"I caught Pai Hanako! I caught Pai Hanako!"
Along with the sound of gongs and drums was the good news of Paihuazi's arrest.
As soon as the Lin family members rushed forward, they opened the door and rushed out. They were all happy, but they bumped into Lin Laosan who was hurrying back.
Boss Lin grabbed the hem of his brother's clothes and said, "How is it? Have you found the child?"
Lin Laosan shook his head, his eyes glanced at the Lin family twice, and finally stopped at someone who had not left the house.
"There were a lot of people in that group, and they acted separately. Only the sentry who was responsible for diverting attention was caught, and the others ran away with their children."
Mrs. Zheng was filled with regret upon hearing this. Seeing that her husband had been working hard all night, his clothes and shoes were covered with mud and morning dew, and his lips were white with cold. She felt very distressed and hurriedly brought him hot tea from the kitchen.
Lin Laosan drank it all in one gulp. He wanted to speak several times but swallowed it back.
Mrs. Zhang sensed something was wrong: "Didn't you catch a flower girl? Didn't you interrogate him? Maybe he knows where the group of people are hiding!"
Lin Laosan struggled for a while, but finally said it: "We have asked several older uncles in the village and the Cao family. The man only said that he got lost in the mountains and refused to admit the child's matter. The Cao brothers then He wanted to ask me for help, but when I went there, I discovered that the person who was arrested... looked a lot like Zhao Erlong."
"ah?"
"Who? The second brother and sister's younger brother, Zhao Erlong?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lin family was still in shock. Zhao Ruoxia had already heard the sound and ran outside like a gust of wind.
"What happened to Erlong? Do you have any news about him?"
Lin Laoer grabbed her arm, feeling as confused as twine. Zhao Erlong was fine, why did he have anything to do with Paihuazi?
If the lost children cannot be found, the Lin family will no longer need to stay in Lianhua Village.
The Lin family's daughter-in-law's brother stole three children from the village. Once word spread, the villagers had to pierce the backbone of their family!
"It has nothing to do with you. Go back to your house and stay there. You are not allowed to go out casually."
When Zhao Ruoxia saw her husband's harsh words, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She pretended to go back to the house, and while the Lin family was gathering to discuss the matter, she rushed out and caught someone and asked where the captured Paihuazi was being held.
The villagers had a good impression of the Lin family and stretched out their hands to point her in the direction.
She ran all the way, and when the Lin family realized that Zhao Ruoxia was missing, she had already seen Zhao Erlong who was locked up in the woodshed of the ruined temple.
"Erlong, is that you? Erlong..."
After a night of interrogation, Zhao Erlong was so hungry that his chest was touching his back, the bruises on his face looked horrifying, his hair was as messy as a chicken coop, and he was leaning on a haystack to keep warm.
When he heard someone calling his name, he turned his head blankly and saw Zhao Ruoxia lying on the window, stretching her neck to look in.
His eyes lit up, and he rushed forward, his face covered with tears and snot: "Second sister, help me, let me out quickly. It's cold and hungry in here. It's no place for people."
When Zhao Ruoxia saw that her younger brother, who was usually pampered at home and didn't even hold a sickle, was beaten like this, her heart almost broke. She comforted him and hurried to open the door.
But they found that the door was locked with several large locks and could not be opened at all, and even the windows were sealed tightly.
She immediately wanted to ask someone to open the door, but after taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something.
"Erlong, they said that the missing children in the village were taken away by Huazi. Does it have anything to do with you?"
Zhao Erlong's expression froze and he immediately denied it.
"Of course not me! Sister, don't you know what my virtues are? Even if you lend me eight hundred courages, I wouldn't dare to do such a thing!
I got lost in the mountains. I don’t know why. A group of people with torches suddenly rushed in front of me. They detained me without listening to anything. I was forced to tell where the children were abducted. How did I know which children were missing? children's……"
Zhao Ruoxia's expression softened slightly. It was indeed the case. Her younger brother had been timid and afraid of getting into trouble since he was a child. He always hid behind others when he encountered anything. He was not capable of kidnapping or trafficking children.
He must have gotten lost on the mountain and was mistook by the villagers for a philanderer. Otherwise, why would everyone else run away and leave him behind?
The third child's family was really nothing. Even though he knew it was her brother who was arrested, he still couldn't find a way to get him out, causing Erlong to suffer in this ruined temple.
She immediately went to find the villagers to open the woodshed door and let Zhao Erlong out, but the villagers naturally refused.
When the Lin family arrived, Ms. Zhao was already rolling on the ground and making a big fuss.
"Why don't you let him go! My brother is innocent. What does it have to do with him losing the child in the village? What evidence do you have that he abducted him!"
There were several elderly people sitting in the main room. When they heard that the woman was the daughter-in-law of the newly arrived Lin family, they called the flower photographer a younger brother. The goodwill towards the Lin family disappeared instantly, and they even thought about the relationship between the Lin family and that group of people, and settled down. Did Lianhua Village come here to find out the news?
Otherwise, what a coincidence. Not long after the first child was lost in the village, the Lin family came to settle in the village. Within two months, another child was lost.
Widow Qian rushed forward and slapped Ms. Zhao twice. Her son was missing now. This bitch dared to let them release the only clue. He really thought she was dead.
"Fuck you! Your brother was sneaking around on the back mountain last night. We had already found the group of people, but he led him to the mountain. We missed the chance to catch those gangsters. Why are you still here? Dare to say that your brother is innocent, I’m afraid you and him are not in the same group!"
Zhao Ruoxia was stunned by two slaps, and she started to fight with Widow Qian. The two of them pulled each other's hair, and neither one let go of the other.
Everyone sitting in the hall, no one stopped him, they all turned their eyes away in disgust.
Neither of the two women is good, one brother is a philanderer, and the other has a dead husband who doesn't keep his duty and even hooks up with the old village chief's son.
Last night, the Cao family and Widow Qian discovered that the child was missing. The Cao family lost it because the adults were burning paper in the yard and Hu Zi disobeyed and ran out.
Shanwa was alone at home when traffickers broke into her home and stole her.
Widow Qian, who had just returned from an affair with Ding Maoshan, sat down on the ground and cried so hard that the sky was about to fall.
When people from the village came to ask questions, she panicked and confessed everything. If it weren't for the child's innocence, the villagers wouldn't want to interfere with her family's affairs at all.
After the incident, Ding Maoshan hid in his house and refused to see anyone. He didn't care about anything and didn't listen to anything. The so-called acting village chief's reputation suddenly dropped to the bottom.
Unfortunately, Widow Qian was slender and not as strong as Zhao. She was quickly defeated and had several bloody marks on her face and neck.
If the Lin family hadn't rushed forward to stop her, her proud face would have suffered.
"Go and bring this person up." The old man in the main room spoke, and someone immediately dragged Zhao Erlong in.
The old man is the oldest in the village. He used to teach in the town. Everyone respects him very much and they all respectfully call him "Uncle Yu".
Zhao Erlong stumbled and was pulled in by his collar. Zhao Ruoxia rushed forward and pushed the man away.
"Be gentle, my Erlong has been afraid of pain since he was a child."
The man sneered: "I can't bear this little pain, what about the branding and whipping later?"
