Half a month has passed.
During this period, the Du family experienced an unprecedented period of peace.
Although Buling still had a miserable time these past two weeks, at least he wasn't being beaten up all the time.
It's as if all the beatings and scoldings she experienced before were just Bling's illusions.
Aside from the fact that her back is severely stiff and she sleeps on the floor every day, it's already a blessing that she can still use her back.
That evening, as usual, Bling walked home with heavy steps.
When I got home, I found the entire corridor completely blocked, and even the stairwell was full of people.
Watching a spectacle is human nature, and Buling was no exception. She stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, and peered inside.
"Look, it's the Du family's Buling!"
Someone shouted something, and suddenly everyone in the crowd turned to look back.
Bling quietly swallowed.
What's going on?
Could it be that Du Weilong has been arrested?
Don't look at her like that. Is there anyone kind enough to give a brief recap?
Bling looked up, about to ask what was wrong.
A path was made for her by the crowd.
Bu Ling understood. All these people must have come to see the excitement at her house. The biggest excitement at her house was Du Weilong's affair.
She lowered her head, feigning fear to hide the slight upturn of her lips, after all, she couldn't ruin the original owner's character.
They arrived at her house without any obstacles. Through the open door, they saw several burly men in military uniforms thoroughly searching her house.
In the middle of her living room stood a serious-looking middle-aged man, who was none other than the one who had interrogated Bu Ling half a month ago.
When the middle-aged man saw Bu Ling return, his eyes flickered almost imperceptibly, but he said nothing.
"Comrade, this is the family's stepdaughter. You can ask her if you need anything!" Old Mrs. Li from across the street suddenly said.
Feeling the gazes fixed on her, Bling shrank back and timidly raised her head.
The middle-aged man's lips twitched slightly. He stood up, strode over to Buling, and asked seriously, "Are you the stepdaughter of this family?"
Bling's head was almost buried in his chest.
“Comrade leader, it’s this girl. She’s usually so quiet you won’t utter a sound even if you beat her three times with a stick.” Granny Li became her mouthpiece.
It would be better if that last sentence wasn't there.
She could feel the strange look in the middle-aged man's eyes, as if he were asking her how she managed to disguise herself so successfully.
Buling raised his head and asked in a small voice, "Comrade, comrade, may I ask about my mother and the others..."
"They are suspected of selling state secrets and have been arrested according to law. Now you will come with us too," the middle-aged man said sternly.
"hiss--"
A series of gasps rose and fell from the crowd.
Bu Ling seemed frightened, her body trembling as she said, "I...I don't know. They don't treat me like family. And...my father is a martyr, and my mother is a martyr's widow. How could they do such a thing?"
She hopes the middle-aged man will cooperate with her to finish the act, otherwise her reputation will be ruined.
"Then you'll have to come with us. Don't worry, once we've investigated, as long as you weren't involved, you'll be fine. We would never wrong an innocent person." The middle-aged man also felt sorry for the thin young girl in front of him and cooperated with her to continue the charade.
“I’m not afraid. My father is a martyr. I didn’t participate in it. I’m willing to cooperate with the investigation!” Bu Ling said softly but firmly.
The middle-aged man nodded solemnly and led Bu Ling outside.
Granny Li looked at Bu Ling's thin body and sighed.
"The Du family is really inhuman. They never treated Buling girl like a human being, and now that something has happened, they're dragging Buling girl down with them."
A middle-aged woman next to her chimed in, "Yes, there's no one more pitiful than Bu Ling. I heard that Niu Fangcao's ex-husband was a martyr. How could she treat someone else's daughter like this? Isn't she afraid that he'll come looking for her in the middle of the night?"
She had always looked down on Niu Fangcao's obsessive preference for sons over daughters. Although she also felt that her son was more important than her daughter, her daughter was still her own flesh and blood.
"Are you out of your mind? Saying such things now!" Granny Li quickly stopped her.
The middle-aged woman's face turned pale, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that no one was paying attention to them.
On the other side
Bling followed the middle-aged man into the jeep, where he finally removed his disguise and breathed a sigh of relief.
The middle-aged man's eye twitched.
"How exactly did you manage to convince everyone you were right?" the middle-aged man asked. He'd been curious for a long time; if he could learn it, wouldn't it be great for their department's work...?
Bling turned to look at him, without saying a word.
The middle-aged man, being sensible, didn't ask any further questions, thinking that this was probably a sad matter for the young girl, and he shouldn't bring it up.
Actually, Bu Ling was just thinking about how to answer him, after all, the original owner really had this personality before, it wasn't a pretense.
However, seeing that he didn't ask anymore, she didn't bother to come up with an excuse.
“My stepfather and my mother…”
"Du Weilong has confessed to selling state secrets and will be executed by firing squad. Du Yuanzheng and Du Changzheng were aware of the situation but failed to report it, so they are equally guilty." The middle-aged man had nothing to hide and said directly.
"As for Niu Fangcao, she unintentionally revealed a lot of military secrets to Du Weilong, but considering that she was a martyr's widow and that it was unintentional, she was sent to the worst farm for lifelong labor reform."
“My mother has been away from the military compound for more than ten years. How could she know military secrets?” Bu Ling asked, frowning.
“Your mother has several close female friends still living in the military compound. They told your mother all of this.” The middle-aged man didn’t hide anything from her.
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