Chapter 163: Renewal of Incidents
After a while, the leading brother said, "If you are sure that they are not in the village, then we will not bother them anymore and will come back in a few days. If they have not come back when we come, then we will doubt the accuracy of your words and fear that you will deceive us. In fact, we are not looking for him to do anything bad, but we just need to ask him some questions to clarify."
The village chief and his companions nodded repeatedly as if they had agreed to their request. After all, if they didn't agree, if they stayed in the village any longer, some people would definitely be scared. If they said something they shouldn't have, it would be bad if they caused trouble for the village.
After making sure that these people had left, the village chief called Old Lady Liu and Yang back home.
"Sister-in-law and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family, are you sure? Did the four of them really go to visit relatives? Will they be back in the short term? It would be troublesome if they ran into this group of people. They are not good people at first glance. I heard that your grandson-in-law was working outside before. Maybe he offended someone he shouldn't have offended, and they are here to seek revenge. It would be bad if the four of them came back."
Old Mrs. Liu and the village chief explained.
"I asked them to hide away, not because any of my distant relatives died. After all, I suspected that group of people came here just to cause trouble. My granddaughter's family of four are all honest people. I suspected that my grandson-in-law offended someone he shouldn't have offended while working outside. They came to cause trouble, and I was afraid of implicating the people in the village, so I asked the family of four to hide away. That's why there is no one at their house now."
Just then, the second son of the Gu family arrived.
He went to the town to buy things today. When he came back, he heard about it from his neighbors in the village, so he hurried to the village chief's house to find out the details.
"Village chief, my daughter and son-in-law just took their daughter out, and my grandson is still at my house. What happened? They all said that my son-in-law offended someone, so they came to cause trouble for our family. Because my grandson has to go to school, why didn't he go with his father and mother? I told them at the beginning that if they didn't go out, they wouldn't offend anyone in this village. Now it's good. If they don't come back, that group of people will come to our house again. We can't just let all the people in this village disappear out of thin air. Wouldn't that arouse more suspicion?"
"This is not a long-term solution. We can't ask the four of them to hide away every time they come. Besides, your grandson is still sick and has a weak immune system. If something goes wrong and the child's life is lost by accident, we can't afford it."
The village chief is right. After all, the child is a life. As long as the child is safe, it doesn't matter if we adults suffer a little. There are still many children in our village.
"Don't worry, village chief. We won't hurt innocent people. Even if they come to cause trouble again, our family will just hide away. It's a big world, isn't it enough to hide from one person? You just need to be careful when the time comes. I'm sure they are not unreasonable people."
The village chief's wife sneered, "You say that so easily. Can you see if you can just look at the face? Aren't there enough people in your family who have suffered? If you are hurt by them, do you still have to thank them out of gratitude?"
What the village head's wife said makes a lot of sense.
This doesn’t work and that doesn’t work either, so what method should we use?
It is impossible that the entire village disappeared out of thin air as mentioned before. That is really not possible. It makes people even more suspicious. Besides, there are dozens of households in the entire village, and there are probably several hundred to more than 1,000 people, big and small, all of whom are elderly and young. Even if these younger people are able to escape, what about the elderly and children?
Besides, no matter how unreasonable those people are, they will not harm innocent people. If they find the person they are looking for, they will probably leave.
Gu Leyou and Lu Yan waited in the town for two days. During these two days, both of them were very uneasy, fearing that they would hurt innocent people in the village.
Lu Yan said: "It is not a solution for us to hide like this. If these people are not sent by the capital, then we have been hiding in vain. It is a blessing, not a disaster. It is a disaster that cannot be avoided. We should go back and face it. We cannot implicate innocent people."
Gu Leyou felt that what her husband said made sense. Even if they didn't consider it for themselves, they should still consider their several-month-old daughter and their son. After all, the safety of the two children was the most important.
Just like that, the two of them returned to the village yesterday afternoon.
As soon as they reached the entrance of the village, they met the village chief, who was surprised to see them coming back.
"Why did you two come back with the child? Didn't I tell you that the village is temporarily unsafe? What if those people are here to find you? Wouldn't it be more dangerous if you were captured? Leave quickly. If those people get their clones and come back to the village to capture you, wouldn't we be even more worried about you? It's obvious that they are here to capture you. You must have offended someone. You can't stay here for long. Leave quickly."
The village chief gave them a lecture, hoping that they would leave quickly and not implicate innocent people in the village. As for if those people come again, the village chief has already thought of a response plan.
But the couple and their daughter were unwilling to leave. They said, "Village chief, my husband and I know that if we leave, it will bring greater disaster to the village. It is better for us to stay and face it. If they come looking for us again, we will face it alone. If they come looking for us for a small matter, we can solve it ourselves and not implicate innocent people. If they want to arrest us, that means we will not be arrested with you."
After thinking about it, the village chief felt that what the couple said made sense. After all, there were thousands of lives in the village, and they could not be lost because of these two people.
There is a saying that goes, "sacrifice your own family for the sake of the public."
They really do this for everyone's sake. After all, this is a matter of life and death.
In fact, some people in this village are selfish, but everyone gets scared sometimes. After all, this is a matter of life and death, so insurance is necessary.
