Despite her fear, the old woman, for some reason, insisted, "This is the only daughter-in-law in my family. She looks young, but you can't say we've changed daughters-in-law, can you?"
Just then, the sound of a baby crying rang out, and the old lady immediately broke into a smile, whereas before she had a face full of anger, now she was all smiles.
These two extremes collided, making the whole person appear particularly distorted! The old lady ran in with a speed disproportionate to her age to hug her little darling!
Xia Xiaohua tried to go in as well, but the older policeman stopped her, asking, "Are you really Xia Xiaohua? Are you 35 years old?"
Xia Xiaohua had clearly been trained by the old lady; she lowered her head and said demurely, "Yes, my name is Xia Xiaohua, and I am 35 years old!"
The veteran police officer scanned Xia Xiaohua up and down. Her face was really young, and she wasn't very tall. It was hard to say whether she was tall or not, after all, it was normal to be short in those days of scarcity.
However, his skin didn't look like that of a child from a poor family. This person revealed a great contradiction, which made the veteran policeman feel very uncomfortable.
However, this feeling of discomfort cannot be used as a basis for judgment!
"Are those two your children?" The veteran police officer pointed to the two trembling figures beside him. Xia Xiaohua glanced up, then immediately looked down: "Yes, they are my children!"
"Your children? They were just beaten, and you didn't react at all?!?"
Xia Xiaohua scoffed: "Women are all cheapskates, money-losing goods, born to be beaten. Besides, isn't it normal for them to be beaten because they don't listen to reason?"
This disdainful tone made the men present uncomfortable. Had this woman forgotten that she was also a woman?
The veteran police officer sighed inwardly. They often dealt with such cases and knew that these women were severely brainwashed and had become the main force persecuting women.
He was powerless to change anything, so he could only ask the two sisters who had been beaten: "Is she really your mother?"
If they all give the same story, there's really nothing they can do. They insist that she's 35 years old but looks like she's 16. That's how they take care of themselves. What are you going to do about it?
The two sisters didn't speak, nod, or shake their heads; they just stared blankly at one spot, their eyes filled with sorrow!
Xiao Gengwu followed their gaze. The place the two sisters were looking at was a very ordinary place. In the current scarcity of resources, any piece of land available was used to grow things.
The two sisters were looking at a vegetable garden where they were growing radishes and cabbages. Surprisingly, they were growing quite well in the cold weather, and the cabbages were surviving very resiliently.
Xiao Gengwu's heart stirred. He walked over and looked around the vegetable field. He found that the vegetables in this field were growing really well, but the cabbages in the other field were not so good!
Why do plants grow differently in the same location? The soil should generally be similar!
Xiao Gengwu thought of a possibility, walked over to the two girls, and asked in a low voice, "Your mother was buried in that vegetable garden?"
Xiao Gengwu's words shocked the two girls. Their first reaction was to look at their so-called mother, only to find that she had an unfriendly look in her eyes.
One of the sisters, a much older-looking girl, shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, no!"
Xiao Gengwu, however, was even more certain: "Your mother gave birth to you, don't you want to avenge her?"
Revenge? They had once had such thoughts, but after being tormented for the past two years, they dared not even entertain such ideas!
Xia Xiaohua showed no panic whatsoever. She just sneered at her stepdaughter, who looked older than her. With just that one look, the two stepdaughters felt a chill run down their spines and even started trembling!
Xiao Gengwu felt that Xia Xiaohua was very out of place. He thought that she should be taken back for questioning, but he couldn't just take her back like that!
He continued to urge the two sisters: "If they really break the law, we can arrest them immediately, and then you can get out of their control too."
Xiao Gengwu spoke in a low voice. The two sisters exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with struggle. The older sister pulled her younger sister's hand and said, "Go inside and do the work. You won't know anything!"
The older sister's eyes were filled with determination; she never wanted to go on living like this again. If she could exchange her own life for her younger sister's, that would be fine too!
The younger sister's eyes were full of anxiety: "Sister, I'm scared!"
The older sister patted her younger sister on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid! You don't know anything, just go and do your work!"
Just then, the old woman inside roared, "Are you two dead? Why aren't you boiling water?"
Taking this opportunity, the older sister pushed her younger sister inside, saying, "You have to take good care of yourself!"
The older sister watched her younger sister go inside: "She's not my mother. She came here two years ago, and then they killed my mother and buried her right here in this vegetable garden!"
My sister said that Mom showed no emotion whatsoever, and there were no tears on her face. Perhaps she had long since run out of tears and had become numb.
Xia Xiaohua never expected that this bitch would actually expose this: "What nonsense are you spouting? Are you looking for death?"
Xiao Gengwu had already signaled Xiao Shan to go and arrest the person. Xiao Shan had already made preparations when Xiao Gengwu was instigating people, and he was ready when Xiao Gengwu gave the signal.
He tried to ambush Xia Xiaohua from behind, thinking it was a sure thing, but Xia Xiaohua turned around and kicked him. If Xiaoshan hadn't retreated quickly, he would have been kicked.
How could such an ordinary-looking girl be so skilled? She must be no ordinary person. Xiaoshan dared not be careless now.
His martial arts skills were also quite good, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to become Ruan Shengpeng's bodyguard, but his agility was still not as good as Xia Xiaohua's.
Xiao Shan was increasingly uncertain as he fought. Xia Xiaohua was like an eel; even when he had her hand, she would somersault and break free from his grasp.
Xiao Gengwu frowned. Judging from this person's skills, he must be from R country. What is this person hiding here for? Is it one person or several people?
Just as Xiao Gengwu was thinking, Xia Xiaohua suddenly jumped towards him, seemingly aiming to capture him!
Xiao Gengwu sensed danger and hurriedly retreated, but since he was not a professional, he could not retreat as quickly as Xia Xiaohua.
Xia Xiaohua's hand was in front of Xiao Gengwu in the blink of an eye. Unable to compete with her, Xiao Gengwu simply stood still and tapped Xia Xiaohua's hand several times.
Xia Xiaohua was horrified to discover that she couldn't move her right hand. She was unwilling to accept having only her left hand, but her left hand had also been acupunctured. She tried to kick, but Xiaoshan kicked her to the ground!
Xia Xiaohua's hand remained immobile. Could this be some kind of acupressure technique from ancient martial arts? Xia Xiaohua couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly are you?"
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