After lunch, Lu Shiyi walked with Su Jin in the family compound, holding the snacks made by Su Jin in his right hand. Su Jin suggested going to see the next two children.
"Wu Yinghua has two sons, one named Maotou and the other Maosun," Lu Shiyi explained. "Maotou is a comatose child. Sun Shun was out on duty, and they didn't have Maotou until they were 30."
In modern times, it is normal for a woman to give birth at the age of 30, but in this era, it is considered an exception.
"Ayi, Maotou is the eldest son? He is 12 years old now, and he should be wary of outsiders." Su Jin was curious about how Maotou got there.
Uncle Wu is a relative. He was not involved in this, but he took great pains to kidnap Maotou.
When the two arrived at the clinic, Wu Yinghua's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and Mao Sun sat obediently beside Wu Yinghua.
"Mrs. Wu, how is Maotou?" Su Jin asked from her chair. "Has Maotou seen a doctor? Is he injured?"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Maosun is unharmed. Maotou is suffering from oxygen deprivation and we don't know when he will wake up." Wu Yinghua stared at the opposite wall. "Captain One and Captain Two were involved in this. They think I didn't bring any benefits to the rest of the team."
Su Jin looked at Mao Sun specifically and heard that his breathing was heavier than usual.
"Ayi, take Mao Sun to get a checkup. I feel like his breathing is getting heavier." Su Jin looked at Lu Shiyi and said, "Sister-in-law, let Mao Sun get a checkup. We can all rest assured."
Wu Yinghua was a little dazed after the incident, but he agreed to Su Jin's words for Mao Sun's good. Sun Shun led the team members to the village and brought the two team leaders in for interrogation.
Liu Yunshan was worried that things had been uneasy in the courtyard recently. Either the children were targeted by human traffickers or were harmed by people outside the courtyard.
Since her divorce, Huang Li has been working in logistics with Erya. Although they are temporary workers, the team members held a meeting and decided to give them a single apartment.
The mother and daughter no longer have to rent a house outside. Not only can Erya go to school in the military primary school, but Huang Li also works nearby.
"Xiao Jin, I... was in a trance. Ever since the incident, my only thought has been to find the child. I didn't worry about anything else." Wu Yinghua calmed down and smiled bitterly. "Those people hope something bad happens to them. The villagers are eager for us to adopt their child."
Su Jin had no choice but to hold her hand tightly and support Wu Yinghua in venting her emotions.
Wu Yinghua sobbed, "People from my mother's family also came to help look for my child. When they learned that the villagers were involved, they also went back to help look for her."
At this moment, Wu Yinghua was feeling confused. The child was tricked into going to the cellar. Someone must have taken a fancy to the place.
"Sister-in-law, Mao Sun can also tell us who took those two away?" Su Jin wanted to find out who it was, and Lu Shiyi and the others also had a direction for the interrogation.
"It was a team leader who said my uncle's family was slaughtering a pig today, and Old Sun and I allowed them to go back for dinner." Wu Yinghua had previously allowed villagers to pass on messages, but the brothers' experience was a wake-up call for her. "Before, when we were busy with work, we asked a team leader to help pass on messages."
Wu Yinghua regretted it so much. If he had known the outcome today, he should have asked Sun Shun to make one more trip.
"Sister-in-law, there's nothing you can do now even if you regret it. The two children need your care." Su Jin comforted Wu Yinghua, "We don't know when Maotou's condition will improve. He needs your care, and Maosun's mood will also be affected. Both children require your attention."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Shun came with a gloomy face and led an elderly couple in their sixties. Wu Yinghua looked up and continued talking to Su Jin, ignoring the elderly couple.
"Sun Shun, who are these two people?" Su Jin saw that Wu Yinghua was not going to say much, and several gossipy sisters-in-law from the family compound also came to see Maotou, so she asked.
"These two are the captain's parents, and they hope to atone for the captain's sins." Sun Shun explained in public.
"Captain One has a wife and children. They asked you two old people to come over and apologize. You are trying to use morality to make Mrs. Wu suffer in silence." Su Jin looked down on people who used moral blackmail and made the old couple blush.
"It's a matter of business. If you come to cause trouble again, I don't mind calling the police." Wu Yinghua was disheartened. "I won't intervene when families exchange things in the future. The safety of my two children is the most important."
When the old couple heard Wu Yinghua's muttering, their hearts skipped a beat. The village had forced their family to apologize in the hope of keeping the deal, but now even the deal with the second brigade could not be guaranteed.
"Yinghua, we watched you grow up and treated you like our own child. This time, the eldest brother acted unkindly and hurt both of us." The old lady listened to Wu Yinghua's mumbling, feeling anxious. She had no choice but to explain, "I just hope you won't harm our interests."
"Just injured? Maotou hasn't woken up yet. I don't know when he'll wake up after washing." Wu Yinghua's eyes were red. "I don't want Maotou to be bullied again because of the village affairs."
When the two old men heard about Maotou's condition, they were stunned. They didn't expect that Maotou's injuries were so serious.
"You go to the office area first," Wu Yinghua believed that the team could give them an answer. The couple did not accept any adjustments and only wanted to find the truth.
The old couple looked at each other and knew that Sun Shun and Wu Yinghua would not give in.
"Zong Li, take the two old men to the office area and hand them over to Political Commissar Lin." Su Jin looked at Zong Li standing next to him. Lu Shiyi was leading Mao Sun to check and would be back soon. "Follow him. If you make trouble here, I won't forgive you."
The old couple was making a fuss at the door of the ward. The old lady wanted to sit on the ground and cry, but the nurses at the nurses' station looked at them several times. The old couple had the shame to stop crying loudly.
"I won't reconcile. It's uncertain what Maotou's condition will be like when he wakes up." Wu Yinghua stared at them with red and swollen eyes. "If my parents dare to reconcile with you, I will cut off all ties with the village."
The hatred in Wu Yinghua's eyes frightened the old couple. When the people from the second brigade learned about the situation, they prepared to follow Wu's parents to denounce the crime.
Zong Li led the old couple away. Lu Shiyi went downstairs carrying bamboo shoots and saw them at the corner of the stairs.
"Maosun, are you okay?" The old lady looked at Maosun, her eyes lit up instantly, hoping that Maosun could say a few good words for the captain.
"He's not well. His internal organs are bleeding. He was abused." Lu Shiyi stared at the old lady and explained, "If a captain dares to hit a soldier's child, wait for the consequences to be investigated."
The old couple was shocked when they heard this, thinking that the two children were taken to the cellar, one of whom was unconscious and the other seriously injured.
Lu Shiyi carried Maosun on his back and walked towards the ward. When he passed the nurse's station, he handed the hospitalization certificate to the nurse.
"Both children are in the main hospital?" The head nurse, who is also a military wife in the family compound, frowned when she saw the hospitalization documents in her hand.
The head nurse hurriedly asked the nurses to add an extra bed in Maotou's ward. Maotou lived in a single room, and the two children lived together, making it easier for Sun Shun and Wu Yinghua to take care of them.
"Wife, you're right. Internal bleeding can be dangerous if not discovered in time." Lu Shiyi looked at the couple and said, "Doctor Yang asked Mao Sun to be hospitalized and go home after his condition stabilizes."
"Mr. Lu, thank you!" Sun Shun thanked Lu Shiyi.
The couple was devastated by the bad news. If it weren't for everyone's help, who knows what would have happened to their two children.
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