Upon seeing the scene before him, Zhao Zhiwei quickly stepped forward to stop it, reaching out to block his father.
But he was unarmed and had been wielding a pen for years. He was no match for Zhao's father in strength and was pushed aside by Zhao's father. He staggered a few steps before he could regain his footing.
Father Zhao walked up to Master Zhao and reached out to push him.
Suddenly, his right wrist was gripped tightly, and a sharp pain shot through his entire arm.
As soon as he looked up, he saw a pair of sharp eyes staring intently at him.
Suddenly, his wrist was released, and he stumbled backward a few steps due to inertia.
"I once said that if you mistreated Fanglan, I would definitely take her away!" Master Zhao sneered, disdainfully saying, "Now that we can't even find her, is this how you treat her!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao's father instantly flew into a rage. "She is my wife now! How dare you steal another man's wife? I will definitely sue you in the government office! I'll make sure you go to jail!"
"Stop arguing!" Zhao Zhiwei shouted.
After shouting, he added, "I haven't seen my mother for two days. The most important thing now is to find her."
"Father, where has Mother been these past few days? Don't you know anything about it?"
Now I feel like a headless fly, completely at a loss.
Please think it over carefully so I can go find someone!
Upon hearing Zhao Zhiwei's words, Zhao's father's anger only intensified. He slapped Zhao Zhiwei across the face and cursed, "How would I know where your mother is? How dare you speak to your father like that? You must be tired of living!"
A red mark instantly appeared on Zhao Zhiwei's face. He didn't cover his face, but instead looked up at his father.
He felt he understood Zhao's father's actions more and more.
His mother had been missing for two days, but he didn't seem worried at all. He didn't go out to look for her either; he was just angry that she wasn't coming home.
In his memory, his parents' affection went beyond this. What happened to make things turn out this way?
Zhao Zhiwei couldn't guess, but his father certainly wouldn't give him an answer right now.
Just when he didn't know what other way he could find the Yuan family.
Lu Qiqi and Li Changlong walked into the courtyard, followed by a wolf.
As Lu Qiqi walked into the courtyard, she saw a man dressed in green with his back to her.
She was somewhat surprised when she entered the main room and saw that it was Master Zhao.
When did Master Zhao begin to have dealings with Tianxin Village?
She asked, "Why is Master Zhao here?"
Master Zhao bowed to Lu Qiqi without explaining why he had come.
Since Master Zhao was unwilling to talk about it, Lu Qiqi naturally did not press him, after all, she had other purposes for coming here this time.
She said, "I left in a hurry this morning and there are still some details I didn't get to ask clearly. I still need to ask Uncle Zhao some questions about the Yuan family."
Father Zhao frowned, not wanting to pay attention to Lu Qiqi, but it was clearly impossible to kick Master Zhao out right now, so his brows furrowed even deeper.
"If there is anything else you want to ask, please ask."
Mr. Zhao seemed deflated, his shoulders slumped, and he reached under the table to pull out a bench and sat down.
Lu Qiqi walked around Master Zhao and sat down opposite Zhao's father.
He said softly, "There's just one thing I don't understand. If Madam Yuan isn't feeling well, why doesn't she see a doctor?"
There are three doctors in Tianxin Village. Lu Qiqi doesn't believe the claim that her family is too poor to afford doctors.
After all, with the bamboo sold in Tianxin Village and the wages earned by Zhao Zhiwei and Rumei working in the paper mill, they wouldn't be unable to afford a doctor's visit.
Sure enough, Zhao's father immediately tensed up, looked around and couldn't come up with a solution for a long time.
Lu Qiqi sat quietly and waited. She did not urge Zhao's father. She would not act rashly before Zhao Xiaodong brought people with him.
When Master Zhao heard Lu Qiqi's words, his sorrow deepened. He never imagined that Fanglan was living such a life.
He had assumed that Fanglan was willing to marry his elder brother and that the two would live a good life together, since he was the one who had wronged Fanglan first.
Unexpectedly, when Fanglan fell ill, her elder brother refused to even invite a doctor to her home.
For a moment, he began to regret it. If he hadn't accepted his teacher's recommendation to go to the capital for instruction, things wouldn't be like this now.
After an incense stick had burned, Lu Qiqi heard a noise outside.
A moment later, she saw Zhao Xiaodong leading a group of villagers, hurrying into the courtyard.
Lu Qiqi thought to herself, 'Finally, they've brought people. We need someone to witness our next move.'
She said, "Uncle Zhao, please open the door and let Wangcai in to smell Yuan Shi's scent so that Wangcai can find her."
"The village head must be joking to say that the wolf is the one who will find the people."
Zhao's father knew he couldn't refuse, but he still wanted to try.
It would be better if Lu Qiqi gave up the idea, but he wouldn't be afraid if she didn't.
Lu Qiqi, looking confident, said, "How will you know if you don't try?"
Zhao Zhiwei was puzzled, but he still went to open Yuan's door.
He was so desperate that he brought Master Zhao home, let alone let Lu Qiqi inspect the house again.
"Wangcai, go."
At Lu Qiqi's command, Wangcai quickly darted into the house.
As soon as Wangcai entered the house, he felt discomfort in his nose, sneezed softly, and continued to search for scents.
"Open the windows and doors to let in some fresh air."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhiwei opened the window, and a beam of light shone into the room, making it less dark.
A gentle breeze stirred the ends of my hair and diluted the scent of mugwort in the air.
Wangcai seemed to have discovered something. It circled around the corner of the bed a few times and then let out a low growl.
Only the Zhao family father and son, Lu Qiqi, and Wangcai were standing in the room.
Although the villagers were called over by Zhao Xiaodong, it was not convenient for them to directly look into the couple's room.
All I could do was stand outside and strain my ears to hear what was happening inside.
Seeing Wangcai's expression, Lu Qiqi knew that it had discovered something.
So, he quickly walked to the bedside.
She glanced down at the bed: a light, dark blue quilt and two crimson cotton pillows. She didn't find anything particularly unusual.
She looked up along the bed frame and saw two bamboo poles draped over it. She guessed that the bamboo poles were for hanging mosquito nets.
Wangcai's growls grew louder and louder, and the villagers standing outside could hear them too.
Li Changlong was no exception. He was a little worried, so he disregarded his respects and took a few steps forward to stand outside the door and look at Lu Qiqi.
Lu Qiqi then focused her gaze on the corner of the bed, examining it several times until her eyes were almost blurry, but she still couldn't find anything wrong.
But she firmly believed that Wangcai wouldn't make a low growl at the corner of the bed for no reason.
Staring at the same spot for too long made her eyes a little sore. She blinked a couple of times, tilted her head to one side, and noticed a trace.
There was a crack on the bed board at the corner of the bed, and the color of the crack was a light red.
The color was too light, and it was very inconspicuous on the light brown bed board. If it weren't for Wangcai's low growl, she wouldn't have checked it again and again.
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