In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

"She's not Wu Yue, she's Wu Yue's aunt." A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ruyi immediately denied it in a panic, saying, "Nonsense, I am Wu Yue."

The soldier clearly heard what was said, and now looked at Wu Ruyi with a questioning gaze. Hearing Wu Ruyi's denial, he frowned and looked at the person who had spoken earlier in the crowd, asking, "Is what you said true?"

Hearing the soldier's question, a woman stepped out from the crowd, pointed at Wu Ruyi and said, "She is indeed not Wu Yue. The real Wu Yue is her niece, who is probably trapped at home right now."

Looking at the woman who was speaking, Wu Ruyi knew that this woman was usually on good terms with her sister-in-law. Now that she was here and had pointed out her identity in public, she must have expected this.

Just when she was about to succeed, an obstacle suddenly appeared, which made Wu Ruyi quite angry. She pointed at the woman and scolded, "Who are you? I don't even know you, yet you're talking nonsense."

The woman was not surprised to hear this. She did not argue with Wu Ruyi, but looked at the soldier and said, "Sir, she is indeed not Wu Yue. If you do not believe me, you can go to her house to find out."

The woman spoke earnestly, but Wu Ruyi, standing beside her, could tell at a glance that she was guilty. The soldier was already seven or eight parts convinced, but everything required evidence, so the soldier summoned someone to the mansion to report the situation.

Su Li hadn't expected this situation to arise. Upon hearing the soldier's request, she said, "Since this has happened, we must investigate it thoroughly, otherwise who knows if there are other similar cases?"

Upon hearing Su Li's instructions, the soldier immediately nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Madam, if such a situation really exists, how should it be handled?"

“If this matter isn’t dealt with seriously, I’m afraid we won’t be able to curb this trend in the future. Let’s find out who the mastermind is and lock them up for a few days,” Su Li said.

Upon hearing this, the soldier immediately agreed and turned to leave the mansion with his men to conduct a thorough investigation.

While the soldiers were reporting, Wu Ruyi, along with Wu Erlang and Wu Sanlang who had come with her, were kept under guard and had no chance to go back and report. As things escalated, the three of them broke out in a cold sweat. They could only hope that their mother had dealt with their elder brother's family.

With this incident, the reporting had to be postponed. Soldiers led people to the Wu family to check the situation, while Wu Ruyi and the other two were detained in place.

The house of the Wu family, including Wu Dalang and his family of three, was still locked, while the rest of the Wu family were already preparing to eat.

The rest of the Wu family knew what had happened today, but no one cared. In their view, Wu Yue should give up her job.

Inside the main room, a lively lunch was being eaten, and no one paid any attention to the family of three locked inside. This indifferent attitude chilled Wu Dalang even more, for this was the family he had taken such good care of.

Inside the main room, Old Mrs. Wu was serving food to everyone when her second daughter-in-law looked worriedly towards the door and said, "Why haven't they come back yet? Has something happened?"

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wu immediately retorted, "How could anything have happened? I've locked the eldest son's family in the house and they're staying put. How could anything have happened?"

Hearing the dissatisfaction in her mother-in-law's tone, the second daughter-in-law immediately tried to appease her, saying, "Yes, how could anything have happened? I must have guessed wrong."

No sooner had she finished speaking than there was a knock at the door. Old Mrs. Wu said, "Look, isn't she back?"

Upon hearing this, the second daughter-in-law nodded in agreement and then happily got up and went outside to open the door for her.

"You're back. Why are you so late? Was something held you up?"

As the voices rang out, the courtyard gate was opened, but instead of Wu Erlang and his two siblings, the people who saw it were neatly arranged soldiers.

Upon seeing the soldiers, Madam Ma, the second daughter-in-law, turned pale and asked tremblingly, "Sirs, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing the person, the soldier didn't waste any time and asked directly, "Is this the Wu family? Is Wu Yue a member of this family?"

Upon hearing this, cold sweat trickled down Madam Ma's forehead. She nodded and said, "Yes, this is Wu Yue's home. What brings you here, sirs?"

The soldiers could tell at a glance whether the person in front of them was lying, so they didn't hold back and led their men straight into the courtyard.

The soldiers' commotion was so loud that it caught the attention of everyone eating in the main room, who then curiously came out to find out what was going on.

Seeing the soldiers barging in, the Wu family members present all turned pale and were momentarily at a loss for how to react.

"Where is Wu Yue now?" the soldier asked, looking at the Wu family members.

Old Mrs. Wu was terrified that the soldiers would come, but when questioned by them, she tried to remain calm and said, "Yue'er, didn't Yue'er go to report for duty? Didn't she say that she was chosen by the general's wife to work?"

Hearing Old Lady Wu's words, the soldier sneered and said, "Whether it's really Wu Yue or not is still unknown. Are you sure you want to lie?"

Under the soldiers' piercing gazes, the rest of the Wu family trembled uncontrollably. They dared not utter a sound, for doing so would expose them.

When Old Lady Wu heard the soldier's words, her heart skipped a beat, but she still held onto a sliver of hope and pretended to be calm, saying, "Of course it's that girl Wu Yue, who else could it be?"

The Wu family's behavior was so guilty that the soldiers had already noticed something was amiss. They didn't want to say anything more to Old Lady Wu and immediately ordered a search of the courtyard.

Wu Dalang and his family of three were staying in a secluded hut when they noticed the soldiers searching. Just as they were about to see what was going on, soldiers appeared outside.

Remembering her instructions to her friend, Madam Qian realized that things had gone well. She immediately shouted outside, "Sir, are you here to see Wu Yue?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier rushed forward to check the situation and discovered a family of three locked inside the house.

"Is Wu Yue inside?" the soldier asked from outside the house.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yue immediately stood up and said, "I am Wu Yue, I am inside."

Upon receiving a positive response, the soldier immediately summoned his companions, and then someone went to ask the Wu family for the key.

Old Mrs. Wu originally wanted to deny it and not give out the key, but when she saw the soldier draw his sword, she immediately backed down and handed over the key with trembling hands.

With the key in hand, Wu Dalang and his family of three were quickly released from the house. As the three were led into the yard, Wu's wife immediately shouted, "Dalang, quickly tell the official that Yue'er is not at home."