Thinking the police were coming soon, Shi Dayong went straight to the village entrance to wait for them. He was worried that it would take too much time to ask the villagers for directions after the police arrived.
He waited at the entrance of the village for about twenty minutes and finally saw two police cars coming. He waved to the police cars, explained his identity, got in the car, and led the police all the way to the door of Liu Laokou's house.
At this time, every household has already eaten lunch. Some are taking a nap at home, while others are enjoying the cool breeze under the shade of the trees outside.
When they saw a police car coming into the village, everyone wondered whose family had had a big incident, but they didn't expect the car to stop at Liu Laokou's house.
Some villagers who liked to watch the fun gathered around Liu Laokou's house and started talking.
"His parents aren't home, so why are the police here? Could it be that Mr. and Mrs. Liu got into trouble?"
"No way? They just go out to work, how can they get into trouble?"
"I think it has something to do with those people who came this morning. They said they were here to see the child, but when I asked them what their relationship was with Old Liu, they were so evasive they wouldn't tell me!"
"These people are a bit strange indeed. They said they were here to see the children, but they only had a few packets of snacks in a small plastic bag. I saw everything, and the things they had were a bit shabby..."
"Hey, how much is the food? It's all the same? Can you still argue? That couple is so stingy, they don't even buy these foods for the children..."
"How about we go talk to the child's eldest and second uncles? Even if there's a conflict, they're still relatives. If the child has any problems, can they not take care of him?"
"What are you looking for? We brothers are acting like enemies. His two sisters-in-law used to call those girls money-losing goods, and they've fought so many times. If something really happened in his family, his brothers and sisters-in-law would be more likely to watch the fun than us!"
"Ah, this family, it's really unbelievable that they live like this. It's pitiful for the girls to be born into such a family..."
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The villagers were talking at once when the officers in the police car got out and entered the Liu family's yard.
The three daughters of the Liu family had finished their meal and were hiding in their house, not daring to go out. This was mainly because they had rarely met strangers and didn't know how to interact with them.
When they saw the uniformed men coming in through the window, their tension increased.
After entering the yard, the group headed straight for the house.
When Sun Aimin and his companions saw people coming, they finally felt a little relieved.
The group explained the situation to the police, and one officer said, "Okay, we have a basic understanding of the situation. However, regarding the boy, we still need to question the children in the house and investigate among the villagers."
After they finished talking, they went back into the house. The three daughters of the Liu family huddled together, lowered their heads and dared not speak.
As a lesbian, Zheng Xiaojuan found it easier to get close to girls. She said to the three girls, "These police officers will ask you some questions. Just answer them truthfully. Don't worry, we won't hurt you..."
The girls didn't know what was going on and nodded woodenly.
A police officer pointed at the little boy in Zheng Xiaojuan's arms and asked, "When did this child come to your home?"
Dani answered timidly, "Yes, my parents brought it back last year during the Chinese New Year..."
The police officer asked again: "Do you know if this child is your biological brother?"
Sanni was about to say that this was her biological brother, but Erni interrupted: "We didn't know. They brought him back and said he was our younger brother. We didn't see my mother was pregnant..."
"Are you taking care of this child now? Have your parents come back since they left the child at home?" the police asked.
The three girls shook their heads and said, "No, they said they would be back during the Chinese New Year..."
While the policeman was questioning the three girls, the others had already left the yard and were investigating in the village.
The villagers had all kinds of things to say about the little boy from the Liu family.
Some said that the Liu couple worked outside and did not come back for a year or two, so the child must have been born outside.
Some also said that the child did not look like the Liu couple at all, and was definitely not their biological child.
Others talked about the conflict between Liu Laokou's family and his two brothers' families. The root cause was that they could not give birth to a son, so they probably adopted a son to show off.
Combining the statements of the villagers and the Liu family girls, and Zheng Xiaojuan's description of the characteristics of her lost child, it can be basically concluded that the child's origin is suspicious.
Liu Laokou and his wife now work in Jiangjin City, so it wouldn't be difficult for them to return home. However, they simply left their home to their 15-year-old daughter, not even leaving any money for their children.
Only occasionally would they ask someone to bring back a few pieces of clothing for the little boy. I don't know what the couple was thinking.
The police decided to take the little boy away first, collect samples from Shi Dayong and his wife for identification, and at the same time send people to investigate Liu Laokou and his wife.
When the three daughters of the Liu family heard that the strangers were going to take their little brother away, they reacted differently.
Although Da Ni and Er Ni were a little scared, worried that their parents would take their anger out on them when they returned, they remained quite calm. Deep down, they wished that this little brother had never existed in the family.
Sanni was different. She was closest to her little brother. Now when she heard that her little brother was going to be taken away, she cried and chased after him.
The way they cried was truly pitiful. However, the Liu family didn't have a very good relationship with the villagers. The neighbors only cared for the children occasionally out of pity for them. Now that the police had been called in for such a serious incident, no one would be so foolish as to help the family fight the police.
The group then drove away with the little boy in the car. The boy, unaware of what was happening, played with the adults for a while, becoming familiar with them. He didn't even cry or make a fuss when he got in the car. Before leaving, the police and Zheng Xiaojuan briefly consoled Sanni, who was losing control of her emotions. However, Sanni's crying and fussing proved unreliable.
They didn't have time to waste here, so Sun Aimin came in and called out Da Ni and Er Ni, asking them to take their sister home.
The situation of the three children is indeed not good, but it is not caused by them. The culprit is still their parents.
Sun Aimin, the Shi family, and even the police are not saints. They have no obligation to deal with the aftermath of this incident.
At present, there are no tangible and implementable punitive measures against the buyers. Perhaps the biggest punishment for them is the harm this incident has brought to their daughters.
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