Chapter 194 A Moral Model in the New Era? (3)
When Zhou Zhifang arrived, his face was bruised and swollen. People in Zhoujia Village exclaimed, "You were beaten too?"
Zhou Zhifang's eyes flashed with embarrassment. He did not answer the question, but asked: "How are my parents and Zhiqiang?"
The people in Zhoujia Village sighed, "I don't know who your parents and Zhiqiang offended. They were beaten very badly. Your parents may not be able to stand up in the future. Zhiqiang was also seriously injured and may not be able to be humane in the future."
"What!" Zhou Zhifang widened his eyes, unable to believe this fact.
The people in Zhoujia Village sighed again, "We can't possibly deceive you with this. If you don't believe it, you can ask the doctor."
Zhou Zhifang's legs went weak. She leaned against the wall, tears streaming down her face. She murmured, "How could this happen? My parents haven't even celebrated their 60th birthday yet, and Zhiqiang hasn't gotten married yet. Wuuwuwu..."
She stared at the people from Zhoujia Village and asked through gritted teeth, "Who is it?"
The people in Zhoujia Village shook their heads and said, "When we went there, they had already run away. We only saw your parents, children, and Zhiqiang lying on the ground, bleeding all over the ground. We were all shocked."
Zhou Zhifang closed his eyes and said firmly: "I'm going to call the police. I want to know how big the grudge is to retaliate against my family like this."
Thinking of her parents becoming paralyzed, she couldn't help crying again, wailing loudly with a shrill voice.
The police arrived quickly. Since two such similar cases had occurred in such a short period of time, they quickly identified Xu Jinhuan as their target.
"Are you sure Xu Jinhuan went into the mountains?" the police asked the people in Xujiazhuang.
The people in Xujiazhuang shook their heads and said, "We didn't see her. It was Xu Jinhuan's mother who said she went into the mountains to pick wild vegetables. She didn't come back until dark, so we went to look for her."
The police rushed to the hospital to question Xu's mother. At first, Xu's mother wanted to lie to cover up the family scandal of selling her daughter for a high price to earn money for the bride price.
But under the severe pressure of the police, she had to tell the truth. She said aggrievedly: "Which family didn't go through this? Besides, we didn't treat her badly. We raised her well. Can't we let her repay our family?"
The police officer said with a cold face: "Marriage is free now, parents can't arrange it, she can't marry whoever you tell her to marry."
They had also seen Zhou Zhiqiang, who was not only old but also ugly. They didn't know how the parents could bear to let their daughter marry such a man?
Mother Xu glanced at the police, curled her lips, and said unconvincedly: "It has been like this since ancient times. Besides, there are several families like this in our village. They are even more excessive than me. Why can they do it but I can't?"
The police officer said coldly: "They are breaking the law, and we will punish them severely."
He changed the subject and asked again, "Are you sure Xu Jinhuan ran into the mountains?"
Mother Xu nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. I even waited at the foot of the mountain for a while, but I didn't see her come out."
The police frowned.
This is going to be difficult!
The mountain is very big, especially in summer, when the vegetation is very lush. Looking for a person in such a mountain is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but we have to look for it.
Xu's mother didn't believe it: "My daughter has always been timid and cowardly. She shouldn't have done this. Chenhui is her brother, her real brother."
"Meng Lanhua, I'm going to fight you! Your daughter has harmed my parents and my brother like this!" Zhou Zhifang's eyes were red and swollen, and he pounced on Xu's mother with a ferocious face.
Xu's mother quickly hid and shouted, "The police haven't investigated it clearly yet. What basis do you have to say that it was my daughter who did it?"