Chapter 161 If revenge is to be taken, it must be taken once and for all!
"He's not my son, I don't have a beast like him!" Du Wei waved his hand fiercely, indicating that he would no longer care about Du Wenxiu.
"Du Wei, you...you're heartless!" She slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly. "Fine, if you won't save him, I will! I'll risk my life to save my son!"
As she spoke, she tried to rush out.
Du Wei grabbed her arm: "Aren't you ashamed enough? The fact that he did such a beastly thing today is all because you spoiled him! From childhood to adulthood, you've given him whatever he wanted, and you've always cleaned up his messes! Look at what you've done to him!"
"That's your own flesh and blood, of course you don't know how to cherish it!" The woman trembled at his shout, then struggled even more violently, trying to get him to release her. Her sharp nails scratched several bloody marks on Du Wei's hand. "He's my son! I carried him for ten months and gave birth to him! Du Wei, if you don't save him, I'm going back to my parents' home! I can't live like this anymore!"
"Go! You leave now!" Du Wei abruptly shook off her hand, his chest heaving violently, and pointed towards the door. "Don't ever come back!"
The woman's crying stopped abruptly, as if someone had choked her.
She stared at Du Wei in disbelief, her lips trembling for a long time before finally letting out a piercing wail.
She stopped arguing with Du Wei, turned and rushed into the bedroom, yanked open the wardrobe door, and while wiping away tears, haphazardly stuffed clothes into a cloth bundle, muttering, "Heartless... I'm leaving now. I'm taking my family's money to save my son. I don't need you..."
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At the same time, Zhou Jianguo was "invited" in by two guards, one on each side. He was wearing an old work uniform and smelled of pig manure. When he saw the scene in the office, especially the familiar light pink powder in the evidence bag, he was completely stunned.
What happened?
"Sir," he leaned forward, examining it closely, "this...this is indeed something from our experimental group. What happened?"
Finally, after listening to the commander's questioning, he became so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead. He raised his hand and swore to the heavens, "Commander, I, Zhou Jianguo, can guarantee with my integrity that I have absolutely not given this thing to anyone! I am willing to cooperate with all investigations by the organization!"
Upon hearing this, Chief Le turned his sharp gaze to Du Wenxiu, who was still groaning on the ground.
"Du Wenxiu, tell me, who gave you this medicine?"
Du Wenxiu lay on the ground, half of his face swollen like a pig's head. He raised one eye and swept it around with resentment.
He knew he was completely doomed this time; even if he didn't die, he would be badly injured.
Since that's the case, we should drag as many people down with us as possible, why should he be the only one to suffer!
He made a snap decision, deciding to go all in. He coughed weakly twice and pointed towards the door: "It was...it was He Xiaoman who gave it to me."
These words surprised everyone once again.
Du Wenxiu took a breath and continued to embellish the story: "She said it was Zhou Jianguo's idea. Zhou Jianguo... he's had his eye on Jiang Wanqiu for a long time, and he's never given up on his lustful desires. But Jiang Wanqiu doesn't reciprocate his feelings, so he turned his love into hatred and came up with this vicious plan, ordering me to... to ruin Jiang Wanqiu's reputation..."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Zhou Jianguo could hardly believe his ears. How could he, a hardworking and honest man who was engaged in production research, be unfairly accused of such a huge crime?
A surge of blood rushed to his head, and he trembled with rage. He forgot all about "commander" and "organization," and rushed forward, swinging his fist at Du Wenxiu's face!
"Bang! Bang!"
Two muffled thuds, each punch landing squarely.
"I'll teach you to slander me! I'll teach you to spout nonsense!" Zhou Jianguo waved his fist, his eyes bloodshot.
"Hey! Hey! Pull it apart! Pull it apart!"
The guards nearby reacted quickly and managed to pull the enraged Zhou Jianguo away.
Commander Le was driven crazy by the chaotic scene. He slammed his fist on the table and yelled, "Stop it, all of you! What kind of behavior is this?!"
He rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling that the matter was becoming increasingly complicated, and also realizing that Du Wenxiu was making baseless accusations.
"Guards!" he ordered in a deep voice, "Go and bring He Xiaoman here! Take all these people away and separate them! Have the security personnel interrogate them tonight! I want to see what truth they have to say! They must get to the bottom of this!"
Du Wenxiu's mother, Liu Yulian, ultimately did not return to her parents' home.
She cried and made a scene at home for a while, but seeing that Du Wei was a stubborn rock, she wiped away her tears, put all the money and notes in her pocket, and went to the temporary solitary confinement cell where Du Wenxiu was being held in the dark.
"Comrade, I'm looking for Du Wenxiu. I'm his mother," Liu Yulian said to the two young soldiers standing guard at the door.
“Auntie, no,” one of the soldiers shook his head and said in a businesslike manner, “The commander has stipulated that no one can visit before the matter is clarified.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Yulian flew into a rage, immediately putting her hands on her hips: "Regulations? What regulations! My son's father is Du Wei! I am the family member of a military officer! The truth hasn't been revealed yet, who gave you the right to lock him up as a criminal? What if my son has been wronged by someone with ulterior motives? Can you bear that responsibility?"
