Qi Zhifang kept repeating as if she were possessed, "There's a way, there must be a way, Fangfang can't be hurt, Fangfang, my Fangfang!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Qi's mother's shoulders, his eyes bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead, and shouted, "Mom, save my Fangfang, save my Fangfang!"
Qi's mother wiped away her tears, not knowing what to say. After pleading for a long time without receiving a response, Qi Zhifang struggled a few times, broke free from her mother, and ran outside. She stumbled to the post office, her fingers trembling as she dialed a number and called Li Maocai. It rang several times before the other end answered, and a deep voice said, "Who is it?"
"I am Qi Zhifang!" Qi Zhifang's hand holding the microphone was trembling.
"Why are you calling me?" The voice on the other end of the line was clearly displeased. Li Maocai was also puzzled; he hadn't even treated her like a human being last time, so why was she still contacting him? Did this woman have no bottom line?
"I'll wait for you at the usual place. If you don't come, I'll go to your workplace!" Qi Zhifang hung up the phone, paid the money, and left.
Qi Zhifang waited in that small house for a long time. It wasn't until after 3 p.m. that Li Mao strolled over, shook the snow off his body, took off his hat and coat, sat down in a chair, and looked at Qi Zhifang with a sidelong glance. He said impatiently, "What do you want from me now?"
Qi Zhifang's eyes were red with anger, and she stammered, "You liar! How could you lie to me? Didn't you say Wang Fang was alright? Why did the police arrest her!"
Li Maocai was taken aback, then understood. So Wang Fang had been arrested. He then smiled contemptuously and snorted, "Maybe she did something else besides getting pregnant from having an affair?"
Qi Zhifang's eyes flashed with anger, her lips were downturned, and her brows were furrowed, clearly showing extreme rage. She clenched her teeth tightly, her hands were clenched into fists, her breathing was rapid, and her body was trembling.
Li Maocai didn't care at all. He changed his posture, crossed his legs, and said nonchalantly, "Who are you trying to impress with that act? Now you know how to get angry. If you had spent less time flirting with men and being a womanizer, and spent more time teaching the kids, would they have turned out like this? They've been learning how to sacrifice themselves for love since they were little, so how could they not imitate you? Now you're worried? Don't you think it's a bit too late?"
He chuckled at this point, then looked up at Qi Zhifang and said, "Speak! What do you want from me today?"
Qi Zhifang's face burned like fire. She wanted to turn around and leave, but for her daughter's sake, she could only suppress her shame and say with a death-defying resolve, "Save my daughter! Please! What can you do to get my daughter out of here!"
Li Maocai shook his head. "This can't be saved. I'm not some big shot who can control everything. I can't let your messy affairs affect my political future."
Qi Zhifang knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Please, save my daughter!"
"Alright, alright... You're crying in the wrong place. You should go to the police station and find the police. If you confess, you'll be treated leniently and can go home for the New Year. If you resist, you'll be severely punished and will spend your life in jail!"
"No, no, Old Li! Please help me, considering we've only been together for a short time! Just tell me what you want!" Qi Zhifang pleaded urgently, practically rubbing her face in the ground, completely disregarding any sense of dignity.
Li Maocai, stroking his chin, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Get Wang Fang over here..."
"Li Maocai, you beast, you deserve to die a horrible death!..."
"Slap!" Qi Zhifang was knocked to the ground by Li Maocai. Li Maocai sneered, "You're already a worn-out shoe that's been used by others. Now you still want to be a chaste and virtuous woman? Get lost!"
He looked at Qi Zhifang with disdain and said, "You old woman, you don't think that just because you sleep with me for a few more nights, I'll get that little slut out of you, do you? You really think you're so special that your private parts are lined with gold? What do you take me for? Take a good look at yourself in the mirror!"
Qi Zhifang's eyes were as cold as a venomous snake's, staring intently at Li Maocai, revealing her intense hatred for him.
But he was helpless against this thug, so he could only get up, walk to the door, and say, "I need to see my daughter! Can Director Li help me with this?"
Li Maocai said nonchalantly, "Go ahead!" After the person left, Li Maocai spat disdainfully, "Damn it, how could I have been so stupid as to fall for a woman like that!"
Then, wearing a hat and overcoat, he left. Li Maocai had long known that Wang Fang was involved with the only son of the municipal party secretary. Because the secretary was being watched, her son could only go to the countryside, and even if something happened, he wouldn't dare to make any big moves. In fact, as long as she didn't make any false accusations, no one could do anything to her; at most, she would just have to go back to the place where she was sent to work as an educated youth. But that mother and daughter were different; they didn't know that, so he also wanted to see where that woman's bottom line really lay.
When Qi Zhifang arrived at the police station, she said she wanted to see Wang Fang. The police officer glanced at her sideways, snorted, and pointed with his chin to the innermost interrogation room.
Qi Zhifang rushed over and, upon opening the door, saw Wang Fang sitting there with disheveled hair, a dirty face, and a blank stare. Her heart ached instantly. She went over and hugged Wang Fang tightly, saying, "Child, are you alright? Mommy's late. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
Faced with Qi Zhifang's soft sobs, Wang Fang's gaze, which had been elsewhere, slowly returned. Her lips trembled as she sobbed, "Mom, Mom, Mom, please get me out of here! Please! I don't want to be here!"
The policeman stood outside the door, coldly watching, and said, "You still want to leave here? Tomorrow we'll send you to a farm for re-education!"
The mother and daughter clung tightly to each other, their eyes wide open. Wang Fang trembled all over, shaking her head and screaming, "No, no, I don't want to go to the farm for reform! Mom, please save me! I don't want to go to the farm for reform, I'll die!"
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