The 1960s: The Story of a Country Girl's Journey to the City

Bao Ya felt a bit helpless seeing the woman; she seemed to run into enemies everywhere she went. The woman was none other than Qi Jiaojiao, whom she had chased away.

"Comrade, what is your mother's name?"

Director Zhao walked up to Qi Jiaojiao and asked her a question, while also glaring at the stunned police officer.

"My mom is Lu Qiu Kui. Someone just called my dad's factory and said she was injured."

She has a name and surname, and is a local resident. Okay, so that sarcastic, slanted-eyed woman is Qi Jiaojiao's mother. What a small world!

"Daddy~~"

When Gu Panyue saw Commander Qin, she rushed over and started whimpering again.

Then the police officers in charge of the interrogation brought out three people from inside. All three had bandages wrapped around their heads, and there was blood seeping through the bandages.

"Jiaojiao!"

The man with the slanted eyes saw Qi Jiaojiao and quickly called out.

"Mom~"

Qi Jiaojiao was stunned by Lu Qiuqiu's appearance. Of the three, she was the most seriously injured, while the other two only had their heads broken.

Her mother's head was broken, and half of her face was bruised and swollen, making her face look crooked. Her speech was also a bit slurred, and saliva was drooling from her mouth.

Lu Qiuqiu wanted to go find Qi Jiaojiao, but was stopped by the police who brought them out.

The two human traffickers will definitely be sent to the detention center first, but Lu Qiuqiu's problem hasn't been clarified yet, and we have to wait for instructions from our superiors.

"It was her, she's the one who hit me. Go to the military region and find your uncle, arrest this little bitch."

Lu Qiuqiu caught sight of Bao Ya to the side and immediately pointed at her, complaining to her daughter. She even shouted for Qi Jiaojiao to go to the military region to find Xu Guanyan.

Qi Jiaojiao was a little surprised to see Bao Ya, but her face quickly turned angry. However, when she saw Fang Mingda, she quickly calmed down, tidied her stray hairs, and said softly:

"Brother Fang, what are you doing here?"

"Pfft~"

Bao Ya couldn't help but sneer. Your mother has a pig's head and is waiting for you to get revenge for her, and you choose to make your presence known to a man first.

Seeing Bao Ya laughing at her, Qi Jiaojiao was annoyed and glared at Bao Ya fiercely. Meeting Bao Ya's scrutinizing gaze, her face instantly turned pale.

Her attire today is completely different from when she was in the military region. Back then, she always dressed neatly and cleanly, looking like she came from a wealthy family, and she bossed around her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Now look at him, dressed in clothes that are so old they're practically worn out, with several patches, and wearing the most ordinary cloth shoes that look like they've been worn for ages, with the toes almost worn through.

Embarrassingly, Qi Jiaojiao felt her face burning as her charade was exposed.

He gritted his teeth, about to reprimand Bao Ya, when he heard Bao Ya say:

"Your mother colluded with human traffickers and almost kidnapped Commander Qin's daughter. Hurry home and pack her things; she'll be sent to a farm for reform soon."

Qi Jiaojiao's words caught in her throat. She looked at Bao Ya in horror, then turned back to look at Lu Qiu Kui in disbelief, and almost fainted.

"You're lying! I don't know them at all. You beat me up like this, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet. Ouch, I'm dizzy..."

As Lu Qiuqiu spoke, she swayed unsteadily, looking as if she was about to faint.

"The division commander is here, you can't deny it. Also, I hit you on the head, but the punch below was from your accomplice."

Bao Ya pointed to her cheek and gestured to her.

After calming Gu Panyue down, Commander Qin walked over, his cold gaze sweeping over the three people with bandages wrapped around their heads, and said in a deep voice:

"What happened?"

"She colluded with human traffickers to kidnap us. Luckily, I'm good at fighting and react quickly, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Bao Ya was the first to jump out and complain. She had gone to so much trouble, she couldn't let Lu Qiu Kui have a chance to extort her.

Commander Qin's eyes swept over the bandages on the heads of the three people, his face showing a slight crack, and he glanced helplessly at Bao Ya:

"Did you do all of this?"

"I didn't punch her in the face."

Bao Ya pointed at Lu Qiu Kui's crooked chin. Responsibility must be clearly defined; no one can take the blame for even a little more.

Commander Qin looked at Bao Ya, a little girl who could fight three people and still protect one of them.

Looking at the two guys under my command who were entangled in all sorts of bad romantic relationships, I felt like my cardiovascular system was about to become completely blocked.

Director Zhao had the three men locked in the detention room, and then took Commander Qin and his entourage to the conference room to continue what he had been saying to them earlier.

"The two human traffickers just now confessed that a woman around twenty years old led them to abduct these two girls. But they didn't know her name, only that they had followed her there from the black market."

"Lin Chuxue!"

Bao Ya blurted out, "It must be her. I knew running into her wouldn't end well."

"Do you know her?"

Everyone looked at Bao Ya. Director Zhao followed Bao Ya's gaze to Qi Jianjun, realizing that things weren't as simple as they seemed.

Qi Jianjun, who was sitting to the side, moved away from Gu Panyue without realizing it.

Commander Qin also looked at Qi Jianjun with a deep gaze, clearly knowing who Lin Chuxue was.

Commander Qin knew Gu Panyue's feelings for Qi Jianjun, and of course he knew about Lin Chuxue's existence.

After Qi Jianjun got married, he had tried to persuade Gu Panyue to wait until her feelings for him had faded before finding her a suitable partner. He never expected that Lin Chuxue would dare to harm his daughter.

"I saw her when I was having lunch at a state-run restaurant. After lunch, I went to the department store and that's when I encountered the human traffickers."

Bao Ya added that the female lead was too annoying and she didn't want to get too involved with her, but the female lead was always ready to trick her.

"Could there be some misunderstanding? She doesn't know many people here, how could she know human traffickers?"

Qi Jianjun explained uncertainly. Although his relationship with Lin Chuxue was not good, they were still husband and wife. If she really did something she shouldn't have, it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn't affect him.

"That should be right. The two human traffickers said they met Lin Chuxue in the alley behind the state-run restaurant. The traffickers originally planned to kidnap her, but she led them to the department store area..."

At this point, Director Zhao gave Bao Ya a meaningful look.

Bao Ya immediately understood; they had brought human traffickers to arrest her. Why should she be polite then?

Commander Qin understood, his face darkening, his brows furrowing even more. Although Pan Yue had suffered an undeserved calamity today, there was no guarantee she wouldn't harm his daughter one day. His daughter certainly didn't have Lin Baoya's ability to protect herself.

"Is there some kind of misunderstanding?"

Qi Jianjun spoke weakly, his heart growing colder with each word. He was still waiting for Lin Chuxue to find a way out and divorce him, but given the current situation, he feared he wouldn't live to see that day, and he would have to go back to his hometown to farm.

"But don't you think the peach blossoms look strange?"

Bao Ya hesitated for a moment before speaking. If she caused trouble for Lin Chuxue, she couldn't let the male lead protect her anymore.

Both the male and female leads have had their share of luck; the reason they haven't completely dealt with Lin Chuxue is because they're afraid it will backfire. They can't worry about that now.

"Who is Peach Blossom?"

Commander Qin was drawn to her words; he felt that Bao Ya was talking about Lin Chuxue.

"It's Lin Chuxue. Her original name was Lin Taohua. She's been different ever since she changed her name."