Chapter 235 The truth will out.
Li Mei thought about it and realized that it made perfect sense.
Seeing that she had taken these words to heart, Granny Cai's tone became even more sincere.
"As for this child, you should take good care of him; it won't cost much."
"I'll find you a folk remedy later. Take good care of your health, and you'll have your own son sooner or later."
After being coaxed by Granny Cai's words, Li Mei's mind went completely blank.
Before leaving, he kept thanking the elderly couple.
"Are you stupid? Why did you bring up a folk remedy?"
After Li Mei had walked away, Old Man Cai looked over with a disapproving expression.
"If she has her own son, what good days will our grandson have in the future?"
After all, he's one of our own bloodlines, and he's a boy!
He wouldn't have given it away if it weren't for his congenital deafness.
What do you know?!
Granny Cai withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "I delivered the baby. Don't I know in my heart whether she can give birth or not?"
As they spoke, the two exchanged a glance.
Finally, a knowing smile appeared on his face.
On the other side, as soon as Li Mei arrived home with her child, she ran into Grandma Xiang, who was packing her luggage.
When the old lady saw her return, she immediately slapped her, "You wrote that letter of complaint, didn't you?"
That's right, those letters of complaint were all written by Li Mei.
But how could she possibly admit it at this point?
"Mom, what are you saying? I don't understand."
"Pretend! Keep pretending!"
He said to the old woman, "You think that if you send me back to my hometown, I'll be able to do anything to you?"
"Hmph! You wish! Let me tell you, once Chunsheng returns, your marriage is definitely over!"
All you do all day is threaten her with the word "divorce"!
If it weren't for that old hag.
She would never consider switching children.
Thinking about what that old hag had done over the years, Li Mei spoke provocatively.
"Mom, whether or not we get a divorce isn't up to you. You can pack your bags slowly."
"I'm not feeling well, so I won't see you off."
The old lady was so angry that her hands trembled. "You!"
"Oh, right."
Li Mei turned around and gently brushed away the old lady's fingers. "I won't help you hide these things. You should think carefully about how to explain it to Chunsheng."
The old lady was furious. She grabbed her hair and yelled, "You shameless bastard, how dare you threaten me!"
She moved so fast that Li Mei didn't even have time to react.
I instinctively raised my hand to stop him.
The little kids in the yard saw them fighting again.
They burst into tears instantly.
In the end, the eldest brother reacted quickly and ran to the building in front.
"Thump, thump, thump—"
Director Pan came out of the house when he heard the commotion and saw that the little girl was almost crying her eyes out.
He hurriedly asked, "Huahua, what's wrong?"
Xiaohua cried so hard she could barely breathe, "Grandma...Mom...they're fighting...Auntie, you have to go see..."
Upon hearing that the two had started fighting again, Director Pan couldn't help but sigh.
"Let's go take a look."
But as soon as they turned the corner, they saw a group of people standing at the entrance of the Xiang family's courtyard.
Director Pan quickly ran over, asking, "What happened? What's wrong?"
The neighbor next door answered, "These two got into a fight again for some reason, and as a result, the child accidentally fell to the ground and got a big bump on his head!"
At this moment, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still blaming each other.
Director Pan was so angry that he really wanted to go up and kick both of them.
"What's the use of saying all this now? Hurry up and get the child to the hospital!"
Ten minutes later, at the military hospital.
After examining the child, Dr. Tong from the pediatrics department was also speechless.
The baby is only ten days old and has already fallen and gotten such a big bump on his head!
This is absolutely a sin!
Without saying much, Dr. Tong quickly filled out the prescription.
"Go get a blood test first, and then get an X-ray later."
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Due to the urgency of the situation, the laboratory and radiology departments quickly delivered the reports.
"What's wrong?"
Dr. Tong noticed the lab nurse's hesitant expression and looked up at her.
Is there a problem with the report?
The nurse hesitated for a moment, then said, "Dr. Tong, this child's blood type is not quite right."
Dr. Tong frowned, wondering what he meant.
What does it mean if blood types don't match?
"Dr. Tong, you'll understand once you take a look at this."
The nurse took a document from the folder and handed it over.
"These are Comrade Li Mei's prenatal checkup records from the hospital. Li Mei has type O blood, and this child has type AB blood..."
The rest was self-explanatory; Dr. Tong understood.
According to basic principles of genetics, the child's father's blood type does not matter.