In this way, the couple returned to the village and spent two days in fear and worry.
Two days later, the group came again.
The village chief happened to be there, so he took them to meet Gu Leyou and his wife.
When the group saw the couple, they knelt down.
This left the two of them a little confused.
"Who are you? We don't know you. Why are you looking for us? What's the matter?" Gu Leyou asked.
"We were sent by the eldest lady to look for you. If you find your mother, you can find the young master's biological mother. As long as you find the young master's biological mother, the young master can be saved. As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Now the young master is dying and needs his biological mother's blood to save him. I hope you two can tell us where his biological mother is. After much inquiry, we found out that you two had contact with his biological mother some time ago."
The couple were a little confused by what they heard. Didn’t they love their little master very much? How could his life be in danger? What is going on?
The leader said, "Some time ago, our eldest lady took the young master back to her parents' home. After returning, he seemed to be possessed by evil spirits and was in critical condition. Many doctors were helpless. Finally, a few days ago, a doctor said that since the eldest lady was not the young master's biological mother, the young master's biological mother had to come back to save the young master, otherwise the young master would not live long."
What this group of people said made sense, but Gu Leyou still didn't dare to believe it. After all, these wealthy families had plenty of tricks up their sleeves. What if they told this group of people where the child's biological mother was? If we do something bad to the girl, we cannot harm her.
So Gu Leyou decided to keep it a secret.
"We have seen your young master's biological mother, but that doesn't mean we know where she is. In fact, we should blame your eldest lady. If it weren't for your eldest lady's intolerance of someone else's biological mother, she wouldn't have used this trick. Maybe it's God's mercy. As long as your eldest lady truly repents, I believe the young master will definitely get through this difficult time."
But the eldest brother who was in the lead said, "This is a matter of life and death. Why should we joke about this? Besides, although the eldest lady was the young master's daughter, she took good care of him. People who eat all kinds of grains will get sick. If you know where the child's biological mother is, find her quickly. The child can't wait that long. If that doesn't work, you can follow us back to see the eldest lady."
As they were about to take the couple away, the village chief stopped the group of people.
"Brothers, please talk nicely. There is no need to use force. They are honest farmers. We have never seen the young master's biological mother. And brother, you can't take her away casually. This is something I, an old man, don't want to do. Who knows if you can send her back safely after taking her away? These are villagers from our village. Even if you want to take her away, you have to ask your master to come over and talk to you."
It was obvious that this group of people were not pushovers. As soon as they saw that someone was unhappy, they immediately started to snatch people away.
How could Lu Yan allow these little brats to run wild in front of him?
Just as he was about to take action, the group of people who had stood up knelt down again.
What kind of logic is this?
"Our eldest lady and master have said that if we don't take you back, then we don't have to go back either. You know, people like us are paid to do things for others. If you can't take you back, then we're done for."
Gu Leyou was a little embarrassed. After all, a wealthy family was not a place where common people like them could come and go as they pleased. Once they entered, it would be difficult to get out.
Never mind. What they said makes sense. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.
However, she had already thought of a plan to deal with the situation, so she and her husband first handed the child to his parents, and then followed the large group of people. If they did not follow them in the village, there would be many more innocent people, and they could not implicate the villagers.
They had no choice but to let these people take them back to the rich man's house.
When they saw the eldest lady, she looked much more haggard. She no longer had the high spirits she had when they first met her a year or two ago. In fact, Gu Leyou. I met this lady a year or two ago, just a quick glance at her. But at that time, she was really high-spirited and had the methods of a mistress of the house. But now she is putting a lot of thought into this child who is not her own.
But now he really doesn't know where the young master's biological mother, Miss Liu, is? When they parted, Miss Liu didn't tell them where she was going, so she really didn't know.
Because they had never seen the young master, they didn't know whether he was really sick. If he was really sick, they would save him, after all, the child was innocent.
Gu Leyou looked at the eldest lady's haggard face and couldn't help feeling moved, but she remained vigilant.
"Madam, we did meet the young master's biological mother, but when he and I separated, we agreed not to ask each other where they went, so I don't know where his home is, nor do I know where he will go. It's useless for you to ask us to come."
When the eldest lady heard this, her eyes instantly turned red, and her voice was choked with sobs: "You two, I know that I was wrong before. I didn't tolerate the child's biological mother. If I knew that the young master would become like this now, I would not have driven his biological mother away. This is the future heir of our mansion and we cannot let any mistakes happen."
Lu Yan frowned and said coldly: "Words are not enough. Just based on your words, how can we believe that the young master is really sick? And you are so angry in our village, making people panic in the village, how can we believe you?"
The eldest brother in the lead hurriedly explained: "We are also extremely anxious. This is really the order given to us by the eldest lady, and the young master's illness is urgent. Otherwise, the two of you will follow me to see the young master, and you will know that what we said is true."
Gu Leyou and Lu Yan looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Led by everyone, they came to the young master's room.
The child on the bed was as pale as paper, breathing weakly, and his tiny body seemed like it would dissipate at any time.
The bedside was piled with all kinds of precious medicinal herbs and medical books. Several doctors were discussing in low voices nearby with helplessness on their faces. The young master's illness was really tricky and they really didn't know what to do.
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