"We've got another 500 kilograms this time, and the price is quite high." A low voice drifted on the wind, resonating like thunder in Hu Zi's ears. He realized this wasn't just a simple sale of scrap, but a deeper level of theft and trafficking.
The news quickly reached the Huang family. Huang's father frowned upon hearing the news and said in a heavy voice, "This is stealing public property. If he's caught, the consequences will be disastrous. He will definitely be sent to a labor camp."
Xu Mengyao pondered that this discovery could directly solve the current problem, but he was Zhang Xiaomei's father after all. If he was to be sent to labor camp, she had to be told in advance.
In the dead of night, she called him into her room alone. In the dim light, their shadows stretched out long.
"Xiaomei, I have something to tell you. We discovered your father was stealing government property and selling it for money. If you report him, he'll most likely be sent to a labor camp. What do you think about this?"
Zhang Xiaomei's face changed suddenly when she heard this, but was immediately replaced by a complex emotion - it was relief, relief, but also deep sadness.
"Great! He's breaking the law, and we should arrest him." Her voice trembled slightly, but was extremely firm.
"I'll tell you a secret. When he beat me, I cursed him every day, hoping that one day he'd fall down a well and get crushed to death. That way, I'd be completely free. Do you think I'm scary and vicious?"
After saying this, she looked at Xu Mengyao cautiously, fearing that she would dislike her.
"No, Xiaomei, you are the strongest and best girl in the world."
Xu Mengyao held him in her arms and comforted him softly, "You are just using your own way to fight against the unchangeable environment. Now his retribution has come, and you deserve a better future."
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