Chapter 362 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 62
Deputy Director Wang, who had been in power for most of his life, almost couldn't catch his breath.
"Who took this picture?!"
Old Li put the photos away, lest they infuriate people. Anyone would be furious to see their son like that.
"The photos are anonymous."
However, the facts are clear: Wang Xiushan has already been dismissed from his former workplace, and now a large number of prohibited publications have been discovered. This matter must be dealt with seriously.
At this moment, the neighbor across the hall quietly opened a crack in the door to peek in. Everyone there was related to the Ministry of Education, so they were all keeping an eye out for any commotion.
Seeing this, the people from the Cultural Affairs Bureau stepped forward to inquire.
"Comrade, have you noticed anything unusual about their home? Especially regarding prohibited books or the like?"
The neighbor hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice.
"His youngest son often reads colorful books."
Once, when I went to his house to borrow some soy sauce, I saw him lying on the bed looking at a picture of a naked woman on the cover!
I left quickly, too embarrassed to say anything.
Positions in the Ministry of Education are like a radish in a hole; one person is removed before the next one can be placed.
Take advantage of your weakness and kill you!
Another neighbor also poked his head out to provide information.
"Yes, once when I was hanging clothes out to dry, I saw from his window that his bed was piled with those kinds of books."
I even told my husband that Old Wang's son is going astray.
With witnesses and physical evidence readily available and complete, there's no way to deny it now; any attempt to do so would be futile.
The people from the Cultural Bureau started counting and packing: one book, two books, ten books...
In the end, a total of 87 banned publications were found, almost all of which were obviously pornographic, with exaggerated covers, bold content, and huge explicit content!
Just looking at its contents would make anyone blush.
Director Wang is now too frightened to speak, his face ashen. His precious possessions! They can't be kept hidden any longer!
Wang Zhenguo clutched his chest, barely able to stand. Such a huge bomb had been planted in his house! Zhou Weimin, supporting his father-in-law, was completely blank, with only one thought in mind.
Oh no, my brother-in-law has really ruined the whole family.
His future, the status he had carefully cultivated for many years, and the respectable life he had earned through marriage—all of it was ruined.
With witnesses and physical evidence all present at the scene, and a large number of prohibited books collected, what more could be said? The search team's expression immediately changed.
"Wang Xiushan, please come with us."
Deputy Director Wang, Deputy Section Chief Zhou, and everyone in this household, please do not leave Beijing in the near future and cooperate with the investigation at any time.
The Ministry of Education's disciplinary inspection department will follow up on this matter.
As Director Wang was being escorted out by two cadres, he became increasingly sad and frightened. As he passed Zhou Weimin, he started shouting loudly.
"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law, please save me! I don't want to go in!"
Now that his father has retired, it's his brother-in-law who speaks, and he can only rely on his brother-in-law.
Zhou Weimin turned his face away, not wanting to look at this scourge, and even less wanting to have anything to do with him, lest he be implicated.
The sound of high heels came from the stairs. Wang Xiuying had returned, carrying a lesson preparation bag. As soon as she came up, she saw a lot of people gathered at her door.
"What's wrong? Dad? Weimin?"
No one answered her.
Wang Xiuying's gaze fell on her younger brother who had been taken away, and then she saw the books being packed in boxes inside the room. She instantly understood.
The bag in my hand fell to the ground with a thud.
"Xiuying..."
Zhou Weimin wanted to pull her away.
Wang Xiuying broke down immediately and couldn't hold back anymore.
Don't touch me!
I told him to get rid of those books long ago! Why didn't you listen! Why!
This is tantamount to self-destruction. Doesn't this prove that they knew about these prohibited books in their home all along, but they didn't deal with them and even protected and condoned Wang Xiushan?
The sounds of crying, arguing, and excited whispers from neighbors mingled together in the stairwell.
Lu Jinnian watched all of this quietly.
When Zhou Weimin's face appeared, Lu Jinnian stared intently at him.
Approaching forty, wearing glasses and sporting a neatly parted hairstyle, his seemingly refined face was filled with panic, though his facial features remained unchanged.
The owner of this face was on a snowy night more than ten years ago. He took him out of the house and said he was going to buy candy.
Then he walked for a very long time, so long that he fell asleep, but Zhou Weimin still didn't come back.
Do you know him?
Shen Ci asked softly.
Lu Jinnian clenched the hem of his clothes tightly, his nails digging into his palms. He nodded, his voice hoarse.
"know."
That suppressed expression clearly shows that he is filled with hatred, but he is still holding back.
"He bullies you and bullies your mother."
This grudge must be avenged.
Shen Ci said.
Lu Jinnian turned to look at Shen Ci. The light from the streetlamp shone through the snowflakes into the car, casting flickering shadows on her face.
He wanted to say something, but couldn't bring himself to say it. Did he hate it? Of course he hated it.
But seeing the man's disheveled appearance, besides hatred, there was an even more complex emotion.
It turns out that even a man who abandons his wife and children can feel panicked and afraid of losing them.
It turns out he wasn't an omnipotent god, but just a humble ordinary person who rose to power through marriage.
As Lu Jinnian grew older, the hatred in his heart became increasingly complex.
Shen Ci held his hand, not wanting to persuade him to be kind, nor wanting to act like a good person and advise him to simply let go of hatred.
"Jin Nian, if you have a grudge, take revenge. There's no need to hold back."
The knot in one's heart must be untied, and the hatred must be avenged before it can be untied.
I'm not advising you to let go. Why should you? He's caused you and your mother so much suffering, separating you for years. Why should you let go so easily?
Lu Jinnian's eyes reddened; her mother knew everything.
It is only in the moment of being understood that one feels pity and heartache for the part of oneself that is not understood.
"However, revenge doesn't necessarily have to be taken personally."
You are a child, and I am an adult.
Adults should protect children, and mothers should protect their children even more, clearing obstacles from their path.
What kind of retribution do you hope this family will receive?
"Mom couldn't protect you last time, please give Mom another chance this time."
Shen Ci drove away from here, and the lights of the building behind him grew farther and farther away until they finally disappeared into the wind and snow.
He remained silent for a long time, so long that Shen Ci thought he wouldn't speak again.
"It was snowing heavily the day he took me away from the Zhou family."
Lu Jinnian suddenly spoke, his voice very soft, as if afraid of disturbing something.
It was because I was afraid of disturbing my anxious four-year-old self.
He said he would take me to buy candy, and I believed him.
I was little then, having just left my mother, and I thought my father was really going to take me to buy candy.
He's the only person I know here.
Shen Ci's heart tightened. The snow scene outside the window flew by, but time seemed to pass very slowly inside the car.
"At first, Grandpa and Grandma Zhou treated me well. Although they weren't very close to me, they didn't let me go hungry."
Later, he was introduced to Wang Xiuying.
The Wang family was well-off and could help him find a job. Wang Xiuying soon became pregnant, but she didn't know about me; the Zhou family kept it from her.
By the time she found out, the baby was already three months old.
She said, "Either send me away, or the marriage is off."
Lu Jinnian forced a smile, which looked more like a grimace.
"The Zhou family was reluctant at first, after all, I was their grandson."
But he was ruthless. He told his family to send me to a good family to be raised, but in reality, he deliberately chose a snowy night to leave me at the gate of the orphanage.
When I woke up, my hands and feet were frozen. After waking up, I went to knock on the door myself and happened to run into the headmistress.
The headmistress said, "If I had been half an hour later, I would have frozen to death."
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