70: The Soldier King's Supernatural Wife, Three Babies in One Child

When the clever neighbors heard Lu Chaoyan say that there was bean powder to drink, they secretly ran back home, took bowls, and brought another group of people to get red dates.

The elderly, children and pregnant women who had come to cause trouble stopped.

They all stared at the sack, the red dates becoming fewer and fewer, and they couldn't help smacking their lips.

After a while, Liu Wuni and the other two brought out buckets of boiling water and made some bean powder for the spectators to drink.

Lu Chaoyan also ran in, took out a glass jar of brown sugar and added it into the bean powder paste.

Those who were eating and watching the fun no longer had any resentment towards Lu Chaoyan.

One of the neighbors was really confused and asked Lu Chaoyan, "Doctor Lu, why don't you treat them instead of giving us red dates soaked in bean powder?"

The group of old people, children and women who were making trouble also looked at Lu Chaoyan eagerly. Yes, don't ignore us.

"Oh, what's wrong with them?"

Lu Chaoyan pretended to be confused and asked the old people and children, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"We, we..."

An old man looked at the old lady who was drinking bean powder from a bowl and watching the fun. Before he could say a few words, his constant flow of saliva interrupted his next words.

The middle-aged woman in the old red jacket shouted, "We are here to ask you to spare our child."

Another old woman followed up and said, "Yes, Dr. Lu, you are so magnanimous, please spare my grandson."

"What child? Is your child sick? Do you need my help?"

Lu Chaoyan was still confused. "Please explain the whole story clearly so that I can decide whether to save him or not."

"Doctor Lu is right. You have explained the matter clearly."

The neighbor who was drinking bean powder paste stood beside Lu Chaoyan and echoed.

The old woman in the red coat sniffed and looked pitiful.

"Just five days ago, Dr. Lu went to Mr. Zhou's house to collect his property. My son and a few friends went to help and accidentally injured Mr. Zhou's son..."

"You're talking nonsense!"

At Lu Chaoyan's signal, Qian Hongmin shouted loudly.

He said loudly, "At the beginning, we went to Mr. Zhou's house to get the medicinal tea stored there. Jing Kui and a group of hooligans came to us to ask for tolls, and then beat and killed Mr. Zhou Zhongyun's only child. That's why we were arrested by the public security comrades. It was obviously your child who was wrong. Why did you come here to make trouble?"

After he finished shouting these words while standing on the steps, Lu Chaoyan took out ten newspapers and gave one to the neighbor aunt next door first.

He distributed the rest to other onlookers and then turned on the recorder.

He said loudly: "Mr. Zhou Zhongyun was assassinated, you should all know it.

Now, Jing Kui and his men have personally admitted that they killed Mr. Zhou Zhongyun. This matter is no longer something I can let go of and get away with."

At this moment, the crowd of onlookers, because of the increasing number of red dates and bean powder, passed the newspaper to each other and listened to the recording.

Originally, they felt pity for the elderly, children and pregnant women.

Now, they are all furious.

"Your child killed Mr. Zhou, and you are still forcing Doctor Lu. You are too shameless."

"Mr. Zhou was such a good man, he died just like that, this is unforgivable!"

Those who came to cause trouble were at a loss for a moment when they saw the excited crowd of onlookers surrounding them.

The woman in the red coat took out a handkerchief, covered her face and cried.

"My son is a scoundrel, but he definitely wouldn't dare to kill Mr. Zhou. Doctor Lu, it's my son's fault. Please let him go. Please, we really can't afford to pay a hundred thousand dollars."

As she spoke, she knelt down and kowtowed.

The elderly, children and pregnant women also followed her example and kowtowed.

At this time, doing something like kneeling would place Lu Chaoyan in the exploiting class and would be criticized.

Sure enough, the person who drank the soy powder looked at Lu Chaoyan and his expression changed.

I just ate someone else's food, so I really can't bring myself to blame them.

Lu Chaoyan glanced at the woman in the red jacket, wondering who had given them this idea.

"Okay, okay, get up quickly, I promise."

Lu Chaoyan looked like she was being forced into a corner. “I saw it clearly that day. Not everyone killed Zhou Sen. Those who were insignificant could still be spared.”

She waved to Qian Hongmin and said, "Go get a bag of melon seeds and we'll talk slowly."

After that, she took out a thick notebook and looked at the woman in the red coat, "Tell me first, what's your son's name? How is your family situation?

The clearer you explain, the better. This way, I can help you plead with the police based on your family's contributions."

The woman in the old red jacket didn't trust Lu Chaoyan so much, so she pulled an old man behind her forward and said, "Old man, please speak first."

"Okay, it doesn't matter who says it first."

Lu Chaoyan looked at the old man, "How many people are there in your family? What are they doing?"

The old man really thought that Lu Chaoyan wanted to save his son from imprisonment based on the contributions of his family members, so he readily and even boasted about the names of all the members of his family.

He also told us where his neighbors, relatives, friends, and in-laws worked, what positions they held, and how much they earned.

At the end, Lu Chaoyan asked Liu Wuni to bring him a bowl of hot bean powder porridge.

