Because of this news, several families couldn't sleep all night.
Bai Xiaoyue tossed and turned on the kang (a heated brick bed) unable to sleep, so Yan Ci kept her doing exercises until she was exhausted and fell asleep.
Yan Ci tiptoed out for a while, and when he came back, he fussed around for a long time before finally going to bed and cuddling his wife to rest.
The next day, Zeng Daming and his henchmen came directly to Bai Wen'an's courtyard, with Ye Changxing, his confidant, following behind.
When those people entered the village, they made a lot of noise, and many villagers saw them.
A crowd of onlookers had gathered outside Bai Wen'an's courtyard.
Bai Xiaoyue told Chang Le to stay inside with her younger brother and not to come out, while she and Yan Ci stood by the courtyard wall listening to the sounds from next door.
Zeng Daming had met Bai Wen'an before and greeted him, saying, "Oh, isn't this Secretary Bai?"
Bai Wen'an feigned ignorance: "I wonder what brings Director Zeng to our home?"
Zeng Daming clapped his hands:
"Oh dear, this is Secretary Bai's house. Have we come to the wrong place?"
I received a tip that Xiang Tong, the capitalist's daughter, and his concubine, Wen Xiya, live here.
Bai Wen'an shouted, "That's impossible!"
Zeng Daming rolled his eyes, and his expression changed:
"What's wrong, Secretary Bai? Are you trying to protect the capitalists? Are you going to let them come out on their own, or should we go in and invite them in?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Tong knew there was no way to avoid it, so she and Wen Xiya left the house and went into the yard.
She said to Zeng Daming, "There are no capitalists' daughters here. My name is Wen Tong."
Zeng Daming glanced at Wen Tong a few times, then smiled enigmatically:
"What, you think changing your name will erase the fact that you're a capitalist's daughter?"
He took out the letter of complaint:
"It's written very clearly here: you are Xiang Tong, Wen Xiya is your mother, and Xiang Zhennan is your father."
Also, given your family's situation in Beijing, do you acknowledge Wen Xiya as your mother?
"It's fine if you don't admit it. Just come back with me, and I'll send someone to Beijing to investigate."
Wen Tong could not deny it:
“I am no longer Xiang Tong. I have long severed ties with the Xiang family. I am now Wen Tong.”
Zeng Daming rolled his eyes: "You say it's over, but who can prove it?"
Wen Tong was furious and produced the letter severing ties: "I have this letter as proof."
Zeng Daming approached Wen Tong and took a look:
"Oh, really? Who knows if it's true or not."
“I can vouch for it,” a voice came from the crowd.
Everyone turned around and saw a man surnamed Xiang who had been sent down to the village.
Xiang Zhennan walked into the courtyard and said to Zeng Daming, "I can testify."
Zeng Daming glared at him: "What makes you think you can prove it?"
Xiang Zhennan said firmly:
"Because I am Xiang Zhennan, the big capitalist you all talk about."
Wen Tong severed ties with the Xiang family a long time ago. As the head of the Xiang family, can't I prove that?
Li Xinru, standing in the crowd, stared wide-eyed at Xiang Zhennan with disbelief on her face.
Zeng Daming scoffed, "Then I wonder if this concubine has severed ties with her family?"
Wen Xiya froze the moment Xiang Zhennan started speaking, staring blankly at the man she had loved all her life.
I tried to find a trace of his former dashing and debonair self in this weathered man.
Seeing that her mother wasn't moving, Wen Tong quickly tugged at her hand.
Xiang Zhennan glanced at Wen Xiya before speaking:
"Xia is the woman I took home; she's also a victim."
Wen Xiya suddenly looked up, then shook her head repeatedly.
Zeng Daming had a chair brought over and sat down leisurely.
"Then tell me properly how you forcibly took this woman. If you explain it well, I'll let her go."
Li Xinru, who was in the crowd, was afraid that he would really release Wen Xiya, so she quickly jumped out and said:
“Wen Xiya is not a victim. She and Xiang Zhennan have a very good relationship. I am their neighbor, and I know this very well.”
Wen Tong stared at Li Xinru with red eyes, wishing she could bite this stinking woman to death.
Zeng Daming said to Xiang Zhennan:
"See? The eyes of the masses are discerning; they won't allow you to make excuses."
Then he ordered his henchmen: "Tie these two up, I want to take them back for a proper interrogation."
He then teased Wen Tong, saying, "Hey Tong, you can come to the trial tonight too."
Bai Wen'an stood in front of Wen Tong, glaring angrily.
Bai Xiaoyue silently shed tears on this side of the courtyard wall, while Yan Ci clenched his fists.
Hearing this, Yan Ci embraced Bai Xiaoyue and led her into the house:
"Wife, you stay home with Chang Le and don't come out. I'll take Xiao Bai out to have a look."
Bai Xiaoyue sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in a daze, not understanding for a long time. Why did Yan Ci take Xiaobai, who was so young, out?
Yan Ci whispered something to his son, Xiao Bai, who nodded repeatedly. Then, Yan Ci hurried away.
Xiao Bai dawdled into Bai Wen'an's courtyard, while everyone's attention was focused on the few people in the middle of the courtyard.
Suddenly I heard someone say, "Who lost this money?"
Everyone turned to look and saw money scattered all over the corner of the courtyard near the entrance.
People forgot about the excitement and rushed forward to grab the food, almost starting a fight.
Zeng Daming gave them a stern reprimand and ordered everyone to hand over their money.
Seeing that those people looked fierce and menacing, the villagers had no choice but to take out their money.
Ye Changxing collected the money, a handful of loose change, including one-cent, two-cent, five-cent, and one-yuan coins.
Zeng Daming saw that they were all small change and couldn't bear to look at them. He rummaged through them with his hands and found an envelope among the colorful loose bills.
The envelope had the three large characters "Zeng Daming" written on it.
Zeng Daming was puzzled, so he quickly opened the envelope and took out the letter, which read: Yao Dajun, No. 13 Xinghua Lane.
The sign below reads: If you do not want your misdeeds to be exposed, come to No. 13 Xinghua Lane within an hour and a half. Remember to come alone.
Zeng Daming was terrified. Only he and Zeng Daqing knew about killing Yao Dajun. How did this person know?
Besides, so much time has passed since that incident, I've almost forgotten about it.
Now Yao Dajun's younger brother, Yao Hongjun, is also the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. If he finds out, he'll be skinned alive.
He had no time to think; he had to get there within an hour and a half and leave immediately.
He instructed Ye Changxing and a few henchmen to take Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya slowly, then he rode off on his bicycle.
I was pedaling furiously all the way, and as I rounded a bend, I heard a sound.
Zeng Daming felt his knee buckle, and he and the car fell to the ground. When he touched his knee, his hand was covered in blood.
Before he could react, there was another sound, and his ear hurt a little. He touched it and found more blood.
Everything went black, and I fainted. I don't know if I fainted from the pain or from fright.
Then a tall man walked over, saw that Zeng Daming had fainted, put a piece of paper in his pocket with a mocking smile, and walked slowly up the mountain.
A short while later, when Ye Changxing and his group passed by, they found the bicycle by the roadside and the unconscious Zeng Daming.
The henchmen were terrified and rushed him to the hospital for emergency treatment.
No one had time to interrogate Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya.
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