Spring River Chasing the Moon

Nan Youmin worked very quickly and arrived in Haicheng the next day.

Before going to Haicheng, Nan Youmin contacted Li Jiang, the director of the local Public Security Bureau, and explained the crimes committed by Yang Qian.

Unexpectedly, such a terrible thing happened in the area under his jurisdiction, and the victim was the Nan family in Nancheng. Li Jiang hurriedly expressed his position, saying that he would do his utmost to cooperate with the Nan family and would make sure that Yang Qian was punished.

On the morning of the second day after Nan Youmin arrived in Haicheng, the sky was just getting light and Chunjiang Town was extremely peaceful.

The Luo family was extremely quiet at this time. Yang Qian heard the rooster crowing outside, and she sat up and got up.

After coming out of the bedroom and going downstairs, Yang Qian went to the kitchen as usual.

Luo Tian's family is coming today, so she has to get ready early. Yang Qian thought of her eldest grandson Luo Xin who likes to eat the dumplings she makes, so she prepared to make some dumplings and also killed a chicken and stewed it to nourish her son and grandson.

My husband made some porridge for me and steamed a sweet potato to have breakfast today.

Then Yang Qian began to prepare lunch. She first prepared two meat fillings. Luo Tian liked the leek and egg filling. It happened that the hen at home laid five eggs today, so Yang Qian cracked them all into the pot.

Luo Xin likes pork and green onion filling. Yang Qian took out the pork and started chopping it on the chopping board.

The sound came out from the kitchen again and again, and the sky began to brighten. The villagers got up very early to do farm work. The daughter-in-law of the Yang family had a good relationship with the Luo family. When she passed by the yard, she heard the noise and walked in.

"Hey, what day is it today? Are you making dumplings?"

Yang Qian was about to test the saltiness of the filling when she heard the voice. She looked up and saw that it was the daughter-in-law of the old Yang family in the village. She smiled and said, "Isn't it our Luo Tian who brought Xiao Xin home today? He likes the dumplings I make the most, so I made some for him. He can't eat these at school."

Old Yang's daughter-in-law walked over and watched Yang Qian start to knead the dough, praising her skills.

"You're really capable. You even knead the dough yourself. My family can only buy ready-made dumpling wrappers from the rice and flour store."

Everyone in the village knows that Lao Yang’s wife can’t cook at all, and it is usually Lao Yang who goes into the kitchen.

But Yang Qian would not say it in front of others, and just replied, "Your family's old Yang is still the one who loves his wife."

Yang's wife stayed for a while and then left, leaving Yang Qian alone in the kitchen to continue working.

On the other side, in the conference room of Haicheng Public Security Bureau.

"Mr. Nan, is it time?"

Even though Li Jiang had seen many big scenes, he broke out in a cold sweat when facing Nan Youmin. He had done nothing wrong, but he still felt an inexplicable fear.

Nan Youmin looked at the time and tapped his fingers lightly on the desk.

"hold on."

Seeing Li Jiang's expression that seemed to be confused, Nan Youmin reminded him.

"Don't you think it's too early? There aren't many people on the road. I want to make her crime known to everyone around as quickly as possible, so that more people can witness her arrest."

Listening to Nan Youmin's words, Li Jiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded quickly.

I heard that the Nan family has a clean and upright family tradition, but I didn't expect that their methods could be so torturous.

In a small place like this, any little bit of gossip would be magnified and spread infinitely, not to mention such a big thing. If there were a lot of people, he began to worry about whether there would be chaos.

Although he was a little worried, Li Jiang didn't dare to refute a word and just spoke respectfully to Nan Youmin.

"Mr. Nan, please rest assured. We have already sent people to keep an eye on the Luo family. Now Yang Qian's every move is under our control."

Back at the Luo family, as soon as Luo Tian and his family stepped into the yard, Luo Xin started clamoring for Yang Qian to give him food.

"Grandma, grandma, I'm starving. Is there anything delicious?"

Luo Tian frowned at the side. This child only knew how to eat all day long. He made no progress in his studies and was getting fatter day by day.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat. You've turned into a pig."

Luo Tian's tone was not very good, and Yang Qian was unhappy.

"Did you ever say that about a child?"

"That's right, don't you eat and drink every day?"

Luo Tian's wife Meng Ru also joined in the conversation.

Luo Xin was not afraid of what Luo Tian said at all, because he had his grandmother and mother standing on his side.

Yang Qian rolled her eyes at Luo Tian and pulled Luo Xin to the kitchen.

"My dear grandson, look what delicious food grandma made for you. It's your favorite pork dumplings and stewed chicken."

Luo Xin was staring at the stewed chicken with oil floating on it, his mouth almost watering. Yang Qian knew that he was greedy, so she tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into his hand.

"Be careful, it's hot."

Luo Xin didn't care and started to eat it.