It is absolutely impossible for a mother with type O blood to give birth to a child with type AB blood.
Blood type reference
In other words, this child is not Li Mei's.
Just then, Dr. Jiang arrived.
I noticed my old colleague was frowning, staring intently at the report in his hand.
Dr. Jiang asked, "How is the child? Is it serious?"
She only found out that Li Mei's child had fallen when she heard other military dependents talking about it as she went downstairs.
"See for yourself."
Dr. Tong didn't know how to answer, so he simply handed over the report.
Dr. Jiang took it and glanced at it.
She wasn't too surprised by the result.
"What do you plan to do about this?" Dr. Jiang asked.
Dr. Tong was unaware of the intricacies of the matter, so she said indignantly, "Such a heinous act as switching a military wife's child should naturally be reported to the military region."
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Dr. Jiang opened the door.
Upon seeing Li Mei and her mother-in-law, she nodded faintly.
Li Mei turned her face away, not wanting to have any more contact with her.
"Dr. Tong, how is my son? When can I take him home?"
"The child will need to stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dr. Tong looked over with a serious expression.
"Comrade Li Mei, there's something I need to tell you, so you should be prepared."
These words made Li Mei, who was already uneasy, even more flustered.
She instinctively wanted to refuse.
Before she could speak, Dr. Tong said, "Comrade Li Mei, this child is not yours!"
Li Mei was shocked: "..."
Her voice trembled slightly, "He...he's my son, how could he not be my child..."
"Really, I'm not lying to you."
Dr. Tong carefully explained the knowledge about blood types to her.
Finally, he said, "Don't worry, I've already notified someone to report this to the military region. The military region will definitely deal with this kind of heinous incident of switching a military spouse's child very seriously..."
Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud crash!
Li Mei's sudden collapse interrupted Dr. Tong's words and startled her.
"Comrade Li Mei, what's wrong—"
How could she suddenly faint!
After thinking for a moment, she suddenly realized what was going on and turned to Dr. Jiang, saying, "It's nothing, she's just too happy."
Dr. Jiang: "..."
...
Ultimately, the truth could not be hidden forever, and the incident was reported to higher authorities.
The news that Li Mei's child had been switched, and that the child had been replaced with a deaf-mute, spread like wildfire throughout the Fourth Division.
The military also attaches great importance to this matter.
That afternoon, they sent someone to the hospital to inquire about the situation and also reported it to the police.
Upon investigation, they discovered that the situation was completely different from what they had imagined.
First, there's the county hospital, let alone more than ten days ago.
In the past six months, no one named Li Mei has given birth at their hospital.
There are hospital records to prove this; it can't be faked.
Afterwards, both groups went to the county inspection team.
Inquire about the specific details of that day.
When the captain of the inspection team heard the news, he was also completely baffled.
During that period, because of the typhoon, everyone in the county was stockpiling things.
They wouldn't dare to arrest anyone at this critical juncture!
Seeing that the matter had reached a stalemate, the investigation team turned its attention to Li Mei.
Li Mei initially wanted to argue, but with so much evidence before her, she couldn't help but give it a try.
Finally, she couldn't withstand the psychological pressure and had no choice but to confess everything.
The police acted swiftly, arresting the Cai couple overnight.
Neither of them ever dreamed that things would take such a turn for the better so quickly.
The military families living in the compound were all deeply saddened after learning the truth.
A few days later, Li Mei's punishment notice came down.
Li Mei was charged with bribing children, causing serious injury to them, and abandonment.
He was sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted of multiple crimes.
The Cai couple were also sentenced to nine years in prison for the same crime.
The old woman's actions indirectly constituted the crimes of disrupting a military marriage and causing injury to a child through negligence.
He was eventually sentenced to three years in prison.
Even Deputy Battalion Commander Xiang, who was on a mission far away, was not spared.
According to the "Disciplinary Regulations of the People's Liberation Army", officers have a duty to supervise their families, but since the deputy battalion commander did not have any subjective fault in this matter.
After careful consideration, the military demoted the deputy battalion commander by one rank and transferred him to a local unit.
Although the penalty notice has been issued, discussions about this matter continue unabated.
Jiang Si wasn't very interested in any of that; she was busy right now!
He saw his wife in the room, busy calculating with an abacus for over half an hour.
Huo Tingzhou set the stewed bird's nest aside.
"Wife, what are you calculating?"
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