Seeing this, the people behind him worked harder and spoke more clearly than the old man.

There were also smart ones who only talked about their own situation.

The sun rose higher and higher, and it was warm.

Everyone was eating melon seeds and basking in the sun, and no one wanted to leave.

By the time all the troublemakers had finished telling us about their family situations, it was almost noon.

Lu Chaoyan flipped through a thick notebook and sighed heavily.

"Well, the situation is similar for every family, but Mr. Zhou's son was hacked to pieces, so someone has to be held responsible.

How about this, you pick one of Jing Kui's gang of thugs to be responsible for this matter.

The others should go home and reflect on their mistakes. As long as they don’t make the same mistake again, the matter will be over.”

This reversal left everyone at a loss.

Who should take responsibility?

Lu Chaoyan saw their dilemma and said with a smile: "It's okay. I have a way. You can report each other's sons' stupid things. I will record them. In the end, we will compare them. Whoever's son has done the most stupid things will be held responsible. The sons of others will be exempted from punishment."

This was obviously not a good idea, but those people told them that if they couldn't get Lu Chaoyan to let their son go, each family would have to pay 3,000 yuan to settle the matter.

Even if they sold everything they had, they couldn't come up with that much money.

The woman in the red coat hiding in the crowd finally realized that something was wrong and things did not seem to be going as those people had imagined.

Most of the elderly and pregnant women are unable to report others, but some are willing to do so.

A little girl of about twelve or thirteen, holding her ten-year-old brother, walked up to Lu Chaoyan.

I asked timidly, "Sister, we have said it, can you really let my dad go?"

"That depends on how well you say it."

Lu Chaoyan gave them two dates in her hand and said, "Tell me, if your father is more innocent than others, I will let him go."

"Okay, I'll tell you!"

The little girl plucked up her courage and said, "Jing Kui, who often comes to call my father to drink, once stole the hen from Teacher Wang's house, and he also touched the buttocks of Grandma Wu's daughter-in-law..."

The little boy followed his sister and said, "I saw him climb in through the back window of Grandpa Ge's house and take away ten yuan and two gas coupons. He also..."

When the two children were talking until their mouths were dry, Lu Chaoyan handed them two big oranges.

After they ate it quickly, they talked even more excitedly.

Lu Chaoyan took notes while recording with a tape recorder.

After saying that, Lu Chaoyan touched their heads, made each of them a bowl of bean powder paste, and took out red ink.

"You are right. Sign here. Your father will be back in three days."

The two children were delighted, "Really?"

Lu Chaoyan smiled, "Of course."

"Thank you sister."

The two little kids signed their names and put their fingerprints on them readily.

Seeing this, the others finally opened their mouths and started speaking one by one.

Lu Chaoyan was very happy with their honesty. She wrote down everything and asked them to sign and put their fingerprints on it.

Finally, Lu Chaoyan shook the notebook and recorder in her hands.

"Everyone, follow me to the Public Security Bureau to take your relatives home."

When the woman in the red jacket hiding behind heard this, she thought about how many people had said bad things about her son.

But she didn't say a word about anyone else's son.

Is it possible that it is her son who will be the one to take the blame in the end?

She walked forward awkwardly and lowered her voice to Lu Chaoyan, "Divine Doctor Lu, no, Li's niece-in-law, I am Luan Wencan's mother, your third aunt's sister-in-law. We are a family, please be kind and let my son go."

"Oh!"

Lu Chaoyan's eyes widened in surprise. "It turns out to be Luan's aunt. Why didn't you tell me earlier? This is so embarrassing. Let's go inside and talk."

The eldest aunt of the Luan family is named Xue Meilu, and her sister-in-law Luan Shuzi is the wife of Li Mingxuan, the younger uncle of the Li family.

The couple's salaries were not low, so they should have lived a good life.

Unfortunately, the only son, Luan Wencan, is an uneducated and unskilled bastard.

The couple not only failed to save the money, but also had to borrow money to help their son settle the trouble.

Lu Chaoyan supported Xue Meilu and turned to Qian Hongmin and said, "Take everyone to the largest public security bureau in the city first. I will chat with my aunt for a while."

"Yes."

Qian Hongmin said goodbye to the elderly, pregnant women and children.

When Lu Chaoyan took Xue Meilu to the living room, she asked Liu Wuni to cook a bowl of egg and braised pork noodles.

When she heard that there were eggs and braised pork, Xue Meilu quietly swallowed her saliva, sat down, and looked very proud.

If she had known that Lu Chaoyan would respect her so much, she should not have concealed her identity.

She sat at the first seat among the guests, holding a teacup and acting like an elder.

"Li's fourth daughter-in-law, I know you haven't returned to the Li family to recognize your ancestors. I'll take care of this matter. I'll go to the Li family to plead for you."

"Aunt is a kind-hearted person. I really want to ask you for a favor. If you do a good job, I will help you save three dying people and guarantee their survival for another 30 years. If you don't like this, I can also give you money. If you think one million is not enough, I will give you three million."

"What? Three million?"

Xue Meilu felt like she had heard a huge joke, "Where did you get so much money?"