Chapter 68: You Can Only Blame Yourself For Meeting Me
The following events went very smoothly.
Zhao Xiubo was found hidden in a basket on a horse-drawn cart.
At this time, Zhao Xiubo was still in a drowsy state, her hair had indeed been shaved off, and her pretty floral dress had been changed into patched-up ragged boy’s clothes.
Her pretty little face was smeared with mud, making it filthy, disguised very well, absolutely impossible to connect to that delicate-featured pretty little girl in a floral dress.
The Third Aunt-Grandmother, pressed down in the muddy ground, was still shouting: “What are you doing, where are you taking my grandson, who are you, let me go…”
Sun Qin climbed onto the horse-drawn cart, hugged her drowsy daughter, and wailed loudly. Then she carried the child in front of the Third Aunt-Grandmother and slapped her: “You blind dog, take a look at who I am!”
She recognized this old woman because she often came to the home to talk with Old Mrs. Zhao.
Only then did the Third Aunt-Grandmother see it was Sun Qin, her heart sinking—it’s over, it’s all over this time.
Heaven, disguised so well, how did they discover it?
The cart driver was her accomplice, and seeing the situation was bad, he turned to run.
Qin Hengzhi grabbed him in a counter-move, and just then, a team of soldiers riding military-grade motorcycles sped over.
Sun Qin and Zhao Xiubo were sent to the Staff Hospital, while Lu Qiaoge went straight to the Neighborhood Committee without stopping.
Today’s incident was quite big; she needed to report to Director Hu and Deputy Director Huang first.
At the main door, she ran into Master Liu and Li Ying who had just come out.
Lu Qiaoge suddenly said: “Xiao Shao, the Third Aunt-Grandmother has been caught, and we might be able to get a lot of information out of her.”
Shao Le was puzzled but still went along with Lu Qiaoge’s words: “Yeah, she looks like a veteran, with such courage, daring to traffic the children of our Military Compound—simply a mouse dropping.”
Lu Qiaoge thought to herself, people like this aren’t even as good as mouse droppings.
She calmly observed Master Liu and Li Ying.
Li Ying heard the words “Third Aunt-Grandmother” with no defense at all.
Her heart panicked, she lost her footing, and nearly fell to the ground.
Master Liu also suddenly became restless.
He stopped walking and looked suspiciously at Lu Qiaoge and Shao Le.
“What did you just say about the Third Aunt-Grandmother, is it Tiezi’s mom?”
There could be many Third Aunt-Grandmothers, but in the military factory, there weren’t many, and only one had a son called Tiezi.
Lu Qiaoge also stopped, didn’t answer his question, but smiled and asked Master Liu: “Do you remember who took away your eldest daughter?”
Li Ying’s face changed repeatedly, her voice unsteady; she pulled Master Liu and said hastily: “Let’s go, it’s noon, our daughter and son are hungry.”
At that, Master Liu fell silent.
But as he walked, he still said: “Why do I remember that the couple who adopted Liu Xia were introduced by the Third Aunt-Grandmother?”
Li Ying said furiously: “Shut up, have you gone stupid from the questions just now? I don’t know any Third Aunt-Grandmother or Fourth Aunt-Grandmother!”
Shao Le looked at Lu Qiaoge.
He couldn’t figure out how Lu Qiaoge’s brain worked.
After leaving the city, her analysis was almost the same as Representative Qin’s.
Both thought the kidnapper would go to the pig farm outside the city.
As for why, neither explained to him.
But actually, there was no time to explain.
He could only ask Lu Qiaoge for advice after it was all done.
Lu Qiaoge reported the thrilling work experience of the past two hours to Director Hu.
Director Hu had already received a call from the Factory Department.
He said sternly: “We’re going to the Factory Department for a meeting. The Factory Leader attaches great importance to this matter. The Third Aunt-Grandmother has confessed—she said Duan Xiaoxiang found her first, then Old Mrs. Zhao agreed, and they sold Zhao Xiubo to a family in Paomago in the Northwest for 150 yuan as a child bride; the other side paid 300 yuan.”
In other words, the Third Aunt-Grandmother and her other accomplice made a profit of 150 yuan.
No wonder human traffickers have been hard to eradicate since ancient times—the profit in this is indeed too high.
Director Hu said angrily: “It’s truly outrageous; such a thing actually happened in our military factory—I really can’t believe it.”
Lu Qiaoge was also furious: “Director Hu, we can’t treat this lightly. I suggest making it a typical case, to let those who look down on girls but happily count the money from selling them deeply realize that this is illegal and not allowed by the law.”
Deputy Director Huang slapped the table: “Good, make it a typical case, announce it throughout the factory!”
Director Hu: “Qiao Ge, you and Shao Le are responsible for this. We’ll go to the Factory Department canteen to eat first; there are still many things to do after.”
Shao Le was clever and reported to Director Hu on the way about the encounter with Master Liu and his wife at the door.
He deliberately recounted their conversation for Director Hu.
Director Hu said thoughtfully: “These two put on a show looking at the records, but in the end, couldn’t confirm which couple went to the Liu family to adopt Liu Xia. But with this probe, the breakthrough might be on the Third Aunt-Grandmother.”
After eating in the big canteen, they all went to the meeting room.
The Third Aunt-Grandmother and Old Mrs. Zhao were both taken to the Security Department; Officer Li from the police station was also at the Security Department—this time it was a joint investigation.
It was already a special work unit with strict controls; these people dared to dance on the edge of a knife—had to say their courage was admirable.
No need for the Factory Leader to step in; for her son Tiezi and grandson, the Third Aunt-Grandmother confessed everything.
Mainly, why should she take the fall for everyone?
She even came to hate Duan Xiaoxiang who had pulled her into this—it was that damned woman who stirred up her thoughts.
Otherwise, just going back to her hometown would be better than being a prisoner now.
Zhao Qing’s face was ashen without a trace of blood; he stared blankly at his mother and wife who were brought to the Security Department together.
He truly couldn’t believe that his mother and wife had teamed up with the Third Aunt-Grandmother to sell his daughter.
The money under the pillow was the money from selling his daughter.
He had lied along with them.
He couldn’t help recalling Representative Qin’s stern voice.
That was giving him a chance.
But he hadn’t seized it.
This time, he had been pitted onto the road to ruin by these two women.
His eyes filled with hatred turned toward Old Mrs. Zhao and Duan Xiaoxiang.
Especially Duan Xiaoxiang; Zhao Qing roared hatefully at her: “Duan Xiaoxiang, since my older brother died, where have I, Zhao Qing, ever wronged you, let you suffer any hardship or toil? Never. You spread rumors about Master Lu, dragging me down to be criticized and have my salary cut—I never said anything about you. I only begged you to live properly and peacefully. Duan Xiaoxiang, you’re stupid and vicious—are you my enemy?”
Old Mrs. Zhao cried with snot and tears: “It’s all my fault, all my fault. Leaders, if you want to punish, punish just me. My son didn’t know about this; it was all done by that daughter-in-law of mine.”
Duan Xiaoxiang’s eyes held hatred: “Zhao Qing, blame only that you met me. I’m born poisonous by nature. I just couldn’t stand the child you had with Sun Qin. As long as she’s alive, I can’t eat or sleep in peace. Does it have nothing to do with you? Everything started because of you. If you hadn’t had designs on me, I wouldn’t have married you, and I wouldn’t be sitting here. You are the culprit!”
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