In the backyard, Zhou Yuanyuan "saw" everything that happened outside the gate and felt furious. She was trying every way to teach Wu Jinfeng a lesson, but her father was holding her back. How could he be so shameless?
If Zhao Guohui had not been smart enough to prepare a food factory certificate for Zhao Yunxiang today, after Wu Jinfeng reported Zhao Yunxiang and accused her of speculation, their third branch would have fallen into the mud.
Zhou Yuanyuan, risking her secret being discovered, yelled "assault on a police officer" just to give old woman Wu Jinfeng a proper taste of the police station's "little dark room." Police officers these days are rarely gentle. If you don't honestly explain your problems, they'll definitely lock you up in the "little dark room" for a few days.
The "little dark room" was pitch black, with no light, no wind, no sound, and no food. Few people inside could survive three days without confessing. Zhou Yuanyuan wanted to know whether the idea of framing her mother, Zhao Yunxiang, was Wu Jinfeng's own, or if someone else was behind it.
Now that his father Zhou Zhixin has interfered, this matter is likely to fail?
Zhou Yuanyuan gnashed her teeth in hatred. As soon as Zhou Zhixin left, Zhao Yunxiang wanted to follow him out to see what was going on, but Zhou Yuanyuan stopped her and told her not to delay the delivery of the fish balls.
Zhou Yuanyuan's original intention was to avoid Zhao Yunxiang's involvement. If Zhao Yunxiang showed up, Zhou Zhixin would definitely force her to forgive Wu Jinfeng. Then, whatever Zhao Yunxiang chose would be wrong. It would be better for her to stay home and let Zhou Zhixin do whatever he wanted.
Zhao Yunxiang thought about it and it made sense. There was a fixed bus from Sanhe Town to the county town every morning. If the fish balls could not be made before ten o'clock, Zhao Guohui would have to make another trip in the afternoon.
Zhou Yuanyuan was afraid that Zhao Yunxiang would worry, so she had to stay in the kitchen and do things like scraping fish scales, which were what a "good girl" should do. Naturally, she couldn't run to the door to join in the fun.
If Zhou Yuanyuan was at the door, she would never give Zhou Zhixin the opportunity to plead for Wu Jinfeng.
Xiao Zhang walked over with a bloody hand raised.
Xiao Zhang was a man who knew how to read people's expressions. Seeing that Qiao Aiguo was in trouble, he came over to add some leverage to Qiao Aiguo's argument.
"Oh~! Xiao Zhang's injury today is not light. Secretary Qiao, let's pack up quickly! Xiao Zhang's wound can't wait!" Old Li listened to Zhou Zhixin's words, and the contempt in his eyes could not be concealed.
No one can stop you from being a filial son, but for being a filial son, he let his wife suffer in vain. Old Li felt very contemptuous of Zhou Zhixin. Back then, when his stepmother was bullying his wife, Old Li took a kitchen knife and chopped her door directly.
Although the method was violent, the effect was remarkable. Ever since Old Li's outburst, his stepmother hadn't dared to act like a big shot in front of him and his wife for more than a decade.
When Qiao Aiguo heard Lao Li's urging, his heart was shocked.
Xiao Zhang and Lao Li were both in the public security system, and as an officer of the town's armed forces department, he wasn't directly under them. Xiao Zhang had suffered a loss at the hands of Wu Jinfeng this time. If he let Wu Jinfeng go for personal gain out of Zhou Zhixin's favor, would Xiao Zhang and the others blame him?
"Zhixin, look, what happened today is a coincidence, and it's not just about my sister-in-law." Qiao Aiguo nodded in the direction of Xiao Zhang, motioning Zhou Zhixin to look.
Xiao Zhang is not very old, not even twenty years old, and his baby face makes him look even younger.
Xiao Zhang's parents were both government employees in Sanhe Town. Xiao Zhang's father was Qiao Aiguo's immediate superior, Zhang Dashan, the head of the Sanhe Town Armed Forces Department. Xiao Zhang was considered a typical tall, rich, and handsome man of his time, with hands that had never done farm work and delicate skin.
After being pushed by Wu Jinfeng, Xiao Zhang's tender white palm was directly scratched with several layers of oily skin. Blood beads kept coming out, and soon it turned into a bloody paste.
Xiao Zhang, a young man who had only been working for six months, was too shy to cry out in pain, fearing his colleagues would call him a spoiled brat. Seeing Qiao Aiguo in distress, he suddenly had an idea and came over.
"We need to stop the bleeding immediately." Seeing Xiao Zhang's hand in such a state, Zhou Zhixin couldn't say anything about not letting Wu Jinfeng go to the police station. Although Xiao Zhang's injuries were not directly caused by Wu Jinfeng, they were still directly caused by her.
Wu Jinfeng was doomed to be in trouble this time after injuring the police officer who came to her house. Zhou Zhixin sighed deeply in his heart.
Zhou Zhixin was used to emergency wound treatment in the army, so he quickly took out a small checkered handkerchief from his pocket, gritted his teeth, and wrapped it around Xiao Zhang's hand, making a simple bandage to stop the bleeding.
Zhou Zhixin had bought the handkerchief in City N as a gift for Zhao Yunxiang. He had been in a hurry to get back, so he hadn't bought anything else for her. The new handkerchief cost about one yuan, and it had a white background with small yellow and green checkered patterns, bordered by a green beaded border. It was quite elegant.
"Zhixin, let's get together again when we have time." Qiao Aiguo said hello to Zhou Zhixin. Without bothering to ask Lao Zhang to remove the handcuffs from Wu Jinfeng, he waved his hand and said, "Let's pack up."
The five of them, along with Wu Jinfeng, boarded a three-wheeled motorcycle parked on the side of the road and quickly left Zhoujia Village. Wu Jinfeng, perhaps resigned to her fate, didn't argue or make a scene, but quietly followed them, her head bowed.
Zhou Zhixin looked at Wu Jinfeng's receding back and felt bitter in his heart.
In the backyard, Zhou Yuanyuan saw Wu Jinfeng finally caught and stopped peeping. As for Zhou Zhixin, who looked lost, Zhou Yuanyuan simply ignored him. "Hmph! You're so careless about your sympathy. I'll call Mom and we'll go back to Grandpa's house together!" Zhou Yuanyuan secretly hatched a sinister plan.
"San'er! Is your mother okay?" Zhou Chunping came up to ask after seeing Qiao Aiguo and his group walking away.
"I don't know." Zhou Zhixin shook his head and told the truth.
"How come you don't know? Don't you know the leading cadre? Why don't you ask him to take care of your mother?" Zhou Chunping opened his eyes wide, with an incredible look on his face.
"Dad, you saw that young police officer's hands were covered in blood after Mom beat him. How could you let him go so easily?" Zhou Zhixin shook his head, feeling exhausted. He hadn't rested for over thirty hours, and now he was faced with such a troubling situation upon returning home.
"Zhixin! You should never forget your roots! You were so young back then, and it was your mom, your dad, and I who brought you up to where you are today. If something happens to your mom, you should take it to heart and go to the town to help her build relationships!" Zhou Chunping started nagging again.
Whenever the Zhou family needed Zhou Zhixin's help, whether financially or physically, Zhou Chunping would flatter him non-stop. Sometimes, Zhou Zhixin found it truly unbelievable. Wasn't it the natural duty of one's parents to raise their children? How could this be considered a huge favor? He hadn't heard his parents or his other two brothers say this. Could it be that he wasn't really part of this family?
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