"An Ning, thank you, thank you for coming to see me."
Sitting in a private room in the teahouse, noisy discussions came from the hall outside, and Shen Anning didn't know what to say for a moment.
After drinking a cup of tea, Shen Anning said:
"Lin Yi."
"How have you been these past few years?"
Lin Yi looked at the steaming tea and smiled self-deprecatingly. "It's been so many years, hasn't it? My grandfather passed away two years ago. When he was still alive, although the Lin family was no longer in power, others still gave him some face. Now that he's gone, the Lin family is finished. To be honest, An Ning, I'm actually quite happy to see the Lin family fall. For the first ten years, the Lin family supported me and provided me with food and clothing. I was the Lin girl praised by everyone in the compound. But all the hardships I've suffered in the past few years were also caused by the Lin family. Sometimes I wonder if I've finally paid back what I owed the Lin family for all these years."
"You know what? Originally, I came to you today to ask for your help. I've heard a lot about what happened recently, and my husband has done something wrong. But on the way here to find you, I suddenly didn't want to ask for your help anymore."
Shen Anning looked up at Lin Yi, "So, what are your plans for the future?"
Looking at Shen Anning's slightly bulging belly, Lin Yi felt a little envious but also thankful. "Anning, I have been married for so many years and have no children. In the past few years, I didn't want to have children. In recent years, the Lin family has completely collapsed. My husband has a mistress outside and has children, so the marriage relationship for me is just a piece of paper. I thought about having a child to win him back, but his heart is no longer with me. He treated me very well when we first got married, so you see, it's all retribution. The Lin family is suffering today as retribution, and so am I."
"I just want to ask you one thing. You know, my husband's uncle used to be a leader of the Revolutionary Committee. I know everything they did, and I have evidence in my hands. I can give it all to you."
Facing Lin Yi's eyes, Shen Anning really didn't expect things to develop like this. She originally thought that if Lin Yi asked her for help, she could give Lin Yi some money out of their past friendship and let her go to the south, go abroad...
"So, what do you want me to help you with?"
"Do you remember when we were in middle school, we always liked to do our homework on the stone table in the small park in the courtyard after school every day? There's a stone bench with a corner missing, and I buried something underneath. When the Lin family was raided, my mother took the opportunity to give me all her savings and dowry. I hid it there, but I couldn't get it out later. I want you to help me get it out. After my husband gets the punishment he deserves, I will take my parents away from here and never come back."
When she walked into the compound with the things Lin Yi gave her, Shen Anning touched her back, which was covered in sweat. What she held in her hand was evidence that could keep many people awake day and night. It can be seen that the Revolutionary Committee had a lot of evidence in its hands during those ten years.
It wasn't until he entered the house that Shen Anning relaxed, put the things in the cupboard, and quickly called Cao Jingheng.
"Hello, who is this?"
"It's me, husband. Please come home right now. I have something very important to tell you."
Without any delay, Cao Jingheng drove back home and saw his wife sitting on the sofa with a bag in her arms waiting for him.
"What's wrong? I didn't explain it clearly on the phone. Are you feeling well? Where are Xixi and Erbao?"
"I asked Xixi to take Erbao upstairs to play. Please sit down quickly. This is really important. You will know after taking a look at this."
After seeing what his wife handed him, Cao Jingheng felt that shock was no longer enough to describe his feelings.
"Did your friend Lin Yi give you all of this? This is simply a death warrant for those people!"
Shen Anning also had mixed feelings. Who could have imagined that the clues and evidence that dozens of police officers were busy investigating every day would be brought to their eyes like this?
In the evening, Cao Jingheng came back early. After dinner, he accompanied Shen Anning to the small park for a walk. A group of old men and women were playing there with their children. Shen Anning took Erbao's hand and slowly and steadily sat down on the stone bench with a missing corner.
An auntie who was playing with her grandchildren looked at her and said, "An Ning, you must be tired easily with your big belly. When you are a little further along, ask your mother to make you a belly bandage. Then you will feel more relaxed."
"Yeah, I think An Ning's belly isn't very big. An Ning, you may not know that when the people in the hospital heard the news of your pregnancy, they were even betting on whether you would have twins."
"But your belly is different from when your mother was pregnant with An Xuan Anyu. Back then, she was only four months pregnant, while your mother's belly looked like she was seven months pregnant."
Shen Anning smiled. She had already taken a B-ultrasound and listened to the fetal heartbeat, and there was only one.
When most of the people had dispersed, and seeing that they hadn't left yet, the couple had no choice but to drag out Erbao Shen Ziyi to take the blame. Shen Erbao grunted and dug on the ground with a small shovel. He, he actually didn't want to play anymore.
After waiting until everyone was gone, Shen Anning took out a small flashlight from his pocket like a thief, "Erbao, come here, come to your aunt and give the shovel to your uncle."
Perhaps because it had been a long time, the things had moved a little. Cao Jingheng dug out a box wrapped in oil paper about half a meter below the edge of the stone bench.
After being soaked in rain for so many years, the two layers of oil paper on the outside have rotted away, but fortunately the box inside is still in good condition.
Shen An Ning didn't even open it to see what was inside. She sent Er Bao home. Mother Shen knew what they were going to do and handed over a small bundle. "Ning Ning, take this to Lin Yi. Her mother and I are friends. The incident back then can't be blamed on them. One is a daughter-in-law who married in, and the other is a daughter raised by the family. The situation doesn't allow them to think or do whatever they want."
"Okay, don't worry, Mom. I'll leave it to them."
Lin Yi's husband had been arrested. According to regulations, Lin Yi should have been taken away for investigation for a period of time. However, because the revelations she provided were so important, it was considered a meritorious service. She was given a divorce certificate and allowed to take her family to the south.
On the way to the train station, Shen Anning looked at the box in her hand. Although she didn't open it, she could guess that there wouldn't be too much in it. How much could she hide in such a hurry at that time?
Looking at the three people standing at the entrance of the train station, Shen Anning was still a little surprised.
Lin Yi saw her confusion and explained, "My brothers all have their own families. We're not rich, but we have a stable life. My parents are old and injured. The south is warmer, so I'd like to take them there to live out their retirement."
Every family has its own problems, and we all understand that.
"Here, these are the things you asked me to get for you. These are prepared by my mother and me for you. Don't refuse. If the things you gave me were really calculated in terms of money, I'm afraid I would have to rob a bank to give them to you."
Lin Yi smiled and said, "Thank you, Shen Anning, and goodbye."
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