The small river that Niu Xiaohua fell into was not far from the military area, only a ten-minute walk away.
At this time, because they were in a hurry to save lives, they ran over, so it only took a few minutes to arrive.
When they arrived, quite a few people had already gathered by the river, including Liu Fenfang and the others.
"Sister-in-law, why are you here?" Liu Fenfang saw Zhang Meng coming here, walked out of the crowd and asked with concern.
Zhang Meng glanced at the river, which was about ten meters wide, and explained, "Deputy Captain Niu asked me to come over and see if I could help."
When Liu Fenfang heard this, she immediately understood what was going on.
Just now when she was here, she also heard the old people here saying that the little girl Niu Xiaohua was captured by a drowning ghost, and the only person who could save her was to find a fortune teller.
"Sister-in-law, be careful. Zhang Lihua bites everyone she sees now. Don't let her bite you." Liu Fenfang reminded in a low voice.
Zhang Meng smiled and said, "I see. Thank you, sister-in-law."
Liu Fenfang waved her hand and said quickly, "Alright then, go over and take a look. Xiaohua is such a pitiful child, having to deal with a mother like Zhang Lihua."
Zhang Meng felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
When they reached Niu Dayong, Zhang Lihua was holding her precious son by the river, crying and cursing, "That damn girl, I just scolded her a few times and skipped a meal for her, did she really have to commit suicide? Damn girl, I raised her to this age, and now she's going to die!"
When Zhang Meng heard this, her brows furrowed tightly.
He glanced at the woman, said nothing, walked to the river and looked at the muddy water.
There was no trace of ghost in the water, so she could rule out the possibility that Niu Xiaohua fell into the river because of a drowning ghost.
At this time, the kind-hearted people who went to the river to help came out of the water, soaking wet, and walked over to Niu Dayong. They looked at him apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, we really can't fish it out!"
Niu Dayong's face turned pale and he immediately looked towards Zhang Meng. Zhang Meng frowned and asked about Niu Xiaohua's birth date.
Zhang Meng moved his right fingers a few times, then his face suddenly darkened. He pointed downstream and said, "Go look down there!"
When the salvors heard this, they looked a little embarrassed.
Niu Dayong immediately asked them, "Thank you for your help. I will pay you later. Please."
The salvor sighed and said, "Alright, let's go and have a look downstream!"
When Zhang Lihua heard that she had to give money to these people, she pulled Niu Dayong's arm and scolded him distressedly, "Niu Dayong, you have a lot of money, don't you actually want to give them money? Where is the money in our family? Don't think your money is blown by the wind, okay?"
Niu Dayong glared at Zhang Lihua angrily, raising his hand several times but not hitting her. Finally, he said viciously, "Zhang Lihua, you'd better pray that my daughter is okay. If anything happens to her, I will divorce you."
Zhang Lihua was stunned, a look of fear flashed across her face, and she suddenly burst into tears and cursed, "Okay, you ungrateful man, I gave birth to a son for you, and now you want to divorce me, right? You have no conscience. Tell me the truth, are you attracted to this woman? Tell me."
Zhang Lihua pointed towards Zhang Meng.
Zhang Meng, who was also innocently implicated, was still depressed. Without saying a word, he walked up to her and slapped her on the cheek.
A loud slapping sounded here. Zhang Lihua touched her slapped cheek in disbelief and glared at Zhang Meng resentfully, "Zhang, how dare you hit me? What gives you the right to hit me?"
Zhang Meng sneered, "Why should I hit you? Just because you threw dirty water on me, I have the right to hit you. Do you believe I can even send you to jail?"
When Zhang Lihua heard this, her face turned pale and her body subconsciously trembled in fear.
Niu Dayong's face was filled with shame. He stepped forward and pushed Zhang Lihua hard, swearing through gritted teeth, "You crazy woman, I've had enough of you. When Xiaohua is found this time, I'm going to file for a divorce from you. I can't stand it anymore."
As soon as he finished speaking, Niu Dayong looked towards Zhang Meng with an apologetic look on his face. "Comrade Zhang, I'm sorry for asking you to come over to help and for making you feel wronged. Don't worry, I will give you an explanation for this matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Niu Dayong bowed deeply to Zhang Meng.
Zhang Meng originally wanted to step forward to dissuade them, but when she thought of the poor child Niu Xiaohua, she forcibly suppressed the action.
Just then, a shout came from downstream, "Found it, found it."
When Niu Dayong heard this, he ran over happily.
Seeing this, Zhang Lihua hugged her youngest son, glared at Zhang Meng, and quickly followed.
Although Zhang Meng knew that the outcome would not be good, she still felt a little unconvinced and followed him.
As she followed the crowd there, she heard the scene of Niu Dayong beating Zhang Lihua from downstream.
Zhang Meng could vaguely hear what the crowd was saying.
"Poor child, he died at such a young age, only ten years old!"
"Oh, do you think that mother is her real mother? She actually beat her child until he was covered in wounds. It's pitiful, but it's a good thing. If he died, at least he wouldn't have to be beaten anymore!"
Zhang Meng stopped halfway.
Looking at the small figure lying in front of him, his eyes became a little moist and he turned and left the place.
When I returned to the military region, I met Zhu Xiaoqian.
At this time, the affairs of the Niu family had spread throughout the military region.
As soon as Zhu Xiaoqian saw Zhang Meng coming over, she immediately walked up to ask what was going on.
Zhang Meng shook her head sadly, "I found him, but he's gone."
Zhu Xiaoqian's eyes immediately turned red with sadness. "How could this happen? How could this happen? That child was so sensible, yet he was gone just like that. God, you are so cruel."
Zhang Meng patted her shoulder and said to her, "Let's stop talking for now. I want to go home first. I'm a little sleepy."
Mainly because she felt so uncomfortable when she saw that pitiful little body.
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