Chapter 188 The Wind in the Building
"Comrade Jiang Haitang?" an unfamiliar male voice rang with the murmur of electricity. "Your daughter fell in kindergarten and is being taken to..."
"Nonsense!" Jiang Haitang interrupted harshly, "Xiao Taozi didn't go to kindergarten today!"
There was a "click" sound from the other end of the phone.
Xiao Wang's face turned pale: "This... this is a threat from enemy agents!"
Jiang Haitang's face turned pale, "They're targeting Xiao Taozi!"
Xiao Taozi did not go to kindergarten today, but stayed at home with Aunt Kong.
Jiang Haitang ran hurriedly towards the family compound.
The more he ran, the more anxious he became. In the cold wind of early spring, Jiang Haitang was sweating profusely.
"Auntie Kong! Little Peach!" Jiang Haitang shouted towards the house as soon as he arrived in the yard.
The sound of porcelain breaking was heard in the house. Jiang Haitang didn't care about anything else and rushed in with a stick by the door.
I saw Aunt Kong tied to a chair, a rag stuffed in her mouth, and blood oozing from her forehead.
When he saw Jiang Haitang, the old man shook his head desperately and stared towards the inner room.
"Mom..." Little Taozi's weak cry came from the inner room.
Jiang Haitang's blood froze.
She tiptoed to the door and through the crack saw a man in work clothes with his back to the door, stuffing pills into the child's mouth. Little Taozi's face was red from crying.
"Stop!" Jiang Haitang kicked the door open and hit the man on the back of the head with a stick.
The man dodged swiftly, revealing a scarred face under his cap.
He grabbed Xiao Taozi's neck and said, "If you move again, I'll break this brat's neck!"
He grinned grimly, his claws firmly gripping Xiao Taozi's neck. Xiao Taozi's face had turned purple.
Jiang Haitang's legs went weak and the jar in her hand fell to the ground.
She forced herself to take a deep breath and spoke to the man patiently.
"Comrade, you, you must let the child go first. She's innocent, and no matter what you ask, you shouldn't harm her..." Her voice trembled. She was truly afraid that this desperado would attack Xiao Taozi. "As long as you let the child go, I'll agree to anything you ask."
"Stop pretending to be confused!" Scarface tightened his fingers, and Little Peach whimpered in pain.
Jiang Haitang was even more frightened. Such a young child could lose his life if he wasn't careful!
"Don't get excited... Just tell me what you want, I promise I won't bargain..."
"I heard that the textile factory has made a lot of progress recently. Were they all the result of your research? I don't ask for much. Just bring out all your recent project drawings."
Jiang Haitang was shocked. This was a big plan.
When she was extremely anxious, she caught a glimpse of a figure swaying outside the window. She knew that she had to delay time.
"I don't have the blueprints..."
"Pa!" Scarface suddenly slapped Little Peach in the face, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid?"
Xiao Taozi's face was swollen, blood was oozing from the corners of her mouth, and her crying was like a knife piercing into Jiang Haitang's heart.
Just when Jiang Haitang was panicking and finally making a desperate attempt, Xiao Taozi suddenly opened her mouth and bit Scarface's wrist fiercely.
The man let go in pain, and Jiang Haitang took the opportunity to rush forward, but was kicked in the abdomen.
"Bitch!" Scarface dragged Xiao Taozi's braid and slammed her against the wall. "I'm going to take care of this brat first! Then I'll deal with you, you bitch!"
Jiang Haitang's vision went dark and he immediately rushed towards Xiao Taozi. Fortunately, everything was still in time. Jiang Haitang held Xiao Taozi in his arms at the critical moment.
The man rushed towards her, and she stretched out her leg to trip him.
The scarred man fell to the ground, and Jiang Haitang immediately turned over and ran out the door while holding Xiao Taozi.
But the scarred man reacted quickly and followed Jiang Haitang towards the door.
The moment she was caught, Jiang Haitang suddenly remembered that she had a pair of scissors in her pocket. She held Xiao Taozi with one hand and took out the scissors from her pocket with the other hand. She didn't bother to find a place and stabbed back hard based on her feeling.
"Ah!" The man screamed and let go, making a sound like slaughtering a pig.
Jiang Haitang didn't bother to see where the man was injured, she continued to run out the door quickly.
"Someone come! Catch the enemy spies!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
Scarface pulled out the scissors from his leg, blood dripping down his trouser leg onto the ground. He grinned grimly, "Bitch, you dare to hurt me? If I don't punish you today, I'm not Zhao!"
Just then, a sound came from outside the window!
"Don't move!"
Taking advantage of Scarface's panic, Jiang Haitang crawled outside holding Xiao Taozi, and then three police officers broke in through the window.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Scarface turned around and was about to pounce on Jiang Haitang.
Jiang Haitang was prepared and turned around and kicked the man right on the knee.