"Once the dumplings are cooked, we can start eating."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Yang Qian started to busy herself with making a fire and boiling water for making dumplings.

"Ah Tian, have you heard from your brother recently?"

Thinking of Nan Younian, Yang Qian felt very upset. She didn't expect that after they returned to Nancheng, they really didn't contact their family.

Hearing Nan Younian, Luo Tian showed a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Mom, stop dreaming. He's used to a rich life. Do you really think he can still live in this shabby house?"

Yang Qian didn't say anything, but she still held a glimmer of hope.

More and more people were coming and going on the street, and wisps of smoke began to rise from every household. Then they set up small tables in their yards to eat, and from time to time they chatted with their neighbors about what they were going to eat today and what gossip was going on recently.

Just as Yang Qian brought the steaming hot dumplings to the table, a large group of police officers suddenly came into the Luo family's yard and were about to take Yang Qian away.

This frightened Yang Qian, "Who are you? Why are you arresting me?"

Yang Qian struggled desperately but was unable to break free from the control of the two policemen.

Luo Tian's family was also frightened by this sudden action. Luo Xin hid directly in Meng Ru's arms, not daring to see what was happening.

"Comrade police, are you mistaken? My mother just does housework at home every day. She is just an ordinary peasant woman. Are you arresting the wrong person?"

As the only man in the house at the moment, Luo Tian was afraid, but he still stood up and wanted to ask clearly.

A large group of police officers suddenly came to the Luo family's house, which made the neighbors who were eating in the yard nearby gossipy. Some people put down their chopsticks and ran over, while others took their bowls and went directly to the Luo family's yard to watch the excitement.

The police who came today have received orders from their superiors. The bigger the fuss, the better. The superiors hope that what Yang Qian did will be known to everyone. It would be best if people in every corner would discuss it, causing her social death. Then there would be no need for them to stop these onlookers.

Faced with Luo Tian's question, the policeman opposite ignored him and walked straight to Yang Qian.

"Yang Qian, in 1965, after you gave birth to a son at the town hospital, you noticed another woman giving birth there was from a wealthy family, so you secretly swapped your child with hers. We now have evidence and witnesses indicating that you are suspected of committing a crime, and you will be arrested."

After hearing this, Yang Qian forgot to struggle. She didn't expect that this matter would be discovered.

Luo Tian and the others were also stunned for a moment, and he quickly explained, "Comrade...comrade, you really made a mistake. My brother was indeed taken away by mistake in the hospital that year, but he has been returned now."

"That's right. We've already investigated this very clearly. Yang Qian, for her own selfish desires, swapped someone else's child, allowing her own child to enjoy wealth and prosperity in someone else's home. We also inquired before coming here. We heard that your original child is having a hard time here. Can you tell me why?"

Luo Tian couldn't put it into words. They were indeed not nice to Luo Zhong. He had been enjoying himself with a clear conscience, and he thought that it was Yang Qian's preference for him.

When the leading police officer heard about this case, he was also infuriated by Yang Qian's shamelessness and viciousness. Just as his superiors told them not to worry about work confidentiality, he ignored it and started to vent his anger.

"Are you eating dumplings?" Looking at the steaming dumplings on the table, the leading police officer felt even more contemptuous of the family.

"Did the child ever eat the dumplings you made while he was at home?"

The police officer turned around and stared at Yang Qian, asking him coldly.

Yang Qian didn't dare to speak. Someone outside shouted loudly.

"What's the point of eating dumplings? Ah Zhong is lucky to have a good meal here."

This sentence made everyone start to recall the past, when Luo Zhong was a child, and Yang Qian had always scolded him during meals. Sometimes the villagers couldn't stand it and came to help Luo Zhong speak up, and then things would feel better.

"Bah, how shameless! He let his own child live in someone else's home and then stole someone else's child and didn't treat them well. How could there be such a shameless person?"

"That's right. I've noticed that she was not treating Luo Zhong well before, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

"When her biological son was brought back, there was such a grand ceremony that day. It was obvious that they were from a very important family."

"How could it be sent away? It was because they knew he wasn't their biological child that they sent him back."

……

Everyone outside was talking, and Yang Qian felt more and more ashamed to raise her head.

The effect was achieved, and the leading policeman began to walk out, while Yang Qian was forced to walk out.

In order not to alert the enemy today, they parked the car at the entrance of the village. In this way, Yang Qian was detained by two policemen in full view of everyone and walked step by step towards the village entrance.

Every step is humiliation and torture for someone as concerned about reputation as Yang Qian.

People who lived far away in the village also ran over and asked what was going on.

Someone on the side began to explain what had just happened and the crime Yang Qian had committed.

No one had expected that such a thing would happen in their small village. In less than half a day, the news that a vicious woman had stolen other people's children in the small town of Chunjiang had spread almost throughout the streets and alleys.