Chapter 1265 The Returnee's Notes 339
Xie Ning glanced at the courtyard, which was mostly collapsed, and asked, "Are they all dead?"
Just as Wang Ze was about to confirm, he saw the villagers who had come to help dig out a man, and Xie Ning followed Wang Ze's gaze.
It was Xue Li. He wasn't dead yet, but he was seriously injured. He might be considered an innocent victim in this incident, but he wasn't entirely blameless either.
Xie Ning turned to look at another man who was walking over. He was one of the people who had come to investigate. While answering the man's questions, Xie Ning also revealed Xue Li's secret.
She wasn't sure how the authorities would handle it, but based on what Ouyang Lin had told her, unless the offense was particularly minor, none of the people inside would get out; they would either die or be imprisoned for life.
However, very few people were sentenced to death directly. Unless they committed heinous crimes, they all became part of the "labor force".
Luo Ying wasn't allowed in before because she signed a letter of understanding.
Of course, she wasn't kind enough to forgive someone who had hurt her; it was just that Luo Ying was temporarily useful to her, since it was really hard for her to find someone at that time, and the other person didn't have many days left to live.
She wasn't at a loss in trading peace for Luo Ying's temporary loyalty.
By now, the value Luo Ying has created for her far exceeds what she gave Luo Ying before.
And it's about time she started replacing her.
"Sister."
Um?
Xie Ning came to her senses and then looked at the child who had walked up to her with Wang Ze.
He was also carrying a large bundle of firewood on his back. His somewhat dark face looked at Xie Ning nervously, and then he stammered something.
Xie Ning couldn't quite understand because the child's speech was a little unclear. Just then, Teacher Gao, who happened to be there, overheard the conversation and relayed the message, "He said that your cat belongs to him and asked if you can return it to him."
The child nervously gripped the straw rope on his shoulder, glancing at Teacher Gao for a while, then at Xie Ning, and finally staring intently at the cat in Xie Ning's arms.
"Cai Cai".
The cat struggled slightly upon hearing the sound, but its injuries were too severe, and it could only manage a mournful reply.
The child's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and he instinctively took a step forward.
Xie Ning gently grasped his hand, which was reaching for the cat, and said softly, "It's injured and carrying kittens. Tell me where you live, and I'll take it to the vet and bring it back, okay?"
He understood Xie Ning's words and knew that Teacher Gao and Xie Ning knew each other. Even if he didn't believe Xie Ning, he believed Teacher Gao. He nodded firmly and then took a small piece of steamed bun from his pocket to feed the kitten.
These were steamed buns that even he himself was reluctant to eat.
The kitten ate obediently, and Xie Ning didn't say anything, only watching the child leave, looking back every few steps.
The logs on his back almost completely blocked his view, bending his spine.
Teacher Gao sighed and said to Xie Ning, "That kid also studied at my school for a year, but his grandfather died the year before last, and he's all left."
He has to figure out how to support himself. Even if he doesn't charge tuition, how can that kid have the energy to study?
For some people, simply being alive is a blessing.
Then he looked down at the dying kitten in Xie Ning's arms. There was only one child and one kitten in that small mud house, and neither of them could live without the other.
Xie Ning nodded slightly. She was able to get out earlier thanks to the little cat that had been waiting at the door. For Black Egg, this was a highlight.
They led them to the right path.
She had many injuries, and the monks only treated some of them. For the remaining ones that were more difficult to treat, they invited Xie Ning to their temple, where they had more and better medicine.
In fact, Wang Ze had planned to take Xie Ning directly to a hospital outside, but when he thought about the distance between here and the hospital, he immediately lost heart.
Only then did Xie Ning notice that Wang Ze's hair was all sticking up and looked rather strange.
Wang Ze said angrily, "There was thunder and lightning outside, but it wasn't raining. I thought it was just a mirage. I didn't expect a bolt of lightning to strike me on the head... No, the lightning seemed to have come from the ground. No, I don't remember. Anyway, I was struck by lightning. Luckily, I survived."
Actually, the lightning didn't do that much damage; it just looked scary.
Xie Ning listened to Wang Ze's words and silently turned her face away.
Hei Dan tilted his head and looked at Xie Ning, then glanced at the frizzy hair on Wang Ze's head.
"Meow?"
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