Two days later, someone brought back a rumor that all the people arrested in Lihua Village were involved in the trafficking of young children and girls. Those who heard about it were shocked.
Someone suddenly thought of the serial trafficking case four years ago. It seemed that the criminal was from Lihua Village!
Now that I think about it, it’s possible that the people in Lihua Village were suspected of shielding their accomplices at the time. How despicable!
Although Jiang Cheng was at home, he also heard some of it when he was wandering around the village. He suddenly thought of Zhang Ermei. She was now the daughter-in-law of Lihua Village, and who knew if anyone would remember her.
In front of Mrs. Qian's house————
As Jiang Cheng expected, all the people in Lihua Village were arrested for human trafficking, and Zhang Ermei's husband Niu Er must have been arrested for this reason.
Those who initially felt sorry for Zhang Ermei changed their attitude and united to make trouble at the door of Qian Pozi's house, asking her to hand over the criminal's wife and children.
"Come out quickly! Hand the person over!"
"How can a prisoner's child live in our village? Who knows, he might turn out to be a bad kid!"
"Yes, yes! Such calamity is unacceptable!"
"And Zhang Ermei, she's been back for so long, maybe she came back to avoid disaster, maybe she knows the inside story too!"
"That makes sense, hand him over! Let him out!"
Everyone was arguing at the door, one after another, and the noise was getting more and more intense. The gate was shaking from being banged on by everyone.
When they first arrived, Zhang Ermei hid Anmei in the house and blocked her ears with cotton, saying that she was playing games with Anmei. Anmei obeyed, and seeing this, Zhang Ermei left the house.
"She's really a nuisance!" Ah Xiang glanced at Zhang Ermei and complained in a low voice.
Ah Xiang was lying comfortably in the house, but she heard what people outside were saying and realized what had happened at home.
Ah Xiang didn't like to move around since she became pregnant. Her parents lived in another village, so naturally they didn't tell her. Mrs. Qian also kept it a secret from her. Unexpectedly, the secret was exposed after just two days!
"What should I do?" Mrs. Qian stamped her feet anxiously.
Zhang Ermei looked at the whole family without saying a word, just silently listening to the bad words from those people outside who were once familiar to her.
Seeing that she remained silent, Mrs. Qian grew even more anxious. She certainly couldn't possibly hand over her daughter and granddaughter. After all, her family was also a victim! Who could have imagined that her son-in-law's family would do such a thing?!
Ah Xiang stood in the yard for a while and then wanted to go back and lie down. It wouldn't be a big deal anyway, she was still pregnant! It would be a little quieter in the house!
When Zhang Xiaobao saw his wife return to the house, he wanted to go in too, but after looking at Mrs. Qian and Zhang Ermei, he sighed and stayed outside.
If someone really came in, he could still help block a few blows. He is a man and can withstand much more beatings than the two of them!
Seeing that the courtyard gate was about to collapse, Mrs. Qian's heart was in her throat. The next moment, she heard Song Tao's voice outside.
"What are you doing! What are you making such a fuss about! Go back to your homes!" Song Bo rushed over after hearing the news, and saw a large group of people gathered there making a fuss. He immediately got a headache and started shouting angrily before he even got there.
When those people saw that it was Song Bo coming, they immediately quieted down and stammered without saying a word.
"Why don't you say anything anymore? Didn't you say it very frankly just now?" Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Song Bo calmed down a little.
"Brother Song, we didn't say anything. But what's going on here that the prisoner's wife and children are in our village?" A large group of people pushed and shoved for a long time, and finally pushed out a person who spoke.
"Alright, what's the difference between a criminal and a non-criminal? The crime shouldn't be extended to the family, not to mention they're just children. You guys are grown up and still act so unreliable!"
"Besides, Zhang Ermei married out of our village and you watched her grow up. How could she do such a thing when something bad happened?"
Song Bo spoke for a long time, which made everyone unable to lift their heads. The person who was speaking moved his mouth but could not say anything.
Seeing that they were silent, Song Bo snorted coldly, "Go back, don't let me see you here again. Don't forget that her daughter Ah Xiang is still pregnant! If anything happens, you will not be able to escape!"
After Song Bo said this, everyone remembered that there was a pregnant woman in the room! This made them feel even more guilty, and they all dispersed.
Mrs. Qian listened to the noise outside and waited until it was really quiet before she quietly opened the door and looked inside. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was no one there.
"Mrs. Qian, just let my second sister stay at home peacefully. There's no need to go to your husband's house anymore. The crime won't affect your relatives. As long as I'm here, they won't dare to cause any trouble!" Seeing that Mrs. Qian's forehead was covered with cold sweat, Song Bo knew that she was very scared, so he comforted her.
"Thank you so much!" Mrs. Qian wiped the sweat from her forehead and expressed her gratitude.
"Second sister has met the wrong person. These people are so angry today that they will probably not come again after this incident. Tell second sister not to go out recently to avoid being angry!" Song Bo sighed and gave instructions while trying to excuse the group of people.
"Don't make them angry at home, just live a good life!"
After saying that, Song Bo turned and left. Looking at his back, Mrs. Qian sighed for the first time that Song Bo was truly a responsible village chief. If it were someone else, their family would probably be in trouble.
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Jiang Cheng also heard at home that someone had gone to cause trouble, but he felt relieved when Xu Sanniang came back and said that Song Bo had dealt with it.
"I wonder what punishment they will be sentenced to?" Jiang Cheng asked curiously.
"This is a capital crime! What else can we do?" Xu Sanniang said as a matter of course while cutting clothes.
"You can't say for sure! If he has no one to protect him, how can a small village leader do such a thing to destroy the whole clan?" Song Tao has read a lot of books, so naturally his opinion is different from Xu Sanniang's.
Xu Sanniang thought about it and felt that it made sense. After all, these had nothing to do with them, ordinary people.
When Song Tingzhi came back from the town in the evening, he brought news that the old magistrate of the county government had been arrested for the crime of sheltering corrupt officials. Not only that, people from above arrested many corrupt officials this time.
It is said that the child of a high-ranking official was abducted, and the authorities were furious and investigated the matter thoroughly, and the investigation led them to this place.
"It's really gratifying. This kind of corrupt official should be arrested!" Xu Sanniang applauded.
Jiang Cheng also nodded beside him. Song Yu didn't feel anything about it and just played with Song Youning. However, Zhang Jinyou showed a slight smile.
Jiang Cheng took in this scene and felt relieved when he saw a smile on Zhang Jinyou's face.
Jiang Cheng didn't care what he was hiding in his heart. As long as he was good to Song Yu and his family, that was enough.
Jiang Cheng would rather believe the fact that they have been together for so many years!
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