiao? Don't you think you've suffered enough?"
Old Man Qian regretted it. If he had known that Lan Jiaojiao was such a selfish and ungrateful wretch, he shouldn't have been so blinded by greed and let his second son's wife get involved with her.
It's too late to say anything now.
Lan Jiaojiao looked aggrieved: "Grandpa Qian, I thought you loved me, how come you're treating me like this now? I'm clearly not a member of the Lan family..."
"This is so annoying. Lan Jiaojiao, are you ever going to shut up? If you dare say another word, I'll lock you in a dark room and teach you how to shut up." The leader of the Red Revolutionary Committee finally spoke impatiently.
Lan Jiaojiao looked aggrieved, biting her lower lip hard, her anger churning inside her. She couldn't help but protest, "What about Lan Yao? Do you really believe her lies? I'm not convinced, I think it's unfair. I'm clearly not a member of the Lan family, why should I be sent down with them?"
The members of the Red Revolutionary Committee were too lazy to pay attention to her. The leader raised an eyebrow at his subordinate, who, receiving the signal from his superior, opened Lan Jiaojiao's cell door with a cold face. Under Lan Jiaojiao's dissatisfied gaze, he grabbed her arm and dragged her out.
Lan Jiaojiao immediately sensed something was wrong and cried out in a panic, "What are you doing? What do you want? I'm calling the police! I'm calling the police to arrest you!"
Seeing that the person grabbing her was unmoved and was even pulling her out with more force, Lan Jiaojiao panicked even more. That little dark room sounded like a dangerous place. She quickly grabbed the railing beside her and cried for help in the direction of her family: "Dad. Dad. Save me, save me."
Although Lan Xingcheng was hurt by her actions, his long-standing habit made him subconsciously open his mouth, wanting to say something to help Lan Jiaojiao, but his mouth ended up covering her from behind.
He turned his head and met his elder brother's cold eyes. Lan Xingwang said coldly, "Lan Xingcheng, if you dare to speak up for that ingrate Lan Jiaojiao, then you will be no longer a member of our Lan family. The whole family will be sent to the countryside, and you, Lan Xingcheng, will be left to fend for yourself."
Lan Xingcheng's pupils shrank upon hearing this. He had relied on his family since childhood and was a good-for-nothing second-generation rich kid. If he was sent down to the countryside and lost his Lan family, he would be close to death.
A look of pain flashed in his eyes. After a moment of inner turmoil, he could only feel sorry for Lan Jiaojiao in his heart.
Seeing that he understood, Lan Xingwang, at the old man's signal, dragged Lan Xingcheng to a corner.
Old Man Lan closed his eyes and pretended not to hear anything. Logically speaking, he should have broken off his relationship with Lan Jiaojiao directly under these circumstances.
But... thinking about Lan Jiaojiao's strange luck, and other benefits.
Old Man Lan thought to himself: Now is not the time. When she is sent down to the countryside, the Lan family will still need her. Maybe when Lan Jiaojiao's luck turns around, our Lan family can just run away, and who knows, we might even be able to escape abroad.
This idea is not impossible.
When Lan Jiaojiao saw that she had been calling for her father for so long and no one from the Lan family came out to save her, she immediately stopped caring and called for her mother.
Lan Jiaojiao knew that Xu Yingxue, her adoptive mother, loved her the most, and would definitely come to save her without hesitation upon hearing her voice.
Old Man Qian was afraid that Xu Yingxue, that fool, would stand up for him at this moment, so he quickly imitated Old Man Lan and had his eldest brother and the others cover Xu Yingxue and her husband's mouths and take them to a corner.
Old Man Qian sobbed, "Jiaojiao, it's not that Grandpa doesn't love you. There's nothing I can do! Our Qian family has already stood up for you, and because of that, our family has lost face."
Jiaojiao, you have to have a conscience! You can't just let our family suffer like this.
"Grandpa..." Lan Jiaojiao was about to say something more when the person who was grabbing her and dragging her out became impatient. He covered Lan Jiaojiao's mouth to stop her from calling for help, then forcibly pried open her fingers that were gripping the railing. As Lan Jiaojiao shed tears of pain, he carried her away. No matter how much she struggled, screamed, or cried for help along the way, he still threw her into the small dark room.
The door closed amidst Lan Jiaojiao's devastating screams, and the world suddenly fell silent.
The man walked up to the leader and asked, "Boss, are we still going to arrest Lan Yao?"
The leader glanced at him indifferently: "What are you arresting? Haven't they already severed ties? Besides, she's not even registered with the Lan family, and she's such a pitiful girl. How can we, as pioneers in punishing evil and promoting good, turn our guns on our poor farmer brothers?"
The man said, "Oh, then I'll have someone bring back the people who went to capture Lan Yao."
The leader said, "We should definitely find them. We can't waste our manpower on capturing poor people."
He waved to his brothers and led them out. Once they reached the office area, he rummaged through the documents and found a number of lists. He grinned at everyone present.
"Our focus is on these people; we're going to be busy from now on."
Everyone looked at each other, and then broke into excited smiles.
"Let's divide it up and get started in two hours."
"Boss," someone said hesitantly, "Li Si and the others are going to withdraw."
The leader knew what had happened to Li Si and his gang last night. He clicked his tongue and said, "These cowards deserve to be poor forever. Ignore them and let them get lost."
"Okay, okay."
The leader's sharp gaze swept over the crowd: "Let me make this clear from the start, this is a hard-won opportunity. If anyone messes up like Li Si and the others, don't blame me for being impolite."
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