Seeing that the two young men were stunned by her words, she immediately softened her tone and squeezed out a few tears: "Comrade, I'm worried too. I just want to talk to him for a bit, ask him what exactly happened, so he won't be foolish enough to be deceived and take the blame for someone else without even knowing it. I just want to see him for a little while, half an hour, is that alright?"
The young people had never seen anything like this before. They brought up the big boss, cried and talked, and looked at each other, all at a loss.
If they really wronged Minister Du's son, and now they're having a bad relationship with the Du family, they can't afford to take the blame.
After hesitating for a long time, the one in the lead said in a low voice, "Well... Auntie, just half an hour, no more than that."
"Oh, okay, okay! Thank you so much, young comrade!" Liu Yulian hurriedly nodded and bowed her head in thanks, a glint of triumph flashing in her eyes.
As soon as the door to the solitary confinement cell opened, Du Wenxiu saw his mother and burst into tears as if she had seen a savior. She clung to Liu Yulian's leg and wouldn't let go: "Mom! You've finally come! What am I going to do! They're going to shoot me!"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Liu Yulian felt as if her heart was being stabbed with a knife. She quickly closed the door and lowered her voice, "Wenxiu, listen to your mother, I've thought of a way for you."
She quickly pulled a large roll of something wrapped in a handkerchief from her pocket and stuffed it into Du Wenxiu's hand: "Here is all the money and ration coupons our family has. You take it all!"
She leaned close to Du Wenxiu's ear and said urgently in a voice only the two of them could hear, "I've already arranged things. There's a car waiting for you at the back gate. You need to run now, as far away as you can, and never come back! Do you hear me? I'll take care of things here!"
Du Wenxiu's eyes lit up instantly as he clutched the thick wad of money. He nodded vigorously, "Okay! Mom, I'll listen to you!"
He hastily wiped his face, stuffed the money and tickets into his pocket, and under Liu Yulian's cover, he used the excuse of talking to the mother and son to slip out of the solitary confinement cell under the cover of night.
He crouched low, pressed against the wall, his heart pounding, and ran wildly toward the agreed-upon back door.
Just as he was about to reach the door, a hand suddenly reached out from the darkness and grabbed his arm tightly!
Du Wenxiu was so frightened that she almost screamed.
He suddenly turned his head, and in the moonlight, a pale yet familiar face was facing him.
"He Xiaoman?!"
"Shh—!" He Xiaoman made a shushing gesture and pleaded urgently, "Wenxiu, take me with you!"
Du Wenxiu glanced at her warily and shook off her hand: "Bring you? I don't believe I can..."
“I…” He Xiaoman gritted her teeth and handed over her small bag. “I’ve brought all the money I could take from home!”
Du Wenxiu glanced at the bundle, then her gaze fell on the gleaming gold bracelet on He Xiaoman's wrist and the gold earrings that swayed as she spoke.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and he pulled He Xiaoman behind him.
"Alright, stay close!"
The dilapidated jeep that was there to pick them up didn't have its headlights on; only two dim little lights shone in the darkness, like will-o'-the-wisps.
The driver, a middle-aged man in his forties, looked nervous and urged in a low voice, "Get in the car quickly! If someone sees us, we're all doomed!"
The two scrambled onto the car, which sputtered and jolted as it drove onto a deserted side road.
No one spoke in the car; only heavy breathing and the crunching of the wheels over the frozen ground could be heard.
He Xiaoman's heart was pounding like a drum, filled with both relief at escaping death and fear of the unknown future.
She subconsciously touched the heavy gold bracelet on her wrist, her last resort.
After driving for about half an hour, the car suddenly stopped at a fork in the road, in the middle of nowhere.
"Get out!" The driver didn't even turn his head, his tone curt. "I'll drop you off here. Further ahead is the main road to the train station, which is crowded and noisy. You'll have to walk the rest of the way yourselves."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Du Wenxiu's reaction, he pushed open the car door, signaling them to get lost.
He had obviously taken money from Liu Yulian, but he was also afraid of getting into huge trouble.
Du Wenxiu, cursing and swearing, dragged He Xiaoman out of the car.
The biting cold wind immediately filled my body, and the jeep turned around in a flash and quickly disappeared from sight.
It was pitch black all around, with only the pale moonlight illuminating the bare fields and the distant shadows of trees, which looked like menacing monsters.
"Wenxiu... what do we do now?" He Xiaoman's voice was choked with sobs as she instinctively moved closer to Du Wenxiu.
Du Wenxiu didn't speak. He turned around and stared intently at He Xiaoman.
He Xiaoman felt uneasy under his gaze and involuntarily took a step back: "Why...why are you looking at me like that?"
"Give me all the money you have on you," Du Wenxiu suddenly said with a gloomy face.
He Xiaoman was stunned. She thought she had misheard: "What did you say? Wenxiu, what are you doing? This money is the money we're going to use to run away together!"
"Enough with the nonsense!" Du Wenxiu suddenly stretched out her hand. "Give it to me! And the bracelet on your wrist, the earring on your ear, give it all to me!"
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