After his fragile knees suffered a heavy blow, the man fell to his knees with a thud and was held down by the police who arrived shortly afterwards.
Jiang Haitang felt as if he was completely exhausted and fell to the ground.
Xiao Taozi was held in Jiang Haitang's arms, without making any sound, and it was unclear whether she was frightened.
"Is Comrade Jiang okay?"
Two comrades from the Security Department rushed in. Jiang Haitang recognized one of them, Lao Zheng.
"Why are you here..."
"Director Lu had asked us to keep an eye on them a long time ago, but we didn't expect them to act so quickly..." Old Zheng said with great guilt.
They have been strengthening patrols during this period, but enemy spies still broke into the family compound.
"Mr. Jiang, you're frightened."
Jiang Haitang didn't bother to answer them. She held Xiao Taozi and began to examine her body.
"Little Peach, are you hurt? Tell mom where it hurts?"
Little Taozi seemed to be stupid, not saying a word, obviously frightened.
Jiang Haitang hurriedly hugged the little girl and comforted her patiently.
Perhaps it was the familiar embrace that finally made the child react, and the little girl burst into tears.
Jiang Haitang hugged Xiao Taozi distressedly: "It's okay, Xiao Tao, don't be afraid, it's okay, uncles and uncles will protect Xiao Tao and protect mom..."
Xiao Taozi finally spoke at this time. She said, "We also have to protect Grandma Kong..."
On the other side, the comrades from the security department had already untied Aunt Kong.
Jiang Haitang carried Xiao Taozi to Aunt Kong.
"Auntie, I'm sorry. It's all our fault that you got into trouble!" Jiang Haitang apologized sincerely.
If Aunt Kong hadn't helped take care of Xiao Taozi, she wouldn't have encountered all this. This disaster was brought to Aunt Kong by their family.
"Why are you saying this? It's all because I'm old and I didn't take good care of Xiao Taozi."
Although Aunt Kong was still frightened, she still apologized with great guilt.
"It's not that I don't want to protect Xiao Taozi, it's just that I don't have the ability!"
"Auntie, I know you risked your life to protect Xiao Taozi today. I should thank you!"
"This child's father sacrificed his life to protect us. Isn't it our duty to protect her?" Aunt Kong stopped Jiang Haitang from bowing.
Scar was caught, and Jiang Haitang was still frightened.
Xiao Taozi eventually fell ill. Jiang Haitang did not go to work, but took leave to stay at home to take care of Xiao Taozi.
Xiao Taozi had just fallen asleep after her fever subsided when someone knocked on the door. Jiang Haitang went out and saw Li Qiulan.
Jiang Haitang didn't want to see Li Qiulan, so she asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"
"Sister-in-law... Oh, Sister Haitang, I heard that you and Xiao Taozi were in danger, so I came to check it out."
Jiang Haitang sneered: "You're being so attentive for no reason. You should go back."
"Sister-in-law, whether you believe it or not, we have lived together for so many years, and my feelings for you are naturally special. Especially since my mother and I arrived at the factory, we have been criticized a lot."
"My mother and I have realized our mistakes, and we hope to get your forgiveness, Sister Haitang, considering that we were good friends in the past, please forgive us."
"Mom misses you and wants to see you. How about you take Xiao Taozi to see Mom? Mom said that she feels most sorry for you. She was blinded by your love before, but from now on, she will treat you like her own daughter!"
Jiang Haitang felt like she was listening to a joke while listening to Li Qiulan say so much.
This talker is really good. If she hadn't experienced what she had experienced in her life, she would probably believe that the mother and daughter were truly repentant.
However, now, she didn't believe a word Li Qiulan said!
"No need. I was born without any parental ties, so it's better not to recognize a random mother."
Li Qiulan didn't expect that even after she said so much, Jiang Haitang still looked unmoved.
She was angry and wanted to curse, but thinking that her goal had not been achieved yet, she could only continue talking patiently.
"Sister-in-law... Sister Haitang, no matter how much love and hatred there are, it's all in the past now. We should look forward to it. We can't hold a grudge for the rest of our lives, right?"
"Of course I must remember the pain I've felt. Forgetting it would be disrespectful to myself. Li Qiulan, I'm being a stranger to your family, which is already the greatest tolerance I can show you. Don't come to me again! I don't want to see you, or anyone from your Li family!"
When Jiang Haitang saw the people from the Li family, she felt a physical disgust.
"I have something to do, you go back." Jiang Haitang said, returning to the yard and closing the gate.
She also had to take care of Xiao Taozi and didn't focus on Li Qiulan.
Li Qiulan was extremely angry when she saw Jiang Haitang locking her outside the door.
How come Jiang Haitang has become so stubborn?
When I was in the team, if I could say a few nice words like this, Jiang Haitang would even give me his life.
"Bitch, just wait for me, I will make you pay the price!" Li Qiulan walked away gritting her teeth!
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