Chapter 120
The last one at the alley, children, united...
Putting these keywords together, Su Miao had a guess in his mind.
The person outside said, "Let's wait another 10 minutes. We'll start at 10 o'clock sharp! Everyone, check your watches!"
After that, there was no more talking outside, but there were no footsteps either. Su Miao thought they must be squatting outside their door waiting for the time to take action.
She waved to Su Yu, and the two of them went into the house together. Su Yuanzheng came out of the bathroom at this time. Seeing the two of them acting suspiciously, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Shh! Dad, keep your voice down! Brother Yu and I heard a group of people outside planning to go to the Wu family to arrest someone!"
"What? How did they get here?" The Wu family's affairs were an open secret in the alley, and Su Yuanzheng also knew something about it.
"They were reported. I heard there was a reward for reporting. A few days ago, their hometown was raided, and the Jisheng Bureau was not satisfied that they didn't catch anyone. They even contacted the city's Jisheng Committee and are planning to join the government tonight! They're going to act at 10 o'clock sharp. They said they're going to rush in and arrest anyone, even children."
"Oh my! The punishment is very severe if we get caught now! If we get caught, it will be like being skinned alive. Miaomiao, there are only a few minutes left. Why don't we go out the back door and inform them!"
"Yeah, Miaomiao, it would be really bad if we got caught! If we join forces with the government, the punishment would definitely be even more severe."
They all asked for Su Miao's opinion, and Su Miao, who usually minded other people's affairs and respected the fate of others, agreed without hesitation this time.
"Okay, we can't go any further. Let's borrow the road from Sister Jiayin. We have to hurry, as we don't have much time left!"
Su Yuanzheng hesitated for a second and said, "Miaomiao, don't go. The child is in danger. Stay inside and don't open the door."
Time was running out, and Su Miao didn't want his short legs to hold him back, so he immediately nodded and followed his father and Brother Yu to knock on the Moon Gate.
Aunt Ye was on a business trip again these two days, and Ye Jiayin was the only one at home. She happened to be still awake, so she quickly came out to open the door.
"Huh? Miaomiao? What's wrong?"
"Sister Jiayin, we need to go through the back door. Let my dad and Brother Yu go through first, and I will talk to you slowly."
After hearing this, Ye Jiayin immediately took them to open the back door. Su Yuanzheng gave them some instructions and ran to the end of the alley with Su Yu.
Ye Jiayin closed the door and asked in confusion: "What happened?"
"Sister Jiayin, did you know that the ultrasonic guerrillas have come to the Wu family down the alley?"
Ye Jiayin has been busy preparing for a badminton competition recently. Apart from attending classes, she practices every day and has no time to listen to gossip.
"Ah? Guerrillas? I don't know!"
Su Miao quickly told her what happened. Ye Jiayin frowned. She didn't expect that the crackdown on ultrasound here was so strict. It was just like the WG's crackdown on capitalism in the past, and they would confiscate homes at any time.
"Sister Jiayin, is the inspection so strict in the capital as well?"
Ye Jiayin shook her head: "I've heard about it, but I haven't seen it get to this point."
Ye Jiayin grew up in a military compound. His uncles and grandfathers were either commanders or generals. With so many soldiers under their command, who would dare to act rashly?
In addition to her family, many families still have the traditional concept of planting more trees and having more children. It is common for a family to have two or three children. Even Tang Ziyi is this old, and Aunt Tang gave him a little sister two years ago.
I heard that he only paid a few hundred dollars. If it were under normal circumstances, he would definitely lose his job.
However, Uncle Tang was only criticized in a mild manner and transferred from his original position, which was a demotion in name only and a promotion in reality.
As they were talking, there was a sharp cry from the alley. It must be Ji Sheng's men rushing into the Wu family.
"Oh no! I wonder if my dad and Brother Yu had time to notify us. It's still only a minute late! How come those people's watches are so inaccurate!"
"Don't worry, you'll know when your dad and the others come back."
The noise at the end of the alley grew louder and louder, and many people opened their doors to see what was going on.
At this time, Su Yu ran back in a hurry, holding a shivering child in his arms.
"Quick! Close the door! Hide the child in the room."
Su Miao asked Brother Yu to bring the child to her room. She was the second youngest girl in the guerrillas and was obviously frightened at the moment. Ye Jiayin hugged her and comforted her softly. Su Miao saw that she was wearing very thin clothes, so she wrapped her in a thick quilt, and she stopped shivering.
"Brother Yu, why are you the only one back? Where's my dad?"
In the middle of winter, Su Yu was sweating profusely while running: "Time is too urgent. As soon as we entered the yard, those people came to knock on the door.
Uncle Wei said we couldn’t run as a group and had to separate. He took the big one and went out the back door, and I brought this one back.
The sister-in-law was holding the youngest one, and before she could leave, those people came over the wall and opened the door. Your father said he would stay to help block the way, but he didn't know what the situation was.
Su Miao began to worry about his father. Those people looked determined to catch the man. Now that two of them had escaped, they would definitely try their best to catch the last one. This situation could easily lead to physical conflict.
Just as she was thinking, she heard the sound of a car passing by outside, and then she heard the clearer cries of a woman and a child. Five minutes later, the car drove away and the alley became quiet again.
After a while, there was a knock on the front door. Su Yuan was outside and said, "Ayu, open the door. It's me."
Su Miao and Su Yu hurried out to open the door and welcome him in. When closing the door, Su Miao looked into the alley. Almost every house had turned on the lights. Many people came out to look, and some were gathered in groups of three or four to talk.
Su Miao returned to the yard and asked, "Dad, what's the situation?"
Su Yuanzheng sighed: "The youngest one didn't run away. There are so many people coming. We have to send the child to an orphanage first and then deal with her. She is so young, her mother will definitely not agree.
After a long struggle, we've finally compromised: the child's mother and grandmother took the child there. Luckily, two of them escaped, otherwise it would have been even more difficult to handle. We're trying to make an example of them now, and I'm afraid paying a fine isn't going to solve the problem."
"This... is it really going to jail?"
Su Yuanzheng shook his head. "I don't know now. Now they know for sure that there are five children in this family. This is a serious matter. We have to wait and see what happens next."
Su Miao said, "A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. If it weren't for the serious population problem, there wouldn't be any policy. Punishment must be imposed."
The little girl who was held by Su Yu had been holding back from making any sound before, but now, after hearing this, she could no longer hold back and let out a slight sob.
In order to prevent being attacked back, Aunt Wu came to pick up the little girl and sent her to another relative's house overnight. Uncle Wu took the older girl and hid outside for a night and returned the next day.
What happened tonight frightened many people, and it indeed achieved the warning effect that the superiors wanted. Many people who wanted to take shelter temporarily gave up the idea.
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